Coaching Corner: What direction are your spokes going?
By Marilou Butcher Roth, Master Coach
For many years, I have had a visual image coming to mind that illustrates a concept that impacts all of us. How are you living your life? Are you reactive...or pro-active? This concept first occurred to me during a training I was taking where the speaker focused a great deal of attention on running your business pro-actively. At that time, it was a bit of a revolutionary idea, although now it is part of my every day world.
Imagine this...an old time wagon wheel with the big cog in the center. As you bring this image to mind, also see the array of spokes throughout the wheel. In this visual of mine, the cog in the center represents YOU, and here is your choice point -- do you choose to live your life pro-actively, with the spokes go outwards from you (the cog), or do you live reactively, with each of those pointy spokes coming right into you?
Perhaps this is merely an image that works for me, or perhaps it makes equal sense to you. I hope that all of this makes sense and you individually can take it to the next level, choosing to step into your life pro-actively, from a place of firm conviction.
Your cog...your choice!
Marilou Butcher Roth
Marilou Butcher Roth is the owner of The MBR Group, a coaching and training company working primarily with REALTORS who have a desire to work and live from a more inspired place. She is also the Broker/Owner of Group REALTORS in Cincinnati.
Marilou is a member of the Ohio REALTORS Board of Directors and past chairman of the organization’s Communications Committee.
