Coaching Corner: I'm Marilou and I am a Winter Whiner!
By Master Coach Marilou Butcher Roth
Well, it has happened again. Even with my best efforts, I have succumbed to the effects of another winter in Ohio. This year I truly went into my not-favorite season with a much better attitude, finding ways to appreciate the change of seasons and what comes with those changes. But alas, by January, my resistance was weak, and I found myself right back in familiar territory, whining my way through the snow, the cold, and those lovely gray days!
It is rare that I go victim, and when I do, it is more than a little uncomfortable. Winter is the time when I do, in fact, go into victim mode. Whining is annoying, whether it's coming from someone else or, even worse, from myself. What to do??? How do I exist in a place of non-resistance, knowing full well that resisting only creates more of the same feeling?
To be honest with you, I do not have a definitive answer, which is also a hard pill for me to swallow as I lean much more into solutions, rather than problems. Last year, I tried one of those “happy lights,” designed to give you what you are lacking in the cold, gray months of winter. It was fine, and yet, I didn’t really notice a big difference.
Here’s the bottom line: I am choosing to live in this part of the country for multiple reasons, and I do love it here. So, here is what I have come to: I commit to being open to new ways to experience winter with more ease and fun!!
Making a commitment has power. Where might you need to make a commitment? And remember, we are now one day closer to spring!
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.
