Coaching Corner: Your buffet of life!

By "Coach" Marilou Butcher Roth

Have you ever been to a buffet to eat? I think its a safe assumption to say that most of us have at some point. But even if you have yet to partake of the vast choices (good and bad) at a buffet, you get the idea of how they work.

With our trusty tray in hand, we make our way down the line, looking carefully at each item, trying to make the important determination of whether or not we want that particular item. We only have so much room, both on our plates and in our stomach so lets not choose incorrectly! Each item seems to look back, as if to plea “choose me.”

Hmm, do I want that chicken? It looks like it has been sitting there for a while. Ah, the meatloaf smells wonderful and its cold outside so lets go with the comfort food. Yuk, why do they continue to put succotash in the mix? Does anyone even like it??? And so it goes, you make your choices from varying perspectives and desires. However, at no point do you choose something you don't like -- every choice is made with the feeling (and hope) that you will enjoy that particular food.

Now, imagine your life as a buffet, full of choices -- some good and some not so good. How do you choose? Are you choosing as carefully as you choose your food from the buffet? I think not! We can easily become sloppy in our decision making about our lives. Sometimes we try to convince ourselves that our well-intentioned choice will “be all right.” Or other times we just allow others to choose for us! I just can't imagine that happening in a food buffet.

This week, pay careful attention to your choices, imagining each one to be in your buffet of life!

And as always....enjoy!

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.

Contact Marilou at  to see if coaching is right for you.

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