Coaching Corner: Are you kidding????
By "Coach" Marilou Butcher Roth
Thursday was one of those days--one of those days when I had appointments in the morning and had planned all week to use this particular afternoon to catch up on paperwork. Ahhh, I love those days! Well, you know what they say...the best laid plans...
Yep, you guessed it--very little of my paperwork was completed before every disruption that could have happened, did! Although my initial response was one of irritation, I quickly checked in to see what was happening for me and found myself to feel some fear around not completing my tasks at hand.
Breathe, Marilou! Taking a few minutes to get myself back on track was well worth it and rather than going into some mini drama about how my day went to hell in a hand basket (what does that mean anyway?), I found that I actually did not have nearly the amount of work I thought and moved through it quickly and easily.
This is not an uncommon event for most of us, especially in the real estate world. We think we know exactly how our day will go, how our time will be spent. And then, just that quickly, something (or somethings) happen to pull us away from our original plans. How can you bring yourself back to center? What technique works for you? Breathing deeply is one of my most used tools but there are countless others.
You might need to sit and revisit your original schedule and see where else you might plug those items in. Or, you may find that the “disruption†can actually wait! Or perhaps you get into such a state that you need to totally distract yourself by possibly taking a short brisk walk. The key is to not let yourself react in a negative mindset to what is occurring. From this mindset, you will only spiral downward. Ask yourself calmly what the best way might be to handle your current reality--in other words, focus on solutions rather than the perceived problem! And no...I am NOT kidding!! Try it!
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.
