"Attitude is an inward feeling expressed by outward behavior. People always project on the outside what they feel on the inside. Some people try to mask their attitude, and they can fool others for a while. But it does not last long…attitude always wiggles its way out. Attitude is:
The vanguard of the true self.
Its root is inward but its fruit is outward.
It is your best friend or your worst enemy.
It is more honest and consistent about you than your words.
It is your outward look based on your past experiences.
It is what draws people to you or repels them.
It is never content until it is expressed.
It is the librarian of your past.
It is the speaker of your present.
It is the prophet of your future.
It colors every aspect of your life. It is the mind’s paintbrush."
(Excerpt from John Maxwell, The Difference Maker)
“I can make you rise or fall. I can work for you or against you. I can make you a success or a failure. I control the way that you feel and the way that you act. I can make you laugh…work…love. I can make your heart sing with joy…excitement…elation. Or I can make your wretched…dejected…morbid. I can make you sick…listless. I can be as a shackle…heavy…attached…burdensome. Or I can be as the prism’s hue…dancing…bright…fleeting…lost forever unless captured by pen or purpose. I can be nurtured and grown to be great and beautiful…seen by the eyes of others through action in your. I can never be removed…only replaced. I am a THOUGHT. Why not know me better?” (Bob Conklin)
Coaching is all about your current life and what you're going to do with it. Coaching work starts with the belief that people should be designing their lives. Most people are not designing life at all. People just wake up into a life - and that's it. When you start to address designing your life, everything changes. Are you designing your life? People don't realize that their lives are based on their thinking. Your philosophies and the voices in your head (the itty-bitty-shitty committee) are making all your decisions and choices - they are literally shaping your life. Do you even know what philosophies you're living in and what they're doing in your life? The brutal truth is that anyone can look at what is in your life and tell you exactly what philosophies you are living by. Most people think that what they have is a result of circumstances. We at emergentcoach.com say there's something you're not seeing. If you understood the dynamics of your own thinking and philosophies, you can change so easily. Your mind is busy. If you figure out what your mind is doing for a living and what philosophies you are living in, then you can deal with the fallacies. Coaching is about using the best philosophy for change. We know how to help you to change your mind. We also know how to help you change your actions.
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