A glass half full (or coaching for perspective)

I recently received an email from a coaching client who was facing a dilemma and feeling down.

She had been spending a great deal of time and energy on trying to build her own business but owing to the credit crunch, work was not coming her way to any great extent. She decided to put her dream on hold and take paid work doing telemarketing to keep the wolf from the door.

She found a fantastic position with a very up-beat company and was enjoying her new role and the companionship of her new colleagues. Then, one week into the job she received a call from a customer of her own business offering her a very lucrative contract. The irony of the situation hit her hard and she wrote asking why fate hadn’t given her a helping hand by producing the opportunity earlier, before she had decided on the marketing work. She felt she was dogged by rotten luck and was worrying over the dilemma of whether to stay with the telemarketing or leave and go after the contract.

So, why had fate played her such a hand? The answer to her question is obvious. Because she had taken control of her situation and taken a positive step to find work she had attracted other positive outcomes simply by becoming positive herself. She had been open and receptive to opportunity and it had found her. I once wrote “ You will find that by simply creating change, movement and positive action in one small aspect of your life, you can trigger a "snowball effect" of momentum and possibility that carries over into other areas".

This is exactly what had happened to my client, and because it was supposed to - not because its sod's law, or irony, or a nasty little gremlin having a laugh!! The only "difficulty" presented was that of choice and I suggested she could adopt the perspective that whatever her choice it would not be a wrong decision but merely a choice of path A or path B".

I know the answer lies in the perspective of viewing choice, whenever it comes, as a blessing rather than a curse.

After considering my response, my client then felt empowered to make a positive choice. Having made her decision from a happier perspective she was delighted with the outcome and finds she has no regrets whatsoever. It was her suggestion that I share her experience with others on my Blog.