I mentioned the other day that there had been lots of cross-over between some of the themes and ideas that I’ve been exploring here and the work I’ve been doing over at Confident Writing - not least the relevance of one of the most popular quotes from Coaching Wizardry:
"find out who you are and do it on purpose".
The more I explore the writing work the more I realise there’s a coaching dimension behind it all - overcoming fears and lack of confidence; tapping into our motivation, purpose and intention; and moving out of our comfort zones.
I’m also learning from the search terms from both sites and how I can apply the lessons from one set of searches to inform the other.
For example
is something I talked about here several months ago in relation to the changing pace of city life, but people keep on arriving by typing in those terms - and it keeps on making me think about the value of slowing down (when you’re moving too fast) - and how we can apply that approach to help us write with clarity and confidence too.
Anyway, crossing back over the other way I was focusing last month on writing with authenticity - and how writing can maybe help us towards a more authentic life. I used the conversation to write an e-book (my first) and I figured it might be of interest to readers here too - not least as it quotes the great Dolly Parton a couple of times!
You can download it here - let me know what you think, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
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Are you familiar with the song, “Feeling Groovy,” Joanna? The first line starts out “Slow down, you’re movin’ too fast…” I love it because the tune is really catchy. I don’t have the impression you can feel groovy if you’re movin’ too fast.
Robyn, indeed I am.
I hear the tune play in my head whenever I see someone typing in that search term… and whenever I need to slow down myself. It has the instant effect of making me feel groovy!
Joanna
Your ‘Courage to hear yourself sing’ I found really inspirational. You can bet I’m going to recommend it to my blog readers so, thanks, Joanna, for sharing this with us.
Jonathan
http://www.wealth-providers.com/reviews/
P.S. Your link below the pic has an error in it, but I clicked on the pic anyway to get the book!
Jonathan - thanks for your feedback, and for letting me know about the link. Now fixed!
Much appreciated
Joanna
Hiya Jo
Check out this new book on coaching - best I’ve found in a while.
http://mcarthursrant.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-cannot-teach-anybody-anything-i-can.html
Scott - thanks for the link and the info on the coaching book - looks interesting
Joanna
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