When the going gets rough... Get going...

The counseling and life coaching field is so incredibly interesting and changes everyday. One day I may see an executive who is desperately seeking a life change... the next day may be a teenager desperate for her mother's attention.

I love the diversity.

I love helping people navigate through the tough times in their lives. It's always amazing how differently people approach obstacles in their lives. Overall, the goal is always the same. Peace, love, acceptance and more love. Always, at the end of the day, everyone wants to feel loved, accepted, acknowledged.

A client, I will name Steve, is a wealthy entreprenueur who has everything you can imagine. Several homes, lots of money and a loving family. Steve came to me for a simple request. He wanted to reconnect with his sister. They had a huge fight several years ago and he didn't want to live without her in his life. We explored what happened with the fight, their relationship and the impact of her absence in his life. He clearly missed her and wanted her back as his sister and friend. She was not so willing.

I am a firm believer in persistence (those who know me well, know this well) and Steve and I worked on a plan how to emphasize to his sister, his willingness to change, to love, to forgive.

Steve's willingness to face rejection and get up again and again was inspiring. Our goal together was for him to not give up. He wanted his sister back in his life and he was willing to do all he could to make this happen. His persistence and love paid off. His sister finally agreed to meet with him and ultimately had a session with Steve and I and it was amazing! The love in my office that day was so intense I thought we were filming a Hallmark commercial.

Sylvester Stallone said, "I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat."

Novelist Stephen King threw his manuscript for "Carrie" in the garbage because he was tired of getting rejections. Luckily, his wife (great wife) fished it out of the garbage. "Carrie" eventually sold more than 4 million copies and became a blockbuster film.

The question is, what do you do when the going gets rough? One of my favorite quotes is, "Fall down seven times, get up eight times" (Japanese proverb).

Think about it... You have the ability to do so much, change so much, be so much.

Get Going!

Blue Skies,
Jordan