There are times when we take a certain course of action and reflect on whether or not it was handled in the most appropriate way. I recently had one of those moments. In the next week or so I will be producing the first podcast and web TV episodes for the Magnificent Minded community. As usual, I’ve immersed myself in as much information as possible related to these subjects. I admit I’m a bit of an information and education junkie!
I found a resource which included an opportunity for a coaching session along with some training. Wonderful! (at least that’s what I thought) I could tell from the moment that the conversation began that this person either lacked enthusiasm for what she was doing or perhaps was having a bad day. At one point, the “coach” literally went on a tangent about life coaches and how they “usually don’t produce any positive results”. She became extremely angry about the subject and, as a social worker, I wondered what was really going on for this person. I checked in with myself and noticed that my abdominal muscles had tensed. I took a deep breath, relaxed and continued the conversation.
Although the purpose of the call was podcasting, somehow we got onto the subject of domains (a web address or url). I told her about the niche that I would be offering my services primarily to and that I had secured specific domains in that regard. Her response was “if you do that, that would just be dumb”. She repeated the statement again. Without an opportunity to really process the comments, I had hung up the phone. I did not say a word. I ended the conversation without any delay. It was a conversation that I was not willing to maintain and I chose to hang up on the negativity. I wasn’t the least bit angry. Sure I thought to myself (after the fact) that my response was rude and there could have been an opportunity to express my discomfort and disappointment with her communication style. But my body responded in defense mode – it doesn’t feel right so leave the situation.
Without Self-Knowledge It’s Hard to Practice Self-Care
How many times have we ignored those internal signals and been subjected to inappropriate comments, actions and situations? Do you recognize when something disturbs your soul? Are you aware of the sensations that tell you that you are off balance? These are strong clues that let you know that something is not right. Without this awareness, you cannot remove yourself, defend yourself, or nurture yourself. My reaction was to get away from the source of negativity. Yours might have been to say that you do not like the tone of the conversation and/or language used.
You Have a Right to Determine What Type of Energy Is Present In Your Life
There are certain aspects of our life that we have minimal control over however, for the most part, we can exercise control over many facets. Your well-being relies on the choices that you make on a regular basis. Our quality of life is 75% determined by our lifestyle choices and 25% determined by our biology and DNA. That gives us so much power! What will you do with that power?
Words Are Incredibly Powerful
The words we speak along with the thoughts we think impacts our well-being as well as those that we come into contact with – on all levels imaginable. There is enormous power in the spoken word and the potential effect it can have on a recipient. Think about the words you speak on a daily basis.
A healthy mind can flourish with nourishment. Welcome the positive and diminish the negative.
Affirmation: I will answer calls which affirm my magnificence and hang up those calls which deplete.
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