Wow, I had fun hosting a coaching call last night!

We talked about how stress, anxiety, and anything that makes you feel uncomfortable in your body is a result of something you're thinking.

We walked through a simple way to change how we feel by changing our thinking, and we had fun doing it!

Miss the call? You can download the recording for free. Click Here to get your copy.
 

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A job you’re “good at” does not equate to a job you love.

If I followed all of the tests and assessments of my personality and my skill set, I’d still be sitting in a fabric-covered cubicle doing things I don’t enjoy, talking with people (I do enjoy) about things I don’t give a rat’s ass about.

A job you love is not about what you’re good at. Yes, you’ll likely be good at a job you love, but don’t start your search there.

Start by checking in with your heart. What does it long to do?

Check in with your gut. What lights you on fire?

Ask the child you used to be. What did you want to be before anyone told you it wasn’t possible or that being an engineer was a practical career choice?

Start asking these questions in the quiet, soft places of your heart. You don’t have to share the answers with anyone. But if you don’t ask them, you’ll never know the answers. And that would be a very, very sad thing.
 

Last week I was at the Martha Beck Inc. Coaches Summit, a gathering of 140 amazing individuals who are on a mission to heal the world. At the Summit, there were group gatherings, activities, and breakout sessions to help each one of us further our healing in the world. Every single person is passionate about his or her mission for this lifetime.

For me, the summit confirmed some ideas that I’m here to help the healers and teachers get their work out to more people. I want to help them change the world.

At most events throughout the weekend, I saw how the leader or presenter could take steps to show up bigger and impact more people. I would tell a friend about these ideas, then I would stuff them back inside and keep my mouth shut.

I, too, was playing small.

So I faced my fears about showing up bigger and I shared several ideas with the various presenters. I shared from my heart without judgment. Some heard me and saw how they could step up. Others didn’t. It was okay either way. That’s their journey. Sharing with them is mine.

It’s easy to play small, to play it safe. But you’re here for a reason, so step into the shoes you are meant to fill. 
 

A wise coach once told me that our thought patterns are like a china plate. It’s difficult to break our core issues, the center of the plate, but if we chip around the edges at the little nagging stuff of every day life, the plate will eventually fall apart.

I work with very wise individuals. They know that their fear originates from a few particular events from their childhood. They know that their low self-confidence comes from being incessantly teased in 6th grade. (Oh, that’s me.) They know that their hesitance to trust their intuition comes from one decision they made a few years ago. So when something big comes up, these clients dive in and want to tackle that one big thing.

It’s difficult to break a plate in the center. It’s easier to chip the edges.

So we look at the fear they face today about a workshop they plan to attend. We look at trusting one small hunch they have. We work the day-to-day stuff.

Then we circle back to the big stuff, because it’s all connected.

Chipping the edges of the plate is easier, and it gets you to the same place in the end. Why not go with easy?
 

How’s your inner lizard when it comes to money?

If you have any money worries in your life, I bet your lizard could use a little taming. I’m offering a class to teach you how.

Fun, interactive group sessions will help everyone tame their lizard’s money fears and potentially manifest some magic.

Are you game? I’d love for you to join us.
 

I decided it is time for an update on the business side of Rising Sun Coaching.

Three Months Going Strong

It’s been three months since I left my corporate job for full-fledged entrepreneurship. Coaching is going well, and it is wonderful to be in a career that fills my soul. Please check out the coaching section of my site for more details.

I am also excited to now offer more resources to you, to help you create your best life.

Mastermind Groups

I am currently running a Mastermind Group for coaches, focused on getting their coaching practices up and running. It's a great group, and we're having fun, too.

I am starting two new groups in October. Check out the details on my website.

• Build Your Practice - Mastermind for Coaches
• Grow Your Business - Mastermind for Small Business Owners

Classes

I offered my first class last week, and it was free! It was called Get Your Website Up!, and it was targeted at small business owners who want to have a website and are struggling to get started. The class was recorded, so if this information would be useful to you, email me and I will send you a link to the free recording. If you are looking for more support in getting a website up, I will also be offering drop-in group coaching for a small fee.

Do-It-Yourself Products

I found coaching very helpful to find my right career and a happy life, and I also did a lot of self-reflection and do-it-myself studying. I want to help everyone find the thing in life that makes them happy, regardless of their learning style. 

I will be offering do-it-yourself coaching products on my website. The first product I will have is an audio and workbook companion to Martha Beck's book Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live. I am partnering with my coaching friend Alison Horner to put together this great product for you.

Newsletter

Scroll over to the box on the top left of this page to subscribe to my newsletter. I publish a newsletter two times each month with insights and ideas on how to create a life you love. I also offer specials and freebies just for newsletter subscribers.

Questions or Suggestions?

I love to hear ideas and suggestions from my clients, blog readers, and newsletter subscribers. If there is anything you would like to hear about, read about, or be a part of, drop me an email [Jenny [at] RisingSunCoaching [dot] com]. I’d love to hear from you!

I am working on my first downloadable coaching product, and I’m learning so many great lessons along the way. Last week I learned that it’s better for everyone when I put my well-being ahead of everything else. Maybe you think this sounds selfish, but I learned that everyone benefits when we take care of ourselves first.

The product I’m working on is a collaborative project with my coaching friend Alison Horner. We’re creating a companion guide to Martha Beck’s Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live. It’s an audio and workbook set which covers each chapter in the book. Ali and I have been putting a good effort into it and having fun along the way. We both found this book useful for setting our lives on our “right” path and are excited to share it with our clients.

We were making audio recordings one morning recently, and after forty-five minutes, I was toast. I felt flustered and was ready to take a break. We had planned to work for another hour that day, but I didn’t have it in me. I was honest with Ali and said that I needed a break. I knew that we scheduled more time to work that day, but I feared that the quality would suffer if I kept at it. So we quit, and I worked on easier tasks that afternoon.

The next week, after Ali and I put more time into a recording, she said she needed a break. So we quit, and we both worked on other things for the rest of the day. No hard feelings either time.

By being honest about how we were feeling, we honored ourselves, each other, and our product. If we had pushed through despite our feelings, we would have felt drained and the quality of our product would have suffered. No one would have benefited from this.

Often I find it easy to just push through one more thing, ignoring how I feel and focusing on achieving a sense of completion. In the end, everyone suffers with that method. I suffer for pushing myself hard, and others suffer by dealing with an outcome that is less than perfect and was created with some negative energy.

Do you have a tendency to push yourself too hard? Can you call it quits a little sooner, and put yourself first?

I am excited to announce that my website is up and running! Take a look around.

Check this blog and this site often, or subscribe to the blog using RSS (that orange square button at the top of the page), as I will be adding new content quite frequently over the coming months. I will also be posting a variety of free resources for you to download for your own use. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you will receive updates about any changes to the site.

If you are not sure where to start, here are some links you can check out.

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If coaching sounds like the right thing for you, use the Contact form to drop me a note. We can set up a free half-hour call to see if we are a good fit for each other.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Notes about this blog

This blog will focus on topics such as finding happiness, balance, and purpose in life and in work. I plan to make two blog posts each week, usually on Mondays and Thursdays.

I welcome your comments in my comment section. Comments can include your personal experiences, questions about the post, insights for other readers, or other productive and positive thoughts.

I reserve the right to edit or delete comments that I determine to be inappropriate (such as profanity, blatant self-promotion, etc.).

I look forward to our conversation here.