Life as a lesson

An interesting thing happened this week - I helped a friend and it taught me why I prefer to be self-employed.

A friend had an opportunity to support a client of mine ... to go to Paris for fashion week. My client had a dream as a little girl, to design and create clothes seen in Paris. This week she realises her dream.

Apart from coaching her my other way of supporting this dream was to do the job of my friend so that she could share her girlfriends dream.

Now what has this taught me this week?

Well, I have been traveling to work each day ... working from 9 to 5pm doing what people do behind a desk ... and it has taught me that I am not suited for this type of work!

I missed writing and creating.

I found myself feeling very tired doing nothing or rather things that were not connected to my purpose or passion. You see I want to be contributing to a world where people feel empowered and engage in purposeful co-creation. In order to do this we all have to have the right mindset and set of beliefs ... the most important being that it is possible to make this happen (replace the word 'this' with your dream).

All to often we have dreams that get buried under 'life' and routine. It is so important to keep your dream alive as well as take daily steps towards bringing your dream into reality.

So I am grateful to have had the opportunity to help a friend and client fulfil their dreams as well as gain clarity around what I want and don't want in my life.