The Ripple Effect ….

I've been wondering what to write about this morning, and the thing that kept coming to me was the ripple effect - the ripple effect of the work I do with my clients, and the ripple effect of the work I've done on myself.

Reflecting on two and a half years with my coach: I am even more me. I haven't fundamentally changed. The essence of me is still the same. But how people experience me, and how I experience myself - that's what's changed, beyond anything I ever imagined. I never imagined there'd be a version of me who is confident, who is visible, who is designing a future rather than leaning into the default one.

And as I say that I think about how my life was ‘happening’ - the relationships, the jobs, the sense that you've just got to make the best of it. Life's supposed to be hard. There are supposed to be ups and downs. But what I've noticed is that's only one version of what could be true. Only one version of the story.

If we've chatted before, you'll know I plan to live until I’m 108 - that means I've got 46 more years (at least 😉) to keep creating a future that, when I look back on it, I'll know was incredible and expansive.

If you were to ask me about the impact of two and a half years of working with my coach has been, I'd say …it's hard to put my finger on it, but everything is different. The way I see life is different. The energy I'm in is different (and yes, there are fluctuations 😉). But overall, I've grown. I've expanded. There are things I do now that weren't even on the list of things I thought were possible. Things that weren't on my radar are now part of my every day.

It's a shift on the inside. We like to label these things - confidence, self-assuredness. But underneath the labels, there's been a leaning over the edge of what I thought was possible, into territory way beyond anything I'd imagined. I'm living life in full colour. More vibrant. More committed. More self-aware. More self-esteem. More self-respect. I feel more worthy. And all of it - I hadn't realised it was already within me. Working with my coach has helped me uncover those jewels.

I'm reminded of Elizabeth Gilbert's words: the universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt to uncover those jewels - that's creative living.

That's exactly where I am. Living my life creatively. Revealing the jewels within.

I was reflecting on this with a client who's just finished twelve months of coaching with me. What we realised together was that, on the outside, she's become creative - and that was the most unexpected thing. But she noticed all the other elements too: she's living life in fuller colour now. It's showing up at the gym, in the pool, with her friends and family, on holiday, in her business.

That’s what I create for people - an even more vibrant version of themselves.