I Practice What I Preach

I love that I ‘practice what I preach’, it really does make what I say stand up with more meaning because I follow many of the same things that I suggest to my clients.

Just this past Tuesday I received an unexpected call from a writer for a popular newspaper here in the Washington, DC area. The gentleman on the other end of the telephone totally caught me off guard. He politely introduced himself then asked me if I would be available for an interview for an upcoming article that he was writing. I was delighted to have been asked but before I could fully digest his proposal to me, my mind immediately went into “frenzied-work” mode and I was thinking about what I would have to do to prepare for this interview.

What would I wear, what type of questions would he ask, what other appointments would I have to move around in order to make this last minute change to my schedule…etc. You get the picture.

After I “slowed” my mind I gathered more information from him and agreed to do the interview. When I asked him what exactly the interview would be about, he said “just a general talk”. My mind went blank, then frenzied again. What? No set topic, no burning questions you are just dying to know that I can “hyper-prepare” for. ACK! Again, I slow my mind and agree to meet him the next day (yes, the very next day).

Sometimes You Just Have To Do Things Afraid, Right?

After I told a few people about the interview and it all “sunk” in I had to laugh at myself and then I started to coach myself. Have you even been in a situation where you are unsure of the outcome? You aren’t really sure what will be asked of you but you know that you have to rise to the occasion and “just go for it”? Well, that’s exactly how I felt.

My 1st call was to my husband (bless his soul). He congratulated me, asked me what would happen with our son during the time I needed to be away from the home, reminded me that he was working late, then he quickly got off the phone because his office phone was ringing (smile).

My next call was to my best friend, Kim. She was totally supportive and with her I ran though some possible scenarios for the interview, both good and bad, just to be sure that I was stretching myself for whatever may be thrown my way.

The final group of people that I reached out to was my totally supportive, there 24/7, Mom Mastermind family (who by the way, without them the site that you are reading this post on probably wouldn’t even exist)! They congratulated me and also offered tips that could be used before as well as after the interview.

Thank Goodness For A Support Network!

As a life coach, I’m always there for my clients to help clear away the fog so that they can clearly see that first step of a challenge or opportunity they have to worth through. I am happy for the many “coaches” that I have available to me. I love being surrounded by people that I can use as a sounding board, mentors, advisors, trainers and motivators to help me to stay focused and to follow through on both my personal and professional goals.