Another door…

An old client fired me last year. Didn’t see it coming. Turned out the timing was kind of perfect. Had two potential clients in discovery at the time. Was going to pass them to other Builders. The firing created enough margin to take both on as long as they could practice in former clients time slot. Was CCD with both. Both said yes. Blessed. More on that later…

New client number two has taught me a lot in less than two months time. I’m not sure we’ll grow old together. In fact, that swing thought is out of my vocabulary now. Twenty two clients and nine team practices. I view them all as gifts from God. Pouring myself into each of them without thinking about time. Time, remember, is undefeated. This is freeing, my friend.

Here’s four swing thoughts I’ve seared new client number two with. They may apply to your sorriness.

STFU. He interrupts. Brilliant interruptions too. Scary smart. DumbASS. Learning the power of listening and learning. Silencing his judger. Damn.
Fear NOT. Never had a client this visibly anxious around me. Never thought of myself as scary. I’m not. This work is. The mirror freaks most out. So, I’ve been reminding him every practice the most frequent command in The Bible is “Fear NOT.”
CTFD. This one is tied to the second. It’s a nuance. Calm the fuck down. We’re playing on this planet and not for long. Breathe. Relax. Repair. Reload. Calm in the chaos saved me on 3.27.21 (Heart Attack). Calm in the chaos just might save you too.
Feel life. This is not an emotional swing thought, not at all. I want him to get comfortable allowing himself to feel life. Like a golfer feeling their swing. Until you can feel it, you can’t repeat it when it’s freakin’ magic or change it when it’s off the rails. No data analytics can give you a feel for it. He told me it’s been forfreakin’ever since he felt life. Been mostly getting through it. Checking boxes. Doing what’s expected. Damn.

Slow down. Reflect. Write. What are your daily swing thoughts? Do you have a mirror (truth teller) looking into your soul? Do you trust yourself enough to trust another to illuminate what you cannot see (blind spots)? Or do you only learn the hard way? And, remember, when one door closes it’s not the end. Another door has the chance to openthehellup. Keep doing the damn thing. Master your craft. Another door? Opening soon. Damn.

Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…