Coaching Reflection #4

Coaching Reflection #4

In today’s meeting with Andrew he shared with me the areas in his life where he feels he’s most in touch with his true sense of self.  The first instance he referenced was when he is on stage filling the role of MC in front of children.   once he hits the stage Andrew said there is an extreme focus that occurs where he is zeroing in on his current task and all other thoughts melt away.  In these instances he is not concerning himself with the possibilities of failure.  He is simply acting from his true self, improvising as it goes.  Being one who is often on stage, I agreed with Andrew. I too feel this extreme focus while on stage and a intimate connection with self.

The next example Andrew cited was with woodworking.  One of Andrew’s favorite hobbies is constructing objects from wood.   He explained to me how in his life there is little time when there is complete silence.  However, when he is woodworking sometimes he will be working in silence for hours on end.   This allows him to focus on one thing and nothing else.  In the process he creates an item that is the result of his true sense of self.   

The instance Andrew shared where he feels this true sense of self is through his work.  Andrew explained that one of the reason he really enjoys his work at a school is because it allows him to take many different projects.   When he takes on a new project he has a vision and puts much time and effort into that idea and sees it come to life.  Once the vision comes to life he gets to see children benefit from its application and a collective sense of enjoyment is present.

I explained to Andrew that in the instances he shared with me, he was always injecting a piece of who he was into the task.  He was creating something from his own DNA and then seeing it play out in the world where it is then experienced by the collective.  Once this occurs it is no longer a individuals idea or work, it is a collective thing that was revealed through you.  In all his examples I could relate because I too feel most in touch with myself when I create.