Last weekend, I was a participant in a training again. About feeling and trust. Not exactly my areas of expertise, personally. It was about showing yourself, vulnerability, control, that sort of thing.<\/p>\n
The trainer was a wonderful woman from Australia. Both feet firmly on the ground, swears a lot (and often), playful, knowledgeable, sparkling eyes and just one big ball of love and passion. No soothing words in a silky voice\u2014because I\u2019m highly allergic to that kind of thing. With her, I feel safe. I dare to push my boundaries. Thanks to her tough love.<\/p>\n
But damn, what a bitch of a topic this is…<\/p>\n
Anyway, I believe that if I expect something from my clients, I have to be willing to face it myself too. Practice what you preach! Experiment, stretch yourself, bring out your best.<\/p>\n
So, I went in again. A deep dive into the murky depths of my inner world. Searching for that one dark room in my inner house that I\u2019d rather just keep locked. It would be the easy way out. And I\u2019m not settling for that.<\/p>\n Bruno turns up the volume. Ouch. Anger rises.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the push I needed. Off with the floaties and into the deep. The desire to grow is bigger than the fear of pain.<\/p>\n The growth I experienced in this training didn\u2019t come from staying in my head. Not from talking about it, or learning yet another theory to help me understand<\/em> emotions better. That\u2019s not where feeling lives. And trust doesn\u2019t live there either.<\/p>\n The growth came from experiencing it in my body. Without support, it never would\u2019ve gone this deep. Want to meet your own Bruno? ‘Ignorance is bliss when the truth is too much to bare, but truth will set you free for those with shoulders strong enough to carry it.’ –\u00a0<\/i>Ralph Harlow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last weekend, I was a participant in a training again. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
“Things are going fine now, aren\u2019t they? Just leave it shut!”<\/em>
That\u2019s Bruno talking\u2014my inner critic. He sounds reasonable, but what I\u2019m telling myself (or what Bruno is telling me) isn\u2019t going to help me grow.<\/p>\n
“Loser. You don\u2019t even dare! What kind of coach are you, really?”<\/em><\/p>\n
Let\u2019s go.<\/p>\n
From noticing my instinctive reactions. From accepting discomfort, staying with myself, listening to myself, and putting the judgment on pause for a while.<\/p>\n
External support from my incredible trainer\u2014and internal support from my Bruno.<\/p>\n
He’s a regular guest in my training programs and coaching.<\/p>\n