Yesterday was a fun day. I joined the world of blogging in order to spread the message about what coaching can do to support both lawyers and their clients during divorce, and learnt (the basics) of a whole new skill set.
I updated my website with some tasty additions and pressed what I thought was the button that would share my brand new virtual self with the wide blue yonder. Or so I thought!
Cue two hours of trying to undo what I'd done as my website died and all the people who were reading my new blog who tried to access the website got an error message.
It's working again this morning - as ever it was something tiny which caused the downfall - and as I switched my perspective from 'tension' to 'relaxation' I couldn't help laughing to myself about how the last 12 hours were a perfect metaphor for the services I offer my clients:
I updated my website with some tasty additions and pressed what I thought was the button that would share my brand new virtual self with the wide blue yonder. Or so I thought!
Cue two hours of trying to undo what I'd done as my website died and all the people who were reading my new blog who tried to access the website got an error message.
It's working again this morning - as ever it was something tiny which caused the downfall - and as I switched my perspective from 'tension' to 'relaxation' I couldn't help laughing to myself about how the last 12 hours were a perfect metaphor for the services I offer my clients:
- I'd decided on a change (updating the website)
- I decided I'd also try something new (blogging)
- I got some basic self taught information (all hail google!)
- I made the change and it went differently to how I expected (it stopped working!)
- I experienced a whole spectrum of emotions about what it meant to have failed (self doubt, sadness, anger, frustration, fear, disappointment)
- I asked for help - got it - and now it's working (thank you to the people @ itanswers in Liverpool) because with their input I fixed it myself
It's exactly the same with the work I do with clients. Often they show up around numbers 5 or 6 above and often they'll look to me for solutions and nearly all of the time they know exactly what the solution they want is - it's just a case of working together to bring it into sharp focus.
So I invite you all to check out the new id-coaching website - and I'll follow my own advice and ask for help again here - if you see anything incorrect or not working on it please tell me!
Enjoy the day
Simon
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Nice post Simon, congrats on the new website and on getting the learning out of the experience.
ReplyDeleteYou're a great fella and it is fantastic to witness you in the process of making your gift available to the world.
Other stuff you might want to include experiment with could include:
http://ping.fm - update all your social media in one go
A blogger widget/gadget to show your most recent Twitter posts on your blog - I think I'm using "Twitkut", but am not sure! Go to Blogger.com and your admin page, select 'Page Layout" and then "Add a gadget" - or google for Blogger widgets.
x
Nick