MIRANDA CHRISTOPHER I was delighted to be invited to write a regular article for you and would love to share how I put into practice the success education I teach. And this month it’s about creating space.
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ollowing some changes in my personal life, I really had to remind myself of one of the particular tools that I teach my clients. Especially pertinent for those who struggle with being too busy. It’s so simple to do yet challenging at the same time. Maybe you are one of those people who find inspiration comes to them in the shower? You are enjoying the moment under the jet of the water and “pow” it is obvious what you need to do. Well, it’s like that but without water. It’s called creating liminal space. Liminal space is the space between “what is” and “what is next”. I invite my clients to take a business and life prescription; three times a week take ninety minutes out of your day, go to a place that refreshes and inspires you. For me, it’s either sitting on a favourite bench in a local park or grabbing a coffee sitting at the window seat in a café watching the world go by. I then ask them to just notice. Nothing else. They are not there to figure stuff out, it’s a time to be. And then I ask them to write down in their journal what is obvious to them. As you can imagine, I hear many objections to this simple activity. “I’m too busy to do this”, “My head is just full of thinking of stuff I need to do”, “I’ve got the kids to see to and all my housework”. You maybe having a similar reaction. 100
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