Continuing from last weeks blog “Kerri Pottharst and other inspiring people”…

After arriving in Melbourne and catching up with Andrew Mowat, we stayed with friends Anthony and Vicki Ware, who we first connected with through their work in Thailand 10 years ago. Anthony and I reconnected on the Gold Coast in November and we have picked up where we left off - sharing the journey of life and passion for making a difference. We’re inspired by what they’re doing and planning, to make a difference in Burma so we donated a coaching package & a copy of the journal for their upcoming fund-raising auction)

And our whole purpose for being in Melbourne… To learn presentation secrets to add public speaking to what we do and develop our “Elegant Business Model” with Dr Joanna Martin. I wrote in my journal on Thursday night “Big day tomorrow! I will stay on the edge of my seat and learn and participate and grow! On Friday night I wrote “It’s all been amazing. It’s the most transformative training I’ve done since the ICT (Intensive Coach Training) or Team Coach Training. Significant moments of insight and clarity… must sleep - I’m presenting some content tomorrow!”

Joanna took us all out to dinner on Saturday night which was so generous and a fabulous chance to get to know people more. It’s exciting to be in a room with like-minded, passionate people and see how we can do things like this more often.

Our Coaching Celebration parties come to mind… if you’ve been to one of those you know how fun and inspiring it is to hear from others who are pushing through limitations to achieve what’s most important to them. Hanging out with big thinkers is fun, stretching and inspiring!

We’ll be working more with Joanna and her team over the next year (and beyond I’m sure) and we’re so excited about where we’re headed, and what it means for our members and clients. We’re so passionate about bringing out the gold in people and especially those in regional or isolated areas… There are some big dreams that need to become a reality!

Cheering you on
Kerrie

Maree and I had so much fun on Sunday at Joanna Martins Presentations Secrets seminar, took pages of notes and met lots of fabulous people and I realised that Lyndon and I are well on the way to creating what Joanna calls the Elegant Business Model.

To recap on the weekend is proving to be quite the challenge! I’m always up for a challenge; however I want to ensure that anything I post here is going to be useful… so to share an insight is better than writing a report on the happenings.

Jo mentioned that one of her friends says “If you’re not doing something every day that makes you feel a little bit sick – you’re not living!” I love it. I’m not sure that I push myself out of the comfort zone that much everyday – but if it’s been a while, I certainly notice it and get moving again. I don’t like being bored, (although chilling out is good) and I love to stretch myself in new situations. It’s too easy to stay in the comfort zone, but so rewarding to jump out… you’re actually enlarging your comfort zone. (Just think – what do you do now that used to be scary?)

If you find yourself holding back, from any kind of opportunity – to talk to strangers, to travel, to taste new foods or speak to a room full of people – remember a time when you did something out of the ordinary. If you think of something you did that was a stretch for you, (never mind if it was in anyone else’s opinion) remember how good you felt afterwards. It’s all too easy to hang back and let life pass us by, but if you know you’re on the planet for a reason, get out there and stretch yourself with something, anything that will give you a little sense of achievement. Little steps forward expand your world and if you keep moving you will amaze yourself when you look back over your journey and celebrate your successes.

Here’s a snippet of my excited thoughts at the end of the day on Sunday…

Step out of your Comfort Zones.