Massive action at work – part 3

Following previous coaching I’ve had a delve into what it would be like to delete the thought ‘If I don’t do it myself then I’m not doing my job properly’ from my brain and came up with the following:

It would be freeing and it would unlock my potential to become a leader
It would enable me to provide others with the opportunities to learn new skills
It would stop me feeling guilty if I haven’t done something myself
I would stop fearing someone turning around to me and saying ‘isn’t that your job?’ in a response to a request for input
It would provide opportunities for connection at work through expressing gratitude and providing feedback
It would enable me to ease my to-do list and feel less overloaded

Obstacles:
I think I can do something better therefore should do it – this thought makes me go ewww as it seems so arrogant, but is definitely there
Also I will need to be willing to feel the discomfort that comes up when making a request of others
And there feels like a risk of losing control, if others are doing something I may forget about it, lose track of where we are or miss a deadline

I will keep exploring and celebrating as I go. Last week I did practice making some requests, which felt uncomfortable as I did it but went well overall.

 

Answer:

 

This is the good stuff! Notice how you feel when you read back your lists.

As for your obstacles, how would you tend to those ahead of time (set yourself up for success), or respond if, say, you forgot about something, lost track of where you are, or missed a deadline? Notice how you feel when you think about how to set yourself up. What’s the energy behind it?
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