I love the analogy of thoughts being like rocks in bags.

I love the analogy of thoughts being like rocks in bags.

I use this analogy, especially when I teach my clients how they are working harder and longer to create the results they want.

And just because we can carry heavy loads does not mean we have to.

My clients will come to me and use terms like “I feel heavy, or it feels heavy,” “I just feel pulled down,” or “I have a weight on my shoulders.”

I visualize the things weighing them down as bags full of rocks.

My clients will be walking up the steep hills but carrying the extra weight on their shoulders.

Coaching with me is like identifying what the rocks are and deciding to give them back or drop them.

The hike up the hill is challenging enough.

We can benefit from dropping the extra heavyweight—for example, a client who caters her life and business actions to other people's opinions. Every opinion is a rock. Before they can take a step like a post on social media, they need to evaluate each post based on all the opinions. By the time they post, they have picked up each rock, analyzed it, evaluated it, and decided how the post will impact all the opinions.

When we decide to give everyone their rocks back, we can just decide we want to post something like our reason and allow everyone to deal with the extra weight of their rocks.

When given their rocks/opinions back, most people drop them because they do not like the excess weight.

AND when we give them their rocks back, they drop them as they don’t want to be carrying them either.

AS my clients move closer to their goals, their bags get lighter, and it’s normal for my clients to set bigger goals as they see how amazing and strong, they always have been.

If you are ready to learn how you are working harder and longer than necessary to make your dreams come true, I can help you.