by Terez Hartmann
Any and every experience can provide color and texture that can be channeled to transform your life—and the lives of your clients—in powerful, productive ways.
About “Coaching the Coach”
As we each embark upon the ever-evolving journey of coaching, leading, mentoring and elevating our fellow human beings using a diverse array of tools, I believe there is a universal, core principle that all great coaches share in common: They embody what they teach and lead by example.
You have chosen this path at a time in history when demonstrating productive authenticity and providing living examples that thriving IS possible has become more valuable than ever before. Along with the incredible opportunities and blessings afforded to us via 21st century technology, you and I—like our clients—are also bombarded by terabytes of data each day that can either move us rapidly toward or away from who we truly are and what we truly desire in just a moment’s time. With this being said, holding the high ground by continually “coaching the coach” to keep yourSELF in a space of clarity, focus and excellence can and will positively impact more lives that you can possibly imagine!
Whether you have started a new coaching business or have always been in the business of being a catalyst who revels in igniting lives, it is my intention to share words, ideas, stories and fuel to help you do whatever it takes to BE a light and keep YOUR fire burning bright for the benefit of ALL.
Here’s to allowing YOUR success, living life on FIRE, having the courage and audacity to thrive no matter what, and to helping others claim and express their luminescence so that together we can continue to light up the world!
Color
This piece (also a song) was inspired by many personal events of my own life. It is my belief that any and every experience can provide color and texture that can be channeled to transform your life and self in powerful, productive ways, it’s simply a matter of perspective. May “Color” speak to the artist in you.
Sometimes you’re in a moment
That can feel monochromatic
Or even in a pointed place
That can seem so dramatic
What if instead of black and white
You saw all things in shades of light
With everything meant to invite
The artist inside?
The color of time, the color of life
Every shade is beautiful
Just a different ray of light
The color of hope, the color of dreams
Every shade that you perceive
Is just another path to lead
To a work of art like no other
And a beautiful world filled with color
What if there was no good or bad
Only what you choose to choose?
One day the vibrant fire of red
Then the depth of ocean blue?
No matter where you are today
Just use the colors to create
The masterpiece and broader view
Of the shining facets of you
With the color of time, the color of life
Every shade is beautiful
Just a different ray of light
The color of hope, the color of dreams
Every shade that you perceive
Is just another path to lead
To a work of art like no other
And a beautiful world filled with color
Will it be yellow like a sunflower?
Or purple royalty?
Magenta, orange, silver?
Or the brightest shade of green?
And with the changing canvas
Of every brand new day
You get to choose the colors
That you will use today
So paint with…
The color of time, the color of life
Every shade is beautiful
Just a different ray of light
The color of hope, the color of dreams
Every shade that you perceive
Is just another path to lead
To a work of art like no other
And a beautiful world filled with…
Color!
The Bottom Line on Coaching the Coach: The Color of Life
Regardless of the colors that time and life may present to you, may you always remember that it is YOU who holds the brush, YOU who selects which colors to use, and YOU who decides HOW to use those colors. So…
What masterpiece-of-the-moment is life inviting you to create right now?
What beauty can you discover right where you are?
What new, evolved work of SELF can you craft from the many colors of your life experience so far?
Here’s to “coaching the coach” by celebrating the dynamic and magnificent creator and creation that is YOU.
Terez “Firewoman” Hartmann,“Your catalyst for all things Fab-YOU-lous,” is the author of Allowing Your Success!,a proud contributing author of Transform Your Life! book one and two, a professional Keynote Speaker/Workshop Facilitator, Singer-Songwriter/Recording Artist, “Allowing Adventures!” & “Savor Vacation” Facilitator,and true Renaissance Woman, and Visionary. She keeps her fire lit by embracing and promoting a lifestyle of “Allowing,” and by using creative expression to elevate and ignite the human spirit, a passion that she shares with her husband, soul-mate and creative partner of over 15 years, John Victor Hartmann. Together they share“Allowing TRUE LOVE” workshops and experiences designed to help others attract, allow, and maintain extraordinary relationships, and create custom jingles and voice-overs in their studio, THE Creativity Express. Visit: www.TerezFirewoman.com