Coaching - Exercise - 20 years forward/ backward

the 20 years forward .. the 20 years looking back
how do you see yourself?

• financially self sufficient
  
• self made person
• learned
• respectful of the needs of others
  

what have you accomplished?

• elearning expert
• good relationship with my wife and children
• a network of face to face and online friends

what are you doing now?

• volunteering in the commuity (gallery guide? small service and maintenance for seniors? educating online?)
• working in the third world (??)
  
• enjoying my accomplishments by sharing my expertise with others
• continuing to nurture my interests & sharing them with others who are interested

what have you learned to be important?

• people are more important than information
• understanding the situation before "reacting" to a situation
• be at peace within yourself - ironically "fight" for the time required to get that peace - running, meditating, reading

what would you want to say to Jim now - 20 years ago?

• continue to commit time to those interests that you have ... but find a balance
  
• time will begin to seem more and more a finite resource
  
• maintaining & protecting one's health may begin to become a higher priority
  
• relax - try to play tennis, ice hockey; try to appreciate the gifts that others have .. and encourage them to explore & share them
• enjoy life more - enjoy others, enjoy with others, smell the rose
• explore - always be open to learning
• value relationships - family, friends, etc.

Coaching - How do I often manifest these CORE VALUES?

building community

• Abu Dhabi falcons work as coach, fund raiser
• creating / sharing resources (i.e. learning objects)
• general respect shown to people of all races, creeds & religions

perserverence

• my studies (formal and informal) in the use of IT
• investing strategies

achievement

• my work meets the needs of others
• my work is perceived as valued by others

Coaching - CORE VALUES identified

Via a telephone conversation with "life coach" Deb MacAdam, I was able to identify what I deem to be my most important values or "core values".

Core values (values that I highly value, appreciate and respect if seen in others)

• building community
  
• perserverence
• achievement

building community is realized through

• identifying / finding a common purpose or need
• serving others
• leading others to address these needs

perserverence is realized through

• not giving up
• being driven by the value / importance of the goal

achievement is realized through

• courage
• love of "not knowing"
• leading from the back