I was a talking to a client during a session recently. She mentioned that her business coach had given her an assignment; better yet it was a thought exercise. The business coach asked her to think of what she could be average at. My client is a self proclaimed over achiever so this was a tough question for her. As we talked about it a couple of things came to mind for me.
- My client is and has been very successful in her career. She is closer to the end of her career than the beginning. She could probably quit working today and be fine for the rest of her life.
All that being said, she still has a coach. She values what a coach can bring to her career. Would she be as successful without a coach? I have no doubt she would be. Would her career be as "easy" without a coach? I have no idea, but this leads me to my 2nd thought.
- My 2nd thought revolves around the question: "what can you be average at?" It doesn't get asked often because god forbid anyone be average at anything. But it's a good question because not everyone can be above average. That's just how math works. Also no one can be above average at everything.
So to me this question boils down to priorities. Since we can't excel at everything, we have to pick the things that we want to excel at the most. Then you concentrate your efforts on those things.
The purpose and value of coaching lies in the 2nd point. Coaching helps you to figure out what you want to do, why you want to do it and how you should go about doing it. Everyone wants to do everything but that's impossible. Coaching helps you to narrow your focus to the things that are the most important.
By contemplating the question, my client has thought of some ways she can scale back so that she can get better at the things that really matter. So here's my question for you: what can you be more average at so that you can reach your health and fitness goals?
Let me know in the comments.
