#30 - Six Weeks to Energy (Week 2) - Reflect

Aug 3 / Tom Bloemers

I am trying to improve my game of golf 🏌️. I practice. I study others. And I reflect on my swing.

There's plenty of feedback that I can use to continuously improve - because I see exactly where the ball lands (not where I want it)… distance (not far enough),direction (left or right), height (too low) and flight path (hook) 😖.

Even with this feedback it's difficult because I cannot see myself taking the swing.

Technology may help here - watching YouTube videos, recording yourself on your phone or using the Garmin R10 Launch Monitor (it's on my wish list) for example.

However, your own reflections to be able to try-out new things are limited by what you see, experience, feel or hear. You may not see what is just around the corner - in a blind spot

To make a real difference, you need somebody to partner with you.

➡️Improve reflection with a sparring partner

What has worked wonders with professional athletes as well as business professionals is to have somebody at your side : a sparring partner, a coach, a trainer, an accountability partner, a knowledgeable buddy, ideally a professional that coaches you to improve performance.

When after the summer you want to make a new energetic contribution to you project, transformational challenge, innovation strategy, new business strategy or other major change - having a sparring partner at your side can help.

➡️A sparring partner can help you to:

Reduce blind spots
Sharpen your focus
Overcome inner blocks
Become a better leader
Develop self-awareness
Developing personal strengths
Deliver your strategic results and vision
Discover your true motivation and desires
Deal with complex and risky change better
Interpret and understand feedback you receive
Being more authentic, doing what really drives you
Developing your personal vision, one-year-from-now, and
Increase your personal impact, inner energy and motivation.

Last week we saw that uncovering the true answer to your One Year From Now exercise can be a challenge. And that's totally normal - it may take some time and hard work to get this clarity.

With a sparring partner / coach you can accelerate and make your reflection time more productive.

➡️ Find a 'coaching' sparring partner
To find a sparringpartner consider using the following criteria:

Coaches you - i.e. not giving advice, mentoring, being your therapist or friend, but instead uses empowering questions to bring out your best self and make you grow
Able to be through provoking, raising awareness
Stimulates your creativity
Inspires you to maximize your potential
Offers a safe and private environment
Is professionally certified as a coach
Is a pleasant person to be with.

Critically important is that the person is professional, capable and independent - and slightly different than a golf trainer, doesn’t give you advice, but instead stimulates you to reflect better.

➡️ Get a new perspective

Finally, an independent and objective sparring partner can help you change your perspective, to get to new actions.

Next week : Changing your perspective to start moving in a new direction is the topic of next week.

For now - consider pulling me in as your sparring partner through the 'Six Weeks to Energy⚡Project'

And join my Six Weeks to Energy free webinars, starting next Tuesday

Enjoy your week!

Tom

P.s. In case you are interested, I did lower my handicap from #30 to #20… still much to improve

About 'Six weeks to Energy'

⚡ Join the 'Six Weeks to Energy Project' with 1:1 coaching sessions to accelerate and discover true energy, including:

1 - Discover your vision one-year-from-now

2 - Reflect more effectively with a sparring partner

3 - Move to new actions by changing your perspective

4 - Measure how deep you go to uncover your truth

5 - Lead by creating a will and a way

6 - Repeat by being ready for more

Bonus session - Take the Energy Leadership IndexAssessment (ELI)

join the Six Weeks to Energy free webinars

➡️ Are you ready for some new energy during the summer?

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#30 - Six Weeks to Energy (Week 2) - Reflect

Accelerate and make your reflection time more effective