“Begin Again!”
Those are words I often heard in The Coaches Training Institute’s Co-Active Leadership Program and they are also very appropriate for us as we start off the new year. “Begin again!” These words are similar to Jesus’s call to Matthew to “follow me” and the effects of his healing the bleeding woman.
We do get the opportunity to begin again and do things differently. Often we vow to make the new year “better” than the previous. In order to prompt your own thinking about what it will take for you to CREATE A REALLY GREAT 2011, I offer you these 3 questions to ponder.
1. What am I bringing from last year into this new one?
· what joys and sorrows, what is working and not working, hopes and dreams, sense of calling and following where God leads, unfinished business and new possibilities...
2. What would make this year “wildly successful” for me?
· my dreams and God-given yearnings, the “hunger of my heart,” specific goals that are pulling me forward...
3. What additional resources will help me “be” my best?
· people, experiences, spiritual practices and structures that will help me “be” what I desire in order to pursue my dreams...
I invite you to “begin again” with new clarity and intentions. This year you could “do different things” or “do things differently.” As the author of the Book of Hebrews wrote, “... and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith....” (Hebrews 12:1b, 2a) (NIV).
Begin Again!
Dr. Jim Robey, ACC (Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation)
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Jim Robey, a United Methodist minister, was the first clergy to be endorsed by UMC for the Ministry of Life Coaching. (He is also endorsed as a Pastoral Counselor.) His appointment is as the Executive Director of ATTENTIONAL GROWTH INC, a non-profit organization which he founded. Jim is a renowned speaker, seminar leader, teacher and coach with a profound commitment to help others grow in their ministry and connection to God. Additionally, he serves as the CCO (Chief Connecting Officer) for the United Methodist Coaching Connection, a newly formed group of lay and clergy who are passionate about bringing coaching more fully into the UMC.
Jim earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University and is a graduate of the Co-Active Leadership Program of the Coaches Training Institute. He brings a passion for helping people become more of who they are called by God to be. Included in his coaching is his humor, life experiences, 39 years serving churches, love for God and the church, and a profound commitment to partnering with others in their own ministry. Jim and his wife Betty live in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and can be reached at Jim@AttentionalGrowth.org and 205-960-3157.
You are invited to an interactive conference call entitled 3 Keys to Successfully "Begin Again" on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 2pm ET. Jim Robey will be joined by his friend and fellow coach Dr. Larry Ousley. To register click on this link: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/TVDKE81QOZA8H5QM
