Ulog #18 - Holidays and reflection (again!)

Hello Steemians!

I am back from holiday now. I have been away in my caravan with my OH and the 4 kids. I feel like the Von Trapp family (but with less singing.... oh and there are less of us... and we aren't Austrian.... oh well).

We did not go far from home - only about 45 mins away to a lovely holiday park. We stayed for 5 days. I thought that 5 was just right because there is no guarantee what the weather will do and also how the kids will behave! It also gave us a great opportunity to put up our brand spanking new awning. It is a very cool inflatable one which takes about 10 minutes to put up. My son was pretty excited as we bought an annex bedroom which we can attach to the side for him to sleep in.

My sister, her husband, boys and dog came to join us for one night in their motor home (RV) . They have their own business and are having a stressful time at the moment so it was good for them to get away and relax. It was also my brother-in-laws birthday and he was looking forward to some downtime and a cheeky beer or two.

Before I left I had a mentoring session with a Coach. He was offering to coach/ mentor for 4 weeks for free so I thought I would jump at the chance.

It was quite interesting actually because it is easy to lose sight of the big picture sometimes and focus on small details. For some time I have been a bit confused and what I want to do now I have left my job. It is almost like I have too many ideas and therefore lack direction. I know from experience that having a target to aim for is important so that to achieve and I thought that the holiday would also give me a chance to reflect on this.

You might be wondering if I have come to any conclusions - well, not exactly. I have, however realised what some of my stumbling blocks are. I do, you see, get bored. Whatever I do has to be varied, stimulating and rewarding. One of the reasons that I went into teaching/ training is that (apart from the fact that I love helping people, teaching and sharing information) every day tends to be very different.

Even though l like making my on-line courses they don't EXCITE me. I didn't really realise why that was. After talking to the coach I looked at the the bigger picture a recognised that I like seeing the impact that my teaching has. I like to see results. Even though I am sure that people do benefit from my courses - after all I have something like 20,000 enrolled - I can't see how they have benefited as there is no real feedback or direct contact with them. am stimulated by my interaction with people and need that energy.

I also know that I don't want to teach subjects that hold no interest to me. I have come from a job where I am delivering mandatory training. I am sure that there are many people who would argue that Fire Awareness and Health and Safety ARE exciting topics - however frankly they don't float my boat!

My conclusions after my coaching session and restful break so far is that I like teaching/ training (subjects I am interested in), I like interaction with people and their results. I ALSO know that I want this to create a passive income of sorts. Ha ha - watch this space and see what happens!

BTW The weather was pretty kind to us and the children were typically rowdy (well, that we could expect!) It was a nice break however I am glad to be back home!

Until next time,

J x