Your Life Movie: Let's Watch!

I was thinking about the first step of coaching, which I like to consider judgement-free observation. I like to have clients take some time to observe how they are living now:
* How are you spending your time?
* Who are you spending it with?
* How are you nourishing your body, mind, soul, + spirit? 
* How are you feeling throughout the day? 
* How are you energetically showing up? 

It’s very easy to say that you are fine, that life is fine, all is good. But until you step back to observe + acknowledging how you are living + currently feeling, the busy autopilot living that ends with you crashing into bed or zoning out the day, keeps you in that safe yet status-quo blur. 

A fun, funny way to observe your life is to produce it into a movie or play or whatever appeals to you, that you can watch from the balcony or front row seats with popcorn or chocolate covered raisins…+ a journal.

1. First of all, + my favorite, pick your character’s actress or actor. Who would emulate you?! (Don’t overthink this, who immediately comes to mind? Trust that gut instinct, + we can analyze it more later. I m suspecting that this person has the pizzazz, style, + radiance in the world that your soul is magnetized by.)
    * For me, it was Kate Winslet. Yes, she is British + brunette, + she also has this classy, subtly sassy edge that seems to glow more + more as she ages - heck yes, please!

2. Now, choose a day in the past week that you’d like to watch, outline it in your journal: 
    * Woke just before the alarm, went for a run.
    * Had time for a relaxing shower.
    * Dressed in my fave summer dress, prepped my green juice, listened to inspiring podcast on way to work.
    * Focused on the top priorities + took time to start with a meditation + break for a mini yoga session, Etc. 

3. Now go through that outline as if you were watching a movie. Of course, I’m so predictable, my movie basis is The Holiday, let s say from the Los Angeles house, hehe. (Let yourself dream, have fun, imagine life from a magical setting). Yes, we are still watching your life, but it s also an opportunity to massage those sacral + third-eye chakra that crave to honor your deep desires, + dreams for your life. 

4. So…watching my life unravel on this day, in observation + now reflection, too. 
    * How does she navigate the day?
    * What awesome or not-so awesome things does she have going on, with who she is, how her life is, etc?
    * Does she live radiantly, stopping to smell the roses? Or in an Eeyore energy?
    * Does she live in her own power or the shadow of other peoples?
    * Where is her focus?
    * Cherish the things that matter to her? Does she even know what matters to her?
    * How does she treat herself? Her body? Is there a friendship there?
    * How does she treat and respond to the key people in her life? Her family, coworkers, friends, loved ones?
    * What causes her stress, joy, frustration, excitement, peace?
    * What rocks her focus?
    * Is she the leading lady of her own life?
    * What should haves, would haves, wishes, or ahas are arising?
    * What feelings + thoughts come up for you as you watch the movie?

The point of this is to learn to be in observation mode of your own life. From this mode you can then reflect, identify where you need to do the inner work to redesign your life in a way that feels aligned to you. Xo

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Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!

Gemma
LIFE COACH.

I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.