My process probably wasn’t much different than anyone else’s. Maybe you get what you give during a coaching period, meaning it doesn’t really matter how much time you spend, you will still get answers out of it. As I’m in-between assignments right now, I gave it all. And boy what a ride I got. I…
Category: Me
Expectations of coaching?
To be totally honest with you, when contacting Linnea and Happy Business I didn’t really know why I did it or what I wanted to get out from the coaching. When I read the message I sent her, it was more a “I currently find myself at a time where I believe it would be…
Why coaching?
Is coaching for everyone? I’m sure it is, if you want to be coached. As a freedom fighter (you will see) like me, coaching is a better process to mentoring. As mentoring is more providing answers while sharing knowledge and experience, while coaching is being asked questions that I get to answer my self. Already…
My coaching journey
I still have one more session left with my coach after the summer, but as I feel that I have “already” figured out my thing, I will share my latest coaching journey with you guys. And even if I already have shared some of my process in nine (!) real time blog posts I will…
Is this God’s plan?
Drake’s song (do you call it songs nowadays?) God’s plan, is one of my favourites. Mainly because of the lyrics, or a small part of it, which I played together with Fabbe so many times: “She say, “Do you love me?” I tell her, “Only partlyI only love my bed and my momma, I’m sorry”…
Why my generation always will be needed
The simple answer, because we have a brain and we use it. We understand that even if I personally cannot help the customer, the customer needs help and I am the one who can lead that process forward. When I explain to the wee lad that I cannot register electronic invoices, explained to him what…
Another whim
Remember that about the cherry blossom, that I need to take pictures of them every year. I have another whim connected to flowers and that is that I need to smell, no not smell, inhale the scent of lilacs. Every year when the lilacs blossom I need to inhale the scent in a moment of…
Fury
From time to time we hear that young people are lazy and don’t respect the “elderly”. Well, let me tell you something – you “elderly people”. Be a freaking good role model! If you are not, do not even start to think about complaining about the kids. I notice that when kids search for summer…
I knew it
Don’t you just love those people who, presented with the correct answer, blurts out: “I knew it!”. I remember myself doing this at the last day of school when the class had a quiz. Every time it was my turn I said those words, very happy and probably somewhat frustrated. And the parents (including my…
Confusion
Working with change over the years, I have run into the model Four rooms of change. This model was developed by the Swedish psychologist, Claes Janssen as part of his research on the dynamics of change. The four rooms – or psychological states of mind – are Contentment, Self-censorship (denial), Confusion-Conflict and Inspiration-Renewal. In my self…
Cherry blossom
My absolute favourite time of year. Spring. When the cherry trees blossom. LOVE IT. I have some kind of obsession that I must photograph them E.V.E.R.Y year. Well it’s done now. But knowing myself I will be out there again soon.
Like conditioner for the soul
The heading is a straight translation from Swedish, I have now idea if there is something more correct in English. But this is what my Friday morning has been all about. After our 6:00 am Friday morning routine at the gym, it was time for an author event at our local book store. Our local…
The good girl
My coaching has given me things to think about and it is not 100% pleasant. It is not that I realize that I’m an asshole, but more spoken truths that sit hard and are a challenge to change. But once I have detected and become aware of them, I can also start to think differently…
In the zone
I’m currently in the zone to finalize my book script that I’m sending to professional reader Sunday. That’s why I’m so bad at updating the blog. As soon as I’m out of this. I will be back.
Continuously learning
As I mentioned a while back I currently have the need of exploring and this led me to contacting a coach. It’s not my first time around, I have done this at different times . I, to be quite honest, thought I had learnt all there is to learn about myself and that there is…
A walk in a park
Friends Saturday I arranged for a catch-up with friends. Lovely spring weather, with icy winds, that magically disappeared as we sat our foot in the nature reserve, Jällabjär. 100-150 million years ago, in the era of dinosaurs this area was volcanic, today the only trace after the volcano is a 50 m tall hill which…
My biggest asset
When it come to my biggest personal physical (?) asset the other day reminded me that it is – my brain. Naturally, I don’t really recognize or celebrate it enough, as I believe that everybody has this ability. Which you don’t and I sort of pity you. All jokes aside, I do like, appreciate and…
New fav day
Since the Mr started his day job, my favourite day of the week is Wednesdays. First of all, he usually works from home that day. This means that the two of us can cook together (or I don’t have to be alone with this godforsaken chore, cooking it tears the life out of me) and…
The embodiment of double standard
Some posts ago I wrote about how good I am with change. Some time ago I also wrote about how the Mr and I changed banks. Now, if I truly am as good with change as I claim, then I wouldn’t mind changing banks now would I? It’s the end of the month and that…
Mid day break
The mid day break we Swedes call a fika. Today, as it’s Shrove Tuesday, the fika becomes more luxurious than ever, we enjoy it with a semla. I doubled the luxury and had one with the youngest. To top it off we watch an episode of one of our favourites Modern Family, the one with…
Dazzled by my own awesomeness
It’s great that there people out there who can remind you (me) of how fantastic you (I) are (am). Today, I had my first meeting with my coach, who I contacted because I felt need to explore my life. In 35 minutes I was reminded of my thinking and approach I had, when I left…
Who gives a sh..
I’m not saying things are not important. But still I’m amazed how so many people can gather and create movement around “unimportant” job related things or making total useless content for social media (like this post), while we at the same time are not able to make changes that are really important for our survival.
Next step
I’m at a point in my life, where I feel its necessary for me to explore. Explore my current situation and my future. When I hear the word searcher, the image that pops up in my mind is someone irresolute (usually a young female), who that ends up in a Hare Krishna community with a…
A good day
Today is a good day. Today as well. And it’s not even over. Started at the gym, with the 6 am club. Don’t you just hate it. I did. These people who exercise. IN THE MORNING! Dog walk, meeting with architect (we are planning an extension), some YinYoga and to top it off fika with…
One of those moments
Today I experienced total fulfillment. One of those moments when life is complete. A moment which, if you are aware, defines happiness. It’s these moments I strive for. Sam and I was talking while walking the dogs and I asked him what he wanted out of life. He answered me so wise, so adult. We…
Why?
I’m a one woman company. I am my company. I am my brand. There are many of us out there. What I can’t understand is why you are not open with it. I react to is when one-person companies use plural personal pronouns, as “we” and “us” when talking about themselves. Why? Another thing I…
Summarizing 2022
This is so fun, why haven’t I done this every year? Best: Fabian’s and my trip to Paris, Sam getting his driver’s license and his job.Nicest (and surprisingly so): The 6 am sessions at the gymMost unexpected: Dad talking football at Christmas, showing he had watched (at least) one game during the world championship and was…
Just a reminder
Now when people post their most sparkling family portraits on social media. Remember this. It could be a true reflection of a truly blissful life or it’s a more or less staged moment seconds from chaos.
From us all to you all
So it’s here, Christmas. Yesterday was spent with my parents just because we want to be home and safe on Christmas Eve and not stressing, something we deciderat long before we had children. I wish all a safe and good Christmas and for 2023 I hope for more common sense with everyone everywhere. We’re now…
Christmas vacation 🎄
Today’s my first day off. Spend it on the couch listening to a book. Nice.
That old!
For years I’ve been telling myself to get winter shoes with studs. Yes, that’s how old I am. When you’re living in a town built on the base of a ridge you need studs during the winter. Especially if you have this. I’ve been looking at one Swedish brand “Ice-bug“, but then I ran into…
No wonder people get stressed
I went to the my client’s office a while back. It doesn’t happen often. Thank God Covid19 taught us to work from a distance. One of the reasons I don’t visit the office is that the team I work with the most doesn’t sit there. Thereto it’s 1,5 hrs away (train or car) from my…
Sorry & thanks
Not that it matters, but lately I haven’t had time to share my small reflection in this blog. No, it doesn’t matter for the bigger parts of the world and world order. But I know regularity is important at least for algoritms. And I’m sure that also WordPress work with those. And in regards to…
And then there was light
I used to be a yoga person. As in practicing yoga regularly. That is once a week at yoga class. Maybe I have done an odd sun salutation at home, but that’s it. Not drinking no tasting tea, traveling to silent retreats or eating ginger. But I have done my yoga for years, now lately…
A weekend without botox or fillers
Just returned from a weekend with friends from high- and elementary school. We went to different exhibitions (among our wedding photographer Pontus Höök’s) and my friend bought a food mixer from the 70’s. We’ve been pampered in absurdity by our hostess, who really would beat Monica (F.R.I.E.N.D.S) and I haven’t driven as much in years…
Winter came
From +15 to -2 C in a week . Yesterday was a beautiful cold day. Today I woke up to a winter wonderland. I love snow. Hate to drive in it. But I got to the gym (and back). And today the Mr will return from Rome. Tomorrow it will probably all gone.
Have you ever heard?!
Looking around I see people that are so stressed. I must admit that I don’t see them that often anymore and this is probably a combo of 1) I don’t read (or interact) that much with others and 2) I and friends are in a different stage in life, were we simply have less things…
What do you do?
As I told you about a while back, the Mr has gotten himself a day job. Working shift is nothing but a memory. This means however, that we have a lot more time together. I’m “always” bragging about our relationship, which celebrates 30 years next summer. In hindsight, I’d say that one of the contributing…
Is it time?
Some time back, I downloaded all my content from Facebook and Instagram and promised myself to stop posting (or at least limit my no. of posts) and so I did. For Facebook I only shared old content or content from others, nothing personal. On Instagram I went from posting almost daily (back in the days…
I’m not alone
Had lunch with a friend of mine. We talked about life and what’s happening and came to the conclusion we share an issue. We are both mother’s of two sons in similar age, not that I think that our offsprings’ gender has too much to about our common dilemma, which is – our ability to…
Freedom
I was asked by a high-school student to be interviewed about motivation. The first question was – what makes you motivated? And it got me thinking, what is it that get’s me motivated. I came to the conclusion that for me it is freedom. Freedom to have right do what I want. Naturally we can…
How I wish…
… I was a manson (gender neutral word for a person that could be any person but most likely is a man). Then I could walk around life with no idea of anything not directly connected to my own (as in me) life. Things around the kids (birthdays, friends, shoe size, schedules etc etc) or…
Great weekend coming up
Tomorrow’s my birthday! I love birthdays. Hopefully it will be better than the one three years ago… Besides the birthday, which will be calm. I have one movie visit “Mrs Harris goes to Paris”, one football game and a visit to the not so local real Italian pizzeria with real Napolitalian pizza. No, I don’t…
Note to all
If you are working or will work with me (or if you are currently working with someone like me) remember this: I’m a communicator, who at times (quite often today) uses digital tools and channels to convey my message. BUT it doesn’t mean that I’m the IT-support when that tool/channel doesn’t work. Then you turn…
“Your mind had understood, but your heart hasn’t”
It was a colleague who said those words to me last week. I expressed my feelings of seeing my last boy being in his high for his independence. With Sam it was easier, maybe because of the fact that I still had another one coming. It was so I almost didn’t notice it. But now….
Him, myself and friends
I don’t want you readers to think that this has become a dog blog. But let’s face it. Both boys are nowadays kissing other girls than their mother (yes, I do spy on them and I’m not ashamed) and my role in their life is changing. I’m no-longer the centre of their universe and that…
Play date
So her best Ridgeback friend is down at her summer home and we were invited to come play. Great times!
Louise Dock 