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Correcting Course

November 8, 2021 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

“How did I end up here?,” my client asked. He told me that for so long, he thought he was headed in the right direction. Now, he thinks maybe it was the entirely wrong direction.

I asked him, “Did you course correct along the way?” He looked at me rather quizzically. So, I elaborated, “If you are sailing, you point the boat toward some object in the distance, in the direction you want to sail. You sail toward it. But the winds push, the current pushes, and you end up a little off-course. So, you course correct.”

But then, I added: “Sometimes, you realize that where you thought you wanted to go is not really where you want to go… or maybe it isn’t safe to go. Maybe a storm or something else. But you have to go somewhere else. So, you change course.”

And I continued, “Then there are the times when you don’t course-correct as you go, and the small space of being off-course begins to broaden as you go. What might have been just a course correction at the beginning is now a course change.”

Then I returned to our dialogue and asked, “So, did you course correct… or is this a course change?”

Just to be clear: either is fine. We all have the option of course changes in life. Sometimes, it is just a course correction. But it is okay if you need a course change.

It’s a part of life.

In this episode of the Thriveology Podcast, I explore the difference between a course correction and a course change. What does it look like, and when is it time for a change?

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Look Up!

August 19, 2019 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

World got you down? Maybe even looking down? It can feel overwhelming, like you just need to keep plodding ahead, keeping your head down.

But often, that is just the time we need to look up.

To the sky.

Physically and metaphorically.

When I am feeling a bit overwhelmed and flustered, when it seems there is just too much going on, too much to get done… I take a step back and look up.

And then I have a little more perspective. Little ol’ me in this big ol’ universe. In a world with lots more troubles than I have. Not that mine aren’t important. They just aren’t as grand as I can make them feel.

And metaphorically, I look up. To a higher perspective. My higher Self. I remember that it really isn’t all about me, but how I bring myself into the world.

It also reminds me to be grateful. To be grateful for being in this moment, in this space. Who I am, with what I have, where I am. And to see that as “enough.” It is too easy to let the “not enough’s” call out to me, call me down, scare me.

But then, I look up. To pivot me out of my little thoughts and into bigger thoughts. From a higher perspective. From a place of connection. From awe.

Look up.

I discuss this more in this week’s Thriveology Podcast. Listen below.

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Course Corrections and Course Changes

August 5, 2019 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

“How did I end up here?,” my client asked. He told me that for so long, he thought he was headed in the right direction. Now, he thinks maybe it was the entirely wrong direction.

Then I returned to our dialogue and asked, “So, did you course correct… or is this a course change?”

Just to be clear: either is fine. We all have the option of course changes in life. Sometimes, it is just a course correction. But it is okay if you need a course change.

It’s a part of life.

In this episode of the Thriveology Podcast, I explore the difference between a course correction and a course change. What does it look like, and when is it time for a change?

Listen below.

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