One of my friends asked me for some coaching advice over the weekend. She said I’m pretty sure I already know the answer but I want to see what you have to say about it.
The query concerned her current job status. Should she stay at her current job or go back to her old one? The old company was going to be giving her more money and bring her in as a consultant vs. a “regular” employee, so she would have alot more flexibility as well…….. Seems like a No-brainer right?
With more flexibility and more money, what left is there to think about? It should be a simple and quick decision.
But………….wait……….. Very rarely are decisions that clear cut.
Are there benefits that you would lose, is there opportunity for growth at the “better” job, will you have the social aspect that you enjoy with this current job, what will the travel time be??????
These are some of the questions I posed to her.
She soon realized that the decision wasn’t quite so clear cut. She said she was going to take a month or so to think about it. I repeat, she said another month.
The point is that often times the answer might seem to be a “No-Brainer”, but often times that’s just not the case.
That’s what coaches do, they help people to discover and culitvate what is best for them not only for the short term, but for the long term too. So, now my friend has to deliberate a bit more to see if this is something that is not only good for the “now”, but also for the future.
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