Allow Time For Germination
Plant
the seed of an idea and let it grow
There is a concept in coaching called seed planting.
It means that it takes time for new ideas and suggestions to
be embraced. There are clients that take hold of a new idea
and run with it, some take a little more time to allow the idea
to grow while others can take years before the idea sprouts.
Still some clients will never grasp the idea. It will simply
lay dormant. It doesn't really matter what the client does with
the idea. The purpose is to plant the seed and the client can
do with it what they will. Sometimes the idea just needs time
to germinate.
A counselor once told me that not to make a decision
is a decision. She said not to choose was a choice. I thought
she was nuts and went on with my life. It was five years later
when I was in the middle of a situation where I was avoiding
a decision that her words hit me like a ton of bricks. I literally
said out loud, "I get it." It took years for that
seed to germinate in my brain until one day it sprouted and
grew into a concept I understood. I was finally ready to get
it. I wasn't able to hear it before, but with time, I had evolved
enough so the concept made sense. New ideas can take time to
get used to. When we first hear the idea we may not be ready
for it. That is fine. When you are ready the idea will sprout
and grow and be there for you.
The other side of this is not to force your ideas
and suggestions onto other people. By all means share them,
but leave it at that. Seed planting isn't an aggressive act;
it is gentle and done with love and compassion. All you can
do is plant the idea. What happens to it is up to the individual
and what they are ready to hear at that very moment. The idea
may sprout right away or it may take years. That isn't your
concern. Your job is to plant the seed and move on.
Everyone is at different places in their lives.
Sometimes you will understand the new idea right away and perhaps
even take action on it in the moment. At other times it will
take a while. Don't beat yourself up when you don't get something
right away. It just means the idea is in germination. When you
are ready the idea will sprout and grow and be right there to
support you. Until then don't worry about it and go on with
the ideas you are ready for. There will be plenty of idea seeds
sprouting at any given time to keep you busy.
Coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD provides daily motivation,
information and inspiration to thousands of busy self development
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