tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2219221708644705992024-03-28T00:53:49.144+01:00A Lot Like Purple450+ coaching questions, a new series on coaching ideas, and further content on communication and human dynamics, brought to you by Azzurra Camoglio, a life coach based in Berlin (Germany) who specializes in healthy boundaries, time management, and personal storytelling.Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comBlogger887125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-59839638732411253342024-03-04T23:39:00.002+01:002024-03-04T23:39:15.234+01:00Coaching Monday: Actually, not a big deal<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We behave, we talk, and we get stressed & upset as if everything, every day, would always be a big deal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The truth is, most things are not a big deal at all. Not now, not in five minutes, not in five days, and definitely not in five months, or five years from now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DOjwkpC3LEqef4wnFSzHwPxg5b8yc99f-gZP-fz7DIn9HhXbcwp04a7fwF1SEQlTWoyWaucRAyQxtna_QqxCp0q8-tjwxox3zttFXCb66ctGZKzIv4LxwKHQ7NjyIkC4U2SecTww171ZgeYKhMyR6ROe3pdYI3lScyuXQn5u4BAxFUIyyrHl5lWFJYAr/s1080/Coaching_Not_A_Big_Deal_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What is actually not a big deal?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DOjwkpC3LEqef4wnFSzHwPxg5b8yc99f-gZP-fz7DIn9HhXbcwp04a7fwF1SEQlTWoyWaucRAyQxtna_QqxCp0q8-tjwxox3zttFXCb66ctGZKzIv4LxwKHQ7NjyIkC4U2SecTww171ZgeYKhMyR6ROe3pdYI3lScyuXQn5u4BAxFUIyyrHl5lWFJYAr/w320-h320/Coaching_Not_A_Big_Deal_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Actually, not a big deal" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[Do you want to make a game out of it?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">How about finding every day one thing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">that is actually not a big deal?]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Realizing it is quite liberating, both short-term and long-term.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All those things that used to be a big deal in our imagination and are not... can help us get back mental space, energy, time, and attention for the very few things that truly are a big deal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What is actually not a big deal?" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PS. I can start. Last week I was not able to post my Coaching Monday question for technical reasons. Unfortunate, and yet, in the big scheme of things? Actually not a big deal.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Letting go, Life design</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/10/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_16.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #219. - Your measuring stick for big statements</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-7743731272118656122024-02-19T23:55:00.007+01:002024-02-20T00:07:11.351+01:00Coaching Monday: Your song for endless days<p style="text-align: justify;">Music is so inspiring and powerful that we should always be aware of the incredible effect it has on us, our body, our nerves, our energy level, and our emotional state of being.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So during difficult or long days, it's important to pick our soundtrack very carefully and intentionally.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO82qewrQcCTQioA6eIEDa5pV3iXvKtcLw0K2snHYiqctOW_jdXtM97hy-4DIPzdNGIYzkLReU1SG_xmdkc1X-UCGXhN4GQKSi9frSL80Y1LNte_HPIp2KjCeg0N9YfdF7Vqq_VdrxuYW4MOkBfzZgwT3FsDCZiD08tg5wKFLJKnhf0CCh-fD2Iqk5Mk0/s1080/Coaching_Song_Days_That_Feel_Endless_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What's your song for days that feel endless?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO82qewrQcCTQioA6eIEDa5pV3iXvKtcLw0K2snHYiqctOW_jdXtM97hy-4DIPzdNGIYzkLReU1SG_xmdkc1X-UCGXhN4GQKSi9frSL80Y1LNte_HPIp2KjCeg0N9YfdF7Vqq_VdrxuYW4MOkBfzZgwT3FsDCZiD08tg5wKFLJKnhf0CCh-fD2Iqk5Mk0/w320-h320/Coaching_Song_Days_That_Feel_Endless_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your song for endless days" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[If you have more than one song for those days,</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">that's even better!]</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you don't have already different playlists able to energize you, motivate you, calm you, entertain you, and soothe you depending on the needs of the moment, it's time to create some very soon.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Have fun with the process!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"What's your song for days that feel endless?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Self-care, Power of music, Personal playlists</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2024/01/coaching-monday-your-happy-tune-for.html" target="_blank">Coaching Monday: Your happy tune for rainy days</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-8550064644463112072024-02-12T23:46:00.005+01:002024-02-12T23:46:31.058+01:00Coaching Monday: The reality check question<div style="text-align: left;">Today's weekly question may seem too easy. Or too difficult to answer.<br />I strongly believe that we should ask ourselves this question more often, quite regularly, as a useful and humbling reality check.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrePE05qZu7XivMqy6TySlwq5b4olFGaMSMHMnylWWaE57gCevzCU1OsVHoauA358U_A5qjb9csJgCA21mM25PYTrcQoic3wDEHVGX7ZtbNqbSlefzWALh8229jbVHH5WJmw4OZ2tIJRgsVPxJQiHAf-X2HwfbLnUxq6kAyQA8NnYJpEEUMABhIGCRQgJN/s1080/Coaching_What_Next_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What's next?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrePE05qZu7XivMqy6TySlwq5b4olFGaMSMHMnylWWaE57gCevzCU1OsVHoauA358U_A5qjb9csJgCA21mM25PYTrcQoic3wDEHVGX7ZtbNqbSlefzWALh8229jbVHH5WJmw4OZ2tIJRgsVPxJQiHAf-X2HwfbLnUxq6kAyQA8NnYJpEEUMABhIGCRQgJN/w320-h320/Coaching_What_Next_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: The reality check question" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[Write down today's answer to this question, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">and then ask yourself the same question in a week.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">Comparing both answers may surprise you]</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No matter when you last asked (yourself and/or others) this question, today is a good day to ask it again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What's next?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life design, Reality check</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/08/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_19.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #161. - Turning off your autopilot</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-27380737488761700772024-02-05T23:52:00.001+01:002024-02-05T23:52:20.369+01:00Coaching Monday: In need of a rethink<p style="text-align: justify;">The big misunderstanding about rethinking something is the idea that rethinking something is like admitting that we were wrong before. Maybe sometimes it may be true, but it's not always the case.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1Cm051RJfxboHlNHL0mNgf6TfqbcE1tufaE4lMV5fixZVGqbQtAME3SZFRY9Qp2tYKsXfuK3K4A4nqJ9Pa0TE3wbld8PhDOs16GchiCDkfGeDPcN6JxJJ1CPALF6E_RR3mJ3Dy18e4Eu4PT4ImL-igwQSf5-KjGDEaBJIFL3xPgDgMbA3rCyLjcZbW2q/s1080/Coaching_In_Need_of_Rethink_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "Where in your life do you need a rethink?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1Cm051RJfxboHlNHL0mNgf6TfqbcE1tufaE4lMV5fixZVGqbQtAME3SZFRY9Qp2tYKsXfuK3K4A4nqJ9Pa0TE3wbld8PhDOs16GchiCDkfGeDPcN6JxJJ1CPALF6E_RR3mJ3Dy18e4Eu4PT4ImL-igwQSf5-KjGDEaBJIFL3xPgDgMbA3rCyLjcZbW2q/w320-h320/Coaching_In_Need_of_Rethink_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: In need of a rethink" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[A rethink doesn't always have to be big or life-changing, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">but it can always change the quality of our lives]</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A rethink is a new (mental, physical, emotional) place, a new page, a new chapter. A rethink is a chance to start fresh again thanks to different ideas, updated information, and/or improved tools.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">What could be better than that?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Where in your life do you need a rethink?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span> </p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Rethink, New chapters, Life design</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/08/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_17.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #159. - Rethinking what crying is for</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-44340727401103477722024-01-29T23:49:00.003+01:002024-01-29T23:49:20.809+01:00Coaching Monday: Your cue for walking away<p style="text-align: justify;">We can call it a deal-breaker, a no-no, a red flag. Or we can just call it our cue. We all have one, for both getting involved with AND walking away from something (or someone).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Recognizing our cue is half the battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhyphenhyphenTsFkxcHPZ_zWU5gjYYyvnFLiAQcA7EDZYw09M-63ZZWjyaEFS7fu7joNvAphfgP6kQPsBhSH-PFKUWELg6R6K-KSNWdTi1SR9Jos1-Kx2xDJl4bCr28zxphwE7yvCG9Vcgl1Uya3WtVcbdAb_Ix3hrSuBiEdv63uqdh4Tw2FXqxauwR-8vbsWkojjW/s1080/Coaching_Your_Cue_Walk_Away_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What is your cue for walking away from something?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhyphenhyphenTsFkxcHPZ_zWU5gjYYyvnFLiAQcA7EDZYw09M-63ZZWjyaEFS7fu7joNvAphfgP6kQPsBhSH-PFKUWELg6R6K-KSNWdTi1SR9Jos1-Kx2xDJl4bCr28zxphwE7yvCG9Vcgl1Uya3WtVcbdAb_Ix3hrSuBiEdv63uqdh4Tw2FXqxauwR-8vbsWkojjW/w320-h320/Coaching_Your_Cue_Walk_Away_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your cue for walking away" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[Knowing what your cue is before you are going to need it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">can spare you from drama, problems, and discomfort]</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">"What is your cue for walking away from something?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Boundaries, Letting go</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/07/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_23.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #134. - Your money, as a customer</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-52302574082099685012024-01-22T23:38:00.002+01:002024-01-22T23:38:13.757+01:00Coaching Monday: Protecting what's non-negotiable<div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Important decisions are scary. We may fear the consequences, the uncertainty of an unknown outcome, the FOMO. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, many of us focus only on the supposed outcome and not on the journey that a specific decision can generate for us. They focus on the "what", not on the "how" or the "why".</div><div><br /></div><div>That way, it's difficult to know where we are headed with the decision we are about to take.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xqqg1D-abfVANowWjB5yf3dz6uCuoLwj9WXKLJt7NzxcZ8k26P18_jGArkjZpGxPaS9dEV0N9dxlKqgekGY-kBT-T15oXBfKbII2qHgVwqfKvalzUPA78nRc7wKAyPTKR3G0bOauhQnhcYtHqEq1eIWTobXgj_QO5LaZw9DqIV1mg86VrOMmRQR7fZPK/s1080/Coaching_Protect_Non-negotiable_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "How do you protect what is non-negotiable to you?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xqqg1D-abfVANowWjB5yf3dz6uCuoLwj9WXKLJt7NzxcZ8k26P18_jGArkjZpGxPaS9dEV0N9dxlKqgekGY-kBT-T15oXBfKbII2qHgVwqfKvalzUPA78nRc7wKAyPTKR3G0bOauhQnhcYtHqEq1eIWTobXgj_QO5LaZw9DqIV1mg86VrOMmRQR7fZPK/w320-h320/Coaching_Protect_Non-negotiable_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Protecting what's non-negotiable" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[Another way to think about this question is:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">"What's the most precious treasure I have</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">and how I am going to protect it?]</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Knowing what is non-negotiable and how we are going to protect what's non-negotiable to us provides us with a blueprint for every decision. This way, we always know what we can compromise on and what is out of the question, what can be a possibility and what we would for sure regret in the long run, what is worth the effort and the discomfort, and what we can let go of. </div><div><br /></div><div>When in doubt, let's look for what's non-negotiable.</div><div><br /></div><div>"How do you protect what is non-negotiable to you?" </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life design, Priorities</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/03/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_26.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #15. - Not negotiable</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-88818087275663839362024-01-15T23:17:00.006+01:002024-01-15T23:17:56.708+01:00Coaching Monday: Your happy tune for rainy days<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There are good days and, sometimes, not-so-good days.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's important to enjoy and be thankful for the good ones and practice resilience, self-care, and emotional intelligence during the not-so-good ones. Like with everything else, it may take some time and practice to get there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We can always do our best to make the most of a not-so-good day. There's always room for improvement and a not-so-good day can become a good one, after all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the first rules, at least for me, is knowing what I need to feel better, improve my mood, and keep calm even if not everything is going as planned.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Listening to music is incredibly powerful and yet still undervalued, even if we do it all the time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I don't feel well, I know that many songs will flip my mood within seconds of listening to them, and those are the ones I call my "happy tunes for rainy days".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfVHPAzXc9b5knf__vBvzrJhZliDGgAOSOlSKyFogC2AYGliO7Nd2dt8SX9C1KAmCP850iMoUNTGfkhjVJwky-2u6k7YfecMFkxisyQiQKtvMtzcR323rvxgxbKOw14f5k7h9OPdwKAL8d-5LJrrZ2afG0UdCHD0eHlknkd0trggXI2n2bsz0NrFx3LZz/s1080/Coaching_Your_Happy_Tune_Rainy_Days_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What is your happy tune for rainy days?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfVHPAzXc9b5knf__vBvzrJhZliDGgAOSOlSKyFogC2AYGliO7Nd2dt8SX9C1KAmCP850iMoUNTGfkhjVJwky-2u6k7YfecMFkxisyQiQKtvMtzcR323rvxgxbKOw14f5k7h9OPdwKAL8d-5LJrrZ2afG0UdCHD0eHlknkd0trggXI2n2bsz0NrFx3LZz/w320-h320/Coaching_Your_Happy_Tune_Rainy_Days_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your happy tune for rainy days" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[A good example? For me, for sure</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">"Steal My Sunshine" by Len]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Having some of them always handy, if needed, is for me a sure way to give my not-so-good days a fair chance to become a good one. How about you?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What is your happy tune for rainy days?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Happy tunes for rainy days, Emotional intelligence</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/01/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_28.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #323. - The soundtrack of your days</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-21360565617367419802024-01-08T23:44:00.004+01:002024-01-08T23:45:48.377+01:00Coaching Monday: Your best-case scenario, for a change<p style="text-align: justify;">Happy New Year, everyone! <br />I am back from the festive break with one of the questions I like the most.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We like to hope for the best and plan for the worst, be ready so that we don't have to get ready, and we love to say that there are no mistakes, only life lessons.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So far, so good, but how about concentrating less on avoiding the worst-case scenario and thinking more about our best-case scenario?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Moving toward what we want is so much more interesting than trying again and again to run away from what we don't want, so our best-case scenario may deserve some time, attention, and focus...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-V3wwfIARv-nbNU7E96sCoK22Fk88SFR7hLXR67FCdHBt7wT1cg_1qsb-cXzW3sTltiEI1zVSRpDAnqNCQhZzQANyFj2Yc7h1uqnE_rPdd3ppEAyYfLFzJKjla3oWzCitMUkWRtSWq8u_YCv7aiI0O_y_MQFvwbrA9nQOogfs_rysimh1EyJiG5f8lESJ/s1080/Coaching_Your_Best-Case_Scenario_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "How does your best-case scenario look like?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-V3wwfIARv-nbNU7E96sCoK22Fk88SFR7hLXR67FCdHBt7wT1cg_1qsb-cXzW3sTltiEI1zVSRpDAnqNCQhZzQANyFj2Yc7h1uqnE_rPdd3ppEAyYfLFzJKjla3oWzCitMUkWRtSWq8u_YCv7aiI0O_y_MQFvwbrA9nQOogfs_rysimh1EyJiG5f8lESJ/w320-h320/Coaching_Your_Best-Case_Scenario_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your best-case scenario, for a change" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[In order to make progress and see results,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">it's very important to get acquainted with the outcome</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">we are working toward]</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Are we sure to know what it looks like, what it means for us and our loved ones, what it takes to get there, and what we need to be doing for it?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">What if what we have is already very close to our best-case scenario? Are we able to see it?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"How does your best-case scenario look like?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life design, Best-case scenario</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/03/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_3.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #357. - The blocker that isn't actually a blocker</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-48569347495271934252023-12-18T23:42:00.005+01:002023-12-18T23:42:46.450+01:00Coaching Monday: The time to call it quits, sometimes<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Once in a while, in the middle of something, we may hear a little voice from within saying something like "That's enough", "This doesn't make sense any longer", or "It's time to stop".</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And yet, even if the voice may be right and calling it quits could be the most reasonable thing to do, we don't, more often than not out of fear.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Calling it quits has a bad reputation, as if calling it quits sometimes would automatically mean that we are quitters all the time and that quitting is what defines us. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In reality, they are two different, separate things.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPy3C4hNFga9RSvMM5C_WTaAS7tPgUoZy0b6GIfPRuzvMtvdT7TqfOEsXWikxVCPIS0vPighv9lTIUgn100a5uSuTshNCUFODybJcALe4lgSz5tv4FfXTHq7-Cw2OfiFBrtP7hZM-7pnyDX2-dQRvTQb3bEY8c0Ov3JEsB8_SFoBZSvYTVoY7SJlIVU7YD/s1080/Coaching_The_Time_To_Call_It_Quits_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "When is it time to call it quits?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPy3C4hNFga9RSvMM5C_WTaAS7tPgUoZy0b6GIfPRuzvMtvdT7TqfOEsXWikxVCPIS0vPighv9lTIUgn100a5uSuTshNCUFODybJcALe4lgSz5tv4FfXTHq7-Cw2OfiFBrtP7hZM-7pnyDX2-dQRvTQb3bEY8c0Ov3JEsB8_SFoBZSvYTVoY7SJlIVU7YD/w320-h320/Coaching_The_Time_To_Call_It_Quits_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: The time to call it quits, sometimes" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[While reading this question, your mileage may vary.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">All is possible, from "Many times a day" to "Never",</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">but I like to think that the answer is </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">"When something doesn't feel right"]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Calling it quits can be a good decision.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Depending on the circumstances, it's about cutting losses, letting go, designing a healthier schedule for ourselves, setting boundaries, changing course, improving our time management, concentrating on the right priorities...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Calling it quits is not always about laziness or someone's character flaws. And yet, we are still afraid. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"When is it time to call it quits?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life design, Time management, Setting boundaries, Letting go</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/05/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_12.html" target="_blank">Coaching reloaded - Coaching question of the day #418. - There's no going back, and that's a good thing</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-78310448249395871082023-12-11T23:03:00.002+01:002023-12-11T23:03:44.380+01:00Coaching Monday: The question you keep asking yourself<div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suppose the quality of our lives depends on the quality of the questions we ask (ourselves and others, no exception) on a bigger scale than on the quality of the answers we give and receive. In that case, it's easy to understand that being aware of the questions we keep asking ourselves is pivotal in creating the lives we want to lead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We may be aware of some of those questions, others may run in the background, invisible and unchecked, and yet in a sort of endless loop. Are they useful? Are they helpful? Are they serving or hurting us?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz8RfCOpkJ49nGnwVH2g-Lhy3VFCAG_9vhrX5QZa0fhGOKsfBndZMM6tN3RuJL2Q6t2dlnas2kyzTGwja1h4fYIkRgBMk9-BDfvaKbPFbsFX4uPnQxTTDoIr985kxcsAp3lyBM2phHC8EwNrd2RrOXcBUXRocT317J4JmIlS4UeH5tzu0s3aNzAxyYxzC/s1080/Coaching_The_Question_You_Keep_Asking_Yourself_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What is the question you keep asking yourself?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz8RfCOpkJ49nGnwVH2g-Lhy3VFCAG_9vhrX5QZa0fhGOKsfBndZMM6tN3RuJL2Q6t2dlnas2kyzTGwja1h4fYIkRgBMk9-BDfvaKbPFbsFX4uPnQxTTDoIr985kxcsAp3lyBM2phHC8EwNrd2RrOXcBUXRocT317J4JmIlS4UeH5tzu0s3aNzAxyYxzC/w320-h320/Coaching_The_Question_You_Keep_Asking_Yourself_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: The question you keep asking yourself" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[A good way of practicing self-observation</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">is asking yourself how you feel</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">after each of the questions you ask yourself]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When in doubt, getting curious about which questions are keeping us company regularly can be the missing step in getting the clarity we need and in noticing thinking patterns, both positive and negative, that may have a big influence on us without us noticing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How about you?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What is the question you keep asking yourself?"</div> <span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Thinking patterns, Self-observation, Life design</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/08/with-right-reframing-there-are-no.html" target="_blank">With the right reframing, there are no stupid questions</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-2969226243445812582023-12-04T23:13:00.001+01:002023-12-04T23:13:14.430+01:00Coaching Monday: Your own definition for "liberating"<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Liberating" is a word we don't use that often, probably because it has been weaponized and misused in the past. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope we can finally leave that collective past behind us and, letting politics aside, ask ourselves what would be liberating.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What does the word mean for each of us?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What do we associate the word with?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9o3Gl_YbxYNvPCuNas7QVcLlvHz9FEc7LYutTfUoGrBVBTOFV9uUKq3itPHKGofNPw7XJsyn-F5Sl5oEaw30sWG9tY9wFCpKSzNdPxzlNaE7jcvxx9GOBYnMy3jXwaPF1c1qoefEk-HVK4z5rewh3gcTK9gObAQwTHiTUED8D5r8ztXjMexFr9ioKw4w/s1080/Coaching_Liberating_For_You_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What would feel liberating right now?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9o3Gl_YbxYNvPCuNas7QVcLlvHz9FEc7LYutTfUoGrBVBTOFV9uUKq3itPHKGofNPw7XJsyn-F5Sl5oEaw30sWG9tY9wFCpKSzNdPxzlNaE7jcvxx9GOBYnMy3jXwaPF1c1qoefEk-HVK4z5rewh3gcTK9gObAQwTHiTUED8D5r8ztXjMexFr9ioKw4w/w320-h320/Coaching_Liberating_For_You_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your own definition for "liberating"" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[With your answer to this question </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">you can go big or, just as good, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">stay small and think about all the little things</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">that make you feel free, and lighter]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To me, being honest with myself feels liberating, and the same applies to being able to let go, choosing my battles carefully and ignoring the rest, and plenty of other habits that can make a difference in my life on a daily basis.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How about you?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What would feel liberating right now?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life design, Healthy habits, Liberating</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/12/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_15.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #279. - A liberating experience, today</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-23649140711130164302023-11-27T23:45:00.006+01:002023-11-27T23:49:09.728+01:00Coaching Monday: Your open list for this year<div style="text-align: justify;">I hardly believe it, and probably it's the same for you, and yet there are only five weeks left before kissing this year goodbye.<br />Even if it may feel pointless to make plans or think about what could be achieved before the year is over, it's not pointless at all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqMwGdHzVwgX0eJ9HAeO1ZlmE-VtqyuGsGgg9wYf0PUAlw1NTeQ8Pj-nw_46f0lt1nbW6MSjksoRBUzBIphepD2SiqTmg4IGx18ca9a_YxJi6FDdWL95DK4o0BWhObz_KJ4Mt0dxGMDlO6vD190e9QQvEd_t8hMSrEqsdxKueTbORoKeLmIO8qjOHFfyk/s1080/Coaching_Still_on_Your_List_This_Year_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What is still on your list for this year?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqMwGdHzVwgX0eJ9HAeO1ZlmE-VtqyuGsGgg9wYf0PUAlw1NTeQ8Pj-nw_46f0lt1nbW6MSjksoRBUzBIphepD2SiqTmg4IGx18ca9a_YxJi6FDdWL95DK4o0BWhObz_KJ4Mt0dxGMDlO6vD190e9QQvEd_t8hMSrEqsdxKueTbORoKeLmIO8qjOHFfyk/w320-h320/Coaching_Still_on_Your_List_This_Year_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your open list for this year" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[A career change, asking someone out, learning a new skill,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">going for a trip, a difficult phone call, <br />dedicating more time to yourself...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">What item is still on your list for 2023?]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The days will go by in any case, whether we spend them doing something meaningful and productive or not, so why not give the items still on our list for this year a shot and work towards them, one day at a time?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />"What is still on your list for this year?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Time management, Life design</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/03/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_8.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #362. - Your plan for the next three months</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-10192308096051887942023-11-20T23:54:00.002+01:002023-11-20T23:54:26.555+01:00Coaching Monday: Just lovely<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Sadly enough, we often use the expression "just lovely" in a very sarcastic way, in order to convey quite the opposite.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Isn't just lovely?!" we say while being actually upset, angry, stressed, even desperate, or all of these things at once.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssU6x4ST6hm4epats-kmk52RbWQwHJCdBYpinxttEoVGmUt5FgiandV90afkcH1fPW8ikloYUyrqVol32_4JvfyWqDKiX-C1HVIVIPrqv2iM3BoMVWOcXQVj-FNGJC2hwntGAgQ_wbfG8Sgy3kf2TfGN4oGRGIkqOK9fT7LYEyCg02fiXi4Qh2K1-GKzw/s1080/Coaching_Just_Lovely_Today_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What about today has been just lovely?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssU6x4ST6hm4epats-kmk52RbWQwHJCdBYpinxttEoVGmUt5FgiandV90afkcH1fPW8ikloYUyrqVol32_4JvfyWqDKiX-C1HVIVIPrqv2iM3BoMVWOcXQVj-FNGJC2hwntGAgQ_wbfG8Sgy3kf2TfGN4oGRGIkqOK9fT7LYEyCg02fiXi4Qh2K1-GKzw/w320-h320/Coaching_Just_Lovely_Today_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Just lovely" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[That's the kind of question that could help you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">establish a new daily ritual about finding something lovely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">and being open about it]</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Wouldn't it be better if we would get used to using the expression while truly meaning it and do our best to find daily something that is, indeed, just lovely?<br /><br />What kind of difference would it make in our days and what would our focus be, this way?<br />"What about today has been just lovely?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Emotional intelligence, Positive reinforcement, Focus</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/06/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_14.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #95. - How every single smile counts</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-49232850220007232392023-11-13T23:55:00.004+01:002023-11-14T00:02:04.066+01:00Coaching Monday: Simply irresistible, because...<div style="text-align: justify;">Today's question for Coaching Monday may look silly and yet it is pretty important and revealing.<br />The answer to it is for sure very personal and says a lot about us, what we like, what we value and find endearing, about our soft spots.<br /><br />The answer to it is so personal that we may or may not feel comfortable sharing it with others at all, depending on their role in our lives and how we want to be seen, perceived, and considered.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzklsNMUTzICxmir0QepDvzJLZO94RfhJc2wfwc5kx4dHO_uiNR6za_qddmPYqpS9h0kmdL2oagSUBaHk74uNjREiCKZH-48nocE6hpZO0TAJ8dM5lOK4geFu06VVPE4RdR-IBz5tdxdVTIhpsgFSuWkp6LeE34RhqcrrQ44M3nOBMHpfNIkGSi7uXt3V/s1080/Coaching_Simply_Irresistible_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "Who or what is simply irresistible to you, and why?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzklsNMUTzICxmir0QepDvzJLZO94RfhJc2wfwc5kx4dHO_uiNR6za_qddmPYqpS9h0kmdL2oagSUBaHk74uNjREiCKZH-48nocE6hpZO0TAJ8dM5lOK4geFu06VVPE4RdR-IBz5tdxdVTIhpsgFSuWkp6LeE34RhqcrrQ44M3nOBMHpfNIkGSi7uXt3V/w320-h320/Coaching_Simply_Irresistible_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Simply irresistible, because..." width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">[No matter what others would think of your answer, </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">the most important part is the "why" attached to the question]</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />What matters is for us to be honest with ourselves about the answer, it doesn't matter whether we decide to share it with others or not, and to get curious about the why. Even if we think that we know ourselves well, discovering the "why" could be a big revelation.<br /><br />"Who or what is simply irresistible to you, and why?" <span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2018/04/not-feeling-300-motivated-and-full-of.html" target="_blank">Not feeling 300% motivated and full of energy 24/7 every single day? This is what you should ask yourself, instead of beating yourself up</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-48634970403980147862023-11-06T23:50:00.004+01:002023-11-06T23:50:16.579+01:00Coaching Monday: Thinking ahead<div style="text-align: justify;">Thinking ahead is important, but being able to be in the moment and reflect on the past is just as important.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />We may want to be all in for playing the long game and to have as many steps as possible figured out as soon as possible... and yet finding a good balance between our thoughts on the future, the present, and the past is what can help us design the kind of life that will make us happy, thankful, and satisfied both short-term and long-term.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3K5CSPxtNaGstiXGwmT-BXg0jGuOqrEqgSkF8NTUo7so7UtsjNdMNsyitWAznuZevNwQOn6G2aohVUkqb079_jULAMgrVtZEAM36hXnGbxrvN68itruEEvcQBrpNs_rYP6NogOGPPAtsp8crdAAkpfuJpRFrVpoEexH6bAVXPRcOgPU-j4ad8G3EZQA8/s1080/How_Many_Steps_Ahead_Thinking_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "How many steps ahead are you thinking right now?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3K5CSPxtNaGstiXGwmT-BXg0jGuOqrEqgSkF8NTUo7so7UtsjNdMNsyitWAznuZevNwQOn6G2aohVUkqb079_jULAMgrVtZEAM36hXnGbxrvN68itruEEvcQBrpNs_rYP6NogOGPPAtsp8crdAAkpfuJpRFrVpoEexH6bAVXPRcOgPU-j4ad8G3EZQA8/w320-h320/How_Many_Steps_Ahead_Thinking_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Thinking ahead" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[How about three to five? You would prefer to have ten?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">What's a good number for you?]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thinking ahead is great, as long as we don't get lost in the process and forget about the present moment. <br />"How many steps ahead are you thinking right now?" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Thinking ahead, Life design</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/10/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_11.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #214. - The golden part of your day, every day</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-9066426758130885492023-10-30T23:58:00.000+01:002023-10-31T00:04:33.587+01:00Coaching Monday: The tiniest of all magical moments<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We tend to forget it during hard times and difficult moments, but there's a little bit of magic in every day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every day, everywhere, something magical, it doesn't matter how tiny, is happening. It may also just be the magic of being alive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If we look for it on a regular basis and we make a ritual out of the habit we build, we can learn to spot it often and be thankful for what's magical around us. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBdZGYfPfw4yqUxfaOTPpHqRzIcEowHTlAsjPW5JtYT9Kj-fl0HKOFvH64jPGRZFQri36g82oFuxg0KWQ1XbXbvbWdA1gb6gSIAlaYAb1-ULfX3NItHzm-I0mDUxtUaxc3nbgc1FYV4zm6j2v3RQJtP9D22lSoJA2mXwHA6VEQTEjN1ME3UiJx2qjfFkJ/s1080/Coaching_What_Magical_Today_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What has been magical today?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBdZGYfPfw4yqUxfaOTPpHqRzIcEowHTlAsjPW5JtYT9Kj-fl0HKOFvH64jPGRZFQri36g82oFuxg0KWQ1XbXbvbWdA1gb6gSIAlaYAb1-ULfX3NItHzm-I0mDUxtUaxc3nbgc1FYV4zm6j2v3RQJtP9D22lSoJA2mXwHA6VEQTEjN1ME3UiJx2qjfFkJ/w320-h320/Coaching_What_Magical_Today_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: The tiniest of all magical moments" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[Nothing is too tiny for this question.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">The answer can even just be "a smile" or "daylight"]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's flex our thankfulness muscles and make a habit of looking for the tiny little magical moments in our everyday lives.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What has been magical today?"</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Thankfulness, Daily habits</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/03/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #355. - Where the magic is already happening</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-77816516190244220652023-10-23T23:49:00.003+02:002023-10-23T23:49:27.833+02:00Coaching Monday: The ones that make us feel special<div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will probably agree that our desire to feel special and to be treated accordingly is no secret and incredibly human.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We want to be around people who are able to make us feel special, show us their appreciation, and that with their behavior are saying "I see you, I value you, I am thankful for you".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The people around us want that too. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3D3VIa1aKwxe-cgbqX0OZQXywN3qBmi4IOI7z0-85Jo28j6V42Xp1m8ooCUknpms4gm5-MBDtseVZU-gQbEA61-Otz-9KPQYOIczzOFjljUWZNxrQJ61q4Szr1BrZpGKe58PRAVD3uStvhChDkVFd680fKVqVDJTeXYvI86aaV0Dn0_dtddlfj8HPs2m/s1080/Coaching_How_Loved_Ones_Feel_Special_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "How do you make your loved ones feel special?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3D3VIa1aKwxe-cgbqX0OZQXywN3qBmi4IOI7z0-85Jo28j6V42Xp1m8ooCUknpms4gm5-MBDtseVZU-gQbEA61-Otz-9KPQYOIczzOFjljUWZNxrQJ61q4Szr1BrZpGKe58PRAVD3uStvhChDkVFd680fKVqVDJTeXYvI86aaV0Dn0_dtddlfj8HPs2m/w320-h320/Coaching_How_Loved_Ones_Feel_Special_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: The ones that make us feel special" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[Very often, making someone feel special</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">is all about the little gestures, the small details, the ways we show</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">that we notice, we care, we remember, we are grateful]</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's never too late to find ways to make our loved ones feel seen, cherished, and... every day a little bit more like they were your own personal VIP.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Getting curious about the five love languages by Gary Chapman is a good place to start. What else could you try out?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">"How do you make your loved ones feel special?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Five love languages, Gratefulness, Relationship mindsets</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2023/08/coaching-monday-what-gift-receiving.html" target="_blank">Coaching Monday: What gift-receiving says about you</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-38944455708906941572023-10-16T23:57:00.005+02:002023-10-17T00:03:24.151+02:00Coaching Monday: The reward for staying curious<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">People are full of surprises, more than we expect them to be and way more than what we often credit them for. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">But in order to be able to see it and to let us surprise us, we have to give up control to a certain degree and stay curious instead, granting the people around us the benefit of the doubt, which is not always easy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm5r13ljyTeuZsXdO2IOa7jM-TcidtQGAtU0bmwhvgsq5BM8f5JLO7odnj1KFg5aTjQ_fe-CME4yCsWu_cFycRJAtJJDBkenMOEldUMJQqbYLz8ro4K_ANAYpWAlIbU85Iii83QSD8B9RQP-Pf5kDloCoVvvwrNdelMGzS67N3Qv19Xb0vkyIJ8gBO3zu/s1080/Coaching_Who_surprised%20you_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "Who surprised you today?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm5r13ljyTeuZsXdO2IOa7jM-TcidtQGAtU0bmwhvgsq5BM8f5JLO7odnj1KFg5aTjQ_fe-CME4yCsWu_cFycRJAtJJDBkenMOEldUMJQqbYLz8ro4K_ANAYpWAlIbU85Iii83QSD8B9RQP-Pf5kDloCoVvvwrNdelMGzS67N3Qv19Xb0vkyIJ8gBO3zu/w320-h320/Coaching_Who_surprised%20you_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: The reward for staying curious" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[<span style="color: #ead1dc;">The more unexpected the surprise, the better.<br />And you can also be the one surprising yourself]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Staying curious and giving people around you the benefit of the doubt can be so rewarding! </div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Who surprised you today?" <span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Curiosity, Strong relationships</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/04/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_26.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #408. - Every shade of unpredictability</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-28648427378423381852023-10-10T00:00:00.003+02:002023-10-10T00:00:42.816+02:00Coaching Monday: In only twenty minutes<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Our to-do lists get longer and longer every day, and yet, somehow, we keep saying "I will take care of [insert a task you are dreading right now] at some point".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Why at some point? Why not today?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While hoping for the best and waiting for those magical days when we will have plenty of time to do everything and catch up with anything in order to get started, we are ignoring very powerful pockets of time where, in only twenty minutes, we can get things done and accomplish more than we would have expected or ever imagined possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoHV7VS7UI0Q8ZMXB6xfbGse6MDhmrOin8zxj7WQ9udTZ1yMpNNVAqfExnIsbHNyyWr7JmlOzkFNAxwDn_BFFutvIS2alawmsNhoFz7k2r8XEogpv_avFUrZjItVzLZ3pOE1kSyzcMjf8d23dIOTSg_3YhWGyG2E_pEr71Dp2-lzXZlH7jTalRini7yBo/s1080/Coaching_In_only_twenty_minutes_only_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What can you get done in only twenty minutes?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoHV7VS7UI0Q8ZMXB6xfbGse6MDhmrOin8zxj7WQ9udTZ1yMpNNVAqfExnIsbHNyyWr7JmlOzkFNAxwDn_BFFutvIS2alawmsNhoFz7k2r8XEogpv_avFUrZjItVzLZ3pOE1kSyzcMjf8d23dIOTSg_3YhWGyG2E_pEr71Dp2-lzXZlH7jTalRini7yBo/w320-h320/Coaching_In_only_twenty_minutes_only_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: In only twenty minutes" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #ead1dc;"><div style="text-align: center;">[An extra tip? Go for a small task that can be completed </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">in only twenty minutes, start to finish:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">tackle one of those each day (or most days)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">and enjoy the positive domino effect they create]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just twenty minutes of focused work can be like a miracle. Are you ready to try and accept the challenge?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What can you get done in only twenty minutes?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Time management, Productivity</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-short-reality-check-question-for-all.html" target="_blank">A short reality check question for all your to-do lists</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-7811173116303593382023-10-02T23:51:00.001+02:002023-10-02T23:51:35.030+02:00Coaching Monday: Something worth celebrating<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Since Germany is celebrating one of its most meaningful national holidays this week, this Coaching Monday is dedicated to celebrations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The big achievements need to be recognized as such and celebrated, sure thing, but what about the small ones that many people take for granted or brush off out of fear of being seen as someone bragging for no reason? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIeK-1QwiPkXFnQCLnoC5N-c9JD9l8jO59dlbbfXs9Ohl8s_B_cjFZGwRfvNL8N79j96QuBJzcIgCGD4dxhP94s6GhzPxmrphc9PBSi0Ljb9_iYrpTXMcoProqQoXJmIs-LgcwYxLuL9OBHtjC-ItgCcgkgJ3z484n7fQZHuLtFbra5yag8Kcz6mMBjnA/s1080/Coaching_Worth_Celebrating_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What in your life is worth celebrating?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIeK-1QwiPkXFnQCLnoC5N-c9JD9l8jO59dlbbfXs9Ohl8s_B_cjFZGwRfvNL8N79j96QuBJzcIgCGD4dxhP94s6GhzPxmrphc9PBSi0Ljb9_iYrpTXMcoProqQoXJmIs-LgcwYxLuL9OBHtjC-ItgCcgkgJ3z484n7fQZHuLtFbra5yag8Kcz6mMBjnA/w320-h320/Coaching_Worth_Celebrating_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Something worth celebrating" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[The answer to this question is a very solid hint</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">to what matters the most to you: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">career, health, success, relationships, self-awareness, generosity...]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And what about the tiny ones and even the mistakes, the good days, the bad days, the daily baby steps that help us be who we want to be, even when we are not at our best but we are still doing our best to get there? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everything can be celebrated, and there is so much to be thankful for. Celebrating is not about showing off, it's about gratitude, humility, and hope.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What in your life is worth celebrating?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Celebrations, Thankfulness</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/03/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #355. - Where the magic is already happening</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-44630552478686455812023-09-25T23:52:00.008+02:002023-09-25T23:52:49.259+02:00Coaching Monday: Young at heart<p style="text-align: justify;">Age is just a number, they say. Sometimes it's true.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this Coaching Monday, I would like to wish you a great last September week with a short, and yet very important question: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyLbrz1klDnNrQ63LpxdJMedW0EGdPS1WoNOKGK5Vet20GMugcaJWVSQ9kInMjj3JAxqxOFOrETL8g8jHtVIHonUGlLZhHOxCxD1b5MViBGw_xfgJjTad_9J7pDZeFdgt6f9JTr6bPxJUzLseJJPh-WBWYYzCckGNuXsECMZI5sK5ZO9OhaDXfSQ1VTbh/s1080/Coaching_Keeping_Young_at_Heart_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What can keep you young at heart?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyLbrz1klDnNrQ63LpxdJMedW0EGdPS1WoNOKGK5Vet20GMugcaJWVSQ9kInMjj3JAxqxOFOrETL8g8jHtVIHonUGlLZhHOxCxD1b5MViBGw_xfgJjTad_9J7pDZeFdgt6f9JTr6bPxJUzLseJJPh-WBWYYzCckGNuXsECMZI5sK5ZO9OhaDXfSQ1VTbh/w320-h320/Coaching_Keeping_Young_at_Heart_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Young at heart" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #ead1dc;"><div style="text-align: center;">[Like with all important questions, there's no wrong answer.</div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">What makes sense to you makes sense, period]</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">"What can keep you young at heart?" </p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Motivation, Young at heart</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/09/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_27.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #200. - Looking for surprises</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-41715622045468277002023-09-18T23:39:00.005+02:002023-09-18T23:42:43.051+02:00Coaching Monday: Your new nurturing hobby<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In my opinion, way too many people consider hobbies as something "nice to have" but not truly meaningful.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And yet, the right hobby can be nurturing, enriching, and even life-changing. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAn810tiIIDhcdJyrPWQ6lmckoHZ0TAlRnhz5MF4FlKci5LTIfK1M9Zc9g07pdDlyJPrj8GFV34BZ3tgGGEG_j6RItYiGGanVHHL79URruP9_VzHHQOJNl9KnCi16zrBv2Oml2w3XhXnjxbOmFibvNEHZSRkr0xnErRzCkI8K8AP57YJwgKZrNdW6jyoP/s1080/Coaching_What_New_Nurturing_Hobby_This_Year_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What new nurturing hobby did you discover this year?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAn810tiIIDhcdJyrPWQ6lmckoHZ0TAlRnhz5MF4FlKci5LTIfK1M9Zc9g07pdDlyJPrj8GFV34BZ3tgGGEG_j6RItYiGGanVHHL79URruP9_VzHHQOJNl9KnCi16zrBv2Oml2w3XhXnjxbOmFibvNEHZSRkr0xnErRzCkI8K8AP57YJwgKZrNdW6jyoP/w320-h320/Coaching_What_New_Nurturing_Hobby_This_Year_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your new nurturing hobby" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">["The right hobby" means of course</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">"The right hobby for you"]</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A hobby allows us to recharge, relax, practice self-care, and - depending on the hobby - could also be a powerful tool for honing a skill set, pivoting to a different field, and connecting with others.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What new nurturing hobby did you discover this year?"<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Self-care, Time management</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/01/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_2.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #297. - Something energizing</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-14723057287178723122023-09-11T23:56:00.001+02:002023-09-11T23:57:37.682+02:00Coaching Monday: A different kind of jackpot<div style="text-align: justify;">Today's question should be a no-brainer.<br />If we know the answer to this question and live by it, almost nothing will be impossible.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHSTpymeyPg0GL4bmwS-Fo66HzEcFwWGEURALo8d99WzraKHaCQQub74JbrquHrwTiL-IH77_K3K0lRV_DVG6D_-f7ufRchHBVMwAaZLV2hJMaePGTKyTmHTBEsiEnIED2mZg0E_TO1yU0pmKLK8OJxOfbdLS-SevSHTI83887BARbFnLtk-R04kycVWO/s1080/Coaching_What_Strength_When_Tired_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question by life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What gives you strength when you are very tired?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHSTpymeyPg0GL4bmwS-Fo66HzEcFwWGEURALo8d99WzraKHaCQQub74JbrquHrwTiL-IH77_K3K0lRV_DVG6D_-f7ufRchHBVMwAaZLV2hJMaePGTKyTmHTBEsiEnIED2mZg0E_TO1yU0pmKLK8OJxOfbdLS-SevSHTI83887BARbFnLtk-R04kycVWO/w320-h320/Coaching_What_Strength_When_Tired_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: A different kind of jackpot" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[What's your secret weapon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">and show what you are truly made of,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">even if you are dead tired?]</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The days can be long and tiring.<br />Knowing what motivates and gives us strength is like winning the jackpot.<br /><br />"What gives you strength when you are very tired?" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Strength, Resilience</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2021/03/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_15.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #369. - The hidden side of resilience</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-33232378511392133532023-09-04T23:53:00.000+02:002023-09-04T23:53:02.839+02:00Coaching Monday: An unexpectedly difficult question to answer<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Today's question is among my favorite ones because what appears to be an easy no-brainer or an inflated icebreaker for stale conversations is, actually, quite challenging to answer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If money were no obstacle, what would you like to do? Not only for a day, a week, a somehow longer vacation... What would you like to do, read, discover, learn, and experience on a daily basis, and in the long run? What would you like to change for good, and what should stay the same?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR6PvsVpiEsfNI7g9NMhIcWh7zg2GY7pVuiAvAm_2foB0FKJXMmU9x8iPyqwSjNLdAJwpjCnV-FC1mI1XxmPsZAmORC70fNg_dkUXOOdNek3xssf2He3MnhgqyR1cq3s_ROgzKmkW6LM7mIPl99gUkY8WbrFr4PEwTSLQjQSDEoUeBV-q4Z2-r0iDzP-T/s1080/Coaching_If_Money_Were_Irrelevant_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "If money were irrelevant, what would you like to do?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR6PvsVpiEsfNI7g9NMhIcWh7zg2GY7pVuiAvAm_2foB0FKJXMmU9x8iPyqwSjNLdAJwpjCnV-FC1mI1XxmPsZAmORC70fNg_dkUXOOdNek3xssf2He3MnhgqyR1cq3s_ROgzKmkW6LM7mIPl99gUkY8WbrFr4PEwTSLQjQSDEoUeBV-q4Z2-r0iDzP-T/w320-h320/Coaching_If_Money_Were_Irrelevant_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: An unexpectedly difficult question to answer" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[That's also the perfect question to use </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">for having a regular reality check all by yourself]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You would be surprised to discover that most people don't know how to answer. How about you?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"If money were irrelevant, what would you like to do?" <span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life goals, Time management</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-short-reality-check-question-for-all.html" target="_blank">A short reality check question for all your to-do lists</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? Aloha!</span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.de/p/where-to-start-if-you-are-new.html" target="_blank">Where to start, if you are new</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c27492fa3b7d/free-self-coaching-newsletter-yk" target="_blank">Sign up for my free, upcoming monthly newsletter</a></b></div></div>Azzurra Camoglio [She/Her]http://www.blogger.com/profile/11184590433011188609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221922170864470599.post-5048014367395165392023-08-28T23:52:00.001+02:002023-08-28T23:52:18.091+02:00Coaching Monday: Your most beloved treasure<div style="text-align: justify;">If we talk about treasures, what's the first thing going through your mind?<br />The most apparent treasures may be material possessions, but everything and everyone can be a treasure: a strong relationship, our loved ones, a goal, our health, being resilient, a meaningful book, or the memories of a unique experience.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgeFM8tU3WlFrLiUofFluN24C09a9Ue_s6Q5FviBQkgxMi9Z8UbW8z5aYk19eCr7gxfwaC2kUGXAJJTi5VHVDBhGJONoQmALXcttDwY3US2HzIxApbsJDd2Qvl1l2GS8mPhYJwLZC1ek0qLyDPZQLrDL53iAMmEGQ8cFiGDRGZ34EP2Q5FbayHlHx9BYd/s1080/Coaching_Your_Most_Beloved_Treasure_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Weekly question from life coach Azzurra Camoglio: "What's your most beloved treasure and why?"" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgeFM8tU3WlFrLiUofFluN24C09a9Ue_s6Q5FviBQkgxMi9Z8UbW8z5aYk19eCr7gxfwaC2kUGXAJJTi5VHVDBhGJONoQmALXcttDwY3US2HzIxApbsJDd2Qvl1l2GS8mPhYJwLZC1ek0qLyDPZQLrDL53iAMmEGQ8cFiGDRGZ34EP2Q5FbayHlHx9BYd/w320-h320/Coaching_Your_Most_Beloved_Treasure_Azzurra_Camoglio.png" title="Coaching Monday: Your most beloved treasure" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">[The answer to this question may reveal <br />what are your values and principles<br />and it can help you stay focused]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If someone asks about treasures, what's the gut answer that makes sense to you, and when was the last time you have been consciously thankful for it?<br /><br />"What's your most beloved treasure and why?" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tags: <span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Thankfulness, Resilience, Personal values</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">What to read next:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><a href="https://thinklilac.blogspot.com/2020/12/coaching-reloaded-coaching-question-of_31.html" target="_blank">Coaching, reloaded - Coaching question of the day #295. - Your most treasured memory of this year</a></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Visiting the blog for the first time? 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