Over the weekend I was in attendance at a wedding party in New York City. Besides the wonderful location and the chance to see friends again, I was struck by something unique: how everyone needs a bit of guidance. No matter where they are (or where you happen to be in life) everyone needs a little help.
Now this comes off the heels that no one can do everything alone. That is why employers seek employees and companies build projects around teams. All the heavy lifting in the world has to be a coordinated effort. Yet, to get from point A to point B that effort needs guidance.
So what does this have to do with the wedding? I met with former classmates of mine that I have not seen in twenty years. They had taken very different paths than mind and had many different experiences. Here we all are, drinking our adult beverages and congratulating our mutual friend on his nuptials, discussing what we have done, where we are, and where we want to go. One of my classmates had developed a talent for art, another had become an acupuncturist, and another had gone on to become a concert pianist. All of these talents and passions where not there when we graduated together twenty years ago. Each of them had discovered these gifts through a mentor, a teacher, and an enlightened encounter that was life changing. More importantly each of them had one person put them on that path. Whether they actively sought this path or not they received guidance.
We all do. We receive positive and negative guidance either by choice, serendipity, or at times by force. It is what we do with that guidance that determines if it was a success or not.
I, unlike my peers at the wedding, seek to give guidance through business coaching. I enjoy watching my clients turn things around, launch a new venture, and grab ahold of their dreams. My classmates give guidance through their music, art, and relief of suffering. Through their passion of their professions they influence others.
I look to my peers as my guidance. They are the reflection that there is no set mold for who you are and what it is that you want to become. Life is a journey. Be passionate and live is what I learned from four hours with them.
Who do you turn to when you need guidance?
About the author:
Erroin A. Martin is a Business Advocate with the Von Gehr Consulting Group, LLC, a business coaching and consultancy provider for business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs. He has fifteen years experience working within the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, natural resources, medical devices, software, technology, business services, and agriculture industries in various levels of leadership across six continents. He has led diverse teams in sales, marketing, planning, and in the Army. He currently coaches business leaders and physicians in the tools needed to plan for their success. Learn more about the Von Gehr Consulting Group, LLC at www.vongehrconsulting.com or call +1 203 433 8079. You can follow him on Twitter at @Erroin
The Von Gehr Consulting Group, LLC, was founded by Erroin A. Martin to provide business coaching, business consulting, and other services to companies both large and small. The primary goal is to have his clients be passionate about their business and reach the unachievable.
