The Client wrote down the first of many new ideas:
“What's the easiest commitment you can make?” the Coach asked. The Client was silent.
“As we begin this journey, it would be useful to understand commitment. Commitment is a huge part of results; you see that, right? But what may be equally powerful is understanding the nature of commitment. Because if we understand the nature of a thing, we understand how it works and how to use it. Right?”
The words resonated with the Client. His engineering background was going to serve him well here. He was ready to commit to something other than who he was, right now. He desperately wanted a change, even though he bailed out because he didn't think he could get there. He was settling into the conversation.
He didn't know what was waiting for him in five days.
“Have you heard of Imogen Cooper?” the Coach asked him. He had not. “She is one of the greatest concert pianists in the world. At the ripe old age of twelve, she decided she was unhappy and unsatisfied ...
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