“Look, I've gotta be honest with you,” the Client said. “I'm here because I want some answers about how to leave my job. I want to start my own business. I've done it before but that was over ten years ago and a lot has changed since then. I know you're an entrepreneur and you've started several businesses, plus I know you've got a reputation for helping entrepreneurs to launch businesses and stuff like that. So I'm looking to you for some answers and some guidance on how to pull out of this job and get going with my life.” His hand covered his stomach as he spoke. “I appreciate this conversation about streams and identity, but I don't see how exploring the nature of the universe and where our thoughts are coming from and all that is really helping me play the game of life over here.”
“I used to coach people on how to play that game,” the Coach said. “The game of life. I'd share my guidance and my instincts and my advice and quite often it was one or two steps ahead of my clients, so I looked like I was smart. Until I wasn't. Until what made sense to me clearly didn't make sense to the client, because of their experience or education or insight or my delivery or God knows what. I thought to myself, what's wrong? Is it me? These strategies worked for Jeena, Joan, and Jim! Then ...
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