Why I Write what I Write: My books
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“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
— Ernest Hemingway.
A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness: That’s what I attempt to do through anything that I write. As it’s what I know to do best, ever since I’ve been assigned corporate training and coaching roles as part of my earliest career assignments. Many of my early trainees today, are in senior and responsible roles themselves, as I can get a glimpse of it on facebook. What gives me the confidence today – is to recall and reflect under what circumstances these youngsters were handed over to my care, though I was barely much older myself: with the confidence from senior management – that only I could turn around these people. I was often given these people to coach, as a last resort – before showing them the door, for poor performance and attitudes that would spoil the work culture.
These experiences developed my strength, patience, and above all stamina in my ability to do so. And I’ve done this several times over and over with batches of employees in different companies. Also my mother was principal of a teacher’s training college, so I had grown up on practical examples of good coaching methods. She often took us with her, to practice teaching sessions for her students at various schools or colleges.
So then, obviously when I decided to write – as that’s a skill I knew I had even as a child, just like I could draw and paint; I chose to write about what I know best. That is, how to build self-esteem and confidence, as that’s the first step towards any level of achievement.
“He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.”
— Louisa May Alcott.
Personally I choose to do what I’m doing, as: “True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.” — Henry Miller.
Posted on my Facebook Book Page – Across Borders, on 26/06/19
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“Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.” – L.R Knost.
