Making the most of who you are - 100%

I'm heading off to Andalucia tonight to run the first of six week long coaching courses for www.Well-Being-Breaks.com

My weeks are themed "re-invent yourself" but it's really about making the best of the person you are.

No one should ever try to be anyone other than themselves. Often, you'll notice that the people you admire the most - whether they're people you know personally or performers, scientists, entrepreneurs, athletes or anyone else - are people who are 100% true to themselves.

If you weren't afraid of what other people might say about you, what would you be doing differently? Would you be more confident, assertive and creative at work? More loving and carefree at home?

Make a list of the people you admire and what it is you're particularly drawn to. I'm sure I'll think of loads of people later on when it's too late to add more, but to start my own list:

1) Oprah for knowing how to present all sorts of inspirational and entertaining information so it's accessible to lots of people.
2) The Dalai Lama for smiling and being a force for peace in spite of all he's endured.
3) Gloria Steinem for helping so many women and men recognise that "women are whole people, too" without being anti-men.
4) David Lynch for expressing himself so fully and confidently (even when, at the end of a film, I'm utterly clueless as to how it all makes sense, I love the way he just allows his visions to unfold).
5) Kathy Reichs, Pearl Cleage, Marian Keyes, Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton and a million other fiction writers who, again, go with their imaginary worlds and follow them so completely, you feel like you're there when you read them...

Even if it's just for a few minutes, allow your mind to wander... What would you do differently today, this week, this year, if you allowed your intuition and gut to guide your every move instead of second guessing yourself?

List the ideas that crop up and see where it takes you...

I'd love to hear how you get on. You can email me at eve@applecoaching.com

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