{"id":1179,"date":"2011-06-13T08:21:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T15:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dierschow.com\/wordpress\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2012-06-01T14:49:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T21:49:48","slug":"the-small-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dierschow.com\/wordpress\/career\/the-small-voice","title":{"rendered":"The small voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
\nIf you think about it, our culture is very loud and brash – especially \t\tthe American society.\u00a0 But it’s generally true worldwide that \t\tpeople are struggling to figure out what’s important from the noise in \t\ttheir lives.<\/p>\n

For me, TV and e-mail are the worst addictions.\u00a0 Always feeding me \t\tmarginally relevant stuff, every minute of the day.\u00a0 I’m \t\tover-stimulated.<\/p>\n

Here’s the problem:\u00a0 What’s truly important is small and quiet.\u00a0 \t\tA recent example was when my wife’s voice quivered just a little the \t\tother day.<\/p>\n

That little event, a fraction of a second, was an incredibly important \t\toccurrence.\u00a0 Something had deep meaning to her, and I could either \t\tchoose to ignore it (which I’ve been known to do when I’m not paying \t\tattention) or to find out more about what’s happening for her.\u00a0 \t\tFortunately I chose the latter.<\/p>\n

Here’s another example:\u00a0 I’m struggling to become comfortable with \t\tthe idea of being the primary salesman for my coaching services.\u00a0 I \t\tcan give elevator pitches and presentations, sure, but there’s more to \t\tsales than that.\u00a0 When I’m sitting here pounding away on my \t\tkeyboard, it’s easy to forget that my REAL value is getting out there \t\tand selling my services.<\/p>\n

But this insight doesn’t come in a flash of lightning.\u00a0 It comes as \t\ta small voice when I’m just sitting there thinking.\u00a0 Or, even more \t\tlikely, when I first awake in the morning.<\/p>\n

You have to listen to that small voice.\u00a0 It’s important, so listen \t\tand have a conversation with it.<\/p>\n

That’s what thinking really is about, not just reacting to the next \t\tstimulus that FaceBook throws your way.<\/p>\n

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Carl Dierschow is a Certified \t\tSmall Fish Business Coach<\/a> and \t\tauthor of the career management guide, Mondays Stink! 23 Secrets to \t\tRediscover Delight and Fulfillment in Your Work<\/em>. He is a career \t\tcoach for those going through interesting transitions, and works with \t\tsmall business owners who need to create breakthroughs in achieving \t\ttheir business goals. Find out more at \t\twww.Dierschow.com<\/a> and \t\twww.SmallFish.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in individual career coaching, group coaching, \t\tor other resources which might help you with difficult choices, please \t\tcontact Carl at carl@dierschow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connect with Carl on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a> to get timely updates and connections to a broader range of \t\tprofessionals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a9 2011 Possibilities Partnership LLC<\/td>\n

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