The image above is a commission done by Hugh McLeod, his artistic expression of my Purpose statement of #MakingPotentialPossible.
I was recently having lunch with a mentee, hearing their reflections on the past year. They asked me for my “word” for the year and it came to me that it was, simply, “Gratitude”.
Yesterday I was reminded of a lesson from Ed Percival, who I have referred to as my greatest mentor in life and wrote a post on that particular lesson.
As I wrote that, though, I also felt a deep sense of gratitude for another mentor and coach to me, someone who not only guided me with love and care on the early steps of my coaching journey but also gave me the great gift of coaching me to find my purpose in life, my “intent”, my “North Star”.
With Suki’s masterful help, I landed on #MakingPotentialPossible in mid-2011, so for the last twelve years it has been my constant guide, giving me an anchor to my awareness of why I am here, and more broadly to my own journey of deepening self-awareness. As Suki also so powerfully taught me, “Awareness is the greatest agent for change“, and awareness of my purpose has indeed been a great agent for me to change myself and to support others to change.
So, 2023 is a year for which I feel much gratitude, and today, Suki, I express my gratitude for you. Much love x