Throughout the last 4 years being trained and mentored by some of the best coaches and facilitators on the planet, I was constantly told ‘it is not about what happens to you….it is about how you respond to what happens to you that matters’. They also constantly reinforced this principle as well – ‘nothing actually has meaning, until we give it meaning’. And whilst I understood this intellectually and constantly shared this with clients and in workshops, I often felt that I was saying it logically, and that part of me still didn’t believe it. Well, the events of last week changed that, with 5 workshops booked to deliver, including 1 in country Victoria, requiring me to travel a considerable distance. After facilitating 2 workshops in the city, I drove 200km to a country town to deliver workshop #3. About 50km before my destination, my car stopped suddenly with a massive ‘crunch’, followed by an extremely loud grinding noise. I actually thought it was the end of my favourite car! Knowing I needed to get to my destination in order to prepare for workshop #3, I immediately contacted roadside assistance and organised a tow truck, called ahead to the venue I was staying to advise them I would be late, then co-ordinated a taxi to take me the remaining 50km. Continue Reading