edgy-skier1In my current skill building around coaching relationships I learned a term for the space between where you are and where you want to be: edge. Two examples in my manual are:

  1. Trying on a new idea or perspective.
  2. Being a shy person and choosing to speak up.

I certainly know the feeling and suspect you do, too. That’s where the word edgy comes up–that uncomfortable place between who you are now and who you’d like to become.

The illustration in the manual is an upside-down V.  Over the holidays I received a delightful holiday card from my friend and colleague Janet Siegenthaler bearing an illustration by her son Max. It was a more memorable representation than the one in my fancy notebook illustrating the unstable and scary place between those worlds. There’s the “skier” whose primary identity (shy person) is on the left. the secondary identity (one who speaks up) on the right and an arrow crossing the peak of the V pointing from the primary to the secondary. When we’re poised on the top of that mountain, it’s a tenuous place. That’s where I come in.

I want to offer my services (again) to a handful of willing participants so I can practice coach this new skill. I made a similar offer back in October after my first course with great results. Here’s a second offer with this particular skill in mind:

Again I want to practice, practice, practice. Get ready for a bargain! The first 10 people who take me up on this will get a session for $25 to discuss an edge they’d like to focus on–making more money, moving into a new arena, committing to writing THE BOOK, whatever your edge is in ’09.

The specifics:

(This offer is SOLD OUT. Watch for future ones after my classes in late January, mid-February and late March.)

  • A 30-minute (to one hour session) to get support for an edge you’d like to cross over.
  • Sessions are by phone at a mutually convenient time.
  • Calls can be with you as an individual discussing a relationship, or you with and the other person–an edge a partnership or relationship wants to move into.
  • Sample session rate offer: $25 payable by credit card

In 2009 I’ll be taking three more courses in this area, stay tuned for future offers. First come, first served!