How To Live A Meaningful Life

Listening requires attention. And asking the right questions.

But it really isn't that complicated. Just give a friend 10 or 15 minutes listen.

Simple but difficult.

They can be friends, family, strangers. Listen to homeless people if you can. Does not matter who.

The key question comes out of the book The Coaching Habit: the AWEsome question.

What is the AWEsome question?

And What Else?

When someone responds to a few opening questions like "

How is it going?

What are biggest obstacles to your dream succeeding?

Just keep the conversation going by asking

And what else?

You will be amazed if you do this one step: keep asking And What Else? until the person you're talking with says "That's it."

A few tips for changing your life whether you are looking at retirement or the next J O B: go together. Get off the screen and find 3-4 people who can create a small community with you. The group serves as your problem solving safe zone plus bonus: consistent accountability buddies.

And get this new book to help you on your way: helpful at every stage in life, the authors started a process at Stanford over 50 years ago and are still going strong.

Want to get some great coaching?

Write me a note at "Tim.Trees.Tranformation At gmail.com or call/ text and let's set up some time to talk on the phone or in person here in Seattle.

What do people talk with me about?

How to find or create new work while working at a less meaningful job?

Grief work talking with our dead, becoming an apprentice to our sorrow and our own death.

Learning to see our plant and animal cousins as alive and offering their own intelligence, helping create a bridge to never really being lonely

Making a plan for action to connect with estranged family or friends in conflict.

Getting the retirement plan, the will, getting your shit together after divorce or before you and your beloved die.

Creating non profits. I've helped facilitate and raise money for a dozen.

Creative people needing structure. I can teach you how to create a container to start your own special artist's way into imagination.

Athletes looking for way to personal bests and at the same time shift focus by volunteering to expand energy and being a contribution, contribute via community service.

Let me know how I can help❤️