Comments on: Tough (Question) Tuesday: What would Opposite (Your Name here) do? http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/ Who do YOU want to be when you grow up? Thu, 17 May 2012 00:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 admin Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:25:46 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2126 Ah yes, ain't it tough to keep your opinions to yourself? As you go through ICA you'll be more aware of this, but it didn't help me much. When it comes to my friends I'm a friggin' big mouth! So I guess I'll look for Opposite Jeremie in the next Batman movie, huh? My hubby would love to play a video game about you. Ah yes, ain't it tough to keep your opinions to yourself? As you go through ICA you'll be more aware of this, but it didn't help me much. When it comes to my friends I'm a friggin' big mouth!

So I guess I'll look for Opposite Jeremie in the next Batman movie, huh? My hubby would love to play a video game about you.

]]> By: Jeremie http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 Jeremie Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:50:30 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2123 Opposite Jeremie would be an evil Mastermind ready to take over the world with all sorts of cool doomsday gadgets, a book labeled "Plans to Rule the Worlds" (yes worlds plural, you need to set your goals high), and minions....oh yes! Opposite Jeremie would have many many minions, and...... Hmmmm, probably not what you were looking for so, Opposite Jeremie would keep his mouth shut and not always offer his opinion and insight on a situation. Sometimes opposite Jeremie would definitely be helpful in my life as it would be advantageous to not always stick my nose in it. Opposite Jeremie would be an evil Mastermind ready to take over the world with all sorts of cool doomsday gadgets, a book labeled "Plans to Rule the Worlds" (yes worlds plural, you need to set your goals high), and minions….oh yes! Opposite Jeremie would have many many minions, and……

Hmmmm, probably not what you were looking for so,

Opposite Jeremie would keep his mouth shut and not always offer his opinion and insight on a situation. Sometimes opposite Jeremie would definitely be helpful in my life as it would be advantageous to not always stick my nose in it.

]]> By: admin http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 admin Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:35:49 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2122 Tara - I want people to buy me martinis! Especially chocolate ones :) And feel free to use this tool as much as you want! So glad you found it helpful. Merissa - I think it's impossible to wake up before noon in Hawaii. That place just lends itself to lazy, relaxing days....I want to go back there! Tara – I want people to buy me martinis! Especially chocolate ones :) And feel free to use this tool as much as you want! So glad you found it helpful.

Merissa – I think it's impossible to wake up before noon in Hawaii. That place just lends itself to lazy, relaxing days….I want to go back there!

]]> By: Merissa from Hawaii http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Merissa from Hawaii Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:48:24 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2120 Haha! This is a good one! I actually like Opposite Day and will try to fit an Opposite Day in my calendar! So, Opposite Merissa would: wake up early in the morning instead of at noon!...for starters..hehe. Haha! This is a good one! I actually like Opposite Day and will try to fit an Opposite Day in my calendar! So, Opposite Merissa would: wake up early in the morning instead of at noon!…for starters..hehe.

]]> By: Tara http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 Tara Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:44:47 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2119 Brilliant Michelle!! I am buzzing with excitement on this one - Opposite Tara just DOES it without contstantly thinking about it an incessantly planning it. She's cool and people just naturally want to buy her martinis. It's weird that way. I Love, Love, Love this persepctive, and I am totally going to use it with my clients (I will give you credit all over the place though!) Brilliant Michelle!!

I am buzzing with excitement on this one – Opposite Tara just DOES it without contstantly thinking about it an incessantly planning it. She's cool and people just naturally want to buy her martinis. It's weird that way.

I Love, Love, Love this persepctive, and I am totally going to use it with my clients (I will give you credit all over the place though!)

]]> By: admin http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 admin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:23:31 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2118 Thanks for your insight, Drew. My posts last week were around fear, stress & anxiety (you can tell what kind of month I'm having), and I too saw - for the first time - the thin line between anxiety & excitement. Seems so strange if you look at it superficially, but when you dig deeper it makes a ton of sense. Thanks for your insight, Drew. My posts last week were around fear, stress & anxiety (you can tell what kind of month I'm having), and I too saw – for the first time – the thin line between anxiety & excitement. Seems so strange if you look at it superficially, but when you dig deeper it makes a ton of sense.

]]> By: Drew Schiller http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 Drew Schiller Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:15:25 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2117 I've never tried the opposite thing, but something that has helped me is to understand what anxiety really is. Anxiety occurs when we are doing something different than what we normally do. That's called growth. So without anxiety, you will never be able to grow to be more than what you are now. When I get anxious on the way to a meeting or presentation, rather than get nervous, I think about why this is making me anxious and I get excited. My brain now greets anxiety with excitement rather than nerves. Much more fun that way! I've never tried the opposite thing, but something that has helped me is to understand what anxiety really is. Anxiety occurs when we are doing something different than what we normally do. That's called growth. So without anxiety, you will never be able to grow to be more than what you are now.

When I get anxious on the way to a meeting or presentation, rather than get nervous, I think about why this is making me anxious and I get excited. My brain now greets anxiety with excitement rather than nerves. Much more fun that way!

]]> By: admin http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 admin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:22:16 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2116 Opposite Nicole surprises me - it sounded like the Nicole that I read about! Can I visit Opposite Nicole? I wanna go to the beach..... Opposite Nicole surprises me – it sounded like the Nicole that I read about!

Can I visit Opposite Nicole? I wanna go to the beach…..

]]> By: Nicole J. Butler http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Nicole J. Butler Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:05:53 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2115 "Opposite" Nicole is as cool as she looks. She knows things will work out, because, one way or another - they always do. And HOW they work out is not dependent on whether or not she allows herself to darn-near have a stroke over it. (I think "Opposite" Nicole lives on a Caribbean island...) I love this exercise. It's a way to highlight both undesirable and desirable behaviors at the same time without venturing into "should" land (which tends to cause more stress). Thank you for this. "Opposite" Nicole is as cool as she looks. She knows things will work out, because, one way or another – they always do. And HOW they work out is not dependent on whether or not she allows herself to darn-near have a stroke over it.

(I think "Opposite" Nicole lives on a Caribbean island…)

I love this exercise. It's a way to highlight both undesirable and desirable behaviors at the same time without venturing into "should" land (which tends to cause more stress). Thank you for this.

]]> By: admin http://whenigrowupcoach.com/2009/04/21/tough-question-tuesday-installment-24/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 admin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:55:47 +0000 http://whenigrowupcoach.com/blog/?p=819#comment-2114 Love it! Love it!

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