It was the end of March and in reviewing my journals, which at that time I was getting in the habit of daily writing with templates, I was very much falling into a good routine.
I had been sober for six months, my health was restored, my diet was good, I was getting exercise daily, I was formalizing my philosophy and approach and decided to pursue both becoming a life coach and publishing my book on Turin.
I was feeling good. I was confident in who I was and what I was doing. Things had come together slowly, but surely. All the little things were adding up. Directionally I knew where I wanted to go and I had a rough plan to get there.
The book I had finished, but needed to finalize. I had to review how to submit queries and select agents or publishers. I had to know what information they required from me to consider my book. This would take time.
The coaching required research as well. I wanted to develop a program that could be implemented and replicated. It had to be a framework that could apply to individuals from different backgrounds and different experiences. There had to be a method and right approach. I wanted it to be research based, cohesive, and practical. I wanted to demonstrate that I had the training and experience required to call myself a coach.
I set out plans for each and rough timelines. I wanted to wrap up the book work by the end of the school year and start sending submissions as I would have to wait. While waiting I would take courses in areas related to the coaching such as positive psychology, emotional intelligence, diet and exercise and personal finance.
In this way I had secured my base for the most part and was building to go beyond ok or not bad.
Mentally and spiritually I was doing great, in body, I recovered and was beginning to build. My finances did not increase but they were stable and my material needs were being met.
All in all, from a time where I could have spiralled out of control, I took an intentional approach to becoming the person I longed to be and after six months I could see my intended outcome coming to fruition.
Ross Raymond Nunamaker 