My life in the making and doing
I have been reflecting on what I am thinking, planning and doing.
Thinking
Everything I do is in the thinking phase.
It is the phase that pulls together the random thoughts, learnings and knowledge. It supports what is in the making and what continues to go live.
Everything in the picture sits within the thinking phase. Whether consciously or unconsciously bringing together what I see, hear and feel.
It feeds the next stage.
Planning
Planning is the pulling together of the randomness of my ideas and threads into patterns and clarity.
It’s here I and many I work with get stuck and don’t take things any further forward.
It’s here that we wait for the ‘right’ moment when things are ‘ready’ whatever that means.
I continue to plan and write for what I have started with my journals, daily notions and book reviews. I gain further ideas that I can feed the plans for my podcasts and Lizzie Hub.
This phase feeds, arguably, the most important and often neglected ‘Doing’ phase.
Doing
This is what you and the rest of the world see of me.
It takes extra courage to enter this phase. Like Beta phases in tech releases, the doing phase is a combination of always doing my best and also constantly tweaking so you get what is most needed in the moment.
My journals, daily notions and book reviews are constantly being tweaked as I do more.
My hub has three prongs to it: Virtual walks, focused digital conversations and live meet ups. All have started in one format or another and are being adjusted all the time.
My walks are one to one conversations the length to suit you. It’s an opportunity to step away from your day to day and get moving (whether around your home, your garden (if you are lucky enough to have one) or using your daily exercise quota.
My meet ups are in the making trialling in different locations (digital platforms) and different formats to go fully live very soon. They will be focused (but not limiting) collaborative and inspiring.
My digital conversations are virtual groups and will be limited (to 6 people), scheduled (once a week), structured with a topic and a lead. It’s an opportunity for a unique discussion with the lead. Going live in May 2020.
Leave stronger
When the doing has been done and you leave the event you will feel stronger.
In feeling stronger you will be able to do more of your own doing rather than being stuck in the thinking and planning.
Come and join in. Find out more at lizzie@lizzierhodesjames.co.uk
