There’s a certain peace in knowing who you are, and how you fit in. In the mountains of Nepal, the Sherpa people understand those things: who they are, and how they fit in.
In their isolated place in the world, they have their own language. Their lives are grounded in family, tradition and community. They know the mountains on a very deep level, and give them names. The tallest of those mountains is Everest, called Sagarmatha in the Sherpa language. Everest is the home of the mother goddess of the earth.
In the remote, highest spaces of the Himalayas, life is simple. The Sherpa people have time to reflect, time to understand the mountains and develop a personal relationship with them. The Sherpas belong exactly where they are. The relationship between the Sherpa people and their environment makes sense and provides comfort.
There is something profound and mystical about all of this. If we stop to think about it, we will realize that we have lost some of that meaning and mystery in our lives. If we stop and listen carefully, we can all hear a small voice that speaks of a yearning to recapture what we have lost.
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Intriguing post. Clients rarely hire coaches in order to find who they are, and yet that is one of the most valuable benefits of being coached.
You are completely on target! Thanks for your comment, Julia.
I agree wholeheartedly: for the Sherpa people, living where they live and the way they live, knowing who they are and what they are doing is self-evident and constitutes a harmonious whole. For the others, who live in the big cities of the Western world, in the complexity and competitiveness of their work lives, the game is lost. Globalization has swept our whole world, leaving isolated niches of people still in touch with their home roots, family bonds, traditions and a meaningful way to live. It will take a big effort for us to find and get back the simplicity & meaning, which in a way we have denied, by adopting the Western model of “I want to have it all”.
That’s it, Krysta! We’re looking to simplify our way of life and gain wisdom from the Sherpas of Nepal. The key is to go back to our roots and strip ourselves of all these ‘needs and wants’.
I too agree. It’s so simple, yet very elusive. Knowing who we are clearly enriches the meaning and mystery of life that we experience as entrepreneurs and executives. It frees us as leaders to gain valuable benefits from coaching. What we gain is not only priceless beyond words, it gives us a natural way to amplify our influence and impact.
Thank you for starting this conversation Brenda. It’s one I find I have a huge interest in.
Julia: so right. Helping people define who they are is so much of what we do and the challenge for me as a coach is to present that option in a way my prospective clients can understand it is a good idea – with clear, immediate benefits. Such an interesting job, this coaching.
Krysta: What intrigues me about globalization is the challenge, for those who wish to take it, of weaving together the imperative to stay rooted and true to who we are, while also participating in this new global village. I think there are great benefits to learning that dance and thus broadening one’s ‘tribe’ and the possibilities for a very personal relationship to a much broader segment of mankind than we may have imagined.
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