Get organised and supported

It suddenly dawned on me yesterday that, since making my career change on 1st August this year, I have almost sub-consciously been going through a process of personal re-organisation that has focused on delegation and support.

A series of separate decisions have joined together to make a big difference:

  1. Back on with the running shoes and 5 days a week of aerobic exercise = peace, well-being and time to think (as well as a tightening of flabby muscle);
  2. Appointment of a new virtual personal assistant to handle my busy “off-stage” life = less clutter and more time to rest when I finish work;
  3. Back into personal coaching with Michael Myerscough = the fellowship of an impartial sounding board and the benefit of his wisdom;
  4. A massive investment in personal organisation at my Falmouth desk – paperwork, finances and all that jazz = that lovely feeling when the job you have been putting off for ages is done;
  5. A great big trip to the dump with 2 years of accumulated paper and files and brochures = an uncluttered cellar;
  6. An enormous effort to improve my financial self-organisation = deeper, sounder sleeping;
  7. A decision to eliminate some of my more destructive and irritating bad habits (with Michael’s help) = making myself more attractive to be around;
  8. Some good conversations with people I trust, respect, like and love to resolve tolerations = well, just = good conversations!
So the old Chris Barrow is on his way back – in a big way.
I’m feeling liberated, supported, well organised and probably a little bit self-righteous.
Please don’t let me get too giddy with this – I invite all those grounding comments from you.
As the man said “I feel good”
I challenge you – invest 3 minutes and 12 seconds in watching this video – turn up the speakers, dance around your room – and then tell me that you don’t feel better…

About the Author

Chris Barrow

30 October 2008 by Chris Barrow

Chris Barrow is co-founder of Barrow Kwong Hing Group of Companies, a private dental corporate active in independent and retail dentistry and post-graduate dental education, operating in the UK and Canada. Chris has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 15 years. As a speaker he is dynamic, energetic and charismatic. In 1993 Chris moved into business coaching and became one of the first UK students at Coach University, from where he graduated as a certified coach. In 1997, he created The Dental Business School (DBS) and the development of a 12-month business coaching programme for dental practice owners and their teams, delivered to over 400 UK dental practices in the following 10 years.

 In the last 5 years Chris has acted as a Non-Executive Director, Director and Consultant to a number of dental corporates, whilst maintaining his freelance activity as a dental business coach for independent practice owners. BKH is the culmination of his past experience in the business of UK dentistry

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