In midlife we often start asking ourselves some really big questions.

Things like:

What is my life purpose?

How do I make a difference in the world?

Who am I?

Questions like that are wonderful explorations. And they can also feel overwhelming. Deep personal reflection needs to be balanced with the simple joys of life. Sometimes during a coaching call the most off handed comments produce the best wisdom. Recently one of my long time clients was discussing different perspectives on the next few months of her life. As we played with a number of ideas, she casually mentioned a bumper sticker that she had seen:

What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about?

That led to a great coaching conversation about how she would approach things if the hokey pokey was really what life was all about. Do you remember doing the hokey pokey when you were a kid? Just a silly little dance you did for fun.

What would you do differently?

It is so easy to get wrapped up in the details and...