grateful & frustrated…

Not sure where to start to be honest, we are almost a third through 2021 already and I have neglected my reflections here on the blog, so there seems to be too much to cover. But let me start with the grateful part!

Work here at Singita is going so well. Out of my 14 students, 9 of them applied for a promotion this month and they were all successful with either an interim or permanent position. I am so incredibly proud of them – when each of them told me the news, I just couldn’t hold the tears back as I saw their excitement and pride. This is the result of all our hard work for the past two years. They did so well in the interviews and out performed many of the external candidates with their skill and knowledge levels. I am super grateful for the opportunity to work with these individuals and to be allowed to be a part of their lives and their development.

I am also grateful to be in this magical place… I often have to remind myself that it is not ‘normal’ to walk out of my door into a herd of impala, or to chase away baboons from the breakfast buffet or to coach someone with zebras watching or just to spot the most wonderful wildlife on a drive. Definitely not normal, it is truly special… I am so incredibly lucky!

The frustrated part is mostly self-inflicted. My coaching business was launched and I tried to do too much too soon. For once I decided to not procrastinate and just go for it, and it is not working out as I envisaged. Even though I have hired a Virtual Assistant, I am still struggling with the admin and creativity. I hate every single minute of self-promotion and ‘sales’ activities so the business model I went with is just not working… I am back to the drawing board and will make a few changes to it over the next few weeks and months, in particular around group coaching.

In the meantime, I am still excited about doing one-to-one coaching – have loved seeing the progress of many of my clients, so no frustrations there and I will keep doing that!

Oh and I write a little newsletter every two weeks which I really enjoy. Maybe you fancy signing up for it and encouraging your friends to do the same? I am trying to get to 100 subscribers before I leave the bush – thanks for your help! Here is the link: https://berkanoboldcoaching.com/newsletter/

In other news, I will be returning to Europe on the 1st June for a few months, since my Zanzibar plans are also on hold. Yeah, am not really rocking ‘entrepreneuring’ at the moment, but for every failure is a learning that will make me stronger, right?

And am really, really hoping that I can get to London over the Summer. I miss everyone and everything there! Cannot wait to meet in the park, at the pub or a restaurant with delicious food for a long overdue catch-up!