I have been thinking for a while about how all the things I love to do - coach, speak, write, and teach - and all the topics I love - leadership development, career development and coaching - hang together in one coherent whole. It finally dawned on me that all of these focus on helping people identify and then close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. When I realized this, the phrase that immediately jumped out at me was "Mind the Gap."
I lived outside of London for a few years and rode the Underground thousands of times. If you have ever had the opportunity to ride the Underground, you will have heard "mind the gap" announcements and seen "mind the gap" signs reminding you to be careful of gap between the platform edge and the door of the subway car. No matter how big or small this gap is, it can really trip you up if you don't pay attention. My stiletto-wearing friends can attest to how dangerous even a tiny gap can be!
In the same way, when there is a gap - big or small - between where you are in your personal or professional life and where you want to be, that gap can be dangerous. If you are not aware of it, it can really trip you up; if you are aware of it, it creates discomfort. I have found that ignoring this discomfort only magnifies it, and the discomfort grows until it becomes dissatisfaction or worse. Instead of ignoring my discomfort, I have learned (sometimes after a lot of unhappiness) to use it as fuel for my journey to close the gap.
My personal mission and the purpose of this blog is to help people (myself included) close the gaps between where we are and where we want to be. I will post on a variety of topics, all of them intended to help us "mind the gap" in our personal and professional lives.
I would love to hear about topics of interest to you in the comments below, and please connect with me at www.susansalomone.com.
Susan, Congrats on the blog! I just created a blog also and also have 2 posts!
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