When Was The Last Time You Checked Your EGO?
Harness The Power Of That Echo In Your Ego.
“The best athletes in the day, the Gretzkys, the Michael Jordans, they all had a coach. Still, to this day, the best have coaches. Because the coach can see what you can’t see.”
— Tony Robbins
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by the Airbus Leadership University team, Nelida Al Husseini and Paul Conway, to participate in their yearly event: “Partners’ Days,” on the Toulouse campus.
It’s a two-day yearly event where they invite all the partners (coaches, connectors, facilitators) to thank them for their support. They are helping add value to our journey as Airbus employees via coaching, training, workshops, and team events.
It was a thrilling experience for me to be part of these two days, and I could feel the positive energy in the room for those two days.
Even more exciting was the possibility of meeting coaches who provided me with some life-changing training.
One of those coaches was Olivier LASSERRE, who provided me with training on how people can make a difference in project management.
It has been almost 10 years since I attended that training, and as of today, I vividly remember those 5 days we spent together.
Olivier introduced me to three books that will go to change my life:
I cannot tell you how often I was frustrated by people and how using nonviolent communication helped me, both in the professional and personal aspects of my life.
I embraced and welcomed change after reading the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”. That was the first time I realized my comfort zone was my dead zone.
While reading the third book, “How Full Is Your Bucket?” I learned a lot about myself and how filling my bucket with positive energy was important.
Talking about energy, one of the primary sources of depletion of our energy is our EGO:
- E as Energie
- G as Go
- O as Out
I found that, by checking my EGO from time to time, I could protect my bucket from depleting.
I found myself having more willpower because I let things go more quickly, and I didn’t lose my energy and time trying to bend the universe beyond my sphere of influence.
So I would like to thank you, Olivier LASSERRE, for the impact that you had and are still having in my life.
Final Thoughts
During those partners’ days, I was surprised to see Olivier again as one of the partners. He did not recognize me. I went to him to remind him about our encounter and how he has impacted my life.
He has his coaching firm, Vert Girafe. If you happen to look for a person who can help you see the unseen, go to Olivier and say to him, “Mad sends his regards!”.
And thank you to Nelida and Paul from the Airbus Leadership University for allowing me to be part of the partners’ days.
When was the last time you did an EGO check?
How full is your bucket?
Who is your life coach, and why?
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