When I Trust in My Abilities…
When I trust my abilities, I relax into myself.
When I trust my abilities, I let the conversations that are meant to happen, happen.
When I trust my abilities, strangers approach me with eyes full of trust and a curiosity to engage with me (and share parts of themselves along the way).
When I trust my abilities, I find clients and friends in strangers.
Earlier this year, I settled outside of a coffee shop, ready to take a moment of peace texting a few friends abroad and reading a book in the sun.
I started a voice message I owed a friend, speaking rapid-fire French only to be quickly interrupted by a gentleman sitting behind me exclaiming, in French, “Oh! You speak French?!”
Prior to sitting down, I’d chatted briefly with his companion about her adorable puppy.
Prior to even getting my drink, I’d briefly overheard the conversation, in English, between the gentleman and his friend, and I knew that I wanted to make space to potentially have a conversation with him without imposing. Some of the things he said made me think, “I hope I have the opportunity to share my first draft of [I love you, I forgive you, I release you] with him.”
I didn’t force the interaction, instead opening the possibility with the puppy. None of it was truly calculated, even though it may sound that way. I operated entirely on instinct and intent.
I trusted my abilities, and he found an opening that turned into a half-hour conversation that made him late to his next appointment. But it also gave me the chance to make another French-speaking friend while also catching his interest as to what I do as an NLP practitioner.
It was unforced. I didn’t try to sell him anything. But we connected, authentically, in that brief conversation. We switched between French and English, and he told me about some bits and pieces of his life. I told him what I resonated with, namely job transitions and working towards passive income goals with my husband. It was effortless and fully engaged.
When I trust in my abilities, I connect authentically with the world around me.
When I trust my abilities, I am one with my environment…
…even if I spilled my drink right before exiting the coffee shop and making a new friend.
