Tonight was part 2 of the teleconference introduction to the life coach training program at the Coach Training Alliance. For those of you who don’t know what a teleconference is, it’s sort of like a chat room on the telephone. You call in, enter a pin number and are admitted into a “room” where you can talk with other people– in other words, a huge conference call. It can get a little confusing if five people try to talk at once, but all in all it’s pretty fun. Pretty fun, that is, until you get disconnected!
They had directed us that “if there is a disturbance in the background on your line press *6 to mute yourself and when you want to un-mute press *6 again.” My dog started barking to I pressed *6, yelled to him to “stop your yapping!” and pressed *6 again. I was immediately disconnected. Because I was calling from Israel to the States with a calling card it took me nearly half an hour to get back on the line, meaning that I missed half of the discussion.
Fortunately there is one highlight that I did not miss! During a sample coaching session, “Mike from Pittsburg” referred to choosing a niche in life coaching as “it’s like being a mosquito in a nudist colony.” You can see everything and it all looks pretty interesting, so how do you choose?
Five minutes later, as I struggled with my calling card, trying to get back in on the teleconference I reflected on Mike’s quote. Indeed, I do feel a bit like a mosquito in a nudist colony. There are so many options and directions that I can take in my life but which one should I bite?
Anyhow, all I can do is hope that the nudist colony is filled with tons of beautiful men that work out, like long walks on the beach and have a good-sized stash of calamine lotion!
