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Ok, Morning Coach people, you think you have issues meeting your goals? Check out the saga of the Klamath River whales. Here is this mother and baby Pacific gray whale gently swimming in the Klamath River, minding their own business, doing their own thing. After about a month, the baby heads back to the open ocean. The mother, content on her own journey, continues to leisurely swim around in circles in the river.Â
Then out of no-where come these smart, super-intelligent, caring citizens who decide that the mother should not be in the river, that what she is doing is not right and that she has to go back to the ocean right now.  So in their infinite, all-knowing wisdom, they shoot her with water, bang on pipes, pound on drums, etc. in an effort to change her course and send her back to where they think she should be.
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The gentle giant calmly ignores them and goes on about her own personal development and goals. She does not let them divert her focus or attention. She continues to swim in the river – up the river, under the bridge, and back down the river. Every day, consistently. Not once does she lash out at the people that think they know what is best for her. No angry splashing, no overturning their boats, just a gentle steady progress on her route. In fact, mostly she ignores them.  She doesn’t try to argue with them or dissuade them from their goals of diverting her. Instead she let’s them do what they are doing and gracefully continues on her own personal journey.
Now I don’t pretend to understand what she is doing in that river anymore than I understand what you are doing in your own personal river. But this I do know, whatever she is doing or whatever you are doing, it’s because it is the right journey for your own personal growth and development. It doesn’t really matter if others understand or embrace your personal goals. What matters is that you – like the whale – understand your journey  and consistently work towards it.
Next time you have friends, family, acquaintances, or even strangers trying to divert you from your journey, think of the whale – stay the course, be consistent, be gentle and courteous, and stay focused on your own personal goal. Let nothing distract you.
To follow more of this beautiful whale’s journey go to  www.ashalatylorimages.wordpress.com or www.flickr.com/photos/ashala
Andee is a business consultant whose passion is helping business owners strategically market and brand their companies using social media tools coupled with traditional business tactics. Her clients range from small independent companies to large multi-national organizations. She has an MBA but owes her success to personal coaching by JB Glossinger and morningcoach.com. She can be reached at andeeallen@gmail.com.
As I write this, it’s the last week of 2010. This is the time of year that many people will begin to think about making New Year’s resolutions. And, as JB said on the Monday Coachcast, some people will stick to them and some will have them fall by the wayside within a short period of time.
