The Language of Love - Meraki Consulting Partner

Every word we ever speak is rooted in one of two places: love or fear.

This realization hit me square in the face several years ago when my life coach was helping me work through a particular challenging phase in my life. I was teaching full-time, volunteering, managing a blended family, and attempting to discern my next best career move (because teaching was only supposed to last through grad school). I was stuck and overwhelmed!

During one of our meetings he recommended three books to read and reflect upon: The Seat of the Soul and The Heart of the Soul, by Gary Zukav and The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer. Two days later I was diving into them. The overarching and unifying theme: LOVE vs. FEAR. And we all choose each and every day, all day long, one of these two places from which to respond to ourselves and everyone else.

So, which one are you choosing??

The language of fear sounds something like this: I am not enough; There is not enough time in the day; I will be happy once…; If only I could lose 10 pounds and…; My kids will never… and so on. Feel free to fill in the blanks or add your own prompts because the list is endless.

You see, fear is the root of darkness in life. It brings with it judgment, criticism, lack, bitterness, angst, worry, despair, competition, expectations, and pain. And when we use this language within ourselves (you know, that annoying negative voice) and with others we become the antithesis to light, love, and creation. We project and internalize negative energy. Not our best choice, right?!?

Then there is love. The language of love sounds like: I totally have this; Whatever challenge comes my way I know I can conquer it; I choose to be happy; My body performs the most amazing feats every single second of the day and I will reward my body with good food and plenty of rest; My beautiful children will try and fail, in doing so they will learn and I will choose to love and support them unconditionally. See the difference there? How do those words feel?

Words are important! We can live or die by them. Our thoughts become words and our words become actions and our actions can create or destroy. I don’t know about you, but I intend to create and radiate love. Even in silence.

Jason G.

May 2, 2024.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Nicole as a consultant, trainer, and administrator of Predictive Index for both for-profit and non-profit entities. In both cases, the PI software proved to have an immediate impact on my teams With the non-profit organization, we used PI to evaluate both our board members and frontline outreach teams. The PI data was used to better align our board committees and to give our executive director an easy-to-read playbook for managing the diverse personalities and motivations of a growing board. I’m unaware of what other tools could have given us the deep insights we got from PI, and they came at a critical time. It was indeed a blessing. With our outreach teams, PI gave us the same level of operational management insight. We were also able to leverage the software as a screening tool within our hiring process. Nicole trained several of our board members and team leads on the software so that we had the working knowledge to access and integrate the many recommendations into our daily workflows. Due to the successful implementation with the non-profit, I introduced Nicole to the HR manager at my employer. I suggested an in-house demo with one of our teams that needed some tweaking following a recent expansion. There was some hesitation, even a little pushback. Some team members felt we were “too busy” even to take the questionnaire, let alone roll out whatever new practices it would recommend. What’s rewarding about PI is that the whole system initiates with two simple questions. Even those in opposition had to yield to its simplicity. From there, it was a similar experience as that with the non-profit. The “work-style” assessments were incredibly accurate, and they immediately helped the team’s directors identify the sources of common tension points within the group. I left that organization for a C-level position with another company, and I was able to perform the same team and organizational assessments for my new group. Consistently, PI delivered the relevant insights to empower us as leaders to get the most out of our group. Beyond that, the PI assessments spotlight what our organization is presently set up to accomplish vs. what we, as leaders, have defined as our organizational goals. That distinction is invaluable and eye-opening as we focus our strategic plans. Far more than the value of the software, Nicole’s expertise, generosity, patience, and compassionate nature have been instrumental in helping our teams understand and adopt the PI recommendations. We operate in a competitive industry, and people management has never been as challenging as now with the recent shifts in the labor market. I’m thankful to have PI as a tool and Meraki as a partner to help us be more skillful and efficient in our people management, which, of course, translates directly to the successful delivery of our products and services.

T.H., Non-profit

January 6, 2024.

The depth of Nicole’s heart is unmeasurable. I met her for the first time in a parking lot unloading necessities for a group of young people who were searching for guidance and in need of necessities. Her giving didn’t stop there. She continued to bless our non-profit with her gifts and resources. Two years later she is pouring into our organization with her wisdom, using the Predictive Index to build a foundation that has taken our non-profit to stages that a “new” and “small” non-profit can only dream and hope for. Her wisdom, gifts, and talents have changed our organization! We doubled our guesstimated reach of serving vulnerable youth this year, youth that are wandering our streets, in the community we call home, searching for someone who will show them their worth. Our mission is that no youth will journey life on their own without a consistent, healthy adult beside them. Meraki Consulting Partner is walking beside our team and we are so deeply grateful, as is our community and the youth we’re currently serving and will serve! Thank you!

P.C. ,Travel

December 15, 2023.

“I have gone into a coaching session completely broken and in tears. Everything seemed to be going wrong in my life and work was a nightmare. Nicole listened to everything I said and even brought things to my attention that I had never really thought about. By the end of our session, I was laughing and had a game plan for tackling issues at work and home.”

D.R., Engineer

October 12, 2023.

"Nicole is undaunted in her approach to breaking down the barriers of limiting beliefs. Thanks to her I have a new appreciation for my strengths and talents and the desire to grow even more than I have already.”

So, which one are you choosing??

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