Cast your mind back, those of us old enough to remember (or check it out on YouTube!), to that iconic video featuring the peerless Freddie Mercury and Queen, camping it up royally to their very own Anthem to the Humdrum - 'I Want To Break Free'.
The eyebrow-raising imagery of that performance back in the day (1984), as tongue-in-cheek as it was, was an outlandish celebration of bursting out of the cocoon - breaking free from a life constrained by the shackles of role expectation.
And as we know, Freddie was ultimately one of the most strident and uninhibited champions for gay pride and awareness in what was still then an era of suppression, stigma and ignorance - which made the message in the song all the more poignant.
But in reality, don't you feel in some ways just like Freddie and the gang in the video? Being totally honest with yourself, are you frustrated that you do not unleash your full potential, perhaps inhibited by others' expectations or the fear of expressing your true self? Do you feel bound in your worklife by the presence of intimidating personalities?
Are you therefore indisposed to take a new direction or to suggest something out of the ordinary - something that deep down you passionately believe to be the 'right' thing?
If any of this resonates with you - and believe me, you are not alone! - then you may also feel the inner need to #breakfree .
Freedom is not a privilege - it's there to be taken!
#Freedom to act as our instinct tells us and to take a game-changing new approach is not the realms of fantasy, as Freddie might have us believe...
Freedom can come with small steps that have big consequences
Freedom comes from recognizing your own inner motivation
Freedom is working with passion and drive fuelled by what inspires you
Freedom is working without ‘fear’ – fear of failure in someone else's eyes, fear of not doing the 'right' thing all of the time, fear of doing something different and intuitive
Freedom is becoming a thought-leader in your role
The freedom to be... you!
If you truly want to break free, or if you feel that the people you manage and cherish are ready to fulfill their own pent-up potential, and transform into that butterfly just waiting to burst out, then I urge you to get in touch at ianking@elreyconsultancy.co.uk
I offer a brand of one-to-one coaching that inspires and challenges people to dig deep into their conscience and look their doubts and inhibitions straight in the eye. The power of facing up to what is truly holding you back from being the person you know you want to be is indescribable - that eureka moment when you find your freedom is right there in front of you, ready to grasp.
And maybe you too, like Freddie, can become a legend in your own lifetime!!
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