Creative thoughts happen when we least expect them. I spend quite a bit of my time thinking about my clients and comparing their issues to the issues of other clients. I spend a lot of time comparing stories, ideas and solutions that my peers, clients, colleagues and friends talk to me about on a daily basis.

 

And then I read, listen and view all sorts of information that is maybe not so main stream for a someone in my position.  From the laws of physics to the mysteries of sport. The world of creative art to the practical role of being a dad and husband.

 

So on the advice of my clients, I kid you not, I will often just disappear, out to the countryside, or to a busy city cafe or more likely to the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, the World’s largest indoor climbing centre. After a few hours in the gym and climbing it’s time to climb into the hot tub and relax. And that’s usually when it happens: my mind goes into free fall and all the “stuff” that has been going through my mind suddenly all makes sense.

 

So I have decided that my best thoughts come to me when ... they come to me. And so let’s get something clear ... the content is important ... the audio quality much less so.

 

Sure I could record these thoughts, listen back to them write out a script and them record them again in a quality recording studio .... and the added value to you would be? What exactly?

 

I noticed when I listened back to recordings of coaching calls that the way I helped people and their response was so much more “real” than on the “professionally produced” CD’s I have heard. Not because the content was better but because there is a “real world” dynamic that is just missing from “staged”, rehearsed presentations.

 

So “Thought from the Hot Tub” is an extension  of the concept of releasing audio from “real” coaching sessions.

 

If you don’t like your presentations littered with “ah’s” and “um’s”, if you like pristine audio quality and well thought through “argument” then this certainly isn’t for you.

 

If on the other hand you like the idea of someone sucking up life’s experiences and reflecting back on them live, raw and with weird background sounds, a hot tub, the country side, even the odd elephant ... yes I’ll be doing this on my forthcoming trip to Africa.... then this certainly IS for you.

 

Sign up to the RSS link on the podcast home page and get into the daily routine of “thoughts from the hot tub” I guarantee the audio quality will be dodgy (at best), I’ll guarantee it will never be rehearsed, I  some days will be better than others and I’ll even guarantee that the calls I’ll record and post (with the other persons permission of course) may ramble BUT I’ll also guarantee you this .... over the course of a few recording you will start to hear idea and concepts that my clients pay lot’s of money to hear ...idea and information that has turned peoples lives around, made millionaires and saved relationships, kept people from toppling over the edge and brought happiness in to many lives.

 

It may not be pretty but it sure will be life changing. I look forward to your feedback.

 

andy