Today I’m looking forward to meeting my dear friend and colleague Rosie Miller for a late afternoon “cuppa”. Executive Coaching is at the heart of Rosie’s business as it is of mine and we like to keep abreast of each other’s businesses and to provide support.

In recent weeks we have been exploring the possibility of setting up a coaching group – the Best Year Yet coaching group. We’ve had a variety of expressions of interest but not enough to meet our core criteria for setting up a group – 6 to 8 people who are committed and enthusiastic to join. Last week we looked at the responses we had so far and decided that rather than invest more effort in seeking to attract participants we would let people know we are not going to go ahead. It’s our view that if it proves effortful to set a group up then perhaps that group is not meant to be.

For my part, I feel a sense of joy at taking the decision and I hope this came across in my e-mail to those who had expressed an interest. It’s not that I’m not disappointed – it would have been great to go ahead. And still, I wanted to act on my convictions and I celebrate the decision to hold back from pushing for something that isn’t meant to happen – at least, not yet. I am also grateful to everyone who took part in our discussions, whatever decision (or indecision) they ultimately made. I’ve taken so much learning from the experience and I look forward to carrying it forward.

No doubt Rosie and I shall be reflecting on this experience when we meet this afternoon.