My OperaThe Tax Man Came
Monday, February 13, 2012 4:02:04 PM
I had back-to-back group coaching calls all day. I was coaching people on emotional resilience and the way to alter their thinking and it wasn’t until 4:30 p.m. that I was able to check my messages.
“Kim, my name is Daniel and I am calling from the City of Vaughan Tax Department. I am calling you regarding the taxes for your house. I will be at the office until 3:30 p.m. today. Here is my number; can you please call me back today or tomorrow?”
The tax department? What did I do wrong? Did I owe them? Did I forget a bill? Did my taxes increase? It was too late to call him back on that day. I wrote myself a note and left it near my computer to call him up the next morning. That night I went home and got trapped in the frantic pace of normal life: dinner, curriculum night, homework, journal reading, tuck-ins, and bed. I forgot about the tax man.
The following morning, within 2 minutes of reaching the workplace, the phone rang.
“Oh hi, I am glad you called.” I responded when I recognized that it was Daniel following up.
“You are? Why?”
“You were on my list of people to call today and you just called me instead. Thank you.” I think he was shocked.
“I am calling regarding the taxes for your house.”
“Okay, what’s up?”
“You gave us instructions to go ahead with pre-authorized payment…”
“Yes, I did, is there a problem with my credit card?”
“No certainly not. In July you sent us a cheque and now we have this extra $2,100. What would you like us to do with it?”
“Are you telling me that the tax department owes me some money???”
“Yes Ma’am.”
I was floored. It was just like winning the lottery. The sky had suddenly opened up and dropped a gift on my head.
“How would you like us to take care of that for you Ma’am?”
“Would it help if you sent me a cheque?” I asked, still in surprise.
“Yes, that’s what I will do; I’ll send you a cheque.”
In all my life, I'd never heard of the tax department calling anyone to provide them money. Talk about needing to improve my thinking! All day long, every single day I advise people that what you focus on grows. In fact, I even wrote a book with that title! Here was a basic illustration of my own coaching techniques coming to life in my world - and I was still blown away!
Here’s how it works… whenever you expect great things to happen, they do. When you welcome incredible gifts, they show up. When you glow with gratitude for everything, more things that are really easy to appreciate unexpectedly show up. What’s it all about? Your Frame of Mind. There is no other more powerful tool for creating wonderful things in your life.
Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. She is now teaching this process to coaches all over the world for use with their clients. Visit www.frameofmindcoaching to sign up for your own free, secure, online journal.
“Kim, my name is Daniel and I am calling from the City of Vaughan Tax Department. I am calling you regarding the taxes for your house. I will be at the office until 3:30 p.m. today. Here is my number; can you please call me back today or tomorrow?”
The tax department? What did I do wrong? Did I owe them? Did I forget a bill? Did my taxes increase? It was too late to call him back on that day. I wrote myself a note and left it near my computer to call him up the next morning. That night I went home and got trapped in the frantic pace of normal life: dinner, curriculum night, homework, journal reading, tuck-ins, and bed. I forgot about the tax man.
The following morning, within 2 minutes of reaching the workplace, the phone rang.
“Oh hi, I am glad you called.” I responded when I recognized that it was Daniel following up.
“You are? Why?”
“You were on my list of people to call today and you just called me instead. Thank you.” I think he was shocked.
“I am calling regarding the taxes for your house.”
“Okay, what’s up?”
“You gave us instructions to go ahead with pre-authorized payment…”
“Yes, I did, is there a problem with my credit card?”
“No certainly not. In July you sent us a cheque and now we have this extra $2,100. What would you like us to do with it?”
“Are you telling me that the tax department owes me some money???”
“Yes Ma’am.”
I was floored. It was just like winning the lottery. The sky had suddenly opened up and dropped a gift on my head.
“How would you like us to take care of that for you Ma’am?”
“Would it help if you sent me a cheque?” I asked, still in surprise.
“Yes, that’s what I will do; I’ll send you a cheque.”
In all my life, I'd never heard of the tax department calling anyone to provide them money. Talk about needing to improve my thinking! All day long, every single day I advise people that what you focus on grows. In fact, I even wrote a book with that title! Here was a basic illustration of my own coaching techniques coming to life in my world - and I was still blown away!
Here’s how it works… whenever you expect great things to happen, they do. When you welcome incredible gifts, they show up. When you glow with gratitude for everything, more things that are really easy to appreciate unexpectedly show up. What’s it all about? Your Frame of Mind. There is no other more powerful tool for creating wonderful things in your life.
Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. She is now teaching this process to coaches all over the world for use with their clients. Visit www.frameofmindcoaching to sign up for your own free, secure, online journal.
