Strawberry Fields Forever

During my lunchtime jog in the fields near to my school yesterday, I randomly came across a giant strawberry kiosk. Like you do. The randomness got me thinking about my own approach to life. The truth be told, I’m not the most conventional of souls. Eccentric some might say. Andy and I are happily unmarried expats sharing our lives with our much loved two bunnies and three rescue cats. I guess I am more of a crazy cat lady than the keeping up with the Joneses type. Somehow my forties seem to be about owning my life choices and not giving a damn. Strawberry fields forever!

 
Embracing Eccentricity

It’s quirkiness that makes me tick

Don’t do polished, don’t do slick

Prefer to sparkle on my own

Don’t want to be a mindless clone

Don’t want to follow like a sheep

And walk through my life half asleep

It’s truth and beauty that I seek

And my life’s purpose is unique

And if my choices are off beat

Move over, take a different seat

Cause I want more out of this life

Than playing the conforming wife

Don’t have fun comparing houses

Don’t care what car that your spouse has

Don’t aspire to be famous

Not some kind of ignoramus

Have a deep emotional well

A blessing and a curse as well

But it’s these feelings when expressed

That help me live my life the best

Because they’re powerful and strong

Unleashing them helps me belong

You might call me a throwback hippie

But not so high and not so dippy

Avoiding all duplicity

Embracing eccentricity

Published by Sam Allen Creative Coach

As well as being a poet, highly-sensitive being and self-confessed Crazy Cat Lady, I am a Creative Leadership Coach, Trainer and Team Coach with considerable experience in coaching clients in the Creative, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical sectors. I specialise in helping individuals and teams to work past limiting beliefs, to think outside-of-the-box and to show up as conscious, inspiring and dynamic leaders. I am passionate about helping leaders to show up authentically and I design and co-lead bespoke Conscious Leadership programmes for FMCG organisations wishing to create opportunities for their employees to shine and truly maximise their potential. In addition, I co-facilitate Happy Teams workshops, helping remote teams to build trust and connect to their strengths, purpose and vision in playful, creative and experiential ways. A co-active coach with PCC accreditation from the ICF, I am also Leadership Circle Profile certified and ORSC trained. I graduated from the CTI Inner Leadership programme in February 2020 and know from firsthand experience what it means to do the deep, inner work needed for personal growth. I hold a BA in French and Drama and a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages. Throughout my coaching career I have empowered individuals to write books, make life-affirming career changes, overcome anxiety and to take giant leaps towards heightened self-realisation, increased authentic leadership presence and spiritual growth. An ex-lawyer and C-suite executive client recently shared that she had “never experienced anything so powerful” and that she is now able to “trust her truth”. One global client team leader reported being “touched, motivated, encouraged and brimming with energy” and another shared that his team was able to “demonstrate their creativity and really get behind their vision”. My personal and team coaching style is playful, intuitive, somatic and compassionate. My workshop facilitation style is dynamic, inclusive, expressive and authentic and my 20 years experience as an international school educator and team leader have contributed to my ease in leading group facilitation. My superpower is using my incredible intuition and sensitivity to see into people and challenge them in a powerfully courageous way. A prolific poet and podcaster, I live and breathe my own creativity and in turn inspire others to do the same

24 thoughts on “Strawberry Fields Forever”

  1. “I want more out of this life”
    I feel the same.
    Sometimes this applies some kind of pressure on me because I don’t like excuses anymore. Nearly every day I strive to get the get the most out of my day. That means to further develop my artistic potential and to read demanding books. And much more…

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  7. Loved your poem Sam. Love that cute strawberry booth. I was always a tom boy, I often think a lot of women are so silly about, clothes, makeup, jewelry, houses or cars. I enjoy being me and not conforming to what others think I should be. A very nice post indeed. 🙂

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  8. Beautiful poem. I feel the same way. I never keep up with the Jones. I don’t even have to prove to myself. I live and do whatever I could, not meeting other people’s expectation. I’ll make sure I’m kind to myself and others. That’s good enough to me. Thank you for inviting me to read! Good job and good thinking!

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