Jim Collison is the living essence of the color blue in all its tints and shades.
How is this significant for you and for others he coaches?
We search for the color in a person's character to determine how much we can trust their direction in this fast-paced world. We look for the colors that help us move into a sense of peace, help us find the footing needed to maneuver the rocky path beneath our feet.
Jim offers us the color of character that provides such direction in our pursuit of living our lives fully.
The color of blue.
The color blue represents serenity and calm, intelligence and responsibility. Depending on the tint or shade, it may also evoke a sense of peace or power. Not only does blue radiate from the very being of who Jim is, but it also seems to have relentlessly blended physically throughout his life.
Raised in Blue Earth, MN, Jim learned strength and diligence through witnessing a father who lost his sight at a young age but continued, undaunted, to become a successful chiropractor. He learned compassion and empathy from a mother whose life mission was to serve those who had less. Jim has found a true calling in the strength of giving, whether that be through the numerous books he's researched and written, volunteering in his local community, or addressing, head-on, issues of inequality.
If you were to have a conversation with Jim, you might hear about his days spent climbing bluffs that overlooked the river circling his small hometown to marvel at nature. The blue of the water and the blue of the sky provided a deep sense of connection that he would dream of incorporating into his adulthood. He may reflect on his days as a journalist working undercover for the Waterloo, IA, NAACP.
His personal growth would provide the patience required to maintain forward movement in his endeavors during those years. During this time, he would build a more profound sense of connection to the people around him.
In conversation with him, you will also hear about his love of his family and friends and be enthralled by the comforting way he describes each of them.
But eventually, the conversation will drift to the moment when Jim found his true calling of simply loving.
After a life-altering experience, Jim found himself in a space requiring calm and peace to recover. During these moments of almost forced meditation, he found the answer to a nagging question. "How do I continue nourishing the loving relationship I have with the persons I love the most?"
For Jim, that answer was simply to love.
Jim's journey manifests a deep connection to those around him and a deep commitment to guide action-focused coaching clients into lives of greater achievement and satisfaction.
Of course, this rat wheel of life and living will not stop turning.
Jim has discovered ways to grasp the available moments of calm essential to finding a center within. In his book, Simply How to Meditate, he shares his discoveries.
These days Jim spends his time enjoying a slower pace living not too far from his first Blue Earth home, now in his dream home with the soft blue siding and a screened-in porch overlooking a crystal blue lagoon. At his front door, you'll find a Peace Pole with a base surrounded by ice blue glass. When the door opens, a man who is the reality of blue with his calm demeanor, sharp intelligence, a deep sense of responsibility to his family, friends, and community, and peaceful gaze will greet you.
So, you might find other life-and-work coach bios that go on about the many accomplishments to entice you to find confidence in their character. If you want that, Google Jim Collison.
You won't need to spend much time searching to discover just how talented he is.
This bio shows the human side of Jim, the color of his real character that has enabled him to accomplish so many things while also maintaining the fortitude needed to understand that we all need moments to breathe and reflect.
And, also, that we all need moments to explore and pursue enriching lives.
