An Early Gremlin

Recently I came across a representation of the Gremlin that I just had to share.

Here's where it gets really interesting. "Falling Hare" is about Bugs' encounter with a Gremlin in 1943. In today's parlance, especially for we coaches, a Gremlin is that nagging, incessant Inner Critic voice we all have in our heads. It's job, in my opinion, is to mess with us so that we don't actually focus on what we want; to create so much havoc and chaos that we keep running in circles; to keep us doing "what we've always done, only harder". In short the opposite of what our inner wisdom/intuitions gives us.  It's main technique is to keep us so distracted that we just can't focus, let alone get moving in any new or different direction.

 Frankly a big chunk of my work with clients is centered around identifying and circumventing the ever-present interference of the Gremlin.   The one in the cartoon is pretty easy to identify.  The ones in our heads are sneaky and have many disguises.  The best way to recognize them is by their "tone" — they always have one, and it's always negative.

I hope you enjoy this little peek at my uncle's work, and that it gives you more Gremlin fodder.