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Life Coaching from Tinker Bell? You’ve got to be kidding me right?

Tinker Bell Movie Review: Disney weaves this enchanted story around a struggle every single person must face at some point in their life: What are my gifts? What are my talents? What are my abilities? I don’t want to use my gifts! Why can’t I have your gifts? My 3 year old daughter received the movie as a Christmas gift. On family night, we watched the movie. I have came to the conclusion, this will make an excellent coaching tool. Truth be told, I see a lot of coaching clients that are still struggling with these basic questions. I promise not to spoil the movie but lets take a look at how Disney fills in some history to one of their most beloved characters: Tinker Bell.

In Peter Pan, we learned how fairies die – somebody says, “I d-n’t b-li-ve in Fairies!” (I’m taking caution just in case typing it has the same effect!) This story picks up with how fairies are born… when a baby first laughs a fairy is born. The movie starts with the birth of a new Fairy: Bell. Bell is born and we are introduced to some of the other characters in Disney’s expansion of their Princess characters: Disney Fairies.

Each of the fairies has their own individual talent that they use to help the seasons change. Some are gifted with wind, some water, some can harness sunlight, etc. We’re presented the usual Disney princess types and then Bell is born. Bell begins looking for her gift. She determines its not with one of the other princess fairy groups. Bell’s gift appears to be with a group of nerd fairies wearing strange green clothes. Sure enough, Bell’s gift is that she is a Tinkerer. My wife didn’t think I was familiar with term, so I won’t assume you are either. Think Tinker Toys. Building widgets and tools that are helpful in everyday life. In contemporary vocational terms, Tinker Bell is a very gifted mechanical engineer. (My wife and I were really excited to see a Disney Princess with a stereotype breaking role.) Tinker Bell’s name is derived from vocational gift.

As the story unfolds, we see Tinker Bell wanting to deny the gifts bestowed upon her at birth. Rather than looking inward to see the value of her own unique gifts, she tries to learn other fairies gifts. Tinker Bell sets her heart on going to the main land where she can be instrumental in bringing in Spring time with the fairies that have gifts involving nature. A tinker’s job is to stay back in Pixie Hollow and create tools for other fairies to use. The best line of the entire movie was when Tinker Bell has failed at other vocations. A friend asks her, “What is it that you absolutely love doing? What is it that fulfills you the most?” That is what you are gifted at doing.

Disney’s Tinker Bell movie presents the message find your gift and your calling in life. Kids of all ages are still asking the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”

Have you been ignoring your own God given gifts in pursuit of somebody else’s calling? What “job at the mainland” have you been chasing? Have you completely undervalued the gifts you’ve been given? If you’re stuggling how to turn your God given talents into a profitable career, please contact us. We would love to help you find a career coach to serve your needs.

Here the trailer from Tinker Bell. I’d love to know your thoughts on Life Coaching Lessons from Tinker Bell.

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