I hear you.
You've been hustling: Putting yourself out there. Trying new things, asking the questions. fumbling and getting back up. Staying the course and making stuff happen, and it's only February!
Then, all of a sudden, you hit an inevitable bump. Now what?
For me? That bump came yesterday. For those of you paying attention, I typically release a blog on Thursday mornings. But not this week. I got thrown off my game and rather than acknowledging that I wasn't in the right headspace to write, I started trying to force myself to "put something out there". I don't know about you, but whenever I start forcing anything, the result I'm looking for always eludes me. After drafting three blogs and not being satisfied with any of them I stopped myself. What was the point of this? Trying harder is never a good strategy.
So what did I do?
I took a breath, admitted that the blog was not going to happen and shut my computer down.
Allowing myself to let it go. Not an easy feat for me, and also a great lesson. In my line of work I am continually supporting clients in growing their strengths and showing up in their best state to do what they want to do. This includes acknowledging when that growth requires a nudge and sometimes accepting when they need to take a breath and pause. For some reason, I don't apply this practice to myself - sound familiar to anyone out there?
I want you to consider this blog a public service today.
It’s normal to come up against a bump every now and then. What I want to normalize (for myself too!) is that it is okay to step back and acknowledge the bump, take a breath, pause and reset. We're all human here!
Are you ready to stop pushing and start progressing? Contact me One thing that's become increasingly clear to me? Going it alone is not ideal.
Stay safe and well.
Cheers,
Ann
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