In case you're wondering… you're right on track...
It's hard to trust that everything is unfolding as it should when things in the moment might be a bit crappy. The challenges and obstacles that are in your way right now...what if those challenges and obstacles were actually building blocks? The things you need to get to your destination?
It may feel crappy now but when you're looking in the rear view mirror those moments become your triumphs...the moments where the spark is being ignited...the skill being built...the small steps being taken despite the challenges and obstacles.
As we approach the middle of this month and the end of the year, this is your friendly reminder to check in and to remind you of your tenacity, your persistence and how being consistent with your practices is what matters when you're building any skill.
I'm here to remind you that you're probably far more capable, competent and skillful than you give yourself credit for.
It's really easy to get caught up in looking forward all of the time, at where you're heading and where you want to learn and grow...at what you still have to accomplish in order to...
What happens when you continually look forward and see all the challenges ahead? You can forget to recognize all those wonderful skills and capabilities that you have that you take for granted because now they come "naturally" to you. The things that you've grown through time that are now done with unconscious competence. Those things. Because when you get to a certain level of capability it's super easy to forget the sometimes painful experiences that led to getting to where you are now. The self-doubt, the lack of belief in your capabilities, all of those elements that a beginner can feel.
Now look where you are!
This is my intention today: to have you stop and explore something that you're doing right now that you don't give a second thought to. Something that long ago you were struggling with and now you do with your eyes closed. I'm guessing that something comes to mind for you? Yes, that thing.
Let's explore that.
Are you ready?
Let's get to it...
Your challenge...
Think of that thing that came up for you, the thing that you now do without thinking. Just trust what comes to mind for you.
Go back to when you made the decision to do that thing.
What drove your decision to start?
Remember the very first step you took.
How small or big was the first step?
Trace the steps you took along the way to mastery.
Notice that the path probably wasn't linear.
What obstacles do you recall?
How would you describe them now?
You're a master at that thing now! You can do it in your sleep.
It's easy to lose track and take that skill or capability for granted because it's become "something that you do". Remember that it wasn't always this way.
Building any new skill takes time, practice and patience. Stay the course...you've got this. You're right on track...
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Warmly,
Ann
In case you’re wondering…you’re right on track…