We can do hard things.
If ever there was a time to make excuses, to not show up, to not do the work, to not be present...it would be now.
If ever there was an excuse to escape, to hide, to suppress, to back down, to break a commitment...it’s now.
Here’s the thing about your excuses - they are 100% valid.
Would I be 100% justified in canceling all my appointments? Yes.
Would it be100% valid to not be making sales offers or promotions right now? Sure.
Would it be 100% understandable if I took a few weeks off? Absolutely.
Would I be 100% supported if I chose to hide under a blanket and cry all day? You betcha...for a while.
This is the delicate dance between self-care and self-absorption.
And it’s a fine line of the ego vs. honoring and nurturing your highest and best self.
I can’t tell you - and frankly, no guru, mentor, or coach can tell you - what that line is for you. (And if they do, watch yo’self Queen.)
Only you know it.
YOU KNOW THE MINUTE YOUR HEAD HITS THAT PILLOW AT NIGHT IF YOU LIVED INTO YOUR HIGHEST AND BEST.
For example, right now.
It’s 11:30 PM. I am lying in bed with my laptop on my lap. (Yes, I have my f.lux blue light protector on to support my brain from blue-light.) But I’m writing this to you because I could not put my head down on for a good night’s rest without knowing I’d served from my soul and kept my commitment to my friend, Brenda to promote her Thrive Thru Turbulent Times Masterclass that I am blessed to be speaking at, live next week.
(Which, BTW, if you want to join me, I would love to see your face there as I do my first live interview since my father passed. Honestly, I could use the support. Click here to join me...it’s FREE.)
I don’t say this to show how “hard’ I hustle. Or because I “have to.” Or to “prove” anything to you, except this…
Only YOU know what the line is between when you’re being ruled by your ego (aka fear/scarcity), and when you’re operating as your Highest and Best Self.
My Highest and Best Self wanted to. My small self wanted to be mopey and hide with her headset under her cozy grey blanket.
My Highest and Best Self also canceled all her podcast interviews and clients for the past week to just create the space to be.
Both were forms of self-care during this grief process, but a self-care of the Highest and Best Self.
There is a difference between allowing for self-care and being open and honest about what you need (which can include having space to cry, scream, rage, heal, breathe, dance, and #allthethings)...
And having your “vulnerable” pity party, that’s more geared toward having people feel sorry for you than be inspired BY you.
It’s a line that ONLY you will know (though let’s be honest, people can FEEL the difference.)
The choice is yours.
Choose to live into your greatness.
Or choose your excuses.
THE CHOICE IS YOURS...BUT ONLY ONE WILL MOVE YOU FORWARD WITH MOMENTUM INTO YOUR NEXT LEVEL.
(HINT: it’s the choice that requires COURAGE.)
So whatever that COURAGEOUS decision is…
Maybe it’s saying that you need space.
Maybe it’s keeping your commitment, even when you really don’t “feel like it” at this moment.
Maybe it’s being open about what you’re going through.
Maybe it’s canceling your appointments because you’re going through a tough time right now…
WHATEVER IT IS, YOUR COURAGE WILL BE YOUR GUIDING LIGHT AS TO WHETHER YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS FOR YOUR HIGHEST AND BEST OR LEANING INTO AN EXCUSE TO STAY SMALL.
Remember, your reign is now.
P.S. My friend Brenda has lined up some pretty epic guests, many of my friends in fact, for her Thrive Thru Turbulent Times Masterclass series.
Click here to join me, for FREE, to get some new tools, strategies, and perspective shifts to support you in thriving thru whatever life throws at you next.
BECAUSE BOTH YOUR SUCCESS AND CHANGE ARE INEVITABLE. AND YOUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOUR ABILITY TO ADAPT, PIVOT, SHIFT, HEAL, EVOLVE AND TRANSFORM.
For that is how life works FOR you becoming your Highest and Best Self.
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