What Deciding to Change your life really means…
Anaïs Nin: "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
In order to create change, you need to do more than just WANT to change your life, you must DECIDE to change your life.
Deciding looks like taking real action. Creating that LLC. Opening that business bank account. Publishing your website. Applying for that job.
It means pushing past your fear, and learning by DOING. Fail forward. Get over your fear of the unexpected or the unknown.
Because ALL of life is the unexpected and the unknown.
And as scary as that is, isn't it also freeing?
Consider this:
"If you want to live a life you've never lived, you have to do things you've never done." - Jen Sincero
I learned this lesson when I decided to become a Coach. At the time, I had been feeling like I was missing something. I wanted more deep, meaningful connection with people.
I wanted to serve and support others, not just on technical process improvement projects or better team capabilities and engagement (which was what my role entailed), but I yearned to know more about the human condition.
What were people afraid to grow into? How were they limiting themselves? What were they hoping to launch? What were they longing for?
These were the types of questions I wanted to dive into, and I needed the right skillset to move into that work with adeptness and knowledge.
And as scary as it was, I decided to advocate for myself and ask my direct manager if he would be willing to sponsor my certification and training.
I could have easily told myself that it wasn’t a possibility. I could have put that dream on hold until I saved enough to make it happen, but instead I spoke up. I used my voice. I asked him to support my professional development, and I got an easy ‘Yes!’.
I wouldn’t be where I am today, having launched a coaching business, and gotten the opportunity to continually help people change their lives, to drive forward their passions, and live more honestly and bravely had I not taken action.
I hope you feel inspired to take real action today. And revel in the excitement (and the unknown-ness) of it. Because what if your dreams unfold in a way you never expected, and you create the change you’ve always been longing for?
You've got this! 🙏 🙌
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