I hope you are having an awesome day so far. I for one am very happy it is Friday, it has been a really long week and I am looking forward to some R&R this weekend. My bestie and I are catching Mamma Mia Here we go again at the cinema and I can’t fricking wait.
This week I delivered a whole day training on tools and techniques to help people improve their personal and workplace lives. It was great, I always get a buzz from imparting knowledge. At the same time it does tire me out quite a bit as it is quite full on.
Today I am facilitating another workshop and I always try to infuse some fun into it to keep it interesting.
If I think back to a few years and you told me I would be standing up in a room of 20+ people talking for hours on end I would have laughed in your face. The very thought of it made me cringe. There was NO WAY I would ever do that, too scary. Fast forward to now and yes I do get nervous but in a good way.
It made me think how I have been on such a journey to get to this point and what I had to start with was loving and believing in myself first and cutting out the negative thoughts of “I can’t do this” and “what do I have to offer”
It’s an ongoing process and I wanted to share 5 things I did that helped me to shine my inner light a bit more brightly in the world.
1. GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL– How you start your day is so important, look in the mirror first thing and compliment yourself. It maybe a skill you have, how you look today, an act of kindness you did. Whatever it may be JUST DO IT and tell yourself how proud you are of yourself.
2. CATCH YOURSELF – We are have an inner meanie or “gremlin” in our heads, criticising ourselves. You know what I mean, it’s about how your internally talk to YOU. Be aware of how you speak to yourself throughout a day. Carry a journal with you and when you remember record it. At the end of the day take an inventory of how negative or positive you have been during the day. This can be a huge aha to people. One of the questions I ask my clients to reflect on is would they speak that way to their best friend? The answer is always no way never! So why the heck do we feel it is okay to speak to ourselves this way?
3. SAY YES EVEN IF IT SCARES YOU – When I knew I wanted to become a coach I had such doubts and kept playing the what if game with myself. “What if no one hires me”. “What if I can’t make this a success”. I learnt over time to say yes to the opportunities that aligned with what I wanted to do, such as delivering training to 20+ people, quivering in my shoes of course but not giving myself too much time to be put off by fear and over analyze. It was the mini risks that built up my confidence and self belief and this in turn enabled me to take bigger risks.
4. ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE – Noticing and being grateful for everyday things in your life completely changes your state and how you interact with the world. You can find something every single day to be grateful for. Give it a go, it will completely change your life. Of course the key here is to be consistent.
5. SOFT PLAY – This is about putting yourself first once a week or more!! Look at it like a little date with yourself, it can be anything you like to do such as dancing, a mani, a pedi, a massage, a lovely bath with essential oils, a book you lose yourself in. The deal is you do it by yourself. By putting yourself first in this way, you are showing up for yourself and acknowledging that YOU are important and worth it!
I hope these help you as much as they have helped me!! I have lots of handy tools and techniques up my sleeve so if you want to know more on a specific topic or a struggling with self confidence and self belief please reach out to set up a >>>FREE 30 minute session<<<<
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You are worth it lovely!!! Take this time for yourself. Even if it is only 30 minutes.