24/02/2023
I’ve just come off a client call & I’m having a little party to celebrate the utter EPICNESS of my clients 🎉
Soraya* has been struggling with enjoying the journey instead of wanting the result now.
😩 The problem is that she’s getting frustrated at herself, burnt out, and constantly battling with self-induced high expectations.
She made a fascinating observation today (and this is where I bloody love how open to deep thinking my clients are)…
➡️ The frantic energy she holds around achieving the goal immediately translates to almost everything she does, from wanting dinner instantly to wanting that qualification to enjoying an award-winning podcast this afternoon (when she hasn’t even started it yet).
🤔 Sound familiar?
After more digging, she realised it came from a pattern she saw growing up. Her mum constantly moved from one thing to the next, rushing around and wanting instant gratification. She said, ‘it’s no wonder I don’t know any different!’ 😳
🥴 And yet, the idea of slowing down and enjoying the journey felt uncomfortable to her. Like, really uncomfortable.
✍🏻 So we came up with a little mantra which I wanted to share with you, too:
This is your permission to slow down.
Your permission to be kind to yourself.
To learn what that means.
To get it wrong, to get it right and wrong again.
There is no expectation, just permission - and this is yours.
…as I said, I bloody love my clients.
Amy x