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Just Do This: Begin
Begin where you are. Do not wait for inspiration. Do not wait for the right moment, the right circumstances. And, above all, do not wait on someone else to give you permission. Waiting holds you back, holds you hostage to a life you don’t want and that does not belong to you. You may be afraid, and the future may be uncertain, but you must just begin where you are. [Read more…] about Just Do This: Begin
Choices
Sometimes we make a choice that, deep down, we know isn’t in our best interest. It is contrary to who we want to be. And we do it over and over because it keeps us comfortable. We’re afraid of facing all the things in our lives that are bothering us. That would mean “identifying what in your life can be fixed, changed, and transformed.”1 That is why the choices we make drive who we can and cannot become. [Read more…] about Choices
- West, B. (2020). The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery, New Nork: Thought Catalog Books, p. 80 [↩]
Are You Tired Yet?
How many promises have you made to yourself? Tomorrow I’ll go to the gym. Tomorrow I’ll start writing the business plan. Yes, tomorrow I’ll start eating better. It’s that tomorrow syndrome that enables us to put off our dreams and watch others succeed. I know. I’ve been there. “No more sugary treats,” I tell myself, “once I finish this package of Twizzlers.” Until I’m in the grocery store and Twizzlers are on sale again. When you’re in a battle against who you are and who you want to be, ask yourself: Are you tired yet? [Read more…] about Are You Tired Yet?
Stop Trying to Fix Yourself
I was looking forward to the Family Day long weekend in February. My partner was heading out to spend time with his family, and I was excited about a couple of days alone to rest. But instead of enjoying a couple of truly restful days, I ended up sick with the stomach flu. And as I lay prostrate—sometimes on the sofa, other times on the bathroom floor thinking that this is the ‘end’—I couldn’t help but think about life. Specifically, I thought about how, for months on end, I’d tried unsuccessfully to change my life. It made me ask myself, Why are you trying to constantly fix yourself? [Read more…] about Stop Trying to Fix Yourself