Time to Accept Awesome!
Getting Ready for the AWESOME
Some people, myself included, have a hard time accepting good things.
Compliments. Ring a bell?
Success. How many times have you seen someone sabotage themselves?
Work that’s actually fulfilling. I think we’ve all been programmed for this one!
What if you knew that compliments are a guidepost to illuminate your best bits?
What if you KNEW that success – as YOU define it – could actually be a thing that you get to name and claim?
What if I told you that time is your most precious commodity. So stop wasting it on a job you hate, or around people who don’t care about your well-being! Your vocation can be something you enjoy giving to the people you serve. And it CAN sustain you.
I know… we’re all programmed from a very young age that work is supposed to suck, to be hard. You need to pay your dues, work hard, etc.
I had to challenge this assumption, too.
When I was ready to go back to work after having my son, I did what I thought responsible parents do… I went to a job. The job was suited to me at the time. And utilized my varying skill set of technology, marketing, instruction, and writing – for about 6-8 months. And then it happened…
My complacency and competency at rising to the occasion and giving my best shot when asked to…
Turned work that I genuinely loved into something I loathed going to. Has this ever happened to you?
The organization downsized and needed me to take on an additional role. I had done data work before. It’s not my favorite, but I CAN do anything with training.
But the training never came. Just the responsibility.
No increase in hours. A few cents increase in pay. Doing two jobs in the space where one used to be.
Ugh.
I stopped loving my job. But I kept doing it. I cared about the community that I served, even when I didn’t feel *quite* right there. And little things started to go wrong. And I just wasn’t shining in the way I had before. So… back to the drawing board.
I’m good at technology. I’m okay at data entry. I suck at putting up with repetitive bullshit.
I’m EXCELLENT at helping business owners and creatives craft their online marketing platforms and brand the heck out of their business. I’m EXCELLENT at learning something and turning around and teaching it. I’m EXCELLENT at helping entrepreneurs identify how they want their work, their business, and their message to feel – and then design everything around those feelings.
I’m not perfect. I don’t have it ALL figured out. But the parts I am great at need to be put in service & play well with others. And I’m learning how to delegate the rest.
Questions for you:
What are you honestly, not the best at, but you’re still doing it because you think you have to?
What would you do if there were zero limitations on what you could spend your time doing?
How do you WANT to feel?
P.S. I get asked by clients and prospects why I don’t sell anything on this site. It’s not that I don’t like getting money as a form of energy exchange. I just don’t use my blog as the means for you to pay me. (There will be enrollment opportunities soon… but I can’t “Shut Up & Take Your Money!” until I’m ready to accept it – like a compliment!)