On the Selfishness of Your Fear
{October 25, 2022}
- 2 Ideas from others -
“We must kill the lies we believe before they kill our ability to live life to the fullest.”
- Nicky Hardy
British-American author and cancer survivor
“You’re doing a disservice to the people who need to hear your message.”
- Rich Litvin
British-American author, coach, podcaster
- 2 Coaching Prompts -
There’s a story of a man who was walking down the street with a jug of ice cold water on his back. As he walked, people came up to him who were parched and thirsty, asking him to share the water he had.
The man, feeling unqualified, responded with, “Oh, I’m not trained enough to pour you water,” and “I don’t have enough experience to share it properly.”
Sounds silly, right?
Sounds a little selfish, right?
But it sounds familiar, too, right?
My friend, there is a message within you that you are holding back. There are gifts that you have that you feel “unqualified,” to share… and yet they are no less valuable and needed in this world.
There’s a story that you’re telling yourself that is holding you back.
Stop believing it. Stop being selfish.
I said what I said… but I say with love.
With that, dear one, here are your prompts:
What burning desire do you feel unqualified to share with people?
What if it were easy?
- 2 Affirmations -
Fear is liar.
The world wants to hear my story and my message.
- 2 Resources -
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Boundary Challenge with Terri Cole— As you probably know, I’m obsessed with the meditation app Insight Timer and I’m halfway through the 10-Day Setting Boundaries Challenge with Terri Cole. For a lot of us, healthy boundaries weren’t modeled to us as children, or if they were, we may have misinterpreted them and internalized it poorly. This challenge has been opening my eyes to what healthy boundaries look like and how they are actually an act of love for yourself and others.
Boundary Meditation with Terri Cole— This meditation is an incredible way to reframe how you view boundaries and gives you the language to show up for yourself with kindness and confidence.
