Whether you have a small business, work inside of a corporation, or are retired and starting round two, chances are you’ve struggled to to feel successful at one point or another. Maybe your big ideas and confidence gave way to the reality that it’s harder than you thought or harder than others made it seem (from the outside looking in).
With my client’s permission, I wanted to share a part of her journey in the hope that you may see an echo of your own. Jenny wanted to create a business and do work that made her feel fulfilled, whole, like she was living with purpose. Sound familiar?
Once a manager in a large organization and now a stay-at-home mom, she wanted to rejoin the workforce and decided to become a coach. In a flurry of activity, she took a coach training course, built a website with a blog and even got a couple of …show more content…
Dissect and reflect instead. Write down what worked from each of your attempts (even if it mostly was a bust). It’s easy to only see the bad look more closely to find seeds of success to carry forward.
10) Do I give up or keep going?
If you’ve truly pushed as far as you can, have lost your passion, or found a new one, it may be time to move on. This is a question that you often can’t answer without working through the nine that came before. The only word of caution I can offer is to not let your feelings dictate you decision. Struggle is painful and we’re wired to get rid of the pain and find ease once again. However, when you give up on something that truly matters, that hurts too.
You can do whatever you want, you just need to decide what it is and go for it. CLICK
Don’t believe people who tell you that giving up isn’t an option, it is - so is reinvention. Just be clear on WHO you want to be, WHY you’re letting go, WHAT you want to do now and HOW you can make it happen (define your first step even if you don’t know your
With my client’s permission, I wanted to share a part of her journey in the hope that you may see an echo of your own. Jenny wanted to create a business and do work that made her feel fulfilled, whole, like she was living with purpose. Sound familiar?
Once a manager in a large organization and now a stay-at-home mom, she wanted to rejoin the workforce and decided to become a coach. In a flurry of activity, she took a coach training course, built a website with a blog and even got a couple of …show more content…
Dissect and reflect instead. Write down what worked from each of your attempts (even if it mostly was a bust). It’s easy to only see the bad look more closely to find seeds of success to carry forward.
10) Do I give up or keep going?
If you’ve truly pushed as far as you can, have lost your passion, or found a new one, it may be time to move on. This is a question that you often can’t answer without working through the nine that came before. The only word of caution I can offer is to not let your feelings dictate you decision. Struggle is painful and we’re wired to get rid of the pain and find ease once again. However, when you give up on something that truly matters, that hurts too.
You can do whatever you want, you just need to decide what it is and go for it. CLICK
Don’t believe people who tell you that giving up isn’t an option, it is - so is reinvention. Just be clear on WHO you want to be, WHY you’re letting go, WHAT you want to do now and HOW you can make it happen (define your first step even if you don’t know your