Breakthrough

Breakthroughs only come when there’s something to break through.

So if it feels like you’re smashing your face against a wall right now, congrats! A massive epiphany is coming.

The main breakthrough I’ve had in the last week:

Mindset work is non-negotiable, every single day. I can’t just expect to wake up and feel good and smash my goals. I need to feed my brain with the stuff that makes me feel good and motivated every single morning. (How good would it be if The News was just people reporting helpful thoughts for us to think about for the day? Anyone want to start that news channel?).

Worst Case Scenario: Nothing

I watched myself getting caught up with week in a lot of pointless mind drama.

Example: My dress didn’t arrive on time for my photoshoot.

I’m horribly embarrassed at how much worry this caused me. It’s a dress. For a photoshoot. Boohoo.

No one is going to die.

But my brain acted like someone might.

Because it was the worst thing happening at the time.

And I couldn’t grasp perspective in the moment.

It was only after my semi-meltdown that it occurred to me that when I zoom out from my unbelievably small existence across infinite space and time, that the worst case scenario is nothing.

The hardest thing isn’t realising that there is no worst case scenario for 99.9% of the things I worry about.

It’s staying in that “Don’t worry, be happy” energy.

I’m working on it.

Journaling Question

What are you focusing on right now that is unhelpful for reaching your goal? What could you focus on this week instead?

Bringing the Joy

Personal update: I’ve been working on showing up from a place of abundance and joy and I’m in love with it.

A few days ago I wrote about How to Hustle and ever since then, I’ve been taking it to a whole new level. It’s SO good to feel good and take action FROM feeling good rather than taking action TO feel good.

I’ve been doing that by spending more time dancing, watching Queer Eye (how can anyone watch that show and not feel like a million dollars afterward?!), and hanging out with actual, real-life friends in person (aka, not on Zoom).

What do you do to bring the joy in your life?

How to Love Yourself AND Still Go After Your Impossible Goals

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There are two kinds of value:

Intrinsic value, and achieved value.

Intrinsic value is the value each of us possess as beings. Babies have it, animals have it, even the world’s worst dictators have it. It can’t be altered by what we do in the world.

Achieved value is the value we create with our actions. We have the power to alter it.

So often, we confuse the two. In this video I’m sharing how important it is to separate them, and how to love yourself along your impossible goals journey.

How to Hustle

Hustle gets a bad rap sometimes.

It’s said to cause burnout or exhaustion. But I don’t buy it.

Action isn’t what causes burnout.

Your thoughts and feelings are what cause burnout.

Because here’s the thing:

There are two different kinds of hustle:

1. Hustling from a place of lack

2. Hustling from a place of abundance

Hustling from lack = taking action to feel good

Hustling from abundance = taking action BECAUSE you feel good

You know you’re hustling from lack when:

• You’re feeling anxious and desperate

• Putting in a ton of effort feels painful and slow

• You’re taking action from a frantic, stressed-out place

• You feel like you have to force the outcome happen

• You’re micromanaging your to-do list

• You’re burning out

You know you’re hustling from abundance when:

• You’re feeling calm and certain

• Putting in a ton of effort feels easy and fun

• You’re taking action from an inspired place

• You know the outcome you want is already a DONE DEAL

• You’re doing it because you want to, not because you have to

• You never seem to run out of energy

The key to getting what you want with ease isn’t to stop taking massive action.

The key is to change the emotion that’s fuelling the action.

Before you take action, take 60 seconds to get yourself into a mental state of abundance.

Think about why your outcome is already a done deal.

Think about all the outcomes you’ve created in the past.

Think about why you are certain this is no different.

It will change the way you hustle forever.

Waiting For Results

I’m an avid action taker.

Action what creates our results.

But then what?

Action is only the first step.

The real work is staying in the trusting energy. Staying in the knowing energy. Staying in the believing energy.

Doing the work, and not freaking out if there’s a delay time between action and result.

Taking action. Patiently waiting. Loving yourself before the results come in.

What if You're Just In The Middle of Creating the Result?

It's so easy to think that if we haven’t created the end result yet, then it’s not going to happen at all, and so we should just go and watch Netflix in bed.

But what if you’re just in the middle of achieving your goal?

Because if you’ve already started putting in effort, then you’re already part of the way.

You’re in the middle of creating a house downpayment.

You’re in the middle of creating a client.

You’re in the middle of winning a championship.

You’re in the middle of making the money.

You’re in the middle of losing weight.

Even if it seems like you’re not getting anywhere, in fact, you’re just in the middle of your goal.

I'm in the middle of healing my shoulder so I can do 100 push ups in a row.

What are you in the middle of?

Holding Belief

What I’m currently working on: holding the belief that “it is working” before I see the result.

I noticed there is a pattern to my goals, and one of the phases is the “Eeeeeek what if this doesn’t work?” phase.

And it is never, ever helpful.

I always get out of it. But I’m working on moving through it more quickly, until eventually, I never experience a “what if this doesn’t work” thought.

Because even when we put in crazy effort, there’s usually a delay time between the action we’re taking, and result we want to see.

Our job is to keep holding that belief that IT IS WORKING.

My favourite thought right now: It is ALREADY working.

My February Motto

My February Motto: What would Elle Woods do?