I remember an unseasonably warm day in November, I took my son to the park.
While he was playing, I laid on the ground, looked up at the blue, blue sky, and had a pure feeling of euphoria:
I feel so free!
This is what I am meant to be doing right now!
I am living my best life!
My client Erika told me this just the other day. She quit her job and started a business back in September. It had been her dream for 10 years and in coaching she finally got her brain on board and went all in.
Whether we are embarking on a new career, staying home for a few years to spend time with our babies or starting a dream business…our brains always like to focus on the risk (potential financial loss, shift in lifestyle, insurance change, ect…) instead of the gain.
This is what held Erika back.
Her brain was focused on the loss of income, the potential failure of the business and what that would mean, how they’d have to shift their budget to make it work as a family.
But as she laid on the ground with her son at the park, none of these things were on her mind.
Instead, her head was flooded with everything she gained by leaving her job:
Spending extra time with her son
Working no more than 24 hours a week
Doing work that felt purposeful
How much she LOVED Mondays just as much as Fridays
Yes, she took a salary cut (for now). Yes, her family had to re-budget and pull back on spending. But, as she says, it is all worth it.
Following your happiness always is.
We never get the time back with our kids. We never get the time back in our career.
What is it you really want? What will make you happy? It’s time to focus on what you will gain if you go after it!
Time back with your kids, a stronger marriage, a deep sense of purpose and fulfillment, guilt free drop-offs, an excitement for Monday’s, energy at the end of a work day…the possibility of greater success!
As you turn your gaze to 2021, it is time to overcome the fear of failure and prioritize your happiness.
And I can help you every step of the way. Here is what I helped my clients achieve in 2020:
5 got new jobs during our 6 months together
3 started dream businesses
8 found so much clarity around what they wanted, they started interviewing for new jobs/careers
1 got promoted
1 quit to be a stay at home mom, for now
3 signed up for additional training to get them closer to their dream job
12 envisioned the next steps in their career/motherhood integration and began to make steps toward it
35 developed a compass (one of my core teachings) to help them make decisions and guide them in exactly what they want and why
35 refocused their value away from their job so they could shed the guilt and stress of managing a career with motherhood
35 figured out how to balance home life with kiddos and their job (and COVID homeschool)
35 took control of their happiness and stopped delegating it to their career, husband or any circumstance being "just right"
Just like Erika, all my clients came to me searching for what will make them happy and how to get over their fears in order to go after it.
And just like Erika, they left with the clarity, confidence and next steps to go after it.
If you’re ready to stop living for the holidays and find joy and calm in the everyday, just like Erika…schedule a free breakthrough call and let's make 2021 a year about happiness.
