Be a bit delusional.
Allow yourself to think and dream big.
Ditch the limiting “be realistic.” Those are someone else’s lenses you’d be using; use your own – create your own reality.
Focus on introspection; don’t crutch out on “I’m an introvert”, or “I’m an extrovert.” We all adapt to situations + did you know “vert” means ‘to turn’.
Opt-in to knowing there will be discomfort, there may be some trepidations (aka fear) and still step fully forward into your life.
Make meaning-full, thought-full, purpose-full choices.
Move.
Adapt.
Say good bye.
Say hello.
Explore.
Connection starts with who we choose to be in life.
Look all around you and every body who you see and hear has made their choices.
Make YOUR choices for you, based on you – not based on anyone else and what you think they think about you. Or what you think they’d think about your choices.
Don’t give a flying fig about that. Care about who you wish to be and the choices you’ll make because of that.
Choose self-connection, not self-absorption. They’re different.
Be selfish first – look out for yourself in a healthy way; being healthfully selfish is different than being self-absorbed. Self-absorbed = there’s something going on where self-protection is happening and boosting ego, arrogance, limiting beliefs.
Life is both short and long, whichever way you choose to look at it.
To me, it’s realllllly long when I’m in the wrong circumstances, with the wrong people, doing the wrong work. That’s when I start to feel restless, start noticing I’m not fully me, start making changes.
And yes, there’s always discomfort in them – though it’s more discomforting to stay somewhere that’s a dead end, truly shortening my life if I stay.
Start with self-connection.
Start with self-belonging.
You’re pretty doggone famazing.
Cheer yourself on. I’m cheering you on too. 🧡
With special thanks to Michele Wiberg and Jane Bertch for the inspiration.