This last week was challenging as my inner critic came on strong regarding my coaching practice. As I shared in my August newsletter, launching my coaching practice was and is exciting and empowering. However, I also knew there will be down times, and I went into a deep hole last week.
With the support of my community, I was reminded we don’t need to believe our thoughts. I KNOW THIS!! And yet again, I fell into the trap of identifying with my thoughts. Being reminded helped me to create some space from my thinking. I began to recognize this critical voice coming from my teenage self. I turned to this voice and said, “I know you are trying to help and it isn’t helpful at all. Right now, I am being reminded of all the things I did that were really difficult. I know with persistence, I will continue to be able to do difficult things.”
Because I was no longer being hard on myself, I began to feel better. I had more space to remember all the things I did accomplish for my coaching practice this past year. This helped me to feel more energized – to write this blog, and to invite you, those in your personal network, the teens you know, and the teens in your network, to consider how we might work together.
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