The Thought Purpose Podcast

Sometimes we can find ourselves on a level to the exterior world of what it looks like, and yet be left with a feeling as if we don't deserve it, as if we haven't earned it, as if we can't keep it moving forward. Do you ever feel this way? Sometimes the way the world sees us is not the way we see ourselves. Usually because we are chasing something that looks good to everyone else. #impostersyndrome Does your inside level match your outside level? On the journey to success, friends, don't forget that growth is just as important and even more so to continue on, it is the healing that allows you to keep going. Make sure you're slowing down enough to give yourself space for that too as you continue to climb your mountain. 

Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and thought you didn't get much accomplished and then felt bad about that? It's hard not to let your emotions get the best of you when it feels like you're spinning wheels... that's why in business we always say 'know your numbers'... to make sure you're tracking the right thing and to get us out of the emotion... but in life? It's hard! Giving yourself the gift of clues is so helpful! Leaving crumbs for yourself so that you can remind yourself of how far you've actually come on those days when you don't feel like you've moved at all... that's what carries us through...

Change is hard. I am at a point in my life where I am  looking to make some big changes- and it is hard, really hard. Change is growth and transformation, and it is difficult  not to turn back and retreat to what is more comfortable, but that comfortable thing isn't serving you anymore. Sometimes you just have to allow yourself to go through the journey- even if it is hard, even if it is uncomfortable, even if you have to test different things…because you won't know until you try. But just keep going. I am cheering for you. 

Life is not an amazing race. We all need to stop comparing ourselves to others and focus on the obstacles we have overcome and the strength we've developed through it all. Just because you don't feel like you are where you are supposed to be, doesn't mean you need to quit. Keep going, you'll get there. 

Have you ever been ready for growth and find yourself at the beginning of something new, but it looks a little messy? It's easy to turn back and to stop, but even if the beginning takes you awhile- take the adventure. Keep Climbing. Walk into your sense of purpose, go into your wild and figure out what you want in life. Just keep going. 

Have you ever thought to yourself "once I am ready I will start" you'll start the journey, you'll make the jump, or you'll start the new business. However- You can't become the person that will achieve that new goal, until you start. You'll never be ready, you just have to go through the mud and transform in the journey. Ready is a lie. Get started. 

"The impulse of dreaming was beaten out of me by the experience of life"- crazy thought right? How often do you have a dream and then immediately talk yourself out of it- it's too insane, people won't be interested, don't try to be something you're not. But you have a choice- you can choose to stay there and stay small and safe, or you have a choice to go after it.  Make the jump. Look crazy. Fail in front of others. Keep going. Don't let life beat your dreams out of you. 

Are you constantly the fixer for people? Do you find yourself constantly holding other people's emotional baggage but not handling your own? The first step in overcoming this is practicing self-love and self-care. Self-love is not selfish, self-love is healthy boundary that you're giving to yourself. Because you can't continue to move on a journey at a pace that you're happy with and move into what you feel like is fulfilling and purposeful for you when you still have your own baggage to unpack. Stop worrying about how you're going to make everyone else feel. Start worrying about how you're going to make yourself feel.

When life gets hard do you ever find yourself looking around for answers and opinions? Instead of looking around, start looking up. God put you here for something greater than this, this life and your current struggles. Stop asking the opinions of someone else who doesn't even understand your situation. Believe in yourself, be full of faith instead of fear. You have purpose here. You were meant for more. 

You don't get to become a badass without going through some hard things. When people are judging you, it is from their insecurities. They haven't been through it.  Your wisdom comes from strength and experience. Not everyone is going to go through what you are going through, we are all on separate journeys. This is your journey, you get to do with it what you want. This struggle you're in is helping you build your future Badass. Be proud of that. 

What if we looked at our struggles differently? What if instead of looking at our past and our struggles with shame, what if we looked at ourselves with pride for overcoming them? Give yourself some grace for whatever happens here and just know it is limited, and it is a test for what is to come next- eternity. 

The world needs today's version of you. As we go through our journey- we need to allow the world to see our value for today's version of ourselves- hardships and all.  People need your gifts- right now, today. If we allow ourselves to be seen in the journey, in the struggle, in the mud- we are giving others, who may be one step behind in their journey, hope. 

Are you focusing on the door in front of you or the door behind you? Have you ever been in a space where you have moved out something, but not allowed yourself to fully move into something new? I call it the Hallway Space- give yourself the opportunity to realize that the door in front of you might not be the one that is supposed to open, maybe it is down the hall. Have the faith to find that door, and fully step through it. 

Just because someone doesn't see your gifts doesn't mean you don't have any. God created you with treasure, go find your X marks the spot to uncover it.

Do you ever find yourself feeling like you're stuck and not moving forward? Sometimes we're not stuck, we're just in-between who we used to be and who we are becoming. That space can feel lonely and scary because we've never been there before and we don't know what to expect but if we allow ourselves the process we soon realize that a beautiful transformation is taking place. The version of you who gets you to the next level is being born, trust it.

You are the one who shows up for you everyday. You have to give yourself some grace, we can't sit here and feel like we have to hold it all all the time. We're human. We have to become friends with yourself, and talk to yourself like you're a friend.  Be nice to you. 

Do you every find yourself not making a decision because you're so busy thinking about what others might say?  There are two types of people- people who are for you, and people who are against you. You have to ignore the critics are the sidelines, while you are on the field. Be for the people that are for you, and be for yourself. 

Sometimes we're not stuck, we're just in-between. In that in between it can feel really lonely and you can start to wonder if you're doing the right thing. At that point you have two options - to push forward or retreat. You can't squeeze back into something you've outgrown. You are supposed to outgrow things. Allow yourself to level up.

Sometimes we’re not lost, we’re just in-between. In that in between, it can feel really lonely and you can start to wonder if you’re doing the right thing. At that point you have two options- to push forward or retreat. You can’t squeeze back into something you’ve outgrown. You are supposed to outgrow things. Allow yourself to level up. 

Do you every find yourself not making a decision because you’re so busy thinking about what others might say?  There are two types of people- people who are for you, and people who are against you. You have to ignore the critics are the sidelines, while you are on the field. Be for the people that are for you, and be for yourself.