87: Are You Beating Yourself Up?

Are you beating yourself up? I had the realization this week that since I haven't had anyone beating me up on the mat for two months, I've started beating myself up. A very minor bump in the road with a client turned into a major crisis in confidence for me. I fell into the dreaded downward spiral. If you haven't heard episode 7 on the downward spiral, listen to it next. Until this week, I was unaware how much better I had become at setting boundaries and clear expectations, and going after what I wanted off the mat because I was physically doing it on the mat, or at least trying, a few times a week. It was becoming ingrained in me. I carried that behavior and confidence off the mat with me. I didn't even know that I was beating myself up until a friend brought it to my attention. It hadn’t occurred to me that the impact of not training would be mental as much as physical. I knew my Gi was getting a little tighter, but I didn't think I was mentally losing my edge. Be mindful of the chatter in your head.   Subscribe to Beauty and the Gi on YouTube or in your Favorite Podcasting App YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7EBCzi7znNuvxKlpLvue-w Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-and-the-gi/id1458389465?mt=2 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3IHT3BNicukNtCVa3AAwBI Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9iZWF1dHlhbmR0aGVnaS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw   Connect with Jen and AJ Beauty and the Gi Podcast on Instagram @beautyandthegipodcast Jen on Instagram @brassybroadjen AJ on Instagram @ajclingerman @BeautyAndTheGi on Twitter Beauty and the Gi Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/374782593437482/ Beauty and the Gi Facebook Page   Recording, Theme Music, Editing, and Production of this podcast by Jen at The Brassy Broadcasting Company