Ep# 108: [Pep Talk] Doing What Feels Good is Holding You Back

This episode could get me talking with my hands and shouting like my Italian family does on Sundays… I was raised on this idea and I’m raising my own babies on it, but it is not in alignment with popular culture. It’s tough because we live in a society that centers on immediate gratification. Our society pushes us all to “do what feels good in the moment”, and this is why so many people are hurting and unhealthy and divorcing and broke and wishing for a different future. But not you - you’re one of my mavericks. You’re willing to think and do things differently, right? Let’s start with this… If you really think about it from a logical standpoint, do you think any of the entrepreneurs or business owners or leaders who you admire actually got to the levels of success that they’re at by taking the easy path and making choices based on comfort or ease or what felt good in the moment? Do you think they only showed up when they felt motivated, energized, when the wind was at their back? Or, do you think they showed up when they were tired and beat down and unsure and no one was cheering them on? Did they continue to show up after failures? I hope that was an easy scenario to consider and answer. Let’s talk through what doing what feels good looks like in business. It looks like: Dinking around with your social media bio thinking it’s going to change the game for your business Keeping your prices low so no one gets uncomfortable Keeping your brand vague so you don’t risk losing people Focusing on followers instead of your funnel Not pitching yourself and just hoping you’ll be discovered Trying to build an empire on the back of one offer But you’re so incredible! You have way too much value and potential to allow the illusion of comfort to slow you down from doing what’s required to make big moves! Stop making choices based on today and instead make choices based on what you actually want for our lives. www.elizabethhartke.com/podcast/108