Move. Get Out of Your Own Way.

You're not stuck because life is hard. You're stuck because you're in the way.I just drove cross-country from California to Oklahoma, moved into a place a third the size of my old one, in a city where I know absolutely nobody—and then I showed up for my pop-up Zoom and not a single person came. And I'm here to tell you that every bit of it was exactly what needed to happen.In this solo episode, I get radically honest about the excuses I made, the fear underneath them, and the moment I had to tell myself to get up, get dressed, and go outside. If you keep explaining away why your life hasn't moved yet, this episode is the mirror you didn't know you needed.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Excuses vs. fear: how we justify standing still and what's really underneathWhy not keeping your word to yourself is quietly destroying trust—with you and othersBlaming circumstances vs. owning your response to themThe melancholy trap: what courageous action looks like on your hardest daySelf-doubt after a big decision, and how to come back to yourself"Good girl syndrome" and why putting everyone first is keeping you lastBlind spots: the beliefs running your life that you can't even seeHow to start becoming the woman you want to be—in small, identity-shifting stepsBEST MOMENTS:"Underlying those excuses were levels of fear. I was just afraid nobody was going to show up, nobody was going to want to hear what I have to say.""Nobody showed up. So I had the opportunity to actually face my fear—and I didn't die.""I told myself: pick your ass up and go outside. And that was courageous action.""When you're not keeping your word to yourself, you're not only self-abandoning—you could be creating a lack of trust with the very people you care about.""What looks normal to you may really just not be serving you."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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You're not stuck because life is hard. You're stuck because you're in the way.I just drove cross-country from California to Oklahoma, moved into a place a third the size of my old one, in a city where I know absolutely nobody—and then I showed up for my pop-up Zoom and not a single person came. And I'm here to tell you that every bit of it was exactly what needed to happen.In this solo episode, I get radically honest about the excuses I made, the fear underneath them, and the moment I had to tell myself to get up, get dressed, and go outside. If you keep explaining away why your life hasn't moved yet, this episode is the mirror you didn't know you needed.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Excuses vs. fear: how we justify standing still and what's really underneathWhy not keeping your word to yourself is quietly destroying trust—with you and othersBlaming circumstances vs. owning your response to themThe melancholy trap: what courageous action looks like on your hardest daySelf-doubt after a big decision, and how to come back to yourself"Good girl syndrome" and why putting everyone first is keeping you lastBlind spots: the beliefs running your life that you can't even seeHow to start becoming the woman you want to be—in small, identity-shifting stepsBEST MOMENTS:"Underlying those excuses were levels of fear. I was just afraid nobody was going to show up, nobody was going to want to hear what I have to say.""Nobody showed up. So I had the opportunity to actually face my fear—and I didn't die.""I told myself: pick your ass up and go outside. And that was courageous action.""When you're not keeping your word to yourself, you're not only self-abandoning—you could be creating a lack of trust with the very people you care about.""What looks normal to you may really just not be serving you."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite | www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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