Reclaiming Your Spark By Honoring Your Swagger w/ Anniedi Essien

Do you have big ambitions? What about dreaming of changing the world? The reality is you can accomplish everything you want when you can overcome burnout and find your groove. Using your mind, body, and swagger, you can reclaim your spark, achieve your goals, and take care of yourself in the process. Key Takeaways If You Want To Get Your Spark Back While Avoiding Burnout You Should: Stop letting your superwoman syndrome get in the way and start letting go of control and surrendering to the process Honor the relationship you have with yourself and build new relationships to help you going forward Intentionally make your wellness a top priority  Develop a wellness plan that is in line with your authentic self Work to develop your mind, body, and swagger so that you can have it all Reclaiming Your Spark with Anniedi Essien Anniedi Essien also had dreams of changing the world but looked up one day, realizing she had lost her unique spark. This is why Anniedi founded Idem Spark, where she helps women of every shape, shade, and size level up their mindset, embody their goals and embrace their own unique swagger. Honoring Your Relationship With Yourself and Others Many of us are led to believe that our worth comes from how we serve others. This can make putting your self-care as a priority as counterintuitive to what we have been taught. This is all wrong and can cause serious burnout. Instead of relying on yourself to be fiercely independent, there is strength in recognizing that you can't do it all alone. By working internally to repair your relationship with yourself, you can build new relationships that will support you going forward and help you become the woman you know you can be. Mind, Body, and Swagger The SPARK method works on your mind, body, and swagger to develop a wellness plan that is in line with your authentic self. We all have different goals and dreams, and it is only by owning your unique identity that you can create a plan that is aligned with you.  There is no reward without risk, and it takes letting go of control and intentionally making your wellness a priority to see real change. Your body will let you know what it needs if you just start moving it, listening to it, and giving yourself the grace you need to move forward in these uncertain times. Are you ready to define what success looks like on your terms, honor your mind, body, and swagger, and get your spark back? Share which of Anniedi's methods you are going to implement into your self-care routine with me in the comments on the episode page.   In This Episode The role of culture, the superwoman complex, and race when making yourself a priority (11:20) How to let go of control and find and accept help from people who support you (15:34) The best ways to holistically take care of yourself and build your own mind-body swagger (19:42) How to get clued into your own unique desires and preferences if you have never given yourself the space to discover them (25:20) Ways that you can use the SPARK philosophy to focus on your big vision while avoiding burnout (31:10)   Quotes "This is all about how to go from being burnt out to being fired up. And for me that meant overhauling my wellness and really turning everything upside down." (8:23) "This superwoman syndrome that is like, 'I am going to put my cape on and go out and save the world', but we don't realize that we also have to save ourselves." (13:32) "Relying on a dream team actually first required me to build a relationship with myself and listen to my body, honor is cues that I had ignored for so many years, and know when to raise my hand and wave the white flag of surrender and say 'I need help'." (17:57) "That swagger piece is really about owning your unique identity and really creating a plan that is aligned to you." (24:20) "You don't have to have it all together in the middle of a pandemic. What you want to be doing is giving yourself grace, and you want to be figuring out what you want to prioritize and tackle first." (35:28)   Links Join the Tune In Membership Here  Use the Special Code LTYB20 For The Career Swagger Program Idem Spark Website Follow Idem Spark on Instagram | Facebook Join the Listen To Your Body Newsletter Steph Gaudreau Website Check out the full show notes here! Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes!   Related Episodes LTYB 307: Learning To Date With More Confidence with Lily Womble LTYB 285: How To Stop Outsourcing Your Enoughness with Bonnie Gillespie