Taking action, sometimes we just need to start
Episode 28 of the Live Less Afraid podcast, hosted by Michele Jones - Live Less Afraid, titled "Taking action, sometimes we just need to start" was published on October 5, 2021 and runs 8 minutes.
October 5, 2021 ·8m · Live Less Afraid
Summary
What's the longest you've ever stuck with something? Is it your marriage? Is it a job? Is it an exercise routine? I've been talking about this, but I'm doing 100-day challenge. And while it's not the thing that maybe I've stuck with the longest. I've been thinking a lot about what it means. To say to yourself, I'm going to commit to doing this thing, whatever it is. For 100 days. And my friend Leanne Brennan, who organized this challenge over at Epic Bones said “think about what you're becoming as part of this challenge. Who do you want to be after you've completed it?” And so, I've been thinking a lot about that, and I woke up this morning thinking about taking action about just starting and I heard someone else this week talk about that too. That sometimes we just need to start whatever it is that we're. We want to do some sometimes just getting out of the gate. Even though we may not have all the answers, we may not know the right direction. I like the idea of figuring out what it means to show up for myself in this way and to show up for you guys and be here and talk about things that I think are important and I just hope that it resonates with you, that it resonates with one person, that all of this work that I'm doing to show up and talk about living less afraid you know, means something to someone out there, because I think that then it feels like it's all worth it. Like seriously, even if it's just one person that says that helped me or I can relate to what you're saying or thanks for making me not feel like I was alone in this. When I was back in college, I remember I had a writing professor who turned me on to this guy named William Cronon and he talked about that a lot about what it means to be a well-rounded individual. And he said really, at the at the end of the day, like all that we're supposed to be doing is connecting with each other like that's the whole purpose of us being here. You know? Is just to connect and like reach out and you know say hey you are doing OK over there? Can I hold your hand? Can I walk with you on this path a little bit? And justice help that's what we're supposed to be doing here. I have always had that on my heart, like forever and ever. As long as I can remember, I've always been a helper and I've always been a giver. And I just like to show up and say, hey, I got you. So, if you're listening this morning: I got you girl, whatever it is. Whatever you're thinking about right now, whatever you're going through, just know that I'm here on the other end of. This conversation, holding space for you, holding you up. Believing in you. Encouraging you, pushing you to do. The things that you want to do to be the person you want to be to go to. The places you want to go. So, when you think about challenging yourself to do something. Think about what it means to you. Who did you want to become? Where it is you think you want to go? And then just start. And remember that really at the end of the day, it's only about connecting with people. That's all that's important. If you want to work with me and figure out how you can practice coming home, let’s have a discovery call or jump into one of my free monthly workshops. The next one is October 12th at 6pm PST via zoom. Message me for a link. I hope this helps you on your journey. Like and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/livelessafraid/ and check out the links in my bio there. You can also follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/livelessafraid. At the bottom of this episode, you can also send me an audio message. I'd love to hear from you.
Episode Description
What's the longest you've ever stuck with something? Is it your marriage? Is it a job? Is it an exercise routine? I've been talking about this, but I'm doing 100-day challenge. And while it's not the thing that maybe I've stuck with the longest. I've been thinking a lot about what it means. To say to yourself, I'm going to commit to doing this thing, whatever it is. For 100 days. And my friend Leanne Brennan, who organized this challenge over at Epic Bones said “think about what you're becoming as part of this challenge. Who do you want to be after you've completed it?” And so, I've been thinking a lot about that, and I woke up this morning thinking about taking action about just starting and I heard someone else this week talk about that too. That sometimes we just need to start whatever it is that we're. We want to do some sometimes just getting out of the gate. Even though we may not have all the answers, we may not know the right direction. I like the idea of figuring out what it means to show up for myself in this way and to show up for you guys and be here and talk about things that I think are important and I just hope that it resonates with you, that it resonates with one person, that all of this work that I'm doing to show up and talk about living less afraid you know, means something to someone out there, because I think that then it feels like it's all worth it. Like seriously, even if it's just one person that says that helped me or I can relate to what you're saying or thanks for making me not feel like I was alone in this. When I was back in college, I remember I had a writing professor who turned me on to this guy named William Cronon and he talked about that a lot about what it means to be a well-rounded individual. And he said really, at the at the end of the day, like all that we're supposed to be doing is connecting with each other like that's the whole purpose of us being here. You know? Is just to connect and like reach out and you know say hey you are doing OK over there? Can I hold your hand? Can I walk with you on this path a little bit? And justice help that's what we're supposed to be doing here. I have always had that on my heart, like forever and ever. As long as I can remember, I've always been a helper and I've always been a giver. And I just like to show up and say, hey, I got you. So, if you're listening this morning:
I got you girl, whatever it is. Whatever you're thinking about right now, whatever you're going through, just know that I'm here on the other end of. This conversation, holding space for you, holding you up. Believing in you. Encouraging you, pushing you to do. The things that you want to do to be the person you want to be to go to. The places you want to go. So, when you think about challenging yourself to do something. Think about what it means to you. Who did you want to become? Where it is you think you want to go? And then just start. And remember that really at the end of the day, it's only about connecting with people. That's all that's important.
If you want to work with me and figure out how you can practice coming home, let’s have a discovery call or jump into one of my free monthly workshops. The next one is October 12th at 6pm PST via zoom. Message me for a link. I hope this helps you on your journey. Like and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/livelessafraid/ and check out the links in my bio there. You can also follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/livelessafraid. At the bottom of this episode, you can also send me an audio message. I'd love to hear from you.
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