The Hidden Cost of Staying the Same

We all know the feeling of holding back from something we know we need. Whether it's a relationship that no longer serves us, a dream we keep deferring, or a version of ourselves we can't quite step into, resistance is something every one of us has encountered. So why do we feel so stagnant or apprehensive in these moments and how we can successfully move through them?In today's solo episode, I explore the terrain of resistance: what holds us back, what calls us forward, and what it truly costs us to stay where we are. Drawing on my own journey, from growing up in a three-bedroom home with ten people, to working in a glass factory after high school, to shrinking myself in a shared office early in my academic career, I unpack the forces that keep us stuck and offer a compassionate framework for beginning to move. I also reflect on the practice of choosing joy intentionally, and why tending to what matters most is not a luxury but a necessity. Tune in and listen to the forty-sixth episode of I Can Do This, Show Me How! to gently examine what you may be resisting — and what might become possible if you took just one honest step.In this episode, you'll learn:Why joy must be chosen and tended rather than simply waited for, and how gardening connects me to that practice (01:25)How the quality of your life is shaped by where you consistently place your attention (04:57)What fear is actually communicating and why it is often a message from the past trying to protect us in the present (08:21)Why emotional fatigue is not laziness, but a signal from a body and spirit that has been under significant stress (11:46)The hidden cost of staying the same and the quiet ways we make ourselves smaller to fit where we are (7:49)How survival shapes what we believe is possible, and the slow, quiet shift that marks the beginning of change (22:29)Two questions to carry with you this week as you reflect on your own resistance (30:11)ResourcesThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellThe Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill MoyersFreedom’s Teacher by Katherine Mellen CharronLet's connect!My Email: [email protected] International: www.mentorfoundationusa.orgMentor: www.mentoring.orgAshoka Changemakers: www.ashoka.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.