Facing My Big Bad Wolves (Part 1)

Hello friends!

Last month, I shared that I was feeling burnt out and had to pause from launching a new product for my business. However, through rest and spending time for deeper reflection, I realized that I needed to address some major underlying obstacles.

These obstacles, which I call the “Big Bad Wolves,” often keep us from living the life we truly want. They can take many different forms for each individual. For me, the first Big Bad Wolf was the feeling of “not enough-ness.” I felt like I wasn’t smart enough, eloquent enough, or healed enough to pursue my business dreams. These feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt can manifest as a fear of being exposed as a fraud.

This Big Bad Wolf can also show up in one’s relationship with food and their body as well. I often hear my clients share, “I’m not skinny/pretty enough”, “I didn’t exercise enough”, or “I didn’t eat clean enough.” Our brains then internalize these insidious messages as I AM not enough. This feeling of “not enough-ness is” one of the biggest obstacles to enacting any life change.

To overcome this, I used three strategies that I want to share with you:

1. Recognize your accomplishments. It’s essential to take a step back and reflect on your achievements, both big and small. By acknowledging your successes, you can shift your focus away from your self-doubt and towards gratitude for your strengths and abilities.
2. Embrace your mistakes. Making mistakes is a natural part of learning and growing. Don’t let them discourage you. Instead, reflect on what didn’t work and how you can improve for next time. Doing so can turn your mistakes into valuable experiences to help you achieve your goals.
3. Seek support. Talk to friends, family, or a therapist about your feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy. Sometimes, you just need a friend or loved one to remind you what an incredible Bad Ass you are! You may even be surprised that you aren’t alone in your experience.

Remember, taking a break and addressing the Big Bad Wolves in your life is okay. By using these strategies, you start to overcome the obstacles in life. You are capable of achieving great things because YOU ARE ENOUGH!

Next Steps:

1. Which strategy have you used and which ones do you want to implement starting this week? Share your thought by REPLYING to this email, and I’ll write back. Can’t wait to hear from you!
2. Know someone who can benefit from learning these strategies? FORWARD this newsletter to them and let them know you’re thinking of them!

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