Great insights, Lauren! What a gift you’re giving yourself by working through these. You’re so right that it can be tough to do “the work” when others around you aren’t. For me, it takes many reminders about the fact that the only thing we truly have any control over is ourselves. And, if we want a different experience in the world, doing something different in our own lives is the path to get there. Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that I still want to yell “DO YOUR WORK!” at people sometimes like Barrett talks about in the podcast. 😂
For me I think it was a reminder on the need to really "listen in" to ourselves on the way to cultivating intuition. The section on that is episode four really gave me a good poke!
Also totally resonate with Brene in episode five on needing to appear busy, and jumping up to do something when someone comes in, lest I need to apologise (lol) for eg reading a book.
Cultivating calm is a big one too, and I guess I'm still working through how to do this for myself when those around me are not necessarily do "the work" themselves... but you're right that it can be contagious.
Enjoying working through these Jillian - thank you!
"how does your emotional state affect those around you" is something I've been thinking a lot about lately. As a leader I've noticed that how I react to things often impacts how my team will react to things. It's so important that I reflect calm to my team, because I'd rather have them feel calm then have them think they need to be anxious and stressed all the time.
That’s so important! Our behavior as leaders directly impacts our team’s performance and wellbeing. It can feel like a lot of pressure, but understanding this was actually the permission I needed to start taking better care of myself. The more well I am, the better I can lead. And, of course, it also directly impacts my ability to parent in the way that I want to.
I'm going to tell on myself a bit here because ... well, because ...
I have been listening to the podcast when I drive, the permission I gave myself for participating in this weekly offering. I am a retired backpacking guide of 20 years, over half of that time guiding in Colorado so I nearly pee'd my pants listening and laughing to Brene tell that hiking was not her thing and tossing her boots into the donation box. At the same time, I am having an internal conversation about rest - what is rest and am I doing enough of it. The answer is: no. I walk in the house, phone in hand listening to the end and my twin doggos jump off the couch like they are guilty of rest. Of quiet, solitary time. What is telling, the girls know that when I am home, we are moving, active, no down time.
My biggest takeaway this week is how we squander joy. This might be why I feel it is so important to take a daily walk and do nothing but observe, to find small nuances I might not have seen yesterday and that is the pot where I offer my gratitude.
This is amazing, Stacy! It’s such a brave thing to admit your vulnerabilities and takes courage to work on the things we want to make better in our lives. I also laughed at the hiking boots! 😂
What was your biggest takeaway from this week?
Great insights, Lauren! What a gift you’re giving yourself by working through these. You’re so right that it can be tough to do “the work” when others around you aren’t. For me, it takes many reminders about the fact that the only thing we truly have any control over is ourselves. And, if we want a different experience in the world, doing something different in our own lives is the path to get there. Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that I still want to yell “DO YOUR WORK!” at people sometimes like Barrett talks about in the podcast. 😂
For me I think it was a reminder on the need to really "listen in" to ourselves on the way to cultivating intuition. The section on that is episode four really gave me a good poke!
Also totally resonate with Brene in episode five on needing to appear busy, and jumping up to do something when someone comes in, lest I need to apologise (lol) for eg reading a book.
Cultivating calm is a big one too, and I guess I'm still working through how to do this for myself when those around me are not necessarily do "the work" themselves... but you're right that it can be contagious.
Enjoying working through these Jillian - thank you!
"how does your emotional state affect those around you" is something I've been thinking a lot about lately. As a leader I've noticed that how I react to things often impacts how my team will react to things. It's so important that I reflect calm to my team, because I'd rather have them feel calm then have them think they need to be anxious and stressed all the time.
That’s so important! Our behavior as leaders directly impacts our team’s performance and wellbeing. It can feel like a lot of pressure, but understanding this was actually the permission I needed to start taking better care of myself. The more well I am, the better I can lead. And, of course, it also directly impacts my ability to parent in the way that I want to.
I'm going to tell on myself a bit here because ... well, because ...
I have been listening to the podcast when I drive, the permission I gave myself for participating in this weekly offering. I am a retired backpacking guide of 20 years, over half of that time guiding in Colorado so I nearly pee'd my pants listening and laughing to Brene tell that hiking was not her thing and tossing her boots into the donation box. At the same time, I am having an internal conversation about rest - what is rest and am I doing enough of it. The answer is: no. I walk in the house, phone in hand listening to the end and my twin doggos jump off the couch like they are guilty of rest. Of quiet, solitary time. What is telling, the girls know that when I am home, we are moving, active, no down time.
My biggest takeaway this week is how we squander joy. This might be why I feel it is so important to take a daily walk and do nothing but observe, to find small nuances I might not have seen yesterday and that is the pot where I offer my gratitude.
This is amazing, Stacy! It’s such a brave thing to admit your vulnerabilities and takes courage to work on the things we want to make better in our lives. I also laughed at the hiking boots! 😂