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Can I let you in on a secret?
I’m currently “up-levelling my business.”
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I say it in a deliberately cringey way, because saying it out loud feels cringey.
Saying what we want, out loud, can feel uncomfortable. Admitting, out loud, that we have ambitions, can feel uncomfortable.
Of course, part of me is SUPER PROUD! and EXCITED! to be up-levelling my business. (Okay, I’ll stop using that term now...)
But also, it’s a recognition of, “This is where I’ve gotten to. And, I want more.”
Saying we ‘want more’ often feels risky. (Because what if we fail? What if we don’t get it? What if we get told we’re being greedy and selfish?)
But that doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
It’s just uncomfortable. (Sometimes, majorly uncomfortable!) But the more we practise with our thoughts — holding them, investigating them, speaking them out loud… — the more we learn that our thoughts are just part of the landscape of our mind. They are never inherently ‘wrong.’
I wanted to feel really supported in my coaching business this year.
And part of that support includes me joining a business-coaching group.
Every week we meet and get our butts coached.
And by that, I mean our coach pushes us. They don’t force us to do anything we don’t want to do; but extremely often, we are challenged to think again.
This coaching container is asking me to consider things about myself I hadn’t contemplated before.
It’s asking me to see myself in ways I’d assumed were a few years down the line, at the very least.
It’s very stretchy. In a good way. Because ultimately, I feel in control. I get to take the advice and the coaching and the words on board; and I get to see and decide how it applies to my life, and my coaching work.
This is the truth of coaching. You stretch yourself in ways you hadn’t even imagined you’d be stretching. Sometimes, it’s uncomfortable! But at the same time, it’s enlightening.
I can’t tell you all the ‘results’ of my business-coaching investment yet. It’s only been a few weeks.
But already, I see myself differently.
That’s a result. A big one. And the one I’m sure will make the biggest difference in my coaching practice — and myself — going forward.
Money and outcomes are nice. But it’s nothing compared to what and who you decide to be in the process.
Whatever goals and intentions you have for this year, may I offer you that you are going to learn so much. You are going to shine. ✨
Love,
Kathryn
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It was my friend’s birthday at the weekend. Here I am, celebrating 😁
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