Better Beings

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Recently someone told me I’m always useful.

That might be the best compliment I’ve ever received 🤗

It was not until that comment that I realized how important it is to feel useful and how validating it is to be acknowledged.

I was recently invited to Raleigh, NC to facilitate my workshop “Communicate through Conflict with Confidence” to a group of leaders in the hospitality industry.

What started out as conversation quickly evolved into collaboration.

That led to connection which fostered community.

Purpose and Passion⬇️

Two determining factors in quality of life that don’t receive enough attention 💡

Living WITH purpose and ON purpose is a choice✨

Finding and fueling a passion is a choice ✨

Earning a living through your purpose and passion is an incredible blessing🙌

To be invited to share your purpose and passion with others is the greatest honor🙏

I got as much, if not more, out of our time together as attendees did.

When you begin as an invited guest and end as a welcomed member you leave with an overflowing heart and profound gratitude🥹

“ I don’t know how to train like a normal person”

I hear this comment often from people who were youth and collegiate athletes.

They’ve been conditioned to train for performance requiring incredible physical and mental demands.

Their lives could resemble two full-time jobs… school and sport.

✅The expectations were clear
✅The structure was set
✅The support network was embedded

Fast-forward to adulting😬

⚡️ an actual full-time job
⚡️ financial obligations
⚡️ family commitments
⚡️ self-directed schedule
⚡️ the natural aging process

The athlete attitude and mindset is deeply rooted and often people find it difficult to accept and adapt to this new way of life.

To workout in the way they had been trained their whole lives is rarely a conscious decision, but rather an auto pilot default mode.

To train for present and future quality of life a new approach will be necessary and that will require a significant mindset shift💡

This does not only apply to former athletes.

Often we set ourselves up based on what we used to do, even though life looks nothing like it used to look🤨

Rationally this makes no sense and yet over and over we fall back to what previously worked🫨

And when IT doesn’t work we call it failure😡

It’s not failure🤔

It’s simply not the right system for your current reality💁‍♀️

👉Adjust your attitude
👉Adopt a new approach
👉Align your actions

Mid-flight home the flashback of this day 25 years ago remembering exactly where I was, who I was with, not knowing what was happening or that it was going to change our lives in profound ways.

Thinking about those who were sitting in a seat just like mine the emotion is indescribable.

Rather than distract myself I chose to be with the moment.

Too many have forgotten
Others too young to remember
And a bunch not even around at the time

As uncomfortable as it is I don’t ever want to lose sight of that day.

Seeing someone else’s hard is what keeps me grounded and grateful.

Perspective can bring peace.

Your language shapes your beliefs⬇️

Your beliefs influence your actions⬇️

Your actions impact your outcomes⬇️

Your outcomes are the beginning of your next story🔁

Change your language change your result💥

I’m really good at figuring out people but give me a piece of put together furniture and my brain just does not compute🫥

I ordered a dresser, thinking it would get assembled during a future visit from my go-to assembly man, aka dad☺️

Schedules were not aligning so I decided to give it a go😬

Practicing what I preach-spend time on the front end to save time, stress and mistakes in the process-I methodically laid out all the pieces and mostly read through the instructions🔍

And by read through I mean look at the pictures to see if I could decipher what they meant😝

Spotting a QR code promising a link to a video tutorial, I decided to dive in. If the hieroglyphics don’t make sense I have this back up🙂

Most things were self-explanatory, even to my non-mechanical thinking brain. I was feeling confident I’d knock this out quicker and with more ease than anticipated😃

And then I hit a stumble. I couldn’t get the drawer slides apart.

The diagram wasn’t clear
The pieces they were pointing to didn’t exist Nothing matched the reality in front of me😵‍💫

Time for that video tutorial to save me🤞

Except that the QR went to a dead page 😖

The moment of choice is upon me⬇️

A. Give up in frustration
B. Phone a friend for help
C. Take a pause and come back later

I immediately chose option B, knowing my neighbor is great at these things and certainly he’ll be able to figure it out.

Nope — apparently his brain was not computing either🫠

On to option C

In that pause I acknowledged the metaphor for life🤗

How often do you avoid something you’re not good at simply because it will be difficult😏

How often do you jump into something without having a plan only to get frustrated and quit when you hit a roadblock☹️

How often do you reach out for help versus deciding you don’t want to bother anyone😉

How often does the plan not go as planned and what is your response to that🫣

I let the project sit for a bit and when I returned with fresh eyes it made total sense. I felt a bit silly once I discovered how simple it actually was🙄

I got over that quickly and in its place was a sense of accomplishm

Knowing your value and living your values is the only way to live your best life.

The sooner you figure these out the more of life you’ll get to enjoy⭐️

September is Self-Care Awareness Month and while it’s great to be aware it’s helpful to know what it all means!

“I get my lab results but my doctor doesn’t really explain them or what I can to do improve”.

This is a common experience and why I encourage everyone to educate themselves 💡

If you want to Know Your Numbers check out my book or invite me for a workplace wellness training to educate and empower your staff🤩

Self care is health care!