Career Confidence Part 2

Hey Coaches,

Happy to be back in this space reaching out for your support as I uncover more and more about my career goals.

I realized in the last year, I’ve got some BIG dreams, money goals, business ideas, book ideas, etc. I’m taking steps both little and grand. I’m putting in the hours, creating the habits. In addition to that, I am exploring how I can rely more on the support I’ve built around myself, to lean into it. And I’m looking under the bed for those more hidden vulnerabilities, and bringing them into the light. I am open to adding more support! I’m opening to the idea of more collaboration in different forms, so I can share more of myself with the world. I’m tracking this work, I’m taking the notes. I’m rocking it!

And when I was cleaning up the preverbal dust bunnies of the mind I noticed these thoughts today:

“But can I really have these big dreams?, I didn’t have the normal upbringing that successful people had? And I don’t have the money background that they have. These dreams are too big for someone like me”

I know it’s a total load of s*** but alas here they are.

I’ve thought about trying something new and rather than focussing on what other people did or didn’t have that assisted them on their journeys, what if I tried to write these thoughts into my own story. Rather than them being a hinderance what if they were something I found empowerment in. Something like… “against all odds”, “anything is possible” kind of thinking.

I’m interested in using these thoughts and flipping them on their head rather than making them a problem. What do you think? Could you see me using those thoughts in an empowering way?

My power words for this career and vision work are “Trailblazer”, “Visionary”, “Role model”, “Fearless”, “Courageous”, “Pathfinder”, “Path maker”, “Forerunner”.

I kind of like the idea of being my own role model.

 

Answer:

 

I kind of LOVE the idea of you being your own role model! What’s more important than me seeing the possibility of you using those thoughts in an empowering way  is whether you can see them being empowering and useful. How do you feel when you consider this possibility? Notice any sensations arise in your body and the motion or feeling behind it. What do these responses tell you?

For the record, I think that you can totally flip the script – it’s just a matter of deciding that you’re willing to give it a shot.