Once more, with feeling!

Jan 27

Entering this second month of the year, it's not uncommon to feel like you might need to re-group and start over…

Whether that’s pursuing a new role, redrafting to your goals, or recommitting to your personal leadership strategies.

Feeling like you haven’t found your stride yet is normal and natural, but I want you to know is that your willingness to do re-group and start over isn’t a sign of weakness.

It is precisely what will make you successful in 2024.

Whenever a client comes to me and says, “I didn’t end up having that conversation with my board member…” or “I ran out of time this week to do the mindset work we talked about…”

I say, “Let’s try again!”

Why? Well, the unprofessional answer is because shame sucks!!

…and it also happens to be a motivation killer.

A client’s willingness to re-group and start over is all that really matters to me, and it’s all that should really matter to YOU because it's a integral part of the adult learning process…and it’s usually tethered to a whole bunch of other valuable information like:

what didn’t feel good
what didn’t work
any new or persistent feelings you have about the outcome you desire

All of this is valuable data that can be turned into fuel to help you start over, and start smarter!

So if there’s something you really really want to accomplish at work this week, this month, or this year, and you’re feeling a little overwhelmed and discouraged, consider looking at the list above and asking yourself these questions:

What do I know now that I didn’t know before?
If I could still accomplish it, how would that make me feel?
Am I willing to keep pursuing that feeling?
What’s the simplest way I could start over?

Let your own answers make you smarter and allow them to rev your engines!

And if finding the energy to re-group and start over still feels hard or awkward, then find someone who will ask you these powerful questions and walk right beside you.

…because this is your year, and you got this!