Hitting the pause button.

Hi friends,

If you’re still here, thanks for being here.
I logged in today and checked for the date on my last post: May 21. To be honest, I thought it would read April.
Sometime back in the spring I started to feel a little overwhelmed (understatement). I’m not entirely sure what it was, but more a combination of things, good and not-so-good, that led me to feel as though my metaphorical plate was too full.

I remember seeing the reminder notice pop up on my client software “Send weekly newsletter” and I kept hitting “remind me later”. I couldn’t find the time to sit and write, or maybe I couldn’t pinpoint what it was that I wanted to share, but I knew I wasn’t going to sit down and do it.

Little things like this kept happening, feeling overwhelmed by my to-do list, and watching things drop off, then getting stressed out about that, and watching the cycle repeat itself; until finally I let it all go. Newsletters weren’t going to happen, social media posts weren’t a priority, building my program that I’ve had on my list for a while now would just have to wait.

I filled any extra time I had with family, and my favourite ways to unwind as of late, like listening to a podcast, or going for a run; accomplishing tasks around the house that I had put off (which — spoiler alert, helps so much).

And slowly, but surely, I started to feel better. I didn’t feel like a pot about to spill over. I felt lighter, I felt re-inspired.

Moral of the story: let your darn self off the hook. Hit pause. You don’t need to be — nor should you be — everything for everyone. You also don’t need to do things the way others do. Focus on what NEEDS to get done, not what should get done. You’ll get there, but you’re nothing if you don’t take care of yourself along the way.

This little business of mine saw more clients in the past few months that I’ve had in the past year, and for that, I am oh so grateful. I’ve learned a lot, shared a lot, and feel totally re-aligned with how I want to show up as a coach.

And hey, there’s a lot more that I want to write about, too.

xo.