1990s Nike has a lot to answer for!
It's not as easy as Just Do It!
Discernment is the best friend of everyone trying to create something. There are always going to be multiple things that are true at the same time. It was such a lie we were sold that creating the life, business, art, etc that we want is easy and clear if you just do it. 1990s Nike has a lot to answer for!
But it’s never that simple.
Sometimes you won’t know what to do.
Sometimes you will do what people tell you not to do.
Sometimes you won’t be able to do it.
Sometimes you will do it and feel overwhelmed and lock down.
Sometimes you will do it and get no response.
None of these experiences have anything to do with whether or not your work is valuable or viable. The emotions the ‘doing’ or ‘not doing’ cause are the rocky terrain of being a human trying to accomplish something important to you. You know how easy it is to know what other people can do when it’s not your heart/ego/investment on the line? That’s because it is never the task itself that carries the weight of importance. I always tell my clients you can follow most marketing systems and get results. It’s not the social media posts or ads, it’s whether or not you can show up to consistently advocate for yourself and your work.
When we can be kind to ourselves and recognize what’s happening we can eventually lessen the scale of these road bumps. We can decide to give ourselves time to figure out what’s happening and then make the decision about what we want to do next. Whether that decision is to be brave and keep going or brave and change course only you can make. And when you start learning to make decisions you start creating that unique and wonderful life, business, or art that only you could.
That’s what I help my clients do. My business experience gives me access to a plethora of tools and strategy suggestions that can suit what you are trying to do. But the most important thing I do is remind you that you get to make decisions and plot the course.
Have a great week.
Susie
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