Ep.28/ run your own race

11 Jan

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Last week was my first day back at work, both lawyering and coaching and I was in a massive ceebs mood and majorly dragging my feet. So motivational, right?

I fully switched off for a whole week of this festive season and it felt SO DAMN GOOD. I spent lots of time at the beach, catching up with family, eating all the delicious food, resting (this heat got me good) and watching netflix.

I ain’t gonna lie, there were moments where I felt “guilt” and “pressure” to be setting all the goals and getting into the swing of things. However, I reminded myself to calm the F down as I spend the majority of the year being in go mode.

As the day went on, instead of overwhelming myself with all the things I want to achieve this year, I said to myself “just focus on one thing at a time”.

This one simple sentence calmed my nervous system and made me feel energised and excited to get going. Why? As I did one thing at a time, I quickly started to tick off the things I wanted to get through today. I even applied this to my workout, I said one rep at a time and before I knew it I finished a whole leg workout.

The beginning of a new year is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. So if you’re feeling overwhelmed right now and comparing yourself to peeps on social media, know this…

You get to run your own race and set goals that feel exciting and in alignment to you.

It’s easy to get caught up in other people’s goals and adopt them as your own, but if a goal doesn’t feel right to you then ask yourself, is this mine or have I just adopted someone else’s goal?

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