79. Let's Talk Self-Mastery - First Step to Aligned Living
Your Badass Journey is back! I took a few months off to do some inner work, and oh boy do I have a lot to share with all of you. The show will now have an even greater emphasis on two things: awesome, actionable advice that you can put into action immediately after listening + YOU! I want to be addressing your specific needs, answering the questions you have, and walking alongside you on Your Badass Journey.
To kick things off, I will be featuring a series of discussions about self-mastery throughout the week.
The first step towards self-mastery is finding alignment with who you truly are. Then, once you’ve gotten in touch with that true, authentic version of yourself, you have to figure out the mindset and/or systems that will allow your authentic self to show up in everything you do.
How to Take the First Step Towards Aligned Living:
Block off some time for self-reflection. Ask yourself some of the questions brought up in this episode, really sit with your answers, and rank how fulfilled you feel on a scale of 1 to 10. Investigate whether your thoughts feel like they reflect how you feel right now or a story you tell yourself. This will probably be uncomfortable, but it’s necessary if what you’re doing isn’t in alignment with what you’re feeling.
Questions you might ask include: How do I feel right now? How do I want to feel right now? Where am I spending my time? How do I feel after I spend my time that way?
If the ranking of how fulfilled you feel after spending your time on any particular task is lower than a 8/10, ask yourself another question: Does this really need to belong in my life right now for me to start thinking about how I stand in self-mastery tomorrow?
Inversely, if your ranking for a task is 8/10 or greater, ask yourself: Why does that fill me up? What would it feel like if that was the first thing I did every day?
Identify the most fulfilling actions for you and make a plan to prioritize them every morning, whether that’s by putting it on your calendar, on a checklist, setting a phone reminder, or something else. Whatever works best for you.
This isn’t something you can do once in your life and then move on. Self-mastery is a life-long journey, and every time you experience growth in your life, you will have to revisit some of these questions.
If you are burnt out or at the end of your rope, if you don’t “feel like you,” this may not be the time for self-interrogation. That’s a sign that you need to take some time to focus on yourself, first. That’s why, when I work with clients who are facing uncertainty, I always start by getting to the root of how they’re caring for themselves.
Now, let’s turn this into a conversation!
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