Sometimes we’re so busy looking to experts, online guru’s, celebrities, coaches, teachers, authors, parents, and friends that we forget to listen to ourselves. Sometimes we already have the answers within, we are just not listening. So how do we get to connecting to ourselves?
Start by being honest to yourself. Listen to YOU. If you don’t face it you can’t fix it. Don’t be afraid to start over. It could be something small or something scary & life-changing.
In my tenure as a counselor, I can vouch that every person is born with their special uniqueness and often they haven’t discovered that yet. You are far more talented, brave, wise, smart, beautiful, strong than you credit yourself for. To find these talents all you need is a little curiosity, some courage, and a hunger to break free from the limitations and expectations put on us by others and ourselves.
Do not undervalue what you are good at, rather try to get better at it. Re-invent yourself.
When I completed my academic degrees with honors, I figured I didn’t have a passion for that occupation. I took up jobs that dimmed my inner enthusiasm for work. I decided to listen to myself. I came up with the (then) crazy sounding idea that I’d like to create a start-up that focused on helping students and individuals make the right career decision at the right time, and that if people felt lost or needed unwavering emotional support, they must find that anchor. Serene Hour was born!
Finally, it may sound a bit simplistic; but it did take a lot of courage, soul-searching, a healthy dose of failures and losses and lots of struggles and hard work to not just come up with Serene Hour, but also keep it going. Heck! I still learn something new each day and find a new challenge to overcome every other day. But as the saying goes, “We do what we do, until we don’t”.
Also read: Emotional Issues: Track and battle the unhealthy patterns