4 Steps back to YOU!
We’ve all been there.
Perhaps you’ve just finished a big project/launch and are in a ‘project/launch hangover’.
Or maybe your business has had a big growth spurt and you’ve caught up with yourself, but now feel a bit tired and flat.
Or maybe the global pandemic has left you feeling like you’ve just come out of the tumble dryer.
Whatever your situation, know that this is
temporary
and there are lots of things you can do to step back into your
Visionary energy.
1. Empathy - First things first. Stop. Give yourself the same compassion and love you would give someone else in your situation.
More often than not, I see purpose driven business owners beating themselves up and allowing that Mean Little Cow voice (inner critic) to run amok telling them that they are not good enough, if they aren’t in high performance mode 24/7.
If you’ve just been full on in a project or experienced a big expansion you will need recovery time and that is ok. Hyper achiever saboteur will be keeping you at it hammer and tongs, which will lead you to burnout in the long run. Be kind to you and recognise that your body may need to reset for your next big expansion.
2. Explore
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Once you have stopped and taken a breath, explore the way the dust has settled.
How has it impacted on your life and business?
Don’t judge any of it as good or bad at this stage, simply see it as it is.
What options do you feel are open to you at the moment? What options might open up to you in the future? Start to consider how things might play out.
Gain an excited curiosity.
3. Identify the Saboteurs - Naturally you will have been judging all of the potential scenarios above, but attempt to look at them with a more discerning eye. Allow yourself to see the merits in any of the potential outcomes and then weigh up your next best steps. This way, you know it’s NOT that Mean Little Cow voice running the show from its survival brain energy. It’s your next level consciousness that is making confident and conscious decisions based on the available information and options. That’s much more empowering and will create a mental and emotional upward spiral.
4. Tap into your Vision - Go back to your Vision Board. Therein lies the answer to your next move. Of the options you’ve prioritised are they aligned to your Vision? Either the Vision is clear and you can create a 90 Day Goal and the accompanying strategy around how you might achieve it, using the process above.
Or you need to expand that Vision by creating a new one and then create 90 Day Goals and the accompanying strategy around how you might achieve it.
Use this clarity to step back into your visionary action taking and recognise that it is OK to build in rest and recovery time as your self care is at the heart of your Vision.
If you feel your business doesn’t allow for this, look again at the model of business you are operating in and again explore and innovate around how you might develop it in order that you can.
Yes there will always be stretch and challenges to face however you are creating your purpose driven impactful business for more freedom, flexibility and to make a difference, aren’t you? In which case, your business model needs to meet that need, whilst meeting your financial needs. Otherwise you will feel constantly drained, stressed and burnt out.
Use your board to remind yourself WHY you started the business, what you want to achieve and feel. How engaged and alive you want to be in your life and business. Tap into its energy giving properties and allow yourself to elevate your energy to join it bring it to life again and again.
This clarity of Vision
and using it as a
motivational and strategic tool can have you back in your
best energy
again.
If you don’t have that clarity of Vision then I would love you to join me on my next
BE CLEAR and RISE ONLINE VISION BOARD WORKSHOP. Book
HERE and there is currently a
BUY ONE PLACE, BRING A FRIEND/PARTNER FOR FREE.
Full details
HERE .
Anyone who is looking to take life to the next level and create a vision board needs to attend one of Michala’s Be Clear and Rise Vision Board Workshops - literally life changing.” Karen Flannery, UK
