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Are you taking your own best advice?
I have spent years helping people work through challenges in their lives, and something I have noticed is how often we already know what we need to do. We just struggle to give ourselves the same advice we would so freely give someone we care about.
Think about it. When a friend comes to you with a problem, you listen, you try to understand, and you offer advice based on what you believe would help them. You want what is best for them. You see their potential beyond their circumstances.
But when that same problem becomes yours, everything seems different.
Suddenly, fear enters the conversation. Pride starts defending your decisions. Hope convinces you to keep holding on to something that may no longer serve you. Your emotions begin influencing what you believe is possible.
I have learned that sometimes the greatest interference in our lives is not the problem itself, but the relationship we have with that problem.
We become so emotionally attached to our circumstances that we struggle to see the choices available to us.
So here is something I encourage you to try today.
The next time you find yourself struggling with a decision, imagine someone you deeply care about sitting across from you, explaining the exact same situation.
What would you tell them?
Would you encourage them to keep suffering? Would you tell them they are incapable of changing? Would you remind them of their mistakes, or would you help them recognize their possibilities?
Now ask yourself why you deserve anything less.
Your True Self deserves the same compassion, understanding, honesty, and encouragement you so willingly offer others.
Sometimes the wisdom you are searching for is already within you. You simply need to become willing to listen.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
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Thoughts
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#give #yourself #advice #deserve #wisdom
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I have spent years helping people work through challenges in their lives, and something I have noticed is how often we already know what we need to do. We just struggle to give ourselves the same advice we would so freely give someone we care about.
Think about it. When a friend comes to you with a problem, you listen, you try to understand, and you offer advice based on what you believe would help them. You want what is best for them. You see their potential beyond their circumstances.
But when that same problem becomes yours, everything seems different.
Suddenly, fear enters the conversation. Pride starts defending your decisions. Hope convinces you to keep holding on to something that may no longer serve you. Your emotions begin influencing what you believe is possible.
I have learned that sometimes the greatest interference in our lives is not the problem itself, but the relationship we have with that problem.
We become so emotionally attached to our circumstances that we struggle to see the choices available to us.
So here is something I encourage you to try today.
The next time you find yourself struggling with a decision, imagine someone you deeply care about sitting across from you, explaining the exact same situation.
What would you tell them?
Would you encourage them to keep suffering? Would you tell them they are incapable of changing? Would you remind them of their mistakes, or would you help them recognize their possibilities?
Now ask yourself why you deserve anything less.
Your True Self deserves the same compassion, understanding, honesty, and encouragement you so willingly offer others.
Sometimes the wisdom you are searching for is already within you. You simply need to become willing to listen.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#give #yourself #advice #deserve #wisdom
Background Photo Credit:
Art Almighty
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Are you valued or just needed?
I have noticed something over the years while working with people. Some of the most exhausted people I meet are also the ones everyone seems to depend on.
They are the ones who always answer the phone, solve the problems, make the sacrifices, and find a way to make things work for everyone else.
And somewhere along the way, they begin to believe their worth comes from how much they are needed.
I have learned there is a tremendous difference between being needed and being valued.
Being needed can mean someone appreciates what you do for them. Being valued means they appreciate who you are, even when you have nothing to give.
Think about that for a moment.
How often do we sacrifice our own peace because we believe disappointing someone means we are somehow less important to them?
We begin saying yes when we want to say no. We carry responsibilities that were never ours. Eventually, we become so busy meeting the expectations of others that we lose sight of our own True Self.
I believe one of the greatest things we can learn is that our value does not have to be earned through constant sacrifice.
Today, pay attention to where your energy is going. Help because you genuinely want to, not because you fear what someone might think if you don’t.
You can be compassionate and still have boundaries. You can love someone without carrying everything for them.
Your True Potential grows when you recognize that your worth exists even when you are doing absolutely nothing for anyone else.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#worth #measure #give #presence #value
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Priscilla Du Preez
I have noticed something over the years while working with people. Some of the most exhausted people I meet are also the ones everyone seems to depend on.
They are the ones who always answer the phone, solve the problems, make the sacrifices, and find a way to make things work for everyone else.
And somewhere along the way, they begin to believe their worth comes from how much they are needed.
I have learned there is a tremendous difference between being needed and being valued.
Being needed can mean someone appreciates what you do for them. Being valued means they appreciate who you are, even when you have nothing to give.
Think about that for a moment.
How often do we sacrifice our own peace because we believe disappointing someone means we are somehow less important to them?
We begin saying yes when we want to say no. We carry responsibilities that were never ours. Eventually, we become so busy meeting the expectations of others that we lose sight of our own True Self.
I believe one of the greatest things we can learn is that our value does not have to be earned through constant sacrifice.
Today, pay attention to where your energy is going. Help because you genuinely want to, not because you fear what someone might think if you don’t.
You can be compassionate and still have boundaries. You can love someone without carrying everything for them.
Your True Potential grows when you recognize that your worth exists even when you are doing absolutely nothing for anyone else.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#worth #measure #give #presence #value
Background Photo Credit:
Priscilla Du Preez
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What happens to your goals when your energy disappears?
As a coach, I have told people for years that your body is your first business.
Before the career. Before the money. Before the goals. Before everything you are trying to build.
Because everything you want to accomplish requires energy.
Energy is everything.
We sometimes treat our health like it is separate from success. We sacrifice sleep to get more done. We skip movement because we are too busy. We eat poorly because it is convenient. We ignore recovery because we believe slowing down will put us behind.
But eventually the bill comes due.
Your ability to think, focus, create, communicate, lead, and perform is connected to the energy you bring into each moment. When your physical energy declines, your mental energy eventually follows. When your mental energy suffers, your actions and results usually follow with it.
This is why taking care of yourself is not selfish. It is responsibility.
Move your body. Feed it well. Give it recovery. Challenge it enough to grow. Respect it enough to listen when it needs rest.
You do not need perfection. You need consistency.
Your health is not something you work on after you become successful. It is part of the system that allows you to become successful.
Take care of the vehicle carrying you toward your potential.
You only get one.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#energy #give #life #protect #source
Background Photo Credit:
Sara Ruffoni
As a coach, I have told people for years that your body is your first business.
Before the career. Before the money. Before the goals. Before everything you are trying to build.
Because everything you want to accomplish requires energy.
Energy is everything.
We sometimes treat our health like it is separate from success. We sacrifice sleep to get more done. We skip movement because we are too busy. We eat poorly because it is convenient. We ignore recovery because we believe slowing down will put us behind.
But eventually the bill comes due.
Your ability to think, focus, create, communicate, lead, and perform is connected to the energy you bring into each moment. When your physical energy declines, your mental energy eventually follows. When your mental energy suffers, your actions and results usually follow with it.
This is why taking care of yourself is not selfish. It is responsibility.
Move your body. Feed it well. Give it recovery. Challenge it enough to grow. Respect it enough to listen when it needs rest.
You do not need perfection. You need consistency.
Your health is not something you work on after you become successful. It is part of the system that allows you to become successful.
Take care of the vehicle carrying you toward your potential.
You only get one.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#energy #give #life #protect #source
Background Photo Credit:
Sara Ruffoni
