Go with the flow, listen to your body…
Should you?
As a coach I often ask my clients to tune in to their inner compass. I’m working on getting better at helping people find their own way, their own answers VS looking for answers from the outside world.
At the same time I urge my clients to always question their inner voice.
To not always listen to your body, to not always follow your instincts, to not always do what feels comfortable and familiar.
Question everything. Especially yourself.
When I have a red-eye flight, and I barely have any sleep, my cravings for food and especially sweets go waaaay up. Do I eat those sweets? I tell my brain to shut the F* up, eat some veg and chicken, and make it to bed early that night.
When I’m struggling to figure out a challenge in my business, and everything in me tells me to do what I’ve always done – heck no I’d listen to my gut. I might feel like a dumb ass trying what I’ve never done before, feeling like I’m doing everything wrong but I will not stop till I’m done. Even though walk in the park feels waaaaay better.
Often it would feel easier for you to just go with the flow, do what everybody else does, take the edge off … and that’s precisely what you don’t need to do IF you want to grow beyond current limits.
You have a habitual self. Which isn’t always the one you want to stick with to grow.
So how do you use your compass then, if you sort of can’t listen to it either?
This 2-step process will help:
- Learn to feel the difference between what feels good and what feels right. The second one is almost always points to a path of growth.
- Get into a habit of asking yourself when in doubt, “What is it I truly want? What future me will be proud of?” – do that.
Hope this helps. Let’s tune up our inner guide, the only one who knows THE way.
