Show Notes
Hello lovelies, This week on the Project You Pep-Talk podcast I’m diving deep into the topic of transitions:
✨ Why we need to embrace change and uncertainty if we want to create lives we want to live ✨Why transitions always begin with an ending ✨ Why you can’t avoid the “messy middle” - you gotta go through it ✨ Why we need to embrace uncertainty and get comfortable with the unknown ✨The caterpillar probably finds it uncomfortable becoming goo in the cocoon - but it’s worth it! ✨ How I’m personally navigating a huge transition in my own work and business right now ✨ The brilliant book Transitions by William Bridges and why it’s helped me so much - 20 years ago and now! ✨ What happens when we try to hold onto the jobs, relationships or versions of ourselves that we have already outgrown
And I did something for the first time before recording this Pep-Talk. I asked my Wise Older Self: ‘what would you have me talk about in my audio Pep-Talk for Monday?’. I often write a message from my Wise Older Self for me each morning. So this time I thought I’d ask what message she might have for you. And this is what she said:
“Tell them of uncertainty. That our desire for certainty, safety, order, everything needing to be predictable, tidy and risk-free - is stopping us from growing. We need things to die and dissolve so that new shoots can come through - so that new paths, new relationships, new versions of us may come to the surface. We need to be able to step into uncertainty and allow ourselves to surrender to the unknown of it all. If we are always wanting certainty, we will hold onto the things we have outgrown for far too long. And there we will remain - stuck - until life shakes us awake and forces us to let go. Start there”
And so that’s what I did 😍
If you’re going through a transition in your life right now - or if you’re feeling stuck or frustrated in an area of your life (a sign that some kind of change is what you need) then this episode is for you.
Hit play and join me for a deep dive into the messy middle!
These Project You Pep-talks are brought to you by Selina Barker - founder and creator of the Project You journals
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