This post is 100% completely inspired by Courtney from Be More With Less
Courtney had this awesome email from last year that I have saved in my inbox for the past six months. I didn’t delete it. I didn’t archive it. I didn’t stick it into an electronic folder to be forgotten.
I kept it in my inbox, knowing it was important, and that when I had an opportunity, I wanted to write a post about it.
Courtney’s email talked about exploring crazy ideas and about how we have them, but tend to dismiss them. She wrote about the crazy ideas she had (she thought they were crazy at first) but then she thought about them, and followed through with them.
“Wouldn’t it be crazy if we downsized and sold our house” she thought. And guess what? Her and her husband sold their 2,000 square foot house and downsized and moved into a 700 square foot apartment.
“Wouldn’t it be crazy if I dressed with only 33 items for 3 months” she also theorized. And voila! Project 333 was born and it is utilized all over the world!
Courtney lists several other examples of how “wouldn’t it be crazy” sounded exactly that at first but ended up fulfilling so much more that what she thought possible. She asked her readers to think about things differently and see the possibilities in what could potentially be life changing opportunities.
Because the truth of the matter is, we are the absolute best when it comes to battering our own self-esteem. We see flaws in ourselves that no one else sees. And to be honest, sometimes those flaws are just figments of our imagination. We brutally attack our own strengths and tell ourselves that we could never do the thing we really want to do, because we simply aren’t worthy.
Pay attention to your self-talk.
You are not flawed. You are exquisite.
You are worthy.
If there is something in your life that you want to accomplish, I am here to tell you that you can make that happen. Don’t say “I could never…”
YOU COULD.
And you can. Challenge yourself and disregard those “nevers”.
Courtney had a list in her email for contemplation:
Think about this list. Is fear holding you back? Is there something you want to change?
Is there a way for you to remove the word NEVER from your vocabulary and start moving towards your goal?
YOU CAN DO IT!
Turn “I could never” into “Guess what I just did!” and “Wow! I am so proud of myself that I accomplished that!”
You. Can. Do. It.
Oh, I love this. Yes, we get so caught up in our heads, thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking, that we can talk ourselves out of doing things we never imagined were possible, even though so many of our “crazy” ideas are not crazy, just scary. I get stuck in that place ALL THE TIME. And it does need to stop. It serves no one or nothing but my anxiety, which does not need to be fed! My self-talk has been rather negative lately and I need to readjust my thoughts. Most importantly I need to think about what crazy things I can and want to do.
Yes, we totally get caught up in our own heads! I wrote this post not just for others but myself included! 2018 is the year we start making things happen 🙂
This is great. When I think back over the best decisions I’ve made in life, many of them were things that I thought were crazy or impossible.
Love this!!!
Ooh – this must be for me. I tend to be very cautious and a tad passive – so I don’t easily change. The ducks have to be all lined up for me to actually initiate change. I tend to magnify obstacles. That being said, when the ducks have lined up, I have made changes. I think it’s OK to be a “reluctant changer” – and maybe change in a more slow and limited way – as long as that reluctance doesn’t become refusal. (Does this all make sense?)
Totally makes sense Ruth 🙂 I am a procrastinator by nature, so I really have to push myself if I want to make things happen!