I quit (NOT)

As some of you may know, I work from home and although, I LOVE it, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. 
 

Some days I want to quit.
 

Some days I want to get a job waiting tables, or go work in a school. Having a steady paycheck for work someone else defines and I complete, sounds DREAMY. On really bad days, I think I'd make a good toilet cleaner in public restrooms; I look good in rubber gloves. (Those are usually the days I am about to get my period and the hormones have taken over.)
 

When I want to quit, it always come down to one thought- "I'm not enough":

• smart enough

• pretty enough

• organized enough

• kind enough

• good enough

• ...plug in any number of options, but it's always some version of

"I'm not enough".
 

The good news is that I'm not alone, and I am in fact smart enough to know that this is my survival brain telling me that it's safer doing what's "easy" than what's "possible".
 

Other than taking shortcuts across the field, I'm not much of an "easy" girl; I'm a "let's see what's possible girl". To show myself and the world what's possible, I have to be willing to wake up every day ready to screw up enough to succeed. 
 

This is when I'm extra grateful for The Model! 

 

"The Model"- a Brooke Castillo process, with an Amanda Kingsley twist...

Life out of alignment:

SITUATION
- Life (Brain telling mind "I'm not enough")

MY THOUGHT ABOUT THE SITUATION
- "I'm not enough"
 

THE FEELING THIS THOUGHT TRIGGERS
- Defeat, desire to quit

THE ACTION I TAKE FROM THIS FEELING
- Tosses hands in the air like she just doesn't care
 

THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION
- No growth and potential for dreams being met- ZERO
 

ASK (Is this in alignment with my WHY?)
-NO!
 

The Model applied for realignment: 

 

SAME SITUATION
- Life (Brain telling mind "I'm not enough")


MY NEW THOUGHT ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION
- “This too shall pass.”


THE NEW FEELING THIS THOUGHT TRIGGERS
- Relief
 

THE NEW ACTION I TAKE FROM THIS FEELING
- Self-Care (Stepping aside with a knowing that after I fill my cup, I'll get back in the game.)
 

THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION
- The "I'm not enough" feeling passes and I get back in the game.
 

ASK (Is this in alignment with my WHY?)
-Absolutely!
 

but is it enough.... not quite.

Another Model to seal the deal:

SAME SITUATION
- Life (Brain telling mind "I'm not enough")


ANOTHER NEW THOUGHT ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION
- “Being an entrepreneur is what yields me the life I truly desire.”


THE NEW FEELING THIS THOUGHT TRIGGERS
- Excitement
 

THE NEW ACTION I TAKE FROM THIS FEELING
- Let's do this thing. Mapping out next steps.
 

THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION
- Forward progression to the life of my dreams.
 

ASK (Is this in alignment with my WHY?)
-Absolutely!
 

WIN!

Believing in YOU,