BUSINESS
CONNECT YOUR
PASSION
BACK TO YOUR
PURPOSE
by Bree Stedman
Remember when you first had your business idea , how enthusiastic and excited you were ? And the time your first client agreed to work with you — the pride you felt that you ’ d achieved success ?
Do you still feel that energetic about your purpose , or has fear , anxiety , and overwhelm taken over ? Rejection , lack of momentum , changing plans — they are all a part of business , and yet as females , we take things so personally ; internalising events and creating stories that ultimately sabotage our desires .
Why does that happen and how can you get back to your Passionate Purpose when you ’ re so full of doubt ?
Firstly , it ’ s important for you to know that as a Female , the more you tell yourself a story the stronger you are allowing the emotion behind the story to take hold . Women have up to 25 % more connection from head to heart , we are naturally more emotional people .
It ’ s why our capacity to love and connect is so amazing , but it also means that our negative emotions and thoughts can bring us down really quickly ! The more you tell the story , the harder you will find it to get over it .
So how do you change the story ? How do you find the Passion for your Purpose again ?
STEP 1 . Become aware of what you are saying to yourself . Take note “ What am I thinking , what am I feeling ”— the more you do this , the more you may start to notice that your thoughts are not creating an environment for success . If you have a mantra of “ I am successful ” but your inner voice says “ but not as good as she is ,” that doubt there fuels your mantra ; therefore it is counter-productive and unlikely to create success as you desire .
STEP 2 . Now that you are aware , throw away the story , and focus on the emotion . Analysing or understanding the story won ’ t change the event . When you acknowledge the emotion , you can then choose to either believe it and fuel it , or dismiss it and replace it .
Replace your inner self-talk with “ I acknowledge I am feeling doubt . I ’ m going to choose to remember a time when I felt confident and sure . That is more important to me than fuelling doubt . I feel confident .”
STEP 3 . Build yourself back up . Every single day , identify three things you can be proud of , three things that can consider “ a win ,” and three things that you are passionate about — the drive behind your purpose . Build a list that is so solid that any time a negative thought does pop up , you have an example of its opposite !
STEP 4 . Remind yourself of these questions : What was my intention to begin this business ? Who did I want to help ? Why do they need me ? Who is someone I ’ ve helped with my services , and how did that make both of us feel when I did that ? I love what I do because … Use your female head to heart connection to empower yourself — choose to spend time recalling the successes , the proud moments , the accomplishments , the love , and the joy . Strengthen what serves you , ditch what doesn ’ t , and realign your Passion to your Purpose !
Bree is an expert in the Female Brain , specialising in helping professional women to address the sabotaging habits like overwhelm , doubt and anxiety at the core to create strong Personal Power , Passion and Purpose for success .
Find her on Facebook @ breestedman . coach
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