For when your new year’s resolutions are already out the window
Find your body’s anti-resolution with me tomorrow, Jan 6th, 4pm GMT
But what if we’re looking at this all backwards and upside down?
What if instead of looking at the problem you want to solve…what if you started by feeling what is actually real in your body right now? And then follow the breadcrumbs to a more sustainable way forward? One where you’re not stressing out or burning out.
Hi folks,
Happy New Year from my couch, with an invitation to join me tomorrow for an hour to feel into the direction your body wants to take you this year.
This is for you if on day 5 of 2023 your new year’s resolutions are already out the window.
This is for you if you didn’t bother with a resolution cuz you knew you wouldn’t keep it anyway, but you’d really like to do life and business different this year.
Maybe there’s one last present to open… A seemingly secret sauce that might be even better than a resolution.
The guide to getting on board with your body.
Think about this for one sec.
Resolutions… they’re head-based decisions; a solution to a problem. Want to lose weight? Go to the gym.
But what if we’re looking at this all backwards and upside down?
What if instead of looking at the problem you want to solve, and coming up with a solution that requires a dedicated day-in-day-out plan…
What if we started by feeling what is actually real in your body right now? And then follow the breadcrumbs to a more sustainable way forward?
One where you’re not stressing out or burning out.
Try this. Think about your resolution. Take a breath. What does it feel like in your body?
I feel a slight bracing in my shoulders. They rise up ever so slightly. There’s a furrow in my brow. A soft tension in my stomach as my body leans forward just a little bit ready to move towards the goal.
Now think about what it is you really really want? Maybe you want to finish writing your book. Maybe you want to grow your business. Maybe what you really want is to be happy. Feel at ease. Less stress, more flow. Do work that is meaningful. Be a part of something bigger than you.
Keep asking ‘Why’ until you bottom out on what you really want.
Now check in with your body. Take a breath. What does what you really want feel like in your body?
Maybe you breathe a little deeper. Maybe your belly relaxes a little. Maybe your spine feels a bit warmer. Maybe your neck wants to lean back and be supported by a wall or a cushion.
Let your body do all those things.
And then see, how important does your resolution seem right now? Or is something else beginning to take shape?
When I do this for myself, the thing that takes shape is me moving effortlessly. Like floating on air as I walk across the room. My body wants to lean back and rest into something that is holding me. Like laying in a hammock with the breeze moving me. I don’t want to do the heavy lifting anymore. I’m tired. I want to be carried. I want to Rest.
Let’s be honest, this feels great and is also kinda scary (that happens). I haven’t built any business structures that allow me to rest. I have no team. No scalable product to bring in passive income.
“And you want us to rest!?”, a part of me asks my body.
“Oh yeah”, she purrs back.
It’s totally counterintuitive.
And after 10 years of entrepreneurship, 6 of them journeying with my body, I trust it.
January Community Call Line-up
Tomorrow’s (Friday Jan 6th) our monthly community gathering for paid Love out of Bounds Community members. This time there’s gonna be a little bit more structure.
-Nervous system 101 so you get the big picture of what’s going on with your body
-A guided somatic practice to hear what your body is telling you
-Q&A, coaching, support for where you’re at
-A howl at the moon
Join me at 4pm GMT, 11am EST, 8am PST.
To join in, become a paid member of the Love out of Bounds Community for £10.28 or £112 for the year. Your first month is free. You can try before you buy by becoming a paid member now, join in tomorrow, and cancel any time.
Or upgrade to a Founding Member for £222 and also receive a 90-minute coaching call with me (valued at £175).
January Coaching Sale:
Want to bring your body into your business this year? Save 23% through January 31st when you bundle 3 or more coaching sessions. Schedule a call to scope out a package right for you.