1252: Surround yourself with your people

Today I’ve got a bit of a twist on something we all need, but can be hard to find.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Wednesday and a very happy hump day to you. So it's fair to say around here, we tend to sometimes feel like square pegs in round holes. Sometimes it can feel like even our most well intentioned loved ones simply don't get us, and that can be a really lonely feeling. As we're carving out our place in the world and trying to figure out what we wanna do with our one wild and precious life, it can sometimes feel like we're swimming against the tide. So for today's daily prep, I really want to encourage you to surround yourself with people who get it and who get you. That might look like texting a friend who you always have a really good laugh with and who just gets it. It could be actually going to that community thing that you've been wanting to try out.


And if there's nobody that comes to mind in real life, remember there are other helpful ways to surround yourself with people who get it too. This month, I'm celebrating 10 years of working for myself. And for me, one thing that was absolutely instrumental was finding people who were also doing things differently and had similar dreams to mine even if I didn't know them. And I didn't really know them in real life. But I'm telling you, spending time seeking out podcasts where guests were building a life they love in a completely unconventional way that I wasn't seeing around me really made a massive difference. It checked this weird and wonderful thing that I wanted to do that I didn't know if I could do and made it into something normal and achievable. And knowing it was possible in the first place was more than half the battle. I think for so many of us, we get sick of all this advice about finding your own people and surrounding yourself with like minded people when we don't necessarily know them.


But I'm telling you, you don't have to know those people personally. You can look to writers you admire. You can look to books. You can look to films. We are creative, and we get to use our creativity. So if you're feeling like a square peg in a round hole and you wanna feel a bit more understood or you wanna feel like you're not the only one, really intentionally seek out that inspiration because it really is out there. So that is my encouragement for you today. As I mentioned, it is my 10 year anniversary of working for myself.


And to celebrate, I'm doing a buy 1 get 1 free on my brain huddles. So if you wanna get together, just you and me, and really shoot the shit and find a shitload of clarity, some momentum, direction with actual tangible ways to get there. This is my absolute jam, and it is amazing what we can do in 90 minutes. This offer is going away tomorrow. So if you've been thinking about it, now is the time to book. And you can do just that by going to the rebelrouses.com/brain-huddle, and that's also in the show notes. You can click the link there as well. Finally, one of the massive privileges I get hosting this podcast is I get to see the download numbers, and I get to see just how many people there are like us in the world.


So know that as you listen to this, whether you're lying in bed, whether you're putting the kettle on, whether you're making the bed, whether you're commuting, or whether you're listening to a shitload of episodes in one day to try and get some pep in your step. Know that you truly aren't alone. There are many of us, and you've got this. I'll see you tomorrow.

Episode transcript produced by Castmagic.fm

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