408: Your self worth is never on the line
Today we're talking all things self-worth and how its okay that you're not everyone's cup of tea.
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407: Your worth is not dependent on your productivity
Repeat after me, my self worth is not dependent on how much I get done! That's what we're diving into in today's episode!
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Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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406: What small change can you make?
It can be so easy to think changes only happen in the form of big epiphanies or huge life-changing things. Today we're diving into the power of small changes
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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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405: You are not lazy
We're kicking off this week with a reminder I think all of us need to hear
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404: We're not aiming to be perfect
We know perfection doesn't exist but we still hold ourselves up to impossibly high standards. Today's episode is a reminder that you might be closer than you think.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. It is the end of the week, the weekend is very nearly here, and you absolutely made it. Now, yesterday on the Daily Pepper, we started talking about this idea of being this best friend version of yourself. And while it might not be language that we necessarily use when we are doing anything in the kind of self help, personal development, self improvement realm, it's kind of part of what we're doing now. It is so easy to think about this best version of yourself as this woman who exists in the future, who has all of her shit together. It is so easy to kind of think of our parallel selves and it can be the start of a pretty big rabbit hole that doesn't feel great. But the thing is, if we're thinking about improving ourselves and if we're thinking about it rationally, and I know you know this, we are not actually aiming for this perfect version of ourselves because we know that perfection doesn't exist. So with that logic, if we know that perfection doesn't exist, maybe you're actually closer to being this best version of yourself than you think.
If we look at this kind of idealized version of ourselves that we've put on a pedestal that we are constantly aiming towards, and we realize that somewhere tied up in that is probably a lot of things that we feel like we should be doing, then maybe we can actually start to see the small incremental changes that we're building upon and actually see that we are so much closer than we actually think we are. And I get that can feel a bit negative and I'm not trying to be a dream shitter, it's just that I don't think there's necessarily an end destination we're aiming for. When we think of self improvement and also when we get there, let's say that there is, you're still going to have your quirks and you're still going to have all of these fabulous things that make up your unique brilliance that we were talking about yesterday. Your unique combination of stories, strengths, skills, memories, experiences, perspectives that nobody else has, and the things that make you, frankly, fucking fabulous. So maybe you are a lot closer than you think you are. Maybe this idealized part of yourself is a lot closer than you think. And you can never truly start from scratch. And that is such a good thing because so many of the things about who you are right now is exactly what the world needs.
And maybe you're all right just the way you are. And I know that's hard to hear. That's hard to think about, but I know it's true. So some food for thought for you over the weekend. We all know perfect doesn't exist, so stop being so damn hard on yourself and see if you can start to admire yourself for where you are rather than just where you're going. So have a good one. I can't wait to be back in your inbox. My letters of rebellion on Sunday.
You can find out more about them in the show notes and grab the link there or back in your ears on Monday morning. Regardless of what this weekend has in store for you, I hope you get to do something for you. And I hope you get to do something fun. See you soon. And remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.
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Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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403: On being the best version of you
If you've ever felt the pressure to be the best version of you, this one's for you.
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Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. Now this week on the Daily pep, we've kind of been diving into courage and how it doesn't always feel like courage. And I think one of the reasons we think a lot about changes is because around here a lot of us are doing things to improve ourselves and work on ourselves. And while we might not think of it in these terms, I don't necessarily it's this whole idea of being the best version of yourself. Now, I don't know about you, but when I think of this, I tend to think of green smoothies, Instagram flat lays, and beautiful journals come to mind. And I think we've kind of all been sold what that best version of ourself looks like. And it is one that definitely plays into a lot of conventions and sometimes it can just feel a world away from where we are now. We're going to dive more into that part of it tomorrow, but for today, I just want to say there's nothing wrong with trying to improve yourself.
Obviously, that is why we are all here. But the changes that you seek to make and this version of yourself that you're aspiring to be, make sure that it makes sense to you. And make sure you're creating your own definitions rather than looking outside of yourself, seeing what makes other people happy or seeing what seems to be the right thing or the thing you should do and following that instead. If you've been around here a while, you'll know that I'm all about owning your unique brilliance and how you have stories, experiences, skills, memories, strengths and quirks that make you you and you have a combination of all of those things that nobody else has. So whatever this best version of yourself is, is going to be as unique as you are and just try not to fall into the trap, which is so much easier said than done than buying into what society says we should be aspiring for, wanting to be or aiming for. Your best version of yourself only has to make sense to you. It doesn't matter if it doesn't make sense to other people and you get to create that definition. You get to change that definition as you go.
And most importantly, when you are aiming to improve yourself or you're improving parts of your life, make sure that you don't lose yourself along the way and make sure it feels true to you. I know authenticity is a bit of a buzzword, but it is one of our closest held values around here and chances are you know what feels like you and what doesn't. So stay true to you keep exploring your unique brilliance. It's okay if you don't know what that looks like right now. And remember that you are a million percent not starting from zero, and we're going to dive more into that tomorrow. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your Thursday and I'm looking forward to being back with you tomorrow to round off this week and start the weekend with you. See you soon.
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A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!
The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.
If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.
Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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402: Exciting change is still scary
Courage doesn't always feel like courage, and that's exactly what we're diving into today.
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Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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401: Fear isn't always a bad thing
We're taught that when you're on the right path, it's simply going to feel wonderful! Today we're challenging that myth!
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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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400: Toot your horn special!
We're so good at looking at how far we have to go, that we often ignore what we HAVE done. That's what we're diving into today!
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399: A quick check-in
If you're feeling super un-motivated, ask yourself this first.
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398: Break things down
Things always take so much longer than we think they will and today we're diving into why and what you can do about it!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So yesterday here on the daily pack, we were diving into this idea that not everyone is motivated all the time. And if you're struggling to get yourself motivated, that's okay and you're actually in the same boat with a whole load of us. And today, I really wanna dive into something that I think can really trip us up when getting shit done. And that is just how big the tasks on our to do list are. Now as I'm sitting recording this, there's a guy over the road, and he is putting up a sign to rent for the house opposite ours. And I thought we could just use this as an example of how we need to actually start recording our tasks and giving ourselves jobs to do. Now it would be so easy to just have that as one task on your to do list.
Put up to rent sign on house. But when we start to break that down, there are so many bits and pieces in there. First of all, the sign needs to be ordered, then it has to be delivered, then somebody needs to be assigned to go and take the sign and put it up. And then you have the actual process of putting the sign up and making sure it stays up and also making sure you chose the right bloody house. Now as we can see from one seemingly simple task, there's quite a bit of logistics in that in terms of making sure things are at the right place at the right time and just organizing to have it done. And I bet if you'd look at your to do list and the things that you need to do, there are also things like that on there. There are all these multistep tasks that we just put down as this one thing, And then we wonder why it takes us longer than we think it does to do them, and we start to beat ourselves up about it. When the truth is is that they were always gonna take longer than we thought.
And by having it as just one task on your to do list, it just makes it seem deceptively simple and can kind of set us up for failure and to beat ourselves up. So I know we have all heard this before, but you really need to start looking at what you have got to do and breaking it down into the micro tasks that sit into that and start from there instead. And what you might well find is that you've been beating yourself for for not being able to do the thing, but it's actually a lot bigger than you thought it was, and it's gonna take a lot longer. And you might also end up being that bit more compassionate to yourself. So whatever is on your plate right now, I really encourage you to try and extract all of the tasks from that one thing on your to do list and start from there instead. Not only is it gonna be more realistic for you, it's also gonna be so much kinder to you, and you're also more likely to get the thing done. So try it on for size, give it a go, see how it fits for you, and I'll be back with you tomorrow as always.
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If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.
Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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397: It's okay to not feel motivated
It's so easy to think everyone else but you is super motivated all the time. If you're struggling to feel motivated, this one's for you.
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Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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396: You're doing more than you know
If you need a reminder that you're doing alright, listen up!
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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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395: You are good at managing things
As multi-passionates and unconventional women, it's so easy to buy into the myth that we're not good at managing or organsing things. We're shaking things up today!
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394: Give yourself credit
We're so good at dismissing our successes and achievements, and today we're turning that on its head!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. Around here, we are all about celebrating our wins and looking at just how far we've come. And today, I wanna do things a bit differently because I just wanna use our time together today to encourage you to give yourself credit for just how much you do and how much you've got on your plate. Now naturally on a Friday, we are thinking about all the things that we did do. And let's face it, we spend a lot more time thinking about the things that we didn't do. One of the things I love to do in my group programs is have a toot your horn Friday where we celebrate our wins and actually acknowledge just how far we've come. And one of the reasons I'm such a huge advocate for doing that is that sometimes it is just so hard to look at what we've actually accomplished and not go down that rabbit hole of beating ourselves up, which for many of us, me included, is our kind of default way of being. And I think we do this for so many reasons.
If we're socialized as women, we're taught to be humble, not to brag, and we generally don't own the good things about ourselves. And we tend to give credit away to other people or external circumstances. For example, if somebody tells us we're doing a good job, we might respond with, oh, well, that was just a fluke. That was just one of those days. If we're working in a team, we might give all of the credit away to other people. And honestly, it's so easy to dismiss what we have done because so often we don't even recognize what we've contributed. And in the back of our mind, there's usually this idea of don't brag, sacrifice above all else, and just keep going. But today, I am saying a huge fuck that to all of this shit because taking credit does not make you arrogant, does not make you this horrible person.
But what it does make you is somebody who owns your strengths and your skills and also a shitload of motivation to keep going. Because if you can actually feel like you're making progress and you can celebrate your successes no matter how big or how small they are along the way, it is so much easier to keep that motivation and energy up, and it also makes life a whole lot more satisfying. So today, let's just for a second give yourself a bit of fucking credit. You do so many things, and, yeah, there are always gonna be external circumstances. But the one thing in common of all of these things is you and you get to take some of the credit. You get to own that. You get to toot your own horn, and you get to look at the things you have done and be compassionate for the things that you haven't done because chances are there are very valid reasons and you are busy doing other stuff. We're gonna dive more into this next week, but you do more than you know.
You have so much more on your plate than you probably even recognize, and you deserve so much more credit than you give yourself. And just a reminder for those of us who struggle with taking compliments, people don't tend to say things just for the point of being nice. So here's to telling yourself today, actually, I'm doing a bloody good job. And if you're in a dream, should have hyped up with all this stuff about what you haven't done or reminders about outstanding things, today it can just go fuck off. Give yourself credit, take the credit, and remember that you're doing pretty damn good. Whatever you get up to this weekend, I hope you do something to acknowledge all the things that you do do. And I can't wait to see you back here either in your inbox on Sunday for my regular letter of rebellion. There's more about that in the show notes if you don't already receive them or on your speakers on Monday morning.
Have a good one. And remember that everything changes when you believe you matter and you really fucking matter.Good morning, daily peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. Around here, we are all about celebrating our wins and looking at just how far we've come. And today, I wanna do things a bit differently because I just wanna use our time together today to encourage you to give yourself credit for just how much you do and how much you've got on your plate. Now naturally on a Friday, we are thinking about all the things that we did do. And let's face it, we spend a lot more time thinking about the things that we didn't do. One of the things I love to do in my group programs is have a toot your horn Friday where we celebrate our wins and actually acknowledge just how far we've come. And one of the reasons I'm such a huge advocate for doing that is that sometimes it is just so hard to look at what we've actually accomplished and not go down that rabbit hole of beating ourselves up, which for many of us, me included, is our kind of default way of being. And I think we do this for so many reasons.
If we're socialized as women, we're taught to be humble, not to brag, and we generally don't own the good things about ourselves. And we tend to give credit away to other people or external circumstances. For example, if somebody tells us we're doing a good job, we might respond with, oh, well, that was just a fluke. That was just one of those days. If we're working in a team, we might give all of the credit away to other people. And honestly, it's so easy to dismiss what we have done because so often we don't even recognize what we've contributed. And in the back of our mind, there's usually this idea of don't brag, sacrifice above all else, and just keep going. But today, I am saying a huge fuck that to all of this shit because taking credit does not make you arrogant, does not make you this horrible person.
But what it does make you is somebody who owns your strengths and your skills and also a shitload of motivation to keep going. Because if you can actually feel like you're making progress and you can celebrate your successes no matter how big or how small they are along the way, it is so much easier to keep that motivation and energy up, and it also makes life a whole lot more satisfying. So today, let's just for a second give yourself a bit of fucking credit. You do so many things, and, yeah, there are always gonna be external circumstances. But the one thing in common of all of these things is you and you get to take some of the credit. You get to own that. You get to toot your own horn, and you get to look at the things you have done and be compassionate for the things that you haven't done because chances are there are very valid reasons and you are busy doing other stuff. We're gonna dive more into this next week, but you do more than you know.
You have so much more on your plate than you probably even recognize, and you deserve so much more credit than you give yourself. And just a reminder for those of us who struggle with taking compliments, people don't tend to say things just for the point of being nice. So here's to telling yourself today, actually, I'm doing a bloody good job. And if you're in a dream, should have hyped up with all this stuff about what you haven't done or reminders about outstanding things, today it can just go fuck off. Give yourself credit, take the credit, and remember that you're doing pretty damn good. Whatever you get up to this weekend, I hope you do something to acknowledge all the things that you do do. And I can't wait to see you back here either in your inbox on Sunday for my regular letter of rebellion. There's more about that in the show notes if you don't already receive them or on your speakers on Monday morning.
Have a good one. And remember that everything changes when you believe you matter and you really fucking matter.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
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New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT
A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!
The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.
Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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393: I know you know this
Today we're diving into head knowledge (what we know intellectually) and heart knowledge (knowing something in our bones.
Episode transcript:
Good morning daily peppers and a very happy Thursday to you. Now around here on the Daily Pep, I'm always aware that when we're diving into things like the need for rest and why it's actually productive, why aiming for progress over perfection is really important, and why the showing up counts. I'm really aware that these are things that we already intellectually know. I know that you know these things, but it is so hard to go from knowing something intellectually to knowing it in your bones and taking action from it. I like to think of it a bit like head knowledge and heart knowledge. Head knowledge is that we know that rest is really important and it actually makes us more productive. But often, it doesn't always translate into heart knowledge in terms of often we are acting in complete opposites of that even though we know that, for example, rest is really productive. Now this is something that we all struggle with, and this is one of the biggest reasons I started the daily pep.
Around here, we love personal development. We know the things that we could be doing, but it's so hard to do them. And these are basically daily reminders of let's actually do the thing, not just know the thing. And today, I really want to encourage you to think about one thing that you completely understand on an intellectual level that it would make a huge difference, but you really struggle to do. Maybe it's about showing up even though you're scared. Maybe it's about putting yourself back on your to do list because everything else tends to get done, but you completely forget to look after yourself. Or maybe it's about realizing that your self worth is never on the line and that the things you do do not have a direct reflection of your value as a human being. Whatever it is for you, today's challenge is to really have a think about one thing that could make a big difference.
Chances are you've got the book. You've listened to the podcast. You've got the tools to start implementing some of this stuff, but it can seem really overwhelming when there's so much stuff to try out. But today, I just want you to commit to trying one thing. It could look like stopping before you're exhausted. It could look like aiming for 70% rather than a 100%. Or it could do with using something like Mel Robbins' 5 second rule, where you count backwards from 5 and you just make yourself do that thing that you've been meaning to do, that you want to do, that you just can't get yourself to do. So have a think about the different things that you've been learning, listening to, reading about lately, and just try one of them on for size.
It's that whole Rome wasn't built in a day, but you have to start somewhere. And let's start getting this head knowledge into heart knowledge and seeing what a difference it can make. And let's not beat ourselves up along the way because this shit is hard. So pick something, give it a go, experiment, and see what happens. Have a fabulous rest of your Thursday, and I'll see you back here bright and early as always tomorrow morning.
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If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.
Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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392: 3 ways to improve your to-do list
Today's episode is a practical one and we're diving into ways to make your to-do list more compassionate and work for YOU!
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Good morning daily peppers and a very happy Wednesday to you. We are in the middle of the week, and if your to do list is still feeling pretty damn long and you feel like you're not gonna get through it all, this one is for you. When it comes to all the things we have to do, I think we're really good at creating a false sense of urgency around everything. It's so easy to look at our to do list, and everything feels like it's equally weighted simply by the fact that it's on the list already. So today, I thought it would be helpful just to have a quick look at your to do list together and have a look at what is genuinely urgent, what you're putting off because it feels like it's too big a job, and how we can break that down. So if you haven't got a kind of list of priorities for the week, first of all, I want you to think of what are the things that absolutely have to get done. What are some things, we're gonna call them added bonuses, that it would be great to get done but isn't vital? And as essential as the urgent things, what can you do for yourself along the way? Now if you've got your to do list already, I want you to take a quick look at it and see what you can let go of. I know for me, I love stationery.
I love writing, and that results in me writing super long to do lists because it also makes me feel really damn productive. And it's almost like in the moment of writing the to do list, I forget that I've actually gotta do the stuff. So let's start by just scrapping anything or delaying until next week anything that absolutely doesn't have to be done. Are there things that have been rolling over on your to do list for weeks that really you can let go of, or are there any things that is probably just a bit unrealistic for you to get done? Now when we've scrapped those things, have a look if there's anything on there which isn't really yours to do or you could delegate to somebody else. Is there anything that you've said yes to which just isn't feasible for you right now that you can go back and renegotiate? And, also, is there anything on there that you don't really have to do, but maybe last week you wanted to that just doesn't feel that good anymore? And maybe you want to replace it with something else or maybe let's just scrap that one too. And lastly, is there anything that is missing off your to do list? Any little jobs that really do need doing that you just keep telling yourself that you're a member because you need to do them or are so small that you don't think it's worth putting on the list? Well, let's get it all on there because these are the things that take up so much mental space and the things that often come to bite us in the bum at the end of the week because naturally we've forgotten them. Here's the thing about to do lists. They can be really helpful in getting us to do things in a more compassionate way if we just take a bit of time to do them rather than just jotting down everything that comes to mind.
If we can get more intentional about whether we actually need to do the thing or whether the small things are on the list too and we've allocated time for them, then I think we can make them a whole lot more realistic. And, also, we don't get us set into doing things that are mainly just busy work that are pretty unimportant and take us away from the things we actually need to be doing. So review your to do list, see if there's anything that can come off, see if there's any small but important things that you've missed off, and see if you can add at least one nice thing for yourself on there. It doesn't have to be huge. It can be really, really small, but remember to put yourself on your to do list. So happy hump day. We are over halfway through the week, and keep going. I'll see you tomorrow.
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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own dreamshitter, this is the podcast for you.
Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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391: Focus on showing up
We all know it's about the process, not the outcome, and we're really taking that to heart today.
ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST
A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!
A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!
The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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390: Stop tidying your desk
We're kicking off with a sassy pep and a compassionate reminder to just get on with it already!
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New episodes launch 6am GMT, Monday through Friday
A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!
The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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389: Challenge your 'should's
We're finishing this week with a challenge and a way of taking things off our 'Should List'
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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.
Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines
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