476: Leaning into ease
In today's episode, we dive into how leaning into making things easier doesn't make us lazy.
Episode transcript:
Good morning Daily peppers and a very happy Tuesday. Now, I don't know about you but I am so good at overcomplicated things. I know we've talked a bit before about my love of plans and station Henry and also just how I am quite a messy person. And as we dived into yesterday, that is actually okay. So today, for all of my fellow overcomplicators out there, I want to ask you one question. What could you do to make things easier for yourself? Now the way I see it, easy has got a bad rap. This idea of doing things the easy way can feel like a bit of a cop out.
It has connotations for being lazy and since the whole idea of being lazy is one of our inner dreamshitters loudest Rallying Cries we tend to avoid the word easy. But I want to put a bit of a spin on it because I think we can use the word easy and we can use it to simplify our lives. We can use it to be more strategic and more efficient. And isn't making things easier for ourselves something that we aim to be all about? When we choose the easier way of doing things and importantly, we combine that with our values, we can actually have a greater impact and make a bigger difference and save some of ourselves for ourselves too. So I just want to put that question out there for you today. What can you do to make life easier for yourself? What is one simple change that you could do maybe to do with a daily routine life admin shit or a habit that could just take the pressure off a little bit and give you some breathing space. And just to clarify, we are not making things easier so we can fill that time with other shit. We are making things easier because things don't always have to be so complicated.
We all have the right to have time to ourselves and like so many people say, be a human being, not a human doing. And I think we need to take complicated off the pedestal that it's been put upon. So here's to leaning into ease. Here's to simplifying things. Here's to being more strategic and here's to being a bit less hard on yourself. See you tomorrow.
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475: A permission slip to our glorious, imperfect selves
Sometimes we just need a reminder that life is messy, and that's ok!
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472: How to make your goals less intimidating
It's so easy to become intimidated by our goals or dreams. Today I'm sharing a way to make action even more likely and to take some of the intimidation away.
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471: It's okay if things feel messy
If you're not feeling as prepared as you think you should be for this year, this one's for you! (And also, maybe you're doing exactly what you need to!)
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469: My word of the year
Today I'm sharing my word of the year, and encouraging us all to embrace doing things our own way this year!
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468: Doing the New Year your way!
If you're looking for a more compassionate and also more powerful way of setting intentions for the year that isn't writing down a whole bunch of New Year's resolutions, you're in for a treat!
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467: What if you already have what you need?
At this time of the year, everything seems to be about what we haven't got or where we haven't got to yet. We're flipping that on its head today!
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466: Courage is an everyday thing
Today we're getting seriously proud of ourselves, and diving into living an everyday wholehearted life.
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465: New Year Rebellion
We're kicking off the first episode of the New Year debunking some of the myths around this whole idea of New Year, New You.
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454: Resting is seriously productive
If you struggle with feeling guilty about rest, or struggle to give yourself permission to rest, this one's for you!
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453: Now is not the time to speed up
If you're feeling exhausted, I'm here to remind you that you're not lazy, and now is not time to add more things to your plate.
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452: 3 things I'm leaving behind
Today I'm diving into 3 thing we could all do with leaving behind as we go into next year!
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451: You don't have to sprint to the finish line
If you're feeling the pressure to do everything by the end of the year, listen up!
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450: Do what feels right
If you've ever been told you're too sensitive, this one's for you!
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449: The things only you can do
It's so easy to think about the baggage we carry out, but how often do we think about or even consider there are wonderful things only we can do? That's what we're diving into today!
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448: Let's talk about your life rucksack
You know I love an analogy, and today we're diving into our life rucksacks and how we can make them that bit lighter!
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447: No one has it all together
Today we're dispelling the myth that everyone magically has their stuff together apart from us!
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446: Remember the boring basics
It's so easy to go down the rabbit hole of shiny things, but today I'm singing the praises of the boring basics, and how that can have a really fabulous impact on your life.
Episode transcript:
Good morning Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. We talk a lot around here about self kindness, compassion and getting ourselves through the day. And today we are doing a little bit of a refresher of some of those things that you need to keep going. Now it is so tempting to spend so much of our time on thinking up new exciting projects, on establishing new routines and thinking about where we want to go when it comes to self care. We can think of some pretty elaborate setups and it can be really helpful to think about what lights you up and what drains you and create a whole thing around that. And I really do encourage it. But one of the things I think we can really tend to overlook and also forget the importance of is the really boring basics. And I'm talking about things like making sure you're hydrated, making sure that you take the medication you need and you've got enough of it.
You get some fresh air if you're able to, and you do a bit of a tidy up of your surroundings. Now I want to be fully transparent with you and tell you that this is stuff I seriously struggle with. Tell me to do a daily podcast and I am on it. Tell me to take medication every day. Now that feels like a bit of a mountain. And I share this to take any of the shame away from it. We all tend to struggle with the boring basics because they are not as nice and shiny, they're not as exciting, and as Marie Kondo would put it, they probably don't spark joy, but that doesn't make them any less important. Now we can make them more fun, but I don't quite want to go down that rabbit hole just now because I think it can become another project and something to work on and take away from the fact that sometimes we just need to do these things.
So I'm popping in with a reminder today to remind you of the boring basics and also to give you space to do a bit of a mental check in with them. What things haven't you done that you probably need to do? Is there anything you need to organize life admin wise? And if nothing else, just take a quick drink as you listen to this. This is not about beating ourselves up or having shame for struggling with these things or not doing them. It's just about seeing if you can do one of those boring things right now or plan it in for later in the day. These things may not be as exciting as all the rabbit holes we tend to go down, but they also tend to make the rabbit holes we go down a lot more fulfilling and satisfying. Because we probably feel a bit better when we've got the basics covered. So do what you can do today. Remember that you are worthy, no matter what.
You deserve compassion all of the time. And you're also doing so much better than you think. I'll see you tomorrow. And I can't wait to see you then.
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445: Just do 5 minutes
If resistance is kicking your butt or fear is stopping you in your tracks, I have just the thing for you.
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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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444: Let's make Monday morning you shine!
We talk a lot around here about making your future self grateful, and I have a challenge for you today!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers and a very happy Friday. It is the end of the week and today we are all about being super kind and super compassionate to our next week selves. Which leads me to the one question or the one challenge I have for you today and it is this. What would make Monday morning you really grateful? What is something small you can do today that is going to make next week that little bit brighter and it's going to give you that little bit of a boost when you remember that you are actually quite fabulous and past due was simply brilliant. It doesn't have to be pushing yourself to get a huge amount of work done. It doesn't have to be something that's going to take a huge amount of time or effort, but it's got to be something that Monday morning you is going to be really damn grateful for. Now, before I send you away on this challenge, I just want to quickly break down why exactly this is so powerful. And one of the biggest reasons is it starts to build up our self trust.
It starts to dismantle this narrative that our inner critic or inner dream shitter feeds us that we're not reliable or dependable. And when we do things for future us, we can start to see that we are in fact pretty bloody trustworthy. We know what we're doing and it gives us a real confidence boost. So now you know the why, it's up to you to do the how. So what are you going to do for Monday morning? You don't overcomplicate it. Maybe make it the first thing that popped into your head, make it nice and simple. And here's to having a spring in your step on Monday morning. I can't wait to be with you back then bright and early on Monday morning, hopefully adding a little sprinkle of pep in your step or in your inbox on Sunday with my letters of rebellion, which are designed to help you remember that you're not alone.
You can get more information on them by going to the link in the show notes. But you go, have a brilliant Friday, remember how fucking fabulous you are and here's to doing something for your future self. See you soon.
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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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