483: Your inner critic really, truly is a liar
Today sassy Meg is back! In today's episode we dive back into how our inner critic really, truly is a liar.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. I am so excited to continue sharing my favourite pieces of unconventional wisdom for you. And Sassy Meg is in the house for this one. So yesterday we were talking about how we tend to live with the voice of this inner critic or inner dream shitter that tells us that we're not good enough, that we're not doing enough, that we're lazy, that we're not as good as other people, etc. Etc. And today I'm here to be a self proclaimed voice of reason and remind you that that voice is absolute bollocks. It is bullshit, and your inner critic is a liar. Here's the thing, because it sounds so much like your voice, it's so easy to accept it as the truth.
But the truth is that voice exists to keep you safe. And it usually pipes up when you're doing something that might be teetering on the edge of your comfort zone. When you're doing something that maybe you're actually meant to be doing, but it's scary. And when you're doing things that maybe you haven't done before or. Or there's an element of uncertainty too, because there's some risk of failure here, or there's some risk of being judged or rejected by others. Now, your inner critic may have good intentions of keeping you safe, but the problem is it will behave like an absolute dick in order to do so. It will find the most tender areas to poke. It knows exactly what buttons to press, and it knows exactly what to say to stop you from doing something that it deems risky, but could actually be something fabulous and could be the work that you're meant to do.
So today I just want to counteract that voice a minute and tell you some actual truths. And the truth is, is that there is plenty of space for you in the world. There is nobody who can do exactly what you do in the way you do it. And that has your fabulously unique combination of skills, strengths, experiences, stories and perspectives. You are somebody who makes a difference, even if you don't know it. Whatever it is you're creating or thinking of bringing to life, there are people that are out there waiting for it and they need your take on it. It doesn't matter whether other people are doing similar things. They need it to come from you.
What you have to say, as cheesy as this sounds, is original because you are an original. And nobody in the world does what you do. You do leave your mark. You do do enough. And you, my dear, are fucking plenty good enough exactly as you are my life motto and the motto around here is that everything changes when you believe you matter. And part of that journey is realizing that your inner dream shitter may be well intentioned, but it's talking bullshit. And part of living a fulfilled, meaningful, wholehearted life goes back to that fabulous saying by Susan Jeffers about feeling the fear and doing it anyway. And I've got a feeling that since you already listened to this, you are somebody who is already doing that.
So keep going, Keep going, despite that voice in your head that tells you you can't do it or questions who you even are to do it in the first place, or makes you wonder whether you have it, or whatever that is to offer to begin with. And instead listen to that smaller, much more quiet voice that sometimes we can only hear when we get really still. The voice that quietly questions that maybe you are actually the person to do this, maybe you can get through this and maybe it's all going to be all right. Listen to that voice instead. She is much wiser and she's led by curiosity, not fear. And I think we will all agree that we could all do with more curiosity and less fear in our lives. So that is my pep talk for you today. I have a feeling that it might be exactly what you needed to hear.
So keep going, keep doing you and know that you are pretty fucking fabulous. 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 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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482: An unconventional truth about productivity
It can be so hard to give ourselves permission to take a break, but in today's episode we dive into how being more gentle with ourselves actually makes us more productive.
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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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481: Dream big, start small
Today I'm sharing one of my favourite pieces of advice, complete with an analogy!
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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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480: There is no perfect moment
This week I'm sharing my 5 favourite pieces of unconventional wisdom! We’re kicking off with a reminder that we all struggle with, but need to hear.
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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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479: You don't have to be everyone's cup of tea
Today I'm sharing 2 reminders, courtesy of a hot cup of tea.
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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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478: Some sparkle for your day
Today sassy Meg is out in all her glory! If you need a confidence boost, this one's for you!
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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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477: Some counterintuitive wisdom
Today I'm sharing one of my favourite pieces of unconventional wisdom!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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