501: Create the thing you wish existed
Today I'm sharing one of the most important things we could ever ask ourselves when it comes to our purpose and the world we do.
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500: It's episode 500!
This week we're celebrating hitting 500 episodes of The Daily Pep! We'll be diving into how to be consistent, showing up when things get hard and I'm really sharing behind the curtain.
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499: What if it did go well?
We all have a myriad of reasons in our head not to do things - but today's episode is flipping all this on its head!
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498: Do it your own way
We all know everyone else always has an opinion on how you could be doing things and what you should be doing. Today's episode is a reminder is that it's ok to do things your own way!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. It is very almost Friday. You have nearly made it to the end of the week, and today I am pumping into your earphones or your speaker or wherever you're listening to remind you that it's okay to do things your own way. Around here, we tend to be pretty rebellious types, but we're also rebellious types who are very conscientious. And if you're anything like me, you have a weird relationship with authority. On one hand, fuck the system, yet on the other hand, the people pleaser in me, it's like, yeah, let me read all the rules and let's make sure I follow them, because I don't want to get anything wrong. But when it comes to life, there is no way really of getting it wrong. Everything's a bit of trial and error.
We try and learn from our mistakes and we have a lot more say in how we spend our lives than maybe we often realize. You get to choose how you show up for yourself. You get to choose how you show up for other people. We have a certain amount of say on how we spend our time or how we work or don't work. And we have some control over what kind of content we consume and what we do in our spare time, even if there's very little spare time. And the reason I bring this up is because you get a say in that there are a billion ways in which other people would have you live your life. We all know, through the very fact of being alive, that everybody else always has an opinion and there could always be more things you could be doing or things that you should be doing. But I just want to remind you that the one person that really, truly matters in all of this is you.
You get to decide what feels good to you. You get to identify your values and live in integrity with them. And you don't have to do things in the way that you're supposed to do them. Alongside my life motto, everything changes when you believe you matter is another one that I use in how we should all treat each other. And it's as simple as this. Don't be a dick. And in my view, as long as you're sticking to that one and you're living to your own moral code and treating people with compassion and kindness, then how you spend to use your time and live your life is really up to you. Other people will have an opinion, including people who we love and people that we are very close to.
There will also be a lot of unsolicited opinions in there, but you get to listen to yourself first. You get to do things your own way. And to go back to that Mary Oliver quote, you have one wild and precious life, and you get to use it as you see fit. So if you are battling the voice of your internal dream chitter or other people's unwelcome opinions, remember that the person who matters the most and the person who has the biggest stake in this is you. And that going by your intuition and what you feel is right is the right thing to do, whether or not it makes sense to other people. And you do not have to justify yourself. So that is my soapbox for today. Here's to doing things your own way.
And here's to having a bit of a complicated relationship with the idea of being a rebel and embracing the things that make you you. I'll see you tomorrow.
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497: How to find focus
On today's episode we're diving into a helpful tip for finding your focus, courtesy of Sean McCabe's 'Focus Triangle'.
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496: No 'buts', no 'toos'
If you've ever thought you're too old, too young, or anything else, this one's for you.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. Now, yesterday here on the Daily Pepper, we were diving into doing your own thing and how even if nobody around gets you or nobody around you is doing something similar, you are absolutely not alone. And today we are continuing with that theme by starting to explore some of the bullshit we lay down as a way to almost give us an out from the scary things that we really want to do. Now, if you have chatted to anybody about their dreams, there are two words that tend to come up pretty quickly and especially as women, as we are socialised to downplay any ambitions. Be really modest and play small. And those two words are but. And to. Now let me give you an example.
I would take my art more seriously, but I am too old. I want to start writing a book, but I'm too young and I wonder if people will take me seriously. I want to add my voice to my work more and really put it where it's valued. But I'm worried my thoughts are too out there and I will be laughed at. Now those are just three examples and I bet you can think of some more. And I bet you can add some more from your own head too. And I think there's quite a lot going on here. A, there is the fear of doing scary things and how our brain likes to keep us safe.
And B, there's all these preconceived ideas of what we can and what we can't do in any capacity in any age. And today I really want to cut through the bullshit and give you the truth as it is. You are not too old to start that thing. You are not too young to go for that thing. You are not too loud. You are not too quiet. You are not too bold. You are not too timid.
You are not too much of anything, my dear. And if you feel like you're too much, which many of us around here have been told, then let's fucking embrace being extra. I know I've mentioned the book before, but just the title of Barbara Sher's book, It’s Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now. It's is a huge motto for living life and there's so much wisdom in it because there are always going to be very valid reasons and also excuses and bullshit to keep you from doing what you truly want to do. Now, valid reasons are one thing. If you genuinely don't have the time, if you genuinely have too much in your plate and you know that adding something else would just be be really unkind to yourself, that's one thing. But if you're buying into all that about being too old, too loud, too young, too quiet, whatever the two is for you, then I say that shit and let's just go for it. You have a voice that the world needs.
You have this fabulous, unique combination of skills, strengths, experiences, memories, stories, perspectives that come together to form what I call your own epic shit. And nobody else in the world has them. And also, you happen to be alive right now. Think of all the random coincidences and things that have to happen for you to exist right now. And also be listening to this. That is pretty fucking amazing. So my rallying cry for today is, go take your pretty fucking amazing self and go do the thing already. Maybe you're not too much of anything and you're just right.
So in the most compassionate way possible, quit depriving the world of your fabulousness. Get out there already and go do your thing. Here's to you, my dear, exactly as you are. And here's to showing up for yourself, which you are doing right now. I'll see you tomorrow, and thank you for listening.
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495: You're not alone in doing your own thing
Doing your own thing can feel lonely, today's episode is an important reminder that you're not alone.
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494: Tie a bow around your week!
Today we're looking at a practical way for rounding off the week and acknowledging what we have done.
Episode transcript:
Good morning. Daily Peppers and a very happy Friday today. So this week in the Daily Peppa been diving into some practical tourism. And today, I wanna share with you a really good way to round off the week.
Now we all have Fridays where we can't wait to just finish work and just put it away and forget about it for a while. And I know some of us have the ability to do that in terms of we find it easier than others to turn off. Hands up, that is not me. And there's some of us who we really struggle to kind of finish the week in terms of acknowledge what we have done, and let go of the things that we haven't. So today's practical tour is all about trying to put a bit of a bow on Friday. It's not about making it into this perfect package, but it is about having a bit of a review, seeing where you're at, maybe doing something for future you on Monday morning. Who's gonna be really damn grateful that you did it? So I really want to challenge you to try having maybe the last half hour of a Friday or whatever the end of the working week is for you. and seeing if you can put aside some time to just do a bit of a review of where you got to, what's left to do, and what you're gonna just let go of and maybe leave a note for Monday morning you, which will be really helpful. It is so tempting to just kinda damn your tools and run away from work and just head straight into the weekend. but I think doing something like this can often be so helpful because we actually feel like we've achieved something. We actually feel like we've almost closed that book. It makes it easier to relax, and it also makes it easier to come back to.
So try that one on for size today. Do a bit of a weekly review. Remember, it doesn't have to be complicated. It doesn't have to take very long. and give yourself the gift of done. Whatever your weekend looks like, I hope you have a good one. It is such an honor to get to accompany you every day, and I can't wait to back with you bright and early as always on Monday morning. or in your inbox, my letters are rebellion on Sunday. Either way, I'll see you soon. You fucking fabulous human you.
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493: This one's for all us people pleasers
Courtesy of The Curse of Lovely by Jacqui Marson, today's episode explores a fabulous starting point for saying no.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. Now here on The Daily Pep, We are diving into some practical tools this week to help you get shit done without treating yourself or feeling like shit. And today, I wanna share one of my favorites, courtesy of the fabulous Jacqui Marson. So Jackie is the author of a book that I recommend to literally every single one of the women I work with, and it's called The Curse of Lovely, How to Break free from the demands of others and then how to say no. Now I don't know about you, but that title alone resonates with me. Around here, we tend to be recovering people pleasers, and it is so much easier to say yes than it is no. And like we all know far too well, that often means that we end up overcommitting, overpromising, And that doesn't feel great if we can't deliver, but it also leads to resentment. And I know I'm not alone in the fact that I've had So many conversations where a yes has literally slipped out of my mouth before I've really had a chance to think about it.
And within about 5 seconds, I'm already having a conversation with myself in my head around why on earth did you say yes to that, But also feeling like I can't go back and change my mind. Now the reason I share the curse of Lovely today is because there's one bit in it where she shares A really simple, practical way of starting to learn to say no that I come back to time and time again. And it is as simple as this. When somebody asks you to do something, rather than give an automatic yes Or give a yes if it feels like a good yes. Pause, try and catch yourself, and tell them that you'll think about it or you'll have to get back to them. Now this might feel particularly scary if you are just not used to saying no to people, Or your yeses kind of come out automatically. But what this does is it buys you some time to think about it, To assess whether you actually want to or can do this thing, and gives you the space to make the decision on your own terms, Rather than feeling like you have to please a person and you're used to saying yes, they're used to you saying yes, and just going with that. I think it's also worth remembering here that your people pleasing comes from a really good place.
But knowing that your time and your energy is Just as valuable, if not more valuable, than anybody else's, and that you get to respect yourself and please yourself too. So if you are a fellow recovering people pleaser, I really encourage you to try this one on for size this week. See if you can do it twice. Push yourself a little bit, and see what it feels like to give yourself that room. It can be really scary starting to say no, but it also can be really fucking liberating. So start small. Know that saying no alongside self compassion is a bit like building up that muscle. We're gonna start really, really small first.
Celebrate the fact that you've done it, and soon you'll start to see that the reward comes in the same low in the 1st place. So that is my practical tip for today. I can't wait to be back with you tomorrow. And remember that you are definitely not alone in this hole. Learning to put yourself first or learning to take care of yourself, this is hardship. There are a lot of people doing this right alongside you, And you've got this. I'll see you tomorrow.
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492: Let's create some more brain space
Today we're diving into another one of my favourite practical tips for getting things done!
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491: Using music as motivation
On today's episode we're diving into how something as simple as a song can help with getting things done.
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490: Beast Mode Days & Fluffy Days
This week on the Daily Pep! we're looking at some practical tips to get out of your own way! On today's episode we're diving into Beast Mode Days & Fluffy Days.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday. It is a delight to kick off the week with you. So this week on the Daily Pep, I am sharing some of my favorite practical ways to get shit done in a way that doesn't make you feel like shit and get out of your own way. So I thought we would kick off this week talking a bit about energy levels and how much we expect ourselves to get done. Now, like a lot of us, I have struggled with burnout and that vicious cycle of pushing yourself too hard to the point of actually feeling quite poorly, resting because I have to, and then doing it all over again. And. And like always, I'll be very transparent and share with you that there were times in my life that I wore that as a bit of a badge of honor. It was proof of just how hard I was working, that nobody could mistake the effort I was putting in.
And it was a bit of an ego thing. But since I burned out really hard about eight years ago, a lot has changed. And I won't say that I never get burnt out anymore, but I can tend to spot when I'm pushing myself too hard. And rather than just keep going, I tend to be more able to catch myself in time. And it's a sign that I actually need to be more compassionate to myself rather than prove myself. And one of the biggest things that I've learned along the way is this idea of beast mode. Now, if you've ever had a day or a couple of hours where you have got shit done and you feel like superwoman and you are like, holy shit, look at me go. And you are feeling pretty damn impressed with yourself, you'll know what I mean.
It's those days where you seem to be able to fly through your to do list and more with so much ease, and you then start to question what you've been doing all these other days. Now, when I have a day like this, I tend to call it my beast mode day. And I never know when they're going to happen, but when they happen, they feel really good. And I get really intrigued by what if every day could look like this, I start thinking of just how much more I could get done. And it is so easy to go down the rabbit hole of thinking, well, what am I doing the rest of the time? On those days, I go to bed pretty tired, and I'm like, right, let's do it all over again tomorrow. And then I'm always a little bit surprised. I am absolutely just knackered the next day, which really isn't a surprise, but you know what our brains are like at finding ways to beat ourselves up. But rather than go down that quite horrible rabbit hole, I've just come to realize that beast mode days are beast mode days.
And the day after, I'm probably going to feel exhausted and to actually expect that and to take them as the joy they are at the time, but also to remember that it is absolutely not realistic or fair to myself to expect myself to pull that off every single day. I think after a beast mode day, what you probably need the most is a recovery day or a bit of a fluffy day. And also know that many days are going to be somewhere in between the two, and that's okay. And that's actually pretty damn normal. So I thought I would share a bit about my beast mode days because I think we've all had those experiences where we get so much shit done and we start to reflect on how we can make our life more like that. And of course there are small tweaks you can do and there's incremental changes you can make that are probably going to make you more productive. But to expect yourself to operate on that level every single day is to treat yourself like a machine and not the fabulously imperfect human that you are.
There is nothing wrong with you. And if you have beast mode days, that says absolutely nothing about the rest of your days. Because you're trying your best and your best is fucking brilliant. And I just invite you to consider what if we really embraced our beast mode days when they turn up and really enjoy them without the pressure or expectation that they become the new norm.
So have a think about how that applies to your own life. By all means, see if you can spot the patterns of what is more likely to lead to a beast mode day, because that can be a really fun way of figuring out what really puts us in our flow. And give yourself compassion to the fact that your best is going to look differently every single day. And that is okay. Beast mode is great. Fluffy days are needed. And you on a day to day basis, you're doing so much better than you think you are. I'll see you tomorrow.
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489: Listen if it's been a long week
If it's been a long week, and it feels like you haven’t got much done - this one's for you.
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487: We all have limits (and that's okay)
Today's episode is a reminder that it is okay to slow down, and that slowing down isn't about reducing the size of your dreams.
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486: You're doing better than you think
Sometimes we all need a reminder to focus on the things that we did do, and that we're doing pretty well.
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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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484: It's ok to toot your own horn
Taking a lesson from a Friday habit from my One Woman Band program, today we're daring to toot our own horn!
ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!
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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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.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST
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
MORE REBEL-ROUSING THIS WAY!
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.
ABOUT THE DAILY PEP PODCAST!
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 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!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. So this week on the Daily Pappas, I am sharing my favorite pieces of unconventional listings to really help you get out of your own way and get shit done. And today, I'm talking about one of my very favorite things that I know if you've been around here before, you'll have heard me bang on about before. and it's this idea of starting small. Now I am a huge fan of having big dreams, but doing small actions. And what I mean by that is that it is so easy to completely intimidate ourselves and scare ourselves away from doing things because Either the start has to be perfect, or it just feels really, really overwhelming. I know there are many projects that I was so excited to start and habits that I wanted to do and goals I wanted to achieve that I put off because it just felt too big. In reality, I could have taken a small step and done another one and done another one and be there already years ago. But in the moment, it just felt too big, and I felt that the actions I could do were too small and they wouldn't make a difference. But let me tell you, that is absolute bollocks. We have to start small, and we have to break things down. In my world, there is no such thing as a step too small, and sometimes we really do need to, for our own sake, Take their ego hit and start almost embarrassingly small.
For everyone who knows me, they know I am definitely not a jogger, but I think it can be really helpful to think about this in terms of a bit of a jogging analogy. So rather than put any new diary, tomorrow at 6 AM, I'm going for jog, which I can tell you, I most definitely am not, and I don't think you could pay me to do it, and good on you for those of you who do. I digress. Instead of putting in your planner that you're gonna go for jog at 6 AM three times a week. We need to take that way back to the point that you think, yeah, of course, I can do that. So that first tiny step might look like getting up tomorrow whenever you get up, and put any running shoes by the front door. It does not look like putting them on. It does not look like leaving the house. It is just doing a small step towards that. If that one feels too small, then you go to, actually, putting your trainers on, and then maybe taking them back off again. And then the next step is putting your trainers on, leaving the house, and going for walk by the block, and so on and so on. Now this might feel slightly keyless, but bear with me. This is really important because a lot of the things that we struggle to motivate ourselves to do or things that we struggle to start There is a very real reason that we struggle, and it's called resistance. And we resist things because they're scary. because we've got on our head on loop, all of the times that we wanted to do something or aim to do something and didn't, so battling against that. And sometimes it can feel easier not to try, and this is definitely one of mine because at least any serious after disappointment if it not working out. Now what I'm trying to say here is that our resistance gets in the way of starting and what started as seemingly small thing can become this huge mountain that we've created in our head. But the truth is action begets action and doesn't matter what size action that is.
So when it comes to making any change in your life, taking your dream seriously, and really showing up for yourself. Start small, make it really achievable, and build from there. You'll be surprised just how far you come in quite a short period of time by making it that bit easier on yourself. And believe me, Big dreams can definitely come from small everyday actions.
So today, have a think about something you've been wanting to do that you've been putting off for whatever reason. And I challenge you to get ridiculous about this. Think about the literal smallest possible thing you could do. and set yourself a goal to do that tomorrow. See what happens when you do it. And I think you'll be pretty bloody surprised. Here's to overcoming our resistance. Here's to remembering the stories of the times that we did do it and using them as evidence instead. And here's to knowing that by listening to Seppo, you are part of a very fabulous and brilliant community. of women taking very, very tiny steps that are making huge ripples in the world. I can't wait to see you tomorrow.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST
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
THIS WAY FOR MORE REBEL-ROUSING!
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.
ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST
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