1167: It’s okay to change your mind
Today I’m sharing that I’m learning about changing your mind, and sunken cost fallacy.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you. So, at the moment I'm working with a health coach. And it is really, really helpful. And we end up going down different rabbit holes. And one of the things I'm really, really valuing is the ability to dig deep into something that I could try and actually decide that I don't wanna try it. I'm actually finding it really liberating because I think a combination of sunk cost fallacy in terms of you look into something for so long and then you feel like you've got to do it because you spent all that time doing it, and also the ability to say what I really mean. For those of us socialized as women, it can be really hard to take up space. It can be really hard to say what we actually want to say, not what we think other people wanna hear.
And I think generally as humans, we have this idea that once we make our mind up about something, that's it. We can't change our mind. Maybe we feel a bit embarrassed about going back on something. So for today's daily pep, I wanna remind you that it is a okay to change your mind. It's okay to change your mind about ideas, about things, about projects you've started, and also about people too. You don't have to be right all the time, and you won't be right all the time. And there is so much value in looking inwards and really listening even if what you find doesn't make sense on paper. I know for me in my health coaching journey, it has definitely been a lot of going down rabbit holes and finding things that just aren't for me.
It's making me realize that I really want long term sustainable strategies, and that does mean taking the longer way around, but that's okay. And the good eggs that you wanna keep around will be okay with that too. It's okay to admit what you don't know. It's okay to go partway down the path and then turn around. And it's not just okay, but highly recommended to look inwards and see what feels right for you. I don't know what you've got going on in your life right now, but I hope you needed to hear this today. Our lives are precious and you are precious my dear. So have a fabulous hump day and I can't wait to do that with you tomorrow and remember in the meantime that everything changes when you believe you matter. 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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1166: Let’s hear it for imperfect action
Sometimes the most counterintuitive things are the most helpful. Today I’m sharing something that’s been a big game changer for me!
Episode transcript:
Good morning daily Peppers and a very happy Tuesday to you. Before we kick off today's show, I wanted to let you know that my new course slash program, 100 days of Compassionate Productivity officially starts today. So if you've been meaning to join, now is the time. During the 100 days you'll learn and implement a kinder more sustainable and more effective approach to getting done working with your brain rather than against it. And it's a system that you can use over and over again that helps you to acknowledge your wins and inspire yourself. You can find out more by going to the rebel rousers.comforward/100 days. And that is 100 as in the numbers. And I've put the link below, and I would love to see you there.
Now on to today's show. So as you can imagine, I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about compassionate productivity. And today I wanted to remind you of one of the key tenets of it that I think can never be overstated and that's the idea of taking imperfect action. It can be all too easy to fall into the trap of trying to find the exact right first step to take. We can get lost in the research which, let's face it, feels productive and sometimes is productive, but sometimes we just need to rip the band aid off. I have this saying that it's a bit harsh, but it's still true, which is imperfect action is much better than perfect inaction. And it is something that I have to remind myself of really regularly because the truth is in most scenarios, there is no one perfect right step. And the thing that will most get you out of your creative resistance is doing the thing.
And I am a huge fan of doing things in the easiest and simplest way possible and wherever possible start with the fun thing and eat the dessert first. So whatever you've been thinking about whatever you've been researching a lot of that you've been putting off starting, or that thing that you're desperate to get back to but it feels really scary, start anywhere. Do it imperfectly knowing that perfect is an illusion and see what happens. Chances are, yes, it may be really scary, but it might also be a lot more fun than you think. It might add a hell of a lot to your life, and I think future you will be really glad you started. So here's to taking imperfect action. Here's to being gloriously and imperfectly human. And here's to remembering however counterintuitive it sounds.
You can get a shitload more done with compassion than you can without it. I'll see you tomorrow bright and early for another episode of the daily pep and maybe I'll catch it tonight's workshop if you sign up to the 100 days of compassionate productivity. And the link to do that is in the show notes. Take care.
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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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1165: What do you need in this season?
It’s so good to be back! Today we’re diving into this next season, and the rest of the year.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. It is so good to be back after the summer break. And I am so glad that it's September. I've had a whole lot of shit going on in my personal life. I've really needed the break. But I'm also feeling ready to embrace the season to get my head down a bit and also to get cozy. So as we enter into a new season, for today's daily pep, I just want to give you a bit of a chance to reflect on what this season looks like for you and what you need from it.
Sometimes it can feel like the period between September December is about just making it to the end of the year. But how can you make this time of the year count for yourself? And I don't just mean about getting shit done, but I mean more about you looking after yourself. It's been a long year for a lot of us. A lot of stuff has come up. So as we enter the new season, I simply invite you to think about what you need and how you can give it to yourself. And also think about what my fabulous friend, Michelle Roar, refers to as the minimum effective dose. We do not have to be perfectionists when it comes to looking after our needs, and rarely do we get the opportunity. But we do have the opportunity to do it imperfectly to give ourselves what we need, especially when we are usually so focused on other people.
So that is my food for thought for you for today. Have a think about what you need from this season and what this season of life looks like for you, what you can put on the back burner, and what really matters. And if you'd like to end these 100 days making significant progress but in a really compassionate way, then I want to do a quick shameless plug for my latest experiment, 100 days of compassionate productivity. It is part online course, part interactive program and part DIY adventure. And it's designed for anyone who's ready to find a new way of doing things with ease, joy and compassion, rather than the bullshit, the burnout and the hustle. And it is designed intentionally and specifically for those of us who really value flexibility and resist structure. We get started tomorrow. It is gonna be so much fun.
And if this has piqued your curiosity, you can find out more by going over to therebelrousers.com/100 days. That is 100 as in the numbers. And you can also find the link in the show notes and I think you're really gonna love it. So here's to a new season. Here's to getting back to it. And here's to knowing that imperfect action still absolutely fucking counts. I'll see you tomorrow.
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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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021: The first pancake
As it turns out, pancakes are the perfect metaphor for our work, trying anything new, shitty first drafts and creativity in general.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, and a very happy Wednesday to you. You are listening to The Daily Pep, the only daily podcast for creative and multi passionate women who want a bit of morning rebel rising. So a couple of weeks ago, I listened to the final episode of the Good Company podcast with Grace Bonney. And, seriously, it was so good. During the episode, Grace shared her experience of choosing to close Design Sponge and what she's learned along the way. During the episode, she referred to the first pancake and how it relates to failure, and that's exactly what we're diving into today. You might be wondering what the hell even is the first pancake. So if you've ever made pancakes, you'll know that the first pancake always goes to shit.
Maybe the temperature is too high, maybe the mix was lumpy, maybe you use too much or too little, and basically it always burns. It's always wonky and something always goes wrong. And that is just part and parcel of making pancakes. The ones after that generally turn out pretty great, but that first pancake, well, it's nothing to write home about. But here's the deal, in order to have those other pancakes, you have to move past the first shitty pancake and just continue. You have to just get to the second pancake. And when you do that, not only do you, shock, horror, get to have pancakes, but you also realize that this is all just a part of the process. Ultimately, you have to make pancakes enough time to know that the first one's gonna be pretty shit, but it means, generally, the rest will work out okay.
And you only learn this when you've done this time and time again. You have to move past the failure and instead accept that the crap pancake is just part of the process. But you only learn this when you've made enough pancakes, or at the very least, you decide to carry on and you don't throw the pancake mix into the bin after the first one has failed. So as it turns out, pancakes are the perfect metaphor for our work, trying anything new, shitty first drafts, and just creativity in general. The thing is we get so caught up in making the first pancake the most wonderful, fluffy, cooked, perfect thing that ever existed that when it doesn't turn out right, we assume that we just can't do it. We think that our first drafts have to be the best thing ever. And so often, we give up at the first hurdle because it just didn't turn out how we envisioned it. What if you accepted your first pancake as carving the path of future great pancakes? What if you saw shitty first drafts as the first step on the path to doing work that you're proud of? And taking that a step further, what if you came to expect the first failed pancake as just part of the creative process? Just imagine for a second what this would do to your process, your body of work, and your ability to start and finish projects.
Now I don't know about you, but I would rather have a whole heap of failed pancakes and a mountain of second, third, and fourth pancakes than no pancakes at all. So dare to see past the first pancake. Dare to make the second and the third and the fourth. And dare to repeat the process time and time again because that's where your best creative work lies. If you are enjoying the daily pep, I would love it if you could go over to iTunes or upper podcast and give the podcast some love to help more women who need the podcast find it. So until tomorrow, have a wonderful day, and I'll see you back here bright and early.
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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
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1141: Taking our own advice
This week I'm sharing a reminder that I most need to hear, and permission to not know all the answers!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Tuesday to you. Now, I know I'm not alone in this when I say I am not the best at following my own advice. You might have seen last week was full of reprises that was completely unintended, but I forgot to schedule myself for summer break. And as our bodies often do, it definitely let me know that I was due 1. So I'm popping in today to let you know that the daily prep is gonna take a little bit of a summer break, meaning the episodes are gonna be reprises. You'll still get an episode Monday to Friday as usual. And also to remind you that you get to take a break as well.
Before I was sitting down to record this episode, I was thinking, okay. When am I taking a break until? And the answer is I will be back with brand new episodes at the latest at the beginning of September. But until then, I'm gonna give myself permission to do what feels good. If I get inspired to record some of the episodes this week or next week, I'm absolutely gonna do that. But if I need a break, I'm gonna do that too. And that is my reminder for you today. You don't have to make all of the decisions right now, especially if, like me, you're feeling pretty bloody tired. It is okay to take things week by week, but the most important thing is that you listen to yourself.
Sometimes we do just need to put ourselves into maintenance mode, and that is not a reflection that we've been doing anything wrong. It might be a reflection that we've been pushing ourselves too hard, but my goodness, don't we all? It's so easy to fall into a shame spiral where we start feeling bad about feeling bad and my friends we are not gonna do that. We are gonna aim to look after ourselves unapologetically. We are gonna give ourselves grace when we don't take our own advice, and we're gonna give ourselves what we need. For many of us, that does feel really uncomfortable. And that also doesn't mean we're doing anything wrong. It's just that we're doing something that's pretty countercultural. Probably goes against a lot of the patterns and the things we were taught when we were growing up.
So it is no surprise that it feels like putting on a brand new pair of trainers where you get the rubbing as opposed to your super comfy slippers. I love that I get to start my day with you. I'm looking forward to sharing some favorite episodes over the next couple of weeks. Behind the scenes, for me, this month is all about filling my cup and doing creative things. I can't wait to share what I learn. I've got some really fun things up my sleeve, and I look forward to being back with more pep in my step. If you want to see what that process looks like in lifetime and you're not already part of my email community, I'd love to invite you to hang out over there. You can find out more by going to the therebelrousers.comforward/letters.
There's now a very fun GIF on there. And I wanna finish by saying I am so grateful to have you here, and I can't wait to be back. It really does feel like having a home to come back to and that means more than you know. Past Meg will see you bright and early as usual tomorrow morning. And from present Meg, remember that everything changes when you believe you matter, and I'll be taking that on board too.
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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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1134: Give it five minutes
If like me you are a wizard at worrying, today we're exercising a different part of our brains and doing something different!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Friday to you. Before we begin today's episode, I just wanted to start with a quick and friendly reminder that doors are closing to my 100 day group coaching program today. We get started in September. It is gonna be 100 fabulous days of being supported, finding new people, having me beside you as your coach to make shit happen and get shit done without treating yourself like shit too. You can find out more and book your spot by going to therebelrousers.com/onewomanband, and I would love to see you there. Like I said, doors close this evening. So if you've been thinking about it, now is the time. And if you're on the fence and not sure, send an email over to meg [at] therebelrousers.com. I promise to be honest there is no pressure or obligation and I'd love to help you decide.
Now on to today's show. So I know that I'm not the only one who worries a lot. Give me any situation and I can tell you a 100 things that could go wrong. It's a bit like the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. I think I'm only at any point 3 degrees away from figuring out how something could end in complete and utter catastrophe. And unfortunately, I know that I'm not alone in this. I know this is something that a lot of us struggle with. Now something that can be really helpful is setting yourself dedicated worry time.
It can be helpful to figure out a time of the day where you give yourself 5 to 10 minutes to write down all your worries, close the book, and that's it. That can be a really good container. But there's something else that we can do, which I think is a bit more radical, that could really help and also retrain our brain. And it is to take those 5 to 10 minutes worry time and to flip it on its head and spend it daydreaming and getting lost in what if it all went right. Now I find this really challenging for a number of reasons. I know it's magical thinking, but sometimes I worry that by getting lost in the fantasy, fantasy, I jinx it and make it less likely to happen. And sometimes it can almost feel painful to go there because then you realize how much you want something and how crushing the disappointment could be. But I think that makes this even more important.
We know that our brain has a built in negativity bias. We know that our dream shooter is ultimately trying to protect us, and we know that worrying can be a way of trying to control things that might not be controllable. But multiple things can also be true at once. Focusing on what could go right is a great exercise in creativity. It can bring us closer to realizing what we really, actually deep down want. It can also serve as a good source of motivation. And I also think it's more fucking fair. Why is it that we get to spend so much time in our brains worrying about all the things that go right which make us feel shit when we could spend a fraction of that time thinking about what would happen if it did go right and really enjoy it.
Now I know justice is a very shared common value between all of us. So if nothing else, do it for the sake of fairness. So if you take one thing away from today's daily pep, let it be this. If you're gonna spend time thinking about everything that could go wrong, it is only fair to daydream about what would happen if things go right. And I think what you might find in doing that is that your ideas get clearer and they get stronger, and life also becomes a bit more enjoyable. So try it on for size, exercise your brain in a different way, and see if you can do some daydreaming this weekend. To reference the title of one of Amber Rae's books, let's see if we can choose wonder over worry. Have a good one and I'll see you on Monday.
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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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1132: A sassy one about dreamsh*tters
Today I'm sharing some helpful ways to deal with external dreamsh*tters, as well as a massive permission slip to only share what you want to share (with who you want to share it with!)
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Wednesday to you. It is a hump day, and I am feeling sassy. So if you are struggling with your inner dreamshitter or external dreamshitters and you wanna cut through the bullshit, this one is for you. Now, lately, I have been thinking about how much of our heart and soul that we put into so many of the things that we do that we're passionate about and the reactions of other people. The way I see it, you have a couple of different types of dream shitters. You've got your very much intentional dreamshitters who are only too happy, almost joyful, to tear your plans apart and tell you why they won't work. And they can range between people who are pretty passive aggressive and jealous and just outright bastards.
And then you've got your well intentioned dreamshitters. So the people who, maybe to varying degrees, really do support you and want what's best for you but have all the questions. They ask you, why can't you do it a different way? They're reminding you of the risks you're taking. They're giving you piece of advice that sound more like warnings from a well intentioned place, but they still do a lot of damage. And then we add to the mix our inner dreamshitters, which we know very, very well. And some of their favorite junk food is comprised of a lot of the stuff that is said to us or implied to us by external dream shutters. So first of all, let's just admit that is quite a lot. So the fact that we do anything is quite frankly a miracle.
And secondly, to dive into the meat of the episode, I just want to remind you that you do not have to share your heart and your soul and your ideas with anybody else. I'm a firm believer that people who get your respect have to earn your respect. That some people simply aren't worth wasting your precious air on, and that you get to be seriously fucking protective about the things that matter to you. And not everybody has access to them nor should have access to them. This is not about you being inauthentic. This is not about you lying or trying to hide things. It is about looking after you, standing up for you, and knowing that your ideas matter, you do have something to say, and you can do really cool shit in the world. You are allowed to have a vibrant internal life that you keep private.
You are allowed to answer dreamshittters with really vague answers, and you're also allowed to not answer them at all. You also get to be really intentional about who you choose to share things with and also how you share them. Maybe some people are really good with helping at relationship problems, but tend to really put a dumpster on your creative dreams and vice versa and that's okay too. This whole thing is really nuanced and it isn't always that straightforward. Again, that is a human thing that is not an error that you're making. And another thing to remember is that you get to answer to a question with, I'd rather not talk about that. You do not have to explain yourself and quite frankly a lot of people, especially our external dreamshitters, love any excuse to talk about themselves and so deflecting a conversation by asking them questions is usually a handy one. But you also get to simply walk away from the conversation as well.
We are already our own harshest critics, and we already give ourselves enough of a hard time that we don't need other people's bullshit either. We also don't need to rescue other people. We don't need to put up with their shit. And I really do get that sometimes it's not as simple as cutting somebody out of our life for so many reasons, but we get to take the power back and protect ourselves and keep ourselves safe in whatever ways we can. You are so much better and fucking brighter than you give yourself credit for. Go do your weird and wonderful things. Know that you are absolutely not alone, there is a whole crowd of us right behind you. And fuck dreamshitters. We're over halfway through the week. Keep going and I'll see you tomorrow.
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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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1131: Follow the intuitive nudges
Sometimes we get a hankering to do something and have no idea why. In a world that values specialists over multi-passionates, it's so easy to dismiss these as another phase, but today I'm offering up an alternative perspective!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Tuesday to you. So yesterday's episode of The Daily Pep was around checking in with your goals and your dreams and seeing if they still align with what you want, even if they don't make sense on paper, and even if it feels more like an intuitive nudge. And today, I really wanna dive into that concept of intuitive nudges. So we are multi passionate around here. We are endlessly curious. There are so many rabbit holes that we want to go down and we can get lost learning about so many different things. Curiosity and learning are truly 2 of our biggest superpowers.
Now there are so many fabulous things that come with being multi passionate, but one of the shitty things that comes with it is the way that the world often sees us. We've all heard that, quote, jack of all trades, master of none. And we know that the world tends to like people who niche themselves down, put themselves in a box, and specialize in one thing. And we tend to not be those people, and we give ourselves a hard time about it. So while we're giving ourselves a hard time about it, we tend to beat ourselves up about having shiny object syndrome, about chasing new ideas. And I think one of the things that that can result in is us ignoring our intuitive nudges. Now your intuitive nudge is when you feel like you have to follow a thread or go down a rabbit hole or something, but you don't know why. It might be that it's not related to anything you're doing, you're not sure where it fits into your life right now but you feel really cool to do it.
Now for me right now my intuitive nudges are around really funky modern embroidery. I have a nudge from a long time ago that keeps emerging about spoken word poetry and I also have some hardcore nudges around collage and going back to polymer clay earrings. Now on the one hand it is really easy for me to dismiss those things as yet another thing to get involved in and yet another thing to do and I can easily rationalize them away by telling myself and reminding myself that I'm already pretty busy and my energy is already pretty low. And there would definitely be some truth in that. But also, if I completely just ignored it and just didn't give myself permission to go down those rabbit holes I think I would be missing out on some really magical things and things that could make my life a lot more fun and a lot more interesting. One of the things I often say to my coaching clients and also to 1 more banders is that when it comes to building a life you love, a lot of it looks like putting pieces of a puzzle together that nobody has given you the top of the lid for, so you don't know the image. And what that means is sometimes you genuinely don't know how a puzzle piece is gonna fit, but also like when you do a jigsaw puzzle, sometimes a whole load of pieces start coming together and you can actually start to work out the image and it gets quite exciting. And this is why I'm a huge fan of following your nudges because, a, I think our intuition has a lot to say to us and we have a lot of the answers inside us, and, b, we don't really know how much of an important piece that truly random idea could be.
It could be a massive piece of the puzzle. So today's episode is a rallying cry to follow those nudges even if they don't make sense and especially if they don't make sense. I know for me, it is only in the power of hindsight that I can realize, oh, wow. I wanted to do that thing. I had no idea why, but now I can see how it fits. And I'm also excited to see how things I've really loved in the past are gonna fit into my future. So here's to getting a little bit more comfortable with the fact that we can't see the image on top of the box yet, to having faith that there is an image and it will all come together, and to remembering that you can't do life wrong and knowing that there are no wrong paths. Have a good one. I will see you tomorrow. And as always, everything changes when you believe you matter.
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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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1130: Do your dreams and goals still make sense for you?
It's so easy to chase goals you set a long time ago without checking if they're still aligned or if you still even want them. So today we're doing a quick check-in with your goals and dreams!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. Now for many of us at any one time, we have a set of goals or dreams that we are chasing. There are things that we want to do and maybe we've wanted to do them for quite a long time and maybe we have quite a few feelings about them as well. Now the thing about goals is that sometimes they sit on our list of things that we want to do for a long time without us really checking in on them. Our goals are set by our past selves. They're aligned with what we wanted in that season of our life. And while they may still absolutely be relevant, maybe some of them need updating or tweaking or simply letting go. So to kick off this week on The Daily Pep, I want you to think about the top couple of things that you really want to do and things that you are working towards in your life and check that they're still aligned with you.
Is this something you really want or is it something that you've got used to wanting? Does it still fit or have you outgrown it? Now this is not my attempt to convince you to change up your goal or to let it go. It is simply an invitation to just have a check-in. Chances are they may still be a really good fit and they may still be really aligned with who you are But on the off chance that one needs tweaking, let's just get a bit intentional because as multi passionates, there are so many things that we want to do during our lifetime. Let's just make sure that they're really aligned with what we want, not what other people want or what we think we should be doing rather than what we want to be doing. So that is my challenge for you as we start a brand new week. Know that if there are some things that you're letting go of or you don't want so much anymore and it feels uncomfortable, that's because it is uncomfortable. Use your curiosity. Know that it's not something you need to let go of or replace right now.
You've got time And remember that your dreams and your goals only have to make sense to you. It's okay if they don't make sense on paper. That probably means that you're getting a real intuitive nudge and other people don't have to agree with you. And while that can be really hard, it can also be okay. You've got this. Have a fabulous start to your Monday. And a quick reminder that doors close to September's round or One More Band Club on Friday. So if you're thinking of joining, I recommend doing it sooner rather than later. And either way, I hope you find some unexpected joy today. See you tomorrow.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
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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1129: On having our own backs
It's so easy to have faith in others, yet so hard to have faith in ourselves. So grab a post-it-note, Monday you has some advice they need to hear!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, daily peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So this week on the daily pep, I've been sharing about the 5 most helpful things that I've learned about how to take your dreams off the someday pile and get out of your own way. And I wanna wrap up this week by really focusing on our own inner wisdom and how we can have our own back. So in One Woman Band Club on a Friday, we toot our own horns. I start off by asking everybody what their biggest horn toot from the week is, which is what the thing you're most proud of, and then we chat through how we got on with our priorities for the week. And then I get everybody to set themselves some Monday wisdom. Now not only is this a really nice way to end the week, it is designed with a lot of intention in mind based on the fact that as those of us socialize as women, we are not really encouraged to take up space and share about what we have done. We're taught that to do that is bragging, that is a negative thing, and we often downplay our achievements and what we've done and also completely fail to recognize the progress we make.
So by tooting our horns on a Friday, it is such a good way of building that muscle and taking up space. And every time I run 1 more band, I find something very similar happens. To start off with, it feels a bit uncomfortable finding something to toot your own horn about, especially with other people. But by the second or the third week, it is really hard to actually limit your horn to to one thing. I find that it goes from being this uncomfortable thing that we're socialized not to do to being something that people really look forward to. They have a list of their wins for the week, and life starts being a lot more fulfilling, a lot more satisfying, and we also start to enjoy our days more realizing that we do get shit done, that we are enough. And we also get so much better at realizing what is realistic and also kind to expect ourselves to do every week and just generally better at setting goals. So that is part of why I love the Friday and why I designed it the way I did, but the second bit is magical too.
So when we set our Monday Wisdom, we think ahead to the following Monday and think about what we're gonna most wanna hear. And the reason we do this in advance is because we tend to be a lot kinder to our future selves than we are to our present selves, and we also have a bit more objectivity. Monday seems quite a far way away, and we can really dive deep and we tend to know what we need to hear. We know what we need to give ourselves permission to do, and it is the ideal way of giving ourselves a pep talk because it is exactly what we need to hear. So often, it is all too easy to look outside of ourselves when we've had the answers all along. And it's also a pretty fucking powerful way of starting a Monday realizing how fucking wise you are. A lot of the time people are shocked by how wise their Friday sales were and how right they were. So give this a try yourself.
Press pause, find a post it note, and write yourself a Monday wisdom. Think about what Monday you really needs to hear or would be grateful to hear. Write it as if you are writing it to a dear friend, and then whip it out on Monday and see how right you were. The thing is a lot of this is unconventional and a lot of this is, by its nature, uncomfortable because it goes against so much of how we've been socialized as women and how typical productivity bullshit works. But I'm telling you, self kindness and accessing your own inner wisdom are 2 of the most helpful things that you can do to get your dreams off the Sunday power and to build a life that you love. And you are so much more capable than you know and so much of this starts with building that muscle. So try it on for size. Here's to getting shit done in a way that works with you rather than against you.
And a quick reminder before we end, the early bird offer ends today. So if you grab your spot by the end of the day, you also get a 1 to 1 coaching call with me where we work to get you unstuck, find momentum, a shitload more clarity, as well as a confidence and energy boost. You can save your spot for the September round of 1 woman band club by going to therebelrousers.com/onewomanband. I would love to see you there. And whether you're joining the September round or not, remember that there is an alternative way to work on and build your dreams in a way that is fun, that is compassionate, and doesn't involve you being so damn hard on yourselves. Have a fabulous weekend. I hope you find some unexpected joy and I'll see you on Monday.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
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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1128: Tiptoeing into finding our people
When it comes to living a life you love, sometimes it can feel like you're doing it on your own, today I'm sharing some helpful things to help you find your people.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Thursday to you. So this week on the daily pep, I am sharing the most powerful things that I have found about getting shit done and taking your dreams off the someday pile. In celebration for registration being open for my flag group coaching program, One Woman Band Club. And today, I wanna talk about being vulnerable and community. So I think it is fair to say for a lot of us around here, we think differently. We see through a lot of the bullshit, but we also have a pretty mean dream shitter. And I know for myself, this can be a really confusing combination, and it can be so easy just to automatically go to beating ourselves up and thinking there is something wrong with us rather than challenging a lot of the bullshit out there.
If you've listened before, you know that I have major beef with the whole toxic positivity and good vibes only thing, and also a lot of the bullshit we get sold to about productivity. I am also a recovering people pleaser and recovering perfectionist, and it can be pretty fucking confusing. And sometimes my dream shitter will convince me that I'm the problem. And if only I was wired a different way, things would be easier. Now I don't think I'm alone in having these thoughts, but it can often feel like we are alone, especially if we go against the grain not because we wanna be different, but because that's just how we feel and we wonder why nobody else is saying it. Something hugely started shifting for me when I started having these conversations. I started having them with friends. I started having them as conversations over on The Couragemakers Podcast.
And there was part of me that was like, shit. If I say these things out loud, what if I'm the only one? But my goodness, I wasn't. But it can be so easy to think that we're the only ones and to struggle on our own. But sometimes we have to get really brave and dig into that vulnerability and share the fact that actually some of this is bullshit, and we're actually struggling behind the scenes. It can be so easy with social media to see everybody else's highlight reels and imagine we're the only ones having the struggles that we are, But that is absolutely not true. But unless we stop talking about it, we don't necessarily know that. So one of the things we do every week in One Woman Band is we have a group coaching call. We tend to alternate between q and a's and themed calls, and my goodness, we really go there when it comes to the themed calls.
So recently, we've been diving into how to have fun as an adult and why that is really hard, the difference between having faith in ourselves and showing up for ourselves, and why we tend to put ourselves last. And that is just from the past 60 or so days. And the magic, I think, comes from the fact that not only is it cathartic and that we feel less alone, but also when we start to talk about it as a group, we start to come up with alternatives. We start to change our mindsets, and we start giving ourselves permission to do the things we actually want to do, and we stop being so damn hard on ourselves. Another thing that I find is just fucking magical is the fact that when you have a group of women in one place and you're seeing somebody who you think is really cool sharing about their own self doubt, it makes you realize how full of shit our dream shittters are and also how unoriginal they are. And by consequence of that, you start thinking, okay. If everybody else's dream shitter is making up so much shit and is wildly inaccurate, then why do I take my own so seriously? And the courage and the self belief and the confidence that grows from that is simply contagious. So I'm sharing this for two reasons.
Number 1, I am shamelessly plugging the fact that registration is now open for the September round of One Woman Band Club, and the early bird offer of a bonus one to 1 coaching session with me ends tomorrow. But number 2 is to start tiptoeing into those conversations. Start bringing up how you see things even if it feels really vulnerable. Choose the people wisely. For example, if somebody is always critical of you, they're probably not gonna be the best person to have that conversation with. But see if you can start to get a bit more vulnerable with those around you. And if you don't have people around you, start tiptoeing into finding your people. And if you've been more than tiptoeing but struggling to find your people, keep going.
They are out there. You really aren't alone in having moments where you feel like an absolute fraud, moments when you look around the world and you just think, is is it just fucking me? And moments where self doubt and your dream shitter takes over. If you can't find your people, listen to the podcast I definitely found for me when I was starting out in building a life I love. Just hearing other people who were also doing it normalized it for me. I no longer felt like I was doing something really weird that people around me really didn't get. I saw that I was one of many, and it made, honestly, the world of difference. Community can look like many, many different things, and you get to do that on your own terms and in your own style as well. So here's to surrounding yourself with people who lift you up rather than tear you down, whether that is online, in person, or surrounding yourself by people who just get it on podcasts or books.
And here's to remembering that we might be square pegs in round holes, but, a, we do not have to shave down our sides to make ourselves curved and rounded to fit in that hole. For me, I know that's not even possible to begin with. And, b, we'd probably fucking hate it even if we could. So I hope you find some unexpected joy today. If you've been meaning to check out or join 1 woman band club, I definitely recommend doing it sooner rather than later. And all the details are over at the rebel rousers.com/onewomanband. And my dears, I will see you tomorrow. And please remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
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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1127: Flexible structure for rebels
Although we often rebel against structure, (even if we set it ourselves) if we can find the right amount of flexibility - we can thrive!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Wednesday to you. This week, I've opened the doors to the next round of my fabulous group coaching program, One Woman Band Club. And I am sharing the most helpful things that I've found since running One Woman Band for 4 years now. All about showing up for yourself, getting shit done and getting out of your own way. If you've been thinking of joining, I want to remind you that the early bird bonus ends on Friday. So if you sign up before or on Friday, alongside the 100 day program, you also get a 60 minute 1 to 1 coaching session with me. We can cover a lot of shit in 1 hour.
We can seriously work some magic. So if you've been thinking of joining anyway, I really recommend joining by Friday to take advantage of the early bird offer. You can find out more by going to the rebel riser.com forward slash one woman band, where you can find out how exactly the program works, what other fabulous people have said about partaking in it, and also reserve your spot. So for today's episode, I wanna dive into something that you might have heard me talk about here on the daily pet before, and it is how much I fucking love a container. So around here, we tend to be pretty rebellious, and we tend to resist structure, and I am with you. But if we can get the balance right and I don't really love the word balance, but we're just gonna use it for a second. If we can get the balance right between flexibility and structure, we can truly fucking thrive. Now I am someone that can spend and loves to spend all the hours doing all the planning with my colored pen, with my highlighters, making it pretty.
And then I look at the plan, and I rebel against it even though it is a self imposed plan, and I've created it myself. And I know I am not alone in this. But something really started to change for me when I just started implementing containers. So, for example, one of my containers is life bingo. So rather than time blocking when you're gonna work on what you wanna work on this week, You create your own bingo card of the things that you want or need to do, and you give yourself permission to do them at any point that you want to do. One of the things that I hate the most about this whole toxic productivity hustle culture is it takes the emotion out of it and just assumes that we can just get shit done whenever we want to. And then when we can't, we beat ourselves up. But there is so much more to it than just doing the thing.
It's how we feel about doing the thing, the baggage that is attached, the resistance that comes with it, and all of the emotions. Now for me, something like life bingo is really helpful because I've got the container, I know where I'm aiming for, but I've also got the freedom to figure out how to get there myself. I can decide on the task based on what I feel like doing. I can also bring my energy levels into account, and it stops me from wanting to rebel so much. And that's also why I think having a 100 day container really works because a year is too long. We forget our goals, and we just spend half of the year beating ourselves up. But a 100 days is long enough to make some serious progress, but it's also short enough that it feels doable and there's a light at the end of the tunnel. The same way as for 1 woman band, we have regular things to show up for with people you are familiar with who are really cheering you on, and that can just help so much.
Because if you're not feeling something or something's feeling hard, you can think, okay. I've got coworking on these days. I'm gonna put that off until then. I'm gonna do it then. And you can create some space rather than just beating yourself up until then because you've got a plan. And containers are also really helpful for building muscles that we desperately need but struggle to make the time for. So for example, on Fridays, we toot our own horns, we review our weeks, and we find the things to be proud of. And it makes all the difference having a container there where we actually do that work and we actually acknowledge our wins.
And believe me, it makes our weeks feel so much more satisfying. So if you are a rebel like many of us around here, if you love freedom but you resist structure, I really recommend trying to think about things in terms of containers. And they can be really fun too. I've shared here before on the daily pep how I love the song Bohemian Rhapsody because it is truly amazing how much you can tidy up during the period of that song. And I also love my 45 minute fuck it sessions where I set myself a period of time to do all the things that I really can't be fucked to do. And that particularly helps me because I know when I'm thinking of all the things I should be doing or I have to do. I've got that container set aside. It's gonna get done, and it helps me to give myself a bit more of a break.
So here's to thriving in containers, here's to holding on to our freedom, and here's to doing things our own damn way. And finally, because I can't seem to stop talking, I really, really do love containers, here's to knowing that just because you're doing something in a different way to other people, that doesn't mean that you're doing something wrong. It means that you've found your own ways, and that is a strength, not a weakness. Have a beautiful day, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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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
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1126: Non-scary accountability
Accountability, as scary as it might sound, can be invaluable in getting sh*t done. Today I share a little about my experience with it, and how it can be useful for you too!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Tuesday to you. So before we kick off and dive into today's episode. I wanted to quickly remind you that the 1 woman band open day is happening today. So if you wanna come, hang out, get unstuck, get some shit done with some fabulous company, and have a good laugh along the way, I would love to see you for the open day. It's run as a drop in. You're more than welcome to attend as much or as little as you'd like to. You can find out more by going to therebelrousers.com/openday, and I'll take you through the schedule really quick.
The following times are based on the UK time zone. So if you are outside of the UK, I recommend nipping over to a time zone converter to figure out what it would be for you. So we are starting with a kickoff Huddle where we are setting our intentions and learning to plan our weeks live in action, rebel style, between 12:30 and 1:30 PM. We have coworking between 2 PM and 5 PM, where we're really gonna get some shit done together and work in dedicated time chunks to really knock some things off our list, make some serious progress, and get our heads down even if it is getting our heads down on actually doing something nice or creative for ourselves for once. Then between 6:30 and 8:30 PM, we are having a group q and a coaching call where you can come along and pick my brain on anything and or do some live coaching. And we'll all really get our heads together on whatever you're stuck on, want feedback on, or what you wanna dive into. The open day is all about giving you a chance to come and experience the magic of 1 woman band for yourself. And what I always say is come along even if you have no intention of joining, and you just wanna get some shit done.
I am not gonna be selling to you. I'm not gonna be pitching to you. If all you get from it is a load of shit done and meet some cool new people, then I am one happy motherfucker. You can register and get the zoom link by going to therebelrousers.comforward/openday and I would truly love to see you there. So one of the things I talk a lot about is co working and the idea of external accountability and doing things in short time chunks. Now one of the things I've seen time and time again is that you get together a group of people and you give them 45 minutes to work on something, and everybody is amazed at what they get done. I think for so many of us, we believe that if we wanna make progress and we have to have a whole afternoon, and often when we do have that whole afternoon, it is really easy to do anything but the thing that we, quote, should be doing or want to be doing. I know when I first discovered coworking, I was skeptical, and it just sounded weird.
Like, getting together in a room of essentially strangers or getting together with 1 stranger, both telling each other what you're working on and going to do it. It just felt really odd, but the first time I experienced it, I just I just got it, and it's changed so much for me. I am somebody who left my own devices. I will always wiggle out of doing things. Avoidance tends to be my go to, and I always convince myself it is gonna be so much harder than it actually is, and I simply couldn't possibly have the time. Now while those things are sometimes true, they're not always true. And a lot of the time, I think we can really surprise ourselves. I found that doing things like coworking and working with a timer really, really helps those of us who rebel against traditional structures, who maybe have a neurospicy brain, and it also gives you a real win.
Now accountability can sound really scary. It can sound like a drill sergeant who is gonna shout at you if you don't get it done. But another of my biggest biggest lessons that I've learned running 1 woman band club for 4 years now is that you get so much more shit done with self compassion rather than beating yourself up. It is so counterintuitive. It sounds pretty illogical, but it is so true. And I know I have helped so many women get so much shit done by having a really good laugh, by going off topic at times, and really breaking things down than I ever could have if I was a drill sergeant, which let's face it, that just isn't me. To absolutely butcher something Brene Brown said, change does not happen from a place of shame. Shaming ourselves into doing something never works, so we might as well take a different approach.
So even if you find the idea of accountability scary, try getting an accountability buddy. Try some coworking. And if you wanna do that today and just say fuck it, I'm just gonna give it a try and see what it's like, I'd love to see you at the open day. We truly get so much shit done, but we also have a really good laugh, and it is just really lovely. You can register for free by using the link in the show notes or go into therebelrousers.com/openday. And here's to getting shit done today, with a shitload of compassion, some joy, and trying a different tactic. I'll see you tomorrow or maybe later today.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
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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1125: On Mondays, we set intentions (+ a fun invite!)
Instead of starting Mondays feeling scattered and behind, let’s take a positive approach, and get our ducks and f*cks in a row.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. So doors have officially opened to my flagship boot coaching program, One Woman Band Club. And this week to celebrate the occasion, I thought I would share 5 different things that I have found so helpful when it comes to taking your dreams off the Sunday pile, showing up for yourself, getting out of your own way, and also what I call compassionate productivity. Now a lot of this stuff I talk about this week, we are gonna be doing live together happening tomorrow, which is Tuesday, 16th July. So if you fancy come to hang out and just giving it a try and come in and get some shit done, I'd love to see you there. You can find out more by going to therebelrousers.com/openday or check out the link in the show notes. So in 1 woman band club, we kick off on Monday by getting our ducks and fucks in a row.
We spend some time intention setting and really getting clear on what is important for that week. It is all too easy to start a Monday feeling like you are truly behind already and just taking a really scattered approach, which not only feels overwhelming, but isn't actually that effective either. And I think it also really ties into something we don't talk about enough, which is the fact that our weeks end up not feeling satisfying or fulfilling because we get to a Friday, and all we can see is what we haven't done, and life can feel like an endless to do list. So one of the things we do during our Monday kick start Huddle is we choose our 3 priorities for the week. Now this is not about doing the most impressive sounding things. It's also not about doing the biggest things. It's about doing the things that Friday you is gonna be so damn grateful that you did and things that you're just gonna feel really proud of if you get them done. It's not about writing down the things that you know that are gonna happen anyway unless they come with a lot of resistance and definitely add them.
But have a think about what would actually really help you. What would you be genuinely really grateful for your future self for doing? And it also really helps prioritize what is actually important. Sometimes that looks like really tangible things like saying no to events on our calendar or extra tasks that we've been asked to do or things that just aren't really that important. Or they can be really intangible things, like saying no to people crossing our boundaries, saying no to self doubt, and saying no to giving ourselves a hard time when we really need to give ourselves more grace. While that might sound really fluffy and intangible, I found that it is so helpful to give our brains something to focus on, and it can also help with the sneaky bastards that our dream shippers because we almost expect it and see it work rather than taking it as straightforward truth. So if you fancy doing that, live and action together, being cheered on by a fabulous group of women, and you really wanna try it out for yourself. We're gonna be doing a kick start huddle tomorrow at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM during their One Woman Band Open Day and I would love to see you there to meet you if we haven't met before and to do this live together. You can sign up by going to therebelrousers.com/openday.
You can have your camera on. You can have your camera off. You can participate as much or as little as you'd like. And I think you might be surprised by just how magical this is. So have a good one. Here's to spending a bit of time getting intentional and getting your ducks and fucks in a row. And, also, here's to saying no to things that don't honor you and questioning your automatic guesses. I'll see you back here bright and early as always tomorrow morning for the daily pep, and perhaps live on Zoom at 11:30.
Episode transcript automatically produced by Castmagic.io
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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1124: A sassy one about your time and energy
I firmly believe our time and our energy are two of the most precious things we have, and today's episode is a rallying cry to protect them fiercely!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. It is so nearly the end of the week and I have a sassy 1 to wrap us up. Now, 1 of the things I firmly believe is that your time and your energy are 2 of the most precious things that you will ever have. And they are also 2 of the things that are usually the easiest to give away. To give away to things that don't really matter, that seem important in the moment but aren't in the grand scheme of things, and to people who are not worth 10 seconds of your time, let alone 10 hours. Now this isn't about being like, fuck everyone and fuck everything and figure out a way to throw all your vices out the window. Because we know life isn't that simple And if it was super easy to do, we would have done it already. But I just wanna remind you that you do get to say no to people.
That does not make you selfish. And you get to have your own back and stand up for yourself. Now standing up for yourself, in my opinion anyway, isn't about saying fuck you. Though there are times when that can be necessary, but it can be refusing to add more things to your calendar, telling people that you are at capacity, or telling people no and not even giving a reason. It can also look like figuring out what the things you really wanna spend time on are. It can also look like figuring out what it is that you'd really like to dedicate more time to and going on a bit of a hunt to find that time. Now this isn't about robbing yourself of all the joys, but it can be clawing back some time for you. Because the main person who is gonna look after your time and energy is you.
Other people aren't gonna do it for you. Chances are other people are only gonna make more demands on your time and energy, and you get to protect them fiercely. Now I get that we've all got wildly different lives and we also have varying levels of control and power over our time and energy. But where you can try and allocate some of those precious resources to yourself, knowing that it is not selfish. And at the end of the day, you probably won't wish it. You worked harder and done more shit that was on other people's to do list. I think Sarah Knight says it best when she says, stop spending time you don't have doing things you don't wanna do with people you don't like. So that is my rallying cry for you as we go into this weekend.
You may not have all the time and energy you want, and that really does suck. But you also don't have to give the limited time and energy that you do have to people who don't deserve it and things that don't really matter. If you wanna dive into some really helpful and bullshit free ways to manage your time and energy and take some multi passionate nature into account. I created my solo adventure all about managing time and energy exactly for this reason. It's really fun. It's a great way to take yourself on a bit of a solo date and have much needed time connecting to yourself. It is self guided. You do it at your own pace, in your own place.
And you can find out more by going to therebelrousers.com/timeandenergy. And that link is in the show notes. So have a good one. Reclaim some of that precious time and energy for yourself, And I'll see you on Monday.
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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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1122: If you're stuck in the comparison trap, listen up!
We might not be able to banish comparison overnight, but this is something that can seriously help!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Wednesday to you. A quick heads up before we begin. If you've been thinking about joining the next round of my group program, One Woman Band Club, which starts in September, you might wanna get yourself on the wait list. Doors open next week. People on the wait list get first dibs. September tends to be a popular round because of that new school year feeling. And also the idea of getting the shit that we wanna do that's been on the Sunday pile done in the last 100 days of the year.
So if you wanna be the 1st to know when the doors are open, head over to therebelrousers.com/waitlist. Now on to today's show. So 1 of the things I think so many of us can tend to fall into the trap of is comparison. We know that to compare is to despair. And as Brene Brown puts it, comparison is a thief of joy. But it can be really hard not to, and it is really human. So for today's daily pet, rather than trying to eliminate comparison completely, I just wanna invite you to make fairer comparisons. Now the reason that this is today's topic is because, as I've been sharing on here lately, I've started going to the gym.
And my goodness. A gym can be a hotbed for comparison. There are some seriously fierce, badass women who go to my gym. They have abs. They are lifting the weights, And they know what the fuck they're doing. And I am 1 third completely in awe, 1 third completely intimidated, and 1 third using it as a way to make myself feel shit about myself. Because I am nowhere near where these women are. But rather than thinking, okay, Really? You're gonna compare yourself to them like that's what we're doing? I just go there.
I completely forget that the comparison is so unfair because they've clearly been doing this for years, and I've been doing it for days, maybe weeks. And to make that comparison is not only really unfair, but it also has no logic to it. But I think for so many of us, it's just what we automatically do. If we start writing, rather than focusing on the fact that we're showing up to do it, we look at bestsellers. And we think, well, I can't write anything as good as that. If we're doing our own thing or we're working for ourselves, we immediately tend to compare our progress to people who've been doing it for years. And when it comes to social media, often, we're comparing ourselves it's really easy to fall into thinking that everybody is having the best life ever, and we're simply not. So I know that we are not gonna cure comparison overnight, and we're not gonna pretend to.
But 1 thing we can do is try to be more intentional about who we're comparing ourselves to in the first place. While that still doesn't really help us, it does make it a bit more realistic. It's 1 thing for me to compare my progress to somebody who joined the gym the same month as me than it is to somebody who has their workout routine down, and it is just part of their life. The same way as for you if you're writing, it is way fairer for you to compare yourself to other writers that have been writing maybe for a couple of years like you as opposed to people who have dozens and dozens of books out. But even then, and this is where I start disagreeing with myself, the comparison still isn't fair because we don't really know what's going on in their life. And let's face it, comparison is a lot of storytelling because we are making so many assumptions. So next time you feel like you're falling down the comparison rabbit hole, I invite you to think about this 1 question. Is it a fair comparison in the first place? And if the answer is no, which it likely will be, then fuck it.
Focus on your own lane, focus on what you're doing, and give yourself props to the fact that you are showing up because that is the most important thing. So try that on for size. Remember that you are doing great the way you are. You really, really are. And as always, everything changes when you believe you matter. I'll see you tomorrow.
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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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1121: On giving yourself what you need
It's so easy to disregard our needs as luxuries, versus the necessities they are, and that's exactly what we're diving into today!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. So 1 of the things that I am sick of in the personal development world is the fact that so many people in that space with podcasts, with books, with blogs, try to make out that they've got all their shit sorted out. And I know for me, I definitely do not have all my shit sorted out. Now 1 of the things that I struggle with is revenge bedtime procrastination. You might have heard the term, but it's essentially when you put off and put off and put off bedtime, even though you know your future self certainly isn't gonna thank you for it. For me, revenge bedtime looks like lying in bed on my phone, scrolling, and getting lost down the rabbit holes. I'm really good at telling myself that I'll just give it to the next quarter of an hour and then I will absolutely put my phone on charge and go to sleep. But that very, very rarely happens.
And I think we can give ourselves a massively hard time about this without taking into account that so many of the things that we end up procrastinating on or down the rabbit holes with are things that have been designed to be pretty addictive. There is so much psychology that goes into the user design and the user experience. And rather than thinking about that, we just immediately go to the fact that we have no willpower or discipline. And the reason I'm bringing this up today, it's gonna seem quite tangential, but we're gonna get there, is because lately, I've been thinking about for myself, what is something that I'm terming a luxury that is actually a necessity? So going back to the whole revenge bedtime procrastination thing, I think 1 of the main reasons I do it is because I don't give myself time to decompress during the day. I spend a lot of time coaching and on Zoom and holding space. And I know for me, I haven't been the best at giving myself time to really decompress from that, to quite literally give myself a breather and time to catch up with myself and time just to process everything. But 1 of the things I'm realizing lately is that after a call, if I can give myself 10 minutes to go outside and just really breathe and not really think about anything, it makes a world of difference. But what I've been doing instead is thinking that that is a luxury that is always shit to do that I haven't got time for that and depriving myself of that.
So no wonder when I get to bedtime, my brain's like, come on. Can we just have a quick holiday? Like, can we just take a bit of a break? Because I've been overloaded all day. And scrolling on your phone is a perfect way to do that. So this is a very, very long winded way of saying, what are the things in your life that you know really help you and make a massive difference that you're branding as a luxury rather than a necessity. And the things that each of us need are gonna vary completely from person to person. What really matters to you and what is something that really calms you or gives you life Maybe something that somebody else wouldn't even think of doing or somebody else would think is a luxury. And that's okay. The important thing here is to listen to ourselves and try and give ourselves what we need no matter how uncomfortable that may feel.
Now it is absolutely not all about being productive all the time. But if you're having a hard time giving yourself permission to do the things you need to do take this as an example. I know on the days where I give myself time to decompress, I am way less likely to spend literally hours on my phone at the end of the day. And by taking that time, I can actually get a decent night's sleep. I actually feel more fulfilled at the end of the day, and I wake up feeling a bit more refreshed. So give yourself grace with the things that you procrastinate with. Know that decompression is really important. And maybe the ways you procrastinate are more about you needing that decompression time than they are the fact that you're lazy, which you are not.
And here's to recognizing which things that are luxuries are actually necessities. So, have a think. A lot of food for thought for you here. Have a good one, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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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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1120: Finding freedom through less decisions
Today I'm sharing some really helpful things from a book I'm enjoying listening to, and inviting you to make less decisions!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, daily peppers and a very happy Monday to you. So I thought we kick off this week on The Daily Pep. By So I thought I'd kick off this week on the daily pet by sharing a book that I've been really enjoying lately. And something that I'm finding really helpful from it. So the book is Happy Mind, Happy Life by Dr Rangan Chatterjee, and I've been listening to it for a good couple of weeks now. I was first put off by the title because I thought it sounded way too simple, and it was gonna be all about positive vibes only. But it really isn't. It's really nuanced, and I really love it.
Now there are so many things from it that are so good, and I'm definitely gonna be coming back to it on future episodes of The Daily Pep. But the thing I wanted to focus on today is what he calls the choice trap. So he starts off by sharing that studies have shown that we make 35, 000 choices every single day, and each of those decisions takes cognitive effort. So it's no wonder we're feeling exhausted because every day, there's so many things we have to decide. And in a world where, often with things like Netflix, it can feel like we've got unlimited choices. The amount of choices that we have can actually do more harm than good. Now I know only too well that decision fatigue is real, And so many of the decisions aren't even that important. But the weight of the amount of decisions that we need to make on a day to day basis takes a lot of the energy from the actually important ones.
If we can reduce the amount of decisions that we need to make and make life a bit easier, we lower our stress, and I think life becomes a whole lot more fulfilling and enjoyable. So today, I want you to think about the different choices you can pre make that are gonna make your life that bit much more simple. I know for me, when me and Mr Meg had a stack of films that we wanted to watch, as opposed to sitting through endless choices on streaming services. We ended up enjoying what we watched so much more. I know that if I pick out what I'm gonna wear the day before, which I definitely don't always do, it takes away 1 less thing in the morning. And if I've got a bit of a meal plan for the week and I know what meals I'm buying for and we've got the ingredients for, At least then, we're trying to figure out which meal to have on what day rather than what the fuck do I cook. And I think, as well, we can have a lot of fun with this as multipassionates. I've said before that containers are so helpful.
We think that it restricts our freedom. But I think we can have so much more freedom within a bit of a structure. So, for example, you could decide for the summer that fiction wise, you're gonna find a reading list online, or you're gonna focus on a certain subgenre. You could also create a bit of a personal development curriculum for yourself based on the things you really wanna learn, which gives you the freedom to put everything else on the back burner. And maybe when it comes to decluttering, it's doing it 1 area at a time, and that is probably gonna make a bigger difference. So as you've been listening to this, there's probably been 1 area of your life that sticks out that you could make some serious progress on if you narrowed down your choices. And maybe if you decide, decide, for example, when you start on a morning routine or a bedtime routine, the 2 things that are really important and in what order, it's probably gonna make it much more likely to you to have a good start or end to the day. Sometimes, structure can, in a funny way, give us more control over our lives.
And even though so many of us would probably say that we like unlimited freedom, it can be quite overwhelming to have all the choices all the time. So see if you can have fun with it and think about 1 decision that you make every single day that stresses you out and see what is the easiest way to eliminate that choice. Do future you a favor. Have a think and I'll see you tomorrow.
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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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1119: Hold 'em or fold 'em
Today we're turning to the words of Kenny Rogers to help us figure out whether to push through or surrender!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Friday to you. So this week I've been running reprises on The Daily Pep. Because in all honesty, I've been a bit fucking exhausted. Now this is something I usually give myself a pretty hard time about. But this week, I've had a song stuck in my head and I think it couldn't be more relevant. And the song is The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. I'm a big fan of country music, and it's got these lyrics that you might recognise from a meme.
So this song is all about how to win at the game of life through the metaphor of a card game. And the lyrics I have had absolutely stuck in my head is, you gotta know when to hold them and know when to fold them. And I think this is really relevant for so many of us. And I know I was wrestling with that this week. I never intended to do a whole week full of reprises. But every day, as I sat down to record, I just did not have the energy. And it was that decision of, do I push through? So do I hold them? Or do I surrender and look after myself? So do I fold them? And I think there's gonna be different answers for different days and also different answers for your energy levels and also the type of task that it is. While I'm certainly not aiming for perfection here, I have a certain standard when it comes to the episodes.
And I knew that, a, I wouldn't do a great job, and, b, the amount of energy it would take me to psych myself up to do it then actually do it was just way more than I had. And it wouldn't have been fair on me to hold him or push through. So as we wrap up this week on The Daily Pep, I want you to think about any decisions you're making or reflect on your energy levels as you're heading into the weekend and think about whether you're gonna hold them or whether you're gonna fold them. Is it time to push through, or is it time to surrender? There is no right answer, and your answer might change each day, and that's okay. And know that while having limited energy is a right fucker, it's a human thing, not a moral failure. So whether you're holding or folding, have a good 1. I apologize if I've just given you a new earworm. And I look forward to new episodes of the daily pack next week. Have a good 1.
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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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1114: Use the plasters!
Today I'm sharing a really helpful reminder, and some really powerful questions to help you give yourself more of what you need!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Friday to you. We have made it to the end of the week. Now, I started off this week on the daily path both talking about my new adventures in the gym and also about how we're all climbing metaphorical mountains. And I'm wrapping it all up in a neat bow by talking about something that can connect both the gym and climbing mountains, and that is the blisters that can come with a new pair of shoes. It's fair to say that we've probably all had that experience of blisters on the back of our ankles or cuts on the back of our ankles from new shoes. For me, for a lot of my life, I was a hard fast dm wearer, and I knew that whenever I got a new pair, and my goodness, I would make them last, I was in for gruelling 1st week. I put on a really thick pair of socks.
I put on all the plasters because that's kind of just what you do when you've got really sore and bloody ankles. Now I'm bringing this up today because I have very sore ankles thanks to my new trainers. And I was just reflecting on how easy that decision is of how my ankles hurt. They're bleeding. I need plasters. We don't really put much thought into it. We don't think about whether we deserve plasters. It's more like, oh, shit.
Where are the plasters? Do I have any plasters? Rather than having to justify using them in the first place. Yet there are so many areas of our lives where we simply deprive ourselves of our needs. While there certainly are no fixes for everything in life, for quite a lot of things, there are equivalents of plasters. But if we're really to roll with this whole bloody ankle plaster thing, we tell ourselves that we can only use a plaster when the blood is streaming down our legs, or the pain is so unbearable that we can't even stand up. Now if we go back to literal plasters for a second, it's not about solving the entire problem. Essentially, it comes down to 2 things, and that is finding a sense of comfort or finding a bit of relief. And that's where I really wanna focus on. In what areas of your life are you depriving yourself of some comfort or some relief because you feel like you have to earn it, or you feel like the pain has to be worse to justify supporting yourself or reaching out? And in what areas of your life are you continuously putting on the pair of shoes, maybe lacing them up even tighter, and just telling yourself you've got to deal with it.
Now I get that these are not particularly comfortable, pun intended, questions, but they're also really important because we all deserve love. We all deserve support, and we don't have to qualify for that from ourselves or from other people only when the shit hits the fan. So my courageous challenge for you over the weekend is to have a think about what metaphorical plaster would be really helpful for you in your life that maybe you've been depriving yourself of or maybe you've not even really thought about. What is something that, to go back to the theme of this week, would make your life a bit easier, would make this period a little bit less challenging, and would provide a bit of comfort or relief. So have a think about it. Remember that often when we feel our weakest, we are usually exercising a huge amount of courage and that courage usually doesn't feel a lot like courage at the time. And remember that you are allowed to ask for help, including from yourself. So happy Friday, my loves. We made it. Here's to using the plasters. And I'll see you on Monday.
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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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