1252: Surround yourself with your people
Today I’ve got a bit of a twist on something we all need, but can be hard to find.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Wednesday and a very happy hump day to you. So it's fair to say around here, we tend to sometimes feel like square pegs in round holes. Sometimes it can feel like even our most well intentioned loved ones simply don't get us, and that can be a really lonely feeling. As we're carving out our place in the world and trying to figure out what we wanna do with our one wild and precious life, it can sometimes feel like we're swimming against the tide. So for today's daily prep, I really want to encourage you to surround yourself with people who get it and who get you. That might look like texting a friend who you always have a really good laugh with and who just gets it. It could be actually going to that community thing that you've been wanting to try out.
And if there's nobody that comes to mind in real life, remember there are other helpful ways to surround yourself with people who get it too. This month, I'm celebrating 10 years of working for myself. And for me, one thing that was absolutely instrumental was finding people who were also doing things differently and had similar dreams to mine even if I didn't know them. And I didn't really know them in real life. But I'm telling you, spending time seeking out podcasts where guests were building a life they love in a completely unconventional way that I wasn't seeing around me really made a massive difference. It checked this weird and wonderful thing that I wanted to do that I didn't know if I could do and made it into something normal and achievable. And knowing it was possible in the first place was more than half the battle. I think for so many of us, we get sick of all this advice about finding your own people and surrounding yourself with like minded people when we don't necessarily know them.
But I'm telling you, you don't have to know those people personally. You can look to writers you admire. You can look to books. You can look to films. We are creative, and we get to use our creativity. So if you're feeling like a square peg in a round hole and you wanna feel a bit more understood or you wanna feel like you're not the only one, really intentionally seek out that inspiration because it really is out there. So that is my encouragement for you today. As I mentioned, it is my 10 year anniversary of working for myself.
And to celebrate, I'm doing a buy 1 get 1 free on my brain huddles. So if you wanna get together, just you and me, and really shoot the shit and find a shitload of clarity, some momentum, direction with actual tangible ways to get there. This is my absolute jam, and it is amazing what we can do in 90 minutes. This offer is going away tomorrow. So if you've been thinking about it, now is the time to book. And you can do just that by going to the rebelrouses.com/brain-huddle, and that's also in the show notes. You can click the link there as well. Finally, one of the massive privileges I get hosting this podcast is I get to see the download numbers, and I get to see just how many people there are like us in the world.
So know that as you listen to this, whether you're lying in bed, whether you're putting the kettle on, whether you're making the bed, whether you're commuting, or whether you're listening to a shitload of episodes in one day to try and get some pep in your step. Know that you truly aren't alone. There are many of us, and you've got this. 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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1251: Celebrate your own milestones
We're all too quick to celebrate other people's successes, but how often do we celebrate, or commemorate our own? In today's Daily Pep, I'm sharing a huge milestone in my own life, and I have a fabulous offer for you as well!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. So this month, I'm celebrating something exciting. Because it is my 10 year anniversary of working for myself. It is 10 years since I left a job that absolutely sucked the soul out of me and left me feeling like a shell of a person. And it's been 10 years since I really bettered on myself, which, honestly, I can't tell you how much courage it took, but also how it truly didn't feel like courage at the time. So for today's daily pep, I wanna share with you three things. The first is that to celebrate my 10 year anniversary, I've got until Thursday a buy 1, get 1 free offer on my brain huddles, which are my 1 to 1 coaching sessions. Now in 90 minutes, we can work so much magic together.
They are great for getting unstuck. They're great for developing project ideas, business ideas, all that good stuff. They're great for figuring out fun ways to make your life work for you, and I'm always amazed just how much shit we get done and get through in those sessions. So if you've ever fancy working 1 to 1 with me, now is the time because you book 1 and you get 1 free, which is also a really good way of having some added accountability, and we can really put a plan together and tweak it as we go. You can find out more and book yours by going to the rebel rousers.comforward/braindashhuddl, or click the link in the show notes. Now the second thing is very much related to the first thing in terms of you get to celebrate your own milestones. So much of life is really about celebrating other people's stuff. Around here, we tend to be seriously thoughtful gift givers.
We tend to love celebrating other people, yet our own achievements can often go unnoticed. And I am a huge fan of celebrating the anniversary of making really brave decisions. So as I'm celebrating my time that I've worked for myself, I want you to think of what you can celebrate for yourself. Put it on the calendar, make a special day of it every year, and celebrate your own damn self. And the final thing I wanna share with you today is that you get to bet on yourself even if not especially when you don't know all the answers, you don't know how it's gonna work out, but it's something you know you have to do. Or it's a situation you know that really doesn't serve you. It's okay that you've not got everything figured out. Often, we have to act before we're ready.
And really trust your gut. I knew on day 1/day 2 of the last job I ever worked that it absolutely wasn't for me. And while part of me really wishes I'd have listened and just walked or found an alternative so I could get out of there as soon as possible, There's a very big part of me that is so glad that I took the route I did because it landed me here, and I'm pretty damn fucking happy with what I do. Which is to say, try not to judge yourself. Give yourself the love that you would give a friend and know that it is okay to make decisions solely for yourself. So, happy Tuesday, my darlings. Here's to celebrating the shit out of all the brave things you've done. And here's to hope, here's to possibility, and here's to your future. 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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1250: Hope in dark times
Sometimes it feels like the world is going to hell in a handbasket, so today’s Daily Pep! is a message of rebellious hope.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. So, today feels like a really good day to talk about rebellious hope. It often feels like the world is going to hell in a handbasket. And I don't know about you, but I often struggle with clinging on to any semblance of hope and also feeling pretty powerless. But one of the things I keep returning back to is the fact that having hope is a rebellious act because it takes courage to imagine better and believe in better and courage to imagine a brighter future when the future doesn't look too shiny. Hope is also rebellious because too many people benefit from our despair. And while despair is a very, very valid reaction to so much going on in the world right now, it also really robs us of our one wild and precious life and robs us of our power.
And that always makes me think of the Anita Roddick quote where she says, if you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room. So for today's daily pep, I want to give you some rebellious hope. And on Martin Luther King Junior Day, I wanted to do that through his words. So here are 3 of his quotes to help you get through this day and also the brighter and possibly darker days ahead. Firstly, darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.
And secondly, no person has the right to reign on your dreams. And thirdly, and maybe most pertinent of all, we shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. So here's to knowing you're not alone. Here's to brighter days ahead. And here's to holding on to rebellious hope, even when it feels really hard. Because that is possibly the most important time of all.
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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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1249: Happy f*ck it Friday!
Today I'm sharing one of my favourite two word phrases that's applicable to almost any situation! Have a happy f*ck it Friday!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So if you have had a long week, if you are fresh out of fucks, or you've been out of fucks for a good long while now, if you're feeling a bit knackered, or on the other hand that you're feeling pretty inspired and raring to go, I invite you to have a fuck it Friday. Fuck it is one of my favorite phrases because it can be used for everything. When we're exhausted, we can say, fuck it. I've done enough, and I'm looking after myself. And when we're feeling brave, we can say, fuck it, and just go for it. It works for many moods, and it tends to be a pretty good way of identifying our needs in the moment, listening to them, and honoring them. So however this Friday finds you, I invite you to say a good, healthy fuck it.
That could look like scrapping something on your to do list that has been haunting you for months that realistically isn't gonna get done and you just need to let go of. It could be putting yourself out there, asking a hard question, and just seeing what happens. And it can also just look like saying fuck it. Let's see where the weekend takes me, and let's just meet myself where I'm at. So a very happy fuck it Friday to you. Whatever your fuck it looks like, remember, there is no right way to do this. And whether your fuck it is an exasperated one, a joyful one, or a terrified one. Know that right here today, you are enough just as you are.
You do have your own back, and everything changes when you believe you matter. And fuck it is a great part of that philosophy. So have a good one. I hope you find some unexpected joy this weekend, and I can't wait to be back with you as always on Monday morning or in your inbox on Sunday, where I send a letter out to my fabulous Rebel email community. If you fancy joining us, you can do just that by going to the rebel rouses.com/letters, and I'd love to see you there. Take care.
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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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1246: Embracing seasonal productivity
Traditional productivity advice doesn't tend to work for us rebels, so today I'm sharing a much more powerful alternative that works WITH our human-ness, rather than against it!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Tuesday to you. So this week on the daily pack, we're really focusing on compassionate productivity and really looking at different ways to get shit done that doesn't involve treating ourselves like shit. Because there is so much out there which is supposed to help us really tick things off the to do list and get shit done, that just doesn't work for us or goes against how we naturally tend to work. I get so sick of all these systems that treat you like you're supposed to be some kind of robot and that don't take into account fluctuating energy and moods. And also simply just doesn't take into account the fact that we are humans. We have different contexts, and different things are important to us at different times. And that's why I really love seasonal productivity.
And in particular for me, working 100 day chunks. Because a 100 days is seriously enough time to prove to yourself that you can do stuff and to really make significant progress and show up for yourself. But it is also short enough that it doesn't feel like a cage and you've got a lot of flexibility. For me, and I know for so many of the people I have the privilege of working with, a 100 day containers really give us the freedom back. And, also, they're a way of bringing back possibility and inspiration into the mix as well. By breaking things down into a 100 day chunks, we can really figure out what our theme is, what season of life we're in, and how we're able to show up for it. And it's almost like having 3 years in 1 year. All of this is to say that if you do not feel like you're in your most productive season right now, that is okay, and it's also probably to be expected.
We are in the 10000 days of January. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we're supposed to be hibernating. And I know a lot of people aren't really feeling this year yet, and you're allowed to meet yourself where you're at. What I'm gonna be recommending to everybody who joins a 100 days of compassionate productivity is really focusing those first 50 days around the tiny but really powerful changes that really make a difference to your daily life. And then heading into the second 50 days when spring is here to get really stuck in when we're probably gonna be feeling a lot more inspired and also more human. So if you'd like to join, you can find out more by heading to therebelrousers.com/100days. The link is also in the show notes. And remember that you get to take back the power.
You can start afresh a 100 days whenever you want to. You get to treat yourself like the fabulous human you are. And doing things with compassion is not fluffy, but rather it is seriously fucking strategic and very effective. Here's to getting shit done with more joy, ease and compassion. 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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1245: Breaking free from perfect inaction
If you've ever found yourself stuck, waiting for the perfect place to start or the perfect plan, this episode is for you!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. If you wanna learn how to get shit done without treating yourself like shit, this Thursday, I'm kicking off my 100 days of compassionate productivity and I would love for you to join us. I share a lot around here about how much I believe in containers, especially 100 day containers. And in this program, I'm really teaching and sharing with you an entire repeatable system to really get shit done with compassion, make significant progress on the things that you most want to do, and really end the 100 days feeling really fucking proud. You can find out more by heading to the therebelrousers.com/100days or clicking the link in the show notes. There are 2 versions to choose from, a DIY version and a live community round, and I think it'll be right up your street. And for today's episode, I really want to speak to and emphasize the importance of one of my 4 key tenets of compassionate productivity, which is imperfect action is so much better than perfect inaction.
There is often no right or correct way to start. Now this might not be true if you're performing surgery or you're an engineer. But for most projects, it is all too easy to get caught up in thinking that we have to start at the exact right place or we have to have the exact right tool or have done the exact amount of research. Those three things are gonna keep us really stuck. They're gonna keep us believing that there is one right way to do things. And most of all, they're gonna have you believing that you're not enough or you don't have enough or you don't know enough to begin with. And I call absolute fucking bullshit on that. You might not have the perfect or the ideal setup.
You might wish you knew a bit more and you might not feel ready, but that might just give you a creative edge that nobody else has. You're naturally gonna find different ways to do things, and you know so much already. You are not starting with a blank page. You have so many experiences, skills, pieces of inner wisdom, and knowledge to draw from. I have spent many, many hours, days, months, and years stuck in perfect inaction, and I would not recommend it to anybody. Life is too short. Sometimes we just have to say fuck it and start where we are. One of the best pieces of advice I've ever received is start before you're ready, and I really share that with you today.
So here's to taking imperfect action, knowing that perfect action doesn't even exist in the first place, And also, here's to rebelling against the idea that there's one way to do things and one way to live life, and doing things on our own damn terms. 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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1244: What assumptions are you making?
To wrap up this week, we're diving into our (often unconscious) assumptions and what we are and what we aren't allowed to have, and giving ourselves permission!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So, earlier this week we were talking about a word of the year. And today's daily prep is inspired by a word that I chose for 2 years running, that I've actually decided to adapt as a word for my life. And it is experiment. And the reason I'm sharing this with you today is because I was thinking about all the massive assumptions that you make about our lives. I think most of us wish we have more time and more energy. But when we think of ways to create more of those things, we often dismiss our own ideas because we assume they're not gonna work, and we tend to write them off before we even begin. Our brains love problem solving, and often we think back to times when we've tried to solve it in the past, and maybe it hasn't worked.
And our built in confirmation bias and our built in negativity bias leads us to believe that we're just not gonna be able to solve the problem. So as we wrap up this week, I really invite you to think about the different assumptions you're making in your own life. When you look at the grand picture of your life and what's missing or what you desire, as you start to think about the things that maybe possibly could change that, try and think about what assumptions you're automatically jumping to without consciously knowing it. Or, and this is going a bit deeper, think about the things that you think you aren't allowed to change or the things that you feel guilty about wanting or not wanting, and the things that you just assume aren't in the cards for you. I'm making some changes with my business, whereby I'm getting really strategic about managing my energy. And while it's really uncomfortable, I'm really daring to put my needs more on the table. And what I didn't realize is that I've been operating with a shitload of assumptions that I've never really challenged. But sometimes the person we most need to seek permission from is ourselves, And I've made some changes.
They are very small tweaks, but they've helped me reclaim a lot of my time and energy. And the world truly hasn't ended. And to be honest, I would have made them before now had I even realized it was possible or if I'd have started challenging my assumptions earlier. So this is something to think about as you go into the weekend. What are things that you've kind of unconsciously decided you don't have permission to do? What are maybe some assumptions that you see as really black and white that might actually be holding you back? And if you do or take nothing else from this episode, ask yourself this. What do you need to give yourself permission for? And just get quiet and listen for the answer. And remember, there is no wrong answer. You know yourself better than you think you do, and just get curious.
So happy thinking. Happy Friday. It is wonderful to be back with you. And I can't wait to see you back here bright and early as always on Monday morning with a new episode of the daily pep. Or in your inbox on Sunday, if you're part of my letters of rebellion email community. And if you're not and you're curious, you can find out more and come join us by going to therebelrousers.comforward/letters. So, see you soon and remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.
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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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1242: A counter-intuitive way to build a life you love
In today's episode, I'm sharing an exercise that's really helpful if you struggle to verbalise what you want and where you want to go!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, daily peppers, and a very happy Wednesday, and a very happy hump day to you. A quick reminder before we get going that today is the day of my word of the year workshop. So if you would love an evening of inspiration, connection and clarity and to find your own personal compass for 2025, I would love to see you there. To find out more and book your spot head over to the links in the show notes and you can book your spot by going to the rebelrousers.com/wordoftheyear 2025. Now on to today's show. So around here we are all about building a life that we love. But I don't know about you, sometimes that can feel a bit intimidating. And sometimes it can be really hard to find out exactly what we want.
Our wants are usually buried under a lot of people's expectations, a lot of the things that we think we should want. And if we've been socialized as women, chances are we've pretty much been socialized to put ourselves last. So it's no wonder that asking ourselves what we want can be a loaded and a tricky question. So as we're starting to think about the year ahead and what we want, my recommendation is to start with what you don't want. Enormous power and enormous clarity can be found in reverse engineering because chances are it's easier to identify exactly what we don't want. And that can be a really, really good jumping off point. And if you wanna take this a step further, I've heard about people doing anti vision boards, which I think is really fun. And often in a funny way, it can actually be more helpful to figure out precisely what you don't want because that says so much about you.
And if you flip it, that gives you some really good clues on what is actually important to you and what might be a priority. It might also help you come up with things that you've not even considered. And for me, that's when shit gets exciting. So as you do and you're reflecting about this year and about life in general and building a life you love, while it sounds completely contradictory, start with imagining building a life you don't love and work backwards from there. And a quick permission slip before we wrap up in case you need it. It is okay to not want things and it is okay to not want the things that you think you should want or not want the things that everybody else seems to want. It only has to make sense to you. So have a think.
Have a good one. I will see you back here bright and early tomorrow morning or with you on Zoom this evening. And as always, remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.
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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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1241: Embrace the detours!
Today I'm sharing a huge permission slip for all of us multi-passionates who have ever felt shamed for having our heads in the clouds or being flaky!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. Now before I get into today's daily pep, which was inspired by a conversation I had with mister Meg. I wanted to give you a friendly heads up that our word of the year workshop is happening tomorrow and I can't fucking wait. Having a word of the year has been absolutely instrumental for me over the past couple of years as a way of really having a compass to come back to and as a way really of theming the year rather than having all of these arbitrary expectations that we just end up beating ourselves up about. I found so many ways to keep your word front and center and I can't wait to gather as a cozy community to help you find your word and also to share with you some really fun ways to keep it top of mind and make it a priority in your life. So if you fancy an evening or morning or afternoon depending on where you are in the world of inspiration, connection, and clarity, I'd love to see you there. It's happening 6:30 PM UK time on Wednesday, and you can go find out more and sign up by going to the link in the show notes or by going to therebelrousers.comforward/wordoftheyear2025.
Now on to today's show. So January tends to be a time when we have a lot of conversations about our plans, our goals, and the big picture, and it is definitely no different for us in our house. We were having one of those conversations today, and I realized that once again, I completely derailed us, and we got completely off topic by going down yet another rabbit hole. And as I was trying to get us back onto track, mister Meg looked at me and said, it's okay to go on detours. And I figured that is exactly what I needed to hear, and I've got a feeling it might be what you need to hear as well. So often, we get our sights so fixed on the end destination that we forget that there's a fuckload of magic that happens in the detours, that happens on the side quests, and they are often the source of so much unexpected delight. For so many of us multipassionates, we might have hang ups about getting lost in the planning and the dreaming. We might consider ourselves flaky, or we might have heard disparaging things from others.
So it's no wonder that we try and get ourselves on one linear path. But we also, deep down, know that that's not really the way the world works. It truly is in the rambling and the misadventures and the detours that lead us to some really fun unexpected shit that we would have completely missed out on otherwise. So today, I wanna give both you and me a fuck off size permission slip to really embrace the detours, to go the long way around if the view's better, and to be okay with not knowing the exact route that you want or need to take. Often, there are many, many different routes that'll take us there, And I say we get to experience some magic as well. So those are my thoughts for you today. Have a good one. Happy Tuesday.
And I can't wait to see you back here bright and early in your ears tomorrow morning or in person ish on Zoom tomorrow night for my word of the year workshop. Take care.
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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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1240: 3 reminders for a rebellious New Year
Happy New Year! Today I’m sharing the pep talk I most need to hear at this time of the year.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. And a very happy first episode of this new year. It is so good to be back. I've missed being here with you all, but I've also really enjoyed a fucking good break. And I hope you have too. So if you've been listening for a little while, you'll know that I'm not about the whole new year, new you bollocks. But I still get swept up in it every single year because I can't resist the idea of a fresh start and probably more importantly, a fresh new notebook.
So today, I thought I would share with you the pep talk that I most need to hear at this time of the year because I have a feeling a lot of us need to hear it. So first things first, you do not have to be a whole brand new person. There might be different things you wanna change. There may be a small, a little, a huge gap between where you are now and where you wanna go, but you do not have to burn everything down to get there. Sometimes the biggest changes come from the smallest tweaks, and you bring with you so many invaluable and also absolutely unique experiences, skills, and strengths. And you're much better on the journey with them than without them. So let's say a huge fuck off to having to become some brand new version of you. It is not necessary.
Second, let's just use January as a practice month. January is probably one of the worst times of the year to start loads of new things and expect ourselves to be really fucking consistent and have all the energy and the enthusiasm for things. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we are still firmly in the depths of winter, and we get to honor how we feel and what our body needs. And as much as I wish this wasn't true, the minute the calendar changes to January, it doesn't mean that we get this whole new burst of energy. Use January as a bit of a warm up. And as my friend Megan Gallant loves to say, February is the new January. And finally, it's okay if you don't know yet what you want out of this year. You don't have to have all the answers right now and in fact some of the best years are the years where the answers just tend to unfold themselves.
But if you do wanna choose a bit of a theme for the year and have some time to really reflect and get intentional about 2025, my annual word of the year workshop is happening this Wednesday, and it is gonna be a really lovely way to start the new year with a compassionate bang minus all the pressure and the bullshit. You can find out more by heading to the link in the show notes or heading over to the rebel rousers.comforward/ wordoftheyear 2025. So I am raising my mark to each and every one of you to cheer you on and to remind you that your self worth absolutely does not depend on what you do or don't do this year. As I say a lot around here, everything changes when you believe you matter. And if the only and I'm using air quotes there. If the only thing you do this year is take tiny actions to show yourself and remind yourself that you matter, then you'll go a long fucking way. I hope you have a fabulous start to your week. I've missed you.
It is so good to be back, and I can't wait to be back with you bright and early tomorrow morning. Take care my loves.
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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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1239: And that's a wrap for the year!
I’m signing off for the festive period, and I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for being here, and I’m excited to be back in January!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Friday to you. This is my last episode of this year. So for today's episode, I just really wanna thank you for being here. Thank you for being part of the Daily PEP. And for trusting me to be the one that you start your mornings with. Or you come to when you need a bit of a pick me up. I find that most people listen to the daily pep in one of 2 ways.
Either to start their mornings and a lot of people have got their Alexa or their devices queued up, or people tend to listen to a whole bunch of episodes in one go when they need to get themselves out of a rut or they need a bit of pep in their step. Now the reason I'm saying this, a, is because, honestly, I'm truly honored, but, b, to remind you that you absolutely are not alone. Every time you listen to the daily pep, know that you are in the company of some absolutely fabulous people who really get what it is to do life differently, whether they want to or not, who get what it takes to show up every day to build a life you love, and not just to survive, but thrive in a world where we often feel like a square peg in a round hole. It can be all too easy to look around the world and look at how much division there is, and it often feels like we're going to hell in a handbasket. But please trust me that your people are out there, and together, we are all doing our own thing in our own way. And we are making the world a brighter place. And the world is actually quite a lot more of a kinder place than maybe sometimes you feel it is. Some of you might not know that I've got another podcast called The Couragemakers podcast, which has been dormant for a little while now.
But the main tagline of that show is building a life you love takes a shitload of courage, but you don't have to do it alone. And I wanna say thank you for letting me be part of your journey. You most certainly are not alone. And in case you need to hear it one more time, everything changes when you believe you matter. I really look forward to being back with you in the new year for some new episodes. Take care of yourself, do this season your own damn way, and I hope you find a fuckload of unexpected joy along the way. See you soon.
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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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1237: A bossy pep talk to end the year
Bossy Meg is back! Today’s episode is dedicated to our f*cking to-do-lists.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Wednesday to you. So I generally like to keep the Daily Peppers not that topical and not that aligned with the seasons because I want them to be here for you to dive into as a library of inspiration whenever you need it at whatever time of the year. But this December, I know for me, I know for so many people that I know, and all of my fabulous coaching clients, it is a struggle to get to the end of the year. We are out of fucks. We are exhausted, and we need a bit of help getting to the finishing line. And that's where boss emig comes in. So listen up.
You know all of those things that you've got on a list that you wanna do by the end of the year? The things that you've beaten yourself up about, and the things that you don't necessarily have the energy to do. Can we just take a load of them off the list, please? It tends to be at the end of the year that we put so much on our plate. And if we're really honest with ourselves, we know it's not all gonna get done despite our best intentions. So for the things we can, let's just call it quits. We are hard on ourselves enough already without dragging around with us all of these shoulds that we just aren't gonna do. How can we make peace with the fact that we are gonna end this year, every single one of us, with stuff left on our to do list, and that's okay. And to get a bit morbid on you for a second, but I promise I'll bring us back up, we are also all probably gonna die with things on our to do list, and I think we just have to make peace with that. I put a seemingly insurmountable amount of stuff on my plate to get done for the rest of the year.
And yesterday, I just said fuck it. I'm gonna do the things I absolutely have to do, but no more. Because what's realistically gonna happen is I wouldn't be able to do them all anyway, then I beat myself up. And when it gets down to actually enjoying some time off, I'm gonna have knackered myself out. So I've just admitted defeat. I'm gonna do the things that I have to do, and I'm gonna save the energy of pretending that I'm gonna do all this other stuff and beating myself up when I don't do it, and use the energy on better stuff instead. So I invite you to join me in saying hearty fuck it to the things that you think you should do that you don't have to do. And if you do wanna say a general fuck off and flip the bird to 2024, and you've been meaning to book on to my fuck 2024 workshop, now is the time to do so as it is happening today, and I can't fucking wait.
You can grab your ticket by going to the show notes or by going to the rebel rousers.comforward/fuckoff2024. And however your Wednesday looks for you, whether we're hanging out later or not, from one human to another, we are enough, we do enough, we can't do it all, and that's okay. See you tonight or 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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1236: Ripping off the band-aid
It’s time to take back our power against creative resistance!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. Now, I know that I'm not the only one that really struggles doing the things that I want to do. For example, I wanna do a whole lot more writing and I wanna make some polymer clay earrings but I rarely make time for it. The creative resistance is real. I always manage to talk myself out of it, and then it becomes this thing that is really intimidating, and I've truly made a mountain out of a molehill. But today, I wanna give both of us a bit of a compassionate kick up the bum to do something we've wanted to do by the end of the year. And I'm suggesting this for two reasons. Number 1, it can be a really good way of taking the power back from our internal dream shitter so that instead of us telling ourselves, well, you want to do it all this time and you haven't done it and making that into a massive negative story about ourselves, we can say, no.
Actually, I did do it. And second, it makes going back to it easier. It is a bit like pulling the plaster or the Band Aid off. The first time probably will be a lot harder, but you might also remember why you want to do it in the 1st place. And that has definitely been the case for me this week. I've really wanted all year to really make time to sit down and write and also just get my polymer clay out, but I've barely done that this year. And this weekend was the first time I've got my polymer clay out for the entire year. And, yes, it was uncomfortable, but I also, for both of those things, realized just why I want to do them.
And it also makes it so much easier to go back to them. And I'll share with you something that I found incredibly helpful, and that is making the definition of success for both of those things simply the showing up. I didn't have to create anything wonderful. I wasn't defining my success based on my creation. It was just literally the making myself sit there and do it. So what is something that you'd be really grateful for just having done and ripped off the band aid for this year? How can we lower the resistance and sit with discomfort for a little while and move through the resistance? If you've been meaning to get back to yoga, maybe it's as simple as getting your mat out, sitting on it, and watching a YouTube video, not even doing any of the moves. If it is something more artistic like getting back to painting, maybe it's as simple as getting your paintbrushes out and testing the different colors you've got. We wanna really lower the bar here knowing that creative resistance can be incredibly confronting, making success achievable, and also allowing ourselves to feel proud when we've done it because it is something to feel proud of even if it feels really small.
So that's all from me today on the daily pet. I can't wait to be back with you as always bright and early tomorrow morning or with you in person ish on Zoom on Wednesday for our fuck off 2024 workshop. And if you've been meaning to get your ticket, now is the time. And you can do that by going to the rebel rousers.comforward/fuckoff2024, or click the handy link in the show notes. Have a fabulous rest of your Tuesday, and I really hope you find some unexpected joy today. Take care.
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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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1235: What do you want less of?
As things are rounding down at this point of the year, we start to look ahead to next year, and that brings with it a lot of pressure. So for today’s episode, we’re taking an alternative look at the year ahead.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. A quick heads up that our fuck off 2024 workshop is happening this Wednesday. So if you wanna round off this year with a compassionate bang, get a lot of a confidence boost, and go to something that feels like a serious hug in a mug. You are very, very warmly invited. You can book your ticket by going to the rebelrousers.com/fuckoff2024, all one word, or just get the handy link in the show notes. Now on to today's show. So naturally, for a lot of us, as this year closes, we start to think about next year and all the things we wanna do.
And that can be quite a complicated place to go because around here, we have very loud dreamshitters who really make themselves heard and known. And it can be hard to dream and scheme without just thinking of all the things that you said you were gonna do and reflecting on why you didn't do them. But today, I wanna flip it on its head a bit because thinking about all the things you want to do and are yet to do can feel like a shit ton of pressure. And a really helpful question I don't think any of us ask ourselves enough is, what do you not want to do? What would you like to do less of next year? We are so good at piling all the things on all the many, many plates we spin and then really beating ourselves up when we drop 1. That we forget that actually maybe it is about taking things off our plates or putting some of them down or replacing them with a slightly lighter load. So as we wrap up this year, as we look forward to next year, I simply invite you to think about it from a different perspective. What do you want less of? What do you want to do less of? And how can you make this happen? And just in case you need it, this is your permission slip to put your own needs on the table, to listen to what you want even if it feels slightly selfish, which it isn't, and to make your life easier. So happy thinking on that.
And I can't wait to be back with you in your ears tomorrow morning as always, or in person ish on Zoom on Wednesday for our fuck off 2024 workshop. Have a good one.
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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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1234: Here’s to the unseen parts
Today we’re wrapping up the week with an important reminder of the impact you have on the world.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, daily peppers and a very happy Friday to you. Just a friendly heads up before we end this week, that my end of the year workshop, Fuck Off 2024, is happening next Wednesday. And if you wanna have a bit of a review of the year, get a massive confidence boost, and also get a big fuck off sized permission slip. To put this year properly to rest, then it is absolutely for you. You can find out more and book your spot by going to the rebel riser.com forward slash fuck off 2024, and I would absolutely love to see you there. Now on to today's show. For so many of us, I think the end of the year is a hard one because there are the festivities if you celebrate, and there are a whole lot of expectations. But the reality is so many of them are really outside of our control.
So today, I wanna share a piece of the puzzle that you might not be thinking about that might just help you think differently about this time of the year and also take a fuckload of pressure off. Because here's the thing. So much of the time, we really do fill in the blanks when it comes to other people's expectations and also what other people think of us. We tend to make a massive amount of assumptions based on not always that much knowledge, and we forget that there's a really delightful side of things too. Here's the way I see it. The reality is you will never know just how many people you inspire and how many people you help feel seen and heard in your lifetime. We all leave these tiny breadcrumbs of kindness and pieces of us wherever we go. And as much as I wish we could illuminate them on a map, we'll never truly see the impact that we make.
So while we are making all these assumptions about ourselves and how other people see us or what we should be doing, It's also only fair that we spare some thoughts for the unseen parts that we don't see. And I think this is where self trust needs to come back into the equation, trusting that we're doing enough, trusting that we're making a mark and making a difference in ways that we can't even see, and trusting that the things we say to people will be received how we intend them. The reality is we can't control everything, but we can really, really stress ourselves out trying to anyway. So today's episode is my invitation for you to lean into a bit more trust, for you to let go of some of the control where you can, and to remember that you're making more of a difference than you know. And just because you can't see how, doesn't mean that you aren't. So that's a wrap on this week's daily peps. I can't wait to see you back here bright and early as always on Monday morning or Sunday in your inbox for my letters of rebellion. Keep being you and remember that 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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1232: What could do with a good pruning?
So often we put all the focus on what we’re growing. Today we’re coming at it from a different angle!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, daily peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you. If you want something for your diary that is gonna give you a bit of a sparkle and also a confidence boost for December, next week I'm holding my favorite workshop where we say a hearty fuck off to the year. We take the lessons forward and we leave the rest. If you've not been to one of our workshops before, I think you'll be genuinely surprised by how much of a warm hug it feels like. So if you fancy saying fuck off to 2024 together, my fuck off 2024 workshop is happening next Wednesday. You can find out more by going to the rebel rousers.comforward/fuckoff2024. And along with your workshop ticket, you also get an invite to my private community, and you'll be able to join our Christmas wrapping party on Zoom later on in the week. There's more info in the show notes and on to today's show.
So around here, we tend to be pretty into personal development and personal growth. And I think it's fair to say that any one time, there are so many different projects we wanna work on, so many different areas we want to grow in, and there's all the things to do. But I wanna come at it from a slightly different angle today and talk about what we can prune instead. Because when we're always focusing on growth, what we're doing is always focusing on how far we have to come. And for a lot of us, that can feel like a lot of pressure, especially when we have limited time, energy, and capacity, especially if we're saying yes to a whole lot of things. So for this hump day, I simply want you to ask yourself, what could do with a bit of pruning in your life right now? What are some areas that would benefit from a bit of tender loving pruning? Because we don't always have to be watering things. Sometimes the healthiest thing we can do is let something go or really intentionally choosing what we're saying yes to. And that inevitably involves saying no to something else.
I know I used to be a massive, massive overcommitter. And the idea that for everything you say yes to, you're saying no to something else was absolutely revolutionary to me. And I also realized the thing I was saying no to most often was myself. So just popping this in today for some food for thought and in case you need the reminder. I hope something unexpected and fabulously joyful happens to you today. Here's to holding onto the sparkles and the light in what can be a really dark month. And here's to knowing that we are creeping ever closer to the shortest day of the year, which means that light is on its way. Have a good one, 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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1231: Have you moved the goal post?
So often we beat ourselves up about where we are, and fail to even realise how far we've come, or how much we've moved the goal posts! If you can relate, this episode is for you!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers and a very happy Tuesday to you. So yesterday here on the daily pep, I shared with you 2 reminders that I think we all need this December. And today I'm popping in with a question that I think is really helpful as we start to wind down the year. For many of us, there are some funky things that start happening in December. We start being really, really extra hard on ourselves. We start thinking that we can achieve everything by midnight on the 31st December, and we start creating this picture of ourselves, which isn't entirely accurate. It's like we completely forget what we did for the rest of the year, and we get into this cruel game of comparison between earlier this year, January us, and December us right now.
So today, I wanna interrupt some of the bullshit with a question, and it is this. Have you moved the goalposts? For so many areas of our lives when it comes to setting goals and our definition of success, we start out with one idea, but then we continually move and move and move and extend what we expect of ourselves. We start off by telling ourselves we want to create a simple weekly creative writing practice and end up really pissed off with ourselves that we haven't miraculously written this New York Times bestseller. And so often, it is actually really subtle. It's a bit like we dangle this carrot in front of ourselves. And just as we're about to get there, we inch it further and further away from ourselves. And if you're anything like me, then you get really pissed off because why aren't you feeling fulfilled and why aren't you feeling proud of yourself? So as you're starting to do your December reflections, I really invite you to compassionately think about where the goalpost started and where it's ended up and in what ways you're moving that carrot. Now to be clear, this is not an exercise in self blame.
We do that enough already. So instead, it is simply about getting curious and looking at where we originally wanted to go and making sure we're making a fair comparison. Many goal posts do change because that is the nature of the projects. And like we're talking about yesterday, we don't know what we don't know when we begin. But that doesn't mean that we should be a 100 miles further than we thought we'd be. And, actually, sometimes pivoting and going in a different direction can be as good, if not better. So have a think about your own goalpost today. Be compassionate with yourself and try not to use this as another thing to beat yourself up about.
Maybe see how you can give yourself the carrot and acknowledge how far you've already come rather than just focusing on how far you have to go. Keep going. Keep being you. 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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1230: Two helpful December reminders
If your inner critic is playing you the Best Of Things You Didn't Do This Year on repeat, listen up!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. So I think it's fair to say we have officially reached the time of the year where we tend to be extra hard on ourselves. For so many of us, we would much rather hibernate than do pretty much anything else. We're fresh out of fucks left to give. Yet it's like our dream shitter is playing a best of tape of all the things we said we were gonna do this year that we didn't. So in case that tape is playing very loud or on repeat, I wanna share 2 things with you that I've got a feeling you might need to hear. Number 1 is, as you're comparing what you did do this year versus all the things that you plan to do or wanted to do, Spare a moment for all of the unexpected shit that came up along the way that you dealt with because you have to, and that counts for unexpected joy as well.
January you cannot possibly guess what the year is gonna entail. Every year, we do and deal with so many more things than we realize, yet we have such a narrow view on what we got done because we are comparing it to such a small list of things that we set months ago. So that is my first reminder for you. And the second reminder is this. You don't know what you don't know. When we're setting goals, we do not know all of the things that a project or a goal entails. It's only until we do the thing that we figure out just how many steps are involved, the bits that are way trickier or take much longer than we thought, and also the resistance that comes up too. You don't know what you don't know, and that is not some kind of personal failure.
That is just a matter of fact. So I think it's only fair we give ourselves room for error, and we also give ourselves a shit ton of grace. The truth is for many people, this has been a hard year. One of my favorite workshops that I do every year is a workshop where we say fuck off to the year. We let go of the pressure, the guilt, and the shame. We find all of the gold flex, and it is such a confidence boosting workshop. But the thing is, when I first did it in 2020, I was so excited to do the fuck off 2020 workshop, then the next year, do a fuck year 2021 workshop. But the truth is, we've had the fuck off 2020 workshop, 21, 22, 23, and now we're having fuck off 2024 because life has just been hard.
At this point of the year where we are all so exhausted from the year, pushing ourselves is probably gonna end up with diminishing returns. So where you can, take the pressure off. And if you want a really, really good, warm, wholehearted, wholesome, but also sassy boost of confidence to end the year, my fuck off 2024 workshop is happening next Wednesday. It is honestly amazing how we turn the year around within a space of 2 hours. I would love, love, love to see you there, and you can find out more by going to the rebelrousers./ fuck off 2024. And I've put the link in the show notes as well. So here's to remembering that you don't know what you don't know, and that's not something to beat yourself up about. And alongside the things that you didn't do, look at all the things that you have done that weren't even on the list.
I hope you have a cosy start to your week. If you need to, just do the bare minimum and remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.
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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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1229: This season looks different for everyone
Time to do this season a bit differently! Today’s episode is a permission slip to lean into however you’re feeling this season.
Episode transcript:
Hello. Just popping in before our episode to give you a friendly heads up that doors are closing for 1 woman band club that is starting in January. So if you fancy kicking off 2025 with a shitload of support and you've been meaning to book, now is the time. You can find out more and grab your place by going to the rebel rousers.comforward/onewomanband, and I would be honored to have you there and support you during 2025. Good morning Daili Peppers and a very happy Friday to you. Now, this season is a really funny fucker. For some people, we love the holidays, we love the bright lights, and it makes us feel really cozy and loved. And for other people, this season is complicated.
It brings up feelings of loneliness. It just feels hard, and it brings up so much stuff. So for today's daily pep, I want you to lean into whatever this season feels like for you and do what is the most loving and nurturing thing for you. For you, it might be actually watching loads of horror films and going as anti Christmas as you possibly can. It could look like being really selective about the things you love and really intentionally avoiding the things you don't. And it could also look like making some hard decisions that are gonna protect your well-being even if they might not go down too well. The whole point here is to meet yourself where you're at. It is okay if you hate this season.
It's okay if you love this season. It's okay if you have no particular feelings. But don't try and force yourself into feeling something that you're not feeling. For most of us around here, authenticity tends to be one of our core values, and we can't fake it till we make it even if we tried. But sometimes we get caught up in trying really fucking hard because we feel like there's something wrong with how we're feeling or other people want us to feel a certain way. But if that's not happening, it's not happening and that's okay. So lean into what you need this season. I'm all about leaning into the season and following the seasons.
But what I really mean there is following your own internal seasons. They do not have to line up with the actual season we're in because the most important thing is that it's gotta be true for you. So have a think today about what season you're in and what would be some really nice ideas to lean into that season and really honor yourself. I can't wait to be back with you bright and early as always on Monday morning. And in your inbox on Sunday, if you subscribe to my weekly letters of rebellion, and if you subscribe to my weekly letters of rebellion, and if you wanna find out more about what they even are, head over to the rebelrousers/letters. And I'd love to invite you along. Whether I see you on Sunday or Monday, have a good one. And remember that 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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1227: You are allowed to change your mind
If ever worry about being flakey, and end up cutting off your nose to spite your face, then this one’s for you.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy hump day to you. So as I'm navigating a lot of health stuff at the moment and rethinking going back to long term travel and putting it off for a little bit, I've been really thinking about what it means to commit to plans, to stay flexible, and what it looks like to give yourself permission to change plans in general. For so many of us who are multi passionate, the idea of changing plans brings with it a whole load of shit. Chances are we might already struggle with feeling flaky, or we might be used to the really horrible conversations with people where they say, wait. I thought you were gonna do this or or what happened to that. But the truth is it only has to make sense and it only has to work for you and your life because you're the one living it, and you are allowed to change your mind. We are not fortune tellers.
As much as sometimes we might like to, we cannot see into the future. We have no crystal ball. And one of life's biggest skills is being able to change and adapt when necessary, whether we want to or whether it's in our control or not. And I think because we carry a lot of that shame around being flaky or not wanting to change our minds or go back on our words, what we can end up doing is cutting off our nose to spite our face. So for this hump day, I just want you to know that it's okay to change your mind, and I also think it takes courage to change your mind. It shows that you are looking at and assessing what you need. You're putting that on the table, and you're being pretty damn kind to yourself. If you're in a situation where you're not sure why you're changing your mind, I like to come back to the intention behind our decisions.
And a really good question is, are you making that decision from a place of hope, or are you making it from a place of fear? So I think that is enough food for thought for today. Happy hump day. You are doing it. We are allowed to change our minds, and we are allowed to build a life we love. 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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