What if switching jobs is not the answer to more fulfillment?

Sharing some key questions in this video to ask yourself if you are feeling stuck and looking for some more fulfillment.

Building your perfect work cocktail

Mindset shifts:

Remind yourself that you can do both -- create the perfect work cocktail

It doesn’t have to be a drastic shift or change.

Tips to take action today:

Journal it out - braindump your ideas

Take one tinyyyy step. Ask yourself:

1. What do I miss doing/want to add?

2. What is one small step I can take toward adding that in this week?

If you feel like something is missing take a step back, ask yourself these questions, then start creating your perfect work cocktail.

The full fulfillment picture looks different for everyone.

Design and blend it up your way.

You can design a life you love.

Journal Prompt:

What do I miss doing, what can I add, that would make me feel more fulfilled?

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU START SECOND-GUESSING THE DREAM

So you still have some doubts, huh?

Don't worry that is totally normal. You want to know and be able to trust you are on the correct path, right?

Here's the thing, you will have doubts both before you start and after you take the first steps on a goal.

Yes, it's extremely frustrating.

But trust me, it’s totally normal to have those doubts when you are starting something new, rise to a new level.

The key is to keep going.

Give yourself grace.

Find joy in the journey.

Use it all as a learning experience - learn and grow as you go.

TIPS/REMINDERS:

Here are five quick tips and reminders if you feel those doubts creeping in.

1 - Comparisonitis - all because she does it that way doesn’t mean you have to do it that way.

2 - Trial and error 

3 - The grass isn’t always greener

4 - Sometimes you need to slow down to go fast 

5 - Ask for help from a mentor or coach

6 - *BONUS TIP* Check your ego at the door

AFFIRMATION...

Lesson/reminder for the week comes from the Netflix show Emily in Paris. Have you watched it yet?!

Here are the three unexpected lessons I picked up on while watching the show (and, of course, had to share with you too):

1. There is more to life than work. 

2. Build a life you don't want to escape from (but also know there will be ups and downs along the way).

3. Step out of your comfort zone and take some risks -- you never know where that may lead you!

So I had this vision on my heart for a while.

I didn't think it was possible.

I doubted my capabilities. (Hellooo imposter syndrome and over thinking!)

Then 2017 hit.

It was a rough year for my family and I.

It also helped me realize that the idea and vision I was ignoring was no longer something I could to sit on.

I needed to create this. I couldn't ignore that "something is missing" feeling.

So I started and took one a small step.

Then another.

And another. And another.

The past few years have taught me that time is way more previous than we realize.

I also learned I am way more capable and stronger than I realized.

And SO ARE YOU.

Part of this vision was bringing Designed Life Studio to life. Going on three years and this vision has official become a reality.

I shared some of my story in the this week's vlog.

Please know it is not to late for you to start on your goals too.

Give yourself permission to be a beginner again, find joy in the journey and LIVE your life. 

Have you found yourself saying "I'll be happy when..."?

Maybe waiting for the next big thing? I can say I've definitely said this before (on more than one occasion).

Take a listen to this week's vlog if you find yourself wishing and waiting for the next goal, achievement, person, or thing to come.

Don't let perfection hold you back from going after your goals.

My love, it's called a rough draft for a reason. 

Give yourself permission to grow and learn as you go.

Journal Prompts on this Topic:

What am I telling myself needs to be "perfect" before I can get started?

What is one thing, one messy step, I can take to move my goal forward?

What do I look forward to learning during this process?

Put your blinders on, this is YOUR path. It's so easy to want to look around and compare. Put those blinders on and trust that this is the right path for you at this moment in time.