At the top of the year, perhaps more than any other time, we often set idealistic goals for ourselves: personally, professionally, and health-wise. They feel easy to dream up and write down.
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๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป.
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Resistance can feel like many things:
- A literal heaviness
- 'I donโt want to do this'
- 'I canโt do this'
- 'Iโm not ready'
Resistance is not a character flaw or lack of discipline, so please stop beating yourself up. It is your brain's intelligent protection strategy.โ
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Your nervous system senses change and interprets it as risk. All it knows is that you survived with the old you in place, so it would rather keep you safe here than go there.
Our brains are wired for what feels safe, not necessarily for what is most effective.โ
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The best way to work through resistance is consistent progress.
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If you plan to move your body more in 2026, the first step is simply to do it.
-Even when you donโt feel like it.
-Even when itโs uncomfortable.
-Even when itโs not your best effort.
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You learn where your edges are. You learn what youโre capable of. You learn that you can ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
The same is true for presence.
There is no perfect moment to be more present with your family. There is simply the decision. And over time, that decision becomes so automatic that it becomes second-nature. Technology down. Eyes up. Heart open.
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โLeaders often ask me about confidence:
-When will I feel confident enough to be more direct?
-When will I feel confident enough to establish my own team culture?
-When will I feel like I know how to lead my team and manage my own work?
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
It is built through doing. Not through thinking, planning, waiting, or hoping.
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As you take action, you collect evidence.
-Evidence that you can trust yourself.
-Evidence that you can lead.
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Resistance dissipates when your body learns you are safe in motion. Confidence grows when you keep your word to yourself. This is leadership from the inside out.
Having resistance to asking for a raise? Watch below to do it with grace and power.
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Always in your corner,
Megan
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