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How to be more consistent and disciplined.
Good News — Your lack of consistency isn’t due to discipline.
Bad News — It’s because you aren’t showing up as who you truly are. Ouch!
Here’s why…
- You don’t know who you are.
- You’re being influenced by others.
- You’re pressured to show up as someone else.
Ultimately, they call come down to this. You’re scared.
You’re scared of being seen. Truly seen.
Let’s take each of those one by one.
You don’t know who you are.
You’re so used to saying that who you are is your job title or your role. I’m a full-time Mom. I’m a communications consultant. I’m a coach who helps…
These are all shiny titles that fit neatly into your 140 character bio, or you offer up at a networking event. But who you are when everyone has gone home (or to bed, if you’re a parent) is who you are. It’s how you SEE yourself.
Next up, you’re influenced by others.
I’m guilt of this.
I always wanted to be one of the cool kids at school. Me? Cool? As if! So I copied them. It worked for a little while, but deep down, I knew I was copying, and I wasn’t truly being myself.
Social Media is a bitch for this. We pick up tiny pieces of other people’s image, words, brands, and we take them…