I helpeddrivenprofessionalslikeyoutoenhanceyourpersonalbrandsothatyoucanpursue a careeryou'lltrulyenjoy.
Andinthisvideo, I reallywanttotalkabouttheideaofgroundingyourselfinordertofeelconfidentinyourdailylife, butmorespecificallyinyourcareer.
Andso I have a strategyandtechniquethat I'd liketosharewithyouandreallyget a greaterunderstandingandawarenessforwhatconfidencereallyisandhowyoucanuseitas a crewkeyingredientsinhaving a morefulfilling, anexcitingcareer.
Sothewholetopicofconfidence, really.
Thereasonwhy I'm makingthisvideoisbecauseitcameupconsistentlyin a lotofmyclientsessionsinthepastcoupleweeksandyouknow, butbeyondtalkingaboutresumesandinterviewsandtalkingaboutjobsearch, strategyandallthatstuff, thenextbiggesttopicthat, um, I discussedwithmyclientsistheirconfidencelevelsandconfidenceissomethingthatweallhavestruggledwithinourlives.
I mean, there's nowaythatthere's nobodyouttherewhohasn't struggledatsomelevelwiththeirselfconfidence.
Andwhen I sayselfconfidence, I specificallymeantheideainyourheadthatmaybe I'm notgoodenough.
Maybe I'm notgoodenoughatmyjob.
Maybe I'm notgoodenoughforthatjob.
Maybe I'm notgoodenoughas, ah, husbandor a wifeoris a parent, Youknow, whateverrulesyoumaybeplaying, therehavebeentimes I'm surethatyou'vequestionedwhetheryouweregoodenough.
Andwhathappenswiththisisthatifthere's a timethatyouquestionyourselfinthatwayandyoudon't knowhowtodealwithit, andyoudon't knowhowtoovercomethatsubconsciousbeliefthatmaybeyoumightjustnotbegoodenough, whatendsuphappeningisthatwhenthere's difficulttimesthatyouendupgoingthrough, youknowit.
Let's sayyoulose a joborlet's sayyou've, youknow, sortofhit a roadblockinyourcareer.
Inmyopinion, I believe, because I wasbornandraisedinNorthAmericainCanadaspecifically, I knowthatheretheschoolsystemand I believetheschoolsystem I knowtheschoolsystemsystemisprettymuchthesameallthroughoutNorthAmerica, wherewe'vegrownuptobetaughtthatlifeisallaboutcompetition, tillaboutbeatingothersattheirgameoratourgameorwhatevergamewe'replaying.
It's reallyabout I'm where I'm atcomparedtoyouand I haveto.
I havetocomparemyselftoyoubasedonjustonemeasure, andthat's reallyunfair, becausewhathappensisweendupgrowingupfeelingasthoughwe'realwaysupagainstsomeoneelseorthatwealwayshavetocompareourselvestootherpeople.
Thiscontinuesonaswestartourcareersandaswecontinueoninourcareers, whereyouand a fewotherpeoplearedyingfortheonepromotionforthatonenextlevelupandoryou'relookingfor a newjobandit's youagainstfiveothercandidates, youknow, it's allaboutcompetition.
Thisis a verydepressingwaytolive, becausethatmeansthatyou'reyou'repurelyvaluingyourselfbasedonhowyouperformagainstsomeoneelse, andthatotherpersoncouldbeatthesamelevelasyouare.
Theycouldbeworseoffthanyouare, ortheycouldbebetterthanyouareandthenallof a sudden, becauseyou'renotgoodenoughintheworld's eyes.
Becauseifit's comingfromtheegowhereyoufeel, oh, I'm makingmoremoneythanthatpersonoroh, I had a betterperformancereviewthanthatotherpersonandyou'reyou'reridinghighonjustthattypeofconfidence.
Am I lookingoutsidemyselfandcomparingmyselftoothersandthinkingthat I needtomeettheworld's expectationsofwhatgoodisanamazingisandbeingthebestisandtryingtolivebythosestandardsorfortrulythefirsttimesincechildhoodsincebefore I'vegone, youknow, I wenttoschoolandgotthisconfidenceedgedoutofme.
Do I wanttogobackandreturntothisplacewhere I'm confidentwho I amandtheyknowwho I am, and I wanttogettoknowmyself a littlebitbetter, and I wanttoremovethoseemotionalblocksand I wanttogetclearandclearwithinmyheart, and I wantmyhearttoleadmeandguidemetowhereitisthat I needtogo.
Youhavethatchoice.
Youhavethatabilitytodecidethat.
Andwhenitcomestocenteringyourselfandwhenitcomestogettinggrounded, thekeywaytodoingthatyourheartisthekeytoliving a centeredlifetoliving a connectedlife.
Andwhen I saydeepmeditation, what I reallymeanissetasidesometimeeverysingleday, preferablyinthemorningwhereyoucancloseyoureyesandyoucanbreatheandyoucangetcenteredbackwithinyourself.
Meaning, am I beingpresentrightnoworam I tellingmyselfreallymeanthings?
Oram I feelinggoodbecause I trustthatmyheartknowswhat I needto d'ohandwho I needtospeakThioandwhat I needtosayandmytrustinginthatguidanceandfeelinggood, because I knowthatwhen I needthatguidance, it'llcometome.
Oram I rationalizingmylifeawayeverysingleminuteoftheday?
Am I allowingmyselftobeconsumedwiththoughtsthataren't servingme?
Soifit's thatyouneedtoleave a jobthatyou'renothappywith, butyou'vebeenholdingontoitbecauseyou'vebeenrationalizingthatyoushouldkeepstayingthere.
Eventhoughyou'reunhappy, yourheartwillguideuswhattherightdecisionis, orifit's thatyoureallyshouldn't take a certainjobbecausesomethingaboutitjustdoesn't feelright.
I reallyhopethatwashelpfulwhenall I cansayis, ifyouwannahave a fulfillingandmeaningfulandenjoyablecareerinlife, it's allabouttappingintoyourheartspaceandlisteningtotheguidancethatitgivesyoueverysingleday, everysinglemoment.
Andfromthere, if I feelthatwe're a match, I'd behappytodiscuss.
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