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‘But’ just gets in the way! Ain’t that the truth?
How many times have you decided to do something differently, better, bigger and then little ole BUT comes along and stamps on your ideas and dreams as if they were undesirable creepy crawlies, leaving nothing but a heap of broken goals behind? Sound familiar? Know the feeling?
The reality, of course, is that the dreams were and are yours – you had them for a reason – but you allowed FEAR (False Expectations Appearing Real), lack of support and old habits to cut them off at the knees… yes, YOU!
It’s painful to have to take responsibility for all the trials and tribulations of life; it can be challenging and even lonely… BUT (and this is a good but!) if you imagined that the issues were there to teach you lessons, that the unsupportive people were there to strengthen your resolve (not weaken it), that every old habit was there to be broken or tweaked, wouldn’t you have a greater desire to press forward?
You see it’s not the issues that stop us from moving forward, from achieving our goals and dreams; it is how we choose to view them. We can either look at every challenge as a road block, a sign that says ‘wrong way’, ‘wrong dream’, ‘not you’ or we can read it as ‘right way but need more information’, right dream but more work to do to bring it to life’, ‘yes you but you need to believe it first’… These are the choices we are in control of.
And yes, there may well be some dreams that are not for you in the end but you’ll know that when the desire wanes and the end goal just doesn’t provide the strength to carry on. You’ll know that when you have taken the time to find out who you are and what makes you tick.
BUT don’t give up at the first hurdle; don’t look for places, people and situations to blame. Take responsibility, dare to dream bigger and believe that you have what it takes, no matter the time it takes.
This is your life, after all, given to you for you to create… Create well and richly because you deserve nothing less.
Live Blissfully,
YvonneB
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A catalyst for change, Yvonne Bignall is a breath of fresh air in the extraordinary way she helps women 50+ to reconnect with life & their innate power through radical self-care, guilt-free!
She supports, encourages, and inspires women to prioritise their health, one bitesize action at a time. Her work is challenging as it navigates through difficult conversations, listening & observing how women’s health issues have been:
❊ Undermined
❊ Under-resourced &
❊ Swept under the carpet
She helps women to recognise & unpack old scripts that still (sadly enough) tell them that their value derives from their level of caregiving of others, their output. The truth is it is the input, the ability to resource self, which provides women with the energy required to realise their true potential.
Along with her team, she explores the thoughts, behaviour & habits, often born out of guilt, gender expectations, and reinforced narratives, with curiosity (not judgment), discarding the unhelpful, whilst reclaiming innate power through the creation of new patterns, restoring a sense of self, outside of societal expectations. In her opinion, this allows women to:
✔ Develop an elevated level of self-awareness
✔ Build / rebuild their confidence & self-belief
✔ Value all of who they are and invest time in who they want to be at their best
A self-care warrior, an encourager & inspirer, Yvonne is today an award-winning Women’s Health Advocate, Published Author, and an International Presenter. She is also a Radio Show Host and a Podcaster.
Yvonne is focused on building a community of women, www.PermissionToThrive.online, who are ready to reclaim their right to self-care, guilt-free, and who prioritise their health without apology, role-modeling behaviour & habits that inform generations to come of their true value.
She also advocates for self-care over burnout in the workplace, delivering practical webinars in the corporate space. In her own words, “It is time for employees to prioritise their wellbeing. How will they deliver their best work without it?”
One of her favourite quotes comes from Eleanor Brown, ‘Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel’
Connect with Yvonne and,
🌱 Become part of the self-care revolution at Permission to Thrive or
📞 Book a chat to find out about her coaching and corporate services: https://calendly.com/yvonne-b/20min
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