When the mighty Jim Rohn stated:
“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom”
He was giving us all permission to be great.
It’s so easy to wish things went smoother, the way you want them to; hassle free. I know I certainly have those days when all I seem to wish for is an easy ride. But as the quote points out, my energies would be best placed in wanting to be better. The better I become the more I can manage, mentally, physically & emotionally. Why wouldn’t I want that?
And so striving to be our best selves will help build our ability to do more with ease.
Problems; who needs them? I think it is fair to say most of us wish our problems away. But the truth is they rarely if ever, disappear. In fact, my experience has shown the less effort I put into tackling problems the bigger they become. So it makes sense to develop the skills to tackle problems head on. Be more decisive, know when to ask for help and be strong enough to ask for it. Don’t put off the things that need your attention, dive in and do what is necessary. Have the conversations necessary, become a better communicator; it matters.
What skills do you want to develop to make problem handling less of a chore?
And finally, challenges. Life is full of them and actually, I love them. Challenges are an opportunity to flex your knowledge, your strength, your know-how, resourcefulness and confidence. Without challenges where would we be and how would we grow? If you want to get good at facing challenges find ways to challenge yourself. I love doing fitness challenges and whilst they may predominantly help with my health & wellbeing, they also serve as a reminder that challenges are no more than an opportunity to grow. And I like to grow…
How do you deal with challenges? Do you take a positive stance, believing you can ‘get through them’ or do you go into negative gear using language that fails to serve you (I can’t, I’m not sure, I don’t know how to…)
Such a simple quote yet filled with so much wisdom. Stop being enough, be all of who you are; be your greatest self…
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’
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