Hey there . So when I began my coaching journey for the longest , while I was reticent to share my new passion openly , despite the fact that it was bringing me so much joy and had been deepening and developing so steadily in me , my growing commitment made me feel unfaithful to my first love , the performing arts . What are you doing ? Are you retiring ? Is this some kind of new hobby ? Isn't everybody a life coach these days ? What makes you think you'd be any good at this ? You haven't suffered or overcome any adversity . What do you have to share ? These were not the words of my concerned friends or family . The messages that swirled in my head were created by me , courtesy of my gremlin , and they shaped my energetic choices , pushing me toward fear-based decisions rather than choices aligned with my values . I limited myself by operating from the perspective that I can't do both , or that I have to choose , or that , if I did do both , that I should keep them separate . And so I siloed my two loves , divorcing any possibility of connection by believing that they needed to be mutually exclusive . It was almost as if I was leading a double life . It took a global pandemic to help me realize that I could serve my creative community , and in a much different way . It was time for me to stop limiting myself and to step up and engage at my fullest capacity , and so began the harmonious marriage of my two passions and the expansion of my access to higher energetic choices .
Speaker 1Our gremlin always screams louder the closer we get to our edge . Worried that we might not heed its warning , it turns up the volume on doubt and fear . Change signals uncertainty , and we are hardwired to protect ourselves from things that we can't control or predict , things without definitive outcomes . The irony is that we only grow when we experience something new , and it is growth that allows us to live into our purpose . Yes , it's easier to play it safe to stick with what we know . Easier to play it safe to stick with what we know , and that's why so often we cling to the more familiar predictability of default living . It's no wonder we so often feel stuck , and so , as I sit here in real time working on book number two I'm not going to lie I can hear the voice of my gremlin warming up again , with all the reasons why . This time it's going to be scary . What makes you think you can write another ? Do you really have anything more to say ? Do you really want to dedicate all that time ? Do you really want to dedicate all that time ? Although experience is a marker for growth , what I've noticed is we also pick up some not-so-helpful limiting beliefs about how things should be done .
Speaker 1I was unencumbered by a previous track record when I wrote my first book , because I had never done it before . There was no shutting behind it either . I didn't write it for strategic reasons , as part of some great business plan , because they say it's good for coaches to write a book , or because it would give me status or make me more legit . I chose to write because I truly wanted to do it and I loved every minute of it . So my response to my gremlin is a resounding hell . Yes , I want to do this . And looking at the snow falling out of the window and my cat nestled in his chair next to me , I am reminded of why . It's a feeling I'm after and it's the same no matter what I'm working on , regardless of what's gone before .
Speaker 1No one needs me to write this book . Nobody is expecting me to do it . I don't have an agent or a publisher waiting for my next draft , agent or a publisher waiting for my next draft . Nothing is riding on this . I want to do it . Why ? Because it feels right , because it feels aligned , because I get to it's choice with gratitude and it's a beautiful place to be . I'm Lisa Hopkins . Thanks so much for listening . Stay safe and healthy , everyone , and remember to live in the moment .