She Snippets: Where Are You Now?

Before we can move towards anything, we need to know where we’re starting from. It sounds obvious, but as Rachel Russell of Quiet Frankly Coaching explains, it’s a question many of us resist — because honestly taking stock of where we are can be uncomfortable, especially when it’s not where we want to be. In this She Snippet, Rachel shares the very first question she asks every client, and unpacks something quietly profound: that real, lasting change is always preceded by a feeling of too much. Like taking off a jumper — you won’t do it until you’re too warm. And that discomfort? It’s not a sign that something is wrong. It’s the beginning of something shifting.

In This Snippet

Rachel explores:

•       Why where are you now? is the essential starting point for meaningful change — and why it’s often harder to answer than we expect

•       Taking honest stock of where we are emotionally, spiritually, socially, financially — across all the dimensions of our lives

•       How great change is always preceded by a feeling of too much — and why that discomfort is actually the signal that we’re ready

Quotable Moment

“Great change will only ever be preceded by something when we are feeling too much of something. If we think about taking off a jumper — you will not take off a jumper unless you are too hot.” — Rachel Russell

Something to Try
Find a quiet moment and sit with Rachel’s question: where am I now? Not where you think you should be, or where you were six months ago, but where you are right now — emotionally, physically, in your relationships, in your sense of self. You don’t need to judge what you find. Simply noticing is the first step. And if what you notice feels uncomfortable, consider that this might be the very thing that’s preparing you to move.

About Rachel
Rachel Russell is the founder of Quiet Frankly Coaching, based in Bunbury, Western Australia.

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