Hello, Regenerate Your World Readers!
I would like to welcome Andrea Patrick to the EMPOWER Possible community! Below are her thoughts on how to make lemonade out of lemons.
When life gives you lemons, it’s important to know what you need to make lemonade. I recently experienced a difficult and challenging time with my family and understand the importance of this first hand. I was faced with my past, and had to confront the baggage THAT PAST produced. Thankfully I was up for the task. I was able to navigate those trying days without the emotional, psychological and physical reactions that would have made my experience unbearable.
I know my circumstances are not unusual, but my reaction, and how I got there, is. Hello, my name is Andrea Patrick and I consider myself the B-U boss… Whether you’re an entrepreneur, professional, or a stay at home parent, the ability to be unapologetically you is what makes it easy to live a life you love. As a Personal Branding coach & Marketing Strategist, I coach my clients to unlock their past, analyze their present and create a strategy for achieving goals and securing a life they love living.
My methods may be considered unorthodox, but because I’ve lived every second of them, I know they work. Before reading any further, take a moment to document your current thoughts about self-awareness, self-confidence, and self-preservation. Your mindset helps you manage your emotions, motivations, and perspectives better. Becoming the CEO of you means adopting positive mindsets that help you do and be your best in every situation you may find yourself in. My goal with this article is to give you the tools you’ll need to make the appropriate adjustments to your mindset, and that it be a catalyst for positive life changes.
Aristotle said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”. It doesn’t mean you won’t make mistakes, quite the contrary, we all make mistakes. The difference with those who are more self-aware is that they look for, and learn from, the lessons those mistakes illuminate.
Self-Awareness My research for this content led me to an article by Tchiki Davis, Ph.D, where she mentioned a lesson she’d learned writing her book, Outsmart Your Smartphone: Conscious Tech Habits for Finding Happiness, Balance, and Connection IRL. She found that our lives can get out-of-control pretty fast if we don’t know how and under what circumstances our emotional nature is triggered. I believe knowing what triggers you, what motivates & inspires you, and what your non-negotiables are opens you up to the WHAT’s, WHERE’s, WHY’s and HOW’s of living your best life. Clarity comes from knowing what motivates you, knowing where your sensitivities lie, knowing why you do what you do, and knowing how you apply what you know about yourself to achieve your idea of happiness.
Most of us are running on auto-pilot, we take things as they come, and react to what happens to us. Our minds are so busy with our daily routine we don’t even think about what we NEED until a situation jolts us out of our fog.. Instead of getting defensive, making excuses, or blaming another person, becoming more self-aware helps us understand our successes and failures better. Answering the The WHAT’s, WHERE’s, WHY’s, and HOW’s should be an exercise in honesty if you want to develop a solid and sustainable foundation for the dream life you want. This honesty becomes the beginning of the confidence we often feel we lack.
Self - Confidence Confidence comes from being in an environment that fosters positivity and can be considered a learned behavior. The KEY to confidence is CERTAINTY. The key to certainty is self awareness, and the key to self-awareness is understanding how to manage change, knowing what’s really important, minimizing your choices & optimizing your options, and putting structure around the chaos that will inevitably come your way. As I see it, the relationship between confidence and certainty makes SELF-confidence, and feelings of self-worth, easier to obtain.
CONFIDENCE: is a state of being clear-headed that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-awareness gives us this clarity.
CERTAINTY: are the beliefs which a person has no rational grounds for doubting.
Answering the The WHAT’s, WHERE’s, WHY’s, and HOW’s is how you get there.
In my opinion, confidence is about taking outward actions while certainty is about internal trust.
Your level of certainty drastically affects your ability to be confident. An article, found in Psychology Today defines confidence as ..."How strongly you believe in your capabilities to learn new skills, perform at a certain level, attain a goal, or achieve your own definition of success." Achieving confidence is much more difficult when we try to do so echoing the actions of others. It’s important to construct a personal framework and use that framework to translate what we see others doing into a language that reflects our authenticity. This can be a daunting task, but when you have the right team, you’ll be successful more times than not.. Self preservation happens by choosing the lens through which you see yourself and the world around you. The people you surround yourself with help you keep that lens clean and clear.
Self - Preservation Self-awareness and self-confidence are the building blocks to self-preservation. When you know yourself and what you need to do and be your best, you can teach others how to treat you and manage expectations, yours and others. In recent videos on my YouTube channel, I described the importance of setting boundaries, using your CEO Mindset to lead and how valuable it is to have the right team members in your circle of influence. These videos emphasize the need to become the CEO of you. Finding your voice and communicating your needs save you from the stress, frustrations, and overwhelm associated with just about everything in life. Preserving your ability to walk through life authentically isn’t a gift given, it’s an intention accomplished. I have coached many individuals and seen my fair share of them struggling with imposter syndrome, limiting beliefs, and negative self-talk. With the help of my proven system, many have gone on to save thousands of dollars in unnecessary expenses and energy while others have made millions by utilizing their personal framework to guide their decisions..
A CEO mindset makes evaluating, increasing confidence and sharing your value much more organic. How much easier would your life be if you were confident enough to be UNAPOLOGETICALLY YOU?!
If you’re ready to have similar outcomes, join my email list to learn more about my challenge, The Search 4 Success. I’ll help you find your authentic blueprint and start creating success strategies that help you live the life of your dreams.
A special thanks to our guest writer Andrea Patrick for sharing her wisdom.
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