Take what you need.


Good Morning fabulous Reader,

I want to share some thoughts from my journalling this morning; perhaps you’ll find them useful.

Instead of complaining about what you can’t do - find a way you can.

Hiding behind excuses is just another way you are quitting on yourself.

Nurture your desire to grow and learn.

Get uncomfortable and have those hard conversations.

Take time for yourself each morning - I know it is hard - but it is so good for your nervous system. Lately, I’ve been making a gratitude list almost every day.

Thinking about those good things puts you in a heightened brain space and opens you up to feeling more love.

It allows you to reconnect with your happiness.

To feel passion.

And purpose.

And drive.

To feel inspired.

Taking the time to do this helps me clear my brain and ask - What do I need to focus on next? I try and always know what I’m working toward.

Finding increasingly better ways to structure my time and increase my energy and get really focused - is the game.

Be strategic - record data, reflect, and then pivot.

Face your fears.

Do it, scared.

Learning happens in the doing. Even if you feel silly, stupid, or uncomfortable - you are safe. Practice regulating your mind and your breathing so that you can still feel safe and secure when you are in the muck.

Doing uncomfortable things will push you to the next level.

You want to fail, to face rejection; that is how you know you tried.

Focus on immediate, continuous action.

Don’t think - Will this work for me?

But - How can I make this work for me?

If you go into it with the resolve that at some point you will be successful - release yourself from the timeline, put your head down and do that hard fucking work - you will get there.

Trust the process.

Until next time,

Take what you need.

Coach Morgan

P.S. Listen to this week's epic podcast here. I talk about Total Mental Load and the BIG dial movers of health. It’s a juicy one if you’re feeling overwhelmed and stressed and unsure how to pull yourself out of it.

Morgan E. Shepherd NBC-HWC

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