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I have a question for you Reader, What if you already know? Not everything. Not exactly how it’s going to work out. Not every step between where you are and where you want to be. But what if somewhere underneath all the thinking, researching, asking, analyzing, second-guessing and trying to make the “right” decision… you already know something? Maybe you know the relationship isn’t the problem. Maybe you know the relationship is the problem. Maybe you know you need to rest. Maybe you know you need to have the conversation. Maybe you know you’ve outgrown the thing you’ve spent years building. Maybe you know exactly what you want but you’re afraid of what wanting it will require. And sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing. It’s trusting ourselves enough to do something with what we know. That’s where self-awareness becomes practical. Self-awareness isn’t just knowing your personality type or understanding your childhood or being able to explain why you do what you do.
It’s being willing to notice what’s true…
even when the truth is inconvenient.
I’m an experienced squatter in the space between knowing and doing. That’s why people trust me to be that space with them.
And that’s often where the real changes begin. Sincerely, Sonja P.S. If you’re sitting with something you already know but haven’t quite figured out what to do with it, that’s exactly the kind of thing we can explore together in a private coaching hour. 60 minutes, $55. BOOK YOUR HOUR: https://hello.dubsado.com/public/appointment-scheduler/656e0dca0c28ccb2251be21a/schedule |
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