Stephanie Harrison
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575 appearances
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 24 Oct
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Sometimes I embarrass myself and all of that is okay.
Yes, I understand.
Well, actually, paradoxically, the self-acceptance helps you to grow. So we think that if we can just change or improve ourselves, then we'll become acceptable. But in reality, when we accept ourselves, we are able to grow and change and improve ourselves.
So every transformation I've ever experienced in my life or any success or fulfillment that I've had has come from not pushing myself harder and harder but from accepting who I am and then just trying to do my best the next day. And the more that we can honor that truth by practicing it in our lives and unwinding that, because I'm the same. I'm super type A. I never understood this.
And then I always got so mad at myself because I was like, why am I struggling so much? I have all the systems. I have the plans. I have the goals. And yet no matter what I do, I'm never able to get to where I want to go. And it turned out it was because I was hating myself and telling myself how horrible I was all the time. And that made it so much harder to do the things that I wanted to do.
Yeah, I think that in these cases, there are some strategies that we can use that are really, really helpful and that have been proven out in studies. They're called job crafting. So it's essentially trying to make your job a fit for you rather than fitting to your job. And I think that the best way to do this is to just be a little bit sneaky with it.
And you don't have to tell anybody you're doing it, but simply think like, what projects am I most excited about at work? Or what colleagues do I like to work with the most? Or are there any tasks or things I'd like to learn or grow in? And then just try to adjust your job a little bit. Raise your hand for certain projects. Prioritize certain things.
Be proactive and go to your manager and say, hey, I'd really like to learn this new AI tool that we're exploring. Can I take the lead on this? Anything that you do in order to shape the job to fit you is going to help you to tap into your intrinsic motivation.
Working for the man. I know for me, when I was working in corporate, I really wanted to work full time in corporate wellbeing because I thought that was what I wanted to do. And they said, no, no, we can't make that a job for you. And so I just decided I'm going to run a wellbeing class for anybody who's interested.
And I just went rogue and ran these hour long classes every week for anybody who wanted to show up. And it was great. It gave me so much meaning. It helped me to grow and learn new skills. And I didn't have to ask permission for it. I could just do it. And then if anyone got upset at me, I said, are you really mad that I'm helping your employees to feel better at work?
It's your relationships, really. It's building meaningful, beautiful, helpful, mutual relationships with people who you care about, with people in your neighborhood, in your communities, the people who you work with. You said it so beautifully yourself at the very beginning of our chat. At the end of the day, we all know that people around us are so important.
They make such a difference in our lives. They bring us meaning. And the more that we can really invest in those relationships and cultivate them, the happier we're going to become.
I would recommend that you give yourself just 10 minutes to spend with yourself. And ask yourself what you need right now. And just whatever comes up, don't judge it. Just accept it and learn from it. Because when you get what you need, you're going to be able to show up for your work, for your business, your employees, your customers in a way that is so transformative and incredible.
So don't forget to tune in and tap into your own needs in those moments.
Yes, exactly. That's the secret. You nailed it.
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