"Best Version of You" Weekly Wisdom

Do you show up in everything you do?

How many times do we do things we really DO NOT WANT TO DO?  Maybe we over commit, maybe we are obligated because of work or family, maybe we just don't understand our limits. Regardless of why, we will always be in a situation where we may be doing something we really do not want to do. 

In that case, we still need to show up and do it. We also need to do it as the best version of ourselves. This is not easy. I am that person who reacts badly when I have to do something I do not want to do. Negative self talks overtakes my brain and my disposition which can only result in the worst version of myself. It feels horrible and the whole experience is horrible. 

When I change the tone, show up with my positive pants on, smile and find the tiniest bit of joy in the situation - the whole experience is better.  It is easier to scrub the bathroom tile, rake up 20 bags of leaves or whatever task/event/commitment you are dreading (obviously you know mine now). It is mentally and physically happier to show up as the best version of you - for yourself or for others, it doesn't matter. 

Show up, be great. 

#quality | #embracethehellyeah

~AE

 

"Where You End" Weekly Wisdom

 

What were you doing 10 years ago?

Maybe 20 years ago, 5 years ago, 1 year ago?  I bet there are very few things that are the same and there are many difference in your life. 

We get so caught up on where we are right now and what we need to change - too hyper-focused. The change happens gradually in most circumstances. It happens with heartache, learning, education, personal growth, economic status, social status, who you meet, who you let go...

Be in the now with your evolution, don't force it but do things that organically place you where you want to be. Put a note in your calendar for a year from now to remind yourself to look back at all the changes that happened from this moment on - guarantee those changes are putting to closer where you want to be. 

#quality | #embracethehellyeah

~AE

"Take the Trip" Weekly Wisdom

What was the trip that changed your life?

THIS QUOTE!  Everything about it is so true now that I have experienced the joy of Paris. I think we could say this about any or all of the trips we have been on our in our lives. 

The trip is just part of the journey, what you take away from the experience is what follows into the future.

I feel fortunate to have take a few trips in my time and it is interesting how randomly thoughts of a previous trip come to mind when something happens in my life. The memory and the feelings place me right back to the time of my adventure. This, this is the good stuff that comes from travel. 

It doesn't have to be far, it doesn't have to be expensive or fancy - it just has to be yours. Your adventure. 

Just take the damn trip already. 

#quality | #embracethehellyeah

~AE