Message from Meridian
WELCOME TO THIS MAGIC MONDAY MOMENT
Kicking off your week with some thoughts around a favorite Disney quote (because in my world - Disney is life!).
original message date: 03/27/23
Happy Monday!
In the world of leadership, building a business, or really - in any part of life – people often look for a roadmap on how to get results. Often times – that comes with a side of ‘shoulds’.
“I should be climbing the career ladder.”
“I should be more like that person over there.”
“I should follow this framework or that process if I want to be successful.”
While roadmaps, models and frameworks are very helpful – they can overshadow a sometimes untapped tool that we all have within.
Meridian (Ethan’s mom) from the 2022 Disney animated film, Strange World, agrees:
In the movie – Ethan was following in his father’s footsteps of working in the family business as a farmer. Yet, Ethan continued to have nudges of wanting to do something else. Deep down, he knew he wanted to be an explorer. While out on an unexpected adventure (as one does in a Disney movie!) – his mother encourages Ethan to bring more light to the feelings that are generated by the thought of what he really wants to do. (I won’t give any more details – just in case you haven’t see the movie yet!).
In my opinion – feelings are not talked about enough in the space of career, business or leadership. The messaging that we still hear about feelings in relation to those areas today are that it's too ‘soft’, ‘woo-woo’, and ‘touchy-feely’ (all phrases that have a negative connotation in the world of work).
But we are humans, not machines! Feelings are like a powerful, internal signal. We all have them, all the time. Every single thought we have creates a feeling. The actions we take, the things we do and the things that we don’t do are because of a feeling. When we talk about tapping into intuition, listening to our inner voice, and ‘what does your gut tell you?’ – we are really talking about tuning into our feelings.
Giving just as much (or even more) airtime to your feelings as you do to the logic and the ‘shoulds’ will open up awareness, reveal authentic truth, create possibility, and bring clarity.
My suggestion to you: consider Meridian’s advice. Explore your feelings and see what interesting paths you might find.
What’s the worst that could happen?😉
When you think about a next step or a ‘should’, pause and identify what feeling is present. Is it a feeling that creates a forward, energetic energy? Is a feeling that weighs you down? What does that information reveal to you? If that feeling had a voice – what would it be telling you?
Wishing you a wonderful week. You've got this!
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