Don’t count the days…
I love quotes. A line or two can be so impactful. I recently came across this one.
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.”
This one strikes a chord for me, as I strive to do just this. It’s also why I became a Certified Life Design Coach.
My passion is to help women stop counting the days until…someday when…
I make 100k
I have a loving relationship
I can buy that car, handbag, or house
I retire
My heart hurts when women tell me they will be happy or content when…
Here’s the thing: if you keep putting off your happiness until “someday when,” you’ll never be happy.
Life is a journey, not a destination. You have to find the feeling that you think your achievements will give you and inject that into your everyday.
For example, think of a positive experience you had. Close your eyes and take a deep breath and visualize that experience in your mind.
Ask yourself:
How did you feel in your body?
Who was with you?
What was the environment like?
Next, name that feeling. Now make a list of things you can do daily to infuse that feeling into each day.
When you embody that feeling into your every day, you won’t need to look for outside achievements to make you feel better.
I’m not saying “don’t have goals.” I want you to make the 100K, be in that relationship, buy that car and retire well.
I don’t want you to wait to be happy or content “until” you get those things.
For example, if you desire a feeling of confidence and think that it will come with your next promotion, you’ll be disappointed.
Try this instead: think of ways you think a confident woman shows up in her life.
She is prepared
She is dressed stylishly
She smiles
She makes eye contact when she speaks
Make your own list or borrow mine and start to do these things now. You will probably be a bit uncomfortable initially, but that is normal and part of pushing yourself to grow into this new version.
Before you know it, you’ll be showing up with confidence, and you’ll step into that next promotion with confidence.
And the best part is that when you’re happy, joyful, and confident each day, your journey to your goal is much sweeter.
Make it a great week!
