The Authenticity Loop

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞?

Maybe you even have a life that seems glamorous on the outside, but deep within you feel a disconnection, like something is missing. It feels this way: 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞!

If this resonates, you may be experiencing what I have coined as the "𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙥". This phrase is original to me as it was the best way I could describe this situation.

We start out being in touch with our true passions and purpose, believing bigger and seeing possibilities in our emerging future. However, down the line, we drift off course. Life happens!

We get caught up in social and self-oppression. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙗𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚'𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠. We attach our worth to our job titles and follow the dog-eat-dog strategy to climb even higher on the corporate ladder. We become approval addicts, allowing the opinions of others to determine our path.

We may get the temporary "high" that comes with these achievements. But the truth is that it doesn't last, and you know it. Eventually, the emptiness creeps back in and we find ourselves feeling stuck in a life that looks too good to throw away, yet our souls yearn for the freedom that it once had.

The way to break free is to summon the courage to realign with what truly matters most: YOU. You must do a deep inner work to rediscover your core values, purpose, passions, and dreams.

𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
♦ If money wasn't an issue what would I be doing right now?
♦ What puts me in a state of flow and gives me a sense of meaning?
♦ What kind of impact do I want to have on the world?

By answering these questions, you begin the journey of taking back control of your life. You become the driver of your life and you take full ownership of your choices and goals even if they don't fit the standard societal script.

Is this an easy process? No. However, on the other side of this process is something invaluable - a life that feels authentically YOURS. 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲.

Finally, my challenge to you is this: TODAY, take one step to honour your authentic self. It could be as simple as spending 10 minutes on a hobby you've neglected or journalling about a time in your life when you felt so alive.

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