The choice is yours...
You have a lot of people demanding your time and energy.
Friends, family, co-workers, employers.
Advertisers, politicians, influencers, celebrities.
Whether in the real world or online, demands are being made on you in one way or another all day ~ every day.
It’s easy to feel like you don't have a choice when it comes to saying yes to them.
When you tell yourself you “Have To” put your creative dreams on hold because of other people’s needs and wants, you disempower yourself.
“I don’t have enough time.”
“My family needs me.”
“I’m too tired with everything I have going on.”
“My boss demands more of me than ever.”
When situations feel like “have-tos” ~ like you don’t have a choice in the matter ~ you feel simultaneously justified and resentful about putting off your creative endeavors.
But, when you remember you have a choice…
That you actually do get to choose what you do and don’t do…
Whether it’s helping family members…
Putting in extra time at work…
Or scrolling social media…
You empower yourself!
One of the simplest and most profound shifts you can make is to change “I have to” into “I get to.”
Or better yet ~ “I choose to.”
Check out how much better it feels to tell yourself ~
I choose to help my family.
I choose to work extra hours.
I choose to scroll instagram.
I choose to paint.
I choose to record my podcast.
I choose to write.
I choose to create my website.
I choose to daydream.
As I reminded my clients this week ~ we don't “Have To” do anything.
We could walk away from everything we own and all of our relationships and start a commune on the beach if we wanted to.
But we don’t.
(It’s easier to see that we have a choice using an extreme example like this.)
But the truth remains ~ you have a choice about everything you do and don’t do in your life.
You create autonomy for yourself when you practice viewing life through the lens of “I Choose To” rather than “I Have To.”
Shared with love, light and the first-hand knowledge that once you learn to harness the power of your thoughts and feelings ~ your creative life begins to feel truly magical!
🌟 Jill
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