Make Yourself a Priority!

As a part of my coaching program, I help my clients break through their self-limiting beliefs which have them people pleasing and sacrificing their needs and happiness for the sake of others. Through coaching, my clients recognize that in order for them to live their best lives, it is crucial for them to honor and embrace what they need and to fuel up from within.

So what does this look like for them? My clients learn to empower themselves by setting up boundaries, and stepping into their fierce courage so they can say yes to themselves and no to something or someone else. They also create self-care practices and routines that become non-negotiable periods of time to prioritize themselves. Often this looks like daily movement and mindfulness practices. Or it might be setting up a morning routine so they can start their day with a renewed sense of energy. And this is not just about going to the gym or sitting in meditation, my clients are building their self love and self-acceptance muscles through these practices. They embrace being a priority and fully believe their needs matter!

They also learn to continually check in with themselves, witnessing that at different times, they might need different things to fill up from within. So they do a simple check in by asking themselves "What is happening with my energy right now? What is my heart and intuition telling me?". The result of these self-care practices is that they feel more refreshed, inspired, creative, happy, abundant, and have more compassion and acceptance of themselves. And as an added bonus, they have more energy to give to others!

For myself, I have a morning routine, which is my non-negotiable period of time to prioritize myself. I'm up at 5:45am every morning and in order to and to set myself up for success, make sure my gym clothes are laid out the night before and I go to bed by 10:00pm. While it sounds very rigid, my body, mind and soul feel so aligned when I give this to myself. Each morning, I pick some form of physical activity (gym, yoga, swim, bike ride) based on my body's needs and energy.

Here's the thing, when we give away all our energy into helping others, we end up feeling drained and burnt out. We have nothing left in ourselves to give and by doing this we lose track of what we need to sustain our own energy. We don't need to keep running on empty and "survival mode" where we are jumping to the next thing in hopes of feeling better. Breaking the pattern of putting others' needs first is not always easy, however, making yourself a priority is a necessity in order to become a leader of your own life!