Shannon Dunn
A mindset of effortlessness
AS YOU LEARN HOW TO LEAD IN YOUR BUSINESS YOU ARE FACED WITH MANY CHALLENGES AND CHOICES, EXPERIENCES AND LEARNINGS. BELIEVING IT HAS TO BE HARD IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE A SUCCESS IS SO COMMON. FALLING INTO THE TRAP OF DO MORE TO ACHIEVE MORE IS A PATTERN TO BREAK AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
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he trials of this year have made it a tougher one than anyone imagined. I have seen an increase in hustle** and a decrease in the belief things can be easier. I have seen a scramble to do more to be more visible. I have seen the word pivot taken waaaay to far as you’ve woven in and out of ideas and launches and any way you can to make money. You are juggling a busy life, family, work, business, a whole list of competing and demanding priorities, so it’s ok if things have felt HARD. They’ve probably felt anything from frustrating to near impossible and every erratic emotion between. How do you keep going forward when there are literal and perceived obstacles that keep poking their tongue out and saying, “just when you thought it was easier, I’m back to shake things up!” You may have noticed the words literal and perceived in relation to obstacles. You might feel like there is some universal undercurrent conspiring to get in the way of your forward momentum. You might, as I have done at times this year, looked upwards and declared “come on Universe, help me here!” You might feel like you’ve been doing a good job at supporting yourself. But have you let old habits, patterns and beliefs creep back in? Have 8
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you fallen out of sync with mindset practices that support you to be your best self? How much of the tough parts of the year have been driven by your beliefs, emotions and past experiences? How much is driven by what others are telling you could, would or will happen? How much of your reality is steeped in a mindset that isn’t helpful? Important questions to ask at any time. As we reflect on 2020 and prepare for a different reality in 2021
