Things That Stop Our Growth

All creatures on earth are meant to flourish and bloom before we 💀. Including you. 

We all have the seeds of this inside us. 

But not all of us let those seeds grow. 

Here’s what might be stopping you from doing that. 

Life milestones + others expectations

If you want to flourish fully you need to follow your own path. Which means separating out what you should do, what you’re doing because you think it’s expected of you and what you’re doing because it’s what ‘other people’ do – from what actually matters to YOU.

Tip: look at where you’re making decisions out of fear (fear of being left behind, left out, failing, being alone etc) and think about what the decision would be if you took that fear away.

Not realising how much potential you have

So often people come to me for coaching feeling so small and incapable in their lives. They see themselves as this little grey powerless thing – but I see all the colours of glorious potential in them. 

Tip: stop thinking that your past defines the limits of your future. What would you do differently if you believed you have limitless potential (which you do).

Avoiding discomfort (necessary for growth)

Everything you want for yourself is on the other side of emotional discomfort. Connection, growth, success, power, peace, influence, creativity. 

Tip: lean into that horribleness of discomfort (yes, it sucks), learn to ride it like a wave rather than running back to the shore when you start to feel it.

Trying to be liked

You’ll never achieve growth and flourish as a human if you’re trying to be liked by others.We waste so much energy trying to interpret how to make others like us or disguising and hiding parts of ourselves. We also cut ourselves down in size so as not to be “too much” or offensively brilliant.

Tip: Stop trying to earn attention and love from others. Just be yourself and let connections come naturally. You will always be too much for some people but if you really let yourself shine you’ll attract the people who love your natural brilliance.

Pick one of these for this week and start integrating it into your life so you can lift any obstacles you’ve placed in the way of your own flourishing.

Very few of us flourish fully and it’s one of the things people regret the most. That feeling of missed potential is a painful one.

Don’t let it happen to you.

There’s still time. Book an intro call with me today and let’s start your growth journey.