Thrive Wellness and Rehabilitation

If you want to stop looking outside yourself for approval, do the messy work of figuring out who you actually are.

If you want to feel more at home in yourself, do the messy work of figuring out who you actually are.

If you want to make decisions from what you actually want instead of what you think you *should* want, do the messy work of figuring out who you actually are.

If you want to stop constantly questioning whether you're doing life "right," do the messy work of figuring out who you actually are.

If you want to feel more calm, energized and alive in your own life, do the messy work of figuring out who you actually are.

If you want to feel like you're actually in the driver's seat of your life, do the messy work of figuring out who you actually are.

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I used to be really good at convincing myself that I could always squeeze in a workout or other self-care later in the day...

But once I started noticing how much better my energy and mood was when I actually followed through at the start of my day, getting up became less about discipline and more about keeping the commitments I make to myself.

And honestly, that feels a lot better than a frantic morning! 😆

Anyone else?

I used to think that if I looked a certain way, was unfailingly nice, and edited what I said, people would like me.

But I realized that the identities we take on and the masks we wear actually end up creating more distance from the people around us, the very people we *want* to feel connected with.

I had to start asking myself, what am I actually accomplishing by trying so hard?

Because honestly, life is way more fun when you stop trying so hard to be liked and start accepting yourself for who you are.

It's definitely a work in progress, but when sweaty, happy, unpolished me comes out, I feel like I'm getting closer.

If you're on a similar path to let more of the real you shine through too, I'd love to hear from you! ✨

I think we see a lot of the *after* of entrepreneurship.

The freedom, the flexibility, the glorious holidays, the meaningful work, the big launches and the success stories.

What we see a lot less of is the building phase.

The part where you’re still working the career you spent years building while trying to create something new.

The weekends you spend working instead of doing the things you love.

The money, time and energy you pour into learning and figuring it all out.

The days when you’re convinced it’s going to work and the days when you wonder if you’ve completely lost the plot. 😂

I’m very much in that phase right now.

I believe in what I’m building. I’m excited about it. And sometimes I still wonder if I should just get a regular job and just go hiking on the weekend.

Both can be true.

I get a little more real about all of this in the full video, including the doubts, sacrifices, and messy bits of building a business.

It’s on YouTube if you want to hear the rest. ❤️

And if you're in the building phase of something too, I'd love to know: what part of it do you wish people talked about more?