DocShellie: Emerging You

I think we’ve been sold the idea that whenever we’re stuck, we need MORE... more motivation, more discipline more productivity, and/or more effort.

And MAYBE that's true...

Though sometimes the issue isn’t a lack of motivation. It’s an abundance of energy leaks.

I’ve certainly had seasons where I thought I needed to push harder when what I really needed was to stop carrying things that no longer belonged to me.

Responsibilities.
Expectations.
Other people’s emotions.
Projects that had run their course.

Growth isn’t always about adding more, sometimes it's about a conscious choice on deciding what gets to stay!

What’s one thing you might need less of right now?

Last week: facilitating leadership sessions, reading the room, moving energy, adapting on the fly, and running on purpose, adrenaline, and caffeine. 😂

This week: sitting in a virtual all-day training as a participant for four straight days and WOW… I forgot how exhausting it is to be on the other side of the screen.

And to top it off… we are only an hour and a half into DAY TWO and I am already mentally drafting my own rescue mission. 😆

It’s been a good reminder, honestly. Even great facilitators can have a style that just doesn’t match your learning rhythm. Slow pacing, repetition, wide ranges of experience in the room… and suddenly your nervous system is whispering, “Wait. Why aren’t WE driving this thing?”

There’s something valuable about experiencing participant fatigue again, though. It reminds me how important energy, pacing, engagement, movement, and variety really are in learning spaces.

Also reminds me to have a little extra compassion for every participant who has ever survived breakout room #12 while silently wondering what year it is.

Words change worlds… and apparently so do four consecutive days on Zoom. 🤔

What if the issue isn't burnout? What if it's overextension?

I've had weeks where nothing was technically "wrong," yet I could feel I was stretched toooooooo thin. My brain was tired, my already impatient self was even shorter on patience, I had less margin, and the spark I usually have was dim.

Sometimes we don't need an overhaul. Sometimes we need to tell the truth about how much we are carrying and what it's costing us.

That's why I recorded a recent She Rises Daily episode on this topic.

You are not weak, you're probably overloaded and overextended.

🎙 She Rises Daily: Emerging You in 10, episode 443: You're Not Burned Out, You're Overextended https://pod.link/1793835372