How to navigate a big life change & other people’s opinions
A FRIEND WAS TALKING ABOUT MAKING A CAREER CHANGE AFTER 20+ YEARS AT THEIR JOB.
Their loved one had doubts saying to them --This is your comfort zone and you'll likely never leave.
Here's the thing, it is NOT your job to explain yourself to others or spend your precious energy trying to sway their opinion.
Your job is create a strong belief in yourself FIRST.
You get to believe that who you are becoming now is a person that chooses to go after a new vision that delights you
....WHILE figuring the process out along the way, fear and all, and while also learning not to take on others opinions of you ...
....Because your people are used to the Old version of you, NOT who you are becoming Now
The people that know us, our friends and loves ones, know us as who we've always been around them. They believe what they've always seen us to be.
When we make a change, it can be difficult for people to imagine you as anyone else.
Sometimes people will be doubtful, jealous, or just confused because they have to imagine you as being different or doing something different that they've not seen yet.
Your job is to follow your gut and follow your delight. People will eventually get used to the new version of yourself who makes new & different decisions.
When I left pharmacy and became a life coach people were sooooo confused.
I had to NOT take on Their opinions & Their confusion and focus on what I felt was Right For Me.
Eventually most people came around.
BUT FIRST I HAD TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF & MY VISION.
I had to let it be ok that others has different opinions about my choices.
The more I trusted myself, the more fun I had leaning into the new me & the less I focused on others.
Most people's brains work as needing to see it to believe it. But when we make a big change, we need to believe in ourselves & our vision first and foremost before we see it come to life.
That's your fuel to take the leap. And like I said, most people will come around when they see you actually doing it.
Don't let doubters (or haters if that's also the case) cloud what you feel is best for you. Follow your delight friend!
You are the person now that goes after new things and moves out of your comfort zone (fear and all) because you want to.
You got this friend!
P.S. I'm offering a free Play Date call right now to help you with any life change you're contemplating making. Feel free to book a Play Date Call with me.
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