We're Trying Something New
Welcome to Day 1 of Your Daily Ikigai
It’s always exciting to start something new. It can be a bit scary as well.
In my coaching, I teach this approach to doing something we've never done before.
We're trying something new...we're going to be bad at it...we're going to do it anyway...then we'll get better…and it’s going to be okay.
It is a simple yet powerful framing that gives you permission to start something new without any requirement of being able to do it well, at least at first.
It is the approach that enabled this newsletter to get started.
Maybe you are doing the same thing in your personal life. I've worked with many people who wanted to start running as one example but had quit because they were bad at it in the beginning.
If you want to do something you've never done before it really takes only one thing. Being okay with not being great at it to start with.
Repeat after me…
We're trying something new. We're going to be bad at it. We're going to do it anyway, then we'll get better and it's going to be okay.
I’ve been afraid of starting new things in life so so many times but with courage I did try. I wasn’t always good at it many times, but I learned and tried harder. AND IT WAS OK. Eventually I became great at many things and have shared my learnings along the way to help others in their journey.
Congratulations on the first day of something amazing!