Are you stuck on spin? [Monthly Wisdom]


Happy August Reader!

A couple of days ago, I was having my weekly call with my accountability partner from the business program I’m in and we were talking about an ongoing project that she hadn’t finished yet. The project required some level of tech (which happens to be one of my superpowers) so the previous week, I had offered to give her an assist, but she hadn’t yet taken me up on the offer.

Instead I heard her saying the same words I had heard from her for the past few weeks, I just need to figure out X and then I can move forward.

At that point that I said to her … you know what? You just need to get out of the spin cycle so you can dry your clothes and fold them.

We both had a good laugh!!

After all, she’s a coach too, so even though she was a little stuck on this one thing, she knew exactly what I was talking about.

Sometimes there isn’t actually anything for us to figure out, but keeping our mind in problem-solving mode makes us feel safe. If we don’t finish what we are currently doing or thinking that is keeping us preoccupied, we might not have to find out what happens when it is finished. And at some level our brains are just spinning because we are afraid!

The real solution that we actually need sometimes is help … to get out of our own way and be open to something new. Something that we actually can’t figure out on our own because it involves learning things that simply aren’t in our zone of genius.

And when we get that help, things start to move a lot faster!!

Does this metaphor resonate with you? Is there an area of your life where you find yourself in the spin cycle - repeating the same (false) thought, belief or story over and over again?

I’d love to hear from you, just hit reply to share what you’ve uncovered!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Much love,
Natalie

PS: I’m teaching a free workshop the week of August 12th, Audition Freedom, designed to help actors get out of the spin cycle when it comes to their auditions. Click here to learn more and sign up now.

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