Listening to Your Life

Dear Uncommon Leaders, 

How did your weekend go? I hope you had some pockets of rest.

This week, take a few moments to take stock of the things you are carrying. Listen to your life and always, be intentional.

Have a great week, Leaders!

This Week's Question: 

What thoughts have been dominating your mind lately?

This Week's Challenge: 

II've noticed that when certain thoughts consistently enter my mind, they can be clues to something I may need to pay attention to.

One of our coaches recently shared some content around “listening to your life.” It caused me to become more aware of the thoughts that keep showing up in mine.

One recurring thought lately is about how much I'm carrying as a business owner.

Sometimes I notice that thought...and then pick up something else!

But lately, maybe because I'm surrounded by some wise teammates, I've started wondering what it would feel like to carry less.

Would boredom set in? Maybe.

Or perhaps I'd discover some creativity, opportunity, or ability that's been dormant because I've been carrying so much.

There's probably something there for me to explore.

Another recurring thought is how easily I can become distracted by the world's messaging—news, social media, and all the other noise competing for my attention.

When I allow too much of it in, it's easy to waste time and let negativity creep in.

Maybe I need to prune some of it for my own good.

And finally, there's a weightier thought that keeps showing up:

I'm probably in Q4 of my life.

Maybe I'm not, but if you believe the data, it's likely.

That thought makes me wonder if I should pay more attention to the moments ticking by. Maybe I should stop putting off some things I've felt led to do. Maybe I should be even more intentional about how—and with whom—I spend my time.

Wow. Lots of thoughts, right?

But that's the point.

Your challenge this week:

Pay closer attention to the thoughts that keep showing up in your mind.

What might they be trying to tell you?

Is there something you need to explore

Something you need to prune?

A decision you need to make?

Something you've been putting off?

I think most of us move so quickly that we don't tune in enough to what's going on inside us.

And when we don't, we may miss opportunities to adjust—or even renovate—parts of our lives.

Maybe some of the thoughts we need to pay the most attention to are the ones that refuse to go away.

Let's go be Uncommon.

This Week's Quote to Ponder: 

In our busyness, it’s important to listen to our lives.” - Kevin Elliott

Until next week,

LET'S GO BE UNCOMMON!

W. Kevin Harrison

Founder and Executive Coach

Uncommon Influence

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