117 | Cultivating Confidence, Sucking at Something New, and Taking Brave Action

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I’m in a place in my life where I can recognize when I need to reach out and ask for help. Whether that’s going to the chiropractor (which I just did), therapy, talking with a friend, or something else, I’m no longer afraid to advocate for myself.

I’m very grounded in where I am now, but that wasn’t always the case. I know firsthand that this personal growth journey is HARD! We want our personal growth to be perfectly laid out with a set plan in place, but…it doesn’t work like that. Our personal growth and healing doesn’t have a certain ‘end date’; it’s more of a practice of trust and release to have faith in knowing that we ARE on the path that is meant for us, regardless of how long it takes! 

In today’s episode, I’m talking about cultivating confidence, sucking at something new, and taking brave action. For me, my definition of success has greatly changed over the last year. As an Enneagram 3, I used to believe success meant chasing and achieving big goals so I would be ‘enough’, and people would love me. But no…it’s doing meaningful work that I truly LOVE, and is actually making a difference in other women’s lives!  

I’ve also learned that confidence doesn’t just happen – you don’t wake up one day and ‘magically’ feel confident in what you’re doing. I’ve had to ‘do it scared’ sooo many times over the last few years – this podcast is a perfect example of that! Confidence is cultivated by taking brave, scary action again and again (and again), because you KNOW you’re meant for more. I would never be where I am today if I hadn’t taken action, and kinda sucked at what I was doing at first! 

I never thought I would be the person sitting behind a microphone, saying ‘go to therapy and feel your feelings’, but..here we are! Now I share about this often, because it’s been a pivotal part of my story.

Whatever is on your heart to do, I encourage you to meet yourself where you are. Cultivating confidence and taking brave action doesn’t have to look like some huge, extraordinary thing either, friend. You get to decide what that looks like for you, and then grow in the direction that you desire to. I hope that you believe in yourself as much as I do, and know how worthy you are, just as you are!

In this episode, Cultivating Confidence, Sucking at Something New, and Taking Brave Action, I cover:

• Why your personal growth and healing journey doesn’t have an ‘end date’, and it won’t be laid out ‘perfectly’ either
• How my definition of success has dramatically changed in the last year
• Understanding that you can’t ‘magically’ create confidence, because it’s cultivated by taking brave, scary action
• Realizing that you’re already capable and qualified to start doing that ‘thing’ that you know you’re meant to do
• The beauty that awaits you when you come HOME to yourself + fully know, love, and trust yourself

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More about Gather in Growth podcast: 

Where can I connect with fellow rural women who aren’t afraid to dream big dreams? How do I create and sustain daily habits that help me reach my personal and professional goals? Am I the only one that absolutely loves living in the middle of nowhere but wants to understand the world beyond my backyard? What should I do about the unshakable feeling that there’s more to life than just showing up? How do I break free from other people’s opinions and confidently live as my authentic self? 

Welcome to Gather in Growth, a show created for passionate, growth-focused rural women like you. From mindset work and building strong habits to nerding out over personal growth books through the lens of life on a backroad, this is a show to leave you feeling joyful, inspired, ready to take action, and a little less alone. 

Tune in for honest and heart-felt conversations with host, Emily Reuschel, and fellow thought leaders, to talk about personal growth and thriving as a rural woman. Here you’ll gain tactical strategies to bring your dreams to reality, real talk about the ups and downs of tackling goals, meaningful insight from fresh perspectives, and the confidence to step into the calling that’s been laid on your heart for a reason. If you crave to feel seen in a small town, you’re in the right place. 

Whether you’re currently running on a backroad, shuffling kids to town, hopping along for a tractor ride, or three loads deep into folding laundry… we’re in this together. Absolutely anything is possible and I’m so grateful to be on this journey with YOU! 

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