Join Dr. Nazif in this enlightening episode of the ActivAction podcast as he welcomes Parita Kuttappan, founder and coach of Awareify Coaching LLC. Dive into the concept of becoming the CEO of your own personal development and wellness. Parita shares her journey from accounting to coaching, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, setting boundaries, and taking small, consistent steps towards personal growth. Discover how to manage the four core departments of mind, body, heart, and spirit, and learn practical strategies to overcome common challenges faced by working women and parents. Tune in for insights on balancing life’s demands while nurturing your well-being.
What you’ll learn:
- Understanding the concept of being the CEO of your own personal development and wellness.
- Insights into managing the four core departments: mind, body, heart, and spirit.
- Strategies for setting boundaries and leading a life with intention and clarity.
- Overcoming common challenges faced by working women and parents, such as burnout and the mental load.
- The importance of self-awareness and taking small, consistent steps for personal growth.
- How to create a realistic developmental plan without feeling overwhelmed.
- The role of self-compassion and the power of small shifts in achieving personal goals.
- Practical advice on balancing life’s demands while nurturing your well-being.
- Encouragement to pause and assess personal needs during times of burnout or feeling stuck.
- Tips for reclaiming ownership over energy, boundaries, and personal growth.
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00:00:50 --> 00:00:54 Dr. Nazif, back again. Today we have with us
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00:01:35 --> 00:01:37 welcome Parita. How are you doing this evening?
00:01:37 --> 00:01:39 I'm doing well. I'm doing well. Thank you so
00:01:39 --> 00:01:41 much for having me as a guest on your podcast.
00:01:41 --> 00:01:45 So dear listeners, Parita is the founder and
00:01:45 --> 00:01:49 coach of Ourify Coaching LLC. She's based in
00:01:49 --> 00:01:52 Georgia, Atlanta. So the topic for today's podcast
00:01:52 --> 00:01:56 is how to be the CEO of your own personal development
00:01:56 --> 00:02:00 and wellness. So Parita. Do you want to let our
00:02:00 --> 00:02:03 audience know a little bit about yourself, apart
00:02:03 --> 00:02:06 from what I said? Sure, absolutely. So like Naseef
00:02:06 --> 00:02:10 said, I am Parita Kudapan and I am the coach
00:02:10 --> 00:02:13 and founder of Awareify Coaching. I live in Atlanta,
00:02:13 --> 00:02:16 Georgia. I have two small children. I have a
00:02:16 --> 00:02:19 son who's eight and a daughter who's four. And
00:02:19 --> 00:02:23 I'm married to my best friend. And yeah, we're...
00:02:25 --> 00:02:27 I haven't been a coach my whole career. I started
00:02:27 --> 00:02:30 my career in accounting, actually, and then I've
00:02:30 --> 00:02:33 transitioned and I've made many different moves
00:02:33 --> 00:02:36 along the way. I went back and got my MBA and
00:02:36 --> 00:02:39 then I finally decided I wanted to pursue this
00:02:39 --> 00:02:40 full time. So I got my coaching certification
00:02:40 --> 00:02:45 and here I am now. primarily I work with working
00:02:45 --> 00:02:48 women, executive women, professional women, and
00:02:48 --> 00:02:51 working parents on anything surrounding energy,
00:02:51 --> 00:02:55 burnout, confidence, mindset. All of those themes
00:02:55 --> 00:02:59 are sort of what run through all of my conversations
00:02:59 --> 00:03:01 and coaching sessions. Yeah, it's so funny because
00:03:01 --> 00:03:05 I tell this story often. When I was in my previous
00:03:05 --> 00:03:08 roles, in my previous careers in human resources
00:03:08 --> 00:03:11 and accounting, I always entered those roles
00:03:11 --> 00:03:14 with like a really big vision of I'm going to
00:03:14 --> 00:03:16 be, you know, the first female partner here.
00:03:16 --> 00:03:18 I'm going to be the chief human resources officer.
00:03:18 --> 00:03:21 But there's always a voice in my head that said,
00:03:21 --> 00:03:24 that's a great goal, Parita, but there is so
00:03:24 --> 00:03:27 much more out there for you, more value for you
00:03:27 --> 00:03:29 to add. And I heard the voice, but I didn't truly
00:03:29 --> 00:03:33 listen to it. Until I really took that deep dive
00:03:33 --> 00:03:36 into coaching and decided to pursue this. And
00:03:36 --> 00:03:38 now I can tell you that that voice is no longer
00:03:38 --> 00:03:41 there. So it's very fulfilling. I feel like it's
00:03:41 --> 00:03:44 very value add. I feel like it's very necessary
00:03:44 --> 00:03:47 and needed. And I'm just so proud of all my coaching
00:03:47 --> 00:03:49 clients and all the work that they do and the
00:03:49 --> 00:03:52 results that they get from really focusing on
00:03:52 --> 00:03:54 themselves and when they are the CEO of their
00:03:54 --> 00:03:57 own development and well -being. I really like
00:03:57 --> 00:04:00 how you ended that sentence, the CEO of your
00:04:00 --> 00:04:04 own. personal development and well -being, that's
00:04:04 --> 00:04:07 a new term to me. So can I ask you, what does
00:04:07 --> 00:04:10 it actually mean to be the CEO of your own personal
00:04:10 --> 00:04:14 development and wellness? And why does this mindset
00:04:14 --> 00:04:18 matter now more than ever? Yeah. So being a CEO,
00:04:18 --> 00:04:21 when I think of a CEO, I think of a leader who
00:04:21 --> 00:04:25 genuinely cares about their organization and
00:04:25 --> 00:04:27 cares about the performance of the organization,
00:04:27 --> 00:04:29 cares about the well -being of the organization,
00:04:30 --> 00:04:32 the development of the organization, and has
00:04:32 --> 00:04:35 a vision for the organization, right? And so
00:04:35 --> 00:04:37 that's the kind of CEO you want. That's the kind
00:04:37 --> 00:04:39 of CEO I'd want to be working for anyways. So
00:04:39 --> 00:04:42 when you translate that over to being the CEO
00:04:42 --> 00:04:45 of your life, of your development, of your well
00:04:45 --> 00:04:48 -being, that means you're the leader. that you
00:04:48 --> 00:04:50 are your own leader, essentially. So it's really
00:04:50 --> 00:04:54 about leading yourself with intention and clarity
00:04:54 --> 00:04:58 and ownership. And instead of reacting to everything
00:04:58 --> 00:05:01 that's happening to you, to life's demands, you
00:05:01 --> 00:05:04 run your life like it's an organization. You
00:05:04 --> 00:05:06 have a vision, you have a strategy, you have
00:05:06 --> 00:05:10 goals, you have values. You really think very
00:05:10 --> 00:05:12 intentionally about these things so that you
00:05:12 --> 00:05:14 have a lot of clarity around what it is that
00:05:14 --> 00:05:16 you want and how you're going to get there. And
00:05:16 --> 00:05:18 I'm not saying that this is short -term. Like
00:05:18 --> 00:05:21 any good CEO, you have a short -term strategy
00:05:21 --> 00:05:22 and you have a long -term strategy and vision,
00:05:22 --> 00:05:25 right? Think about these things and you stop
00:05:25 --> 00:05:28 outsourcing your well -being, your purpose, your
00:05:28 --> 00:05:31 identity, what it is that you really want for
00:05:31 --> 00:05:33 yourself. All of that, to me, is an inside -out
00:05:33 --> 00:05:36 kind of a game. Wonderful, Parita. I really appreciate
00:05:36 --> 00:05:39 when you say that we need to have a vision. A
00:05:39 --> 00:05:42 long -term vision is very good, but also some
00:05:42 --> 00:05:45 short -term visions on how to see we can improve
00:05:45 --> 00:05:48 our inner well -being. And I feel oftentimes
00:05:48 --> 00:05:52 lack of having that vision is what actually doesn't
00:05:52 --> 00:05:56 give us a drive. to go towards our purpose. And
00:05:56 --> 00:05:59 I ask you again, how can someone assess? where
00:05:59 --> 00:06:03 they currently are in their CEO journey when
00:06:03 --> 00:06:05 it comes to their well -being, energy and growth?
00:06:05 --> 00:06:07 Yeah, I mean, there's so many different ways
00:06:07 --> 00:06:10 you can do this, but I like to think of it really
00:06:10 --> 00:06:13 simply because if you make something really complicated,
00:06:13 --> 00:06:15 we're less likely to do it, right? And so I like
00:06:15 --> 00:06:17 to keep it really simple. So I think of four
00:06:17 --> 00:06:20 core departments, if you will, right? So an organization
00:06:20 --> 00:06:22 has different departments that the CEO leads.
00:06:22 --> 00:06:25 So we as individuals lead four core departments
00:06:25 --> 00:06:29 within ourself, mind, body. heart, and spirit.
00:06:29 --> 00:06:32 So your mind is your thoughts, your beliefs,
00:06:32 --> 00:06:34 your mindsets, your internal narratives that
00:06:34 --> 00:06:37 you're constantly playing in your mind, right?
00:06:37 --> 00:06:39 Your body is your physical health. It's your
00:06:39 --> 00:06:43 energy, your strength. It's also how much you
00:06:43 --> 00:06:45 rest and give your body some rest, right? To
00:06:45 --> 00:06:48 be able to grow and get stronger. Heart is really
00:06:48 --> 00:06:51 about emotions, relationships, and especially
00:06:51 --> 00:06:54 emotional regulation. So how you respond emotionally
00:06:54 --> 00:06:57 to the things that happen to you. And then spirit,
00:06:57 --> 00:07:00 to me is about purpose, identity, values, and
00:07:00 --> 00:07:02 really meaning. So what is bringing you meaning
00:07:02 --> 00:07:05 in your life? And the cool thing is, is that
00:07:05 --> 00:07:07 when you really investigate and go deeper and
00:07:07 --> 00:07:10 ask yourself, you know, what are the top three
00:07:10 --> 00:07:12 thoughts I have every single day? And are they
00:07:12 --> 00:07:15 serving me? What do I do to really strengthen
00:07:15 --> 00:07:18 my body every day? What does my physical activity
00:07:18 --> 00:07:20 look like? How do I feel energetically? Asking
00:07:20 --> 00:07:23 yourself these big questions and really taking
00:07:23 --> 00:07:25 the time to assess, what you'll realize is when
00:07:25 --> 00:07:29 you strengthen one department the others are
00:07:29 --> 00:07:31 all going to naturally benefit that's just sort
00:07:31 --> 00:07:33 of the offshoot of what happens but it's really
00:07:33 --> 00:07:35 about looking at these to me these four core
00:07:35 --> 00:07:37 departments or however you want to structure
00:07:37 --> 00:07:40 that and really asking yourself okay on a scale
00:07:40 --> 00:07:43 of one to ten what would I give myself and then
00:07:43 --> 00:07:46 thinking about what are the small again you want
00:07:46 --> 00:07:48 to make it really easy for yourself what are
00:07:48 --> 00:07:50 the small changes I can make that are really
00:07:50 --> 00:07:53 going to help shift that score a little bit and
00:07:53 --> 00:07:55 going to strengthen that department a bit so
00:07:55 --> 00:07:57 that it can then strengthen the other areas as
00:07:57 --> 00:08:00 well. I really like how you make the connection
00:08:00 --> 00:08:04 between the four core departments. You talk about
00:08:04 --> 00:08:07 treating your life as a business, how people
00:08:07 --> 00:08:10 should be managing that. I wanted to ask you,
00:08:10 --> 00:08:13 whenever people try to balance between these
00:08:13 --> 00:08:16 core departments, what are some of the common
00:08:16 --> 00:08:19 challenges do you think they come up with that
00:08:19 --> 00:08:22 actually hinders their progress? or achieving
00:08:22 --> 00:08:25 success. Yeah, I think one thing is that you
00:08:25 --> 00:08:28 have to be really honest with yourself when you're
00:08:28 --> 00:08:29 doing your own assessment. And this is why working
00:08:29 --> 00:08:31 with a coach can be great because they can call
00:08:31 --> 00:08:34 you out a little bit on your BS, you know, and
00:08:34 --> 00:08:36 say, well, then, okay, tell me about this. Tell
00:08:36 --> 00:08:38 me about this. Tell me about this. And they can
00:08:38 --> 00:08:39 take you through this exercise a little bit deeper.
00:08:40 --> 00:08:41 But really, I think it's about people aren't
00:08:41 --> 00:08:44 always as honest with themselves as they should
00:08:44 --> 00:08:47 be. I think people use a lot of excuses for why
00:08:47 --> 00:08:49 they don't, one, sit down and actually do this
00:08:49 --> 00:08:51 sort of assessment or exercise. And then, two,
00:08:52 --> 00:08:54 actually take the action. time is another one
00:08:54 --> 00:08:57 where I don't have time. So to me, if you're
00:08:57 --> 00:09:00 not going to take, gosh, even 10 or 15 minutes
00:09:00 --> 00:09:04 a day to work on yourself as the CEO of your
00:09:04 --> 00:09:06 own development and well -being in your own life,
00:09:06 --> 00:09:09 then we've got bigger fish to fry. You know what
00:09:09 --> 00:09:10 I mean? It's sort of that sort of thing where
00:09:10 --> 00:09:12 it's like just if you take the time proactively
00:09:12 --> 00:09:16 and advance of anything negative happening. And
00:09:16 --> 00:09:18 you really sort of think through these things
00:09:18 --> 00:09:21 that you'll be way more agile and able to adjust
00:09:21 --> 00:09:23 when life throws those curveballs, because we
00:09:23 --> 00:09:25 know that it always does, right? And so yeah,
00:09:25 --> 00:09:28 I think time is a big one for people. And I think
00:09:28 --> 00:09:30 just not being honest with yourself and just
00:09:30 --> 00:09:33 making excuses, blaming other people. Oh, like
00:09:33 --> 00:09:35 when my kids grow up, that's when I'll focus
00:09:35 --> 00:09:37 on myself. And I always, the thing I say to those
00:09:37 --> 00:09:39 people is, oh, do you have a crystal ball that
00:09:39 --> 00:09:42 I don't have access to? Because who's to say
00:09:42 --> 00:09:44 that, you know, 10 years from now, it's going
00:09:44 --> 00:09:46 to be a better time for you to work on yourself.
00:09:47 --> 00:09:48 We don't know what challenges will come up then.
00:09:49 --> 00:09:52 So I think. It's a lot of people just not being
00:09:52 --> 00:09:54 honest and making time for this, to be honest.
00:09:55 --> 00:09:58 You mentioned you do work with women and working
00:09:58 --> 00:10:00 parents as well. So from your experience, what
00:10:00 --> 00:10:03 are some of the biggest obstacles working women
00:10:03 --> 00:10:05 and working parents face when they're trying
00:10:05 --> 00:10:08 to lead themselves well? Yeah, I think there's,
00:10:08 --> 00:10:10 I mean, a whole host of things, but some of the
00:10:10 --> 00:10:13 big hitters are that chronic overwhelm of like
00:10:13 --> 00:10:16 never feeling like you're getting out from under
00:10:16 --> 00:10:19 everything you have to do. Burnout. just feeling
00:10:19 --> 00:10:21 like you don't have anything to give anymore
00:10:21 --> 00:10:24 and you're just really tired physically, mentally,
00:10:24 --> 00:10:27 spiritually, emotionally tired. And then that's
00:10:27 --> 00:10:31 the idea of the mental load of even if you have...
00:10:32 --> 00:10:34 an assistant or even if you have a partner who's
00:10:34 --> 00:10:37 sharing the load with you at home or older kids
00:10:37 --> 00:10:39 that you can delegate to or maybe you have help
00:10:39 --> 00:10:43 that comes in, you're still responsible for coordinating
00:10:43 --> 00:10:45 all of that, for making sure it gets done, for
00:10:45 --> 00:10:47 making sure people understand what needs to be
00:10:47 --> 00:10:49 done and how it needs to be done. So that mental
00:10:49 --> 00:10:54 load is just huge for so many women and parents.
00:10:55 --> 00:10:57 And then just emotional labor. I think, you know,
00:10:57 --> 00:11:00 I think especially for working moms and just
00:11:00 --> 00:11:02 mothers in general, you're not only managing
00:11:02 --> 00:11:04 your own emotions, but you're generally taking
00:11:04 --> 00:11:07 on the emotions of your household. So your kids'
00:11:07 --> 00:11:09 emotions, your partner's emotions, it all sort
00:11:09 --> 00:11:11 of, again, it's just overwhelming because it's
00:11:11 --> 00:11:14 hard to get out of that, out from under that.
00:11:14 --> 00:11:16 And I think something else is that self -care
00:11:16 --> 00:11:20 is selfish or a luxury. Only privileged people
00:11:20 --> 00:11:24 can afford self -care. And when I say self -care,
00:11:24 --> 00:11:26 when I talk about it, I'm not talking about going
00:11:26 --> 00:11:28 and getting manicures and pedicures or scheduling
00:11:28 --> 00:11:31 that massage or taking a bubble bath. That's
00:11:31 --> 00:11:34 nice. You know, that's great. That is. self -care,
00:11:34 --> 00:11:36 that is taking care of yourself. But I'm talking
00:11:36 --> 00:11:39 about taking micro breaks for two to three minutes,
00:11:40 --> 00:11:42 three times a day, just to check in with yourself
00:11:42 --> 00:11:45 and say, going back to that, that the departments
00:11:45 --> 00:11:47 of like, how are you doing mentally? How are
00:11:47 --> 00:11:49 you doing emotionally? How's your heart? How's
00:11:49 --> 00:11:51 your spirit? How, you know, and really kind of
00:11:51 --> 00:11:54 checking in with yourself or, you know, instead
00:11:54 --> 00:11:57 of making dinner one day, you say, okay, you
00:11:57 --> 00:11:59 know what, we're going to. go get some fast food
00:11:59 --> 00:12:01 or go out to eat. And I'm going to use the time
00:12:01 --> 00:12:03 where I would have been cooking to just read
00:12:03 --> 00:12:05 a book, do something for myself, right? And so
00:12:05 --> 00:12:08 kind of changing that narrative from self -care
00:12:08 --> 00:12:12 is a luxury only a few can afford to I deserve
00:12:12 --> 00:12:14 to take care of myself as well. A lot of people
00:12:14 --> 00:12:18 also think that in order to make progress in
00:12:18 --> 00:12:20 their life, they have to take big, huge leaps.
00:12:21 --> 00:12:24 or take giant steps. And I am not a believer
00:12:24 --> 00:12:27 in that. I think that taking really small, tiny,
00:12:27 --> 00:12:30 consistent, sustainable actions every single
00:12:30 --> 00:12:34 day are the strategy. That is the strategy. That
00:12:34 --> 00:12:36 is what we should be doing day in and day out
00:12:36 --> 00:12:38 to get to progress, to get to where we want to
00:12:38 --> 00:12:40 be. Taking big leaps works for some people, but
00:12:40 --> 00:12:42 I think we always realize when you actually talk
00:12:42 --> 00:12:45 to the person who you thought took a big leap
00:12:45 --> 00:12:47 in an area of their life, that it was actually
00:12:47 --> 00:12:50 just small, tiny steps they took quietly every
00:12:50 --> 00:12:53 single day that eventually when they shared openly
00:12:53 --> 00:12:56 with other people, it looked like one big leap.
00:12:56 --> 00:12:59 So I think we discount the small steps, the baby
00:12:59 --> 00:13:01 steps that we should be taking. You know, we
00:13:01 --> 00:13:03 just think, oh, we should be doing big leaps
00:13:03 --> 00:13:06 or we should be making bigger strides in whatever
00:13:06 --> 00:13:07 it is that we're trying to accomplish, which
00:13:07 --> 00:13:09 can really hold us back from actually getting
00:13:09 --> 00:13:11 anything done. That's so wonderful, Parita, and
00:13:11 --> 00:13:14 I really love your perspective. Two things I
00:13:14 --> 00:13:16 want to mention over here, though. First thing
00:13:16 --> 00:13:20 is the concept of self -care, how you portrayed
00:13:20 --> 00:13:23 that, is that by literal meaning self -care,
00:13:23 --> 00:13:25 I don't... even think like people understand
00:13:25 --> 00:13:29 what it actually means to have like self -care
00:13:29 --> 00:13:32 in literal meaning to have like subjective cares
00:13:32 --> 00:13:35 like taking care of yourself meaning that you
00:13:35 --> 00:13:38 need to go to some place or chase services that
00:13:38 --> 00:13:41 actually provides you external benefit self -care
00:13:41 --> 00:13:44 has a very deep internal meaning and that is
00:13:44 --> 00:13:46 to take care of your mental health first because
00:13:46 --> 00:13:50 if your mental health is a mess up then it It
00:13:50 --> 00:13:52 definitely impacts your life and specifically
00:13:52 --> 00:13:57 for women who are working or even women who are
00:13:57 --> 00:14:00 married or in a relationship have effect. It
00:14:00 --> 00:14:03 has effect on your kids, on your parents and
00:14:03 --> 00:14:05 everyone. So it's very important to understand
00:14:05 --> 00:14:07 what is self -care in terms of mental health
00:14:07 --> 00:14:11 aspects. And I think that is a wonderful way
00:14:11 --> 00:14:13 where life coaches can come into practice and
00:14:13 --> 00:14:15 they can help you and support you with your well
00:14:15 --> 00:14:18 -being. But the other thing that you mentioned,
00:14:18 --> 00:14:21 again, taking small, consistent steps. I feel
00:14:21 --> 00:14:24 one of the biggest hurdle people face is they
00:14:24 --> 00:14:27 think too much. They want to achieve too much
00:14:27 --> 00:14:31 in a very short period of time. And it is very
00:14:31 --> 00:14:34 important to be realistic, like what I am trying
00:14:34 --> 00:14:37 to achieve. So if I'm thinking, OK, so I'm suddenly
00:14:37 --> 00:14:39 motivated to do one thing and I have to get this
00:14:39 --> 00:14:42 in the next. couple of days, maybe say two or
00:14:42 --> 00:14:44 three days. And if you don't get that, we get
00:14:44 --> 00:14:46 discouraged. So I think this is one of the biggest
00:14:46 --> 00:14:48 hurdle, like getting discouraged when we are
00:14:48 --> 00:14:51 trying to achieve something that is small, consistent
00:14:51 --> 00:14:54 steps can come in. Yes. Okay. So I'll divide
00:14:54 --> 00:14:57 my interest or I'll divide my intention into
00:14:57 --> 00:15:00 small chunks and let's see if I take like one
00:15:00 --> 00:15:02 baby step at a time. And that combinedly actually
00:15:02 --> 00:15:05 is a very big effect, which you will see in the
00:15:05 --> 00:15:07 upcoming days. So two very important concepts
00:15:07 --> 00:15:10 you mentioned. I could relate. So thank you so
00:15:10 --> 00:15:13 much for explaining those. So what do you think
00:15:13 --> 00:15:17 is the first small but very meaningful step someone
00:15:17 --> 00:15:21 can take in this era to reclaim ownership over
00:15:21 --> 00:15:24 their energy boundaries and personal growth?
00:15:24 --> 00:15:26 Yeah, so I think. We have to think about this
00:15:26 --> 00:15:29 very simply. So, you know, aware -ify is not
00:15:29 --> 00:15:31 a real word, my coaching business. It's kind
00:15:31 --> 00:15:33 of like Spotify, if you will. But to me, what
00:15:33 --> 00:15:36 it means is that... That's clever. Yes, yes.
00:15:36 --> 00:15:38 It's about awareness, right? And I think we have
00:15:38 --> 00:15:41 to start with the awareness of what is my energy
00:15:41 --> 00:15:44 telling me today? What is it saying to me today?
00:15:44 --> 00:15:48 How do I... feel? And how much energy do I have
00:15:48 --> 00:15:51 to give? Am I feeling am I feeling opportunistic?
00:15:51 --> 00:15:54 Am I feeling emotional? Am I feeling upset? Am
00:15:54 --> 00:15:57 I feeling excited? You know, what is your energy
00:15:57 --> 00:15:59 telling you? And then I think we have to think
00:15:59 --> 00:16:02 about how we can set boundaries, little boundaries
00:16:02 --> 00:16:07 in our life to really set us up to use the energy
00:16:07 --> 00:16:10 that we have in a really productive manner in
00:16:10 --> 00:16:12 a way that's going to serve us and those around
00:16:12 --> 00:16:15 us, right? So that's kind of like creating Instead
00:16:15 --> 00:16:17 of responding to an email right away, that's
00:16:17 --> 00:16:19 maybe a little more emotionally charged. Taking
00:16:19 --> 00:16:21 five minutes, walking away from your laptop and
00:16:21 --> 00:16:23 just walking around or getting a glass of water
00:16:23 --> 00:16:26 and just taking a five minute break before sitting
00:16:26 --> 00:16:29 back down to respond to that email or, you know,
00:16:29 --> 00:16:33 saying no. to the extra task that gets thrown
00:16:33 --> 00:16:35 your way or that somebody asks you to go somewhere,
00:16:36 --> 00:16:38 if you really don't have the energy for it or
00:16:38 --> 00:16:41 you don't have the capacity or space for the
00:16:41 --> 00:16:44 thing that's being asked of you, no is actually
00:16:44 --> 00:16:47 a full sentence. No. period is a full sentence.
00:16:47 --> 00:16:50 I think something a lot of women do is they tend
00:16:50 --> 00:16:52 to feel guilty for saying no. I hear that a lot.
00:16:52 --> 00:16:55 And they also feel the need to over -explain
00:16:55 --> 00:16:58 their no. So no, I can't because X, Y, Z, X,
00:16:58 --> 00:17:00 Y, Z, X, Y, Z. Whereas they could just say, oh,
00:17:00 --> 00:17:02 I'm so sorry. That's not going to work for me
00:17:02 --> 00:17:05 today. Potentially I could have time next week.
00:17:05 --> 00:17:07 Why don't you reach back out? Very different
00:17:07 --> 00:17:10 approach. One really sounds like a CEO, whereas
00:17:10 --> 00:17:12 one sounds like somebody who's just, you know.
00:17:13 --> 00:17:16 anxious and is having a hard time saying no.
00:17:16 --> 00:17:18 And then I think, you know, the other thing is
00:17:18 --> 00:17:22 when you are looking at your calendar, your rhythm,
00:17:22 --> 00:17:24 you know, during the week, really kind of thinking
00:17:24 --> 00:17:27 about it like a CEO and thinking, okay. Do I
00:17:27 --> 00:17:30 have energy in the morning? Is that where I have
00:17:30 --> 00:17:32 a lot of my energy, my positive energy that gets
00:17:32 --> 00:17:34 me through tasks and the things I need to get
00:17:34 --> 00:17:36 done? Or am I really a night owl? I think one
00:17:36 --> 00:17:40 issue that I see come up is that there are so
00:17:40 --> 00:17:43 many experts and gurus out there that are selling
00:17:43 --> 00:17:46 their books and their methods and do it this
00:17:46 --> 00:17:49 way and do it that way. We forget that we actually
00:17:49 --> 00:17:52 are our own expert. We are our own gurus. We
00:17:52 --> 00:17:56 know what we need inherently. We just don't take
00:17:56 --> 00:17:58 the time. We don't start with that awareness.
00:17:58 --> 00:18:01 We don't question how we feel, what our energy
00:18:01 --> 00:18:04 is like. We just kind of look for those answers
00:18:04 --> 00:18:07 outside of ourselves when, in fact, we really
00:18:07 --> 00:18:09 have them inside of ourselves. So I think that's
00:18:09 --> 00:18:11 a little bit of that whole self -trust piece
00:18:11 --> 00:18:14 that comes up. But yeah, that's my question or
00:18:14 --> 00:18:17 where my stress is coming from. It's just they
00:18:17 --> 00:18:20 don't know how to manage that properly or what
00:18:20 --> 00:18:22 are the actual steps you can take so that you
00:18:22 --> 00:18:26 can manage your stress in a manageable way. that
00:18:26 --> 00:18:28 actually helps you thrive at some point. Because
00:18:28 --> 00:18:33 to be honest, in our world or in our era of work,
00:18:33 --> 00:18:36 stress doesn't go away. It's something that it
00:18:36 --> 00:18:38 will keep coming back. So it's very important
00:18:38 --> 00:18:42 to learn on how to manage those. As a life coach,
00:18:42 --> 00:18:45 how do you help your clients shift from reacting
00:18:45 --> 00:18:49 living to proactive, intentional decision -making?
00:18:49 --> 00:18:52 Yeah, and I think it's very much what we were
00:18:52 --> 00:18:56 talking about earlier. this notion of boundaries,
00:18:57 --> 00:18:59 that's absolutely essential. And I think, you
00:18:59 --> 00:19:01 know, a lot of people think boundaries, boundaries
00:19:01 --> 00:19:04 are not a request. It's not, will you please
00:19:04 --> 00:19:08 stop? Or can I X, Y, Z, or should we X, Y, Z?
00:19:08 --> 00:19:11 It's actually boundaries are what. teach people
00:19:11 --> 00:19:16 how to treat you. And your boundary is not dependent
00:19:16 --> 00:19:19 on how the other person responds. So you're not
00:19:19 --> 00:19:22 looking for a specific answer from them. You
00:19:22 --> 00:19:25 are just stating what works for you or what you
00:19:25 --> 00:19:27 need. And then the other person has the right
00:19:27 --> 00:19:30 to respond in whatever way they choose to respond.
00:19:30 --> 00:19:33 You cannot control that, right? And so that's
00:19:33 --> 00:19:35 one important piece is really having some boundaries
00:19:35 --> 00:19:39 in your life. And boundaries are not... walls.
00:19:39 --> 00:19:42 They're more like doors. They kind of bridge
00:19:42 --> 00:19:44 that gap that people can walk in and out, but
00:19:44 --> 00:19:45 it's not, it's not a wall. You're not putting
00:19:45 --> 00:19:47 up walls around yourself and say, Oh, you get
00:19:47 --> 00:19:50 no access to me. It's just saying in order to
00:19:50 --> 00:19:52 open this door, this is what I'm telling you
00:19:52 --> 00:19:54 needs to happen. And you can walk through that
00:19:54 --> 00:19:57 door once you're ready to accept that. I think
00:19:57 --> 00:20:00 that's one piece of it. And then I think another
00:20:00 --> 00:20:03 piece is really thinking about, and this is a
00:20:03 --> 00:20:05 really simple concept, but I always tell my coachees,
00:20:05 --> 00:20:07 I'm like, there's a small circle. If you have
00:20:07 --> 00:20:10 to imagine this with me, there's a small circle.
00:20:10 --> 00:20:12 Then there's a slightly bigger circle around
00:20:12 --> 00:20:15 that small circle. And then there's a huge circle
00:20:15 --> 00:20:18 around that second circle, right? So the small
00:20:18 --> 00:20:21 circle is you. That's where you sit. The slightly
00:20:21 --> 00:20:25 bigger circle is where your influence sits, potential
00:20:25 --> 00:20:29 influence. And then the big, vast space beyond
00:20:29 --> 00:20:32 that is where you don't have control and you
00:20:32 --> 00:20:34 don't have influence. Guess where most people
00:20:34 --> 00:20:36 spend their time? Yeah, where they have zero
00:20:36 --> 00:20:39 control, where they have zero influence. What
00:20:39 --> 00:20:41 is that person thinking? What are they doing?
00:20:41 --> 00:20:43 Why are they doing it that way? Why didn't this
00:20:43 --> 00:20:46 happen for me? Instead of thinking about... Even
00:20:46 --> 00:20:48 though it's a small space, it's only small because
00:20:48 --> 00:20:53 it's all about you. What can I do to change what's
00:20:53 --> 00:20:56 happening in my life? If I want something, what
00:20:56 --> 00:20:58 can I do? What are the choices I can make? What
00:20:58 --> 00:21:01 are the thoughts I can have that will lead me
00:21:01 --> 00:21:04 to better action, to better feelings, that will
00:21:04 --> 00:21:06 get me what I want? Versus even... Trying to,
00:21:06 --> 00:21:08 you know, of course, through those thoughts,
00:21:09 --> 00:21:11 feelings and actions that you take and those
00:21:11 --> 00:21:13 beliefs that you hold about yourself, you can
00:21:13 --> 00:21:15 potentially influence others. That's how you
00:21:15 --> 00:21:18 move to that second circle. And note I said potentially.
00:21:18 --> 00:21:20 We're not always going to be able to influence
00:21:20 --> 00:21:22 others. That's up to them whether they choose
00:21:22 --> 00:21:24 to be influenced or not. Right. And if it makes
00:21:24 --> 00:21:27 sense. But a lot of people spend most of their
00:21:27 --> 00:21:29 time. in the circle where they don't have influence
00:21:29 --> 00:21:31 and they don't have control. And then they're
00:21:31 --> 00:21:33 upset and then they're reactive. And then, you
00:21:33 --> 00:21:35 know, my gosh, like the world is falling apart.
00:21:35 --> 00:21:38 But it's like, are you spending time where you
00:21:38 --> 00:21:40 actually have control, which is with yourself?
00:21:41 --> 00:21:45 If the people that are close to me or if I keep
00:21:45 --> 00:21:48 trust on my people and then in return, I get
00:21:48 --> 00:21:50 off like a negative feeling or negative feedback
00:21:50 --> 00:21:53 or that influence is coming back to me, not in
00:21:53 --> 00:21:56 a positive way, but still those. people who are
00:21:56 --> 00:21:59 close. That's a more small circle before we go
00:21:59 --> 00:22:02 in a bigger circle where we don't have any control
00:22:02 --> 00:22:04 of. But how can we tackle that critical situation?
00:22:05 --> 00:22:07 Yeah, I mean, that's a great question. So let
00:22:07 --> 00:22:08 me make sure I'm understanding. You're saying
00:22:08 --> 00:22:11 you are trying to influence people that you're
00:22:11 --> 00:22:13 close to, but it sort of backfires on you in
00:22:13 --> 00:22:16 not a positive way. Right. So again, I think
00:22:16 --> 00:22:19 it goes back to your thoughts around what is
00:22:19 --> 00:22:21 happening and saying, okay, one example could
00:22:21 --> 00:22:24 be, hmm, that didn't go the way that I wanted.
00:22:24 --> 00:22:26 I tried to influence them and be really honest,
00:22:26 --> 00:22:29 right? Name what's happening. I had really good
00:22:29 --> 00:22:31 intentions and I was really trying to influence
00:22:31 --> 00:22:34 them, but maybe they weren't ready for that.
00:22:34 --> 00:22:37 Maybe I could try, maybe I can have a conversation
00:22:37 --> 00:22:40 and explain what I was trying to do and learn
00:22:40 --> 00:22:42 a little bit more about why it wasn't received
00:22:42 --> 00:22:44 the way I thought it would be. And maybe it's
00:22:44 --> 00:22:46 just, you know what? This is none of my business.
00:22:47 --> 00:22:48 You know, I'm trying to influence a situation
00:22:48 --> 00:22:50 that really has nothing to do with me. Maybe
00:22:50 --> 00:22:52 it's best if I just step away and focus on myself.
00:22:53 --> 00:22:55 So it's really about examining what you're, what
00:22:55 --> 00:22:57 and who you're trying to influence, why you're
00:22:57 --> 00:22:59 trying to do that. what your real motivation
00:22:59 --> 00:23:01 is there and just having the honest conversation
00:23:01 --> 00:23:05 with yourself and or that individual that you're
00:23:05 --> 00:23:07 trying to influence. That's very helpful. Thank
00:23:07 --> 00:23:10 you so much for explaining that. Can you share
00:23:10 --> 00:23:15 an example from your personal life of a time
00:23:15 --> 00:23:19 when you had to step into your own CEO role,
00:23:19 --> 00:23:21 especially during a challenging season? Yeah.
00:23:21 --> 00:23:24 Oh, my gosh. Let me think. So for me, I think
00:23:24 --> 00:23:28 for me, I had really had to step into. a CEO
00:23:28 --> 00:23:32 role for myself when I became a mom. So before
00:23:32 --> 00:23:34 I had my son, you know, it was me and my husband.
00:23:34 --> 00:23:36 And before that, it was just me. And it's really,
00:23:36 --> 00:23:41 I find it's a little bit easier to be a CEO when
00:23:41 --> 00:23:43 you don't have another human being relying on
00:23:43 --> 00:23:46 you. At least it was for me. So, you know, I
00:23:46 --> 00:23:48 could make... choices. I could focus on my wellbeing.
00:23:48 --> 00:23:51 I really had the time and the energy and especially
00:23:51 --> 00:23:53 I was in my twenties and thirties. So I was able
00:23:53 --> 00:23:56 to do that. Now, once I had my son, the entire,
00:23:56 --> 00:24:00 the entire world changed. And I had this small
00:24:00 --> 00:24:03 baby that was relying on me for food, for nurturing,
00:24:04 --> 00:24:06 for caring. And so that's when I really had to
00:24:06 --> 00:24:09 step up my game and how I take care of myself.
00:24:09 --> 00:24:11 What I find is when these big changes happen
00:24:11 --> 00:24:14 for people, they often Don't think about themselves.
00:24:15 --> 00:24:18 They don't prioritize their own needs. But I
00:24:18 --> 00:24:21 believe that when other people are relying on
00:24:21 --> 00:24:23 you. for their own well -being and development
00:24:23 --> 00:24:26 for a short period of time, that's even more
00:24:26 --> 00:24:29 reason for you to focus on yourself in small
00:24:29 --> 00:24:32 ways every day. Because you have to make sure
00:24:32 --> 00:24:35 that you are in a healthy state of mind and a
00:24:35 --> 00:24:38 healthy state of heart, spirit, body in order
00:24:38 --> 00:24:41 to help somebody else, you know? We can only
00:24:41 --> 00:24:44 help others as much as we help ourselves, I believe.
00:24:44 --> 00:24:47 And so I think that was a big moment for me to
00:24:47 --> 00:24:50 really sort of, I could have gone in one... One
00:24:50 --> 00:24:53 of two directions. One, I could have completely
00:24:53 --> 00:24:55 deprioritized myself and not thought about myself
00:24:55 --> 00:24:59 in any way. Or I could say, okay, I have this
00:24:59 --> 00:25:02 small person. that I am now modeling for them
00:25:02 --> 00:25:05 how to live life. I am now, they're now relying
00:25:05 --> 00:25:08 on me for so many things. I have to make sure
00:25:08 --> 00:25:11 that I'm as healthy as I can be in all ways.
00:25:11 --> 00:25:14 And so that was sort of a way where, you know,
00:25:14 --> 00:25:17 my whole energy around this whole concept of
00:25:17 --> 00:25:20 how I lead my life and how I'm my own CEO really
00:25:20 --> 00:25:23 changed. How do you think can someone create
00:25:23 --> 00:25:26 a realistic developmental plan for themselves
00:25:26 --> 00:25:30 without feeling overwhelming or not having stress
00:25:30 --> 00:25:34 of doing that yeah first i think we have to take
00:25:34 --> 00:25:36 any short term especially if you're starting
00:25:36 --> 00:25:39 out with this sort of focus i think taking away
00:25:39 --> 00:25:43 any sort of short -term expectations, right?
00:25:43 --> 00:25:46 Change takes time and it takes consistent effort.
00:25:46 --> 00:25:49 And in this game of life, right, other things
00:25:49 --> 00:25:51 come up. You're not living in a bubble. It's
00:25:51 --> 00:25:53 not all about you, right? You have people relying
00:25:53 --> 00:25:56 on you, whether it's a team at work or your partner
00:25:56 --> 00:25:58 or your children or aging parents or whatever
00:25:58 --> 00:26:00 it is, right? So understanding there will be
00:26:00 --> 00:26:02 setbacks and kind of getting your mindset right
00:26:02 --> 00:26:05 about that at the start. And then sort of, I
00:26:05 --> 00:26:07 would say one thing I suggest to a lot of my
00:26:07 --> 00:26:10 clients is to focus on one area each. month or
00:26:10 --> 00:26:13 quarter, whatever feels more doable and more
00:26:13 --> 00:26:16 realistic, right? So whether that is a mindset,
00:26:16 --> 00:26:19 energy, confidence, boundaries, joy, whatever
00:26:19 --> 00:26:21 it is that you want to work on and really kind
00:26:21 --> 00:26:24 of solidify for yourself, picking one area a
00:26:24 --> 00:26:27 month or one area a quarter. And then you have
00:26:27 --> 00:26:30 to really define what success looks like for
00:26:30 --> 00:26:32 you. So I always say there's so many terms out
00:26:32 --> 00:26:36 there where we automatically take on somebody
00:26:36 --> 00:26:38 else's definition and we don't take the time
00:26:38 --> 00:26:41 to define the term for ourselves. And I think
00:26:41 --> 00:26:43 success, happiness, these are things that we
00:26:43 --> 00:26:45 really have to look internally and define for
00:26:45 --> 00:26:47 ourselves. Because the way I define success is
00:26:47 --> 00:26:49 going to be very different than the way you define
00:26:49 --> 00:26:51 success, correct? So we really have to think
00:26:51 --> 00:26:54 about what it really looks like for us and not
00:26:54 --> 00:26:58 necessarily in outcomes, but in action. Like
00:26:58 --> 00:27:01 if I'm successful, what am I doing? So what are
00:27:01 --> 00:27:04 the actions I'm taking? How am I feeling? I think
00:27:04 --> 00:27:07 we often discount the notion that our feelings
00:27:07 --> 00:27:11 are some of the greatest predictors of how successful
00:27:11 --> 00:27:13 or how happy we are. So really taking a look
00:27:13 --> 00:27:16 at how you feel and how you want to feel at the
00:27:16 --> 00:27:19 end of the month or the quarter, right? And then
00:27:19 --> 00:27:21 kind of building systems. So we're not looking
00:27:21 --> 00:27:23 for perfection. I always say we're all operating
00:27:23 --> 00:27:26 in our own ecosystem, right? In our ecosystems.
00:27:27 --> 00:27:29 overlap with those ecosystems of those around
00:27:29 --> 00:27:32 us. So really thinking about the systems you
00:27:32 --> 00:27:34 want to build within your own system. So routines,
00:27:35 --> 00:27:38 rituals, reflections that you want to have. Right.
00:27:38 --> 00:27:40 So to ensure that you're not only making progress,
00:27:40 --> 00:27:43 but that you're achieving what it is you want
00:27:43 --> 00:27:45 to achieve in a way that you want to achieve
00:27:45 --> 00:27:47 it and that you're feeling the things that you
00:27:47 --> 00:27:50 set out to feel and that you're pivoting when
00:27:50 --> 00:27:52 you're when you need to pivot because life is
00:27:52 --> 00:27:55 happening. Having that awareness. Yeah. I appreciate
00:27:55 --> 00:27:58 that. perspective for someone who is listening
00:27:58 --> 00:28:02 today to this episode and they have a feeling
00:28:02 --> 00:28:05 of being burned out stuck or like stretched thin
00:28:05 --> 00:28:08 what's the one piece of encouragement or next
00:28:08 --> 00:28:11 step you want them to hear that can motivate
00:28:11 --> 00:28:13 them a little better yeah so a few things so
00:28:13 --> 00:28:16 one is that i don't think myself included so
00:28:16 --> 00:28:17 i'm not perfect at any of this i'm a work in
00:28:17 --> 00:28:21 progress as i like to say is that we don't often
00:28:21 --> 00:28:24 pause when life feels overwhelming or we feel
00:28:24 --> 00:28:27 stuck or we feel burnt out. We don't pause. We're
00:28:27 --> 00:28:29 automatically just like, either we are checking
00:28:29 --> 00:28:31 into this guy, you know, we're like, oh, okay,
00:28:31 --> 00:28:33 let me just scroll on my phone. Or we're just
00:28:33 --> 00:28:35 moving on to the next thing. We're not assessing
00:28:35 --> 00:28:38 what's really happening. So asking yourself the
00:28:38 --> 00:28:40 question of like, what do I need right now? If
00:28:40 --> 00:28:42 you're feeling burnt out or overwhelmed, what
00:28:42 --> 00:28:44 do I need right now? Do I need to take an action?
00:28:45 --> 00:28:47 Do I need to take rest? Do I need to go for a
00:28:47 --> 00:28:49 walk? Do I need to talk to my partner? What do
00:28:49 --> 00:28:52 I need right now? And then I think we also often
00:28:52 --> 00:28:56 dismiss the power of one. So one small, small
00:28:56 --> 00:28:58 thing that will make a big shift. And these are
00:28:58 --> 00:29:00 tiny things, right? So maybe it's that you need
00:29:00 --> 00:29:02 to go to bed a little bit earlier today. Maybe
00:29:02 --> 00:29:04 you need to drink a little bit more water. Maybe
00:29:04 --> 00:29:06 you need to take a few minutes to just reflect
00:29:06 --> 00:29:09 and journal. Maybe you need to move your body
00:29:09 --> 00:29:11 a little bit, right? And stretch or go for a
00:29:11 --> 00:29:14 walk or do some yoga, whatever. it is. And I
00:29:14 --> 00:29:18 think It's also about the boundaries that we
00:29:18 --> 00:29:21 have as well. So making small, tiny shifts, we
00:29:21 --> 00:29:23 often discount that power of like the 1 % shift.
00:29:24 --> 00:29:27 So changing something 1%, right? And then again,
00:29:27 --> 00:29:29 I think the other piece that I talk a lot with
00:29:29 --> 00:29:33 my clients about is having some self -compassion.
00:29:33 --> 00:29:36 So we often put the pressure on ourselves to
00:29:36 --> 00:29:40 achieve, to be successful in a traditional way,
00:29:40 --> 00:29:43 to people please, to do things a certain way.
00:29:43 --> 00:29:45 Nobody is really telling. us that most of the
00:29:45 --> 00:29:48 time. It's a lot of pressure we put on ourselves.
00:29:48 --> 00:29:51 So I talk a lot about self compassion. So to
00:29:51 --> 00:29:56 me, compassion is empathy plus action. And it's
00:29:56 --> 00:29:58 also about how we talk to ourselves, right? So
00:29:58 --> 00:30:01 really kind of taking stock of what is the language
00:30:01 --> 00:30:02 you use when you're talking to yourself? Because
00:30:02 --> 00:30:04 we spend more time with ourselves than we do
00:30:04 --> 00:30:06 with anybody else, right? Especially in our own
00:30:06 --> 00:30:08 minds. So what is the language that you're using?
00:30:09 --> 00:30:12 What is it that you're saying to yourself? And
00:30:12 --> 00:30:14 is it serving you? So these are a few things
00:30:14 --> 00:30:16 that I think can help if you're burnt out or
00:30:16 --> 00:30:19 stuck. Thank you so much again for sharing your
00:30:19 --> 00:30:21 words of wisdom with me and my listeners this
00:30:21 --> 00:30:26 evening in this episode of the podcast. For my
00:30:26 --> 00:30:29 listeners, how they can contact you or take service
00:30:29 --> 00:30:32 from you from Awareify LLC if they want to connect
00:30:32 --> 00:30:35 with you. Absolutely. So they can visit my website,
00:30:35 --> 00:30:38 which is awareifycoaching .com, where they'll
00:30:38 --> 00:30:41 find information about me. There's links to contact
00:30:41 --> 00:30:44 me if they want to have a discovery call, information
00:30:44 --> 00:30:47 about my offerings. I'm also on Instagram. My
00:30:47 --> 00:30:49 Instagram handle is a little bit different. It's
00:30:49 --> 00:30:54 My Inner Shakti. S -H -A -K -T -I. And I also
00:30:54 --> 00:30:56 have a sub stack that I write, which is a lot.
00:30:56 --> 00:30:58 It's a sub stack about personal development,
00:30:59 --> 00:31:02 energy, motherhood, parenting, self -compassion,
00:31:02 --> 00:31:03 all of these things that we've talked about today.
00:31:04 --> 00:31:06 And that's also my inner Shakti, if you're on
00:31:06 --> 00:31:09 sub stack or want to read that. Yeah, and I'm
00:31:09 --> 00:31:11 on LinkedIn with my name. And yeah, you can find
00:31:11 --> 00:31:13 me on any of those channels. That's very helpful
00:31:13 --> 00:31:17 to know. And dear listeners, if you go to our
00:31:17 --> 00:31:21 website, activeaction .fm and search. Baita's
00:31:21 --> 00:31:24 name, that is B -A -I -T -A, you'll find a webpage
00:31:24 --> 00:31:28 that would have her bio and all the social links
00:31:28 --> 00:31:31 so that it can be easier for you to connect with
00:31:31 --> 00:31:34 her. Absolutely. And thank you so much for having
00:31:34 --> 00:31:36 me again. Appreciate it. Absolutely. Thank you.
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