I had a few thoughts in the past month around "Celebrating". Not birthdays, anniversaries or other people's achievements.
Nope. Celebrating our OWN wins, and what we did well.
Here are my best thoughts around why we should, what it would do for us - and then that begs the question: Why DON'T we?
Article: Celebrate your Wins!
Me: “How did it go with your xyz goal this past week?”
Client: “Oh I’m so excited – I DID it! It’s complete and I’m so relieved!!”
Me: “EXCELLENT! Now – how are you going to celebrate?”
Client: “Huh? I was supposed to do it – why should I celebrate?!”
How often do you react in the same way?
Do you brush your achievements and wins under the carpet and soldier on with the next task? Or – do you do something to celebrate your win, and let your nervous system and body know that you appreciate the hard work you’ve put in?
Most of us do the former. It’s how we were taught. “You got an A in the test? GREAT! Now, if you studied a tiny bit harder, you could maybe get an A+!”
And maybe in your house, the “Great!” was even left out…” :(
And back we go to the ‘grindstone’, working a tad harder, for ‘better’ results, so that we can get a bit more outside validation and affirmation.
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Video: Why DON'T we celebrate them?
I bet you that some of us will have difficulty ACTUALLY doing it, EVEN THOUGH the concept makes sense, and EVEN THOUGH we really love the idea.
It’s important we take a look at why.
Whenever we want to implement something new, a new habit, a new behaviour, if it’s not in alignment with our inner world (our values and subconscious beliefs), we might have difficulty following through and implementing.
Celebrating my wins was very hard for me, too, in the beginning. I sat down and made a list of what some of my thoughts and feelings were and maybe still are. Can you recognize any of them? Do they seem familiar?
If I celebrated my wins/myself then…
✨ People would think I’m arrogant or self-centred
✨ “I” will think that’s arrogant – who am I to say what I did was wonderful?
✨ My mother/father/children/whoever wouldn’t approve
✨ I don’t have time for that (being a bit dismissive about the concept of rest)
✨ I need to be productive, and idleness is not productive
✨ I can’t afford to rest, there’s too much to do
✨ I don’t deserve it, there’s so much else I haven’t done
✨ I don’t deserve it, I feel bad about myself about other things
✨ I’d feel too guilty to take time for myself when others need my attention
✨ My parents never did that – I didn’t learn to do that
✨ I don’t have money
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EFT tapping is included to help you get past the "Yes I want to but..."!
I'd love to hear from you. What are your thoughts on "Celebrating your Wins"?
