01/31/2022
I would rather work than play with my kids.
As someone who struggled to have babies and battled infertility for almost 5 years, it brings up a lot of shame that I would choose work over playing with them. Somehow saying it outloud has given me permission to seek out why that is, instead of hiding from the uncomfortable feelings it brings up. I need to address the root cause of it in order to change it.
As a young child I saw how hard my dad worked as an entrepreneur as he often worked nights and weekends quoting and planning jobs. Work was a high priority and he was the poster child for hard work, hardly missing a day during his 50 yr career. It also stems from over 20 yrs of what I can only refer to as “hustle culture” in the corporate world.
Now, let me clear – this hustle, the grind, the work harder, work more, do more attitude was never explicitly asked of me, which makes this all a very interesting conversation.
Was it naturally inside of me, or was I a product of that sales environment? I guess I’ll never know for sure. But what I do know is that the end goal was always “more money”.
The irony is that, the more money I made, the less money I felt I had. And I certainly didn’t feel wealthy in my relationships. Less money and sh*ttier relationships – no one would ever sign up for that if they knew that’s what they were receiving buying into hustle culture.
By focusing on what you do want - presumably more money and better/deeper relationships, can help you navigate where you are going. How you get there is by first booking in your call with me to get clarity about what the roadmap could look like without having to make more money. Once you do that, I’ll spill the tea on step #2. Link in bio
