Is your never-ending busyness a way to avoid reflecting and hearing answers to your big questions? Slowing down forces you to get clarity on whether the choices you’re making are aligned with what you say is important to you.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, Kristen discusses the power of intentionally slowing down and focusing on what truly matters. She explains bigger questions you need to ask yourself to understand what you’re avoiding by not slowing down, plus how to use the holidays to reflect on your 2023 wins, struggles, and learnings.
Listen in to learn how slowing down allows you to hear your intuition, identify what truly matters to you, and get your habits aligned.
Key Takeaways:
- How to de-prioritize and give yourself permission to slow down and connect.
- How slowing down forces you to get clarity and answers on what’s important in your life.
- How to use the holidays to reflect on your wins, struggles, and learnings and visualize your future goals.
- How to get intentional about growth opportunities that will result in more fulfillment, joy, purpose, and connection with yourself and others.
- How slowing down allows you to hear your intuition and identify what truly matters to you.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
- [00:56] The importance of being conscious about pausing and listening to yourself instead of hyper-focusing on the doing.
- [02:00] Understanding how December can be stressful and the importance of slowing down and connecting.
- [05:28] The bigger questions you need to ask yourself to understand what you’re avoiding by not slowing down.
- [08:04] Why over the holidays is the best time to reflect, acknowledge, and celebrate your wins, struggles, and learnings of the year.
- [11:16] The areas on the wheel of life and how to rank yourself in each area to get clear on the possibilities for change.
- [14:45] The importance of getting a support system to help you stay in alignment with your goals and celebrate your wins.
- [16:43] The benefits of intentionally slowing down and not carrying busyness as a badge of honor all year round.
Standout Quotes:
- “We all need rest; we need that time and rest where we’re not doing anything.”- Kristen [07:07]
- “It’s important as you start to think about your vision and goals for 2024 that you’re very clear this is not something you’re doing on your own but something you can do with others and have support in order to feel less alone working on them.”– Kristen [16:04]
- “As you slow down, it is much easier to hear your intuition; it is much easier to hear your most resourceful self.”– Kristen [16:48]
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