Hi there,

I had a very insightful and interesting conversation with one of my personal mastermind members, Jennifer Bloome. Jen is great at reminding me that when you feel down, unless you acknowledge and respect your feelings for what they are in the present moment, it's very hard to move forward and feel as though you really have what it takes to create and live the life of your dreams.

Measuring how you feel in the moment, against how you’d like to feel, is a good way of determining whether or not something in your life is “off”.

Let me share a personal example. For years growing up I told everyone I would never work at a job I hated. Where my conviction came from I’m not sure but at a young age I knew I wanted to LOVE my work.

Fast forward 15 years. Toward the end of my sales career, I would get out of bed in the morning, only after pushing the snooze button half a dozen times (just ask my hubby). I drug myself out of bed, showered and dressed slowly, and headed out for work feeling more excited to see the people I worked with than with the actual work itself. Even though I was pretty good at my job, my job was just that – a job. I dreaded the work I was doing.

My dream had always been to LOVE my work. I imagined waking up in the morning, feeling excited to go to work. I imagined the passion I'd feel to do something I loved. The fact I was waking up in the morning dreading the day ahead was a far cry from where I really wanted to be. My feelings, before anything else, clued me in something was off in my life. It was only when I acknowledged and respected the feelings I had as valid could I begin to take action and change my life.

I like to look at my feelings as a tool my heart uses to tell me if I’m on track or off track. If I’m feeling happy, enthusiastic or optimistic I can tell I’m heading the right direction. If I’m feeling down, bored, confused or angry I know something’s off and I need to make some adjustments.

Listen, there’s not a person alive who doesn’t have some good days and some bad days. Creating and living the life you really want is a journey, not a one-time event. Don’t do yourself a disservice by telling yourself it’s bad to feel bad. It’s not. Don’t ignore your bad feelings. Those bad feelings are very, very wise and will have mountains of information for you, if you’re willing to listen to what they’re trying to tell you.

That’s it for today. Just a personal story from me about the gift our bad feelings have for us.

Wishing you happiness and success (and wisdom to appreciate your bad days too),

Cari

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