It has been a minute since I wrote a new blog post and showing up "authentically" is my thing so if I only show up on the good days… welp that’s not authentic, now is it!
I have been struggling lately if I’m being honest. If you have been reading my LinkedIn posts you will know that I recently started coaching clients and I presented on my company’s behalf in Atlanta last week. All amazing and dream come true events that still seem surreal to me!!! I have been riding this crazy success high for about 2-3 weeks now and recently I have started to feel the crash of this high.
As a society, we always talk about the wins and the feeling of achievement when we hit a goal but we never discuss what happens next. My biggest high before this one was when I was in my sales role and hit over 100% of my quota and qualified for president's club. Everyone was so amazing when it came to celebrating my success that when January 1st hit and I was back at 0% to quota, I panicked. Nothing prepared me for that crash - and no one was even talking about it so I just went along for that whole quarter feeling depressed given I had just come off such an amazing high.
The end of last week and this week have been like that sales crash I had several years ago. I am now a coach and crushed my first big company presentation so I am in this state of shock because I can't stop thinking, “holy shit this is my real life… now what!!!”
This flood of feelings has been tricky to navigate because I am filled with gratitude but this sudden crash has impacted my ability to create (hence the lack of posts). I have attempted to write new blog posts for the past few weeks and finally realized that I just needed to share how I am REALLY doing (because that's why I started this blog in the first place).
Processing the last three weeks has been an adventure for me. I am so fortunate to have my own coach & therapist who I can talk about all of these wins and emotions to help me process. I also have been taking extra care of myself during this "recovery" time as well. I have been going to bed early, eating fun new meals that I learned from the food coaching session I took a few weeks ago and next week, I will be camping in the woods and will be unplugged completely for the whole week!
I cannot believe that this is my real life and as I come to accept this reality, I challenge you to remind yourself that with every win/accomplishment/goal achieved, there is a crash that follows. It is part of the process. Everyone process differently, but I have found that allowing myself the space & time to recover has given me the energy I need to feel more stable and balanced.
Stay tuned for all the juicy blog posts I will have coming post camping trip! 😁
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