That woman you see showing up super confident in her life…
…is also terrified that it’s all a fluke and she's a fraud.
That woman you see that seemingly has everything and should be the happiest person of all…
…is working really hard to figure out who she is because she somehow lost herself along the way.
That woman you see that is so lucky and attracts the best opportunities…
…also had to fight really hard to believe that it was even possible that she MIGHT be worthy of good things.
That woman you know that shows up super bitchy, defensive, and aggressive…
….also formed a belief during her painful childhood that people only hurt her, that she can’t trust anyone, and that nobody has her back.
She’s painfully going through a world confirming those beliefs are true because of the way SHE shows up.
But she can’t see that part of it, she genuinely believes those things because she’s had YEARS of practice.
That woman you see who shows up and asks for what she deserves…
…also fought really really really hard to learn how to stop feeling guilty about thinking that her needs mattered.
Few things feel scarier and riskier than fully believing something new about who you are or what you're capable of creating in your life.
There is this super fragile and scary gap between who you are now and who you want to become.
It’s the space between the safety of the cave and the exhilaration of holy-shit-I-actually-pulled-this-off-even-though-it-felt-super-impossible.
That gap requires you to believe something new.
…even when you don’t have an ounce of evidence that it’s true.
…even when it feels hard AF.
And there are MASSIVE results on the other side.
This gap is the part very few people share so everyone assumes that it was easy for them. Or that they are different, lucky, or somehow better.
The next time you see a super successful woman transforming the hell out of her life…
Remind yourself that this woman scrapped and fought her way through that fragile little gap…
…where she had to choose to believe something even though every part of her screamed it wasn't true that she needed to get back in the damn cave.
…where she had to grasp onto the tiniest shred of possibility that maybe, just maybe, she could do it this time.
…where she had to believe that it was possible that nothing was wrong with her even though she has a long list of “flaws”.
Don’t use another woman’s success against yourself.
You are her.
She is you.
She just found the courage to leave the cave and keep going.
No matter what.
Even when it felt hard.
Get curious about what needs to change for you to do the same.
Why couldn’t you do the same thing?
It is going to be hard, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.
It’s also going to be hard if you choose to stay in the cave.
What do you need to believe for you to take the first step?
Like write it down.
Seriously.
Give yourself 10 minutes.
She is no different than you.
What could you create in your life if you were willing to choose the hard that comes with leaving the cave…
…instead of the hard that comes with staying safe.
What if the same is available for you?
Machele Galloway
Certified Life Coach
Email: macheleg@lifeleapcoaching.com
If you’re ready to go all in on becoming that new version of yourself, I can help. I can be the tour guide that helps you navigate that gap to make sure you keep your ass out of the cave. Find out how I could help you, by booking your free consult HERE.