When I first started
giving my GloWoman talks, I struggled with being called a “motivational
speaker”. I felt it was a bit snake-oil salesmany, a bit fake - and I just
wanted to share my experiences and what I’ve learned, to encourage others.
Although it works
for some people, and admittedly it’s great for the sportsfield, but I’m not a
huge fan of that “Ra-ra let’s GO!” war-like type of motivation, and I know it
doesn’t work for everyone.
Personally, I’ve
always found it a bit cringeworthy when the motivational speaker works the
stage to get everyone revved up and they’re all shouting a rousing “Yes!” and
waving their arms in the air.
Of course it’s not the shouting “Yes!” that
bothers me, it’s the whole group frenzy thing I’m not crazy about – the mob
mentality, which is seldom kind, loving and compassionate and mostly a little
bit aggro and centred around “winning” or “beating the other side”.
It’s all very well
to work yourself up into a frenzy of positive energy in a group, but most of
the time when you need to pull that energy out of yourself, you’re alone, feeling
disconnected, a bit lost, stressed out, exhausted and insecure over some
perceived crisis or deeply worrying circumstances - and the mob isn’t there to
help you out of it!
Ultimately no matter
how connected we are, there will always be times when we find ourselves all
alone, facing ourselves and our challenges and feeling weak and wobbly. That’s when a little self-love and
self-care, compassion, nurturing, gentle encouragement and quiet determination
can go a long way.
Regardless of what
is going on around us, it is always possible to choose love and loving thoughts
over fear. And it is only we who can shift ourselves out of fear and into that
loving place and sustain ourselves there.
The mob can incite enthusiasm and energy to fuel us up for a brief moment in
time, but opening up to the love in our own hearts, for ourselves and for the
world, is what keeps us connected to the Good Stuff.
Being easy on
ourselves; gently, gently encouraging ourselves, loving and nurturing ourselves
through our challenges, while remembering to connect with our pleasure and joy along
the way, will always uplift and heal us in heart and soul. And when we do, we
bring more love and healing to the world. And so the world around us changes.
I know what it’s
like to feel so alone and helpless that you don’t know where to turn. So I’ve
learned to become the person I always needed in my life – and I’m here to
support you with tools, tips and techniques to Rock your Happiness and connect
to your Joy!
And how do I know that it works? Well, I’m just like you! And I’m
doing this everyday, for myself and for others. 😊 And now I'm comfortable with being called an "inspirational speaker" and I'm happy to inspire others to shine their light and Get their Glow ON!
How can you give
YourSelf a little more self-care today?
How can you be kinder to YourSelf
today?
How will you connect to your joy today?
❤️ The love in my own heart is where it starts.❤️
With Love and all
the encouragement in the world,
Related Read: Be Kind to Wonderful You!
Bettina is an inspirational writer, speaker and GlowCoach supporting women to embrace their personal power, Rock their Happiness, shine their Light and Get their Glow ON!
She offers intuitive and insightful personal mentorship and consultations face-to-face or on Skype, group and corporate workshops and keynote talks for organisations.
Email: bets@glowoman.org
