🏰 a shortcut to happily ever after [OHT 083]
If you’re feeling impatient with your progress and wishing you could fast forward, flip to the back of the book, this bud’s for you.
Instead of snoozing your satisfaction and delaying (even denying) gratification till you reach your imaginary endgame, let’s try something different.
Use that happily ever after to your advantage.
Take a good look into that future to see what you expect to feel when you reach XYZ outcome.
How can you feel that now? Like a fruit infused water break… how can you add pleasure to the process today?
Reel it into the present.
Ex. I absolutely do want to finish and share my first book (and many after it!), but don’t feel inspired to work on it in a solo silo. That feels flat and too far removed from the “happily ever after,” because my favorite part is sharing my ideas with you in an organized, cohesive format.
I can add pleasure to the process by shortening the feedback loop and sharing behind-the-scenes of my creative process with you here via the podcast. I get to enjoy the magic of conversations all along the way, and BONUS - one day the book will be done!
Get what I’m saying?
Play with adding pleasure to your process.
Find creative ways to genuinely feel more content with the present, and you’re an instant winner.
Micro-happily ever afters.
Wee wee wee all the way home.
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Hi! đź‘‹ I'm Nikki.
...Elledge Brown.
Creator of the On Her Terms® universe.
Pro word nerd and mom of three.
I'm a creative advisor, coach, and strategist for entrepreneurial women who love their work, their families, and their alone time.
I'm also a military spouse and former park ranger and college professor with a penchant for almost excessive verbal processing. (You've prob picked up on that by now.)
After over a decade in business and momming, moving from my fave Hawaiian island to my fave Texas town, reckoning with and recovering from my own brand of #onherterms burnout, I've been deep in introspection + experimentation over here:
Got it. Not a dress rehearsal. What do I really want my life to look like? What do I want it to feel like? In each area of life, what are my terms for this season? When I get really honest and ditch the should dos and the have tos…what's left? What’s true? NOW WHAT?
This podcast is a space to track that journey, to share my field notes, to anchor in the stories and lessons my clients and I are learning along the way.
Join me here to refresh your OWN definitions of what matters most to you. Motherhood, ambition, fulfillment, creativity, relationships, inspiration, REST, success, community, and about a squillion other words and concepts that deserve thoughtful consideration.
Can't wait to hear your take.
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