Behind the Scenes of My Imperfect Process: Managing Expectations and Letting Go While Striving For More

We often see pictures of people doing things we admire and assign stories to what they are doing. We may assume that it's easy for them, they have it all "figured out," and that their lives aren't as difficult or chaotic as our own.

In today's podcast, I am trying something new. I took a moment where I was overcoming stress and frustration, and decided to record how I was processing it in the moment. It happened to be that I was also on a bike ride, and I brought you with me as I was riding a beautiful climbing trail.

You'll hear many familiar themes, but most importantly, I talked about how we all have an idea of how we want our plans to go. Oftentimes, something gets in the way and disrupts our plan and can throw us off. Since having children, I've had a crash course in learning to be flexible with my plans and the art of trusting an imperfect process.

Key Takeaways

• The challenge of shifting priorities
• The actions you take add up: small imperfect actions matter
• The importance of celebrating small wins
• Being brave means showing up imperfectly
• The importance of the big picture
• Recognizing when you're assigning perfection to others and that it's not true
• Acceptance and reaching for more
• The role of self-compassion in expectations

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