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36 contributions to Midlife Identity Reset Circle
Unpopular opinion: you don't have to reinvent yourself in midlife 🌷
We hear it everywhere. Reinvent yourself, start over, become a new you. But I don't believe we need to become completely different women just because we've entered a new chapter. I believe we're becoming, same heart, new chapter, and every small step you take towards the life you want is proof of who you're growing into. Here's where I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Is midlife about becoming who you're growing into, or are there times when we really do need to leave the old version of ourselves behind and start again? 👉Vote in the poll and share your views in the comments, there's no right or wrong answer 🌷
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Unpopular opinion: you don't have to reinvent yourself in midlife 🌷
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I think it's a little bit of both. I didn't become a completely different woman in midlife. My heart, my values, and the skills I built over the years all came with me. Twenty years of working a full-time job and running a business taught me so much, and I still use those lessons every day. But I did have to leave some parts of myself behind. Some of the old stories I told myself didn't fit the woman I was becoming. Like the story that I always had to stay busy, or that I couldn't rest until everything was done. Those stories once kept me going, but they weren't going to take me where I wanted to go next. So, for me, midlife is about keeping what still serves me and letting go of what doesn't. It's not starting over. It's growing forward.
Which story did you notice this week?
Quick check in on Monday's worksheet ☕ Once you start listening for that one sentence you say to yourself, you hear it everywhere. In the car, in the shower, while you're making dinner. If that's been happening to you, good, that's the whole point of this week. Here's why it matters so much. The story you keep telling yourself doesn't stay just a story, over time it becomes who you believe you are. Then who you believe you are decides what things mean to you, that decides how you show up, and how you show up gives you your results. Those results go straight back in and prove the story right all over again. So when you start telling yourself a new story, the whole loop starts to shift with it. You don't have to fix it yet. Just catching it is a big step, because you can't change a story you don't know you're telling. If you haven't opened the worksheet yet, it's on Monday's post. Grab it with your coffee and start with your sentence. 👉Vote in the poll, and in the comments tell me which story you noticed this week 🌷
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Which story did you notice this week?
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Right before my vacation last week, I caught myself thinking that I had so much to do and maybe this wasn't a good time to go. That's a story I lived with for years, and I've been rewriting it for the last five years. This time, I stopped and listened to my body. It was telling me I needed a break. So, I reminded myself that it's okay to take a vacation and relax. When I come back, I'll be clearer and more focused.
How did that road get so familiar?
The stories we tell ourselves are like a road we’ve driven a hundred times, we end up there without even thinking. In today’s video I’m walking you through the loop behind it, how one experience becomes a belief, how that becomes who you are, and how your results keep proving it right every time it goes round. Watch it, write your sentence on this week’s worksheet Old Story, New Possibility, and share it below if you feel comfortable 🌷 What’s the one sentence or story you tell yourself on a daily basis? 👉Where do you notice your road most?
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How did that road get so familiar?
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I have two brain primes that I go through. And this is just the beginning of those two. I am a woman who leads takes action and gets results with ease. I move through my day with clarity, confidence and excitement. I have a millionaire Mind. It is safe for me to be wealthy. Money amplifies, who I already am. Money comes to me because I am a creator of value consistently. I am a creator of value and money is the natural result of my thinking.
What's the one sentence you say to yourself most often?
Two people can go through the exact same thing. One says "nothing ever works out for me" and the other says "this is a detour, something better is coming." One spirals, the other adjusts. The situation isn't the difference, the story is. Here's what most of us don't realise, your brain believes the story because it's familiar, not because it's true. It's not lying to you, it's just using the filter you gave it, and it will absolutely go looking for proof to back up whatever you keep telling it. It always happens in the same order, the story comes first, then how you behave, then the results you get. So the whole cycle starts with the words you repeat in your own mind. Midlife has a way of shifting so much at once, the roles change and the house gets quieter, and the story we've told for years doesn't always fit the woman we're becoming. This isn't about pretending everything is fine, it's about giving your brain a better story to work with, one that's true and that actually helps you move forward. This week's worksheet is attached, grab it with your coffee and really take your time with it ☕ Don't just read through it, do the work and write it all down, because that's where the shift happens and it's what will help you move forward. 🤍Share in the comment if you have you ever noticed your own story before, or is this new for you? 🤍Vote in the poll, how often do you catch that old story running in your head?
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What's the one sentence you say to yourself most often?
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I can hear the stories I tell myself. I agree that it has taken years of practice to become aware of my thoughts.
Our Circle just got a little bigger 🧡
We have a new member joining us, please give @Susan Cada a big warm welcome in the comments, I know she's going to love it here ☕
Our Circle just got a little bigger 🧡
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Hi glad you're here @Susan Cada
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Success coach helping women with full-time jobs stop overthinking and start showing up confidently in their businesses.

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