To our high achievers....

You are our life olympians. Whether your chosen sport is parenting, career focused or athletic, in all likelihood you strive for perfection across it all. Did you gift yourself the recovery you deserve this week? Regardless, I guarantee you’ve overcome some less than easy days. Perhaps, your inner voice, your harshest critic, has pushed you through? Or did it guilt you in moments of much needed rest?  

I’ll bet you’ve heard the challenges were worth it, ‘because it made you stronger’? Perhaps, you’ve even been praised for your resilience? But could this be true and the process not have to feel so harsh?

In 2021, Simone Biles said, in reference to the ‘tough love’ approach in coaching, “It made you stronger as an athlete but weaker as a person.” I feel this speaks to when, a performance driven approach, dehumanises the person along the way. We are not machines. We are humans and at that, human beings not doings. 

Our big institutions value performance and productivity. But you are more than a cog in a wheel. You are more than what you do. You are a whole and worthy person whether you’ve performed at your best or had an off day. 

For those of us who have tough resilience by the bucket load, perhaps we are ready to learn a gentler process? Maybe it’s time to enjoy the journey and not just base our worthiness on the end goal? If any of this resonates perhaps something from our online Ease Series range is just what you’ve been waiting for and we can’t wait to see you there.

In kindness,