Lucidity

CLIENT WIN 🤍

This text made my whole weekend.

Not that long ago, the thought of travelling created so much uncertainty and anxiety for this client it felt like it was out of reach. The worry, the what-ifs, the fear of being away from home. It could easily have stopped her from doing something she really wanted to do. But she worked at it.

We talked through the anxiety. We challenged the thoughts. We focused on what she could control. She practised the tools, trusted herself and kept moving forward even when she was scared.

And then I got this text.

Whale watching. An amazing lunch. Travelling. Enjoying herself. LIVING. 👏

This is why I say confidence is something you practice.

It isn’t about never feeling anxious or afraid. It’s about getting to the point where those feelings don’t get to make your decisions for you.

So damn proud of her. 🤍

The things that once scared you can become the things you’re out there doing.

Confidence looks different on me these days.

It’s making the decision without overthinking it for three weeks. Saying no without a five-paragraph explanation. Trusting myself even when I don’t have all the answers. Being nervous and doing it anyway.

And probably the biggest one? Not needing everyone else to understand my choices before I make them.

I tell my clients this all the time: confidence is something you practice.

And apparently, I’ve been practicing. 🤍

Damn, I’m proud of how far I’ve come.

Confidence looks good on you too just need to trust your instincts and take the steps…you can do it, I promise!

Grade 3 and blink to Grade 8. ❤️

And somehow, the little boy I once had to encourage to be brave is becoming someone who reminds me what bravery actually looks like.

Jack, I hope you know how incredibly proud I am of you.

Not because you have it all figured out. Not because you’re never nervous, unsure or afraid.

But because you keep showing up as you.

I’ve watched your confidence grow, not into being the loudest in the room, but into trusting yourself a little more. Speaking up. Trying things. Finding your people. Knowing what you like and who you are.

That’s the kind of confidence I hope you never lose.

The kind that doesn’t need anyone else’s permission.

As you walk into Grade 8, my wish for you is the same one woven through the pages of Rooted with Confidence:

Take up space.
Trust yourself.
Do the things that scare you.
Be kind.
Be brave.
And never shrink who you are to make someone else comfortable.

You are more capable than you know.

And I will always, always be in your corner.

Go get ’em, Grade 8. ❤️

Love you, kid.
Mom