The Dark Side of Curiosity.

?Curiosity.?

It's a powerful tool for all aspects of life and leadership.

Get curious and watch your possibilities bloom! Oh ya. Curiosity is incredible when used with intention and awareness.

It does have a dark side. ??

There are those curious moments that dive us into regret, shame, negative self-talk and all kinds of sneaky self-sabotage. You know what I am talking about. These are the kinds of questions and thoughts I hear from clients and have experienced personally myself.

Do you see yourself in any of the examples below?

"What is the meaning of everything I am doing and what am I going to have to show for it?"

"What if I never reach the level of success I thought I would? If I am ok with that, am I giving up or letting go?

"What if I don't take this opportunity and I never have a chance like this again?"

"If I stay at this job I'm proving to myself I could never be the entrepreneur I thought I could be."

"All those years I spent trying to make this work...I have wasted time, money and moments with my family."

?? It's too easy to apply curiosity AND a thick layer of shame/fear at the same time.

Curiosity is meant to open up perspective, possibility and to fuel momentum. When hijacked by all that self-sabotaging crap (fear, rejection, resentment, shame) it can feel like it's actually closing in on you and suffocating potential.

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So YES...get crazy curious about life, work and everything in between but please be aware if you get hijacked and if you do....take a break...spend time with someone you love...go for a walk...do anything but try to solve the riddles of the mind that creep up when curiosity steps into the shadows.

Life doesn't have to be so hard. I promise.

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