My Huge Setback and How I'm Handling It
Melissa Palmer, MS, CPC
Executive & Leadership Coach | Career Strategist | Adjunct Faculty & Speaker
About 6 months ago I started my weight training journey.?
If you’ve ever pushed a very large boulder up a very steep hill, this is a bit what starting out feels like.?
[A bit of the back story:? Several events converged that left me feeling physically weak and oddly fragile.? It was the perfect storm of (1) the pandemic shutting down my beloved yoga studio, (2) being hit hard by the freight train of menopause, and (3) being initiated into the time-strapped ranks of those caring for elderly parents.? Fast forward 2 years, and I decided that settling for a weaker, fragile “new normal” was not an acceptable option.? Enter the weight training.? For more details on how I got started check out?this post.]
Back to my story... (and how it relates to building a life and career you love!)
6 months in and I was?hitting my stride.? Momentum was on my side.?
I love momentum!? Momentum is when you’ve logged enough effort in one direction that there’s some current or propulsion that starts to carry you along. ?
And then…
I got injured.?
It was a stupid injury which made it all the worse.? It was one I could have avoided if I had just spoken up and said no to something that I knew didn’t feel quite right.
But I kept quiet and pushed ahead.
Why?? Not sure...I think I didn’t want to create conflict or make the other person feel bad; maybe I was a bit embarrassed to speak up, afraid of how I would I look; I certainly didn’t listen to and honor my ‘gut.’?
The result was that I injured my side in a way that brought all my progress to a screeching halt.?
No more working out.?
No more?ballroom dance.?
Ice and rest were now my assignment.
I was devastated and angry and discouraged.
As I’ve been resting on the sidelines the past 2-3 weeks, reluctantly slowing my pace, I’ve been wondering, as I often do,
Is there a bigger lesson at play here?
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Melissa, MS, CPC
Career Counselor and Coach - Job Search Strategy | Career Choice & Change | Resume ? Facilitating Successful Mid-Career Transitions
8 个月Wonderful post, Melissa! My favorite line is "We strengthen our ability to say NO to things that aren’t the best so we can make room for the joy that is our ‘Hell, yes!’ Thanks for the reminder that I need to listen well to myself to create a "not-do" list as much as I need a "to-do" list!
Professional Kinesiologist | Clinical Exercise Physiologist | C-IAYT Yoga Therapist | I help people move better and move more often.
8 个月When it comes to exercise (and in life) keeping your senses and feelings at the forefront is paramount. That gut feeling of a "no" is easy to brush past and it can have consequences later similar to your injury experience. Kudos for you in recognizing when you didn't listen to the "no" and allowing yourself some grace. ????