The other day, I was telling a friend about my inner critic’s tendency to tell me that I’m not “far enough along yet” in my business.
This conversation arose because a client I was supporting was triggered by something I had pointed out to her about why she’s not seeing growth in her business.
My observation and insight clearly held an emotional charge for her, and she contracted, then hot potato-ed her discomfort at me instead of feeling it fully + getting curious about the trigger, pointing the finger in blame, and saying “I just need a coach who’s much further along than me, and I don’t like your coaching style.”
OUCH. But also, not my stuff, sister.
And in reality, I 150% knew that was not at all true.
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