A few weeks ago I finally admitted to myself that my self talk around a part of my personality was probably not productive. Have you ever listened to yourself talk to…yourself? Gosh, I can be really mean to Angel.
For years I’ve been telling myself and everyone else that I’m “bad at maintenance.” Anything I saw as routine, mundane or boring got heaved into this gross task bucket and then I tied it to my brain like a boat anchor to be dragged for eternity.
Because I LOVE having new ideas. I love working on new things and helping people talk about their new things. I will run into traffic if someone across the street asks to bounce an idea off me. BUT, the stupid weight of maintenance was brilliant at slowing me down.
The back of my head was always aching with the deferred maintenance that constantly piles up when you run a coworking space. The air filter that needs changing, finding and charging Roomba, ordering supplies, fixing that loose thing, ignoring valuable leads that could turn into members. The list was endlessly getting longer while I chased novelty.
Moving into our beautiful new space was a turning point. Finally owning it and wanting to take care of my most valuable asset has been really motivating but my self talk was garbage so I simply changed it.
Instead of, “I suck at maintenance.” I say, “I’m GREAT at maintenance.”
Instead of, “I’ll do that later.” I say, “It will feel amazing to do that right now.”
Instead of, “I hate maintenance.” I say, “I love taking care of my things.”
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Now it’s your turn. Pay attention to how you talk to yourself. Are you telling yourself things that are making you feel worse? You can turn it around simply by rephrasing it. Being positive about what you can do WILL change how you feel about doing it. Want to hang out with supportive people who make you feel awesome? We’d love to have you tour Cohere.