How to Embrace Spontaneity, Bust Out of a Rut, and Make Deposits in Your Confidence Account

Do you ever feel like you’re living in Groundhog Day where the events yesterday, feel like today, and you’re probably going to have those same feelings tomorrow? The weeks are moving fast yet you don’t feel like much is changing?

If this is the case you might be in a rut. If I’m being honest, I’m coming out of a period of my life where I’ve felt like I’ve been in a rut. I’ve had my head down, hard at work. I’m really satisfied with most of the elements of my life right now but I have this underlying feeling of unease. I don’t need to blow anything up but I’ve been looking for some change.

Luckily, Les Alfred came into my life at the right time. This conversation gave me some ideas for embracing more spontaneity, mixing up routines, and busting out of my rut. Implementing her practical advice has me feeling like I’m headed in the right direction now.

Les is the creator and host behind the wildly popular podcast, Balanced Black Girl where she covers various aspects of wellness with approachability and care.

I’ll be honest, I became a bit of a superfan after binging her show in preparation for this conversation and one of my favorite series she did was all about leveling up. The first half of this conversation we talk about practical tips for busting out of a rut but as we enter the second half of the episode, we talk about so many implementable concepts like time audits, your confidence account, and creating a brag file. I think all 3 of these concepts will level up your career so stick around until the end.

Speaking up that, hit the follow button on your podcast player right now. We are finishing up the managing the things at work series next week with an episode about conquering your to-do and we are going to follow that up with a series on creative ways to expand your professional network. So if that sounds like content that you need right now, hit the follow button so you don’t miss out.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with…the Leo, yogi, and the creator of Balanced Black Girl…Les Alfred.

Key Takeaways:

Why social relationships are harder to control than other elements of your wellness
How to embrace more spontaneity as a regimented person
How to bust out of a rut by making small changes to your routine
Creating a list of scary goals
The lethal combo of having a 9 to 5 and being a small business owner
How to perform a time audit
How cutting things from your routine can be a great thing
The importance of being hard to manipulate
Why confidence isn’t a feeling but an action
How to make deposits in your confidence account
The importance of creating a brag file at work

More of Les:

Balanced Black Girl Podcast: https://www.balancedblackgirl.com/podcast

More of The Struggle is Real:

Find show notes and more at https://www.tsirpodcast.com/