Hi lovely,
If you've been following me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have noticed that things look a little different. After months of reflection, planning, writing and more than a few moments of second-guessing, I finally relaunched my coaching business.
It's been exciting, humbling, and, if I'm being honest, a little terrifying.
The response has been incredibly kind. Every comment, message and word of encouragement has meant more than I can say. And yet, alongside the gratitude, I've noticed another feeling creeping in: a part of me wants to run and hide.
Over the years, several mentor coaches have told me some version of the same thing: "You don't realize how good a coach you are.” I can hear those words. I believe they're sincere. Intellectually, I know they're probably right. But knowing something in your head and integrating it in your heart are two very different things.
I suspect I'm not alone in that.
Many of us are quick to celebrate the people around us while quietly questioning ourselves. We dismiss compliments, minimize our strengths and move on to the next thing before we've allowed ourselves to receive what someone else sees in us.
I know some of that story is mine. It's been shaped by my upbringing, by culture, by expectations and by years of conditioning that taught me humility was safer than visibility. While those experiences have shaped me, they don't have to define how I move forward.
This relaunch has become about more than a new logo or new photos. It's become an invitation to practise receiving. To trust that I don't have to shrink in order to be likeable or worthy. To believe that taking up space doesn't take anything away from anyone else.
Maybe that's an invitation for you, too...
As you move through the summer, I'd love to leave you with a few questions:
• Where in your life are you ready to be seen a little more fully?
• What kind words have you brushed aside instead of letting them sink in?
• What would change if you trusted your strengths as much as the people around you seem to?
• Where are you still making yourself smaller than you need to be?
My hope for all of us is that we continue stepping into the light, even when it feels uncomfortable. That we allow ourselves to be seen, not because we're seeking attention, but because the world benefits when we stop making ourselves smaller.
Wishing you a summer filled with sunshine, rest, laughter and the quiet confidence to take up the space that has always been yours.
With love,
Vesna
The love list:
Watching: The final season of The Bear
Reading: Even the Good Girls Will Cry - Melissa Auf der Maur
Listening: Confessions II - Madonna