The New Crop: Issue #79
living a life true to yourself + "the breakthrough fallacy -- what change actually looks like"
What’s in this issue:
💭 Thought: Living a life true to yourself
📚 Read: The Breakthrough Fallacy — What Change Actually Looks Like
😆 Today’s Laugh
💭 Today’s Thought
I invite you to read the snippet below and then ponder the questions in Today’s Reflection, to shine a light on what the most intentional, authentic version of your life might be.
Many years ago, I read a moving article by a hospice caregiver who had accompanied thousands of people during their final weeks. One phrase in particular has stayed with me. After countless hours listening to the thoughts of the dying, the caregiver summed up their greatest regret with these words: “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself.”
- Tara Brach, Radical Compassion
🖊️ Today’s Reflection
If you’re new to journaling, I highly encourage you to read Nancy Adler’s article: Want to be an outstanding leader? Keep a journal.
This week, find a quiet place and gift yourself 10 minutes to reflect on any of these prompts (or invent your own!):
What does it mean to live true to yourself?
How aligned is your life with what matters to your heart?
Daily reflection prompt: Did you live true to yourself today? What choice could you make tomorrow to live more true to yourself?
📚 Today’s Read
The Breakthrough Fallacy — What Change Actually Looks Like
When we constantly seek the next epiphany or the next breakthrough to “fix” ourselves, really all we’re doing is reaffirming a belief that we’re already broken. The desire for the singular breakthrough that rewrites our identity and remixes our entire lives is a subtle but persistent attack on our own self-worth: a seemingly noble desire on the surface that reverberates “I’m not good enough, I’m not good enough,” underneath.
- Mark Manson
Click here to read more about the Breakthrough Fallacy, and reframe how real and lasting change occurs.
See you next week!
xo,
Anne
P.S. I also offer 1:1 coaching for women in leadership roles who are struggling to balance all the things — work and leading others, family, etc. — and might be feeling a bit like their time or priorities aren’t theirs, or that they’re showing up for others (their team, loved ones, friends, etc.) in ways that don’t reflect the best version of themselves.
➡️ If this is you or someone you know, I have two open spots for new clients this month — grab a spot on my calendar so we can get to know each other and explore whether there’s a fit in working together.