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98: What If You Said Yes Without Knowing How It Would End?
Episode 98
Published 1 week, 1 day ago
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What if you said yes without knowing exactly how it would work out?
It’s so easy to want a guarantee before we begin. We want to know that the job will work out, the idea will succeed, the relationship will last, the dream will happen, or the effort will be worth it.
But we can’t control the outcome.
We can control how we show up, how much effort we put in, what we learn, how we respond when things don’t go according to plan, and whether we’re willing to try again.
And sometimes, even when something doesn’t turn out the way we hoped, we still walk away with something valuable.
An experience.
A lesson.
A new skill.
A new perspective.
A story we’ll probably laugh about later. 😂
In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when we stop requiring a guarantee before we’re willing to say yes.
We’re sharing our own experience with starting Hermit Haven, what we’ve learned from putting ourselves out there without knowing where it would lead, and why course-correcting doesn’t mean you’re failing.
Because you don’t have to know how something will end to know it’s worth experiencing. 🤍
In this episode:
Why we’re sometimes afraid to say yes to new experiences
The fear of failing, wasting time, or making the wrong decision
Saying yes for the experience, not just the outcome
What starting Hermit Haven taught us about taking a chance
The difference between controlling the work and controlling the outcome
What we can learn when something doesn’t work out
Why course-correcting is part of the process
The airplane analogy and why getting slightly off course doesn’t mean you’ve failed
Asking “What if it works?” instead of always asking “What if it doesn’t?”
Thinking about what you might be willing to say yes to
Maybe the goal isn’t to know exactly where every yes will take you.
Maybe sometimes you just have to take the first step and let the experience show you what comes next. ✨
xoxo,
Ashley & Jacqui
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hermit-haven--6315196/support.
It’s so easy to want a guarantee before we begin. We want to know that the job will work out, the idea will succeed, the relationship will last, the dream will happen, or the effort will be worth it.
But we can’t control the outcome.
We can control how we show up, how much effort we put in, what we learn, how we respond when things don’t go according to plan, and whether we’re willing to try again.
And sometimes, even when something doesn’t turn out the way we hoped, we still walk away with something valuable.
An experience.
A lesson.
A new skill.
A new perspective.
A story we’ll probably laugh about later. 😂
In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when we stop requiring a guarantee before we’re willing to say yes.
We’re sharing our own experience with starting Hermit Haven, what we’ve learned from putting ourselves out there without knowing where it would lead, and why course-correcting doesn’t mean you’re failing.
Because you don’t have to know how something will end to know it’s worth experiencing. 🤍
In this episode:
Why we’re sometimes afraid to say yes to new experiences
The fear of failing, wasting time, or making the wrong decision
Saying yes for the experience, not just the outcome
What starting Hermit Haven taught us about taking a chance
The difference between controlling the work and controlling the outcome
What we can learn when something doesn’t work out
Why course-correcting is part of the process
The airplane analogy and why getting slightly off course doesn’t mean you’ve failed
Asking “What if it works?” instead of always asking “What if it doesn’t?”
Thinking about what you might be willing to say yes to
Maybe the goal isn’t to know exactly where every yes will take you.
Maybe sometimes you just have to take the first step and let the experience show you what comes next. ✨
xoxo,
Ashley & Jacqui
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hermit-haven--6315196/support.