Dear Wonderful Woman,

I hope you're well.

I hope that you have planned to take some time off to rest and re-charge over summer. I'm sure like me, you have so many things that you want to accomplish by the end of 2021. You want to look back over this year, and know that despite the challenges, the things that didn't go as expected, you gave it your all. You didn't give into your fears, doubts, or let a failure turn off your desire to achieve your career goal.

I want to talk about giving yourself the permission to rest. To know that in order for you to avoid burnout, losing motivation, and a decline in mental health, You Must Rest. In the past I have been afraid to take a break, and that led to my experience of Burnout. I used not to recognise that part of your success, is looking after your mental and physical well-being. You can't keep going without any fuel! So, I encourage you to take sometime off, to enjoy time with family and friends, to enjoy a change of scene, your favourite activities, and to re-fuel.

I am taking some time off to rest. I'm going to be accompanying my Husband to Weymouth as he takes part in the Laser Nationals, a week long sailing race. The following week we'll be going to the Lake District for a holiday. I'm going to be scheduling my newsletter, because I've got some exciting things coming up, that you won't want to miss! (There may be a couple of bonus newsletters!)

Reflect on what's holding you back, from taking action to reach your biggest career goals. If it's fear, I want you to know that you can handle it. I want you to take positive inspired action and not feel stuck. Check out the tips below and work through your fears. Believe in your capacity to learn, grow, and do great things! 

When you feel fear Remember these 3 things:

✅ Take a moment to take 6 deep calming breaths to break the negative emotions hijacking your brain. With each breath say a positive affirmation - I inhale calmness and I exhale fear (Or one of your own).

✅ Become aware of your negative thoughts and re-frame them to positive ones.

✅ Feel the fear and do it anyway! Take a small action to make progress, because action builds momentum. 

Recently, I launched the Career Clarity Quiz, to help you to asses the 5 key areas you need to achieve your next great career move. It's been really great to see so many of you start to take positive intentional action. One of the things that I am hearing coming up a lot lately, with my clients is a fear of "failure". I know that failure can be tough to navigate. So it's crucial to empower yourself, to move beyond the negative sting of failure, and not get stuck in the pit of negativity! 

To support you, I'm launching the Succeed at Failure Workshop, a 5 Day free challenge in September. I am excited to share with you powerful mindset techniques and to share how my own failure led me to a great "aha moment"! The challenge will help you re-frame "failure" and empower you to take positive inspired action. Hit reply if you'd like to know more about the challenge and sign-up! I'm really excited about this, because I know how powerful making this mindset shift can be.  

Warm Regards,

Ekua 💛

P.S. Taken the Career Clarity Quiz recently? Want help with making plans to take positive intentional action for September, book your free Action Results Call.