Do you Show Up for you?

progressfull showing up Sep 22, 2022

Most of us have heard the well known saying, "80% of success is Showing Up", yet if this is true, why is it that so few of us actually do Show Up?

Let's start with what we mean by Showing Up

Showing Up is about allowing ourselves to be seen. Courage and vulnerability are the essence of what we are doing when we reveal ourself, we are being open - being open about our commitments, our accountabilities, where we are weak and where we are strong

This is Showing Up

If you think through people you know, at home and at work, you can probably come up with very few examples of people who really do Show Up who are consistent, who do what they say will do and are accountable for their actions, 100% of the time

The thing is, often the reason we aren't really truly, consistently Showing Up, is because we are not starting with Showing Up for ourselves first

Particularly if we see ourselves as 'high performers' - we will talk proudly about how we Show Up at work, and equally - if we see ourselves as 'empathic, giving and caring' - we may well feel proud of how we help others. What we are so often missing though, is that the biggest unlock for Showing Up more in life - is to start with Showing Up for ourselves. Just like when going on a flight, we are told to put the oxygen mask on ourselves first, before we put the oxygen mask on the child in the seat next to us. Being able to truly Show Up starts with Showing Up for ourselves, only then can we start to build a track record of consistently Showing Up in all areas of our life

The great news is that in reality, we can all Show Up – yet it truly takes courage and vulnerability

Courage to back the decisions we have made about what we are doing, where we are spending our energy, our time and therefore what limits we have. Most of us feel uncomfortable even articulating this and yet if we don’t, we can’t accurately hold ourselves accountable. The result is all too often missed deadlines, social events skipped, significant others let down and commitments unfulfilled. Not because we are horrible people, simply because we haven’t had the courage to speak up earlier, so we accept the offer, the new activity, the extra piece of work, the one more invitation. Showing Up is having the courage and vulnerability to be clear and open about commitments and accountabilities. Showing Up is actively choosing these commitments and accountabilities as part of being in the driving seat of our own life - living life on our own terms. Doing the things we commit to doing because we want to do them, as part of how we choose how we want to spend our time and energy, moment by moment, day by day - at work, at home, in our whole life

The thing is, we only have one life - so as Jane Fonda famously said its time to centre ourselves, because this is our time

So, for you, it's time to make progress, to live life well by starting to Show Up for what really matters in your own life - at work, at home, in your whole life

Because we could see that a lot of people struggle with Showing Up, we created an Upskill (our name for a course or masterclass) to help them do just this. Our Showing Up Upskill combines bite-sized videos, private podcasts, 121 Mentor sessions, bespoke Journals and purposeful self-reflection exercises for you to apply - at home, at work, in your whole life. Our Showing Up Upskill builds your capability to deal with the pressures and ambiguity of life, enabling you to truly be there, being present in the moment, holding your ground, facing any challenge that comes your way - head on!