Identifying Self-imposed Expectations and Building Habits To Better Show Up For Yourself: Lesson 30

In this week’s episode, Komal talks about expectations and how we can stop suffocating ourselves by naming and removing certain expectations when it serves us. Komal shares what her state of flow looks like in her life, and how flow can be created with healthy habits that we are consistent with.

Sometimes the expectations that others have of us and the ones we have of ourselves can be there for the wrong reasons. They can interfere with us living in our truth. Many times, they’re projections that we’ve chosen to take on that end up making us feel like we have to show up in certain ways or be certain things in the world. It’s important to reflect on these expectations and let go of the ones that no longer serve us in order to gain a sense of freedom.

Give the episode a listen and reflect on what you can let go of to make yourself feel lighter.

Show Notes

“My intention and my hope for you this week, is that you can have moments of nourishment. That you can have moments where you feel whole and well. Where you can celebrate yourself for how you have shown up for the last two and a half months of this. And where you can give yourself grace. I hope you can choose something to do each day that feels really good. And I hope you can be gentle with yourself. As you break down your expectations of both yourself and the people around you.”

In this episode, Komal walks us through what unpacking self-imposed deadlines and expectations was like for her, and how she found her flow after owning her truth. Komal talks about: 

• Identifying self-imposed deadlines and expectations (14:06) 
• Finding freedom in having that inner dialogue with yourself and sitting in your truth (15:00)
• Setting boundaries and showing up for yourself in navigating expectations and giving yourself grace when you can’t meet them (16:11)
• What flow looks like for me and how these four non-negotiable aspects of my morning routine have helped me better show up for myself and others: MMMT (Meditate, Motivate, Move, Track) (18:50)
• How our habits and intuition can become blocked when we expect too much of ourselves (20:00)
• Identifying habits that serve you to better show up for yourself and those around you (23:00)
• Finding yourself in your purpose and your flow as we all undergo a collective trauma  (31:50)

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