When Your Brain Tries To Silence Good Work!
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I chose to be unapologetic and move forward anyway! Let me share with you what happened.
Last Friday, I sent out my weekly Weekend Brain Health Tip (message me if your interested in receiving this).
One short post. One simple message. Something I genuinely care about.
And then there was an influx of messages coming through!
Not one.
Not two.
But three mistakes in my message.
Nothing dramatic! Nothing that would change the meaning! Nothing people would be offended by! But this is me!
The moment I saw them, something in me shifted.
Not my standards. My sense of myself.
It wasn’t, “Oh, I missed a few things.”
It was, “How could I let that happen?” “This is sooooo sloppy.” “What are people going to think, they will probably think I’m not as competent as they thought!
And then came the familiar feeling.
That quiet urge to pull back.
To stop posting altogether. To stop sharing completely. To hesitate before sending the next message.
Not because the work didn’t matter.
But because suddenly…I felt exposed.
This is what the brain does so effortlessly.
It takes a mistake and turns it into a judgment about the person.
It shifts the spotlight from:
“Something went wrong in this activity”
to
“Something is wrong with me.”
I could feel what was happening. So before I allowed myself to overthink the situation, I quickly corrected the post and sent the revised version to the other group.
And then the thought landed:
Who am I to keep posting? Who am I to follow up the 'unprofessional message with an invite to my webinar? Who am I to speak about brain health when I make mistakes too?
This is the exact moment where most people stop!
Not because they lack knowledge.
Not because they lack purpose.
But because their brain quietly convinces them to step aside. To give up, claiming that they are not worthy and in fact imposters!
And this is where I made a different choice.
I chose to be #unapologetic and #audacious.
Not arrogant Not pretending I’m perfect.
But the audacity to speak AT myself and say:
I will not let a few errors silence a message I believe will strengthen others.
I will not confuse human imperfection with lack of calling.
I will not let imposter syndrome decide what good I’m allowed to do.
Because this is what I know to be true.
Our brains are not just tools for thinking!
They are the lens through which we interpret:
Mistakes.
Identity.
Courage.
Calling.
And if we don’t lead our brain well, it will quietly lead us away from the very work that matters most to us!
That moment on Friday is exactly why this image exists.
Why this webinar is happening.
Why Brain Health, Unapologetically is not a slogan but a decision... for all of us!
To love the brain that carries daily life.
To lead it and not be led by it!
To invest in it not shrink because of it!
Three Takeaways For You From That Moment
1. Your brain will always try to protect you by pulling you back.
To the brain - growth feels unsafe, visibility feels risky and to retreat feels logical. That doesn’t mean it’s right!
2. Mistakes in your work are not verdicts of your worth.
A typo is not a diagnosis of who you are or what your capable of. An error is not a reflection of your identity or your worth.
3. Courage is a decision.
Confidence often comes after taking action and not before it.
And so here is my choice.
My #IChoose.
#IChooseToMoveForwardEvenWhenMyBrainWhispers"WhoDoYouThinkYouAre
#IChooseToMoveForwardEvenWhenMyBrainWhispers"WhoWillListenToYou"
#IChooseToInvestInTheBrainThatCarriesMyCalling,NotSilenceIt
Choose with intention!
With Gratitude
Annabel
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