WEBVTT - Mojo Monday - Stop Playing Small With Carly Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, It's Culli Taylor here. Welcome back to this

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<v Speaker 1>week's Mojo Monday. So today I want to challenge you

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<v Speaker 1>with a simple thought, and that is to stop playing small.

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<v Speaker 1>So where in your life, whether it's at home or work,

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<v Speaker 1>or in your health or whatever domain of your life,

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<v Speaker 1>where do you find that you shrink or hide or

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<v Speaker 1>turn away from? So take it from me. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is the reason why I wanted to do this Mojo

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<v Speaker 1>Monday because I used to be the queen of playing small.

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<v Speaker 1>So staying in a comfort zone it feels safe, but

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<v Speaker 1>only for a while, and deep down you know that

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<v Speaker 1>you've got more to give. And this doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be world changing. It could be simply be showing up

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<v Speaker 1>in your little corner of the world. But when fear

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<v Speaker 1>holds you back, so fear of being seen, fear of failing,

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<v Speaker 1>fear of being judged, you create this gap. And that

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<v Speaker 1>is the gap between who you are and who you

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<v Speaker 1>could be. So you don't want to let that potential

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<v Speaker 1>slide by. So I've lived in that zone and yes

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<v Speaker 1>I still dip back into it. I don't think this

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<v Speaker 1>is just about suddenly you're out of the comfort zone.

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<v Speaker 1>We're always sort of dipping in and out of it.

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<v Speaker 1>But more and more I'm choosing to step into discomfort

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<v Speaker 1>and that's usually the stuff that my mind automatically says

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<v Speaker 1>no to. So seriously, it's like, my mind is this

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<v Speaker 1>really annoying friend who's trying to protect me. But what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm better at, like this friend is just going no,

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<v Speaker 1>don't do it. It's too dangerous or it's too risky,

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<v Speaker 1>and giving me all those excuses as to why I

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't do it. But what I'm better at now is

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<v Speaker 1>not taking my mind's advice when I know down that

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<v Speaker 1>I actually do want to do this thing. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to move forward. And this zone of risk and unknown

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<v Speaker 1>and uncertainty is scary and it's also exciting and it's

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<v Speaker 1>where growth actually happens. But you can't be in this

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<v Speaker 1>space without taking action in the presence of fear, because

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<v Speaker 1>every time you hold back your ideas and silence your

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<v Speaker 1>voice or shrink to fit in, you're playing small and

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<v Speaker 1>it costs you. You miss opportunities, you potentially rob the

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<v Speaker 1>world of your strengths, and over time, you start believing

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<v Speaker 1>that the smaller version of you is all that you've got.

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<v Speaker 1>But that is just a story that your mind is

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<v Speaker 1>telling you. Your mind is just constantly telling you stories,

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<v Speaker 1>but you don't actually have to believe it. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you can be aware of that, then you can start

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<v Speaker 1>writing your own story through action. And this is certainly

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<v Speaker 1>not about arrogance or ego or certainly not about hurting others.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly not about being the loudest in the room either,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's about showing up as your full self and

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<v Speaker 1>being willing to take a risk. So this week, notice

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<v Speaker 1>when your mind tells you no when you really want

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<v Speaker 1>to say yes. So maybe it's in a meeting and

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<v Speaker 1>you've got ideas flowing through your head and you know

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<v Speaker 1>your ideas could be great, but you are holding yourself back,

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<v Speaker 1>So get those ideas out there. Or maybe you're dreaming

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<v Speaker 1>about starting a project or starting a business, or pitching

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<v Speaker 1>for a job or creating a workshop or a webinar

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever it is, just take that first step. So

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<v Speaker 1>here's your cue for this week's Mojo Monday. Stop playing small,

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<v Speaker 1>lean into it, lean into the fear, lean into the uncertainty,

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<v Speaker 1>take action and show up and then see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you for joining me. I hope that has

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<v Speaker 1>been valuable and useful for you for this week, and

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<v Speaker 1>I will catch you next week. See ya.