WHEN RED FLAGS ARE ACTUALLY GREEN
Making the choice to try something new and different is hard. You want to do it, something keeps pulling you to do it. Maybe it’s not something that people expect from someone like you. You know that you're capable of great things, but sometimes... well, sometimes it's really fucking scary. When we feel that anxious feeling in our chest or pit of our stomach, we quickly label it a red flag, so maybe we don’t do the thing or put off doing the thing we were just so excited to try.
You can hesitate to try something new and different because you know you're going to get pushback and judgment from others.
Sometimes (a lot of times), that's a sign that you're on the right track. You need to really need to fucking do it. When you're terrified because you know people are gonna talk, that's your GREEN FLAG.
On the other side of that fear, everything blossoms. Feeling anxious about starting something new is normal — but you'll flourish from there. It's pulling on your heart for a reason.
This is why I love pole. Yes, I started out trying to learn some new skills. Yes, I wanted to be physically active. But the REALLY cool part of it? It's the mind-body-soul connection. It's the way that through the things you learn in your classes here, you can unfurl the best parts of yourself.
Being rigid — inside and out of the studio — can feel like putting on your armor. You want to look a certain way. You want to master a technique because it looks really fucking cool. You want to be steady. Strong.
We all crave that, sometimes.
But life's not about checking off a list. When you pay attention to where the tension is, when you observe it and own it, and then intentionally LET IT GO — that's where the magic REALLY starts to happen.
You can build and grow in a way that feels GOOD instead of being constantly frustrated. When you change your focus to observing the feelings within, rather than what your technique looks like in the mirror (or, y'know, to other people), it changes the whole game.
Open your heart & mind. You can be soft and strong. Release the notion of rigidity meaning strength. Bring softness into your life.
Slow down. Find your flow state. Commit to a daily practice of bravery. Give yourself time to feel what's actually aligned for you.
This? This is the stuff that makes you UNSTOPPABLE.
