652 - How to Trust Yourself to Make the Big Moves

Welcome to the Next Level Life podcast with Christine Corcoran. This podcast is made for the powerhouse business women who are ready to ignite their fullest potential. This is where we will dive deep into mindset breakthroughs and sprinkle in some pick up the butt motivation so you can scale your business with confidence and clarity. Whether you're craving more income, impact or inspiration, this podcast will be your ultimate resource for all things next level. Listen in as we have authentic conversations with game changing female entrepreneurs as we reveal the secrets of what it takes to rise and thrive. So go ahead, ignite your inner fire and let's get you taking massive aligned action. Are you ready to elevate? Let's go. Hey. Hey. Welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for hitting download. Today's episode is all going to be about making big moves. I've been making some big moves and about to make a few more. And I want to share with you that it is scary, it is uncomfortable, it is necessary, like all of the things all at once. And I want to share with you a few of those things. Obviously you know that I'm bringing my book to life, so it's slowly coming together. I've got the final edits and the draft back and now I'm going into the next piece of the publishing phase, which is super exciting. So I'm hoping next month, I'm hoping that it'll be out and ready for you. Uh, I also have some big things happening this week that I really want to share with you, knowing that this episode comes out on the 31st of March. So first is my online breakthrough session. So on Wednesday 2nd April, I'm going to be going live in a private Zoom room to help you break through to your next level. To help you break through to your next level. So if you feel like you're on that edge, that precipice of your next level, but there's something that's possibly holding you back. I'm going to share with you the identity shifts and the strategy changes that you need to make when you're ready for more. And I'm looking at this. This is not like a masterclass, this is not like a lunch and learn. This is very much going to be deep exploratory work to help you unpack what's holding you back, but then also figuring out, okay, what's missing within your business in order for you to take it to the next level. So we're going to get super clear, we're going to dive deep and I'm going to also take you through a really powerful mindset process to help you shift into your level now. So I'm so excited for this. I've never done it in this way before, so this is something that I actually normally preserve for my in my paid containers for my paying clients. And so I wanted to create something really unique to bring to you. So feel free to register your spot now by the link in the show notes and I cannot wait to see you on Wednesday. Yes, there will be a replay if you cannot make it live. There will definitely be a replay but I definitely suggest you if you can absolutely shop live because you'll get so much more support and one on one coaching as well. So through that so definitely worth while showing up live. All right, the next thing is that I'm closing the doors to the Next Level Mastermind. The Next Level Mastermind is a six month mastermind designed for women in business who are ambitious and are ready to scale to the next level. So ideally you are earning currently around 90 to 100k and you're wanting to take it to multi six figures or more and you are wanting to scale. So you either want to introduce a scalable offer which is like one to many or you want to scale with team or you want to scale with launching something new, right? So if you are in that phase of growth and you know that you need that support to you need that support to get it out there to put yourself out there to challenge yourself to grow to that next level. This is such a beautiful container to do that. There is so much support with one on one coaching group coaching access to me via Slack on a daily basis so you can get the answers that you need in order to take it to the next level. Plus you get a personalized scaling plan. We work out what you need for your business and we plan out the exact strategy you can put in place in order to scale it to that next level. We look at four core elements. We look at your leadership, so how you're leading yourself, how you're leading others and how you're being the leader in your space. We look at your positioning. So currently thinking about like the clients that you're attracting, are you attracting premium clients? And so it might be time to upgrade your messaging and your positioning. We look at your sales strategy. So that's where we we create your scaling plan and map out exactly what you need to do with a detailed plan that that helps you know exactly where to spend your time for best results. We look at buying back Your time. We look at, okay, now at this phase of growth where you're at, we understand that you're quite busy. So you're. So this is why this is not necessarily a learning mastermind. This is very much about the support that you get in order to level up. So we look at where you're currently spending your time, we look at how you're going to buy back more of your time so that we can focus on the growth of your business and so you can scale it. We also look at your visibility because when it gets to this phase, then usually you have organically built your business and it's amazing of what you've created so far, but now it's time to take it to that next level. So we look at different scaling options that are also in alignment with your strengths. So what really feel good. So this is not a cookie cutter where you're just going to create a business like mine. This is very much about really personalizing to what you, who you are and what you need and what feels aligned for you. And then we take that to the next level. Then we look at your money and we look at your identity. So what got you here and get you there. That's. I love that saying because it actually helps you really determine, okay, what's going to hold me back from that next level. And we look at the identity. So your current stories that you're running, the belief systems that you're currently living into, and we look at what needs to shift there. I take you through some really powerful NLP processes to shift past identity, past emotions, past belief systems that what's going to prevent you from scaling and growing to that next level. And then we look at adopting the CEO mindset that you need in order to step it up to take you to that next level. So it is in depth and it helps you create that next level transformation. So you can start leading the way that you want to lead, start showing up, start speaking the way that you want to speak and be able to take your business to that next level. So if that is resonating with you and you'd like to have a conversation, feel free to send me a DM or a Facebook messenger message and you can organize a time to have a chat with me over the next couple of days. The doors are going to close really soon this week, so make sure that you reach out asap. Otherwise, I'm going to put the link in the show notes so you can check out everything that this mastermind has to offer and also who it's for. So make sure that you check that out and come and join us if it resonates with you and you are ready to step into that next level. And then also later in the week, I'm going to be announcing my event. Oh, my gosh. When it comes to making big moves, this is one of the biggest moves that I have am making and have never made before. And so, yes, publishing a book is very much a huge activity. And. And then also this type of event that I'm creating hasn't been done, and it's so different to every other event that I've seen in Australia. And I'm wanting to create something really unique, but also so much fun. So much fun. So I cannot wait to announce all the details about the event. And that's why I wanted to record this podcast today, because when it comes to making big moves, I feel like I have definitely challenged myself to do that time and time again. And I feel like there's some specific things that I do in order to support myself to make these big moves. So if you feel like you are ready to launch something new, ready to create something that you've never created before, ready to put yourself out there, it's going to take courage, and it's going to take you choosing to make those big moves because the big moves are necessary in order for you to get to your next level. And one of the biggest things that prevents us from making big moves is fear. It's your relationship with fear. So we're going to start there. What is your relationship with fear? How does it show up for you, and how is it playing out? And how does it cause you to play small and stay in your comfort zone, the way that you respond to feeling fear? Now, I just want to highlight here, when I say fear, I don't mean like, big, scary, jump off a cliff fear. That's not what I mean here. I mean the fear that holds you back from speaking your truth, the one that holds you back from promoting your office, the one that holds you back from pitching for that opportunity, the one that prevents you from going after something that you've never done before, launching that new offer, whatever it is. And our brain rationalizes the reasons why we can't do these certain things, but you know deep down that there is something that holds you back from taking that scary step. And so fear is resistance. When it comes down to it, it's the resistance that you feel to taking that action. So when you really get super clear and radically honest with yourself, there is definitely Certain things on your heart that you really want to bring to life that you haven't brought to life yet. And I want to ask yourself why you haven't done those things. And usually the reason will be fear. Now there's a few other things that play into this which I want to get into. But firstly, when you start here with the fear, how do you respond? Because the inner chatter, the self talk and what you mean, what you make it mean about who you are as a person is what's going to prevent you from growing. Because if you make it mean that you're not someone that takes big action, if you're someone that believes that those next level results aren't available to you, if you believe that you're just have a little small, little business and I'm kind of okay with where I'm at, it's fine, it's all that I need. But deep down you know that that's not true. Then that's where you've got to actually address those fear based thoughts. Because that's what's holding you back. It's where the second guessing comes in. It's where the indecision comes in. It's where you're waiting to feel ready or waiting for things to be perfect. That's fear. That's what you've got to address first up, right? That's fear. You've got to just say it how it is. I'm scared. So when you start to actually address it and you say, okay, I'm scared, what are you scared of? So when I think about this next phase of growth for my business, this new, this new event that I'm launching, my book, I'm scared. I'm absolutely scared that no one's gonna show up. I'm absolutely scared that it's not gonna be seen as what I really want it to be seen as. I'm absolutely gonna be scared that I'm gonna be judged. I'm absolutely scared that I'm gonna, it's gonna be a flop. Like all of those fears absolutely come to the table. I'm scared that what I share in my book, it won't be received well. I'm scared that people will see me as being too boastful, right? Like that Tall Poppy syndrome absolutely kicks in. The imposter syndrome kicks in. Which is funny because that's my, what my book is about. But all of those fears absolutely show up now. It's what I do with those fears that makes all the difference. I can listen to them and I can believe Them, which then absolutely causes me to stop instead of taking action. So are you believing the fear bullshit that's coming through in your self talk? Are you believing the bullshit stories your brain tells you? Because if you are, that's what you've got to start with first. That's where you've got to start to address that. Because if you are believing that bullshit, that's what's keeping you playing small. When you change your relationship with fear and you start trusting your intuition more, that's where things start to shift and change. Now one of the things that comes into play here is one, whether you have a relationship with your intuition or not, right? Because sometimes we don't. And we've ignored our intuition for so long that we just don't have a relationship. So we're not even noticing the nudges. We're not noticing those little inner twinges that make us go, well, hang on a minute, maybe I really do want that. Or maybe I am playing small here. Or maybe I shouldn't ignore that thing that's telling me to go reach out to that person, right? Like there is absolutely fear showing up that you're ignoring your intuition and listening to the fear instead. So you need to decide which one are you going to start listening to the intuition nudges that it's like, it's okay, keep going. You've got this, take that action, ask that question, go after that opportunity. Like do that thing. Even though it's scary, that's what you've got to start doing. Start paying attention. What's the difference? What's the difference? Is this intuition or is this fear? Because sometimes your intuition is saying, slow down. Sometimes your intuition is saying, oh no, no, it's not the right time yet. But it's truly not the right time. It's not fear. It feels different in your body. So you want to acknowledge that first. So when you start to build a relationship with your intuition, you can tell the difference between that deep nudge compared to the fear showing up and causing you to play small. That feeling in your body is different to everyone else. So you want to acknowledge like, what is it for you? And sometimes the way I do that is I think back to a time where I was scared and where in my body did I feel that fear? And then I think back to a time where I trusted my intuition and I took an action on my intuition and it worked out and I go and I play that scenario back in my head and be like, okay, what was the feeling? What was the nudge? To go for it. And so the more that you can then start questioning and stop and actually go, well, hang on a minute, should I do this? And checking in with yourself and when your intuition is like, yes, yes you should, you've got to follow through and build that trust with your intuition. Which then brings me to the next missing piece. When it comes to scaling self trust is everything. If you cannot trust yourself to know the difference between fear and intuition, if you cannot trust yourself to honor your word with yourself, that's where it all falls apart. So you cannot borrow other people's confidence at this level. You cannot borrow someone else's strategy if it feels out of alignment. Right, so this is where I have like clients that I come through the next level mastermind. If there's something within their energy that isn't working, if there's something that they're like, oh, I've got the plug and play and I've, I've got this strategy that maybe someone from someone else in marketing gave me or. But it's just not working. Usually what happens is I come back to it just doesn't feel in alignment with them and they've ignored their intuition. And so we just need to make a few small little tweaks in order for it to feel in alignment and then they can take the action and build trust with themselves. The other thing that plays out here is if you have ignored your intuition for a really long time and you say you're going to do something but you don't do it. You lack self integrity. And so I say this with absolute love because I've absolutely been where you are. If that's resonating with you, if you found like you have lost trust with yourself, then you've got to start there. You've got to start rebuilding that trust with yourself. And it starts with the smallest of small things. One thing that you can do today is just choose what's one action step I'm going to take and then take that action and acknowledge yourself for taking that action. Reminding yourself like, yeah, I said I was going to do that and I did it. See back yourself. Because when it comes to that next level of growth, your risk tolerance has to build. And the biggest thing when takes, when it comes to taking risks is your belief in yourself and the fact that you can trust yourself no matter what, right? And so when it comes to making decisions and it comes to backing yourself in those decisions, it's trusting that it's not about making the right decision. Because if the right decision is made it will be okay because it worked. It's actually got nothing to do with that at all. It's got, it's got to do with the fact that if you make decision, it doesn't work out. You don't berate yourself because you trusted yourself to take that step. And so you're honoring yourself in that decision. You're honoring yourself in that action and you're loving yourself in that action. Right? Because when you can trust yourself, taking those risks aren't as scary because you know you've got your own back. So it's building a risk tolerance because when it comes to making bold moves, they're going to be scary big ass steps. When I think about it, the big investments that I've made in the past, I didn't have the money, I didn't think I'd have the time. I did not know if it was going to work out for me. But I had to take the risk in order for me to scale as well as. Like when I think about the investment for this book and I think about the investment like the time that's gone into building this book and the money that's gone into creating this book is massive. But if I'd looked back at that and gone, oh, it's is it going to be really worth it or you know, it's a bit risky, then I wouldn't be where I'm at right now about to launch it. And the same thing with this event, right? I didn't have that's going to probably cost around 50k to pull this event together. I don't have 50k sitting in my bank right now ready to go for that event, but I'm going to trust that the right people will buy tickets and that their money will come, right? Yes. I'm not doing it from an uncalculated place. Like I'm absolutely doing the numbers, looking at to make sure that I can break even no matter what, right? So I'm being conscious of that and I'm making sure that I'm creating profitable pricing. I'm looking at everything that I could possibly do to create sponsorships, like everything. But when it comes down to it, I know that I can trust myself to create an incredible event and I'm going to do everything I possibly can to bring it to life, right? So I can trust myself that I'm going to take the scary action, that I'm not going to back out when it gets hard. And I think that's one of the things you've got to start to build in yourself when it comes to scaling to that next level. And that's why I love working with women in business in the next level. Mastermind on this. Because when you build that self trust and you work through shifting the fear from the past and you start to really honor and back yourself, it becomes, you become unstoppable. But you also become this energy, like this grounded, confident energy that is so magnetic because you've got you and it does not matter whether it works out or not. You're not fearing, you're not in desperate energy, you're not stressing about things not working out. You're like, I fucking got this no matter what. So I want to share with you just finally a powerful decision making framework that I use to help me move faster. I start with, is this going to get me to where I want to go? Is this going to support me where I want to go? And if the answer is yes, then I move to the next part. I asked myself, am I going to back myself in this decision 100%. And if there is an element of doubt or fear there, if there's an element of like a lack of commitment there, I check in with myself first of like, is this something you really want to do? Because sometimes it's actually not what you really want to do, but you're doing it out of scarcity or you're doing it out of another reason or an ego reason. And so we want to just check in with ourselves there. So then if I've still got a yes, I'm going to back myself 100%. My cool. Is this a viable financial decision for the business? Is my third one. Right. So I start first with me and then I go to the financial piece. I do the numbers and if the answer is still yes, I'm like, amazing. And then the last piece is, how can I make the most out of this investment or this big move? And so I take the time to actually unpack. Okay, so how can I get the value out of this? How can I make it work for me? Now that last piece I feel has been so beneficial for me to make the most of everything. So when I've joined a mastermind, when I have, you know, travel to the other side of the other side of the world, when I have made the decisions to back myself, when new launches or new offerings like things like that, I go, how can I make this work the most? And so it helps me think outside the box and do things differently rather than just expecting other people to give me what I need. I'm like, oh, I'm going to take the time to ask great questions. I'm going to take the time to allocate time on my calendar to unpack exactly what I need out of this mastermind so I get the most out of it. I'm going to take the time to actually spend time external to the event that I'm going. So, like, when I think about when I went to the States last time, I was like, how can I maximize this? As I booked a podcasting room and invited incredible guests to come on the podcast with me, because I knew that that would elevate the podcast. And so that's what I mean by like, how can I make this work even better? Because then you see the value in investing in it and it takes away so much of the risk as well, because you're going to get so much more value out of what it originally was. And so, same thing with joining Master Ones. I'm like, great. Who am I going to be connected with? And how can I make the most out of that? And how can I make sure that I make the most out of the other mentors time? How can I make sure that I take the time to actually learn what they're teaching, like, all of it? And so if you can use that framework when you come to making decisions, when it comes to your big moves, that's where things are going to shift for you. And I hope that you really love that. I hope you love that framework because that's what I take myself through when I'm making a decision and when I'm thinking about my next big move. So I know that the big moves can make massive results when you trust yourself, when you back yourself every step of the way. Because one of the things that I see women do in business is that they kind of make the decision, but they don't go all in. So I want you to have that all in energy. No matter what your next move is, how can you have that all in energy that you're going to burn the boats, you're going to take the island, you're not going to give up on yourself, you're not going to let yourself off the hook, right? Because that's what creates big results. Don't let yourself off the hook anymore. Build yourself trust, back yourself every step of the way and take that big step and make that move. All right, lovely. I hope you have an incredible week. Make sure that you join me for the next level mastermind if you feel called to it. Otherwise, join me for the online breakthrough session. So excited for it for it and otherwise, keep an eye out for the big announcements. It's all coming soon. Thank you for listening. And if you found any value out of this episode, make sure you hit the follow button so you get access to the episodes as soon as they alive. And make sure you come hang out with me on Instagram. You can find me at Christine Corcoran Underscore Coach have an incredible week.