A Masterpiece & Work in Progress

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲." - 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐡

I breathed a sigh of relief when I read this quote because it freed me from the burden and pressure of perfection.

As someone on the journey of building my bedazzling life and living authentically, sometimes that critical voice comes and asks, “Who are you to talk about authenticity, personal leadership, transformation and all the things you talk about?”

Also, when I look at where I am and where I aspire to be, the distance seems really far.

But today, I am encouraged by Sophia’s quote that I can be both a masterpiece and a work-in-progress at the same time.

A part of my life can be spectacular and another on life-support (a bit dramatic but you get it) 😂

I hope you feel encouraged as well and never think that because some things in your life aren’t working, then you are failing.

No, you are not failing, you are simply human!

Let me balance things by saying this: 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤-𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 “𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦”. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

It’s called work-in-progress for a reason - there’s an ongoing effort to improve and develop something till it becomes a finished product.

Let me share with you a powerful insight that has radically shifted my outcomes when it comes to my self-development.

It’s called 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦, and I learned it from my coach Debola Deji - Kurunmi.

The principle is simple: conduct an in-depth analysis of an area of your life that’s thriving and note down the valuable insights.

Then, take those learnings and adapt them to an area that you’re currently struggling with or needs improvement.

This process allows you to leverage your proven methods to overcome challenges and achieve better results across various facets of your life.

I hope you try this out. It’s a game-changer!

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