No One is Going to Choose You. So Go Ahead and Pick Yourself.

In reflecting on the tragic loss of  Robin Williams’ this week, we truly lost one of the greatest comedic genius’ of all time.

I was truly heart broken at the passing of this great man.  I was reminded  that while outwardly we can be entertaining others, inside there is often an entirely different narrative at play.   

I know in my own personal struggles, depression can feel like a storm of thunderous silence.  

We can be constantly looking outside for affirmation, because inside – there we have a vacuum of validation.  

We can get caught up in a cycle of reaching for the approval of:

some authority
some guy or girl
some crowd
some influencer at the top of the career chain

It’s as if we are standing on the sidelines of the proverbial Gym class, shuffling our Keds in the dirt… 

WAITING TO GET PICKED.

I have news: All the cool kids have left the building.

You’re going to have to pick yourself.

Dr. Brene Brown says thoughts of self-doubt and unworthiness — or “gremlin thinking,” as she calls it — can prove dangerous. But she says there are three things you can do right now to stop the vicious cycle:

1. Talk to yourself like you talk to someone you love. 
2. Reach out to someone you trust.
3. Tell your story. 
“Shame cannot survive being spoken.” 
– Brene Brown

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