Lessons on Self-Judgment and staying grounded in unsettling times - A video message
I am going to tackle a couple of topics: fear of judgment and the importance of feeling grounded during unsettling times.
Iโll start by sharing a personal story about my experience with judgment. I have wanted to add video content to my blog for a very long time and have been ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. The ironic part is that I was a producer for 20+ years, so I know how to do this. It didn't matter. Knowing I am an expert in this field just made me more nervous.
I finally got up the nerve to record my first video ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ. I don't look very good. The audio and lighting could be better. The picture quality is not great. I don't like how I positioned myself in front of the camera. I don't like the background. Is the content compelling enough?
Here's the thing. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐. Am I right?
I sought advice from a coach friend about my fears. She gave me encouragement, talked me out of my fears and self-judgment, and convinced me that I have something to say worth hearing.
The good news is that I got beyond the judgment. So n๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐, ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐. ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ. Oh and find someone to support you when you are crumbling from self-doubt.
Next, I want to talk about finding ways to feel grounded when the world around you is unsettling. This happens to be the topic of my video. Donโt worry, I will share the link below.
I am feeling unmoored, unsettled, and nervous and have been feeling this way for a while. This is in reaction to what is happening in the world right now. I canโt imagine I am the only one feeling this way. I took this opportunity to talk directly to you about how I stay grounded and hope you adopt some of these practices. They work.
Here is a link to my video, โManaging anxiety during uncertain timesโ. I would love to hear from you on how you are staying grounded.
Kathy Batista, my coach friend mentioned above, has great advice on mindfulness and self-care. To learn more go to her website.