ASMR coloring with crayons, pencils & markers - 🏊‍♀️ follow (no talking, but read description)

About two years ago - after I had started my own small yoga/fitness business and was having trouble navigating the overwhelming sphere of social media marketing, I questioned EVERYTHING. I questioned if I was good enough, if I was an imposter, if I could be successful (or as successful as others appeared to be), if I needed to change myself in order to fit into what I was seeing others post on their socials, etc etc etc. I was letting outside stuff and people distract me, run me off course, and chip away at my confidence. UNTIL I met with my counselor who encouraged me to use my experience as a competitive swimmer to help steer me back into alignment.
Have you ever noticed the black line at the bottom of a swimming pool? It’s there so you can keep yourself on the straightest - meaning your fastest, most efficient and successful - course during a race. (The T near the wall is there as a guide to let you know when to perform your flip turn.) When my counselor used that imagery - something that I was SO familiar with - and recommended I “follow the black line” even when I’m out of the water, I felt an immediate shift in my attitude. It was one of the most powerful pieces of advice I’ve ever been given and has since become a bit of a mantra for me (in life, not just business). If I begin to feel myself paying too much attention to what others are doing or I need to refocus my attention back onto my own journey, I remind myself of her words and I course correct. I’ve come to realize that the only way for me to truly remain authentic to myself is to follow MY OWN black line… no one else’s!
Maybe this strategy will help you as well. I hope so :-)