Stop cockblocking yourself from the life that you want to have

I cockblocked myself for years.

I spent almost 20 years in a corporate job that didn't light me up and used to dread getting up and going to work most mornings. I felt guilty that I had a great salary, job title and reputation but it wasn't enough. I lived for my holidays and weekends.

For years I dreamt about having my own business, not being tied to annual leave and making a living doing something that I believed in and that made a difference to peoples lives.

I even did a career change course about ten years ago and everything pointed in the direction of me being a coach. I even had a couple of test sessions with friends and they could not have went better.

But guess what happened. My inner critic told me that I wasn't good enough to be a coach. In fact the belief that I had held all of my life was that I wasn't 'special' enough to have my dream career.

So I cockblocked myself.

Although I was so fired up and ready to train to become a coach, the voice of my inner critic was running the show and I listened to all of the excuses and I didn't move forward.

I spent another 8 years in my corporate job and continued to have the life sucked out of me. I struggled with health anxiety, a whole lotta guilt and I lost myself.

I hit rock bottom, got therapy and hibernated for a month and that is when I realised that my life would be a whole lot easier if I loved myself, stopped listening to my inner critic and started the journey to becoming the best version of myself.

After a few months of cultivating self-worth and turning the volume down on my inner critic (and yes it can all change that quickly!), I was ready to dream big and take action toward the life that I wanted and that included training to become a coach.

Now 2 years later I'm a coach and I feel like I have the best job in the world. I love having my own business and I love making women realise their own potential and helping them become the best version of themselves.

My inner critic didn't want me to believe that this was possible for me.

What would you love to do if your inner critic couldn't stop you?