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Can You Give Yourself Credit Before You’re Finished? · Mosaic Sparks with Lesley George

• 0:01
  SPEAKER_00: This episode is brought to you by Mosaic Publishing.
• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: That's my company, where I help women over 40 write the book their family would read for generations, or turn their professional experience into a book that shares their expertise and opens doors to speaking, leadership, and business opportunities.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: So if you've been meaning to start yours, go ahead and send me a message.
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_00: So hello, sparklers, and welcome to Spark Inten, your weekly moment to pause, connect, celebrate, and take one thought with you that can bring a little encouragement into your week.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: I am Leslie George and I'm your host, and I'm glad you're spending these next few minutes with me.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: But let me start by welcoming our new listeners in Royal Oak, Michigan, Montreal, Quebec, and Eneca, Minnesota.
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  SPEAKER_00: Around here, I affectionately call you a sparkler.
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  SPEAKER_00: So consider this your official welcome.
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  SPEAKER_00: To you who have been listening, sharing the episodes, and coming back for another little spark.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for continuing to make room for my voice.
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  SPEAKER_00: Seeing new places join us is so exciting.
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  SPEAKER_00: And knowing you keep returning gives me something to celebrate as well.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_00: Whether this is your first episode or you already know how we do things around here, go ahead and pull up a chair and get comfortable.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: I want to send some love to you if you are celebrating a birthday, an anniversary, a new opportunity, or something you worked hard to accomplish.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_00: Send me a message and tell me about it so I can celebrate you in an upcoming episode.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps your celebration is something you have not announced.
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  SPEAKER_00: You finally made an appointment, submitted something you were nervous about, or handle a difficult conversation with more confidence than you would have a year ago, a month ago, or even last week.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope you give yourself a moment to appreciate that.
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  SPEAKER_00: I also want to make room for you if life feels difficult right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe you're grieving, worried about someone you love, or even facing a financial pressure or trying to understand a change you never asked for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hearing other people celebrate can bring up complicated feelings when you're working hard just to get through your own day.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: You are welcome here exactly where you are, and we are here for you too.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can listen quietly, take a breath, and let this be a few minutes when nobody needs you to have an answer.
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  SPEAKER_00: If there is something you feel comfortable sharing, send me a message and let me know whether you would like it kept private.
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  SPEAKER_00: I care about how you're doing, and I want this space to hold encouragement for the hard days as well as a celebration for the joyous ones.
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  SPEAKER_00: So this brings me to one thought I want you to hold on to this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give yourself credit for what today required of you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some days that means celebrating something you completed, other days it just means acknowledging how much effort it took to show up while carrying something heavy.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_00: Think about how quickly you move past what you manage to do because your mind has already pulled pulled up everything that remains unfinished.
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  SPEAKER_00: Somebody asks how things are going, and before you mention what went well, you start explaining what you haven't gotten around to yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: By the time you finish talking, you have practically talked yourself out of having made any progress.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can spend an entire day making decisions, keeping commitments, and caring for people and working towards something important.
• 4:35
  SPEAKER_00: Then lie down at night thinking about the three things you did not finish.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those three things get the microphone, and everything you did manage to do sits quietly in the back of the room.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want you to notice when that happens, especially during a difficult season.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may be comparing today's energy with what you could do before the loss, before the health concern, or before your responsibilities change.
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  SPEAKER_00: That comparison can leave out a very important detail of what you are carrying now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your expectations deserve to take your circumstances into account.
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  SPEAKER_00: So think about a woman you love.
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  SPEAKER_00: If she tells you she has she was having a hard week and had finally made a call to ask for help, you would probably recognize the courage that that took.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you're working towards a goal that is taking longer than you expected.
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh, do I know about that?
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  SPEAKER_00: You thought you would have the business launched, the degree completed, or the next chapter of your life figured out by now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then somebody asks, so how's that coming along?
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  SPEAKER_00: And suddenly you feel you're standing in front of the class without your homework.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can answer honestly while acknowledging the effort that you have made.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can say, I've had to adjust my timeline and I'm taking the next step.
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  SPEAKER_00: That answer gives your circumstances and your progress a place in the same conversation.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can recognize whether you are where you are today and still care deeply about where you want to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here is a small thing that I want you to do before you go to bed tonight.
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  SPEAKER_00: Finish the sentence.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today I am giving myself credit for dot dot dot.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm gonna share mine.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today I am giving myself credit to rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of you might be surprised at that, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: But for a while I thought that I I couldn't rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: I I thought that if I rested, I would feel guilty or I would be called lazy.
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  SPEAKER_00: But no, today I give myself credit for choosing to rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: So choose one specific thing and let yourself finish without adding a criticism.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you made the call, asked for support, completed a task, or gave yourself permission to rest like I did.
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  SPEAKER_00: Name what that required for you and allow it to count.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can leave the sentence right there without attaching tomorrow's entire to-do list.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tomorrow will arrive with a sewn paperwork.
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  SPEAKER_00: So as you unbox your brilliance and practice the brag, let there be room to acknowledge your effort and with honesty in comparison.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_00: You know what it took to get through today, even when the people around you only saw the finished task or that smile on your face.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, sparklers, thank you for being here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Royal Oak, Montreal, and Annika, welcome again.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: And to everyone who keeps coming back, I appreciate you.
• 9:08
  SPEAKER_00: Send me your celebrations, tell me where you're listening from, and remember that you can reach out during difficult seasons too.
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  SPEAKER_00: If someone came to mind while you were listening, share this episode with her so she can have a little encouragement for her week.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am Leslie Georgia host, and your spark for this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give yourself credit for what today required of you.
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  SPEAKER_00: So until next time, sparklers, keep shining, keep speaking, and keep turning your spark into action.