Latest / The Rosanne Callens Podcast / E19: The Beep Isn't the Problem. It's the Sign
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- Rosanne Callens: Hi friends, Roseanne Callins here. Have you ever had a smoke detector that started beeping in the middle of the night because the battery was dying? Well, of course you have. And if you're anything like me, it always happens at the most ridiculous time possible. You're sound asleep, and then the next thing you hear, beep, and your eyes fly open. And then you lie there for a second thinking, maybe I just imagine that. Then there's silence. And you close your eyes again. And then a few minutes later, beep. And now you're walking through the house in the dark, trying to figure out which smoke detector has decided to ruin everyone's sleep. I even had to get a ladder because my ceilings are so high. But here's the funny thing. We all know exactly what the problem is. The battery needs to be replaced. It's usually such a simple fix. It doesn't require a strategy session. It doesn't require months of planning. Yet so many of us don't deal with it right away. We tell ourselves we'll get to it tomorrow. And that we could just sleep through that random beeping. You know, we get busy, we forget, we tolerate it, we adapt to it. And eventually some of us learn to live with the beep. The beep isn't the problem. The beep is a sign. And the question is, are you listening? smoke detectors don't beep because they're trying to annoy us. They beep because they're trying to get our attention. They're telling us, hey, something needs care. Something needs maintenance. Something needs energy. Something needs action. And that something is something that could save your life, right? Well, our life works the same way. We all have beep. We all have beeps. We all have signs. Maybe your beep is exhaustion. You've been tired for months. Not because you had one bad bad night's sleep, but because you've been running on empty for so long, you have forgotten what it feels like. Be fully charged. Beep! Maybe your beep is stressed. You wake up anxious. Your mind starts racing before your feet even hit the floor. You've convinced yourself that feeling overwhelmed is just part of your life as an adult. Maybe your beep is a relationship that needs attention, or a friendship that you've neglected, a conversation that you've possibly been avoiding, or a family member even that you've been meaning to call. Beep. Maybe your beep is a dream of yours that you've put on the shelf. Something that you once wanted so deeply, but you convinced yourself there would be a time. Later. Beep. Maybe your beep is your health. Maybe it's your energy. Maybe it's your purpose. Maybe it's the fact that you have spent so much time taking care of everyone else you can't even remember the last time you checked in with yourself. The beep isn't the problem, everyone. The beep is the sign. Are you listening? One of the things that I've learned through coaching is that major problems rarely show up without warning. Burnout doesn't usually arrive overnight. Disconnection doesn't usually happen all at once. Regret doesn't usually appear without a trail of clues leading up to it. Most of the time, there were signs. Little nudges, little warnings. Maybe a little calendar reminder to replace the batteries and the smoke detectors. Little beeps in our lives, But here's what happens. We get used to them. And eventually what should have got our attention becomes background noise. And then one day people tell me, Roseanne, I don't know what happened. I just I hit a wall. And I understand what they mean, but often the wall wasn't the first signal. It was just simply the loudest and the most annoying one. The signs were there long before the wall arrived. The beep was trying to tell us something. how often we do this in other areas of our lives. It if a warning light came on in our car, I mean we wouldn't be thrilled about it, but we would definitely know it needs attention. Yet In our own lives, we often cover up the warning signs with busyness. We tell ourselves we're too busy to deal with it right now, and we distract ourselves with work, social media, commitment, errands, and all those responsibilities. Instead of asking one simple question, What is this trying to tell me? Because sometimes the beeping isn't an inconvenience. It's an invitation. It's an invitation for you to rest. An invitation for you to slow down. An invitation to reconnect. An invitation to make a change. Maybe you need to ask for help. Maybe you need to pay attention to something important before it becomes very urgent. And that's the lesson here. The goal isn't to eliminate every beep from our lives. The goal is to pay attention when one shows up, and to ask ourselves, what needs our attention right now? So you know I like to have a challenge for you. Here's my challenge for you this week. I want you to take a few quiet minutes and ask yourself this question What's beeping in my life right now? What's the sign I've been ignoring? What's trying to get my attention? Maybe you already know the answer off the top of your head, but maybe you need to sit with it for a few minutes. In fact, I actually have a feeling many of you knew the answer the moment I asked the question. You know what you've been putting off. You know what's been weighing on your heart. you know what's been whispering to you for weeks, months, or even years. the question isn't whether the sign exists. The question is whether you're willing to listen. Thank you so much for always spending time with me. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone that might need this reminder. And if you'd like more conversations about leadership, purpose, resilience, and creating a life you love. Without all the beeps, you can find me by searching Roseanne Callens on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. But until next time, friends, remember this. The beep isn't the problem. The beep is the sign. Are you listening? Beep.