BLOWING MY OWN TRUMPET!!
Last year, I wrote a blog of this name and, because I like it, I’m choosing the title again.
Somehow not quite right
I am aware that some of you might be put off by this title as we were taught that somehow it just wasn’t right to do this. Oh no, definitely not!!
What were you told about ‘blowing your own trumpet’? These are some of the things, I was told and heard when I was young –
Stop being a ‘show-off’
Know your place in the world
People won’t like you
Don’t say things like that
You’ll be made fun of
Who do you think you are?
Don’t stand out
Pride comes before a fall
Don’t be different
Don’t draw attention to Yourself
………… and so on
Hiding your Light under a Bushel
In my opinion, ‘Hiding your Light under a Bushel’ doesn’t serve you or your legacy to the world. Actually the dis-service you are doing is to yourself, not anyone else by not standing up and being seen.
The more you realise that you not only know a lot (and that you’ll never know it all), have experience of life, can do many things (the ordinary and extraordinary) and can draw on all of these, you will begin to see that you are a wonderful example for those who know you. Even if it is simply that they have met you albeit briefly or even follow you on social media, that you have become a Role Model in your own way, and most of you don’t even realise it.
Blowing my own Trumpet
So because I am choosing to stand out and make a difference and because I am one of the ‘Been there, done that, got the ‘t’ shirt’ kind of women, I know that I am a Role Model for many. I draw on a lifetime of personal and professional experience in my work and life, as well as trusting myself, my intuition and my abilities. I also come from a place of integrity and know that I am making a difference by supporting other women to open up and expand their perception of themselves – to see themselves through different glasses. Are you one of those women?
I want to support and challenge you in re-discovering and re-igniting the value you have so that you can stand tall and choose to ‘blow your own trumpet’ when you want to. How many of you would love to do that? I wonder.
Hide your light under a bushel
In my longevity in the psychological field, I have seen so many people ‘hide their light under a bushel’ for fear of being found out as being an imposter, not good enough in some way, haven’t got the right bit of paper, voice, looks, style ………….and then be ridiculed or ostracised by their community. This is the fear of being found wanting in some way by others and yourself!
You see, I enable you to expand your self-awareness so that you can move forward and come from a place of integrity that knows your true value and worth so you don’t have to fear being ‘found out’.
Be the highest expression of yourself
Having faced death, I am able to hold others’ pain without getting pulled in. I connect with you deeply in this transformational work whilst offering a safe place for your vulnerability to be allowed.
I want to support you to face yourself with courage and compassion so that you can be the highest expression of yourself. You can own your strengths and possibilities without losing sight of your cutting edges as these can hold gifts for you too.
I know that I am Ordinary and Extraordinary (you can choose whatever words you’d use about yourself) because of where I have been and where I am now, so let me support you to do the same.
You might want to come on one of my 2016 Retreats or have some 1-1 work on a face to face basis or over Skype. Contact me on irene.brankin14@virgin.net with your phone number and we can have a chat. Look forward to hearing from you.
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