How listening to your inner rebel helps you stay true to yourself

Sometimes I like to channel my inner rebel.

Which is funny considering I’m not the rebel-type.

At all.

I’m the baby of the family (the peacekeeper) and a recovering people-pleaser.

I learned at a very young age how to fit in.

How to make others happy. And NOT rock the boat.

But over the years I’ve learned to do the opposite.

I’ve learned that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay true to yourself — even when it ruffles a few feathers.

To embrace my inner rebel (a feisty Scottish red-head I like to think).

Which is a gooooood thing.

Because being a bit of rebel — going against the grain and doing things MY way — has helped me create a more authentic life.

A life built on my own values.

And not someone else’s.

When I created my first business (online bookkeeping) years ago, all the ‘experts’ were telling me I should do MORE.

More marketing and advertising. More selling.

And more putting myself ‘out there.’

But I decided to follow my own inner rebel (aka: intuition). And do LESS instead.

That choice reminded me how freeing it feels to stay true to yourself — to trust your instincts, even when the world says otherwise.

Because I value simplicity and ease.

And authenticity.

I knew that whatever I did in my business had to feel right. For ME.

And guess what?

My online bookkeeping business grew and flourished.

Great people found and hired me.

And then referred me.

It turns out that when you stay true to yourself, the right people find you — the ones who value what you naturally bring.

Ha! That inner rebel of mine…she’s one smart cookie!

Then as I moved forward and create my 2nd business — life coaching for women — I was committed to doing the very same thing.

Following my own inner ding (as the late Louise Hay called it) and doing what felt true for me.

But I must admit, that time it was more difficult.

The digital world was noisier.

And more insistent.

I often felt pulled in many different directions. None of which felt completely right for me.

So I had to take more time. Go slower.

And be more thoughtful.

So I could decide what DID feel right.

By getting still and going inwards. And listening to my body’s cues.

To hear the voice of my own inner rebel – the one who always has my back.

That voice is the one that reminds you who you are and helps you stay true to yourself.

— especially when the noise around you gets loud.

She helps me get clear on what works for me.

As well as what doesn’t.

Because we’re not here to live anyone else’s life, but our own.

And at the end of the day it’s a pretty great thing to be able to look yourself in the eye and know you did what felt right for you.

That no matter what anyone else said, you stayed true to yourself.

And your own inner rebel.

So if you’re stuck at a crossroads in life.

Or you’re feeling conflicted about a decision.

Or unsure about your next steps forward.

Do me a huge favour, will you?

Take a step (or two) back.  Get quiet.

And listen. Really listen.

Your inner rebel always knows the way — she’s the part of you that helps you stay true to yourself, even when it’s hard.

So tell me…

What’s your inner rebel saying to you?

Kerry xo

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