“what if I love myself too much and I don’t want to take action?”

When I teach my clients the power of using love, kindness, and compassion to take action and create their goals, the most common question I get is, “what if I love myself too much and I don’t want to take action?”

Currently, my clients will be using force or negative reinforcement to take the action they desire, and it leaves them exhausted, depleted, and sometimes burnt out.

My answer is always to have them think of a person or thing they love and how motivated they are from love.

For example, a client will work longer hours or take on more assignments to pay for extracurricular activities for their child because they love watching their child participate in the activities.

Or a client who will work a job they don’t particularly enjoy because they love the privilege of what the job provides them, like food, shelter, and clothing.

Love inspires us to do things we would not typically want to do.

Love is a powerful emotion, and it taps into our creativity.

Love will have us do uncomfortable and challenging things just to experience more of the beautiful feeling.

Spend time feeling love and ask yourself, “what would love do?”.

Think of how hard you will work for someone you love and who is kind to you.

Why would it be different when it comes to ourselves?

Spend time gathering proof and evidence of things you have done, sometimes moving mountains for love.

Think of times you have even worked harder for love and how rewarding it was.

When I started keeping track of things I did from love, I noticed I worked hard but never felt exhausted.

I walk miles for my dogs because I love them and love watching them sleep when they are drained.

I went to school for my master's because I made more money to pay for my daughter's dance and loved watching her on stage dancing her heart out or loved hearing how proud she was of herself after learning a hard move.

I paid for sports for my sons because I loved sitting at the dining room table and hearing them talk sports with their father or watching them on the field or mat, pushing themselves to do things they once thought were impossible.

The same applies to us; we can get to impossible things from the feeling of love.

Spend the next week asking yourself, “what would love do?” and keep track of the amazing creativity and inspiration that comes from love.

Ready to learn more ways we can take the actions we always wanted and create the business of our dreams without experiencing exhaustion or burnout? I can help you.