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Shit Happens

Yesterday I thought I had everything sorted for our in-person sauna session, but it turns out the place wasn't actually booked. Which meant I had to cancel which sent me spiraling into guilt and shame. I felt like I let the crew down.

My brain went straight into those familiar thought loops:

Am I really capable of doing this?
What if this happens again?
Are people going to trust me to show up in the future?

But after sitting with it, I realised, "hey, shit happens." Hiccups and mistakes are part of the process. Nothing is perfect and pretending it should be is just another way of limiting yourself.

As always, with literally anything that happens to me, I ask, "what's the lesson here?" For me, it was about owning the mistake, taking accountability and remembering that growth doesn't come from avoiding failure. It comes from learning how to move through it.

My question for you:

When shit happens in your creative endeavours, how do you deal with it? Do you tend to beat yourself up? Do you brush it off and keep moving?

I want to know your tricks when it comes to getting back up after being knocked down.

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