I used to put endless excuses in front of why I didn’t give myself any self-care and recharge time…

• I don’t have enough time…
• I don’t have enough money…
• I need to work in any spare time I do have…
• I’m happy to give lots to everyone else…
• I have too many responsibilities…
• I have a child who needs my constant care…
• I don’t have the energy…
• The dishes and washing are piling up…
• I’m too tired to even think about it…
• Everybody always wants stuff from me…

There’s always a way to make it happen… if it is important enough to us. But the truth was it just wasn’t important to me.

• I didn’t realise how essential it was.
• I didn’t realise that it was a strength to give myself time to recharge.
• I didn’t realise I wasn’t doing it because I actually didn’t value myself.
• I didn’t realise it had to be made a priority.
• I didn’t realise how much it was ultimately costing me not to!

It is easier to not make it a priority, because there is always plenty to do instead.

But life has a way of giving you feedback and showing you the lessons if you are willing to see them.

Ultimately my dismissal of self-care time ended up costing me big time with my health and sending me into burn out.

Something that took me YEARS to recover from fully.

Now my self-care and recharge time is a HIGH priority. It’s non-negotiable. I will fit it in multiple times a week no matter how challenging that might be.

And it isn’t always how much I would like or exactly how I want it to look. But I will find a way to get self-care time in no matter what is going on because I am worth it. I am valuable and it is important to me.

And life gives me the feedback… I’m healthier, I’m happier, I’m more resilient. I’m a better mum, wife, business owner, coach and friend because of it. #winning

I hope that you can do the same for yourself no matter how that looks for you.