The Power in Admitting You Don’t Want Something Anymore

Admitting to yourself that you don’t want something anymore is powerful. Even if it is painful. Even if you can’t do anything about it just yet. 

Like admitting that you don’t want: 

Your current job

Your current hours

Your current practice area

A current habit

Your current career

Your current schedule

Your current salary

Your role on a board or in a legal organization or bar association

Your lack of boundaries

Your unwillingness to advocate for yourself

Your current emotional experience

Really admitting to yourself that this — whatever it is — isn’t what you really want. And understanding exactly why. 

That honesty allows you to make intentional choices.

The choice to: 

Keep it and keep disliking it 

Keep it and learn to like it

Keep it and tweak it so it works better for you

Explore something slightly different

Explore something completely different

Change it slightly 

Change it completely 

Most of the time, when we are willing to admit to ourselves that we don’t want something… we make that first choice. 

Especially when making a different choice feels really hard. When the “I can’t,” “I shouldn’t,” and “I have to” thoughts all take over. When the fear, doubt, and overwhelm take over. 

But what if you can? What if you should? What if you don’t have to? 

Once you’ve admitted that you don’t want something anymore - that first choice (to keep it and keep disliking it) is still intentional.

But it probably isn’t serving you or the life you want to have. 

A ❤️ note to you: Coaching is a nonjudgmental and encouraging space for learning how to make intentional choices that serve you. I’d love to help you explore what it is you don’t want and make new choices that help you create the career and life you want. Hop on a free call with me using the Book an Appointment link in my bio.