Habits that Show Up
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Have you ever thought, am I even showing up for myself?
Even after quitting my job and building a business based on writing, lifestyle and publishing, I still wasn’t showing up for myself every day. I didn’t have habits, rituals or routines that put me first.
Even though my business is my business, I am a separate being from it, and to show up for everybody else, I need to show up for myself first. I wasn’t.
I was waking up and forcing myself to workout; I was getting to work right away and pushing the caffeine through my veins, and I was putting all of my heart and soul into what I want to build, which is great, but that means I was showing up for TEAGAL Lifestyle & Publishing. Still, I wasn’t showing up for Abigail Dawn.
I then started looking into habits.
I read books, listened to podcasts, looked up blog posts, and finally was able to try new habits that helped me show up for myself. Showing up socially, emotionally, physically, meditatively, nutritionally, and mentally. Some of the habits did not stick, they weren’t for me, but eventually, some started to work.
My morning routine became something I was looking forward to. I would get out of bed early to start my morning off right; I was showing up for myself, I was putting in the time for me. I would read, watch videos, create my motivational social media posts and feel more inspired in myself before my day even started.
I started adding rituals into daily tasks or monthly tasks to emphasize supporting myself through these endeavours.
When I say habits that show up, I don’t mean they come easy; they don’t. The habits don’t show up, but it is about incorporating habits that make you show up for yourself because, ultimately, that’s how to start to embrace who you are.
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