Ba7fwR

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Hello Elpha Fam,

I am sitting here with a genuine heart filled with curiosity - I have a personal share and a desire to connect with some ladies who may feel the same...

I have been an entrepreneur for almost a decade now and for so many years of working alone, some days I'd feel like I wanted to pull my hair out with all my countless ideas and endless possible paths I could choose. And, the more I'd put myself out there and make connections with others, the more I would create more opportunities for myself (which was a good thing), but also didn't really help with my wild scatter brain 🤪

I realize now that I never really wanted to acknowledge the scatter brain within me because it has definitely been a harder quality of mine to embrace. However, I recently saw a post on Elpha: https://elpha.com/posts/bnagx2zx/battling-my-inner-comparison-queen-anyone-else#vcg7sp4r and took a quiz shared there https://link.Wildambition.co/Ba7fwR, which surprisingly shifted the way I see myself... It's almost as if someone or something calling it out, and helped me emobody the scattered brain I always tried to avoid. Realizing that my scatter brain is actually a significant part of my genius, and giving it more space to BE ALIVE has been an incredible shift for me to enjoy this part of myself as a gift.

The more I acknowledge this within myself, it feels so much easier to work with it and intentionally create my days for more focus and productivity. As an embodiment coach, I realize that I was naturally drawn to connection with my body because it gets me out of my out of my scattered head and into the presence of my body for more moment to moment clarity.

But something I still struggle with are what the quiz results shared as my areas of growth:"Getting from 'Eureka!' to 'Done!' is your Mount Everest.Your challenge is not the generation of ideas but the harnessing of them.Remember, a diamond is just a piece of coal that did well under pressure – your ideas, too, will shine brightest when given form and focus. Ideas are great, but finishing them is like the cherry on top.Let's turn those bright ideas into brilliant realities."

And let me tell you, climbing that Mount Everest is a struggle. Has anyone had a similar experience? How do you harness the power of the scatter brain? Do you have any tips on staying focused when doing the boring or mundane tasks?

Looking forward to connecting with some awesome ladies here!

Cassandra

margogantner23·Jul 23

Hi Cassandra,Thank you for sharing your journey with such honesty and openness. I can relate to many aspects of your experience as an entrepreneur. The constant influx of ideas and potential paths can indeed be both exhilarating and overwhelming.It’s wonderful to hear how the quiz and the post you mentioned have helped you reframe your scatter brain as part of your genius. Recognizing and embracing this aspect of yourself is such a powerful shift. I've also found that accepting my natural tendencies, rather than fighting them, can lead to greater productivity and satisfaction.Here are a few strategies that have helped me channel my scatter brain into focused action:The most impactful one - Having a group of accountability partners: Connecting with others who can hold you accountable can be a great motivator. Sharing goals and progress with a trusted friend or colleague can provide the external push needed to stay on track.My time tracker - whenever I don't want to do something I just set my time tracker to 30 minutes and focus only on this one task. If I don't get to it, well that's it then. It wasn't the right time for it. But most of the time I get into the flow. DM me if you want to chat or are looking for an accountability buddy.

cassandraciarallo·Jul 23

What a supportive message! I am so grateful for you and for these useful tips, lovely to meet you Margo. Yessss! I have been experimenting with practices that help me get into my deep work flow state, so I appreciate that share. Often that means putting my phone in another room for most hours of the day because my phone really doesn't help the scatter brain lol. And time tracking is also excellent. I agree with the idea of community. I think I need more of that because I can often feel isolated and alone going through my days and not having accountability makes it easy to waste time. I believe having some support would be ideal for me at this stage of growth.I'd love to be accountability buddies and so happy to have you extend that offer. Would love to connect more with you.Thank you, thank you, thank you!