About this episode

Marilyn Barker discusses the often overlooked progress individuals make in their personal and professional lives.

Have you ever felt like you were behind, like you should be further along by now, only to look back later and realize just how much you had actually grown? In this episode Marilyn shares a personal moment of looking back at her business and being genuinely surprised by how much she had built without ever giving herself credit for it along the way. This episode is an honest look at why we are such terrible judges of our own progress while we are living it, and why being in the middle of growth so often feels like being behind, even when we are not. This is not generic positivity. It is a real and grounded conversation about how to actually start recognizing how far we have come, with reflection questions we can sit with right now and a simple exercise to carry with us afterward. In this episode: Why progress almost never feels like progress while it is happening The honest reasons we struggle to see our own growth A personal growth story about change that was invisible to the person living it but obvious to everyone else How to use the bubble method to quiet the voice that says we are not doing enough A simple in the moment reflection exercise and a written exercise to do…

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