Sooo…What, Just Happened? 😅
Mod1 folks.
I can’t believe we’ve come this far. Whatever our situation is, we are here; here we are…
Take a deep breath.
Some way some how, we made it here. We’ve grown A LOT. Honestly, we’ve grown in more ways than we probably give ourselves the due credit for. You are definitely a different person than you were 3 weeks ago.
Every time I am doing a git push, I remember to take a second to breathe. In that moment, I tell myself internally, “Fam, 2 weeks ago…you literally couldn’t even do THIS. And here you are.”
Those sacred moments provide necessary reassurance that even though I still feel a little lost, I have progressed. One of my key mantras that encompasses this feeling is, “It gets harder, but you get tougher.”
This has been you (us) nonstop for 3 weeks:
First and foremost, take a few seconds and streeetch.
Let your muscles and joints loosen up; get some blood flowing.
Take some time to decompress this weekend. Journal, draw, paint, go outside if you can, speak with someone about your thoughts and feelings. Do something enjoyable (at least for a few hours). Find a channel or medium (no pun intended) most true to YOU, and give yourself time to process and digest “what just happened.”
Allow yourself time to strategize more effectively. For the next phase of this journey. Ask yourself (or process with someone else) these questions:
- How could I have maximized my time better?
- Do I need to change my environment?
- What was out of my control?
- What did I do well?
- How did I grow? What do I know now that I didn't before?
End it on a high! Maybe take a few minutes to go back to some code you wrote that you’re really proud of. It probably only does half of what you wanted to do, but it functions. Be proud of yourself! :)
What matters more than anything is how you see yourself. Tell yourself:
I am capable!
I am doing my best!
I may not be where I want to be, but I am not where I was.
My current situation, is not my final destination!
This will help you grapple with that imposter syndrome and keep on pushing!
You can do this!
Look at you, you have already done so much!
