{"id":9100,"date":"2021-10-21T16:25:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T20:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/?p=9100"},"modified":"2022-09-12T17:13:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T21:13:02","slug":"were-not-who-we-used-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/2021\/10\/21\/were-not-who-we-used-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re not who we used to be."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9100\" class=\"elementor elementor-9100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d05336 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44d05336\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4592ae6f\" data-id=\"4592ae6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32aa7b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32aa7b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We're not who we used to be.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469ba08a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"469ba08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287dce6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287dce6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world is not what it was.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d8542cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d8542cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cad63f5\" data-id=\"3cad63f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c8aa61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c8aa61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">It's been a ... time.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63995e51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63995e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With all that\u2019s happened in the last couple of years, we\u2019re not who we used to be. Yet, we haven\u2019t quite become who we\u2019re going to be either.<\/p><p>Awhile back, it seemed like there might be some definitive finish line that we&#8217;d cross, arms thrown in the air in victory. But these days, it appears that we\u2019re going to be progressing in fits and starts with no clear end in sight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bbbf896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bbbf896\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1f2d07\" data-id=\"5a1f2d07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f64803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39f64803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">It's left us in a void.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fca7793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fca7793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s so much up in the air, and it&#8217;s left us in a void of sorts. For example, when it comes to work, there are still many questions left to answer: Will a four-day work week emerge? Will employers continue to offer flexibility? Will we go back to all-work and no time to live? Will everyone slowly go back to the old ways? Or, will there be a big shift?<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/money\/2021\/10\/19\/1047032996\/why-are-so-many-americans-quitting-their-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Great Resignation<\/a><\/strong><\/span> seems to be a collective rejection of the way we used to work, as people quit jobs at a record-breaking pace, with more and more people wanting to be treated better and have more meaning in their work lives.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">There\u2019s a lot we don\u2019t know, but\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">so many of us are yearning for\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/2021\/06\/04\/a-new-kind-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 600;\">a new kind of life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">. B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">ut, focusing on what we don\u2019t know \u201cout there\u201d isn&#8217;t helping. In fact, it&#8217;s creating uncomfortable feelings like: uneasiness, anxiety, worry. If you\u2019re waiting for clarity from the world, it might be a long wait.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e19b5a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e19b5a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d3dbc3\" data-id=\"54d3dbc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b40bd6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b40bd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shift your focus.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43895297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43895297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s why, now is great time to focus on you. It can be really helpful to shift your focus away from all that uncertainty and towards a place where you have power: you. Getting clear about this updated version of you and what you really want now is a way to manage uncertain times.<\/p><p>With a little effort, you can get clear about what\u2019s now important to you, so you\u2019re ready to go after what you want instead of eventually settling for what gets offered to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18ff4bc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18ff4bc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308256f3\" data-id=\"308256f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccc1dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ccc1dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Big moves are not required.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3028b17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3028b17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start small. How about a simple exercise?<\/p><ul><li>What do you want more of?<\/li><li>What do you want less of?<\/li><li>What is working (and can be a foundation on which to build)?<\/li><li>What\u2019s not working for you anymore?<\/li><\/ul><p>You can, for example, make this a journal prompt for the next two weeks. A simple exercise like this can create clarity and help focus your energy on what you can do right now. It can ignite desire in you, which is a great place to start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d23527 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d23527\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29f92815\" data-id=\"29f92815\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470ad8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"470ad8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clarity brings calm confidence.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2febdae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2febdae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Voids are uncomfortable, so shift your focus and create clarity for yourself. Focus on where you have power, and that\u2019s on you. We\u2019re not who we used to be, but we can use this opportunity to finally become who we&#8217;ve always wanted to be.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20604f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a20604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?w=924&amp;ssl=1 924w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karenharbin.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/catcher.png?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eb69650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eb69650\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-560facc1\" data-id=\"560facc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5a260e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c5a260e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re not who we used to be. 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