Nov 10, 2021
How does satisfaction feel?
Today’s guest is Krista Petty, a life coach and the CEO and founder of Boldly Embody Life here to share her perspective on how to identify what satisfaction means to you.
Krista believes there is an innate wisdom in the body that can open us to greater possibilities of living, loving, and learning. Through her body-centered coaching, she is passionate about championing others to move beyond limitations and live a life they love!
When you attain or reach a goal, you may find yourself in a space of dissatisfaction. The moment wasn’t what you thought it would be. Krista discusses why this is and what to do when faced with this surprising sensation.
This isn’t a passive episode, get ready as Krista walks you through a visualization exercise on how to embody satisfaction in your body and mind.
Key Topics and Takeaways:
- Discern between your internal satisfaction versus the external drive satisfaction according to the outside world.
- Turn to somatic sensations to understand satisfaction.
- Desire is to own what you want. So we must begin to recognize what we deeply desire.
- There is a cheer-down phenomenon that restrains organic expression and celebration.
- In order to understand your deepest satisfaction, begin to explore new avenues, activities, and hobbies.
Where You Can Find Krista Petty:
Send her what your next bold move is and how she can support you in taking it!
Memorable Quotes:
“We get bombarded with information about what satisfied is for this general collective, what we should be satisfied by what we need to be driving towards, what we should be doing in order to reach this holy grail of satisfaction or fulfillment.” (2:05, Krista)
“I would go to what I call the kind of 2 C’s, which is comfort and convenience. We live in a world, in a culture, right now that drives comfort and convenience.” (6:07, Krista)
“We reconnect to our own unique expression and creation, and that is the beautiful deep well of satisfaction when we connect to that (creation), and access that again and again.” (19:54, Krista)
“Why are you so resistant to be enthusiastic or to celebrate at the level that you might actually experience it?” (22:02, Krista)
“The indoctrinations we get early on, like be responsible, be mature, grow up.
All those things are important, but not at the expense of creativity and imagination and expression.” (23:13, Krista)