Miscellaneous
One topic that has really been top of mind for me lately, especially given the impact that the past year has had on all of us, is the importance of friendships in our lives and the need to not go through life alone. Throughout this pandemic, I’ve had periods of time where I’ve found myself thinking that I felt so lonely, detached and disconnected. That’s why I decided to take stock of the situation and follow some steps to work on this crucial area of my life. Today, I’d like to share some of these steps with you while we explore just how important it is to prioritize these relationships as we go through the many seasons of our lives. I’ll begin by reviewing some of the challenges we face with friendships, particularly as we get older, differing individual friendship goals, and why it’s important to prioritize friendships. We’ll then look at what exactly you can do with all this information, including some questions to ask yourself, making a commitment to address your friendships, and how my Ascend Mastermind can help. If you’re like me, and you’ve maybe neglected some friendships, need to find new friends, or even get rid of some friends, believe me, this episode is for you. It also means that Ascend Mastermind is definitely for you as well. Running as a six-month program this time around, registration for the next cohort is open until August 15. If you’re a high achieving entrepreneur or high level professional who is ready to uplevel your health and well-being (mental, emotional, physical) while creating and pursuing goals you actually want then this Mastermind is the perfect opportunity for you. You’ll get to strengthen your habits, get clear on what you want and be held accountable by, and find support among like-minded women as you ascend. Check out the details here: www.kellytravis.net/ascend, and if you would like to hear first hand from someone who has actually gone through one of my Ascend Masterminds, let me know and we can make that happen as well. As always, if there is ever a topic you would like me to discuss or a guest you’d like me to interview on the podcast, please feel free to contact me at pr@kellytravis.net - I would love to hear from you! The Finer Details of This Episode: Challenges that we face with friendships as we get older Differing friendship goals Why it’s important to prioritize friendships What to do with all this information about friendships Some questions to ask yourself Making a commitment around friendship How Ascend can help with friendships Quotes: “I don't need a lot of friends. I just need friends that I can go deep with.” “As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have more friends, and more important to have real friends.” “We do need people. We seek to build friendships with like minded people who can relate to us, and who we can see some of us in them.” “We have to decide, do I want to put more time…into these relationships or is it time to let that fade out?” “We go through all of these seasons in our life, and it's okay, if we have friendships for those seasons and those seasons only.” “Inviting people in can be terrifying as we get older, but it's also a really wonderful opportunity.” “That's why I love Ascend because new friendships are made in every cohort, because it's people coming together that otherwise wouldn't have met.” “Some research even says friendships are just as important to our well being as eating right and exercising.” “I want to emphasize again how important it is for you to reconnect.” “We all experience self doubt, but our friends know us, they know who we are, they know what we're capable of. They know how to lift us up and remind us of what we can do. It is so important to have that circle, to have folks in your corner.” “They can give me a different perspective than a partner or a colleague.” “People in our lives, people we trust that we have relationship with, can help us tremendously with stress, which again has been why 2020 was so difficult, and coming out of it has been a challenge.” “Make the time, make the commitment to evaluate where you're at, and then be intentional about what you're going to do about it.” Show Links: Kelly’s homepage - http://www.kellytravis.net Ascend Mastermind - www.kellytravis.net/ascend