#218: The Quiet Promptings That Change Your Life

0:00Hey, you know when you've got that little voice inside your head that says, hey, reach out to that person or hey, go to that event And you really don't want to and you kind of ignore it. Well, you just might be ignoring the one baby step that's gonna open up everything in your life. Tune in Well, hello and welcome to the unstoppably creative podcast where I'm gonna show you how to increase your confidence Build momentum and create wildly successful results. I'm your host Leslie Becker, and I'm here to help you have an unstoppably creative life. So let's get to it Well, hello my friend and welcome to this episode of the unstoppably creative podcast where I am talking today about Following the promptings We know those moments when you think, oh man I I've been thinking about that person. I want to reach out to them and then you don't and then suddenly you run into them at the grocery store Or they text you first those moments where you get this little tiny prompting and for some reason we don't actually act on it

1:00Well, I want to encourage you my friend that acting on those promptings can actually lead you in the exact path of where you are Supposed to be headed. So I have a personal story about promptings that actually happened to me last night So I was going to a music event last night and it was something that as the day went on I kind of just didn't feel like going. I'd already bought the ticket It wasn't very expensive and I was like, oh, I don't really need to go and there was this little voice inside of me that said go Go go and I really was fighting it But I decided to listen to that small prompting and I am so glad that I did because I ended up going to this music event And I end up sitting next to this woman and we start striking up a conversation and as we are talking We're starting to realize that we have a good number of mutual friends or at least people we both know and the more we're talking It turns out this woman is a person who a friend of mine has spoken of this woman that I should meet her that she wants to introduce

2:02Us and this woman had the same experience that same friend had said to her Oh, I think you should meet my friend. Lesslie you guys have a lot in common So not only do I sit next to this person that ends up our friend wanted to connect us But also this person had attended a music event that I performed at about six months ago and she remembered my song It was a song from the musical that I wrote with my partner Michael Huntsaker He was in town and we performed one of the songs from the show. She had not only remembered that song But she loved the concept of the musical it turns out she is a producer and all the sudden The world just opened up This was all from a prompting of a music event that I did not really want to go to and yet I felt inside There was this little thing going just go just go and this is the person I end up sitting next to we exchange Numbers we're gonna go get coffee. We're gonna talk about theater We're gonna talk about my show. We're gonna talk about her projects

3:04And it was just this amazing moment now here's the thing if I had ignored that prompting and I got to be honest It would have been really easy for me to ignore that prompting. I never would have met this woman sure Maybe our friends would have introduced us down the road But I would not have met her in the way that I met her that was so organic and It where it didn't feel like oh, I have this project I want to pitch to you because you're a producer It was amazing. We hit it off just naturally meeting in that way and it was really cool So that's just an example of what can happen when we actually Listen to our promptings now. I have no idea what's going to evolve from that story I do know we're gonna get together have coffee see how we could possibly work together and that's amazing But let me talk a little bit about what these promptings actually are So I think promptings like that are from God you might think they're the universe you might think they're your own voice Whatever it is it's so important to listen to them because promptings are unique

4:09Promptings are not things that will give you the whole roadmap to the next part of your life They are just these little tiny first steps or baby steps that might just be leading you down the right path They're usually very quiet They're specific and they're pretty darn simple like it might be something as simple as you know You should really send that email or go take that class or post that thing or call that person They are never this giant lightning bolt although those are awesome too But we tend to ignore them because they are so quiet So why do we go about ignoring these? Usually we ignore them because Number one is fear you know, we think oh well, what if I look stupid for following this Well, no one's gonna know if you follow this prompting you're just doing it on your own You can put down the fear because you're following a prompting and here's the crazy thing You might follow it and then you might still not see a correlation to why you followed it But eventually you will or maybe for you It's more like that feeling just kind of you know

5:10It's over logical like I don't see how that really could lead to anywhere You don't do it because you just have this thing in your mind of like well, I you know That's not gonna really lead anywhere. How do you know? How do you know whether it's going to lead or there might be this other reason you Ignore them because of just self-doubt like well, that can't possibly be meant for me Yeah, we're oh really send an email what what what's that gonna do? You know these promptings really never come with proof at first But they come with a step and they come with a moment for you to choose whether or not you're gonna follow it and Step out in it in faith Now I'm gonna be honest. Sometimes promptings aren't really all that comfortable You know they when they turn out great that's great like meeting this person that was awesome But sometimes they actually prompt you to do things you really don't want to do like maybe speak up Maybe you're in a situation where you haven't let your voice be heard and that prompting is like Taring inside of you saying speak up say what you need to say or maybe it's that thing that says try something new or

6:15Hey make yourself seen and heard or hey reach beyond your comfort zone In fact promptings are designed to move you forward So if I use that example from last night It would have been very easy for me to stay at my house Not go, you know put on makeup and put on a nice outfit and go out and do this It would have been really easy on a rainy night to do that and so sometimes it does mean you have to do things That you might not want to do and that are outside of your comfort zone or that are simply just Uncomfortable and it's easier to just not follow them But what I'm gonna tell you my friend is the magic is in that follow through Now when you act on a prompting there's amazing things that can happen from that Here's some of them You could start a relationship with someone whether that be a romantic relationship or just a business relationship or a friend You it could lead to an opportunity you didn't even expect

7:17It could lead to a breakthrough in your life And it can also leave you on a completely different path you hadn't even thought of that could ultimately be the thing That helps you with a transformation or a place in your life where you are stuck Most of these big moments start with this tiny tiny little small Moment of obedience now if that word obedience bugs you I'm sorry, but that's what it is when that little voice goes off and you wherever you think that voice comes from It is a form of obedience and so I want you to listen to it And here's the thing this something my mom taught me when I was real little is that When you stop listening to that little voice It might very well stop talking to you and we don't ever want to cut that voice off now I want to be really clear when I'm talking about that little voice I'm not talking about the voice that tells you you're not good enough or you're not smart enough or you're not old enough or young enough I'm not talking about that voice. I'm talking about that inner knowing that there is something that is leading you in a certain direction

8:21And when you listen to it Life just gets clearer Because when you are open to listening to those promptings They keep getting more and more clear And in fact the more that you listen to them the clearer they become The more you start to trust yourself the more these opportunities start appearing So don't ignore them as like this random thing like a nat that's just like you know Hitting on you you've got to absolutely Honor them do them and acting on it will make them even clearer and come more often now Here's the really simple rule to know if these promptings are things that you should follow or you should shun away from Like I said these promptings are good Meaning even if they feel uncomfortable like oh my gosh I don't really want to go to that music event like I felt they are good They are also kind Like I said these are not the things that you say to yourself that are against yourself

9:22They're kind they are constructive and they're aligned with the growth that you are looking for And the cool thing about promptings is they're unexpected You don't expect to get these promptings you're not sitting around going. Oh, what are my promptings? No, they come at this bizarre unique moment whisper quietly and then they help you take a step forward Now if you my friend are in a place in your life where you've been getting these promptings or these little nudges of saying You know you you should really get help with that or you know that you're stuck and you're not really sure how to get out of it That prompting may be saying to you reach out to someone who can help reach out to a coach Reach out to someone whether it's just a friend or a professional coach If that is me I would love to have a conversation with you if you are looking to get unstuck I do offer programs that allow you to not only get unstuck But to flourish in the world and I would love to talk to you If you want to do that I'm going to link in the show notes a link for you to get on a discovery call with me

10:23This is specifically built for people who are interested in a long-term coaching program If you are simply interested in it like a one-off you know have a 75-minute consultation with me You can get that on my website You can just go on there schedule it and we will get that on the calendar But if you are looking for something more you're being prompted of knowing that hey I'm entering a new season of my life. I'm feeling stuck. I need some help. Please do not hesitate to reach out So now as we close up this idea of promptings is just remember that your life Doesn't usually change Through these giant dramatic moments not every moment is dramatic in fact some of the biggest changes in your life Come from these small tiny promptings that are followed by a brave action So the next time you feel that little nudge of something my friend Do not dismiss it Follow your promptings

11:26All right, my friend. That's what I've got for you today I hope you enjoyed this episode and if you did I hope you will not only give it a nice thumbs up and maybe leave a nice comment on apple Podcasts that you love this episode and tell me what you loved about it Or if you know someone in your life that really needs to hear this message Please forward it to them because I want you to be able to spread the love and spread this really important message to anybody who you think Need to hear it All right, I thank you so much for being with me and I will look forward to talking to you next time And until then my friend keep living you're unstoppable creative life. Bye bye You