How to Know if You are Ready to Take a Leap

Are you ready? I mean really ready for that next step? Maybe it is moving in with a partner, asking for a promotion, starting a new career path, moving to a new city. You may be stuck and wondering about your next steps. How do you know if your dream will work out? What if you fail? What if people find out you are (gasp) human?

To help you get over that hump I have created a simple guide to supporting you in your next big move, whether it’s in work, play or your relationships.

(This method has been practiced by many. And many more.)

Ali Dunn Leap methodology:

First, you explore EVERY possible angle of this dilemma. Research. Explore. Get in your head. Research again. And then explore more.

THEN study the ways it has been done before and repeat history in the EXACT same manner (Why mess with perfection?). Do this with an attention to detail usually reserved for brain surgery or beekeeping.

Finally, keep this idea to yourself and only launch only when a successful outcome is guaranteed and step 1 and 2 is complete.

OR…

You could trust yourself!

(Mic drop.)

Could it be that simple? Is trusting yourself the answer to taking a leap? To trying something new? To getting unstuck?

We are conditioned to look outside of ourselves for permission to think, act and feel. We are told to stay in our lane, follow the rules and eventually we will be rewarded.

BUT WHAT IF THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN?

What if everything you know to be true is simply a story you have been telling yourself so that you can play it safe, never be wrong and never fail?

Today’s challenge is to dismantle perfection and take a leap! Have that difficult conversation, ask for more, be vulnerable. Take a mini-vacation, watch a foreign film, sit with someone who has been on this earth longer than you. Then get into ACTION. Nothing was ever accomplished by sitting on the sidelines.

IF you find you are still stuck then maybe what you seek is CLARITY.

You can join me for March Cup of Clarity or partner with me for a transformational coaching package (growth accelerated!) but you also may want to consider signing up for Now What? A five-week virtual coaching program with coaches Laura Riordan and Linda Lessem.

Three hours a week dedicated to unearthing your zone of genius and doing a deep dive into what makes you feel alive, excited and on purpose. AND for the frosting on the cake, I will be doing 4 Cup of Clarity sessions along with Sophie Davies to hold you accountable and teach you how to lead with intention while still be productive and on point. Sign up today, more details here.

xo Ali

Currently Reading: Essentialism, Greg McKeown (Streamline your time/energy/life) and the chapter on Leaping in Tara Mohr’s Playing Big (YES!!)

Current Mantra: “Get out of your head and into your life.”

Currently Eating: Takeout. Support local while recognizing your limitations! Yesterday was avocado toast and winter salad from Flourcraft bakery.