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You know that little voice in your head that gives you those quiet nudges to call that person, or take that class, or get off the couch? These promptings aren’t random—they're redirection. In this episode, learn why following your promptings can lead to opportunities, clarity, and momentum you never planned for and why it's so important to follow them even when you don't know why.
Are you being prompted to seek support for where you're stuck? If you're ready to finally invest in yourself, schedule a free Discovery Call with me and together we'll create a plan that gets you unstuck and moving toward your biggest goals.
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Hey, 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
Well, 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
Us 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
And 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
Promptings 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
It'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
Hey 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
It 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
And 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
They'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
This 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
All 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
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