If you're thrown on to a desert island and want to get off, do you wait to be rescued, not knowing whether you have to wait for ever, or do you do something about it yourself?
What happens if you feel helpless like a puppet on strings being pulled in all directions with no control over life? How will you find the strength required to look within to realise you are far more resourceful than you ever imagined so you can change and be more in control?
Talking to one of my clients who - metaphorically - has recently made the journey across the ocean and moved from feeling powerless to strong, the answer lies in her new-found belief about herself. This didn't happen overnight yet formed part of a gradual realisation that she couldn't change the people around her - the only person she could change was herself.
Interestingly, she said she couldn't have done it without support. It was important for the adults supporting her to let her know they were in it with her for the long haul.
Needless to say, her future looks far more positive and she's making spectacular progress. She believes in herself and, although she knows there will be setbacks, just as the sun keeps on rising and setting, she knows she's strong and can come back too.
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