#7 - Never Settling

YOU ARE WORTH IT. Feel like you keep compromising your non-negotiables for others? Are you in a job or relationship that keeps draining your precious energy? Sometimes we stay in these scenarios out of fear or to appease others; however, we are here to tell you that ISH needs to stop. In this episode, we share our experiences of areas we may have settled in, what we learned, and provide tips on how to call yourself out when you are settling. This one is toughie but as always, it is out of love to see you THRIVE.

[4:30] The foundation of settling. We start off this episode by seeing how our family relationships contribute to some of our settling patterns.

[7:34] Cue in "Love is a Battlefield". Nina and Nat discusses Nina's repetitive pattern in settling in romantic relationships. Nina opens up in sharing:

• How being cheated on was her wake up call
• Where her worth was rooted
• What role did loneliness play
• Moments where she was the happiest
• Conundrum of being ambitious but yet settling for less (ooof, red flag brought up by Nat)

[17:19] The limit of what you compromise. Nat shares her experience in settling in a relationship and vowing never to compromise her non-negotiables ever again. She discusses:

• Opposite mindsets
• How important your core values are
• Elevating what is important to you
• Waiting versus settling

[21:08] Energy vampires. We discuss how settling extends into friendships and discuss what questions we need to ask ourselves when reflecting upon our friendships.

[22:11] Settling happens in work too! We discuss some key points to uncover whether or not you are settling in your job including company values and your work environment.

[23:00] Why people settle. We highlight that fear, complacency and the "what" if anxiety as three foundational issues that contribute to settling patterns.

[26:17] Clues that you are settling. Don't know if you are settling in a job, relationship or friendship? We identify the following to determine what is not right for you:

• Check in with your energy
• Ask yourself if you are making excuses
• Reflect on if your prioritizing your self-care

[30:49] Sweet little gems we want you to leave you with. How can you combat settling? We share the following tips:

• Get to the ROOT CAUSE...I know, we are like a broken record with this but you gotta uproot those bad roots to make way for planting new seeds of success (ooo sage Nina up in here)
• Define your core values? Ask yourself what matters to you the most and let that guide you
• Reflect on who you are surrounding yourself with. Again, your THRIVE TRIBE is everything as discussed in Episode 6.