Small Steps: 30 | Embracing your Innate Joy & Releasing Perfectionism with Shirin Eskandani

30 | Embracing your Innate Joy & Releasing Perfectionism with Shirin Eskandani

Apr 10, 2019

So often we’re focused on adjusting imbalances and solving problems that we can forget that’s more out there than just what’s “wrong.” Noticing and celebrating the good and boosting the joy in your life is just as essential to your health and healing. Today’s guest Shirin Eskandani from Wholehearted Coaching talks about how we can embrace our joy, what joy looks like and how we can release things can that get in the way of our innate joy.

About Shirin Eskandani

Shirin is a life coach, public speaker and writer who specializes in mindfulness and mindset work. She has been a featured wellness expert on the Today Show and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Certified by the International Coach Federation, her holistic approach to transformation is influenced by her background in guided meditation, spirituality and the arts.

Prior to building her successful coaching business she was an award winning opera singer, performing at Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. She is the co-founder of Brown Girl Brunch and has collaborated with companies including the Assemblage, Soho House, Maha Rose, 109 World, and Splendid Spoon.

Small Steps in the Show:

Celebrate something in your life every single day
What can you savor, celebrate and enjoy about your day?
Give yourself props
Celebrate with something fun like a dance party or whatever brings you joy
Try not to downplay your achievements
Acknowledge yourself
Claim your needs
Practice Stop, Pause and Savor, try 3 times a day to start.
Try the reframe “I’m going to expect everything to go well, and I can handle it if something comes up”
Embrace that breaking down worry takes patience and time
Write down all your worries and see if these are things you take take action on or if they’re ego or fear
Ask yourself some questions around your worry and see what parts of you need some extra attention, care or love
Ask yourself if the worry is true? Is it absolutely true?
You are not your thoughts, you don’t have to believe every thought you have
DM/reach out to someone you like on Instagram
Find an event to go to and consider going to alone
Get clear and specific on your intentions