When You Feel Like The Wind Is In Your Face.

Did you finish the year strong, like the wind was at your back and you were revved up to keep your momentum going into 2026, only to find now you’re dragging your feet?
 

Maybe you finished a little slower than you’d like, but you told yourself, “I’ll have a rest, then hit the ground running in 2026.”
And here you are, fearing you’re off to a slow start?
 

Have you set your New Year’s resolution to hit the gym and “get ripped!”
How’s that going?
 

Whichever one you resonate with, it can be encouraging to know that when you set big goals for yourself, it is common to experience resistance - times when you feel like the wind is in your face.
 

When this resistance and disappointment comes, your brain will want to melt into a puddle and cry (mine does). It will tell you all the things…

“Why me?”
“This will never work out.”
“See, I told you you can’t do this.”
“This only happens to you.”
 

That’s normal. That’s a healthy human brain.
 

This is the obstacle course we need to work through to achieve our goals.
It is the muscle we need to develop.

And it will feel uncomfortable.
 

When things don’t go the way we expected, take time to process that disappointment and frustration.

Speak it out to your coach.
Scream into a pillow.
Sprint around the block.

- Let it out.

Then, find yourself an empowering thought.

Not a comfortable thought, an empowering thought.
 

Try one of these on…

“This is not the end, this is just the beginning.”
“Nothing is broken that I can’t put back together.”
“I can handle this.”
“I will fight for this.”
“GAME ON.”

To stand firm with your face to the wind is never comfortable; it requires courage and determination.

Rarely does standing with your face to the wind look pretty. Often, we risk embarrassment, discomfort, and an ugly cry in front of our pets.

We take missteps, but we still move forward.
We find workarounds and solutions. Not all will be “correct,” but it will be something that will move us forward.

This temporary holdup will not be a permanent one if you let yourself process the disappointment of the moment, work through it, and find an empowering thought.

You’ve got this.
I know you do.

And if you need help to speak it out, find a solution, or extra support, come chat to me about it and you’ll have someone in your corner when the wind is in your face.
 

Steph