You Are Enough Already
Inspired by on Lenny's Podcast
The most important parenting realization isn't a technique. It's knowing that you are enough.
Graham Weaver shares what he calls the most important thing he's learned in 50 years: "The true game of life is an internal one, not an external one. And that journey starts with three powerful words: I am enough."
You don't need to be the Pinterest parent to be enough. You don't need to make organic lunches shaped like animals. You don't need to have read all the books, implement all the techniques, never lose your temper.
You are enough. Already. Right now. With all your mess.
Graham describes having a massive financial success and realizing: "Nothing changed. Nothing internally changed at all. I still had the same problems. I still felt the same way about myself."
The same is true for parenting achievements. Get the kid into the good school? Still the same you. Nail the perfect birthday party? Still the same you. Finally establish a bedtime routine? Still the same you.
You cannot achieve your way into being enough. You already are. Start there.
PM Theme: Internal vs external success metrics
Parenting Theme: Self-acceptance in parenting
“The most important thing I've learned in the first 50 years of my life is that the true game of life is an internal one, not an external one. And that journey starts with three powerful words: I am enough.”Graham Weaver · 00:49:51
“Nothing changed. Nothing internally changed at all. I still had the same problems. I still felt the same way about myself.”Graham Weaver · 00:53:05
