Welcome to Black Girl Burnout.

Kelly here.

And today we're going to talk about how to opt into growth.

Growth and personal development are things that I know for myself I'm always striving for.

And I'm going to guess if you're listening to this podcast, you feel the same way.

We're going to base today's episode around a quote from the lovely Taraji P. Henson.

She said, I'm still growing and learning, and every day is a new

opportunity to be better. I love that quote because it really does encompass the mission and the

spirit of Black Girl burnout, that we are all going to be always growing and learning, but every day there's an opportunity

to opt into joy, opt into abundance. And in this case, for today's episode, opt into growth.

I want to use this as a cautionary tale, and honestly, I'm probably speaking to myself,

even more than I'm speaking to you.

But as a reminder, that the process of growing shouldn't be stressful.

There is a way to make growth and this quest to always grow and be better toxic.

That you can get so caught up and I have to be better, I have to be better, I have to be better,

that you forget to be just great for today. So I want to make sure that we hold that balance.

Again, I struggle with this myself, that as we push for growth and expansion of our lives

and fulfilling our dreams, that it's not at the cost of us being able to appreciate

the beautiful, incredible people that we are. So now that that disclaimer is kind of out of the way,

let's talk about how we can opt into growth and where are the areas that you can think about

growing, as well as as always a healing practice or thought to get

you through your day as you think about this topic of opting into growth. If you stay where you are

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