This isn't working for me!
- naomivladeck
- Sep 11
- 2 min read
Last night, I went to hear author Elizabeth Gilbert speak at Cooper Union for the launch of her new book, Take Me to the River.
She shared a phrase from her recovery journey that helps her slam on the brakes when her spidey senses tingle:
“This isn’t working for me.”
Such a simple phrase. Such a hard one to say.
Especially when we’ve been conditioned to feel responsible for other people’s emotional experience.
To say This isn’t working for me is to stand as an individual. To risk rejection and judgment—and not take it on.
To say This isn't working for me is to tell the honest truth.
And only you can know what that truth is for you.
Maybe the truth is that you want to…
✨Set a healthy boundary. ✨Aim higher and grow bigger. ✨Change course. ✨Invest in yourself. ✨Take a risk. ✨Create a new pattern or habit.
Whatever it is—if it’s true, you have to own it.
This is the work I do with women artists every day: finding the courage to create their next true move.
It’s a myth to think we can do this all alone. Or that bringing our desires to life won’t be scary and messy most of the time.
And let me tell you—I am not immune.
Omg, woman, I was literally dabbing tears in the waiting room of my gastroenterologist’s office today, on the phone with my coach. I wasn't crying about my colon 😂—I was crying because something in my work to bring this course to you isn't working.
It hurt to feel into that truth.💙
But here’s the thing: finding the truth gave me a way forward.
If you want to grow like I know you do, if you want to move your work into the world at another level, you (and I) have to start by telling ourselves the truth about what’s not working—and then figure out what we're ready to change.🧐
That’s what I designed UNSTOPPABLE to do.
Over 10 weeks, participants experience: ✨ Group coaching by me that generates honest and electric creativity between participants ✨ Showings—group accountability milestones that move your ideas, projects and vision forward ✨ End-of-week check-ins to trouble-shoot and clarify your goals. ✨ Powerful skills that create clarity in surprising and thrilling ways. ✨ 1:1 time with me to get under any resistance or confusion that arises along the way.
If something isn't working for you right now - what are you willing to do to find out what will? Naomi |




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