Category: Being Authentic
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Can You Tell Me This?
Tweet I want to ask you a question. It’s a personal one. How well do you treat your postman? How kind are you to your dentist? Is it just me or do you squander an unnecessary amount of time rehearsing the thing you’ll say to your boss or your doctor so that you come across…
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It’s All Lies
Tweet And I’m not talking about politics. I’m talking about all the things you see on social media, the influencers, and your co-workers. They’re all selling it. Tasty, yummy, fabulously glamorous, shiny, sparkling lies. But they all mean well. Well most of them. Some are trying to get you to spend money. Others truly believe…
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I Might Regret This, But
Tweet I’m going to share something, something that’s difficult to admit. Strike that. It’s so excruciating to reveal that I hope I might not regret it later recovering from what it is, a truth hangover. It took years to realize I had been doing it. But I had also been doing it for years. When…
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Happy Holidays!
Tweet This time of year, you’re probably being slammed by advertisers vying for your wallet using psychology to bait you. They’ll tell you that what you have is not enough-that this wrinkle cream or that sparkling top will make you younger, and prettier. Underneath it all, they are feeding into your fear of being unworthy…
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Why You’re Being Called
Tweet There’s a fear that if we were to take off our masks, let out our gut, and reveal our ugliness, we will lose our jobs, friends and even our sense of self. There is legitimacy to that fear, which makes the risks to lay it all out there even more terrifying. People are rejected…
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What Anxiety Has to Do With Not Being Yourself
Tweet Whether or not you’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, or just find yourself worrying a whole lot, I can bet those bouts of insomnia or sudden jolts of panic in the middle of the night are due to hidden stresses you’re not dealing with. Some of which could be a fear of revealing…
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Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
Tweet There are a lot of things you could do. Something tells me if you’re reading this, you’re probably more capable than the average Jo. Maybe you have a multitude of skills and talents, and even interests. But just because you can do anything you set your mind to, doesn’t mean you should. For years,…
