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This blog post (and the associated podcast episode) was inspired by the movie Encanto, which I absolutely loved. One of the top complaints that I’ve heard from people who reviewed the movie is that there’s no villain, there’s no conflict from antagonist who poses a threat to the clear hero of the story. I believe […]
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What does evolution look like? In biology, evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations. In the work I do to support women through their journeys of self-discovery and confidence, those changes can show up in a variety of ways. Evolution looks like change, and change looks different depending on […]
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Contrary to what culture tells us, confidence doesn’t come from what we wear, what we drive or who we associate with. Confidence is rooted in a deep knowing of ourselves and trusting in the truth of our worthiness and abilities. While compliments and approval are nice, they can’t replace the confidence that comes from being […]
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Think about last time you were asked, “How are you”? What was your answer? According to culture, women are supposed to be “fine”. We’re not expected to be up nor down, to be ‘fine’ means to not disruptive, to stay in that middle-of-the-road space that doesn’t impact much of anything. For many of us, we’re […]
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Generally speaking, we tend to think of the confidence journey as only positive, painted with Instagram-worthy quotes and images of us luxuriating on a beach being #unbothered. There is a superficial perception that confidence is something we can see, something that looks the way we see it portrayed on TV and social media. We see […]
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You cannot be confident without courage. Your confidence journey will call you to be, do and say things that you’ve never experienced before, and you’ll need courage to become. The world tends to think of confidence as a feeling of accomplishment, boost of self-esteem, or happiness, but being confident is to be consistently courageous when […]
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Can you recognize when you’re off course, or out of alignment? Would you know how to determine if you’re being who you’re called to to be? THIS is the importance of self-awareness. Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires Having self-awareness gives you the ability to examine yourself without […]
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The confident woman understands (and appreciates) the power of her perspective, and she ensures that she has the right lenses in order to examine her life. As much as it matters that we recognize the need to take an honest look at our lives, it’s equally important that we use the right tools & resources […]
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As human beings, women and men alike, we all have an inner barometer or gauge that sends us messages about how much love, success, joy, peace and abundance we can have in our lives. Those inner “limits” come from our upbringing, past experiences with other people who told us what we couldn’t do. Those seeds […]
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What comes to mind when you think of confidence? What does it look like? Do you imagine a specific person? Confidence looks different on every person, and as women I believe that we’ve been sold a false narrative of what a confident woman is “supposed” to look like. In my experience as a Confidence Coach […]
