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3 Habits That Are Costing You Your Self-Respect

How often do you say yes when you want to say no? How often do you politely smile while a part of you is angry? Today, we’re uncovering three habits that are costing you your self-respect. Three habits that are slowly dissolving your confidence and lowering your satisfaction in life. Once you’re aware of the impact they have on your self-image and how you’re treated, the opportunity to end patterns arises. Let’s talk about it. Habits that are costing you your self-respect: 1) letting unacceptable things slide “You get to have completely different standards than you did your entire...

What Happens When You Raise Your Standards (4 Things to Expect)

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If you’ve spent your entire life being too available and accommodating, you might wonder what happens when you raise your standards. “Will I lose people? What if someone gets upset? Will I regret raising my standards and setting boundaries?” In this post, I share what to expect when you raise your standards as a woman. Going from people-pleasing to setting boundaries will, of course, feel uncomfortable. But that doesn’t mean you should go back to your default, where you were convenient for everyone else but yourself. Let’s talk about what happens when you raise your standards, so you can...

How to Know If Your Standards Are Too Low (And Why It Matters)

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Feeling unfulfilled and exhausted? What if it’s not just about your iron levels but also the things you say yes to and quietly settle for? In today’s conversation, I share how to know if your standards are too low and what needs to start shifting. Let’s dive in. 1) there is misalignment between how you’re treated and how you want to be treated “If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will.” – Vironika Tugaleva If you’re wondering if your standards are too low, look at how you’re treated. Are you fine with how people talk...

55 Self-Respect Quotes for Women by Women

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Self-respect quotes for women written by women just hit differently. In today’s post, I share quotes by absolute icons such as Cher, Lady Gaga, and one of my all-time favorites (even though fictional), Samantha Jones. Use these self-respect quotes when you need a mindset shift to see your worth and create a life by your own standards. Or choose one and spend a few moments journaling about what it means for you and how you can step into the energy it speaks about. If you’re a woman rebuilding her sense of self-worth, setting boundaries, and are ready to stop...

The Hidden Root of Perfectionism (And How to Release It)

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Is perfectionism really about holding yourself to a higher standard? Or is it fear in disguise? What’s the hidden root of perfectionism? The hidden root of perfectionism Think about it, how did your parents/siblings/teachers react when you made a mistake as a kid? a) they yelled at you (“How could you do this? I told you not to do that! Why don’t you ever listen??”) b) they insulted you (“How can you be so stupid?? Why don’t you ever use your brain?”) c) they physically hurt you What we label as perfectionism and our preference to get things done...

9 Ways to Hold Yourself to a High Standard

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Today, we’ll explore how you can hold yourself to a high standard. You’ll learn different ways you can treat yourself with the respect you desire from others. Different ways you can honor and value yourself a bit more. Once you raise the bar for how you let yourself to treat yourself, you naturally won’t allow anything less from others. You will get to the point where you know that this is your standard, and if someone wants to be in your life they have to not only match the standard you have for yourself, but go higher even to...

How to Overcome the Fear of Rejection as a Woman

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When was the last time you experienced the fear of rejection? Maybe you wanted to do something for the first time, get out of your comfort zone, ask someone for a favor, or reach out to someone, but your fear of rejection was holding you back from following through. In today’s post, I’ll share helpful questions to move through the fear or rejection and empowering mindset shifts to help you handle rejection. Before we start, let’s acknowledge that getting rejected sucks. You’ve probably heard quotes like ‘’Rejection is only a redirection’’ or ‘’Rejection is a sign from the Universe...

3 Signs Of Self-Sabotage: Are You Sabotaging Your Own Happiness?

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In this post, I share 3 common signs of self-sabotage. We’ll talk about how you might be holding yourself back from living the life you want and using your full potential. Oftentimes, we assume that other people are holding us back in life. We might blame our parents, partner, kids, or our boss for the lack of satisfaction in our lives. But that’s the easy way out; blaming others instead of taking responsibility into our own hands. But what about self-sabotage? What about all the different ways we keep ourselves stuck? No one else. Just our own thoughts, behaviors,...