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8 Things to Do When You Don’t Feel Good Enough

“Believe in yourself” is probably one of the most used motivational phrases around the world. You’ve heard it once or twice in your life. Maybe you’ve even repeated it yourself a couple of times more. The chances are this phrase has occasionally melted your insecurities away. It pumped you up and it kept you going through difficult times… But what happens when “believing in yourself” doesn’t seem to fix the problem? One of those bad days is here, and you feel incapable and unprepared. What do you do when “I believe in myself” doesn’t motivate you to take action...

8 Tips to Say No Without Feeling Guilty and Selfish

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In this blog post, you will learn mindset shifts to make and actions you can take to say no without feeling guilty. You will learn how to deal with the feeling that you’re letting someone down when saying no. This process can’t be summarized in one single action step. Instead, it takes a lot of awareness, a lot of realizations, and aha moments, which I’ll talk about today. So let’s dive in. 1. Realize that by saying yes to others when you actually want to say no, you are saying no to yourself If, for example, you wanted to...

3 Things Confident People Don’t Do (and What They Do Instead)

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There’s this misconception that confident people don’t have fears and limiting beliefs. We tend to believe that confident people don’t care about what others might think. They just follow their goals and never worry about potential judgment or rejection. But confidence is not about never being afraid. True confidence is when you feel scared, you’re not 100% ready, but you take action anyway. You don’t stop when you feel afraid or an insecurity comes up. You move through it. Today, I’m sharing with you 3 things confident people don’t do and how they approach fears and disempowering beliefs. Ready...

5 Life-Coaching Tools for Confidence: Build Self-Belief That Lasts

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I’m a certified life coach, and self-confidence is my favorite topic to coach women on. In today’s post, I’m sharing life-coaching tools for confidence that I find non-negotiable. The goal of coaching is to guide the client from point A, where they currently are, to point B, where they desire to be. It’s focused on the present and desired future. Coaching, by definition, doesn’t aim to give advice. That’s mentoring. Instead, a coach guides their client to uncover their own answers and what works for them. Also, a coach doesn’t dive deep into a client’s past to help understand...

6 Self-Confidence Habits to Build Your Confidence and Self-Esteem

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Today, I share self-confidence habits that will fuel your confidence and self-esteem the moment you practice them. This is about becoming more and more confident with each decision you make. Respecting yourself so much that you don’t entertain people who are only capable or willing to give you a bare minimum. Leaving situations that don’t serve you. Taking back your power of choice and choosing growth over comfort. Applying these habits consistently will set the tone for what you allow into your life and the standard people need to meet you at if they want the privilege of having...

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How to Take Back Your Power and Stop Living for Others

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In today’s post, I’m sharing how to take back your power by taking responsibility for your future, unlearning unhelpful stories you’ve heard, and reclaiming control over your reactions. Let’s dive in. 1) take responsibility for where you go from here “Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.” ― Joan Didion Sure, you can dig into your past to find what went wrong or how you have contributed to any negative situation that happened. Or, you can use what you have, the knowledge you already have, to help...

3 Toxic Mindsets That Sabotage Your Success (and How to Overcome Them)

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Have you noticed how many times we let our unhelpful thoughts run the show? How many times do we let a toxic mindset that makes us believe we’re not good enough stand in the way? Today, we’re naming some of the most common toxic mindsets so that you can recognize them and rise above them the next time they come up. Additionally, I’m sharing action steps and journal prompts to release each toxic mindset. Let’s dive in. 3 Toxic Mindsets That Keep You Small (and How to Reclaim Your Power) 1) thinking that small steps don’t matter “It is...

7 Steps to Overcome the Fear of Failure and Build Confidence

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Do you have low self-esteem and low confidence? Are you reluctant and afraid to take on new challenges? Do you suffer from anxiety about the future? These are all physical and emotional signs of a fear of failure. But isn’t life about taking risks, experiencing failure, and learning continuously? If not, then a cautious life must be comfortable, if not boring. It’s time to break out and live boldly. How to know if you have a fear of failure The fear of failure is something we all experience, whether in small doses or consistently. This fear causes many people...