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The Critical Importance of Telling Your Story

Are you afraid of sharing your story?

Scared of what people will think of you?

That’s exactly the problem one of my students had.

In a previous life, she worked in a hospital, where she was told to keep her story and feelings to herself.

Why?

Because the patients had enough to deal with, or so she was told.

When she went through one of my courses, she discovered that sharing her story could do wonders for growing her audience and attracting the right kind of clients.

So why is it so important to share your story?

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Action-Based Learning (or How to Succeed at Anything)

When you want to do something new, your first instinct may be to learn everything about it.

You want to make sure you know enough.

And when you know enough, you’re ready to start.

The problem is that you often don’t know when enough is enough.

You try to learn everything, because you want to avoid mistakes.

Then you wonder why you’re stuck.

The solution then is to learn just enough to get you going.

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When You Feel Like You Have Nothing Special to Offer the World

Nothing Special to Offer the World One of my earliest obstacles was my belief that I didn’t have anything to offer the world.

I wanted to express myself.

To share my truth.

To follow my heart.

But I thought I wasn’t good enough, and that held me back for years.

I’ve also received emails from readers on how they feel like they have nothing to offer.

Perhaps you’ve felt that way, too?

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13 Incredibly Simple Ways to Overcome the Fear of Failure

Imagine if you could do anything in the world without feeling fear or any negative feelings.

Fear of failure is instilled in us from early childhood. We’re told not to do that, avoid this, or else.

After awhile you become cautious. Instead of taking action, you seek permission and confirmation.

As we grow, this belief tends to become unconscious and automatic. You aren’t aware of it’s presence, yet it controls you from the shadows, like an invisible puppet master.

Overcoming fear of failure is not easy, but it can be done, especially when you are determined to take your personal growth to the next level.

There is no magic pill. You don’t have to become fearless.

You have to be willing to face and investigate your fears.

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When You Don’t Know What to Do in Life

Don’t know what you want to do in life?

Can you feel the pressure of needing to know?

It doesn’t matter whether you’re 23, or 65, we all seem to feel that we need to know where we’re going.

I work with people from all over the world.

And it has become clear to me that we all struggle with the same uncertainty.

No one truly knows where they’re going.

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