Author: Melissa Harrison
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Why Saying You’re “Getting There” is Hurting You (and what to do instead)
If you experience anxiety, you likely say things like: “My anxiety” “I have anxiety” “I’m trying to work through it” “The anxiety controls me” “I can’t help it” While it may feel that way (and trust me, I know that it does), saying those things is keeping you a victim mindset, and you won’t be…
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Why You Have to Be Ruthless About Letting Go
I’ve been pretty ruthless about letting go. Furniture. Homes. Husbands. Clothing. Friendships. No, I don’t rank them in any certain order of value because they all represent the same thing: THE OLD ME. She was lovely, that girl. She really was. She had the same heart as me. The same sunny disposition (well, for the…
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Why You Have to Overcome Your Fear of Saying No
I used to say yes far too much. I said yes: To avoid disappointing people. (Funny, I can’t even remember who these people were — I just know I was afraid of judgment.) To live up to expectations others had of me. (Again, who the hell were these people even?) To keep a status…
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How I Overcame Paralyzing Fear (and how you can, too)
I walked into the bank and paused. I took two deep breaths and knew that if I wasn’t on auto-pilot I would have walked right out of that branch office. I was there to get a bank check for the largest amount of money I’ve dropped at any one time to date: the closing costs…
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3 Quick Steps to Release the Fear
The biggest reason you feel fear is because it’s trying to clear out. When we decide to go for something we want and fear rears its head, it’s not a sign that you should stop. It’s not a sign that something is going to go wrong. It’s not a trap! It’s a sign that limiting…