Category: Overcoming Fear
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Why You Need to Step Up Your Non-Negotiables
IT STARTED WITH ATTITASH. I had had a desire to vacation on Cape Cod for almost 20 years. It felt out of reach because I thought only people with lots of money vacationed there. I mean they do, but that assumption that I had to hit a certain level before I could embody the woman…
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Think You’re Overcoming Your Biggest Fear? Think Again.
Most of my clients are high achieving women. You’d think they’re all overcoming fear left and right. It doesn’t always work like that. I have a little experience with that… and some advice. Check it out here: With love, Melissa xoxoxo Pssssssst. Are you ready to go From Fear to Fierce™? Go here to get my…
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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…