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Taking risks and sea otters
Most of my life I played it safe. I didn’t raise my hand in class as a kid unless I knew for sure I knew the answer so I wouldn’t get embarrassed if I was wrong. I only tried out for sports and activities that I was somewhat good at, I only socialized with people that I was already comfortable around.
Being willing to be wrong about it
Many of us are hurting ourselves with our own painful stories about what the people in our lives did or didn’t do that we believe is unfair or unjust.
4 acts of fierce self-love
I think many people assume that self-love is all warm and cuddly filled with bubble baths and cheesy affirmations. When I work with clients, we really try to foster what I call “fierce self-love”.
Fear is outdated
For millions of years, fear was arguably our most important emotion. Our survival depended on it. When faced with a life -threatening danger like a saber-toothed tiger, or grizzly bear, our brain triggered this powerful emotion in the form of our fight or flight response to protect us.
No one taught me to how to think...
Up until the age of 22, no one had sat me down and taught me how to think. I was taught how to walk, talk, ride a bike, math, but not how to think.
Meet the Author!
Melanie Shmois, LISW-S, is a licensed therapist and certified life coach for high-achieving individuals who crave inner joy as much as outer success. As the founder of Mind Your Strength Coaching and creator of The Joy Revolution, Melanie helps driven professionals balance their masculine and feminine energies so they can experience fulfillment, emotional freedom, and lasting happiness.