i bet your dream life doesn't cost what you think it does

“what’s the use in even trying or getting started when i’ll never make the money i need to live the life of my dreams?”

few people say this to me directly, but they tell me it through their actions (or lack thereof).

9 times out of 10, when i ask someone what the life of their dreams costs, they give me a number that turns out to be well beyond the actual cost.

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how to stop giving your power away + become your own silver bullet!

in case you need to hear this, you are the silver bullet you’ve been waiting for.

from early on in childhood, we’re shown images of ‘damsels in distress’ awaiting their prince to come and save them from their lonely tower. many conversations have evolved positively to help women understand that we can’t anticipate a partner who will come and ‘save us’ from anything. one has to be a whole person to unite fully with another whole person.

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21 essential lessons for ‘21

we’re 3 weeks into 2021 and for some, getting cozy with old habits and patterns which we’d hoped to reorient this year.

i have a practice of deep reflection on the year that’s passed, to suss out learnings and reminders, and am bringing 21 of them with me into 2021.

which resonate with you?

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looking for a great new book? (my top picks!)

if identifying your passion(s) and/or finding your purpose feels like a daunting zelda quest to you, please keep reading...

i used to spin my wheels ALL THE TIME trying to get to the bottom of these questions.

a turning point came when i realized that my purpose was connected to the precise thing that i took for granted.

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7 questions to find your purpose

if identifying your passion(s) and/or finding your purpose feels like a daunting zelda quest to you, please keep reading...

i used to spin my wheels ALL THE TIME trying to get to the bottom of these questions.

a turning point came when i realized that my purpose was connected to the precise thing that i took for granted.

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why this very popular advice is wrong

have you ever heard the advice that if something isn’t a ‘hell yes’ it’s a ‘hell no’?

this sounds great, right? a life where everything to which you say ‘yes’ is exuberant! no more doing things about which you feel lukewarm! pure bliss ahead!

however, here’s the problem with this advice: it’s one dimensional.

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now what? (let’s have some real talk)

have you ever achieved something and then asked yourself ‘now what?’ has the absence of a big goal left you questioning your identity or self-worth?

no matter what others think or what data suggests, you have to trust yourself.

when we act from a place of fear that we’ll miss out, not be invited back, that word will get out and we’ll be ostracized, or so on… that lack mindset permeates and we attract more of it.

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this will help you make better decisions, every time.

you don’t need permission or data to support the decisions you are guided to make from your intuition. trusting yourself is enough. it’s understandable to want to collect all the data, make a pro/con list, ask a council of your peers, think about every possible outcome, and so on… but when it really comes down to it, when you strip out the fears of making the wrong choice, of what other people will think if it goes wrong/right, of what you might miss by doing it or not doing it…

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HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THIS CRITICAL SUCCESS METRIC?

what does success mean to you? i’m sure you’re familiar with the expression “keeping up with the jones’" (now the kardashians might be a better sub for jones’). have you ever considered whether or not you’re "keeping up" when it comes to your life and career? stick with me because often it’s not as obvious as it might seem...

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should i have turned that down?

when we honor ourselves and walk away from something to move towards where we are called (even if we don’t know where it’s leading yet), we’re moving with purpose and a spirit of abundance. and similarly, we begin to attract more of that to ourselves, too.

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