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Are you All In? I’m not. Here’s why.

disappointment inner critic insights self-acceptance self-care self-forgiveness self-love Aug 11, 2023

Have you heard that expression to go all in?

I've determined that I'm not all in.

"All in" is a phrase marketers and coaches will use to motivate. I may have even used it myself in the past. 😬 If you go "All in," then you'll...do this, buy this, join this, achieve this...etc.

But most of the time, I'm just not ALL IN.

I love my business, but I'm not all in, certainly not "all in" on posting 3x a day on social media and all the other things I should be doing if I was ALL IN.

I'm not al...

Why I do thought work

emotional agility infinite possibilities inner critic insights mindset reparenting self-acceptance soul hydration thought work wisdom Jun 08, 2023

Did you know that, on average, each day, you generate 50,000 words in your private thoughts?

That's equivalent to a short book or roughly 100 pages.

It's fascinating to think that your brain is constantly writing a book of thoughts (which could become beliefs) regardless of whether you're aware of it. This is why I work intentionally with my thoughts. Once I realized how much we "speak to ourselves," it prompted an important question. What genre is your thought book?

Historical Fiction?
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