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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...

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?

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