![]() Here are 3 things you can do that build Confidence… ”Confidence = Values being supported by your ACTIONS.” Here is another definition of Confidence from Mel… How? We already talked about it on day 3…Take ACTION! ![]() Flip the picture from seeking acceptance and validation from the outside and instead seek it from inside yourself. What do you dream of? What action step can you take towards it? Make a phone call? Write the blog? Unleash your creativity and just DO IT! ![]() Instead of FEAR paralysis, I was able to pick just one thing and focus my energy in that direction instead of being in my head all day about all the things I am not getting done. Choose just one action step that will move you forward towards your intention. Take Action – Fear disappears when you take action towards your dream.How do you want to feel? What do you want to accomplish? Write it down. Place your hands on your heart, say out loud, “I am OK.This is the day we were introduced to the HEART High-5. Stepping outside your comfort zone can be SCARY. It keeps us “safe” within the boundaries of what we are familiar with. Given free reign though, it can also be paralyzing. It gives us reason to pause and think things through. ![]() One from the right-hand side of the table….”My efforts are rewarded no matter how small.”īasically: I am my own cheerleader!! I do not need approval from others to feel accomplished. By sitting with my feelings I am learning to accept where I am and move forward with a different mantra.WOW! I thought I had tackled that one but it rears its head whenever I go for something new. Basically looking for ways to validate my belief of not being good enough. I negate my accomplishments ALL THE TIME! Dismissing what I do because others do it better or because I’m not doing it in a big enough way.“My efforts are rewarded no matter how small.”īy clueing into what I was saying in my head when I was feeling low and unmotivated, I found a few revealing things about myself… Check in with my self-talk and turn it around. High 5 myself in the mirror and then make a pledge during the day to catch myself when I am down. ![]() I did notice that my self-talk during the day was less bitchy and more encouraging…every so slightly. I mustered up a sub-par “High 5” to myself in the mirror and took a photo. Looking yourself in the mirror with the same enthusiasm that you would give to your middle school teenager who just won the championship soccer game was not quite how it went down for me the first day. Let me take you through each day of the “High 5” five-day challenge, which I encourage you to do. Then high 5 yourself in the mirror! Really. There is real science behind her method and she discloses her research as well as real-life examples from 100’s of people who have tried it.īasically, it is this: to look at yourself in the mirror in the morning and place hands on the heart (a heart High 5) and repeat “I’m OK. I respect Mel’s work so much that I decided to read the book AND I took the challenge. And when I heard the title of the book and the premise, I thought, REALLY? This is going to change my life? A High 5? I almost dismissed it, but… OK, so now you know the woman behind the “High 5” Challenge and the author of a book with the same name. Don’t take my word for it, check out her TEDx talk HERE. Mel’s credentials are out the wazoo when it comes to real-life practicality and advice you can take to the bank. If you are not familiar with Mel Robbins, I encourage you to seek her out! ![]()
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