I have a confession to make: I’m scared out of my wits. Not every day, but ever since starting my business. I’ve been guilty of letting myself go down the rabbit hole of self doubt and negative self-talk. The reason I feel scared is because I’ve been feeding myself this…
The word “no” holds a lot of power. It’s like the second we hear it, we deflate. Why is it that we put so much more weight into the word “no” than we do with “yes”? “Yes validates what we are thinking and feeling and helps us to realize we…
Seth Godin’s blog was exactly what I needed to read today. It made it realize that I used to be completely unaware of when I was talking to myself. I was deaf to my self talk, and blind to my tendency to speak in a negative voice. “There’s no more…
Fellow Ruckusmaker, Tamara, recently wrote another post that got me thinking about just how transformational an experience Ruckusmakers was. She shared a quote from “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown: “Courage has a ripple effect. Every time we choose courage, we make sure everyone around us is a little better and the…
“This is a journey, a marathon, not a sprint. It’s important to recognize that,” said my fellow Ruckusmaker, Lindsay. When you treat your life, or your goals, like a sprint, you often lose sight of the true value of the work you’re doing. You rush in a sprint – and…