Does saying no to a simple request feel challenging to you? Women especially are socialized from birth to avoid other people being displeased with them, and so if saying no feels difficult, this is not a trivial issue. We need to learn how to say no with confidence and strength, and this is what we’re diving into today.
If you somehow don’t already know who she is, Stacey is a Master Certified life coach who teaches coaches how to sell and make money. I invited her to come on to the podcast to have a chat about our brains and to share some of the most profound lessons that we’ve learned from each other.
This week, I’m introducing you to a concept I call loving lightly, and I’m inviting you to implement this practice in your own life. Loving lightly isn’t about not caring, or not fully being invested in a job or relationship or friendship. It is actually to love in its purest form, and I’m showing you how it’s an act of true abundance and of cultivating a feeling of stability and security no matter what.
If you’ve been a listener here for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about one of my best friends, Rachel Hart. I’m so excited to be talking to her, and we’re here together on the podcast today to share three of the biggest lessons we’ve learned from each other over the years.
I’m outlining the concept of anticipatory stress through the example of insomnia today as it’s something I coach on frequently, but you can substitute any other situation in which you’re feeling stressed or worried about something you’re anticipating. Many people make one big mistake that prevents them from being able to work through it, and I’m showing you what that is today.
While past inadequacies and failures can feel like facts of your life, dwelling on them isn’t going to motivate change. Instead, I’m inviting you to see how you’re allowed to believe things outside of what you’ve done in the past, so you can stop limiting your own progress.