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The Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Love Your Impostor Syndrome
As you may have heard, ahem, I have written a book that will be released next month, June 2016. I’m noticing just a teensy weensy bit of impostor syndrome. Well, OK, maybe it’s not so teensy weensy. Possibly because it’s infused with generous amounts of fear: of failure, success, overwhelm, and, oh, utter humiliation and devastation…
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Fear of Success? — Time To Let It Go
These times require that all of us with rainforest minds step up. These times require that our fears of success and anxieties over failure be damned. These times require that we do whatever it takes to heal the wounding that has kept us from being our True Selves. Normally, my message is gentle and respectful. I believe…
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10 Signs That You’re a Perfectionist and 10 Things You Can Do About It
The Signs 1. You remember every mistake you ever made–even the time you threw the chair in kindergarten because you already knew that A is for Apple and you didn’t know why they didn’t seem to realize that A is actually for Ardent Avaricious Alligator. 2. You won lots of awards as a teenager for your…
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Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Perspicacity
Are you terrified of failure and mortified by mediocrity? Do people tell you that you’re smart but you know that they’re delusional? Does your worthiness depend on your achievements? Are you spooked by success? Welcome to the perplexing world of the rainforest mind. And to your constant companion–Perfectionism. Here’s the thing. If you were really precocious as a child, you may…