Character: When it Comes Down to it—Who Are You?

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…to challenge the status quo. This idea of having ‘character’ is a powerful counter-argument against my inner critic, and it’s helping me let go of my fears. Instead of worrying, I focus on having character, and it works—I feel free to be unapologetically myself! So if this resonates with you,…

How to be Kind to Yourself! A Simple 4 Step Process with Journaling Prompts

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…you think of—if you were to take how you feel and caring for your self more seriously? What are you willing to change? And lastly, what does your inner critic think about all this? And, if needed, what could you say to calm your critic? Wrap-up Being kind to ourselves—self-kindness—means…

Fierce Kindness Survey Results – What You Told Us!

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…us to help you with? Below is a colour-coded chart that shows the topics you selected. Please note that people were allowed to pick more than one, and this chart represents all those answers. Unsurprisingly (to me anyway) is that managing our inner critic was the most chosen issue! This…

Journaling Prompts to Explore How Your Labels Impact You!

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…begin exploring limiting beliefs that may be holding us back. First, write out your list of up to 10 (both ‘positive’ and ‘negative’) labels that apply to you. This should include current labels, as well as ‘past’ labels that perhaps only your close family or inner critic still uses… Now…

The 4 Cs: Why Connection to Ourselves is SO important

…ourselves life literally feels good—we’re led by a deep inner compass instead of by our inner critic (usually fear-based). We’re clear on who we are and what matters to us. And we feel strong and empowered, because we’ve accepted all of ourselves and have nothing to hide. Deeply connecting to…

10 Reasons We Need the (Wise) Fool Archetype in Our Lives and World!

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…Start with you! If you enjoyed this article on foolishness 😉 you may also like: A Fun Tool: Send Your Inner Critic on a Vacation! Tools to Build Resilience: 2) 5 Ways to Cultivate Your Joy and Aliveness Get Motivated: 6 Super Ways to Energize, Refocus & Lose those Blahs…

27 Ways to Be Kind to Yourself (with journaling prompts!)

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…lastly, what does your inner critic think about all this? And, if needed, what could you say to calm your critic, so that you can be kind to yourself when you need to? Wrap-up There are endless ways to be kind to yourself—and what works best will be utterly unique…

5 Tips to Say “No” with Kindness, Ease and Grace!

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…this article on learning to say “No”, you may also like: 10 Strategies to (Kindly) Manage Interruptions & Get More Done Am I Too Nice For My Own Good? With 10 Signs to Help You Decide An Introduction to The Inner Critic: Mine and Possibly Yours Too… Change the world….