Did you know that after her Academy Award nominations for Titanic and Sense and Sensibility, the amazing Kate Winslet said, “Sometimes I wake up in the morning before going off to a shoot, and I think, I can’t do this; I’m a fraud. They’re going to fire me – all these things. I’m fat; I’m …
Character traits that made you successful often also led to burnout episodes. These episodes of burnout were slowly destroying your self-confidence. While this may have seen worth it to achieve success, now this low self-confidence is holding you back – preventing you from pursuing the life you want and dream of. A couple of years …
By learning how to fail, C-students, now as adults, are able to take greater risks, pursue their dream, and not let judgement or fear of failure hold them back, while A-students – having always been praised for perfection – feel paralyzed to move toward their dream, having never learnt how to fail, but instead learned …
From a young age, we’re convincingly sold the traditional idea of how our life is supposed to go. And we follow it. We spend a huge amount of time in school, striving to get the top marks. We get into an undergraduate program, work hard, and maybe continue on to a professional school or a …
You have this idea for your dream side hustle. It makes you so excited, just the thought of it makes you feel fulfilled and energized. But it’s so different than what you are doing now, it isn’t even what you went to university for. Isn’t that strange? What is everyone going to think if I …
Can perfectionism be a good thing? No. Ever? No. The story of the undergrad Why can’t perfectionism ever be a good thing? Because perfectionism is wanting the unachievable. The unattainable. I remember reading an article in Inc. about perfectionism, that tells a story about an undergraduate student. This undergrad pressured himself to get an A …
It took me over 2 months to write this article. Why? Because of perfectionism. Here’s what happened I decided to take a blogging course. Super highly recommended and definitely worth it. I felt I had all the knowledge I needed at my fingertips. Diligently, I did all the exercises in the course and I was …
The thought of work-from-home inevitably sparks jealousy. It brings up images of working in pajamas, lounging on the couch, and sending a few emails, while the money comes dripping in. However, when forced to work from home during a pandemic, such as the one happening right now – COVID-19, we might find ourselves struggling. We …
Is being an early morning riser the key to being a successful and healthy woman? Many people certainly think so! There are many CEOs (Tim Cook, Howard Schultz), and successful, well-adjusted people (Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Indra Nooyi) that all say waking up early is the main reason they are able to live the …
Have you ever said this to yourself? I can’t do that.It probably won’t work.What if I don’t succeed? I don’t want people to think I’m stupid.I don’t want to look like a failure. What if I fail? How many have you ever said to yourself? I’ve said all of them at one point or another. …
