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The Ten Tenets of Courageous Confident Women
| Guest post by: Danielle Miller |
Article Overview: The Ten Rules that Courageous Confident Women Know. An overview of qualities that women who are leaders, inspiration to others, and successful know they need to create the life they crave.
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The Ten Tenets of Courageous Confident Women
Know thyself. Feedback, input, guidance, mentoring…all
vitally important to brilliant women BUT, no one knows you like you. Finding your authentic voice and listening to
your intuition should always be the barometer for your next steps. Trust it, it will never steer you wrong. When you live authentically, honoring who you
are, courage and confidence are natural ingredients and increase exponentially.
You
are enough. You’re smart, talented
to the stars and back, but you find yourself second guessing your capabilities
and allowing that mean lil’ devil girl on your shoulder to poke you with her
pitchfork of fear, insecurity, doubt, and limiting beliefs. You wait, feeling that you are not quite
ready, when in fact you are more ready than you know. Courageous confident women know that they
will feel fear and uncertainty, but push forward in spite of it, knowing that
mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow.
You have infinite and priceless worth in your authentic self.
Clarity
Is Queen. You know exactly what you
want (and what you don’t want); you are aware of when your values and
priorities change and adjust accordingly.
Being afraid to say what you want and declare it does not serve
you. Courageous confident women have
their own personal blueprint for success.
Clarity is personal power squared.
Balance
Does Not Exist. In honoring all the
wonderful pieces of you, you know that the traditional term of balance does not
exist. Balance indicates no motion; when
a scale is perfectly proportioned it doesn’t move. Your life is about proportion, equilibrium,
seasons, and ebbs and flows. In reality,
balance should be redefined as a blend of your life, not pieces of a pie that
must be divided equally. True balance is
about flexibility, adaptability, and course corrections on your personal
compass.
Thou
Shall Practice Self Care. Eating
well, getting enough sleep, exercising, taking time to feed and nourish your body,
spirit and soul are your divine rights.
Successful women make themselves a priority and not an option. Practicing self care is allows you to
stretch, grow and learn; as well as providing you with comfort, cozy rituals,
and time to decompress and recharge.
Courageous confident women show the world that they respect and love
themselves.
This
Too Shall Pass. Courageous confident
women know that there will be challenging, trying, and the ‘valley of shadow’
times in their lives, but they do not dwell on them nor do they live in the
past or worry about the future. They do
not fixate on the things that they do not have the power to change and look for
solutions in what they can control. They
focus on the present and what the priorities are here and now.
The
Sky Is Beyond the Limit. Dreaming
big is a state of mind. Why not
you? Why can’t you live your biggest,
most audacious, bodacious dreams and desires?
Successful women know that ‘playing big’ has nothing to do with
quantifying bigness and everything to do with the quality of bigness. The key is knowing making sure your values
are in alignment with your dreams. They
are the soul twins of playing big.
Courageous, confident women are optimistic, expansive in their thinking,
and know that manifesting and action go together.
Follow
Thy Passion. The most illuminated
and brilliant women heed the call of their passion. It may not be loud trumpets sounding or
angels singing; it may be a quiet voice that keeps trying to be heard in your
soul. It may not appear as a job or a
career; it may feel like a calling or a vocation. However it appears to you, it is irresistible
in its siren song. Courageous confident
women know there may not be one grand passion, but a ‘portfolio of passions’,
it’s about creating a ledger of legacy that reflects the
gifts, value and service you bring to the world.
Surround
Thyself with Success. Brilliance
begets brilliance. Believe it and it
will rub some sparkly light on you. One
of my mentors refers to this as your Jedi Council. These are the people that are role models,
coaches, supporters, and encouragers.
These Jedi Knights aid and abet in your awesomeness. They show you the possibilities that you
don’t see in yourself. They may be near
and dear to you or people you’ve never even met. They inspire, motivate, and kick your
gorgeous little tush when needed.
Courageous confident women have a wise council of like minded Jedis on
their side.
Energy In=Energy Out. You
are the Energy Force in your life.
Everything (people, activities, thoughts) either give you energy or
drain it from you. The whole concept of
imbalance (see Commandment 4) is created because you are doing too many
activities that drain you. Courageous
confident women know that to live their ideal life they must create boundaries,
learn to say a gracious no, and continually seek the energy giving moments.
Live in the infinite beauty and possibilities of who you
are.
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