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Stand Tall & Own It - Irreversible Recognition
Something shifted. You can feel it. You just can't name it yet.
Stand Tall & Own It is for women in the second half of life who are high-functioning on the outside and quietly disoriented on the inside. You built your life inside systems you trusted completely — until something revealed those systems weren't what you thought.
Host Andrea Johnson doesn't offer formulas. She offers honest thinking, sharp observation, and the kind of conversation that makes you pull over and sit in your driveway.
This is where the real work starts.
Stand Tall & Own It - Irreversible Recognition
31. Positively Confident
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Today we’re talking about how to embrace the positivity of confidence, which is the second piece of the tenet Optimistic.
Intentional Optimism - Your Vehicle for Personal Growth:
- Optimistic = The hull, the vehicle that gets you from island A to island B.
- Present = The centerboard - keeps you upright, focused, centered.
- Energetic = The sail - captures & harnesses the wind, propelling you forward.
- Courageous = The rigging - holds everything together in proper tension, resilience.
- Wise = The rudder - keeps you on track, heading in the right direction.
- Intentional = Setting everything up to properly capture the wind.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- See the glass as half full
- Certainty
- You know how
Now what? Start small.
- DREAM! If you need some inspiration - Confidence In Me - Julie Andrews
- Choose to see the glass Half Full. Here is Allison Ledgerwood’s TEDx UC Davis talk - Getting Stuck in the Negatives (and how to get unstuck)
- Pursue Certainty. Every step you take will give you the feedback you need to stay the course or change direction.
- Believe you know how! Enlist others to help you see your strengths & skills.
Get involved!
Interested in a small group coaching opportunity? Email me at andrea@theintentionaloptimist.com
Do want to be part of a community that practices, encourages and supports being Intentionally Optimistic? Join me over in the Intentional Optimists Facebook Group
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