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Self confidence requires making subtle shifts in how you use your body as you create mindfulness and awareness that exponentially increases your ability to influence, listen, be resilient, manage stress, maintain energy and be more effective. Rather than numbing yourself to uncomfortable circumstances and powering through them, you can learn to mindfully choose to respond in a way that leaves you feeling whole and at peace.

Courageous Self-Loyalty in a Busy World — It’s Not Selfish. It’s Vital!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Transform Your Life.

Striking a balance between loyalty for self and others means staying true to who we are while honoring our commitments to those we care about. True loyalty is sustainable when we respect both others and ourselves.Do you value and expect loyalty from those closest to you?  When we’re loyal, we’ve got their back no matter what. We never lose faith in them, because we know how devastating disloyalty is — it’s the ultimate betrayal. So, let me ask, Do you have that kind of loyalty for yourself? Or do you think loyalty to others means giving up self-loyalty?

Yes, in good relationships we all make sacrifices and compromises. That’s the give-and-take that helps us dance through life. However, all give and no take makes us off-balanced and unwell. Take, for example, Zoe…

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Ignoring Red Flags? Listen to Body Wisdom & Avoid Being Blinded by Desire

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Somatic Embodiment.

Ignoring red flags? Tune in to your body's wisdom, and avoid heartache or time wasters. Recognize warning signs when desire clouds judgment. Have you ever yearned for something so intensely that you overlooked the subtle signs warning you it might not be right for you? Ignoring these red flags allows strong desires to cloud judgment. But we can become more attuned to our body wisdom to make the best decisions. How?

Whether it’s a relationship, a job opportunity, or a significant purchase, the allure of what we want can sometimes overpower our ability to see things clearly.

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Why Is It So Hard for Women to Embody Confidence?

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Embodied Leadership, Life Skills, Self-Leadership Skills.

The difference between a person HAVING confidence and a person who can EMBODY confidence is the difference between having a lion and being a lion.Would you love to be calm under pressure, sure of yourself and able to lead others to safe harbors or to the height of excellence? Then you’re wanting to embody confidence. 

There is a major difference between being a person who has confidence and a person who can embody confidence. 

It’s the difference between having a quality and being/personifying that quality. In other words, it’s the difference between having a lion and being a lion. And when you learn the secret to embodying confidence you can do what Shirley Chisholm recommends,  “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” 

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End Sleepless Nights to Improve Your Health, Longevity and Happiness

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Health and Wellness, Life Skills, Mindfulness.

The first step to ending sleepless nights is to understand our sleep cycle, learn why we need sleep and how we can support our body’s attempts to sleep. “Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” ~ Thomas Dekker

Humans NEED to spend a lot of time sleeping. According to some statistics, the average person spends about 26 years sleeping, over a lifespan of 79 years. However, we also spend 7 years trying to get to sleep. That’s a lot of lost sleep!  It’s not uncommon to have a few sleepless nights, now and then. And you’ll be able to function still. But a cycle of sleepless nights will adversely impact your life! The secret we all want to know is how to easily get to sleep and stay asleep, so we perform at our best.

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Learn to Trust Yourself: 7 Tips to Strengthening Your Self-Confidence

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Life Skills, Positive Mindset, Self-Leadership Skills.

Before you can step forward with confidence, you must learn to trust yourself and not doubt or second-guess yourself. Here are 7 ways to learn to trust yourself more“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” ~ Golda Meir

I don’t trust myself to ___. With what words would you fill in this blank? …make good decisions? …follow through? …just say no? Before you can step forward with confidence, it’s important to learn to trust yourself, to believe you can do it, because it’s easy to get consumed by second-guessing and doubting yourself, which are key reasons for inaction.

Think about it…what leads you to trust another person? Is your trust earned by one grand gesture? No, it’s the consistent, trustworthy moments you experience that build up a pattern of trust. Likewise, each small moment of self-trustworthiness you experience builds a record you can count on.

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