I think that the phrase ‘be nice’ is too often used, especially with girls and women, to mean ‘be agreeable, pleasant and conciliatory’ at the cost of our own beliefs or preferences. It encourages us to say ‘yes’ when we want to say ‘no’.
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 I have an enormous handbag. I call it my Tardis, or Mary Poppins bag, because all manner of things (laptop, shoes, drinks and snacks), things which should not, by rights, be able to fit into a shoulder handbag, can be pulled from its depths with a flourish. It prompts gasp of appreciation from female friends and colleagues, “Wow, I really like your bag”.  I’ve been thinking: how do I reflect my values in my day to day behaviour. Especially in those moments when I’m under pressure…  In the Inside Living Savvy series, I’ll be sharing my experience of creating an online lifestyle program for women aspiring to live extraordinary lives. This week I’m talking about the emotional highs and lows of taking a risk and pursuing my dream project – and what I do to keep breathing when it feels like my heart’s pounding out of my chest!  Two-faced. Hypocritical. When people aren’t being real with us, when we see that what they are doing doesn’t match up with what they say, it angers us, but the pretense poisons them too. On the flip side, people who are living very true to themselves, whose beliefs, activities and behaviour are aligned, have an amazing authentic glow. So, which are you?  They’re tricky things, labels. They’re often assigned to us with a whole lot of expectations that we didn’t necessarily sign up for: how we should dress and behave and talk. Expectations that don’t always align with our personal choices. In the Inside Living Savvy series, I share my experience of creating an online lifestyle program for women aspiring to live extraordinary lives. In the early days of Living Savvy I had doubts — about the project, about my ability to be its spokesperson, even about the positive and supportive responses I was receiving. Here’s how I got through it to launch my dream! |
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