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Overcoming People Pleasing with Leslie Howard Smith

“What do you WANT?” This question is terrifying for many women. 

Why? Because we get trained to put everyone else’s needs above our own…So we never know if something we want is for us - or to make someone else happy. 

Welcome to the mind of the People Pleaser!

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How To Plan The Most Perfect Summer For Yourself

Are you dealing with FRAZZLE? Here’s some help for what’s NEXT - post FRAZZLE!

This June was crazy for me and I’m sure it was for your too. I don’t know what it is about June, but there are so many things happening that it causes insane amount of frazzle! 

It’s...

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The Case Against Asking Permission

Imagine being a fifteen-year-old high school senior. All your friends are working & making money.

But you’re too young. So you use your background in baking to make cupcakes - inventing Fudgy Fridays & selling them at school.

And then your school shuts you down. ,

Meet Courtnee...

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When You Know SOMETHING Needs to Change (and have no idea HOW)

Sitting in the almost-mushy grass, I’m sobbing, angry. Feeling deeply sorry for myself.

My head’s throbbing.

I’m outside the fitness studio I own, watching a train approach on the tracks across the street.

The engineer smiles at me, waving as he pulls on the train whistle.

I...

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You want freedom? Here's how to get it every day.

Freedom. That’s what I wanted.

How ‘bout you?

Time freedom? Creative freedom? Location freedom?

Here’s how to get it but be aware of a sneaky thought that might keep you from getting it!

The Desire For Freedom

Every female entrepreneur I meet wants freedom. There are so many...

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“It was a little ridiculous & narcissistic…”

The truth was, she had no idea what she wanted.

She’d trained herself to put everyone else’s needs first…

Soooooooo, she never quite knew if something she wanted was truly something SHE wanted -

or to make someone ELSE happy.

Welcome to the mind of the People Pleaser : ...

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How do you QUIT your job & do that thing you're dreaming of?? w/ Bryony Grealish

Bryony Grealish was SICK of a job she "should" love.

 

Then she "should" all over herself for years - staying when she knew she needed to do something else.

It got bad enough that she needed to be literally kicked out of bed in the morning...her unhappiness & dissatisfaction turned...

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A Painful Lesson from a WANTrepreneur

Maybe you’ve noticed: people in your life seem to always have an opinion about what you do, how you do it, and maybe even WHETHER you should do it!

I’ve learned how to deal with this the hard way.

And I’ve learned that there’s also an easy way to deal with it. Want to know...

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How she went from stay-at-home mom to successful entrepreneur - and still has a life

Imagine a young woman working in the fast-paced world of Manhattan advertising & marketing. She moves into the world of fashion, styling rock stars and celebrities.

It’s glamourous. Exciting. Fast-paced. Perfect for a 20-something.

Now imagine she relocates to Upstate New York and...

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Zillions of Brilliant Ideas - Scribbled in Notebooks with Tina Stinson, Health Coach & Owner of Healthy Balanced Living

Tina Stinson is a creative thinker - which you would know if you could see the million notebooks where she keeps her zillions of ideas!

As a health coach, Tina knew she wanted to help busy women heal their bodies & thrive with a plant-based, whole-diet.

She teaches them to feel empowered...

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Comparison (Almost) Sent Me Into A Spiral Of Despair

Last night I was at a party and while I was there I had an epiphany. I realized that no matter where I go, men and women talk about the things that they want. They make plans, take action, or they’re even not in action! But at this party, we were talking about our homes, bodies, and how we...

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The Gift of My Husband Leaving

My husband left - again. On Mother’s Day.

No, no, no. Don’t misunderstand. It’s not what you think --

Five times a year, he takes college students to different cities, visiting flourishing businesses & teaching them what it’s really like to be an entrepreneur.

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