We’re kicking off a new series on The Best of You Podcast as we move into the last 2 months of the year.

How do you shift from managing the perceptions of others to showing up more authentically?

In today’s episode, I cover the 7 ways we tend to manage perceptions and why it doesn’t get us the real connections we crave.

I also walk you through an exercise you can do NOW (as in, before the holiday haze sets in) to help you make brave decisions this holiday season.

Here’s what we cover:

1. What does it mean to manage perceptions and why do we do it?

2. The 7 ways we tend to manage perceptions

3. The 2 main problems with managing perceptions

4. Why we have to “retrain” people (& their expectations of us)

5. Examples of steps you can take to honor yourself & your relationships

6. How to create your own “Yes/No List” to help you make brave decisions

7. The courage it takes to say ‘no’ and how to honor the emotions that inevitably show up when you do

Find a list of resources and the full transcript for this episode here.

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Music by Andy Luiten 

Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik

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