The Tailored Quill

....You have simply confined yourself by other thoughts and worries.  We all wish that we could somehow relive something of our childhoods, whether it be the carefree attitude, playing with friends, or the lack of doing taxes and paying rent.  Whichever, we all had the capacity as children to dream big and forge unbridled ambition.   Adulthood responsibilities have a way of hampering that, however.   Fear not: You have not lost your ability to dream big. Listen to this week's episode to learn how to unlock that burgeoning imagination of yours again...

It is not enough to compile information to make a great story; you have to share that story somehow.  Applied to our mental health, that expression looks very different person to person, but the problem is people stop at the first step of just collecting the new information. They don't do anything with it then. This episode is a necessary reminder why emotional progress and mental health work must always be a two step process, no matter how challenging it is.

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Your brain wants you to be lazy. It loves routines and predictability.  As a result, you are just as guilty as the rest of us of wanting to achieve a goal without having to put the work in.  Get the reward without the struggle.  In therapy, people want to be able to go to one therapy session, release EVERY LAST EMOTION, and be "fixed" without doing months or years of necessary work. 

The catch, though, is that releasing everything at once would literally destroy your brain and your body. You wouldn't be able to handle it. Instead, we have to take a much more measured, deliberate approach.  Listen to today's episode to learn how...

The breakthroughs we experience in therapy or on any journey of personal development are so exciting that we want to continue learning about ourselves. After all, let's find out how many breakthroughs are available!  But there's a downside...  Sometimes knowing so much is...well...too much. This week's episode helps you identify when self-reflection can be painful, and what to do keep perspective and stay healthy as you dive deeper and deeper inside of yourself...

We all seek what makes us feel good and what boosts our sense of self-worth. That is programmed into our DNA. Amongst our world of constant threats to our self-worth, maintaining it can be hard. That is why we need to become aware of our personal, unique, special source of self-worth that is specific to ourselves. That is what this episode will teach you...

We don't let ourselves think or do much about our ideas and dreams because we worry about how others will think of them. We just assume that they're no good. Well, here is the spoiler alert: Of course people won't understand your ideas, because YOU ARE THE ONE WHO CAME UP WITH THEM. They are in your brain, not others. Accepting this is the first step to owning your ideas, creativity, and potential impact you can have in your life or career. Listen to today's episode for the details...

To your success!

We hold ourselves back all the time from things that we genuinely want to do because of FEAR. But we don't often know what we are actually afraid of...

This episode offers a perspective on how to evaluate your fear, identify it more easily, and take risks to try things you want to try in spite of that fear. 

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You will alway be judged. No way around it because human beings are judgmental animals (we are the worst). Since being judged is just a fact of life, this episode describes how to be okay with it and take risks you have been nervous to take in order to live a life you want to live. 

This episode is 2 hours packed with everything we all need to hear right now. 

How to be yourself, how to stop overthinking, and tuning out the social media noise are just a few of the many deep topics Kelly and I cover. 

Kelly is a brand messaging expert helping her entrepreneurial clients own their brand message and confidently share their stories to skyrocket their impact. 

Kelly is radically and unapologetically herself and does not shy away from the hard truth. I hope you take what she says to heart.

You can reach Kelly and explore her incredible offerings at HER WEBSITE and on Instagram @thekellyschmidt

**This episode contains explicit language**

(Originally recorded in December 2020)

Even though we have felt a lot of stress and overwhelm over the last year, I recently INTENTIONALLY caused myself stress, and it actually resulted in relief and relaxation. 

How is that possible without succumbing to the stress and spiraling down into worse pain?  Listen to this episode to find out...