Posted on March 12th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
As a leader, do you want to be considered a lion – or a sheep? I think I know the answer, but in case you need any additional encouragement, consider these characteristics of sheep: 1. Timid, fearful, easily panicked Hmm…are these words that you want to be used to describe you? Timidity in the face [...]
Tags: confidence, fear, leadership, positive, skills, stress, weakness
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Posted on March 5th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
What eliminates fear of the unknown? [MEMc] I don’t think anything eliminates that fear. Sometimes the unknown is less scary than the known, however. It’s why women finally leave abusive relationships, for example. Sometimes it’s a personality style that loves the risk of the unknown and so then, fear or not, they run with it. [...]
Tags: fear, health insurance, women, workplace
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Posted on January 7th, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Women entrepreneurs need to depend on their intuition a lot more than they normally allow themselves to. Sure, logic and reason have their place in making decisions, but these left-brain, masculine qualities will keep you playing it safe, thinking about growth in small, incremental steps and prevent you from taking the bold leaps that are [...]
Tags: entrepreneurs, fear, intuition, Kendall SummerHawk, wisdom, women
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Posted on August 16th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Lots of people are freaked-out right now. Have you noticed any of the following? Maybe it’s places that you’re normally patient and all of a sudden you’re not patient. You might be biting people’s heads off when that’s not your normal way. Maybe you feel like your bucket is completely empty or your well [...]
Tags: attitude, fear, outlook, positive
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Posted on April 18th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
I’ve heard a number of different ideas for what FEAR represents. Here’s a new one: Feeling Expansion And Resisting Whew…anything speak to you there? It does to me.
Tags: be bold, fear, worry
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Posted on March 14th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh
Book Suggestion (from Linda): Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (anniversary edition is available) by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. published by Ballantine Books ISBN 0-449-90292-7 In addition to positive affirmations and visualization, I like to use the Five Truths About Fear from page 30 in Dr. Jeffers’ book: Everyone feels fear as he or she [...]
Tags: fear, Linda Evans, Susan Jeffers
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