Have you landed your dream job, or were you accepted into your dream college program? Now that you have made it to that goal you are questioning if you should even be there. I know that that was my struggle stepping into each promotion and my Master’s program. I was young and insecure, and I didn’t think that I deserved it. Yes I had worked hard to get there, but for some reason I didn’t think that I deserved to be there. Often times I have found that the person that is the biggest saboteur is ourselves. We talk ourselves out of speaking up at work because we don’t think that our voice matters. Maybe you are a woman maybe you are a person of color and you think in the back of your mind that you are fulfilling some quota. This is not true! We need to stop the negative thinking. It’s that stinking thinking that holds us back from being all that we can be. We tell ourselves that we aren’t good enough and then we fulfill that prophecy because of how we think. The bible says in Proverbs 23...

I have learned that you can’t really be good at it ALL at the same time. You can try and be stressed out and never feel that you are doing enough especially in the age of social media! On social media it appears that everyone else is living life perfectly without any struggles (although we all know that this is not true). We still choose to believe the image of perfection that everyone is posting. Understanding this was a HARD concept for me to embrace. I put so many unrealistic expectations on myself based on what I saw others posting. Perfection is what I strive for... I wanted to have the perfectly clean house. Amazing delicious healthy dinners prepared every night for my husband. Exercise 3-5 times per week. Never be frustrated. All while pursuing my dreams and just making things happen seamlessly and flawlessly. Then I went back to school and elements of my life fell apart… Before school I was heavily involved in pursuing my health and fitness goals by doing CrossFit. Onc...