Aug 28, 2020
Amin Lakhani was born with a neuromuscular condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome (type 1b) which causes his muscles to atrophy over time. Growing up, his parents gave him a very specific message – “Amin, you won’t be able to perform physical labor, so you have to study and work hard if you want to succeed...
Aug 25, 2020
All of us know at least one blatant, dare we say egregious, people-pleaser. Maybe it’s your mom, or your best friend, or your boss … or maybe it’s you.
But we’ve noticed a pattern lately, and we think you need to be clued into it: Some of the worst offenders when it comes to people-pleasing don’t realize...
Aug 21, 2020
If you’d told me (Kristen) ten years ago that I’d be doing in infomercial FOR anger — as in, fully in support of and happily endorsing the expression of anger — I would’ve said you clearly have the wrong person.
You see, as a lifelong people pleaser with a huge aversion to conflict of all kind, I prided myself...
Aug 14, 2020
A trend we’ve noticed with almost every people-pleaser we’ve coached (or anyone who cares too much about what others think) is that they have a really hard time knowing who they are and what they want.
It makes sense. When you’ve spent your whole life looking outward—“What will make these people happy?”...
Aug 11, 2020
Terece Hahn had it all — the job she’d always dreamed of, a 6-figure income, a loving husband, the ability to travel and buy a home and do all the things she loved.
And yet, she was miserable.
Her job was making her burnt out, anxious, depressed, and totally unsure of herself. Her confidence took a nosedive, and...