PP 480: Amy Smith, Confidence Coach from thejoyjunkie.com

Growing up in a very religious family, Amy Smith, Certified Confidence Coach of The Joy Junkie, realized after the death of her father and her own personal experiences of learning to speak up, that she wanted to teach others to find their voice and speak up for themselves. Join Kim as Amy shares the importance of the belief in your own value, allowing yourself the freedom to feel what you feel and how to express your feelings in a healthy way!

Highlights:
00:55 The realization of her mission
09:02 There are reasons why we are those “yes” people
15:01 Fight or flight
25:23 “Constantly putting everybody in front of yourself is poison disguised as nobility.”
31:52 How to approach people when they are offensive to your beliefs or lifestyle
42:36 Two challenges for you!!
47:24 Getting in touch with Amy

Connect with Amy

Website: https://thejoyjunkie.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejoyjunkie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejoyjunkie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejoyjunkie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoyjunkie/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thejoyjunkie

Quotes

5:59 “There is a way to give voice to your wants opinions needs stances and you can do all of that without being a d*ck. You don’t have to be malicious.”

6:25 “It is this internal work of truly believing that your voice matters. That your wants, opinions and needs matter. That you are enough to speak up.”

19:04 “I think that is one of our biggest problems in our society is just not allowing ourselves the freedom to feel what we feel and not expressing them in a healthy way.”

25:59 “Constantly putting everybody in front of yourself is poison disguised as nobility.”

47:09 “No matter what the reception is you can’t control that. Get connected to the intention.”

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