Inner Beauty Accents

There is nothing more beautiful, more appealing, than a woman with a great sense of humor – especially when it comes to herself. Because honestly, when you spend so much time and effort pushing yourself to be the best you can be, you need a healthy dose of humor to keep from becoming too stiff, too focused, too robotic. It’s important to be able to laugh at our faults and failings and just honor ourselves for being human. It’s not only important to be real, it’s also really beautiful.

Laughter isn’t just healthy, it’s also a great beauty aid. Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that lights up your entire face. When you smile at others, you share a little piece of yourself and your beauty with the world. Which is why a Boldly Beautiful woman smiles often and easily, and can find the fun and the humor in almost any situation.

Remember, you are only human, with human faults and issues like everyone else in the world.  But this isn’t something to worry about, it’s something to enjoy.  Being able to laugh at yourself is one of the great pleasures in this world, as well as a life saver.  It reduces stress and adds a little bit of fun to even the tensest situation.

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Beliefs turn into thoughts. Thoughts evolve into actions. Actions deliver direct results into our lives. So what to you believe about your body? Think about the physical results that you are experiencing… do you catch colds often? Do you complain often about common sicknesses and ailments? I encourage you to become a “New 10” woman by empowering yourself in the area of physical wellness; and I believe that you can do it!

Often for women (and men for that matter), change must happen in the mind and heart first, before it can take tangible shape in our daily choices. Positive visualization has proven to release individuals from deep rooted fears and empower people to accomplish feats that they previously thought unconquerable. Visualization has maximized even the most physically fit professional athlete’s game performance when, for example, basketball players are coached to picture themselves swishing every ball into the hoop.

You are a beautiful, capable, healthy and strong woman. Wherever you are in life right now, I urge you to believe in yourself. My hunch – and belief from the bottom of my heart – is that you can probably do a little more (even a lot more!) than you currently think you can.

Have some hesitations? If you’re not sure how to shift your beliefs about your self-image from unwell to unstoppable, perhaps your mind needs to follow your movements. Prove to yourself that you are strong, healthy and confident in your physical abilities by taking tangible action. By starting small and working up, take on those challenges that might seem intimidating, but that you know you would be able to accomplish with some “chutzpah”! Boost your physical and mental wellness by going back to basics. Get seven to eight hours of sleep every night, drinking lots of water and starting walking routinely with some of your favorite friends or family. Remember to listen to your body and stay in tuned with its needs for preventative rest and rejuvenation – so you can prevent oncoming sickness and responsive medication!

Believe in your body because your thoughts, actions and results will be revolutionized! When you visualize a more vigorous you, your mind won’t be able to resist the healthy change.

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How easy is it for you to try new things, to meet new people, to enjoy new experiences? If you find yourself limited to the same activities, the same circle of people, essentially the same life day after day, it’s probably time to expand your comfort zone.

Remember, a Boldly Beautiful life is not about being timid or hiding in the shadows. It’s about getting out there and living life to the fullest, having as many new and varied experiences as you possibly can. It’s a about pushing yourself beyond what you thought where your limits to experience more love, more joy, more fulfillment than you ever thought possible. It’s about learning and growing every single day.

To do all that, you absolutely need to be able to expand your comfort zone. 

Moving beyond your comfort zone is not like violating a boundary – although it might feel like it. It’s about going someplace new because of the positive things it will add to your life. A Boldly Beautiful woman welcomes and celebrates the chance to move beyond her comfort zone, because every time she does means another opportunity to learn more, be more and grow more. And those are the kind of opportunities you absolutely don’t want to miss.

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Come on… admit it. We all have an ability to dwell on “what if” questions. If we really let them, sometimes those “what if” scenarios that we visualize in our minds can even grow into overblown exaggerations of the realistic outcomes in our circumstances. In today’s challenging economy, it’s sometimes easy to ask ourselves, “What if my manager doesn’t think that I’m a strong enough team member in my company to keep on staff?” In our personal life, we might worry, “What if my appearance doesn’t measure up against other women who are more fit than me?” If you’ve been plagued by energy-draining thoughts like these, you are NOT alone… but there is a more fulfilling way of thinking.

How about trying on a new “what if” for size? What if… you took action on what you can control instead of dwelling on what you cannot? What if… you commit to engaging more in thoughts that bring you joy instead of self-consciousness? What if… you shift yourself from worrier to warrior? I believe you can do it!

Take a moment and really examine your own thought life. Be honest. Are you allowing your concerns to direct you towards taking responsible actions for the manageable aspects of your life? Great! Those are healthy concerns. Act on them by staying focused on being productive at work, working out and eating healthy. Then, once you handle those tasks that are within your control, do you allow your mind to let go and trust that you’ve done all you can? If so, you might already be a warrior instead of a worrier.

Alternatively, are your healthy concerns growing unrestrained, like weeds, into unproductive worries that send you spiraling? Watch out! That path will lead to feelings of dissatisfaction and troublesome worry. Take some time to consider which of your thoughts might be troubling you, and wrestle with them. Once you’ve taken action and done everything you can in your situation, practice releasing your worries about the outcome.

My desire for you is that you’ll thrive in life from learning to keep your worries in check. I believe that you have it in you to do it! Just taking the first step toward recognizing your unhealthy concerns will lead towards minimizing worries in your mind. I encourage you to take one step at a time to develop a system that works specifically for you in locking out toxic worries from your thoughts. Trust me - you’ll feel more inner peace than ever before!

For more information on how you can transform from a worrier to a warrior, visit www.TheNew10.com and www.BoldlyBeautiful.com.

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If you’ve ever been in the middle of doing something and suddenly felt uncomfortable about it, that could mean you’ve crossed one of your boundaries. We all have boundaries – things we would never say or do, either because we think they are morally wrong, or because they feel wrong for us. Knowing and understanding your boundaries is essential to a Boldly Beautiful lifestyle – boundaries help you live your truth and go through life as a person you respect, with your head held high.

But the key word here is “healthy” boundaries. Since boundaries are lines you won’t cross, they prevent you from doing things. And sometimes, they can block you from experiences that could be beneficial to you and help you grow. There are boundaries based in a strong understanding of right and wrong, of good and bad, but there are others based in fear. And fear has no place in a Boldly Beautiful life.

So when you come across a boundary that doesn’t seem to be there to protect you morally, spiritually or even physically, ask yourself why you don’t want to cross that line.  Understanding why that particular boundary is there can help you decide whether to continue to honor it, or to try to stretch beyond it. Regardless of which path you choose, your boundaries are there for you, to define and reinforce the strong, beautiful woman you are.

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Nothing can chip away at your self esteem more than standing by silently and allowing something to happen that you feel uncomfortable with, or don’t agree with or approve of.  A Boldly Beautiful woman does not ever have to let that happen. Because she has the confidence she needs to stand up for what she values. She has the confidence to step in and make her opinion or feelings known when the situation calls for it.

You don’t have to shout, or stamp your feet, or cause a scene to stand up for your values. In fact, nothing is more powerful, more effective than simply stating, calmly but firmly, what you feel. There is no need for any kind of drama. Because when you know you are being true to yourself, when you’re speaking from your heart and from your soul, all the power you need is already there. The enormous power that comes from simply being honest and right and true.

Some women are uncomfortable standing up and speaking out. Just remember that part of what makes you beautiful is your strength – your ability to stand up for yourself or others or whatever you believe is right. If it feels totally foreign and weird, you can start small at first, in areas where you know there will be no controversy. But the goal should always be to strengthen your inner core. Because the stronger you are, the more beautiful you become. And the more beautiful your life will be.

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A Boldly Beautiful woman is not phony, or fake. She doesn’t have to be, because she knows that the person she is both outside and in is the very best person she can be. True beauty comes from that authenticity – from knowing who you are and feeling confident that that person is special, amazing and deserving of good things. And it comes from sharing that beauty and that uniqueness with the rest of the world.

Being confident in who you are means letting go of trying to be something you’re not. Physically, if you’re never going to be model-skinny, stop starving yourself to try to fit into size 2 jeans and allow yourself to be strong and healthy as the person you are. Dress for your body type, wear the colors and styles that make you happy, celebrate what is unique about you every day of your precious life.

The same confidence should apply to who you are on the inside. Don’t be afraid to be heard, to speak your mind, to share your voice. Don’t pretend to like things that you don’t, or believe in things that make no sense to you. What feels natural to you is what is right and true for you. Because you are never more beautiful than you are being yourself.

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When you look in the mirror, do you love the woman you see, flaws and all? Or do you see a laundry list of things that are standing between you and accepting the person you are? And do you tell yourself that until you to “work on” and “improve” those things, you cannot accept yourself?

If you’re waiting for some future accomplishments or achievements to allow yourself to love yourself, you’re not alone. Many, many women have a problem with self-love. And while there is nothing wrong with seeing yourself as a sort of “work in progress” and wanting to improve on the person you are right now, withholding love from yourself is one of the unhealthiest things you can do.

When you fail to love and accept the person you are, faults and all, you block good things from happening. You send out unconscious messages that you don’t deserve good things. So you actually push away the very things the universe is sending to you. You even make it more difficult to make the changes and improvements you think you “need” to be worthy of love, because you send a primary message to yourself that you’re not good enough, not deserving, and just generally not okay.

Today is the day to stop that. Today is the day to look in the mirror and love yourself, faults and all. Love yourself for your heart, that gives so much to others. Love yourself for your mind, and all of its potential. Love yourself for your soul and all of its divine power. And yes, love yourself for your body, because it is the vessel that contains the wonderful person known as “you.”

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As you read through these commandments, you may get the sense that you are supposed to be happy and productive and in control all the time. The fact is, you aren’t going to be. You can’t be. Sometimes you are going to feel tired, sad, angry, envious and any number of negative things.

real.

A Boldly Beautiful woman is a real woman. She has real emotions, real feelings, real wants and needs. And she knows that it is not only okay, but necessary, to honor her feelings. Because when you honor your feelings, you honor yourself. You say that you have a right to your perceptions, your experiences, even your negativity.

Allowing yourself the right to feel what you feel, to experience what you experience, gives you the power to control those feelings – rather than letting it be the other way around. By knowing that you don’t have to pretend negative feelings aren’t there, you know you can face them head-on, process them and grow from them.

you matter. And in your Boldly Beautiful life, you give yourself permission to face and deal with whatever matters to you. You deserve it, and it willonly make you a stronger person.

The higher our self-esteem, the more our inner goddess can reclaim her divine right in our lives. These eight commandments will help you maximize that self esteem and treat yourself as the Divine creature you are.

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If you ask 100 women the question, “why worry?” chances are 75 of them would answer, “why not?” Many of us seem to view worrying as a natural aspect of being female. We worry about our bodies, our faces, our friends, our families, our significant others, our children, even things we can’t control like fires and floods and world wars.

And what good does it do us?

might happen.

And while it’s a perfectly natural and normal thing for a woman to do, it also has absolutely no place in the life of a Boldly Beautiful woman.

Instead of worry, it’s time to learn to trust. Trust that God, or the Universe, or however you choose to see the divine power that guides us, is looking out for you. Trust that whatever may come up in your life, you have the strength to handle it. Trust that you are deserving of good things, and concentrate your energy on those.

By letting go of worry, you let those good things in. And your life grows more and more beautiful.

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