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Patrick Roche's avatar

after reading this I added "internal validation" to my calendar as an all-day event for the next week, cheers!

(also my partner liked reading this with me so cheersx2)

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Erifili Gounari's avatar

I loveee that!!

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Ramsey Sullivan's avatar

"You know your potential, and it’s up to you to set that standard."

This piece could not have come up on my feed at a more perfect time. Loved it!

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liz ✧.*'s avatar

I love how you start off with the “faking it till you make it” I’ve been trying to replace that with “confidence comes from showing up for yourself.”

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Monika Rosie Young's avatar

I adored this Erifili!! also came to a similar realisation recently 🤍🤍

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Erifili Gounari's avatar

I’m so glad!!! 💞💗

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Busonma's avatar

This was an amazing read!!! Thank you for you sharing such well curated thoughts and words☺️☺️🤗

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Erifili Gounari's avatar

thank you so much it means a lot!! 🥺💗

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CathyD's avatar

Amazing!! It’s never too late to come to this realization. 😅

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Erifili Gounari's avatar

💗💗💗

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Rose_Unfolding's avatar

- I resonate with this so much. I speak this to myself daily as someone who wants freedom for myself and will stop at nothing to get it

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ZEKE's avatar

It's definitely a good read 😸

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betsy's avatar

i loved this thank you! reminds me to listen to my inner voice so much more

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Erifili Gounari's avatar

I’m so glad!!! It’s the most important thing 🥹

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currently journaling's avatar

I liked how precise the post was, really appreciate it

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Oluwatobi's avatar

Thank you,this was a very beautiful read❤️

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Erifili Gounari's avatar

Thank you!! 💗

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Jeramie's avatar

Wow! thank you for taking the time in writing this. This has made me feel tranquil and reflective.

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Khyra's avatar

But what if i'm not competent enough to be trusted?

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Zois's avatar

This is my first article I read on substack thank you 🤍🤍

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Jess Rohloff's avatar

Wow. This was great! Thank you for the concrete, actionable advice.

In some ways, I am one of those rare, confident people. And in others I am still people-pleasing.

This helps a lot!

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We Are Girls's avatar

Beautiful work! Really enjoyed reading this. Never thought of seeing myself as my own best friend when thinking of achieving confidence. After reading this it makes so much sense!

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