Katie Kezerle’s Reviews > Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals > Status Update

Believe in yourself. Doesn’t matter who believes in you if you don’t even believe in yourself. You have to push through even when you don’t want to. You have to find a way to accomplish what you must. Do the uncomfortable thing or have the uncomfortable conversations because better is on the other side

Be happy, not just saying. Not just OK. Not just getting by. Choose to be happy every day. Practice gratitude. Surround yourself with people who support positivity. Regulate your thoughts because thoughts control feelings. Sometimes you sprint, sometimes you take an inch forward. But keep yourself in the game. You cannot control circumstances of life- only your reaction to them.

You have to create and environment you know you can focus in to get work done. Maybe it’s a coffee shop, music, a certain drink. A certain room. White noise

Have a results list not a to do list- do tasks that are big and get you to milemarkers, not little things that don’t do much.

End dates for goals are not fair- it may take years to accomplish a goal. It takes time and consistent effort. Don’t worry abt being done by an end date.

Act confident even if you don’t feel confident and it will get you places. Don’t think you should be 100% qualified for a new position- that’s impossible. Most men apply for jobs they think they’re 60% qualified for. Be like a man here. Also hang out with confident people and you’ll absorb that confidence

Confidence in how you look matters- it makes you feel good and do good. I’d you don’t like the way you look, learn about what you could do to make it better and invest in it

Have a start and finish point with 3 main mile markers in between that will actually get you to your goal. If you do these 3 things it’s a guarantee

Learn to say no (no maybe’s!) if it isn’t a hell yes. Every hour you give to something else is less time spent on your priorities (project, family, friends)