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New Patterns, New Paradigms, New Structures 2020!

Erin Monahan
2 min readDec 30, 2019

What old patterns, paradigms, structures do you want to break? What traditions are you leaving behind? What commitments are you making that enable you to transform self-doubt into self-belief? What spiritual, psychological, emotional, and physical resources do you have that you could commit to bringing into being more? What seeds do you want to plant, cultivate, and grow?

In 2020 I want to create what I want without judging myself, and without fear of judgment from others. What would life look like if we were guided by self-belief instead of doubt? We too often sell ourselves short for the skills we inherently have. We are prone to devaluing in ourselves exactly that which we should value.

The skills we grew up with seem like no big deal as if it’s just what we do, but these skills are actually where our greatest power lies. Check-in with yourself about your unique offerings. What do people come to you for? What do they admire about you that you think is just regular-degular-smegular stuff? It’s not regular. It’s your greatest asset. Care for these skills and assets deeply and seriously.

We are all called by our inherent creative energy, but we let fear, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome stop us. Systems of oppression and barriers of race, class, age, gender, ability are real, and at the same time, we can…

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Erin Monahan
Erin Monahan

Written by Erin Monahan

Trauma-Informed Mindset Coach. Host of OFF THE DEEP END podcast. Founder of Terra Incognita Media. Guide at Vesta Business School. Writer + Speaker.

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