103. How To Stop People Pleasing & Accelerate Your Career On Your Own Terms
improve it! Podcast – Professional Development Through Play, Improv & Experiential Learning
Release Date: 04/20/2022
improve it! Podcast – Professional Development Through Play, Improv & Experiential Learning
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info_outlineCalling all recovering people pleasers!
As a woman who spent 30 years of her life people pleasing, Erin will take you on a mindfulness journey to rid you of the people pleasing paradigm she (accidentally) built for herself.
In today’s episode, you’ll hear reasons WHY we people please, HOW we people please, and then she will provide you with three ways to STOP doing it. Spoiler alert: these are tangible tips so have a pen and paper ready.
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