Execumama.comaboutmy workguest postsco-illuminateA Warning on Limiting BeliefsOn 24 Oct, 2013By ExecumamaWith  2 CommentsWe went to the beach yesterday, and I heard things.Things that reminded me of my own tendency to worry about not knowing exactly how something is going to turn out. I’ve gotten so much better with releasing expectations over the years, but I still have work to do, and I’m up for that shit.How about you? Are you up for exploring and eventually releasing the things that stop you from taking those lifestyle risks? Those risks, that if they worked, would shift you from regular-ass to exceptional in how you operated and how you felt.I know this type of work can be so hard sometimes, because there are no precise charts, books, and lists specific to your set of fears and issues. I know and I feel you.So I wanted to remind you of something…The reality that acquiescence—to fear, doubt, and oh-shit-what-if—is never your only option. I know for a fact that you have survived plenty of “impossible” situations, and you have conjured, prayed, strategized, and inuited your way through many a doubt-ridden times. Keep going, believe even more that you are designed to thrive, and use everything within your reach to support that belief.In essence, go ahead, risk expression.WANT MORE ON THIS TOPIC? Natural Hair, Little Girls, and Other World-Changing GoodnessWhat You Lose When You Prepare for FearBody Love Prose for Both of My WomenHow My Raw Vegan Journey Became My Personal RevolutionWhy We Are Prompted To PauseNatural Hair, Little Girls, and Other World-Changing GoodnessOn 18 Oct, 2013By ExecumamaWith  2 CommentsEach morning, my daughters write out their goals for the day.  Their dad and I approve them, and add a few to the list, and throughout the day, they work on their goals, with bits of input from us where needed.Today, our nine-year-old daughter, Marley, asked me to vary from her goals a bit, to “make a poem that’s been in my mind for a while”, she said.  Later when I read what she wrote, brought me to tears.This is what happens when our babies get the mental space to process their experiences, and to see themselves as beings who can affect the world, instead of just being part of it.This is what I want for my Marley, and her sister Sage-Niambi, and your daughters and sons.This is what I want for the women I coach, and the women who read my books.This is a message from my little girl to your Inner Little Girl.Drink it in.WANT MORE ON THIS TOPIC? A Warning on Limiting BeliefsCheck In With Your Brain (Audio + my latest eBook–FREE!)Natural hair and a stash of “awkward black girl” memoriesThe Learning Curve in Parenting with Radical Self ExpressionWhat You Lose When You Prepare for FearRaising Creatively Expressive Children with Julia Cameron’s HelpOn 17 Oct, 2013By ExecumamaWith  1 CommentI’ve got three reasons why you, as a reader of a blog that focuses on self-expr