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Tamara Dawn September 5, 2022September 5, 2022advice, conflict, freedom, friendships, growth mindset, healing, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityboundaries, establishing boundaries, healthy boundaries, interpersonal skills, relationship dynamics, relationships

How are they supposed to know…

Boundary… Noun… Something that indicates bounds or limits… Something that indicates the farthest limit… Something that communicates how far you are willing to go… Something that communicates what you are willing or not willing to tolerate… Now that I have done a ton of work to heal… Because trust me when I say this has not always been easy for me… But now that I have done a ton of work healing and trying to have healthier interpersonal skills and … Continue reading “How are they supposed to know…”

Tamara Dawn July 4, 2022July 4, 2022advice, decisions, fresh start, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingconsistency, creating habits, discipline, success strategies

I definitely got off track…

It’s so easy to forget what helped you get to where you are once you get there… And I’m not referring to the people who supported you along your journey, although there ARE times that people forget who helped them to succeed… But what I am referring to is the habits and disciplines that helped you to establish the foundation that you built as you were working to achieve your goal… I have thought about this a lot lately because … Continue reading “I definitely got off track…”

Tamara Dawn June 20, 2022June 20, 2022advice, conflict, friendships, growth mindset, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilitybe secure, know yourself, motives, narratives

I’m okay with being the bad guy…

Knowing yourself and being secure in who you are is so important… And in my opinion, it’s kind of dangerous when you don’t know who you are, because there are people in your life (or people who really don’t know you and only know OF you) who will come up with their own conclusion(s) about you, or about your motives for why you choose to make the moves that you make… And if you don’t know who you are, or … Continue reading “I’m okay with being the bad guy…”

Tamara Dawn June 13, 2022June 12, 2022advice, conflict, friendships, growth mindset, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityestablish boundaries, healthy boundaries, loyal to a fault, mutually beneficial, relationships

Remove yourself…

“When someone shows you who they are… believe them…” I have heard that saying said so many times throughout the years… And while I generally try to be the type of person who believes the best about people… I can admit that it has been extremely problematic when I have ignored someone’s toxic behavior and believed the best about them instead of believing who they were showing me that they were… “People only do what you allow them to do…” … Continue reading “Remove yourself…”

Tamara Dawn March 14, 2022March 14, 2022decisions, fresh start, growth mindset, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingdrained, frustrated, gratitude, hopeful, motivated, transparency

An attitude of gratitude…

It’s so easy for me to get consumed by my frustrations when I try to ignore them… And you would think that ignoring them would allow me to just move along without an issue… but that is never the case with me as I eventually become pretty drained and demotivated when I ignore the things that are bothering me… And the way my schedule is set up nowadays, there isn’t exactly room for me to be demotivated… I also recently … Continue reading “An attitude of gratitude…”

Tamara Dawn March 7, 2022March 7, 2022advice, decisions, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingdetermination, determined, goals, hard work, journey, persevere

Persistently persevere…

Perseverance is really a pretty wild concept when you think about it because you truly have to act in the opposite spirit that you feel… And generally, you have to cast your feelings aside while you are simultaneously walking through circumstances that are not favorable towards the outcome or goal that you are trying to achieve… In those moments your mindset is what will determine whether or not you will persevere because if you believe that you can’t do it… … Continue reading “Persistently persevere…”

Tamara Dawn January 31, 2022January 31, 2022advice, conflict, decisions, friendships, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilitybitterness, evolve, growth, know your worth, level up, resentment, support system

When you level up…

There have been many times in my life when I could tell that I had grown in a specific area or had arrived at this new level where I just knew that I was different… And I’m not really sure how else to explain what I mean by that, but if you know what that feels like then you know what I’m saying… But what is more so interesting when that happens, is how long it can sometimes take certain … Continue reading “When you level up…”

Tamara Dawn January 24, 2022January 24, 2022advice, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityadvice, positive affirmations, speak life, words are powerful

Speak life…

It’s interesting how people who haven’t… or wouldn’t… or maybe they couldn’t make the moves that you have made… But it’s interesting how these people are quick to offer unsolicited advice that oftentimes isn’t applicable to your specific circumstances… And it’s equally interesting when these same people expect an explanation regarding why you don’t want to listen to this unsolicited advice… Heavy emphasis on the advice being unsolicited because I am not saying that you shouldn’t consider perspectives that are … Continue reading “Speak life…”

Tamara Dawn January 17, 2022January 17, 2022advice, anticipation, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, support, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilitybe the change, community, entrepreneurship, grinding, lonely, networking

Be the change…

Building something from scratch, be it a recipe, a relationship, or a company… is A LOT of work… Ok… recipe may be a little extreme… But when I set out to begin my entrepreneurial journey… I never thought it would feel so lonely… And the crazy thing about that statement is the fact that it’s not like I don’t have friends or family that I talk to… because I do… But I have yet to really find my “tribe” who … Continue reading “Be the change…”

Tamara Dawn January 10, 2022January 10, 2022advice, decisions, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingachieving goals, courage over comfort, encouragement, pursuing dreams

Courage over comfort…

Choose courage over comfort… It would be so much more comfortable to stick to the same ol same ol routine and NOT pursue your dreams… It would also be more comfortable to NOT have to battle fears and insecurities while simultaneously stepping out of your comfort zone to try to gain more exposure for your brand or company… It would also be more comfortable to NOT have to consider whether trying to sell yourself to potential clients and customers is … Continue reading “Courage over comfort…”