“She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.”

-- Anais Nin

To live authentically means that you truly hold nothing back. You believe in who you are and the gifts you have to share. Yet, as simple as this might sound, there are countless reasons people have difficulty living authentically, difficulty showing up in full color, difficulty being fully expressed.

My awareness of my tendency to show up as “less than” grew out of a handful of words shared by an insightful support person in my life. For all the fabulous things that I had going on in my life, for all that I was being and becoming that I was proud of, his questions went something like this: Corrie, in what ways are you holding back from really showing up? How and where do you reduce your presence in the world?

I realized in an instant, given how deeply those words resonated, that he was onto something.

My line of exploration and inquiry evolved over time and began with:
In what ways am I holding back?
And on to:
What am I afraid of?
And finally:
What steps can I take to jump onto center stage in my life and stand in the spotlight beaming, as a fully expressed woman?

What an evolution this began and what a change this brought to my life and to who I am becoming!

~ Corrie Woods

Read more of Corrie’s story.

“So how do we stand in our authentic power?
* We live our truth - with compassion.
* We let go - and grow with Gratitude.
* We rise above the mess - to see the blessings.
* and ... We Faith it till we make it.”

-- Stacey Robyn and the ground crew of Go Gratitude!