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Life & TravelPublished November 7, 20211 min read

Say Yes to Yourself

by Ali Novitsky, MD

Saying “yes” to yourself is a revolution that will absolutely change your life. You will feel freer while, at the same time, more in control of your life than ever before. But conditioning makes it so much easier to deny what we really want.

A magical, wonderful thing happens when you start to honor yourself and say “yes” to your true desires. You gain confidence, happiness, and charisma… and when this happens, you’re less likely to seek external validation.

But not only that: people will feel compelled to agree with what *you* want because of how much you’re lighting up with it.

Being stuck in an endless cycle of denial and saying “no” to yourself will inevitably make life start to feel sticky.

I want you to look at what areas of your life feel this way so you can start identifying the barriers you have to honoring yourself.

So how do we even make it possible to say “yes” to ourselves? It starts with identifying those sticky spots and starting to understand the thoughts behind them. We know from previous work how our thoughts are not facts, so it really is about getting to the root of the thought models holding us in denial.

Once you’ve identified these thought models, you can start to feel and understand how they’re limiting you. We’re so conditioned to accept our “no” that transforming it to a “yes” feels impossible. But it’s not enough to just change your thoughts.

Let’s explore how to create more of the feeling saying “yes” brings you. Cultivating that feeling leads to you saying “yes” to yourself more often. And these practices lead to a healthier, happier, more authentic life.

How will you say “yes” to yourself today? What can you do today that is in the highest honor of yourself?

Have a listen to my podcast that is hot off the press… I dive deeper into this topic. You can listen HERE.

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