Dr. Nicole LePera

And so how I've gotten better is I've learned that there is no perfect way to say things, that once you do release a piece of information, people are going to filter it through their own past experiences or simply not agree, not like what you're saying, not resonate.

And so it took

Me doing it, which is kind of even back to where we start this conversation, learning how to be in the discomfort of criticism, not being liked, not being for everyone that has allowed me to be in what I would call more of a flow state where you ask a question and I don't have to have that minute of, well, wait a minute, how will this land?

I can just say it.

And that has allowed me freedom.

What has allowed me to create that not only is practice, but boundaries, right?

Knowing who and when to take feedback from, because I think that's a very important part of being a human, being a leader, is hearing where our blind spots are.

And we are very blinded to ourselves.

So sometimes the feedback from a loved one who's close, while it might be uncomfortable, is helpful to hear.

Other times it's a helpful boundary, right, where you are not...

opening yourself up to the opinion of someone else who maybe has a different vantage point or are speaking from their own projection.

So that's allowed me to create a safety in myself, a confidence in myself, which is translated to that flow that I was describing.

So speaking from my kind of family of origin, they've always been, thankfully, you know, people that have celebrated me, you know, in the ways that I've been able to excel.

They're my biggest cheerleaders, my dad and my sister, who are still very much alive and a part of my family and close.

I did lose my mom about five years ago now when I went online.

So they were similarly celebrating to some extent my success.

I think in the beginning there was a little bit of

Running a business, being an entrepreneur, my life completely changed.

I was not just running a therapy practice now.

I'm running a 24-7 virtual membership.