Lindsay Guichard
Sep 8, 2018 · 2 min read

“I’m bulletproof nothing to lose. Fire away, fire away. Ricochet, take your aim. Fire away, fire away. You shoot me down, but I won’t fall. I am Titanium. — Daivd Guetta

Leadership

Growing up, I was teased a lot. It was as if I had a sign on my forehead that read, “Easy Target!” At one point, it seemed as though I was being teased in every area of my life, in every environment. I would ask myself, “Why is this happening?” “What have I done to deserve this?” What is it about me that people like to poke and prod at?” Answers would float around in my mind: Maybe I’m not smart enough, maybe I’m not pretty enough, maybe I am everything that they say I am, maybe they’re the experts…they must be right!

My sense of self worth was in the gutter, and it was there for a very very very long time. Until one day, when I dared to ask myself,

“Lindsay, what if they are wrong?”

Today, I still get teased. But today, my sense of self worth is nowhere near the gutter. What changed? I started recognizing all of the qualities and assets I have. I started strengthening my ability to resist believing and receiving the notion that I am anything less than the best version of myself. Because that is who I am striving to be. Not only do I have a strong identity, but I am striving to help others stand in that same place of self-acceptance and love.

Today, I can recognize that I am here on earth for a short time. I can develop my qualities and assets for the purpose of loving and helping others. The work I do and the memories I create with people will be the most effective and the most authentic, if I embrace all of who I am and strive to share who I am with others.

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