by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 22, 2025 | creativity, fear and anxiety, fear of failure, life lessons, self-esteem, Women Empowerment
My grandson Jakey calls for his mama early in the morning to take him to the potty. Three years old, he recently graduated from his crib to a ‘big boy’ bed. As a baby, the sides of the crib kept him safely in place with his wobby and small assortment of favored...
by Bonnie Marcus | May 3, 2018 | fear of failure, Success
There is a purpose for our fear. Fear pumps out the adrenaline that helps us to escape perilous situations. Fear protects us by signaling us to fight or run away to save ourselves from harm. Of course, today we rarely find the need to run from a lion. But fear...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 25, 2015 | Assertive Communication, fear of failure, Self Promotion
This post is from the archives. Women are much more likely than men to take a “no” as a personal rejection and final answer. In fact, the fear of rejection will often keep us from asking for things we rightly deserve. Let’s look at the situation of a...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 14, 2014 | fear of failure, Success
We each have our own personal relationship to success. We have unique ideas about what success looks like and about our ability to be successful. What I’ve learned from coaching professional women for almost a decade is that there are many reasons why women avoid...
by Bonnie Marcus | Nov 24, 2013 | fear and anxiety, fear of failure, self-esteem, Success
Let the battle begin. The fight is between your internal dialogue of failure and your power pose. You assume the position; feet apart, arms stretched above you in a victory pose. Your body language shows everyone that you are confident and powerful. Your inner...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 18, 2013 | fear of failure, leadership, life lessons, Success, Women in Business
We all do it. We make mistakes every day; some big mistakes and some minor ones. It’s part of life. Do you know that if you Google “learning from failure”, you will get about 129 million results? So you are not alone. We can’t avoid our missteps but we can...
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