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I’ve been struggling lately.\u00a0<\/strong>I’m overwhelmed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I’m doing what I’m passionate about, but it’s gotten out of hand.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I need to return to what I know to do.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Take a break.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I used to feel guilty.\u00a0<\/strong>Uncertain of what would happen if I did take a break.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It was painful and heart-wrenching<\/strong> to even think about.<\/span><\/p>\n I had to keep going.\u00a0<\/strong>But I got to the point where I couldn’t.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I ran out of gas.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I was slouched over in a heap of failure<\/strong> that I couldn’t do it all.<\/span><\/p>\n But I found that wasn’t really the case.\u00a0<\/strong>I was doing it to myself.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I told myself a story<\/strong> about how I had to keep go<\/span>ing.<\/p>\n How I would disappoint everyone<\/strong> if I stopped. How I wouldn’t achieve what I wanted so badly<\/strong> if I took my foot off the gas.<\/span><\/p>\n In reality, it was just that – a story I told myself.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n And you know the great thing about stories we tell ourselves?\u00a0<\/strong>We can make up another story<\/strong> that is the opposite and run with it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [Tweet “The great thing about stories we tell ourselves – we can make up another one that serves us better”]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I learned to adjust using this one powerful trick.\u00a0<\/strong>I can show you how.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It works.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I just shared my old story, but what if I told you I replaced it with this new one?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I don’t want to act like this shift created rainbows and unicorns in my world, but it did give me a foothold on reality. <\/strong>I had created an alternate reality where I was at the center and everyone around me would be compromised if I did not operate on hyperdrive. How self-absorbed was I?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I offer you this – 5 Ways to Tell You Need a Break Without Feeling Guilty:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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I’m Tina Meilleur and a Leadership and Business Mentor, author and speaker. I am also the founder of Design Your Success<\/strong> and the Academy for Business Success<\/strong>. My mission is helping high achievers match their desires, skills and experiences with success on their terms.\u00a0My \u201cNext Chapter\u201d program and CRAVE\u2122 process are systematic approaches for making simple \u201ctweaks\u201d or orchestrating a total reinvention. I am the author of Your Next Chapter: Five Steps to Creating the Life of Your Dreams<\/em> to help\u00a0others build anything they want into their life.\u00a0I have a CPA designation in the State of Louisiana and received my MBA from Tulane University in their Executive MBA program. I’m a highly sought-after mentor, coach, facilitator, and speaker. You can reach out to me at Tina@DesignYourSuccess.com.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"