So have a little coaches corner for you this week that was motivated by my last coaching session,

episode 12 with Alex. So you may want to go back and check out that episode either before or

after you listen to this coaches corner on having the guts to say what you need

to say. So a few questions for you. Are you carrying around an unspoken question or

assumption about something? Did someone do something or behave in a way that

stumped and possibly hurt you, but you haven't had the guts to ask them about it or speak to them about it?

Are you being a wee bit wimpy when it comes to speaking your truth?

I see so many people suffer under their own assumptions pretend everything is fine

and take things personally rather than just having the chutzba to be real, raw, and

vulnerable with another person.

I too have been guilty of whimbing out in relationships and have had to muster up the

guts to rescue myself from playing it safe.

So before I give you some practical tips for saying what you need to say, I will share a little story with you for my own life.

So I had a friend in my life whose company I really enjoyed, I saw frequently and got along with great,

but I'd secretly been carrying around some hurt and

misunderstandings about why he did something that involved me for over a year. I acted as if everything

was great between us and honestly I convinced myself I put the situation behind me

because I did my own closure and forgiveness work both of him and myself.

I was able to see the spiritual lesson in it and move on. However, I miss one very important lesson, which

was to have the courage to get clarity from him and actually communicate about what happened.

Instead, I made up the reasons he did what he did for him, and believe me, anything we make

up about another person is usually much worse than what actually was in their head.

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