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Join Tanya as she kicks off the new year with a special season titled New Year True You.

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Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is episode 117, having the confidence to get what you want.

And I don't know about you, but I can hardly believe today is the last episode of season

nine, where we talked all season long about New Year true you.

So I thought today we would talk about having the confidence in order to bring out that true

you so you can pursue your goals and your dreams. Remember, it's not about changing who you are

and becoming a totally different person. It's about shifting your mindset, pushing your limits,

and really finding ways to allow your best self to come forward and to shine.

So let's talk about getting you out of your comfort zone. Basically, it's not about being

comfortable and complacent, but pushing forward and embracing a little bit of discomfort now and

then, especially when you know that end result is going to benefit you.

We're also going to talk about vulnerability and how it's okay to be human and to be vulnerable

sometimes. We all are. And I also want to talk to you about not apologizing all the time.

We tend to do this where we say, I'm sorry an awful lot.

So we're going to discuss a way to shift your mindset a tiny bit and how you can reframe

your sorries and turn them into thank yous. Now, before we get started, I do want to give a

quick shout out to today's sponsor. Gusto is a great resource that offers easy-to-run payroll services and HR support for small

businesses around the country.

Stay tuned because a little later in this episode, I'll be sharing how you can get three

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