Do you ever feel pressured to behave a certain way because your family, friends, or society expect it from you? Most of us want to be liked, but by trying to please everyone, we end up pleasing no one—ourselves included. That’s why most people don’t live the life they want. But how do you stay true to yourself if your best friends and your family shame you publicly? How do you stick to your choices under overwhelming pressure to change and adapt to others’ opinions? In this episode of Women of Impact, Lisa Bilyeu is joined by the YouTube phenomenon Haifa Beseisso to discuss such matters and more as they explore how Haifa went from getting rejected to traveling around the world by succeeding on YouTube. How to keep going even if your closest friends judge your choices. Why awareness is the key to change, and what needs to change to give everyone the freedom to make their own choices. They discuss how to stay emphatic to people that try to tear you down, and what to do if you feel like other people don’t understand you, and much more.   SHOW NOTES:  Lisa introduces today’s guest Haifa Beseisso and shares why she´s a role model for being authentic. [0:00] What Haifa loved about Lisa when they first met and why this video is not about motivating other women to remove their hijab. [2:15] How Haifa went from getting rejected to traveling around the world by succeeding on YouTube. [4:40] How to keep going even if your closest friends judge your choices. [8:09] Why listening to your body can uncover if you should change. [15:02] Why awareness is the key to change. [21:20] What really needs to change to give everyone the freedom to make their own choices. [24:30] Haifa´s tactics to handle depression and find her soul´s mission. [31:18] How to stay emphatic to people that try to tear you down. [37:32] What to do if you feel like other people don´t understand you. [40:00] How Haifa deals with family attacking her and the choice you have at that moment. [45:15] Haifa shares how you can connect with her. [53:24]   FOLLOW LISA BILYEU: Instagram: https://bit.ly/2TIsoKh YouTube: https://bit.ly/2IAbTcH Podcast: https://spoti.fi/2IEajGW  FOLLOW HAIFA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flywithhaifa/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-utv5IW04U Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flywithhaifa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flywithhaifa/ Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? Calling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be!  Women of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits: New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more!  Subscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly. Looking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist.  Want to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab.  Curious about your health? We’ve got you covered in Health Hub.  And of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist  Don't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices