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Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

How to Own Your Story and Share It Without Fear of What People Think • 390

Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Melissa Monte | Conscious Coach

Mental Health, Mindfulness, Consciousness, Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth, Inspirational, Awakening, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9897 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

If fear of judgment has ever stopped you from sharing your story, this episode is for you. For years, I held back parts of my truth—worried about what people would think, convinced I needed to clean it up before I could own it. But here’s the truth: Confidence isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you build. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ Why confidence isn’t something you’re born with—it’s something you create. ✅ How to stop overthinking and start owning your story—even if you feel like a total mess. ✅ Why fear of judgment is actually a sign you’re on the right path. Your story isn’t just about you. It’s about the people who need to hear it. And they can’t find you if you stay quiet. 🔗 Take the next step: Get your free guide, Unlock Your Story Magic, and learn how to find and share the story you were meant to tell: mindlove.com/magic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you've ever stopped yourself from sharing your story because you're afraid of what other people might think, then this is for you.

0:09.0

I get it. I have been there. Believe me. For years, I stayed small. I stayed quiet.

0:16.0

And not because I didn't have a story, but because I was kind of terrified of what people

0:21.8

would think if they knew the truth.

0:24.2

Because come on, I had a felony.

0:27.8

What would people think of me?

0:29.6

What would they say if they knew that I was arrested on felony charges because I trusted

0:35.0

the wrong person?

0:36.8

That I'd let someone manipulate me and take

0:38.5

advantage of me. Would they think I was stupid? Would they think I was dangerous? I spent so many

0:44.8

years trying to manage people's perceptions, trying to tell just enough of my story to be interesting,

0:51.6

but not so much that they'd see the mess underneath. Because let's

0:56.1

be real, everyone loves a comeback story. But only after you've already made it. And for a long time,

1:03.0

I believe that I had to fix myself before I could be worthy of being seen until I realized something.

1:10.7

The people who judge you, they're not doing anything

1:14.4

courageous with their lives. The loudest critics are usually the most insecure. Confident people

1:21.4

don't tear others down. And most importantly, the opinion of people who don't pay your bills, not your problem.

1:30.2

So if you've been waiting until you're ready to tell your story, if you've been trying to

1:34.8

clean it up or make it sound better, more polished, less real, you're missing the whole point.

1:42.7

Confidence isn't something that you wait for. It's something you build.

1:47.0

And today I'm giving you the confidence code, the exact mindset shifts that helped me stop holding

1:53.6

back, own my story, and turn it into my most powerful asset. By the time we're done,

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