Secret Tips Day 1

Today I started teaching an awesome class called “Just for Girls” at Lewis and Clark Community College. What an amazing group of young women! I thought it would be fun to share with all of you some of the tips we’re talking about in class.

For starters, I was totally impressed with the talents and dreams of this group. All of them had amazing dreams like…to be famous, to be a soccer player, to be a marine biologist, to go to Yale, to be on Broadway, to become a veterinarian, and to be an actress. I just love all of these!

We also talked a lot about intuition! It’s that gut feeling you get when you make a choice. Sometimes it’s really loud and other times it can be more difficult to hear. It might be something as simple as choosing between a burger or wrap for lunch, or a more complicated decision such as riding in a car with your friend who just got her driver’s license.

So, we talked about the 5 keys to getting better at listening to your gut. All of these are in the Powder Box Secrets, but I’ll share one tip to get you going: Practice, practice, practice! Take out a little Post-It note and divide into two sides. Put a plus on one side and a minus on the other side. At the end of the day, write down where you listened to your gut well on the plus side and write where you didn’t listen well on the minus side. Think about where you can improve tomorrow. Don’t get upset with yourself if things are a little rough at first. The most important thing is that you’re paying attention to that little voice inside of you.

I also wanted to share a special surprise…the girls in the class want to create a series of short videos to share with all of you, so watch out for those in the next few weeks.