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More Journaling Prompts to Fuel Your Feminist Business

More Journaling Prompts to Fuel Your Feminist Business

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Becky Mollenkamp
Aug 14, 2023
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Twice a month, I send journaling prompts as a fun bonus for the paid subscribers to this newsletter. My hope is these questions are powerful food for thought that invite new discovery about your business, your life, yourself.

If you want to get extras like this, please consider upgrading to a paid subscription (it’s just $5/mo., which is less than one of those fancy coffees from Starbucks!).

This week, I’m sharing prompts on a topic that’s been coming up a lot lately in my coaching calls—control.

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Photo by Daniel Thomas on Unsplash

Trying to control everything (often through excessive planning and overthinking) is a response to uncertainty. It often starts in youth as a trauma response—a way to feel safe in a chaotic environment—and can continue throughout life whenever life or business triggers those old feelings of being unsafe.

The truth is, you have far less control than you may want to believe. It can be scary, but also freeing when you can learn to be with uncertainty without fear. Here are some prompts to begin shifting your thoughts about control.

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