Episode 107

5 Rules You Need to Break Immediately

In this episode, Hilary introduces five bold new rules for women that challenge outdated expectations.
16 mins
Hilary Silver dressed in a black t-shirt with the word 'AMOUR' and leather pants poses playfully, blowing a kiss against a simple background.

Show Notes

The rules women were taught to follow about being agreeable, easy, and chosen were never designed for their freedom or power.

Hilary calls out the quiet conditioning many women absorb early in life about how to be lovable and acceptable. Be agreeable. Be low maintenance. Be the woman who gets chosen. These messages shape how women show up in dating, relationships, and work. Hilary challenges that script and asks a powerful question: who benefits when women stay small and compliant?

In this episode, Hilary introduces five bold new rules for women that challenge outdated expectations. Instead of performing for approval or trying to be easy, she invites women to question the invisible rules they follow and stop abandoning themselves to keep the peace. What changes when you stop worrying about being liked and start honoring what you actually want?

Hilary also reframes the labels women are taught to fear. Being difficult. Saying no. Taking up space. Having standards. These traits are not flaws. They signal self-respect and clarity. Her message is simple and direct: the moment a woman stops playing by rules that were never designed for her freedom is the moment she begins to take her power back.

In this episode, you’ll learn...

Episode Highlights:
  • The invisible rules women were taught to follow
  • Why questioning social expectations is the first power move
  • Why being called “difficult” can actually be a good thing
  • The power of saying no and protecting your time and energy
  • Learning to receive without shrinking or deflecting
Episode Breakdown:
[00:00] Breaking Free From Societal Rules That Keep Women Small
[02:14] Five New Rules for Women
[06:29] The Power of Being Difficult
[08:50] How To Become Uncontrollable In Relationships
[09:45] The Power Of Saying No And Protecting Your Energy
[11:36] Learning to Take Up Space

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Your entire life, you’ve been following a set of rules.

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Be sweet, be kind, don’t make waves, don’t be too

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much, go with the flow, make everyone else comfortable, even

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if it means you’re uncomfortable.

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And when it comes to men, be pretty enough, thin enough, funny

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enough, cool enough, easy enough so you can get the guy, because

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his picking you is what makes you enough.

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What if I told you those rules were designed to keep you small, to keep you

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controllable, to keep you from realizing just how powerful

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you actually are? Today, I’m giving you five new rules,

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rules that flip the script, rules that put you at the center of your

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own life, because it’s time to stop being a good girl and start being

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yourself.

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Women have long been oppressed by narratives,

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socialization, and conditioning for generations.

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This is how patriarchy has persisted for so long, by teaching us

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these rules, by making us believe that following them is what makes

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us good, lovable, and worthy. The narratives are

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that our ultimate fulfillment and purpose is being chosen by

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a man and building a family with him.

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And in order to be chosen, there is a very specific way to

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be: feminine, selfless, nurturing, take

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care of everyone before yourself, be selfless,

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gracious, accommodating, be agreeable, helpful, sweet,

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pleasing, be easy, don’t be too much.

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It’s all so very narrow and oppressive, putting

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us in a one-down position, in a box, instilling

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passivity and pick me energy. You’re only someone if

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he wants to be with you, so do what you need to do.

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Be pretty enough and thin enough and all those things enough so that you can get

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the guy. Because somehow, when we finally get the guy, his

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picking of us makes us enough, and then we have to keep it up

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so that we can keep him. That’s the old rule book, and it’s complete

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b******t. So today, I’m giving you five

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paradigm-flipping new rules for women so we can start

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rewriting our own narrative, grab the wheel, take control of our own

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destiny, and live life on our own terms, whether that includes

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a partner or not. These aren’t rules in the traditional sense.

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They’re permission slips, invitations to become the woman that

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you were before the world told you who to be.

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So rule number one: be unruly.

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Remember in the ’80s and ’90s, there was that bumper sticker that said, “Question

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authority”? That’s kind of what this is all about.

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I break rules all the time, especially if they’re stupid rules

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made up by no one special for no good reason, just for the sake of having a

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rule. When I play a game, I follow the rules because I’m not a cheater.

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I file my taxes. I’m a law-abiding citizen most of the time.

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I don’t hurt people or steal. I have been known to run a red light at 5:00

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AM on my way to the gym when no one else is on the road.

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But that’s what I’m talking about, questioning everything that feels like a

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rule, not just to be oppositional and defiant like a child, but so you

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can start thinking for yourself. Ask, “Says

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who? Where did this come from? And why do I need to do this or

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be this way? What about this feels wrong?

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What about this feels unfair?” Really, says who?

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If you were in charge, how would things go?

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Because most of the rules that you’re following were not designed for

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your benefit. They were designed to keep you compliant, to keep you

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small, to keep you in line, and to keep you from questioning the systems

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that benefit from your obedience. Why do I have to smile at strangers?

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Why do I have to be polite? Why do I have to soften my tone to be taken

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seriously? Why am I not allowed to be emotional?

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Why do I have to explain myself when I say no?

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Who made these rules, and who do they serve?

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When you start asking these questions, you start seeing how many

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invisible rules you’ve actually been following without realizing it, rules

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about how you should look and how you should speak and how you should behave, what

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you should want, who you should be.

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The moment you start questioning them is the moment that you start taking your

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power back and living the most authentic, aligned life.

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So be unruly. Break the rules that don’t serve you.

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Make your own rules. Live by your own code.

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Number two: be difficult. It’s way more interesting

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to be difficult than it is to be easy.

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Being difficult means that you have opinions.

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You have likes and dislikes, maybe even strong opinions.

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Being easy is watered down, no flavor, no decisiveness,

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no character, boring. Being difficult is fun and feisty and

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flavorful and spicy. It means you know yourself really well, and you’re

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secure enough in yourself to express it.

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No biting your tongue and going with the flow just so everyone else is more

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comfortable while you suffer. Maybe you don’t even know or realize the

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extent of your suffering because you’ve been doing it for so long.

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But yes, being easy means you’re swallowing it all down to keep the

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peace, to caretake everyone else’s feelings, to not cause

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trouble, to be liked. And here’s what happens when you do that.

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You disappear. You become a version of yourself that’s palatable to

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everyone else but unrecognizable to you.

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You lose your edges, your preferences, your personality, and your

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spark, all in the name of being easy, agreeable, and

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low-maintenance. But you know what? Easy is forgettable.

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Difficult is memorable. Difficult is magnetic.

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Difficult is real. When you’re difficult, people know where they stand with

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you. They know what you like and what you don’t.

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They know that you have boundaries and standards, and they know you respect

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yourself. The right people will appreciate that, and they will respect you for

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it, and they will rise to meet you. The wrong people will be

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annoyed. They’ll call you high-maintenance or demanding or too much.

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Good.Let them go. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, okay?

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They were just never your people to begin with.

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Because being difficult isn’t about being mean or unreasonable, it’s about being

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honest. It’s about knowing yourself so well that, and,

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and being able to express what you want and what you don’t want without fear.

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It’s about refusing to shrink yourself to make others comfortable.

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So stop apologizing for having preferences.

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Stop pretending you don’t care when you do, and stop going along

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with things that don’t feel good just to avoid conflict, make other

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people happy, and to be easy. Dare to be difficult.

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Please, be high maintenance. Be your full self.

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That’s where all the good stuff is.

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Number three: be uncontrollable.

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I’ve had so many women over the years tell me they’re afraid of getting into a

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relationship with another controlling man.

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These are otherwise smart, successful women, powerful in their

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careers, but in the past they’ve been with men who were very

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suspicious of their every move, who told them what to wear, who they could

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hang out with, when they could go out or not, how to spend money, even their

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own money. So yeah, I’d be afraid of that, too.

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I would never want to end up in a situation like that.

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But the answer isn’t to avoid controlling men.

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The answer is to become uncontrollable.

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If you’re an uncontrollable woman, you have nothing to fear.

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You never have to worry about being stuck in a relationship with a controlling man

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and having your autonomy and freedom stripped when you are simply

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uncontrollable. I’ve always been an entrepreneur, and I joke that I’ve

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just always been insubordinate and unemployable.

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I can’t have a boss because I can’t stand being told what to do.

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It’s kind of like that. And that has served me very well,

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not just in business, but in life, in relationships, too, because

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I’m not controllable. I’m not manageable.

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I’m not someone who can be molded or shaped or directed.

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I’m my own boss of myself. You are your

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own boss of yourself. Remember when you were seven years old and

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someone tried to tell you what to do and your response was, “You’re not the

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boss of me”? Take that to heart. Bring back that energy.

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You’re not the boss of me. No one gets to control your time, your

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energy, your body, your choices, your life. No one.

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Not your partner, not your parents, not your boss, not

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society. You are autonomous. You are

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free. You are sovereign. You are differentiated, a

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distinct, individual human being.

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And when you embody that, when you become truly

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uncontrollable, you never have to fear being controlled

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again because the man who tries to control you will quickly

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realize that it’s just not gonna work.

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And in fact, being this way sends an energy and a vibe that

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creates kind of a force field around you.

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Those types of people just bounce right out of your way.

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They don’t even really come into your world.

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Basically, you are u************e.

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So be uncontrollable, be untamable, be

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ungovernable. You are your own authority.

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I just love this so much. Number four: be a no

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person. Despite what you’ve been told, you are not here to serve

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others, help others, take care of others, do favors for other people, make

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other people happy if it means that you sacrifice yourself

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in any way, your time, your energy, your mental or your emotional

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wellbeing and safety, your money, your belongings.

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If doing something is a threat or a sacrifice to

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you in any way, it’s a no. We’ve been conditioned

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to say yes to every invite, to every second date,

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even if you don’t want to go out with him because you’re afraid of hurting his

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feelings or being honest, saying yes to helping your mother-in-law, saying

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yes to volunteering at the school, yes to all things.

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But here’s what I want you to do. Be a no

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person. Your automatic response is no instead of

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yes. “I can’t do that. It doesn’t work for me.

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No, that’s not possible. No, I can’t.” You can always change your mind later and

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say, “I thought about it, and if you still need me, I can help.” But once you say

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yes, it is so much harder to back out.

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It can be done, but it’s just harder.

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So just start getting used to protecting yourself, your time, your

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energy, and say no. And if that feels too

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big, too much of a stretch, and you’re not ready for that just yet, then while

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you’re learning to build this muscle, your new best friend is this.

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“Let me think about it and get back to you.

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Let me check my calendar and get back to you.” That buys you just a

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little bit of time. It gives you the space to actually consider whether you want

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to do this thing or not, or to just find your words, whether

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it serves you, whether it feels good, because here’s the

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truth. Most of the time, when you say yes immediately, you’re

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not saying yes because you want to.

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I, I bet you if anything, I’m willing to bet if you look at it

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all, you will be saying yes because you feel obligated,

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because you’re afraid of disappointing someone, because you don’t want to seem

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difficult or unhelpful or selfish.

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But saying yes when you mean no is lying.

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It’s self-betrayal. It’s abandoning yourself to please

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someone else. Are you trying to fulfill a role that you

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didn’t choose for yourself? Every time you do

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that, you reinforce the belief that other people’s needs matter more than

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yours. So start saying no. Start protecting your yeses.

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Start reserving your time and energy for the things that genuinely light you

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up, that are in alignment, that are in accordance with your own values.

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No pleasing others if it doesn’t genuinely please you

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first. That’s the new rule. And this last one is a fun

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one, but it’s gonna make some of you very uncomfortable, and of course,

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that’s a good thing. It means we’re onto something, right?

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Be a taker.Women are conditioned to be the givers,

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the nurturers, the caretakers, the ones who give and give and give until there’s

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nothing left. We’re trained to be modest and humble and self-effacing, to be

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demure, to minimize our accomplishments, and downplay our strengths.

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Let others take the credit for what we’ve done.

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Taking is somehow selfish and arrogant or greedy, and that’s not feminine.

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But here’s what happens when you only give.

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You deplete yourself, you murder yourself, you build

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resentment, and you teach people that your needs don’t matter.

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You disappear from your own life. So I’m here to tell you, be

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a taker. Take up space. Take the last cookie.

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Take the compliment. Take the credit.

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Take the help when it’s offered, and take what you deserve.

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Because when you take and when you receive,

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that’s the word, you teach people that you matter and that you’re worthy

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and that you are here and that you exist.

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Taking up space means not shrinking yourself in meetings, not

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making yourself smaller so someone else can feel bigger, not

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apologizing for something you didn’t do wrong or just for

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existing. It means sitting up at the table and speaking up,

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not waiting for permission to be seen or heard.

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Taking help means not always being the strong one who carries the load

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alone. It means saying, “Yes, thank you,” when someone offers

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assistance. It means allowing yourself to be taken care of.

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I know that’s really hard for some of you.

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Taking compliments means you’re not deflecting or diminishing.

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It means just saying thank you when someone tells you that you’re brilliant or

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beautiful or talented, and actually letting it land without

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making a joke about it or deflecting or just returning the

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compliment. Just take it and believe it.

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I know this may feel so very uncomfortable for many of you

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who never received, not even when you were little.

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You were ignored and abandoned and left all alone to

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figure life out on your own. But this is a life-changing

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shift. You have to do it if you want a loving relationship with a

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partner, if you want healthy friendships, and if you want to

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learn how to love and value yourself.

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So listen, you deserve to take up space and

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receive all things, love, success, pleasure,

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rest, recognition, abundance, not because you earned

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it, not because you’ve proved you’re worthy, but simply because you

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exist. Stop over-giving from a place of

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insecurity or trying to earn your worth.

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Start taking. Start receiving.

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Start occupying the space that’s already yours.

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Be a taker unapologetically. The old rules were designed

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to keep you small and controllable and to keep you from realizing just

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how powerful you are, to have you play nicely in a world centered

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around others, being who you need to be to make the

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world go around like a cog in the wheel of

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patriarchal status quo. But you are not here to be part of an assembly

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line, to go through the motions of what is expected of you.

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Once you realize this, you can decide not to follow the

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antiquated, archaic, oppressive rules anymore and

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ditch it all. And when you start living by any new rules that you

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get to decide for yourself, rules that put you at the center of

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your own life, that have you honoring yourself and listening to yourself and

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being true to yourself, you stop fitting into a box that is

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too small or ill-shaped for you, and you start

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expanding and growing your capacity for more,

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to live the biggest, most extraordinary life.

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Shed the shoulds, ditch the expectations, and break out of the

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quiet confinement. The self-defining and

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self-determining version of you is the most powerful,

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magnetic, and liberated version of you that’s ever existed.

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This is how we begin rewriting the narrative one woman at a time,

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starting with you. Thanks for being here.

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If this episode resonated, please share it with someone who needs to hear it.

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And if you would take just a minute to rate and review the show, it would mean the

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world to me. Oh, and one more thing. P.S.

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Did you know that I’m on Substack? You can follow me over there for free, and

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paid subscribers get more in-depth content, and you can even chat with

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me when I do live videos over there.

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See you next time.

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