When we think of someone who’s rigid, we picture a person who is tightly wound, wearing stuffy clothes and pursed lips… right?

Actually, no. Rigidity often shows up dressed to the nines, flashing a smile. Outwardly put together. Things just get serious pretty quickly when you butt up against a rigid person, or mess with the flow of their stream. Know anyone like that? Maybe YOU?

Most of us don’t think we’re rigid. We see ourselves as accommodating and go-with-the-flow instead of recognizing how hard we fight to stay in our comfort zone. We operate on autopilot, thinking it’s perfectly reasonable not to pause or question (doesn’t everyone do that?).

How does rigidity show up in your life, and how does it limit you? Listen to the podcast, then take this quiz to see how rigid you really are bit.ly/1VuA6Bq or www.tracycrossley.com/rigidity/

Why do we STILL worry about disappointing our parents? Do we really have that much influence over making them happy? Or do we think we have the power to keep them from being sad?

When it comes to our relationship with our parents, we quickly slip into old childhood roles. It’s easy to forget we’re grownups too! We second-guess our choices because we’re programmed to think “Daddy (or mommy) knows best.”

But when we let our parents’ fear or prejudice or rules dictate our choices, we’re really saying, “I don’t value me enough.” Guilt wins.

So how do you stop feeling guilty and speak your truth? I’ve got five steps to help cut that umbilical cord.

Many of us listen to old voices that tell us what we can and cannot do. Often it starts in childhood (i.e. “it’s impossible to succeed as an artist” or “you’re so good at math, you should go into engineering!”). Hear me when I say this… you are NOT obligated to live up to someone else’s expectations. Period. Doing so can result in feeling disconnected and depressed.

But here’s the good news: It’s not too late to step into the driver’s seat of your own life. Living your truth requires listening to your intuition, which is probably not in alignment with your list of “shoulds.” What’s the worst that can happen by following your bliss? Follow it through to the end result, then ask yourself if it’s better or worse than living a limited life. Every day that you put energy towards what you love, you win. You become the person you really are, and those old voices start to quiet down.

Learn what amazing effects await when you stop listening to other people and start listening to yourself. You may just be tempted to try it.

On 2.6.16: Listen in on my interview with my friend, Maria Saganis. Since birth Maria has been communicating with the after life. Learn how this gift showed up in her life, how it has affected her life and the lives of others! Maria is an amazing healer and takes what she does in stride, learn about her adventures at haunts, with Rudolph Valentino and much more.

Click on this link to find out more: www.tracycrossley.com/psychic-medium…ast-interview/

I suck at dating. In other words…I feel totally inept.

I love myself I do, but when it comes to online dating it is a difficult thing to convey pictures and the written word…at least for me. I know it works, because I know people who are happy together and met this way….but for most of them it was unconventional.

Join me in owning who you are and not losing it while dating. I will go through some of the rules to dating (and how they don't apply) and bring some lightness to a topic, which for many of us singles makes us feel like it's a job or that perhaps we have a fatal flaw. Find how to remain authentic and meet someone without making yourself into a project.

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