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Michelle Minnikin
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This is a place where I share my thoughts and my journey. I write about Good Girl Deprogramming coaching, playing big, ADHD, self-compassion, loneliness, belonging and pirates.
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Embracing Growth: Reflections on My First One-Star Review
Feedback—whether it's praise or criticism—is just information. It’s a reflection of someone’s experience, filtered through their perspective
Michelle Minnikin
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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How does language hold you back in the workplace?
In this blog, we're diving deep into those sneaky language habits that can undermine our authority and confidence.
Michelle Minnikin
May 27, 20246 min read
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Breaking Free: Navigating the Good Girl Double Bind
The Good Girl double bind is a concept that highlights the societal expectations and challenges faced by women in the workplace,...
Michelle Minnikin
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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Comparison is the Thief of Joy
This is one of my favourite quotes - it's been attributed to Teddy Roosevelt. So here I am, pretty much three months away from having my...
Michelle Minnikin
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Do you know how you're being perceived?
I didn’t. In fact, the terror of receiving any kind of “feedback” with any slightly critical elements stopped me seeking it. One of the...
Michelle Minnikin
May 2, 20214 min read
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Do you listen to your callings?
Ever since last summer when I took a creative writing course with the wonderful Alex Galviz, I’ve had this little niggle that I wanted to...
Michelle Minnikin
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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Do you want to feel like you have your shit together?
Because I do. Do I know anyone who has their shit together 100% of the time? No. Do I know people who *look* like they have their shit...
Michelle Minnikin
Apr 18, 20212 min read
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From Loneliness to Belonging
One of the not-so-fun side-effects of living undiagnosed ADHD for 42 years is that when you feel like you’re different, it’s hard to...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 20, 202111 min read
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Is it safe to be visible?
Why am I so scared of being visible? Because being visible is safe. Our brain is so good at keeping us safe. Of course it is. It’s how we...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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Chapter Three - Introduction to my Inner Critic
One thing that always tends to get on my nerves is when I hear people talk about defeating, silencing, bashing their inner critic. It...
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 28, 20202 min read
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Chapter Two - My Introduction to Playing Bigger
Last night we had our first Playing Big session. I got myself all comfy, had nice, soft cosy lighting and lit a candle. I was there. I...
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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My Journey To Playing Big - Chapter One - So it begins
You might have heard me talking about one book I read in 2018… but let me tell you about about the other one which has had a massive...
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 12, 20202 min read
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The fear of being visible
Why am I so scared of being visible? Because being invisible is safe. Our brain is so good at keeping us safe. Of course it is. It is how...
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Being A Little Brave...
Someone said to me "I'm going to walk on glass - for charity, at the Hylton Hotel. Fancy it?" I was feeling particularly bass-assy at the...
Michelle Minnikin
Jul 13, 20201 min read
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Everything Keeps Coming Back to This!
I share this poem with all my coaching clients. I love it. It completely speaks to me. I don't love all the God references, as not...
Michelle Minnikin
Feb 17, 20191 min read
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Being More Pirate
Last summer I came across this amazing book... Be More Pirate by Sam Conniff Allende and subsequently became a little fanatical about...
Michelle Minnikin
Feb 10, 20193 min read
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How to Actually Set and Guard your Boundaries!
2018 was an awesome year for me and my business and it was also a pretty bloody difficult year too. I enter 2019 (the year of a Big...
Michelle Minnikin
Jan 29, 20194 min read
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