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▪️066▪️In a perfect world: Monday: I have an idea 💡 Tuesday: Here's the final product, it looks 👍🏼! Wednesday: I will sell my product! Thursday: Wow! Sold! 💰 Friday: Reached my goal! What's next? Weekend: Heeey! #Hamptons ✌🏼~ Sadly, real life has nothing to do with that, except for the idea part. We all have great ideas but we don't have the patience to let things play out. We need to know that to reach our goals we will have set backs, many headaches, self doubt may occur and deadlines will be missed. We like to assume our idea failed during the first attempt just to protect our hearts from breaking, we think "the next idea is going to be the one." According to marketing guru @garyvee the key to success is Patience. Very few have it, the few successful ones 👊🏻 #keepgoing #patience #garyvee #courageis #the100dayproject #hellofears #dailyvee #hardwork #entrepreneurlife

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 14, 2017 at 6:28am PDT

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▪️065▪️I don't know about you, but I feel phones are getting more and more addictive as time goes by. Every day I feel I'm more immersed in my phone and less present in the real world. What if we all try to change that by being notably present? By starting conversations with those around us instead of the ones in our screens? A compliment, a question or even a "good morning" will do! Who's with me?? #courageis #the100dayproject #fomo #hellofears

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 12, 2017 at 4:17pm PDT

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▪️064▪️ In desperate need for new ideas, yesterday I received very good ones! 👆🏼This one comes from this lovely pastry chef @alpuntodemaria who said: "Courage is being the kind of person that congratulates others and admires their success instead of envying them. It's being humble enough to understand that success comes from hard work and nothing else." I 100% agree with her comment 🙋🏼 It is too easy to blame luck instead of recognizing the sweat behind every accomplishment. No success is born overnight, they are the sum of previous failures and learnings, the result of thick skin and perseverance. So if you do admire, say it out loud! Your words are part of the recipe that will keep that person inspired to keep going 👊🏻✨ #success #courageis #the100dayproject #motivation #keepgoing #youdeserveit #hellofears

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 11, 2017 at 9:57am PDT

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▪️063▪️Last year when I went to World Domination Summit ( @wds.official ) I had the chance to listen to @emilymcdowell_ 's talk. She told us that when she got diagnosed with cancer at 24, the hardest thing was not to go through the treatment, but to be left alone by friends and family members who had no idea what to say or how to behave around her anymore. She felt lonely in the moment she needed them the most. A few months after hearing Emily's talk, a (very) close family member of mine was diagnosed with cancer. When I first heard the news, I felt exactly how Emily described it, the fear of not knowing what to say to that person almost took over me. But then, I remembered Emily's words, so I gathered all my strengths and decided to be there for him more than ever before. He is doing ok now B"H 🙏🏻 And I'm sure I helped him get through this by being present. Emily now has a beautiful set of empathy cards for when you don't know what to say (swipe ➡️) and I encourage you to google "Emily McDowell World Domination Summit" to watch her incredible talk 🙌🏼 #courageis #the100dayproject @193countries #wds #empathy #hellofears #cancersucks

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 10, 2017 at 10:07am PDT

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▪️062▪️Girlboss /gerlbôs/ noun: "A woman in control, taking charge of her own circumstances in work & life. Someone who knows her worth and won't accept anything less. She is not a "mean girl" in fact, she hates "mean girls." She is empowering and inspiring to those around her. She kicks ass! (And she is brave AF)" Tag a #GIRLBOSS in the comments area 👇🏼✨💛 - I tagged mine in the image 👆🏼tap to see! #courageis #the100dayproject

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 8, 2017 at 9:29am PDT

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▪️061▪️Yesterday I had two options: put a pretty picture of me speaking at the graduation with a caption that reads "Amazing event! Amazing experience!" Or take that opportunity to share with you how I really felt about it (go to my previous post to see what I'm talking about). What I'm saying is that it would've been easier to filter reality than to be vulnerable and say the truth. But I believe social media is a place to connect with others, in the good times and in the bad times. After I shared my experience I received so much love and support that how can I regret doing it? Many were inspired by my post to keep trying and understand that giving up is not an option. So let's allow ourselves to share our successes as well as our failures to better connect and support each other #nofilter #courageis #the100dayproject #hellofears

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 7, 2017 at 4:33pm PDT

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▪️060▪️Now that I'm getting ready to speak at a high school's commencement ceremony, I thought: What is one thing I would've liked to hear when I was 18 and about to graduate? It would've been nice to know sooner that I had the power to create my own set of boxes (Swipe ➡️) instead of having to follow the ones society expected of me. No one told me that then, but I will make sure to mention it on Tuesday to the graduating class! Have you ever wondered what would your boxes look like if you weren't afraid to disappoint others? If you go to my insta-stories you will be able to fill in the blank and share your own boxes with us! Don't forget to tag @hellofears 😬!! #courageis #the100dayproject #hellofears #expectations @theellenshow @ellen_degeneres

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 4, 2017 at 8:23pm PDT

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▪️059▪️To me it's a matter of "what do you want now vs. what do you want the most?" Now, I want it all, worse yet I "need" it all, which is not true. I need a fancier backpack to take my laptop to my presentations, but also, I need white sneakers because black ones are not in style any more, but, I need this cute decal for the living room, the wall looks too empty. As soon as I make some money I spend some money. What do I want the most? I want to be able to buy an apartment (in NYC), I want to invest in my business, I want to buy time to do volunteering trips. To get there I need to forget about the backpack, the shoes and the wall decals. What we are doing now is that every time I want to buy something and I don't, I look at it as if I made that as extra money. Do I want to spend $100 or do I want to make $100? It's been really hard to have the will power to choose my future needs over my current whims. It takes courage to do so in the moment, but I know my future self will thank me later. But, seriously, my birthday is June 20th, you know what I want 👆🏼✨😂 #hellofears #courageis #the100dayproject #piggybank #money #future #shopping #day59

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 3, 2017 at 8:07pm PDT

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▪️058▪️According to @project1in4 Courage is sharing your story to fight mental health stigma. When you share your story, you let others know they are not alone in their struggle and raise awareness amongst those who have not been impacted by mental illness. My friend @project1in4 is collecting stories to erase stigma one sketch at a time. Swipe ➡️ to take note of her contact info so when you have the courage to do so you can share your own story to help others 🙌🏼✨ #courageis @lovephilosophy #project1in4 #mentalhealth #mentalillness #mentalhealthawareness #stigma #taboo #the100dayproject #help #hellofears

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 2, 2017 at 8:26pm PDT

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▪️057▪️With social media is almost impossible not to think we are competing with everybody else. Who has more fun, who has the perfect relationship, who has better friends, who looks better, visits the most exotic places, drinks the best iced latte. It is practically impossible not to compare ourselves to others and try to find our place in this competition called social media, not real life. But what if instead of comparing ourselves to others, we compare ourselves with our own selves. How much better is your present self than your past self? If the difference is not too big, then maybe you want to step it up! But how much better is your future self compared to your present self? I hope way better, more mindful, more confident, more respected. Be jealous of her/him, not of someone else who has a different set of skills, needs and priorities than you have! Let's compete only with ourselves and keep raising the bar 🥇🏆#courageis #the100dayproject #bravegirl #competition #illustration

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 2, 2017 at 9:43am PDT

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▪️056▪️June is pride month and I've been wanting to do a post for the LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 community since I started, because I freaking admire all of you who decided to be your true selves, no matter what others thought of you. That takes courage and I'm inspired by all of you 🙌🏼✨🌈 So if you know you are not living an authentic life because you are too scared of losing the love of others, ask yourself what love really means. You will find out and be blown away by it once you decide to be your true self #love #pride2017 #kindcomments #courageis #the100dayproject #rainbow #lgbtq #june #hellofears

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 1, 2017 at 5:47pm PDT

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▪️055▪️Courage is contagious, but not everybody has the courage to inspire others with their story, or maybe they have no idea the impact they could have, just by sharing. Either if you survived cancer, or helped someone go through it, or if you declined a lucrative offer to pursue a dream, or maybe you did something simple but took you a lot of courage to do. Whatever it is, your story can help others go through a similar situation. So think, when was the last time you did something brave? And, do you have the courage to get vulnerable and share that story so others can get inspired by it? If the answer is yes, let me know and let's work together to publish it on HelloFears.com - Also, get yourself a Bravery Pin from @emilymcdowell_ You deserve it!!! 💪🏼💛👊🏻✨ #courageis #inspiring #hellofears #the100dayproject

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on May 30, 2017 at 4:33pm PDT

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▪️054▪️Have you ever thought "I want to watch this movie" and then gone to the movies without even asking anyone else 🤷🏼‍♀️? My friend @bicho.mondragon did, and was telling me about it the other day, as if that was normal!! It may be, for her. For me, the fearful kind, it would have never even crossed my mind 😬. But now, after realizing it, I really want to do it! Which movie should I watch? #courageis #the100dayproject

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on May 29, 2017 at 5:35pm PDT

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▪️053▪️It takes courage to make time for others, to stop thinking about ourselves and our own future, to give our time and energy in exchange for impact, not money. Adam has been wanting to do a volunteering trip and I've been too afraid to say yes to that. I fear I will not be strong enough, physically and mentally. I fear I'll be so uncomfortable that I won't feel good enough to help others. And finally, I fear visiting a dangerous place and putting our lives at risk. These may be irrational fears btw and I know this experience will give me the perspective, the empathy and the mental strength I need to get through this. I will not only give, I will gain and grow. Which organization should I join? #100dayproject #the100dayproject #courageis #volunteer

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on May 29, 2017 at 5:31am PDT

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▪️052▪️We finally got back to NY after traveling for a month. This is what we ate: pizza, pasta, pizza, pasta, schnitzel, pretzel, goulash, hummus and a lot of pita. Yes, we visited Italy, Berlin, Prague and Israel 🙌🏼 Even though we enjoyed it (a lot), we feel pretty bad with ourselves and we understand we need to change our eating habits. Still, it is too hard to make the decision to start having a healthier lifestyle. It takes so much courage to commit to it that we rather ignore the problem, when we should be facing it head on. The thing is that traveling is not what we do once a year, it is becoming our day to day. So how can we visit Italy and say no to pasta? Everyday we get inspired by my friend @theharmonytribe who once taught us so much about healthy living. At the end, it is up to us to say "enough is enough" and do something about it. So.. how about Monday? 😬 #healthyeating #acaibowl #the100dayproject #courageis #100dayproject

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on May 28, 2017 at 12:21pm PDT

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▪️051▪️In 2012, after a few episodes of panic attacks, I decided to go to therapy and start looking inside. The breakdowns always led to the questions What am I missing? Why do I feel so weird all of the sudden? I have the husband I want, the job I want, the apartment I want in the area that I wanted it. I have my friends and family close by. I have everything. Then, I would think: Is this life? To have it all? I just need to have kids one day and then, die? I knew I was missing something; I just didn't know what! My entire life I've been checking things off a list, the list of life, right? Go to college✅ Find a job✅ Get married✅ Buy a house Have kids... . But it turns out that was not enough for me. Therapy made me realize that I had to fulfill personal goals, goals I didn't have in mind at the time. Little by little I started exploring other things when I discovered that I wanted to switch careers, from advertising to branding. I then heard about the Branding program at @svanyc and I suddenly stopped having those panic attacks. I now had a reason to fight for something again. I realized I was too comfortable following society's expectations instead of creating a list of my own expectations and allowing myself to think differently. I will always be thankful to my therapist who helped me look inside and even challenged me to pursue my vision. I learned that therapy is not for the crazy ones, it is for those who realize they want more out of life, they want change, they want growth #courageis #the100dayproject #sva100days #therapy #day51 #psychotherapy #panicattack #mentalhealth #anxiety #hellofears

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on May 25, 2017 at 3:18am PDT

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Screenshot to see your Courage Fortune 🔮!!!! ✨Giveaway✨ (Spanish below👇🏼) Today is day 50! We're half way there 💪🏼! So, I created the Courage Fortune for you 🔮! To win a pair of Rayban sunglasses 😎all you have to do is: 1- SCREENSHOT this post to see which challenge the universe wants you to do! 2- Repost the image you got and tag @hellofears 3- In the caption, let me know how you faced the fear or what you plan to do about it. . I will choose a random winner on Friday that will win a pair of Rayban sunglasses 😎 . ✨Concurso✨ Hoy es el día 50 del proyecto! Estamos a mitad de camino 💪🏼! Por eso, decidí crear la Fortuna del Coraje 🔮! Para ganar un par de lentes Rayban 😎 tienes que seguir estos pasos: 1- Haz un screenshot (pantallazo?) de este post para ver que reto quiere el universo que enfrentes! 2- Repostea la imagen que te tocó y taguea a @hellofears 3- En el texto cuéntanos como enfrentaste ese reto o qué planes tienes de hacerlo! . El viernes voy a elegir un ganador aleatorio que se llevará los lentes! Suerte!!! #courageis #day50 #100dayproject #giveaway #rayban #the100dayproject #hellofears #concurso

A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on May 23, 2017 at 1:15pm PDT

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When I graduated from high school I wanted to travel for a year to Paris to study French. There was only one problem, no one else wanted to do the same thing I wanted. Some friends wanted to go to Florence to learn Italian, others to Israel and others to London. In that moment, I scratched my dream and decided to stay in Venezuela. At least Adam was there. Until, he wasn't. Just a few months after I graduated, he had the opportunity to transfer to the University of Florida, and I stayed in Venezuela, by myself, no friends and no boyfriend. In that moment, I knew that I needed that to happen as a lesson that I should've chosen the uncomfortable path, what I now call, the growth path. Do I regret not traveling to Paris by myself? I do. They say the only things we regret are the ones we didn't do. When you choose comfort the universe is not going to support you and make things easy for you. You have no idea how many stories I've heard of people who hated their jobs but decide to stay regardless, because of comfort, and then, when they least expected it, they got fired. That is not bad luck or bad performance. That, my friend, is the Universe saying: if you don't get uncomfortable, we will get you uncomfortable. In that case, getting fired is a blessing. But why wait till that point? Let's start making growth choices by ourselves. Because when you do, the universe will have your back ✨

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Many suggested I do a post about saying NO. So here it is! When we say NO, and we really want to say NO, we show respect for ourselves, we are compassionate with ourselves and we show we are in control of our life. I deeply admire and respect those who only say YES when they really want to. We fear people will not like us if we say no to them, or that they will never ask us back. But that's not true. People who like you enough will keep asking, keep inviting you and will understand you have limits. Also, we don't need to excuse ourselves for every NO that we give, so let's practice this week saying NO and then keeping quiet. Can you do it? I'll try it as well 💪🏼✨

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Listening to others' opinions can definitely be helpful, but at the end, it is up to us to decide. Others will typically suggest what THEY feel is right for us. If it were for my uncle I would've studied architecture (I hate straight lines). If it were for my parents I would've had two kids by now, and if it were for my in-laws I would've never moved to NY. I know they all love me very much and want the best for us, but I'm glad I had the courage to follow my gut and trust my decisions. If I would've followed their advice I wouldn't have been writing these lines (I would probably be drawing them in a light box with a 📐) ✌🏼