You Got This – Frocking Off What’s Holding Us Back
“A frock is simply an attitude or limiting belief that is holding you back. All frocks are based in fear.”
– Jo Dibblee, Founder of Frock Off Inc
Frocking Off is Hard to Do…Actually, Not Really
Remember that old song, “Breakin’ Up is Hard To Do,” by Neil Sedaka?
“Don’t you leave my heart in misery
‘Cause if you go, then I’ll be blue
Breakin’ up is hard to do”
Sometimes it’s not just a person we may need to break up with. Sometimes it can be a limiting belief or negative attitude that REALLY needs to be given the old heave-ho.
But guess what? When we do finally muster up the courage to identify, and then shed, a ridiculous (but oh-so-deeply-rooted) belief or lousy attitude that is no longer serving us, our heart is NOT left in misery. Rather, our heart is lighter…leaving us more free to soar without our beloved frocks of armour holding us down.
On Sept 15 & 16 I attended the Best Kept Secret to Success in Life, Love and Business event in Sylvan Lake, Alberta – a “Frock-olicious Life Series Event.” I was one of the speakers.
I spoke about courage…about not waiting for tragedy to wake us up to the importance of achieving our dreams, about having the courage to make difficult decisions when we know we need to make them, about how courage can be contagious so although we may not always be able to tap into our own courage, we can borrow from the courage of others to help us do what we need to do.
Throughout the jam-packed two days, we all had the opportunity to learn an awful lot of valuable information – about business, life and love – and connect with a roomful of brilliant women.
I took THIRTY pages of handwritten notes!
For today’s blog, I was going to share a few key messages from all the speakers – but there is too much fabulous content to share, so I’m breaking it down into several bite-sized blogs.
To start off, here are some sage insights from the first speaker, Jo Dibblee, the Founder of Frock Off Inc and author of the book, Frock Off; Living Undisguised:
“I am the lowest common denominator in all my relationships.”
“In business, everything is do-able but you have to have a plan.”
“Take what you need and leave the rest.”
“If you don’t have the mindset of success, it is extremely difficult to succeed.”
“We cannot solve the problem we helped create.”
“Stand ON your story – not in it.”
“The things you don’t need, leave them behind.”
“We have to determine whether we are committed or merely interested.”
“Know your WHY.”
“Every step leads you to where you are supposed to be.”
“May your life speak more loudly than your lips.”
“If something is bothering us, we have to deal with it because if we don’t, it spills over onto everything else in our lives. We need to get the issue out of our head, put it on the table and deal with it.”
“A frock is simply an attitude or limiting belief that is holding you back. All frocks are based in fear.”
“A frock can be based on the need to conform, or they can have to do with expectations placed upon ourselves or by others, or have to do with our worthiness.”
“What frock do YOU need to shed?”
This gem was from Jo’s young grandson: “Are we just shadows waiting to be seen?”
And the comment that resonated the most with me…
“You got this.”
Simple, yes. But a powerful reminder that whatever it is we are struggling with – in life, love and/or business – we CAN deal with it…when we find the courage to face it.
Next Best Kept Secret to Success Event coming up in Phoenix, AZ in October
If you are interested in attending a Best Kept Secret to Success Event, the next one is in PHOENIX on Oct 13 & 14. If you are an entrepreneur or thinking about starting your own business OR simply ready to make a significant change in your life, I highly recommend attending a BKSS event.
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Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow’s Awakening, the playwright of Saviour and the screenwriter of God’s Country. Maryanne is CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. If you would like to receive her regular weekly blog, please sign up here. As a thank you, you’ll receive a short but saucy e-book entitled, Dive into this Chicago Deep Dish – Ten Bite-Sized Steps for a Yummier Slice of Life.
4 thoughts on “You Got This – Frocking Off What’s Holding Us Back”
Thanks for the e-book! It was just what I needed on a dreary day when I was feeling down in the dumps! You’re are so right-opportunities don’t always come when you expect them or packaged in the way you think they should.
Hi Tonia! Hooray…so glad you liked the Deep Dish e-book! I loved whipping that up 🙂
Take care and I’d love to hear what you are up to these days!
Maryanne
I think we are separated by one degree…I’m amazed at how many mutual friends we have and yet don’t know one another!
No kidding, eh?! That is really wild!
Maryanne