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Scary, Difficult, and Hard: The Price of Everything You Want

Laurie Blickenstaff

Everything you want is on the other side of scary, difficult, or hard. Laurie breaks down how each one showed up in her own journey — and why they're not a stop sign, but the price of admission.

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IMPOSTER

Laurie Blickenstaff

Even after real success, Laurie kept chasing "one more certification" to feel legitimate. Here's what imposter syndrome actually is — and the 5 steps that finally helped her work through it.

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The Village That Made Me: What I Learned From a Letter I Found in a Drawer

Laurie Blickenstaff

A mental performance coach reflects on the mentors, barn families, and rodeo parents who shaped her — and what their kindness teaches us about resilience.

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The Belief I Never Said Out Loud (And What It Was Costing Me)

Laurie Blickenstaff

A limiting belief isn't a fact — it's an old program. Here's how limiting beliefs quietly sabotage performance, and the research-backed process for rewriting one.

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