Follow Your Yes Friday Intuition and risk often go hand in hand

Published: March 17, 2017, 1 p.m.

Do you follow your \u201cYes?\u201d\nFollowing your \u201cYes\u201d is about you taking a step forward in your partnerships by taking action and applying at least one thing you heard from our guests during their interviews this week.\nOn today\u2019s episode, all of this week\u2019s guests have generously provided BONUS MATERIAL, not included in the interviews you listened to earlier this week.\nEach one has provided incredible examples of the power of following your \u201cYes\u201d.\xa0\nEnjoy! \nElizabeth Lesser\nNot Following \u2013 \nElizabeth spent all of her 20\u2019s, 30\u2019s and much of her 40\u2019s not following her \u201cYes\u201d especially at work.\nShe would be in meetings and know at her core that she had something to contribute that would be a huge benefit and she either said nothing or presented it with a preface of an apology for even bringing it up.\nElizabeth spent many years unable to represent herself with dignity and clarity.\xa0 As a result she was perpetually disempowered, kind of miserable, pissed off and feeling like a victim.\nEventually she figured out how to sort out her moments of \u201cYes\u201d from moments of fear or ego brittleness and stand in her \u201cYes\u201d with conviction.\xa0 It was a long process but it was worth it.\nFollowing \u2013 \nThere came a moment in Elizabeth\u2019s work life where she knew that if she followed her \u201cYes\u201d she was going to risk something really big.\xa0 Potentially her job. \nListening to your intuition can take you into the fire.\nShe had been saying no to her \u201cYes\u201d for quite a while and then she turned and faced it and said \u201cOK, I\u2019m with you all the way.\u201d\xa0 Even though it created some conflict, she stayed with it, and on the other side was a better situation for everyone.\nListen to Elizabeth\u2019s full interview here\nConnect with Elizabeth \u2013\nElizabeth\u2019s website\nElizabeth\u2019s Facebook\nOmega website\nCary Valentine\nNot Following \u2013\nYears ago Cary was afraid of confrontation and did not have the tools to say things that were potentially a negative.\xa0\nHe was afraid to follow his \u201cYes\u201d if it appeared to be not so positive. This caused a lot of pain. It stopped the forward momentum in his life and in his relationship with his wife, Wendy.\nCary was haunted with all kinds of doubts. These doubts limited the level of intimacy he could have with his wife.\nFollowing \u2013\nRight now in Cary\u2019s life he has a woman in his life with whom he has a tremendous soul connection.\nIn this relationship he has what he calls \u201cnaked moments\u201d where a feeling comes up for him that he\u2019s scared to say. And even when he is worried that saying what he is feeling could freak her out and ruin things, he still says it.\nWhen Cary follows this \u201cyes\u201d and says what he feels, it consistently brings their connection deeper.\nThis isn\u2019t necessarily comfortable, but it is always worth it. He knows now that when he gets these feelings it is a sign that something deeper is about to happen.\nIf he doesn\u2019t follow his \u201cyes\u201d he is basically allowing himself to die a little bit and the relationship to die too.\nListen to Cary\u2019s full interview here\nConnect with Cary \u2013\nCary\u2019s website\nCary\u2019s Facebook\n