by Francine Ward | Oct 11, 2022 | Esteemable Acts
I’ve always been fearless, or so I thought. And as long as I had a drink or a drug in my hand, that was true. Chemicals gave me the courage to do the impossible, such as talking to people, feeling my feelings, asking for what I needed, taking what I wanted, being...
by Francine Ward | Oct 20, 2017 | Esteemable Acts
Anger is a form of emotional baggage, but anger like fear as I discuss on this blog, has the power to destroy lives. Letting go of anger is a choice we are free to make. But before we let go, we need to understand why we choose to hold on. For one thing, holding on to...
by Francine Ward | Aug 21, 2017 | Esteemable Acts
Fear Can Be a Motivation. Sometimes fear motivates us into taking action. For example, after escaping the South Bronx at eighteen, I knew I never wanted to live there or be poor again. My fear of being stuck in a cycle of poverty compelled me to take action which...
by Francine Ward | Apr 25, 2017 | Esteemable Acts
Walk through your fear Most of my early life I felt stupid. But in 1981, at the age of 28, I set out to change the conversation. I went back to school. It was one of the hardest decisions I ever made, because it brought up all of my insecurities. Fears I never knew I...
by Francine Ward | Oct 22, 2016 | Esteemable Acts
Goals. Dreams. Fear. With 2016 almost at a close let’s take some time to reflect on goals for this year and where you are at with those goals. If you’ve not quite reached your goals, today’s blog post outlines fourteen steps to help you stay focused...
