This week I took a huge leap by launching a brand-new program called The Get it Done Challenge and in so doing so conquered some pretty big personal baggage.

First, I put myself out there in front of very public large audience, which I’ve often avoided. Second, in the past I would have let myself believe that a program of this caliber is something “other people” do but certainly not me. Now, I say “WHY NOT ME?”

When I find myself going through my own internal junk, and having conversations with the protective voices in my head, I refer back to my favorite poem by Marianne Williamson called Our Deepest Fear. The specific passage that hits me every time is “Your playing small does not serve the world.”

As women, for all our crazy reasons we don’t get out there as we should, we don’t share our brilliance as we are meant to, we don’t get paid what we’re worth and we don’t make the difference to those we know we can.

So much of what will support us to get done what we want to get done is a healthy mindset, a belief in ourselves and a trust in what we’re doing and how we’re being while we’re doing it.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves…who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?  Actually, who are you not to be?

For me and many of the women I know it’s rarely just making money that drives us. It’s about doing what you’re meant to do and serving who you’re meant to serve. The key to remember is that:

Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

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Kim DeYoung is the original Metromom—a driven, evolving woman committed to her family, her career and achieving success on her own terms. Also known as the “Get It Done Girl”, Kim is the dynamic and creative force behind Metromom.com, a comprehensive resource for the busy mom entrepreneur, providing solutions on marketing, money, mindset and motherhood.