After helping hundreds of women identify their inner beauty , I can attest to the fact that no two women have exactly the same way of expressing their unique form of inner beauty . So what might your inner beauty look like ?

A woman once suggested to me that she didn ’ t have inner beauty because she wasn ’ t perky , sweet or delightful . I assured her that although those are wonderful attributes your inner beauty might just as likely be intense , edgy , passionate or indomitable . What doesn ’ t work is when you try to be sweet when you ’ re not or edgy when that ’ s not who you are at your core . When you do that something will always feel off .

Consider Sharon ’ s outfits . There ’ s nothing inherently wrong with her ‘ before ’ outfit . The color is nice . The fit is okay . But it wasn ’ t feeling right to Sharon . That ’ s because it didn ’ t reflect her ‘ natural radiance ’ or show how ‘ deliciously fiery ’ she is . But , when she

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wears her ‘ angel ’ shirt , as she calls it , she feels like she ’ s fully embodying both of those parts of herself .

If you have clothing that ’ s hanging in your closet unworn , one reason could be that , like Sharon ’ s before outfit , they don ’ t reflect your authentic self .

I ’ ve learned this the hard way myself ! If I look at clothing in a store and the first words out of my mouth are , ‘ This is so fun !’ I put it back . Fun is not one of my inner beauty words . In my heart and soul I ’ m not fun and when I buy something fun it invariably sits in my closet unworn . I ’ ll admire it and love how ‘ fun ’ it is , but I ’ ll never wear it … because it ’ s not me and I ’ ll feel energetically uncomfortable if I do wear it .

Make a list of words or phrases that describe you at a deep level .

Be sure to keep your choices positive . As women we sometimes have a tendency to focus on what we don ’ t like about ourselves , so catch yourself when that happens and turn it around or ignore those pesky gremlins . For instance , you might be someone who is engaging , approachable , vibrant , cheerful , elegant , free-spirited , serene or bold . Or perhaps you have quiet strength or are glowing or juicy . Let your mind think back to when you were younger . When you truly get to the heart of your inner beauty words you ’ ll know it because they will have been at your essence throughout your life .

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