The 90s is my favorite decade of all-time.Of course, I've only experienced two complete decades since I'm in my 20's but that's beside the point. Even when I'm old and grey, I know I'll still look fondly on that golden decade.Firstly, my childhood idol, Aaliyah, was ultra hot in the 90s. I still vividly remember swooping my straightened bangs to one side, putting on sunglasses, and singing in the mirror FOR hours, pretending I was her. ("Let me see you goooo back, back, forth and forth! Oooooo, alright! Let me see you go...")Secondly, that fashion was CRAZY (in a good way!) in the 90s. Women got to wear everything from boxy-shouldered power suits to huge door-knocker earrings to Tommy Hilfiger boxers...all while sporting Timberland boots and a half-shirt.Thirdly, the 90s was home to the most hilarious slang and phrases. From "she's all that and a bag of chips" to "talk to the hand!" (that was a favorite of mine to use on my little sister), people in the 90s said everything better.One 90s phrase I'm on a crusade to bring back is "Don't talk about it, be about it!"I love that phrase not just because it's ridiculously fun to say (try it!) but because it speaks to a personal movement going on in my own life.As I work harder and harder on my goals, I'm constantly having to remind myself to stop talking about all the things I want to do "someday" and to just go out there and do!One goal in particular that I finally stopped talkin' 'bout so I could be about it is my first ever Think & Grow Chick event. For MONTHS I told anyone who would listen how I really wanted to launch my first event, but I couldn't bring myself to DO it! I didn't want to admit it, but deep down I was still making excuses simply because I was scared!A few weeks ago, I bit the bullet and took the steps necessary to make my dream of launching my first event a reality. In short, I stopped talking 'bout it so I could be about!Since we are now 3 days away from my big event (details at the end of this post), I thought it be fun to record a little "not podcast" sharing how I overcame my fear + my 5 best tips on how you can stop talkin' 'bout it so you can be about it! Listen below:Podcast SummaryMy 5 best tips for "being about it":Raise the stakes. There's a lot of things we'll suddenly find the courage to do if the stakes are high enough. Just like you'd conquer your fear of heights or run into a burning building if it meant saving your child or someone you love, you have to think of your dream the same way. You overcoming this fear and just DOING IT is essentially you saving your "baby"...your "baby" is your dream.Know your why and what. I went in detail about this in my "How to Motivate Yourself" post, but you must get clear on WHY you need to do this and exactly WHAT it is you need to do. Zeroing in on the WHY will increase your motivation and focusing on the WHAT will help you see that your goal is doable and not as big of a deal as you're making it.Identify exactly what scares you. Stopping the whole operation because one or two things about your dream scares you is silly. Identify exactly what it is that is causing you to make excuses and...Mitigate your fears. ...make a plan of attack! Use all that energy you were putting into what scares you to come up with a game plan to lesson the likelihood of the "scary" parts of your dream from happening. Figure out what scares you and mitigate it.Take the first steps. If you do nothing else, you must do this. Do not get caught up in knowing ALL the steps before you start -- just take the first few in front of you. Trust that the next set of steps will appear once you take these first ones.Event Details

This Saturday, November 1, 2014, my first ever Think & Grow Chick event, "Style Your Life" is going down! Here's the official writeup:

Date: November 1st, 2014Time: 1p.m. to 5p.m. Place: Skonhet Studios, 2540 Elm St. Dallas, TX 75226Price: $15 until Friday, $20 day of

The panel will feature four successful, Dallas-area women (hereby dubbed “Lifestylists”) who will each speak on how to set and achieve financial, career/business, and spiritual-related goals to achieve your dream life.

Speakers:

Yours truly, Courtney Sanders of ThinkandGrowChick.com (@thinkngrowchick)

Vlogger, VeePeeJay of VeePeeJay.com (@veepeejay)

Spiritual Leader, Jessica Ezeanya of "Woman of Purpose" Ministry (@iamwomanofpupose)

Motivational Speaker, Jamila Thomas of WDivine.org (@women_divine)

Set to the backdrop of one of Dallas’s swankiest photography studios, this is event is for any woman who has big dreams but it unsure of how to reach them. By networking with the other attendees, participating in the interactive material, and most of all, listening to the lessons shared by the panel of successful “Lifestylists”, attendees will walk away with discoveries such as:

• How to discover your passion
• How to turn a dream into a reality
• How to set financial goals
• How to use your money to fund your dream life
• What it takes to start a successful business
• How to get ahead in your career
• How to connect with the right people
• How to stay balanced
• How to power your dreams through your faith in God

If you life in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, please come and check it out! You can buy tickets and learn more at StyleYourLifeDallas.eventbrite.comFor the full audio, please check out the podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud.[podcast]

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What's one thing you've been talkin' 'bout but haven't been about?