The Trust Yourself 10 Day Challenge: Day 7

Free yourself from the “shoulds” that bind you.

Melody Wilding, LMSW
3 min readOct 31, 2021

Welcome to Day Seven of the 10-day Trust Yourself Challenge!

You have so much to be proud of. So far you’ve worked toward balancing your STRIVE qualities of Sensitivity, Thoughtfulness, Responsibility, and Inner Drive.

Each tiny action you’ve taken is another step to becoming the most empowered Sensitive Striver you can be. Because incremental, implementable changes over time add up to big results.

Today we cover your fifth STRIVE quality:

Vigilance

Vigilance means you’re attuned to the world. You’re a great listener and attentive to others’ needs. You sense subtleties — from a shift in your boss’ tone to the general mood of a meeting.

Overanalyzing the behavior of others and being on high alert can be draining. When your Vigilance is unbalanced you:

❌ Feel highly responsive and deferential to the needs of other people

❌ Read into situations, even when there’s nothing to worry about

❌ Are passive and afraid to take chances that advance your career

But when your Vigilance is balanced you:

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Melody Wilding, LMSW

Author of TRUST YOURSELF. Executive coach to Sensitive Strivers. Human behavior professor. Featured in NYT, NBC, CNN. https://melodywilding.com/book