It looks like last week’s 100% Jodi episode left its mark. I got an overwhelming response with visits to the blog post; comments on the blog, the Facebook posts, mentions in tweets, Facebook messages, emails, women joining the private Facebook group, and my email list, etc. Thank you so much!! What I loved was even those who let me know they didn’t express their spirituality the same way I do reached out to let me know that episode made an impact on them. If anything the response was, “Yes! Be courageous. We love it!” I wrote, recorded, edited and uploaded that episode on July 4th. A little ironic that it all happened on the day the U.S. celebrates Independence Day. However, that meant I lived with what was in that episode for nine days before it dropped. I had to manage myself for over a week because although I was excited to be more open and honest about what was true for me, my ego and my inner critic was having a field day with me. I’ve been through this before and I’ve coined this experience The Exposure Hangover. Here’s Where The Exposure Hangover Comes From Some of you may be able to relate to this, others maybe not. But let me take you on a journey to the past. It may have been in college or soon after. You were out for an evening with your friends. You had a drink to kick the night off. You were having such a good time you weren’t paying attention to how many drinks you had. Everyone was having a good time and the night was going strong. You had thoughts like, “I love my friends. They are the best.” And, “I love my new friends. We just met in the bathroom but we bonded.” Trust is high and you say things you’ve never felt so comfortable saying before. There’s a vibe of fun and acceptance so you become a little more daring. At some point in the night you felt your buzz starting to fade and so you had another drink. What number drink is this? Who cares, I feel great! Bio chemically there is a lot going on in your body. One thing that is happening is your body has started to release a load of endorphins which are blocking pain and anxiety, causing you to feel great and courageous. The night ends and you go home to sleep it off in your bed thinking this was the best night ever. And then you wake up the next morning. And the sun is peaking through the curtains. Pain shoots through your eyeballs triggering a headache. You’re dehydrated and nauseous and every nerve ending feels exposed. It’s all foggy at first and you’re not sure what made you feel like death. Then images and sounds from the night before start to filter through to your consciousness. Some it might be funny at first and then…you remember. “Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!” You said or did something that was so risky and outside of how people know you that a jolt of fear and shame hits you like lightening. You cringe, you moan, you want to deny it but there’s no taking it back. All you can hope for is that other people don’t make a big deal about it but they probably do. I don’t know about you but more often than I’d like to admit my hangover was made all the more painful because I felt vulnerable to being judged, ridiculed or treated coolly. What The Exposure Hangover Looks Like in Your Business If you are a business owner or you are striving for promotions in your career you’ve probably had this feeling before. In order to stand out, to be noticed and ultimately successful you have to put yourself out there. I’ve shared this Jen Sincero quote from her book You Are a Badass at Making Money in a previous episode but it bears repeating. “You have everything you need right now to start turning your financial reality into something that doesn’t make you wake up screaming in the middle of the night. You just have to be willing to do what it takes. And here is what it takes: agreeing to get really, really, really, really uncomfortable over and over again. We‘ve been raised to believe that you have to work hard to make money. And certainly there are times when this i