We occasionally struggle with the negative soundtrack and motion pictures in our minds. These have come from years of disappointment, self-doubt, and hardship. We say terribly unuseful and destructive things to ourselves (soundtrack) and run “worse case scenario” images (motion pictures) in our minds, particularly when we’re fearful or anxious. It’s a way of validating how we feel, which then leads us to convincing ourselves not to move forward. To remedy this, we need to be intentional with replacing these soundtracks and motion pictures with empowering statements and visions of us overcoming and achieving great things and becoming our best selves. If you struggle with this detrimental and sometimes unconscious debilitation, the strategy in this episode will show you exactly how to effectively alleviate these negative thoughts and scenarios.

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Have you come to the point on your personal journey from ordinary to extraordinary where you’re beginning to feel anxiety, fear, frustration, and angst about taking the leap to do it? To finally do it? Are you trying to justify why you should just give up on the idea of achieving a dream? It is important to understand this is part of the process. It is the transformational experience we all face when we’re on the verge of greatness. Those who coexist with the self-doubt and negative self-talk and work through it are the ones who come out the other end of this experience stronger, wiser, and more prepared to deal with the challenges that present themselves along our journey to personal greatness. You have no idea how close you are to the life you’ve always dreamed of. If you quit now, you will never know. The psychological, physical, and spiritual anxiety you are feeling is part of this amazing transformation you’re enduring. Believe in yourself. Believe in your purpose. Believe in your

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Surrounding ourselves with amazing and supportive people is extremely important in living our best life possible and being our greatest self. However, what is most important is the relationship we have with ourselves. To have a high level of support around us, but not feel deserving or worthy, leaves the support others provide useless. Have you envisioned your ideal self living your desired life? Is it clear to you? If not, take the time to do so. Otherwise, you are walking in the dark without direction or purpose. You have the insight to achieve greatness. In this podcast, I provide a technique to help you nurture yourself and unleash all the answers to your questions about your life’s journey. You do know, you just need to begin trusting yourself, believing in yourself, and being yourself!

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It is simply impossible to be your best self without being your most authentic self. It is a habit of most of us to modify, adjust, or tweak our values, attitudes, beliefs, views, etc., to adapt to any given group. Practicing our authentic self across all settings with all people increases our level of integrity and is extremely liberating. Most of us adapt this way to avoid losing the interest of others. However, to be who we truly are opens up real opportunities for like-minded people to gravitate to you. You will not compromise the core of who you are. You will live life everyday with real intention from a real place; that is, the real you. Be you and free yourself of the burden of a compromised life experience. Life fully. Live authentically.

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Setting an anchor at one of the darkest times in your life, not for the purpose of being stuck in the past, but to appreciate how far you’ve come. We should never look back at our past, but to only see the distance between what once was and what is now. Anchoring or setting a bookmark at a difficult time in our life provides evidence of our ability to overcome and not being overwhelmed. When anchoring, our focus is not on the dark moment, it’s only on the space of progress. To not appreciate our progress or what we’ve come from, we risk feeling entitled and let up on the daily work it takes to maintain living fully, happily, and as a giver to others. Anchor the darkness. Appreciate the journey.

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Inspired by the bright lights of the city skyline, my daughter shares her insight using the symbolism of lights when discussing community connection. She shares the following: When a single light flickers on a string of lights, all the others remain bright. However, when a single light goes out, the whole string goes out with it. The flickering of the single light is a warning that something is not right, while the other lights continue to shine bright and unhindered. This analogy represents what happens to a community when someone is hurting but no one heeds the call or pays attention. We are all intraconnected. What happens to one of us creates a ripple effect that impacts everyone in that community. Her proposed remedy? Be present, pay attention, reach out, don’t wait for others to step up, be the one who does, be the support others are seeking or at least guide them toward someone who can help. We all will be in that place where we’ll need the help of others.

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It is time to close the painful chapter you’ve been living in far too long. Be sure to write your narrative as one of empowerment and overcoming difficult and dark times. Dismiss the lies that you have convinced yourself to be true. Reject those who are toxic in your life and only exist to tear you down and feed you untruths. You are worthy of amazing things in your life. If you have fallen down, this does not mean you are destined to always be down. That is a lie. If people tell you anything other than you’re capable and worthy, it is a lie. The absence of love is evil and poisonous to realizing your best self and your purpose for being here on earth. It’s time to close the chapter of toxicity, pain, and hurt and move on to a new chapter of victory, happiness, and personal fulfillment. This is our ultimate truth.

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How we view our world, our selves, our position in the world, and others who share the world with us, is greatly impacted by our self-perception. Our beliefs, values, attitudes, and life experiences are filters through which we take in information that surrounds us. These filters determine if we become open and vulnerable to the blessings and opportunities that present themselves to us, or if our feelings of unworthiness and being undeserving cause us to dismiss or repel the wonder life offers. In order for us to realize our life purpose and to become who we were meant to be, we must have a self-perception that fully aligns with each of these. Challenging our attitudes and beliefs, realigning our values and priorities, and creating an empowering narrative around our life experiences are keys to changing our self-perception and launch us forward to a life we most desire and deserve.

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The soul activated is passion on fire. Available to us are endless resources in the form of books, podcasts, movies/documentaries, speakers, and so on. But even at the time when the information is delivered in these mediums, it’s old. They’re ideas of the past. All of these resources are meant to establish a foundation of understanding and wisdom, and even more so, to inspire. Reading books, listening to speakers, and watching videos are great ways to explore ideas to expand our lives, but they are not the only way to live or do. Using our active soul, we are creators and innovators of life. We build upon what once was via the great thinkers and philosophers and innovators of the past. We are forward thinkers, not backward thinkers. Let not our fiery passion dwindle to “cinders and smoke” by remaining stagnant in expanding our thoughts and ideas, but rather set our passion ablaze to light the way to discovering our best self, living our best life, and making a positive difference in th

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Living fully and defining our success are parallel contemplations. How do you define your success? How do you determine if you’re living fully? To live in our fullness and to be successful in our life is to live out our days the way we choose, without constraints and without judgement. We become discouraged when we decide not to pursue a dream, or reconsider the path of our life as a result of personal or cultural judgment. When our decisions are influenced by the constraints we place on ourselves or the constraints people place on us, this can only cultivate resentment and feeling disheartened. Exercise your personal power by reclaiming your happiness through stripping away the judgments others place on you. Take back your happiness and power from the hands of those who abuse it. Live fully. Live happily. Live without constraint.

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