Do you find yourself focused more on what's wrong then what's right?  If you do, you're NOT alone!  It is very natural for us to focus on what we don't want, what we don't like, and what doesn't make us happy.

We are raised in a world that teaches us to focus on problems rather than solutions and speak a language that has approximately 3 times as many negative words than positive words; however, there is a way to overcome our problem focus and create a true path to success for us.  It's...

Focusing on solutions - what we want, what we desire.

When we do, we naturally uplift ourselves and carve out a path that is much more powerful and leads to our success.

Join me as dive into how to make this switch and give away keys tricks of the trade that DO work and lead to achieving what you want!

Recognizing we always have a choice starts with understanding our innate outlook on life.  Do we believe we are who we are and what we are capable of is finite and not changeable?  Or, do we believe that we are very capable and can continue to break through barriers to grow and change who we are?

The answer illuminates what kind of fundamental mindset we have when it comes to achieving what we want and the challenges we face.

HINT: one mindset serves us while the other doesn't.  Do you know which one serves us?

In "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," Carol S. Dweck describes what it means to have a fixed mindset (the first question above) and a growth mindset (the second question above).

Join me as I share what Dweck discovered and how it applies to us to carve our path forward to truly achieve what we want.

As human beings, we naturally have things that come easy to us AND things that are difficult for us.  That's okay!  It's part of who we are and we ARE capable of overcoming the struggles we face in life.

Similarly to having hope, believing we are capable of overcoming our struggles is a foundational belief that truly leads us to the success we seek.  It opens the door and allows us to more easily address the hurdles and challenges that come up because we're already setup for success by believing it is possible to do so!

Our self-talk dictates our beliefs which dictates our power and success.  Are you talking yourself into your power or out of it?

What is hope?

We often talk about it but, we often confuse it and group it in with things like optimism and wishing.  Hope, is actually different than these concepts and incredibly powerful when we truly have it.

Are you hopeful or just wishful?

Join me as I easily breakdown the components of hope, the power of it, and an easy way to recognize if we truly have it.

Have you ever looked at someone and thought:

"They've got it all together, why can't I be like that?" Or, 

"Why can't I be as confident as them?" Or, 

"They don't have a care in the world, I wish I was like that!"

If you have, you're NOT alone!  It is a natural thing for us to compare ourselves to others, and that's okay!  However, comparing ourselves to others can create a downward spiral of non-serving thoughts that become beliefs deeply seated within us, preventing us from achieving what we want - this is the detriment of social comparison.  Nonetheless, there is a way to overcome this detriment, flip the script, and give ourselves permission to be human in way that allows for our social comparison to inspire and drive us.

Have you ever said to yourself:

"I can't believe I did that!"

"Why can't I change?" Or

"You're so stupid!  Get it right!"

If you have, you are NOT alone!  This self-defeating critical self-talk is what happens when we are hard on ourselves and don't forgive ourselves.  We're all human and we all make mistakes.  It's okay!  Missing the mark, saying the wrong thing, falling short are necessary experiences in life to help us learn, grow, and ultimately achieve the success we seek.

When we forgive ourselves, we lessen the stress, tension, and pressure that comes with being hard on ourselves and increase the peace, acceptance, and openness necessary for our success.  It's okay to forgive ourselves!

The path to self-forgiveness starts with the awareness around what we're hard on ourselves about so we may know what to forgive ourselves for.

Have you ever felt that other people just can't understand what you're going through and you are utterly alone?

If you have, you are NOT alone!

This is actually very common for us as human beings!  We tend to feel and think that there is no one who can understand or help us with our struggles but, there ARE!  We all share in the human condition and have faced struggles in our lives that CAN truly help and guide others that are facing their own struggles right now!

It is OKAY! to think and feel that we are alone because it is a natural part of us; however, we truly are NOT alone!  When we embrace this fact, it opens up a world of possibility that illuminates the path in front of us to overcome the challenges we are facing.  There are those who can understand and help us overcome!  It all starts with embracing we are NOT alone!

As human beings, we naturally have a dual nature, and that's okay!  It's okay to be human and have both serving and non-serving parts of us!  It is who we are!

When we accept ALL parts of us, not just the serving, we overcome the downward spiral that comes with "shutting off" or denying parts of who we are that ultimately don't disappear, rather, they fester inside of us until they blow up (and often at others causing more issues in our lives that we have to deal with).  When we accept ALL parts of us, we enlighten ourselves by alleviating the stress, tension, and pressure that comes with thinking we shouldn't be a certain way and uplifts us to more easily embrace what serves us (and what we want) in the moments when our non-serving side arises.

It's okay to be you, ALL of you!  Accept who you are and let it take you to where you want to go!

For the introvert who has been tapped out, feeling de-energized, and overwhelmed during our current times, this episode is just for you!

Join Sara Lewis and I as we talk through tips and tricks to recharge, set boundaries, and take control to maximize your energy right now!  We're also going to bust a few myths about introverts along the way too!  We are capable as introverts of breaking through stereotypical misconceptions about us to achieve what we want!  It all starts in our minds and with small manageable consistent steps, that you CAN take.