Help? with Ashley Jaggi

Listen as I share my favorite parts from Lynn G. Robbin's notable BYU address entitled Taking 100 Percent Responsibility and see if it can strengthen your resolve to take action in YOUR life because YOU are a mighty force for good in your own life and in the lives of those around you!

Show Notes:

1. Christofferson, T. D. (2021, March 15). Moral Agency - D. Todd Christofferson. BYU Speeches. Retrieved August 25, 2022, from https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/d-todd-christofferson/moral-agency/

1. Renlund, D. G. (2022, August 3). Trust God and Let Him Prevail. Churchofjesuschrist.Org. Retrieved August 23, 2022, from https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2022/08/03_trust-god-and-let-him-prevail?lang=eng

1. Robbins, L. G. (2021, November 1). Be 100 Percent Responsible | Lynn G. Robbins. BYU Speeches. Retrieved August 23, 2022, from https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/lynn-g-robbins/be-100-percent-responsible/

1. Mind Tools. (2022, August 15). Locus of Control - Career Development from MindTools.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022, from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_90.htm

Episode 4 of Help? With Ashley Jaggi: https://rss.com/podcasts/ashleyjaggi/530569/

Today I am sharing an exercise you can do that can help you do a bit of an inventory of your life and how to make sure the things you are doing are in line with your values and are things you actually WANT to be doing since the theme of this month is taking responsibility! Listen in as I share a tool from Marshall Rosenburg that brings clarity to our decisions and helps us find more joy in everything we choose to do with our time!

Show Notes:

D&C 58:26–29 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/58.26-29?lang=eng#p26

Benson, E. T. (n.d.). Chapter 3: Freedom of Choice, an Eternal Principle. Www.Churchofjesuschrist.Org. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-ezra-taft-benson/chapter-3-freedom-of-choice-an-eternal-principle?lang=eng

Rosenberg, M. B. Don’t Do Anything That Isn’t Play! PuddleDancer Press, www.Nonviolentcommunication.Com. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/resources/articles-about-nvc/dont-do-anything-that-isnt-play/

Family Proclamation https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=eng

Listen today as I share tips for the harder days including a strategy for how to WANT to choose to do the things we know we ought to be doing like eating healthy, going to bed, getting our exercise in, etc. We can take responsibility even on the hard days, even if it looks a little different.

About Matthew Kelly: https://www.matthewkelly.com/about

Essentialism by Greg McKeown: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077875-essentialism

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Personal Bill of Rights: ashleyjaggi.com/rights

Listen today as I remind us that WE are in charge of our lives! We have the powerful gift of agency! Today I share the Personal Bill of Rights- 30 POWERFUL statements to help you take charge of a life you love!

For your own copy of the Personal Bill of Rights, go to ashleyjaggi.com/rights.

Sites Referenced:

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-take-responsibility-for-your-life-1919214#:~:text=People%20who%20take%20complete%20responsibility,are%20responsible%20for%20their%20choices

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/agency-and-accountability?lang=eng

Show photo credit with thanks: Stacey Lowe Photography

Today I share a favorite story, the Tragedy at RAYAD, by Ardeth G. Kapp, former president of the General Young Women’s Organization, to illustrate the way Satan works at deceiving and weakening us. What are your takeaways?

This fictional story can be found in the book I Walk By Faith by Ardeth G. Kapp: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1831775.Walk

Listen in as I share my experiences with promptings from the Spirit and gain insight into how to recognize into the spiritual nudges you are receiving!

Nelson, R., 2000. Identity, Priority, and Blessings. [online] BYU Speeches. Available at: <https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/russell-m-nelson/identity-priority-blessings/> [Accessed 18 May 2022].

What moments refresh your soul and help you to connect to heaven? Where can you find peace in stillness? Listen as I share about a recent time I was able to do this and share my tips for you to do the same.

Ever have those times when you just can't shut off your mind? Ever wonder how you bring your brain to that quiet place where sleep can come? Listen for 3 tips for jumping off the thought train.

Anxiety is on the rise. Our brains are misconstruing everyday minor stressors as major emergencies, triggering fight, flight or freeze mode to kick in. But our breathing can function as an on-off switch for anxiety or fight, flight or freeze. Simply by changing the way we breathe, we can change the hormones coursing through our body and change the way we are feeling. Listen in to learn two ways to use our breath to switch to calm.

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201905/longer-exhalations-are-easy-way-hack-your-vagus-nerve

2. https://www.healthline.com/health/diaphragmatic-breathing#benefits

3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201905/longer-exhalations-are-easy-way-hack-your-vagus-nerve

To see people as people, we act on our innate sense of what’s right. Ignoring that sense traps us in a spiral of self-justification and shifts our entire view of ourselves, our virtues, our hardships and of those we interact with. Listen in to find out how to immediately shift out of that spiral and have peace amidst conflict. An interview with J Washburn discussing the books by the Arbinger Institute, with a focus on The Anatomy of Peace and Leadership and Self-Deception.

Books by the Arbinger Institute:

https://arbinger.com/Landing/books.html

Find J Washburn:

https://www.jwashburn.com/

J Washburn's Starchild Trilogy:

http://starchild.jwashburn.com/

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