Ownit! Powercast

Welcome to episode 94 we explore this month's topic of how important your thinking is to your well-being, and how you approach life.

In this episode, we are going to get into a topic I bring up often: looking at how your self-talk and how you speak about yourself and life is shaping how you live your life, and whether or not it becomes the life you actually enjoy living.

Key Elements:

• Assess your thinking today: are you more negative or hopeful?
• Explore how destructive having an harsh inner critic can be.
• Focus on how taking ownership of your thoughts and your intentions is empowering.

"Don't Let

Fear

make your

decisions for you."

-Annette White

Resources:

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

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Welcome to episode 93 where we finish up this month on courage by talking about what no one talks about: How to maintain your courage and motivation when you've been at it awhile, when you hit a wall, or when you hit the boring "middle" of the process.

In this episode, we look at how it's inevitable to hit roadblocks that include actual obstacles, perceived ones, and just old self-doubt that tends to creep in when we are trying to stay strong. In other words, we're going to continue the movie AFTER the credits roll and the main character then has to go live real life. When it feels like no one is there cheering you on anymore.

Key Elements:

• Describe the ways we can come up against obstacles on our journey to better.
• Explore ways to stay strong and focused all through the process.
• Look at reasons we can easily allow disappointed and fear take over.

"I'm not telling you

it's going to be easy,

I'm telling you it's

going to be worth it."

-Anonymous

Resources:

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781251495/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_DS303CE5H46M86AWXXRK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

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Welcome to episode 92 where the focus is on actually taking steps to change. This is where it gets real, and when the anxiety usually hits. It's also when life begins to truly be amazing.

In this episode, we explore how hard it can be, even after such careful planning and a great deal of anticipation, to actually pull the trigger and take steps to do something different. It isn't real until it happens, and this realization can feel like standing at the edge of the cliff before we take that leap. But it doesn't have to be that traumatic, as we can take small steps each day to create big changes down the road.

Key Elements:

• Look at how our perceptions about obstacles shape our view of changing.
• Explore the different ways we create our own obstacles to making it happen.
• Focus on how we can use discipline of perception and choice to finally get moving.

"If it doesn't challenge you,

it doesn't change you."

-Anonymous Quote

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781251495/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_DS303CE5H46M86AWXXRK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Get Motivated by Learning the Importance of Taking Action

https://www.jackcanfield.com/blog/how-to-take-action/

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Welcome to episode 91 where we dive into what living in a self-created box looks like and feels like, and how it can truly limit our potential. We explore how our box gets created, and how to climb out.

In this episode, we talk about how courage means looking at how your past has shaped who you have become, and how facing the possible Box you have created to be your comfort zone can come at a high price. Join as we delve into how this happened, and what you can do about it.

Key Elements:

• Describe how our limiting beliefs make up the box that keeps us safe…and stuck.
• Identify how these beliefs are formed from early negative messaging.
• Look at ways we can begin breaking down our box and expanding the possibilities.

"Don't get too comfortable

in your comfort zone!

By giving in to the situations,

you clamp your own wings!"

― Somya Kedia

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781251495/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_DS303CE5H46M86AWXXRK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome to episode 90 where we look at the high cost of not being yourself. Not allowing yourself to be genuine, open and honest with yourself and others. Courage means putting your truth out there and letting go of what happens.

In this episode, we talk about how courage is all about getting and being real with ourselves and others, risking being vulnerable by setting limits, being more emotionally honest and putting our talents, passions and ideas out there. The price of not doing so can include anxiety, depression and physical ailments. It takes so much energy to be what others need when it doesn't line up with who you really are, but are afraid to show them.

Key Elements:

• Talk about the origins of creating a false self to please others.
• Explore how you can discover ways you might not be transparent.
• Process the benefits of being more genuine, and how this is a process you can begin today.

"Courage means choosing

that something is more

important than people's approval...

like your values...your integrity,

and your purpose.

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781251495/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_DS303CE5H46M86AWXXRK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome to episode 89 where we start the month out delving into the concept of how fear can cost you opportunities and ways to live up to your greatest potential, and how courage is the only way through the fear.

In this episode, we talk about the concept of holding yourself back in life, withdrawing and avoiding risk, vs grabbing the courage and fortitude to push ahead THROUGH the fear and do it anyway. Stay with us all month as we flesh out how to grab some more courage as we assess the real risks of NOT honoring who we really are.

Key Elements:

• Discuss the origins of how fear is processed in the brain as a protective function.
• Explore how you may have a greater fear sensitivity – and why.
• Participate in an experiential exercise to get you moving forward courageously.

"Fear defeats

more people

than any other one

thing in the world."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Resources:

Article: What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-happens-brain-feel-fear-180966992/

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781251495/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_DS303CE5H46M86AWXXRK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome to episode 88 where we finish out the month by exploring how you can love your life again, by putting in place a few simple things. Loving yourself means showing up and truly living.

In this episode, we look at how easy it is to run from, ignore or otherwise completely miss being in the moment and therefore even noticing all the good stuff that passes us by. Truly living means being more present, both with your internal reality, and the wonderful moments with those you love, or finding joy in your relationships.

Key Elements:

• Look at how easy it is to become distracted and miss the precious moments that bring meaning.
• Process ways you can focus on the life you love now and the dreams you are creating.
• Discuss ways to begin practicing finding the good and enjoying life more.

You are NOT your mistakes,

you are NOT your struggles,

and you are here NOW

with the power to shape

your day and your future.

– Steve Maraboli

Resources:

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome to episode 87 where we dive into Real Self-Love, why it matters so much, what makes us not take good care of ourselves, and the benefits of good self-care.

In this episode, we describe the many ways we can abandon ourselves, from denying our feelings to neglecting our physical bodies as well. The costs of such self-denial are explored, along with ways for you to quickly get back on track if you've lost that connection to yourself.

Key Elements:

• Look at some of the reasons many of us can fall prey to self-abandonment.
• Discuss some of the consequences when we put ourselves last, and why it's more selfish to do so!
• Explore ways to begin loving YOU more, little by little, until you can feel grounded again..

How you love yourself

is how you teach

others to love you.

-RUPI KAUR

Resources:

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome to episode 86 where we continue our conversation about how important it is to discern the difference between genuine love and what is actually control in relationships.

In this episode, look at how to spot the control issues either in yourself or in your partner, and control is all about fear. Real love is about healthy separateness, boundaries and freedom of choice. This is not just about our romantic relationships, but our friendships and family connections too.

Key Elements:

• Point out some of ways you can tell if you're in a toxic relationship.
• Note some of the more subtle forms of control you may mistake for something else.
• Explore aspects of genuine love and friendship that is not based on fear.

A healthy relationship

will never require you

to sacrifice your friends,

your dream,

or your dignity.

- Amindfullife.com

Resources:

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome to episode 86 where we continue our conversation about how important it is to discern the difference between genuine love and what is actually control in relationships.

In this episode, look at how to spot the control issues either in yourself or in your partner, and control is all about fear. Real love is about healthy separateness, boundaries and freedom of choice. This is not just about our romantic relationships, but our friendships and family connections too.

Key Elements:

• Point out some of ways you can tell if you're in a toxic relationship.
• Note some of the more subtle forms of control you may mistake for something else.
• Explore aspects of genuine love and friendship that is not based on fear.

A healthy relationship

will never require you

to sacrifice your friends,

your dream,

or your dignity.

- Amindfullife.com

Resources:

Make sure you sign up for the bonus downloads at www.ownitpowercast.com. Tribe members will receive them in their email each week.

Thank you for tuning in to this podcast. Please remember to leave a positive review on your podcast platform and let us know how this episode has been helpful. Also don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify so you don't miss a thing!