Resistance: Turn Pushback Into Pure Power

Reframe conflict, self-doubt, and criticism into clarity, courage, and next-level momentum.

The world trains us to avoid friction and keep life easy, but real growth almost never happens in comfort. This episode of the Self Realized, Shatter Your Limits podcast with me, Linton Bergsen, shows you how to treat resistance like a wise mentor—one that tests your resolve, sharpens your purpose, and points straight at the work, relationships, and habits that truly matter.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, overthinking feedback, or drowning in competing priorities, this conversation gives you a clear map to turn pushback into power without burning out or betraying your values.

You’ll learn:

• A two-minute “allowance” practice to release tension and regulate your nervous system in real time.
• A 90-second alignment prompt that reveals the message hidden inside any hard moment.
• A simple two-column discernment list to process criticism, keep what’s true, drop what’s projected, and protect your focus.

You’ll hear real-world stories that bring each tool to life:

• Carla walks away from soul-draining bureaucracy, finds resonance, and attracts the right allies and momentum.
• Jordan turns painful reviews into a new show structure that grows both his audience and his inner freedom.
• Alex thanks his inner critic, then steps into new roles with grounded courage and compassion.
• Maria alchemizes a career loss into a calling that guides others through upheaval and reinvention.

Along the way, you’ll be able to connect spiritual clarity to everyday craft: breath, posture, speech, reflection, gratitude, and one small, brave step that stretches you instead of snaps you.

You’ll explore:

• Inner vs. outer resistance and how to tell the difference.
• Ego integration instead of ego war, so you’re not fighting yourself while you grow.
• How friction can act as your soul’s GPS, pointing to what deserves your full presence now.

By the end, you’ll have:

• Daily rituals to transmute resistance into momentum.
• Language to stop personalizing pushback and start decoding it as sacred feedback.
• A simple way to track progress so meaningful change actually sticks.

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Then ask yourself: What is the one step you will commit to this week to move with resistance instead of against it?

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