Stepping Up to Your Potential

Emotions are the fuel for actions taken. Not being aware of what's going on "under the hood" means this fuel can push us in directions we might not want to go. When we work to understand our emotions and make them our ally, we can turn this powerhouse into something intentional.

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A Dark Night of the Ego is beyond an invitation; it's a demand for growth. They are not easy, and you might have multiples in a lifetime. Work through them with courage and integrity, and then let them go -- because there's more to do on the other side.

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Money is a thing. It's our relationship to it and all it represents that guides our decisions and actions. Your financial life, like most everything else, is a reflection of this set of inner attitudes. Skills can be learned, but if the relationship doesn't change - its manifestation won't either. - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast - View the text version at https://SteppingUpToYourPotential.com or watch the video version on our YouTube channel.

Triggers are the subconscious mind's attempt to get us to face wounds that are ready to be healed, while the conscious mind wants to keep avoiding them. Running from or using them to abusively control others allows them to fester and become poison. - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast - View the text version at https://SteppingUpToYourPotential.com or watch the video version on our YouTube channel.

Discernment is our ability to critically and dispassionately evaluate diverse sources in order derive personal value. It is clear insight, intuition, and good judgement in action. When feeling lost with seemingly untrustworthy information, developing your own skill of discernment is the solution. - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast - View the text version at https://SteppingUpToYourPotential.com or the video version on our YouTube channel.

What we encounter of the world is a reflection of our internal state, so much so that we rarely can even see the person standing across from us for who they are. Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors. When you have the strength to start owning how much we live in a Hall of Mirrors, then you can begin the process of owning your projections and thus stepping into your power. - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast - View the text version at the blog (https://steppinguptoyourpotential.com/hall-of-mirrors/) or the video version on our YouTube channel.

Genuine empowerment is synonymous with personal sovereignty, in which we recognize we are responsible for all aspects of our lives and we own our power to make the changes we want. True Empowerment means we encourage and support empowering those around us. - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast - View the text version at the blog (https://sondrarobinson.com/empowerment/) or the video version on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zbdImxKK1L-fGJUxuotVA) .

Understanding with the head and understanding with the heart are very different things. In this episode I talk my experience of the differences, and share some examples to illustrate. Head understanding is a good handle, but heart understanding is where we can start cooking!

Read the transcript of this episode on my blog at https://SteppingUpToYourPotential.com/secrets-and-mysteries/ or on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zbdImxKK1L-fGJUxuotVA

Self-sabotage is a self-defense mechanism protecting us from something. Recognizing the emotional realities underlying the various instances provides guidance on how to reconcile the emotional core with the conscious wants. - Read this episode transcription at the blog on https://SteppingUpToYourPotential.com/self-sabotage-isnt/ and subscribe to this series so you don't miss new ones when they come out.

Stepping Up to Your Potential is undergoing a slight course correction - taking the perspective that this is as much a spiritual journey as it is a personal development and self-discovery one. It will still focus on the tools and teachers which I've found useful, and still takes the approach that I'm learning along with you - I just decided I didn't want to couch my journey in purely secular terms anymore. It's not about becoming a better person - you're already perfect! It's about having the courage to shine brightly! Step up with me.

Read the transcript on my site here: https://sondrarobinson.com/reintroduction