Accepting who we are, who others are and circumstances and events out of our control is the only way to feel prolonged inner peace. The amount of energy we spend in resistance causes us debilitating anxiety and walls us off from all the love and goodness around us. In today's episode, we discuss three areas of acceptance in our lives and offer tools to let go of resistance.

We don't have a positive word for healthy self-promotion or bragging in the English language. Because of that, we hold ourselves back and keep ourselves small so we're not too much or too successful, ensuring that we fly right under the radar of our comfort zones . We've been taught that we shouldn't toot our own horns because we'll get "too big for our britches" and people won't like us. All of this nonsense leads us astray of our fullest and best selves, especially in the workplace. In today's episode, we talk about four tips to be a better bragger and how to better support and encourage others in their proud moments.

Resources:

You Should Be Bragging More:

https://tinyurl.com/y8v7jcff

Brag: How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It: https://tinyurl.com/y7yhjevz

We waste a lot of energy playing roles, pleasing others and trying to be someone we're not. When we let go of all of that, we can feel in full alignment with our thoughts, emotions and actions being congruent. In this age of Facebook Live and Instagram stories, now more than ever, we have a permission slip to BE OURSELVES. People LOVE authenticity and genuine human connections and crave imperfection. In this episode, I talk about what to do when you feel misaligned and how to stay in alignment more of your life.

Resources:

https://designingyour.life/the-book/

Everyone has something they do easily and naturally (that they probably take for granted) that is their unique offering to the world. Maybe it's your famous banana pudding, the way you connect easily with children, the comfort you bring to loved ones with your kind words and empathy, or your ability to eyeball measurements with amazing precision. In today's economy where authentic connection is a scarce resource, and people are rising up and questioning the daily grind to find their true calling, it's becoming more and more important for us to make art and serve others. In today's episode, we'll talk about 3 ways to better understand and create your art to be the truest, greatest version of YOU!

Resources: Leap First, Seth Godin's audio book https://tinyurl.com/y6twygup

Mornings are the most magical time of day, and if you're not leveraging the quiet, peace and clarity of the morning time, you're missing out. In this episode, I talk about how to ease into becoming a morning person and creating a morning ritual that suits your needs, even if mornings are not your jam.

Recently, after accidentally focusing on something I hadn't thought about in a long time, I set my brain's filter to notice all kinds of things that were aligned with that filter. It was a good reminder to be intentional about where I put my energy and focus. In today's episode, we explore the Reticular Activating System (RAS) and talk about what's in the way of us getting what we want.

Resources: betsypake.com

RTT - Rapid Transformation Therapy

https://www.facebook.com/LauraLeaRTT/

We tend to move forward into new experiences with the expectations that things will be the same as they were in the past. Then when things don't go as we planned, we resist the present moment and tell ourselves stories about the wrong-ness of it all. In this episode, we will talk about 3 strategies to let go of expectations, embrace whatever is in front of you and stay curious when things don't go as planned.

We often toil over making decisions when we desire to make a change, but we continue going about it the same way we always have expecting different results. In today's episode, I talk about how confusion can be your ally, making decisions without having enough information is dangerous and share a counter-intuitive approach I used back in 2010 (and still rely on now!) to make massive life changes.

Resources:

https://followthefeeling.wordpress.com/2009/12/ - My first ever BLOG!

"Courage is not the lack of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmon

We're taught that fear is something to push aside as we hustle our way to get what we want, when in fact, feeling fear is part of the process. In today's episode, we'll talk about how to counter fear with courage to create more of what you want in your life.

Today's question: Where can you feel fear today and move through it with courage?

Resources:

https://www.yosoycandles.com/

https://ouryearintheyucatan.wordpress.com/

We're taught that in order to be successful we have to fight hard and hustle to make it happen. In fact, we tend to completely dismiss the things that come easily to us. In today's episode, I'm busting up the myth that it has to be hard to be, do and have what you want by offering you strategies for how to step into more ease and flow in your life.

Resources:

www.betsypake.com