693 | Don't Focus On The Tree
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In this episode, we talk about how what we focus on, we will find. I am sharing a metaphor I heard on a podcast that landed and I knew that I wanted to share it with you. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Whatever we focus on we will find. If we are riding a bike in the woods and we are 2) You are priming your brain and body to look like your future has already happened Where you place your attention is where you place your energy you become aware that you are investing your energy in the past and not the present or future. Become Outspoken...
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692 | Love Yourself First To Then Love Others with John Lawyer
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In this episode, we speak with Spiritual Guide and Coach, John Lawyer. From desert combat zones (12 years in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan) to a battle within, John transformed from soldier to spiritual seeker. He acts as one of several guides for Kishar, a non-profit online spiritual community for people to share their journey and explore their own unique spiritual path. John is an Omnist and believes in the validity of great human thought from around the world and across time. He offers individual spiritual guidance and coaching services as part of the Kishar Spiritual Community. In this...
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691 | Your Superpowers Are So Close
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In this episode, we talk about superpowers, limiting beliefs and how they are interconnected. I am inviting you into a new way of thinking, it is not the right way, the only way, is my perspective and I want to share it with you. To determine your superpowers, think about what people come to you for, and check out your past performance reviews. Read the recommendations and testimonials people write for you. What themes emerge? These themes point to your strengths. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Take note of what people say about you. Notice strengths that carry through to...
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690 | Board Breaking to Release Your Limiting Beliefs
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In this episode, we talk about the board-breaking exercise to release limiting beliefs and take a moment to celebrate how far you’ve come. Board breaking is a metaphor, an empowering exercise to break through your perceived limitations in your life. I have done this exercise a few times and it looks easy, but it is not. I wanted to share an experience of breaking a board I had in my NLP Master Practitioner over 18 months ago and how it shifted me to release those limiting beliefs. This is a reminder to look back at how far you’ve come. In this episode, we...
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689 | Learning to Navigate When Life Is Rough with Liz Long
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In this episode, we are speaking with Author, Liz Long. In 1968, Liz Long's life took a tragic turn when a close family member, Lynda White, went missing, pushing six-year-old Liz into a shitstorm of epic proportions. Five agonizing years later, Lynda's body was discovered. Her case stands as one of Canada's longest unsolved crimes. At fifty-eight, Liz confronted her adult depression by checking into an inpatient treatment center for healing. With unwavering grit and a touch of humor, Liz untangled the complexities of her past, realizing that childhood coping mechanisms were never meant to be...
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688 | Do You Wire Your Brain For Judgement?
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In this episode, we talk about the awareness of if you are wiring your brain for judgment, criticism or comparison as it relates to social media use. I recently heard a quote on the Growth Day App with Brendon Bouchard, the link to try it out is below. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Judgments and decisions saturate people's lives. Most people scroll past 1000 posts a day which means you have wired your brain for judgment comparison and contempt 1000 times over on a minimum per day. This is with 1-2 hours of scrolling per day. 2) How can you become more intentional with your time...
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687 | Speak Your Vision to Life
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In this episode, we talk about how important it is to speak your vision to life, focusing on what do you see, what do you hear, what do you feel, and then detaching from how it happens and comes to life. The how is not up to you. I share a personal example of how I blew past my Q1 goals for 2024, even after I almost felt like quitting. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Speak life into where you are going as opposed to where you have been. Feed your energy into your future and what you are creating, and set your goals with who you will be or who you are becoming in the end not...
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686 | Pull Up a Chair and Building Alliances with Meghan Weir
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In this episode, we are speaking with Meghan Weir. Meghan is a business and nervous system strategist and a seasoned rapid resolution and hypnotherapist dedicated to alleviating pressure, stress, and anxiety for heart-wired entrepreneurs and CEOs. With a stellar client retention and referral rate, she fosters deep trust and delivers impactful results. She guides clients to heal through emotional turmoil, navigate through the dark side strategize through the light side of business, and cultivate an internal environment that radiates vitality and attracts prosperity. She teaches her clients how...
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685 | Belief Will Take You Further Than Talent
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In this episode, we talk about how belief will take you further than talent. Even more, than this, it requires that you have belief to get started. It is our job to raise our beliefs to match our vision, not just the belief but also the identity of the person who can bring that vision to life. I heard this Henry Ford example, he could have said I can’t build cars because if they break down, we have no mechanic shops to fix them, no idea where we will make the tires or the parts to fix them, he could have said: “there’s no point in starting.” There has to come a moment where...
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684 | Your Feelings Are Not Facts
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In this episode, we talk about your feelings, your emotions, and what is facts and what is true. Feeling causes thoughts, emotions are unconscious, they occur first, are not facts, In this episode, we discuss: 1) The reality and sensation were a mismatch, the sensations were influenced by an old trauma or a trigger. Your feelings and emotions are coming from your subconscious mind/body and you are reacting to something that may be unrelated to what you are experiencing at the current time. 2) How can you change your words from a statement to a...
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In this "Monday mindset'' episode, we are chatting about whether you are standing in your past stories. I have referred to the concept of standing IN vs standing ON our stories. When we are standing in our stories, we are stuck in the past, replaying scenarios that we can no longer control, fix or manage. Here’s a brief explanation of standing in vs standing on your story.
In today’s episode we discuss:
1) Standing IN your stories and the explanation I use is replaying the past over and over; searching for answers to fix something that is done; living in a space of blame, resistance, comparison or frustration; feeling like life is not fair; using your energy to wish, hope and pray for it to all change on it’s own; holding yourself back as a victim of your circumstances; and literally keeping yourself stuck in your stories.
2) Learning how to stand on your stories means the following: living at cause in your life; living in full radical ownership for the choices you make, the actions, decisions and responses you give to your circumstances; being committed to your growth and expansion and surrounding yourself with people who fill you up and support your visions; knowing that life has happened and you would not be the person you are today without the stories and circumstances you’ve lived. It also means being able to look at your lessons and know that your pain serves a much higher purpose and the solutions you learned can actually impact, serve and support others as well as knowing with certainty that life is happening for you and you are ready to step into the driver's seat to create your life.
3) When we are standing in our past we are keeping ourselves stuck in something we literally have no control over. Commit to moving forward, opening a door, and closing the one behind you or own the fact that you are making the choice to stay in this space of no change. Learning to stand on your story is when it all changes.
Storytelling Bootcamp (we start in August)
https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/sQ8UMqdY?coupon_code=STORYTELLINGBOOTCAMP
Rising Leaders Facebook Group
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Every Body Holds a Story Facebook Group
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Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Author, Speaker and Life Coach
Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”. She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse far past the level of normal experimentation.
Through her programs, coaching and live events for women, Marsha is on a mission to teach you how to “Own Your Choices” in your own life. She teaches women how to own their stories, lead themselves and pay it forward to others by creating businesses that serve, support and impact others