The Power of Scripting and Where to Start
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In this "Monday mindset'' episode, I am sharing my experience with scriptwriting as a part of the extended work of affirmations. It’s not as simple as standing and speaking affirmations. It is about changing your thoughts from the level of your subconscious mind. These are the steps I use to write a script for my brain to focus on where it is going.
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Collaboration Changes the Game
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In this episode, I want to talk about collaboration, what it is, and how it can change your life if you truly let it. Collaboration is the action of working with someone to produce or create something. It is working together for a common purpose, and with knowledge with the right connections more is possible. It implies cooperation, is the opposite of competition, and is a word that many people say but actually might not wholeheartedly believe.
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You Never Win A Gold Medal in Healing
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Sarah Klein is a preeminent civil and trial attorney who specializes in representing sexual abuse survivors and is a nationally renowned advocate for legal, cultural, and political change for the support for the victims of sexual abuse. A former competitive gymnast, Klein is also the first known victim of former Olympic women’s gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. At the July 2018 ESPY Awards, Klein accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award on behalf of herself and the hundreds of other survivors
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Learning to Bless the Things You Once Resented
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In this episode, I want to share a mindset shift or an awareness that I had this past week. It is about the things that we resent or resist and looking at the energy that we are wasting sitting in these emotions. What if these are the things we even despise of ourselves and we are holding onto that resentment. It is a weight that is holding us down, keeping us stuck in the same cycle of energy and frustration. We will never create change in this cycle.
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Controlling the Controllable
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In this episode, I am addressing the word control. Ugh, this word control ruled my life for years. I strived for control and perfection, so it is the default I go to on a regular basis. This is also a position that I hear so many of my clients drop into. This can be even further compounded when life feels chaotic, challenging or a lot of things happen outside of our control. It is a simple solution but definitely not always easy.
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Choosing A Life Of Joy with Lia Valencia Key
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Today we are speaking with Speaker, Jewelry designer Lia Valencia Key. From homeless to 100million homes. Raised in very humble beginnings in a super-impoverished neighborhood of Philadelphia, Lia Valencia Key lived in a homeless shelter with her mother, sister, and brother. Even in such dark times her mom told her, "Your predicament Does Not determine your destiny." She encouraged Lia to never leave the house without wearing her sparkling earrings, because they would serve as reminders of the light within.
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Celebrating 4 Years!
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In this episode, I am celebrating and sharing that it has been 4 years since my 6x Bestselling Book Release, When She Stopped Asking Why. I am a completely different person since that book release and I am so grateful for this experience. I wanted to share some lessons that still ring true for me, some new lessons, the power of asking different questions, and how the dots always connect even when we don’t think they ever will make sense.
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#325: Your Story Makes Your Brand - Hot Seat Coaching
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In this episode, I am sharing an interview with Brand Expert, Content Strategist, and Storyteller, Jennifer Yassen. Jennifer and I connected in a mastermind in early 2021, and I loved how she helped brands and entrepreneurs to use their stories to build their brands. We decided to collaborate and offer a 2-hour immersive workshop to help these entrepreneurs unpack or unlock one aspect of their story to gain clarity in their messaging to attract and connect with their ideal audience to grow their brand.
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#324: From Social Work Burnout to Spiritual Breakout with Lindsay Anderson
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Today we are speaking with Soul Coach, Published Author and CEO, Lindsay Adamson. Lindsay is a self-development, spiritual junkie. She is a Gemini/Capricorn/Leo combo and 6/2 Emotional Mani Gen that claims a serious addiction to sushi and hallmark movies. Lindsay is a “retired” Social Worker who began pursuing her soul’s purpose after having experienced rock-bottom when she lost her job, and her relationship, and her sense of self.
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#323: Your Story Makes Your Brand with Jennifer Yassen
Own Your Choices Own Your Life
In this episode, I am sharing an interview with Brand Expert, Content Strategist, and Storyteller, Jennifer Yassen. Jennifer and I connected in a mastermind in early 2021, and I loved how she helped brands and entrepreneurs to use their stories to build their brands. We decided to collaborate and offer a 2-hour immersive workshop to help these entrepreneurs unpack or unlock one aspect of their story to gain clarity in their messaging to attract and connect with their ideal audience to grow their brand.
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In this "Monday mindset'' episode, we are talking about the 4 blocks to owning your story. After coaching women for the past 5 years on owning their stories, I have found that we all tend to fall in between one of these 4 blocks. Identifying and owning your block is the best way to learn how to move through them. If you want the freebie gift of learning to identify your block, connect on the link in the show notes to sign up and be the first to receive it.
In this episode, we discuss:
1. The Victim Block – this is where we ask why, we keep ourselves stuck in our stories, we are looking for a reason or a justification. Learning how to change our questions from why to what and get into action can create the changes to stop being stuck as a victim in the story.
- The Fighter/Perfectionist Block– this is where we put our head down, work harder to control the world, burnout over and over, have ridiculous expectations of ourselves, and resist asking for help. Learning to let go of the control, focus on our own actions, ask for help and be open to receiving the help can shift this blockage.
- The People Pleaser Block – this is where everyone else is their top priority, they say yes to everyone else, they lose themselves in the process, they have a lack of worthiness and typically zero boundaries in place. Learning to put their needs first, fill their cup first and use the overflow for others, and then understand the importance of boundaries is the only way that they can learn to move through this block.
- The Hider Block – this is the professional smiler, the one saying, “I’m good”, they are a natural deflector, takes the conversation off of themselves, very afraid of the judgment of others, and afraid to let others in. Learning how to embrace vulnerability, show up and allow ourselves to be seen, then allows others to be our support. They have been waiting for us to show up.
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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