Welcome to the podcast, "Own Your Choices Own Your Life". Your host, Marsha Vanwynsberghe is a Speaker, Life Coach, and Author of the Bestselling Book, "When She Stopped Asking Why". On this podcast, we will share the tips, tools and strategies used by our guests to breakthrough and overcome the challenges in their lives. Marsha is on a mission to educate, empower and inspire you to recognize that when you truly own your choices, you own your life.
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Learn what people had to overcome to get to where they are now. Find out what their journeys were like, what motivates them, and weaknesses they've turned into strengths. From ceos, and athletes, to everyone in between. Learn from them and grow with them. My name is Roman Prokopchuk and I'm the Founder and CEO of Nova Zora Digital. I'm the digital savage, a self made digital marketer that got into it out of necessity, and developed a passion for it, and for learning. Learn from my guests and ...
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Welcome to Your Purposeful Life and I’m your host Adrian Starks. I am a speaker, podcaster, narrator, writer and entrepreneur. On this podcast we aim to achieve a different dialect on the concept of purpose because it is not a one size fits all approach. There will be a variety of guests with various backgrounds and skills expressing their purpose through the human mess we call the human journey in the midst of changes and challenges while finding out who they are, why they do what they do a ...
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749: What You Are Avoiding, You Are Keeping Alive
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In this episode, I wanted to share thoughts on avoidance, why you might be avoiding something, and how you can shift through that stuck emotion. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Avoidance is a way to make you feel in control, to avoid rejection or to avoid discomfort. Avoidance behaviour is a way to cope with uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. Many…
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748 | Creating Harmony in Your Home: A Guide to Feng Shui with Alejandra Brady
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Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast! In this episode, I enjoyed interviewing Alejandra Brady, an experienced interior designer, feng shui practitioner, biophilic designer, and best-selling author. Alejandra shared her journey of discovering feng shui and biophilic design and how these practices have transformed her life and the spaces in w…
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In this episode, I wanted to share thoughts on fear, what fear is, what it is trying to do, and how to change your relationship with fear so that it doesn’t have to hold you back in your life. Fear is a primal response that tries to keep you safe and protected, exactly what your subconscious mind is built to do. “Fear can have a voice, it doesn’t g…
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746 | Are Your Circumstances Dictating Your Day?
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In this episode, I wanted to share thoughts on your daily circumstances, which are dictating your day. Who are you when everything is going right and when it feels like nothing is going right? This will all come down to knowing your intentions and your values and living by them. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Intentions, values, self-leadership an…
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745 | Closing the Door Behind Your Emotions with Jared Scott
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In this episode, we speak with Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker and Mental Health Motivator Jared Scott. Jared’s motivational movement, which began at the age of 15, marked the Welcome to today's episode, where we dive deep into the powerful and inspiring story of Jared, a public speaker, counselor, husband, father, and musician. Jared's journey began…
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744 | The Intense Hold of Anger and Sadness
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In this episode, I wanted to share some insight into emotions in our bodies and how they continue to contribute to the stories we tell ourselves. Our emotions can put us on a roller coaster daily; if we haven’t been taught how to feel them, recognize and process them if we have also been told to be afraid of them, we don’t know what to do with them…
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743 | What To Do When it Feels Like Life Is Pushing You
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In this episode, I wanted to share thoughts on what to do when life feels like pushing you or putting pressure on you and how to handle failure or setbacks because of it. First off, I am not a huge fan of the word failure because we are never failing, and there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. In this episode, we discuss: 1) How do you k…
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742 | Safe to Be Seen and Heard - Unlocking Your Abundance with Allyson Byrd
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In this episode, we speak with Founder, Conscious Voice Alchemist, and Supernatural Super Communicator Allyson Byrd. Allyson is more than just a mentor to business owners in the digital marketing space; she is an agent of transformation and grace. A celebrated leader in sales through energetics, Allyson has enabled her students to come together and…
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741 | This is What Is Creating Your Identity
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on the word identity, what it means and how we create it daily. On a personal level, identity often refers to a person's sense of self, meaning how they view themselves compared to others. Identity encompasses the values people hold, which dictate the choices they make. It is who you are and how you …
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740 | What is Actually Blocking You From Using Your Voice
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on what is actually blocking you from finding, unlocking and using your OUTSPOKEN voice. In this episode I am sharing 10 tips of how to unlock and use your voice and some of the things that are holding you back might not be what you think. In this episode, we discuss: 1) It requires getting quiet and…
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739 | Breathwork Goes Deeper Than Breath with Victoria Starr
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In this episode, we speak with Master Breathwork Facilitator, Retreat Host & Podcaster, Victoria Starr. Victoria is a soul-activation mentor and master Breathwork facilitator, whose journey began as a high-level athlete competing in Ironman triathlons, marathons, and Olympic weightlifting. Victoria's discipline and determination in sports mirrored …
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738 | How Fast Can You Get Back to Neutral
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on getting back to neutral. Being neutral is not being numb to your emotions. It is seeing and feeling your emotions and not making them mean something about you. Here are a couple of things that I do to support myself in getting back to neutral faster. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Nervous system …
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737 | You Will Fall to the Level of Your Training
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on a quote I heard from Brendon Bouchard a year ago. Its true meaning for me didn’t hit until recently: “You are in training for this life. You will always fall to the level of your training, not your expectations.” In this episode, we discuss: 1) How can you raise the floor of your training so that …
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736 | Learn to Heal, Lead Yourself and Find Peace in the Moments with Kim Fitzpatrick
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In this episode, we speak with Executive Leadership, Life and Business Strategist Kim Fitzpatrick. Kim is a leading lifestyle, wellness, habit, business, and leadership strategist who aims to maximize the potential and happiness in everyone whose path she crosses. Kim is truly and uniquely one of a kind, and her energy is infectious and comes strai…
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735 | How Your Emotions Are Driving the Car
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on our emotions and how they are driving the car. Picture yourself in the backseat of your car working on your personal development, trying to grow yourself and you get stuck in this perpetual loop of frustrations or emotions on repeat and you can’t find a way to break that pattern. In this episode, …
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on duality, what I have learned about it, and how I am so open to having this conversation on duality as it reflects on the first 6 months of this year in particular. In this episode, we discuss: 1) The duality of life is what makes it rich and meaningful. Life is a dance of opposites, both light and…
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733 | 1% Better Consistently Every Day Adds Up with Tayler Kelly
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In this episode, we speak with Athlete, Personal trainer, and Health and Nutrition coach, Tayler Kelly. Tayler is a passionate personal trainer, athlete, and holistic nutritionist who empowers others through fitness and wellness. Focusing on athletic functional training, she blends her love for martial arts and holistic nutrition to help people ach…
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732 | The Biggest Lesson I Learned from Scripting
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on scripting, what it is and one of the biggest lessons I learned about scripting while on my mastermind retreat in Sedona last month. I am not new to scripting at all. I am happy to share what I have learned from 10 years of scripting. These are the steps I use to write a script for my brain to focu…
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731 | Your Breaking Point Can Also Become This
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on your breaking points or what feels like your breaking point and what it can also become. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Your breaking point can also become your learning point, the point where you ask more or different questions, where you recognize what is or isn’t working, where you are being a…
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730 | Your Life Plan Is Bigger Than You Can See with Jason Zuk
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In this episode, we speak with The Social Psychic, Jason Zuk. Jason is an Attorney licensed to Practice Law in FL, TX, MS, AL, & NJ. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tampa, his Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, and an LL.M. (Masters of Law) in International & Comparative Law from Georgetown University. Jason is…
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on the stories we tell ourselves, The story that we tell ourselves is the one that lives. Whether it is a story you want or don’t want, the only way we can change the story is to have awareness to interrupt the pattern and decide to create and feed a new story. I share some tips, tools and strategies…
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on one of the biggest illusions we keep searching for, myself included. We all try to avoid uncertainty, even if it means being wrong. We take comfort in certainty and demand it from others, even when we know it’s impossible. In this episode, we discuss: 1) When we crave certainty we are searching ou…
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727 | The Importance of Mindset with Parkinson's Journey with Kim Mortson
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In this episode, we speak with Kim Mortson, from Body Design by Kim. Kim is passionate about inspiring and helping others to lead a healthier lifestyle. Kim is a certified Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Wellness Specialist and Older Adult Fitness Pro-Trainer who has combined her qualifications, industry recognition and personal enthusiasm to build…
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on who your biggest critic is and how you can learn to shift this perspective. “Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don’t ignore that critic, but don’t give it more attention than what it deserves.” ~ Michael Ian Black. Self-criticism is normal and even healthy in small doses. The do…
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725 | Shift the Story to Become Outspoken
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on what it means to be OUTSPOKEN, and why everyone can embrace this energy with some intentional work and subconscious reprogramming. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Start with getting quiet and asking yourself when did you decide that you couldn’t share your voice, your message, or allow yourself to…
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724 | Strength Now Has A Completely Different Meaning
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In this episode, I wanted to share how a word that maybe you have associated yourself with, or one that has carried a lot of meaning to you, actually can have a shift in perspective. I believe this episode will resonate with you and somewhere in there is a word that you have let define you and you are giving it far too much power. In this episode, …
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723 | The Invisible Progress You Can't See
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on the invisible progress that we don’t take the time to see in ourselves. If you want to get good at the game, whatever the game is, you have to do enough reps and one of the reasons that we don’t do enough reps is invisible progress, we don’t see that invisible progress, if you are beating somethin…
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722 | What Movie Are You Playing on Repeat?
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on fear and failure and how we can get stuck in replaying a movie that doesn’t serve us. In this episode, we discuss: 1) If you are stuck on a repeat of replaying the movie of your past, replaying your “failures”, your mistakes, the things you wished you could have done differently, you are not creat…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode #130 Summary: In this conversation Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin , a renowned poet, singer, and speaker from Ireland, discusses the power and purpose of poetry. He explains that good poetry is often descriptive, instructive, and inward-looking, inviting readers to feel and connect with their own experiences. Poetry can be t…
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721 | What If You're Not Meant to Go Back and Fix It?
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on a past connection call on our focus to go back and fix what doesn’t feel like it’s working. Sometimes what isn’t working is an invitation to ask some deeper questions and explore new possibilities. In this episode, we discuss: 1) If you are trying to fix, edit or make a part of your business/relat…
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720 | Learn to Dance With Your Limiting Beliefs
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on limiting beliefs and learning how to dance with them instead of fighting with them. As you grow and expand in your life and in your business, your limiting beliefs come with you. You might as well build a better relationship with them. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Limiting beliefs are usually s…
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719 | Building Authority is Easy When You're True to Yourself with Renee Warren
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In this episode, we speak with Founder and CEO, Renée Warren. Renee is an award-winning entrepreneur, angel investor, author, speaker, and founder of We Wild Women, a PR agency revolutionizing how female-led businesses shine in the media spotlight. Renée is not just a leader; she's a visionary, innovating how women can achieve unprecedented visibil…
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718 | Can You Lean Into The Story You Don’t Want to Share?
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In this episode, I wanted to share some thoughts on how to lean into the story that you don’t want to share. The story you don’t want to share has tremendous power over you. Here are some thoughts on how to shift that. You might be thinking it is behind me, I can move on, it is in my past, yet if some part of you is connected to the past in that wa…
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In this episode, we dive into the fear of starting anything. There is a fear of the unknown, the what if’s, the fear of mistakes, of judgements, of what if I screw up, etc. What if you can paint your new story to be even better than your current one? This quote from Tony Robbins says it all, “Life is a dance between your greatest fear and your deep…
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716 | What Motherhood is Supposed to Look Like with Laura Sinclair
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In this episode, we speak with Business and Marketing Mentor, Laura Sinclair. Laura believes that you and your business deserve to be seen. With over a decade of experience building digital marketing strategies for some of the world’s biggest brands, Laura has dedicated her life's work to teaching women how to grow their businesses and take big lea…
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In this episode, I wanted to share a concept that you only feel your emotions for 90 seconds. Harvard brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor explains “When a person reacts to something in their environment, there's a 90-second chemical process that happens in the body; after that, any remaining emotional response is just the person choosing to stay …
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In this episode, I wanted to share a personal story and a shift that helps me when I am feeling stuck in the struggle or stuck in the victim mindset. It also depends on how we identify with the struggle and what we make that mean about us. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Struggle teaches us resilience, patience, and the importance of perseverance. …
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713 | It Starts With Feeling the Grief with Will Greenblatt
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In this episode, we speak with Public Speaking Coach, Will Greenblatt. Will started acting in film and TV at the age of seven, starring in The Homecoming with Oscar® winner Anne Bancroft. He graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 2010, but the toxic environment of the program left him jaded, so he quit acting. He moved to Spain whe…
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712 | What's Holding On In Our Subconscious Mind
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In this episode, I wanted to share a message from an experience I recently went through as I started yoga therapy during the therapy I recognized how relatable it is that our body holds onto trauma to protect us, much like our subconscious mind holds onto the memories of pain to protect us and keep us safe. I am linking Lisa Bourque’s info below as…
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In this episode, I wanted to share a question to ask if it is time to audit yourself. If things are not working in the direction that you want, or it is a point of frustration, or your demands are high, then maybe it is time for you to do an audit on yourself, specifically on your time and energy. These two factors will change how you show up, the …
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710 | My Voice Is Loudest On The Canvas with Amanda Inglis
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In this episode, we speak with Artist, Amanda Inglis. Amanda was raised on a farm just off the shore of Lake Erie, south of London, Ontario. At a young age, she became known within her small community for her insatiable curiosity for the creative arts. Her interdisciplinary mindset earned her a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies from York Uni…
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In this episode, I wanted to share a message I heard last week and it sparked my thinking. You never actually see a person’s wins, you only see what you think their wins are. “When we fail to acknowledge and celebrate small victories, we get discouraged and the flame inside us starts to dwindle.” “Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a li…
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708 | NLP Taught Me That I Always Had the Solution with Fallon Moran
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In this episode, we speak with Chief Financial Officer, Fallon Moran. For 4 years from 2019 - 2023, Fallon racked up an incredible amount of high-interest credit card debt totalling $59,221 spending on business coaching and programs to grow her online business. Then in October of 2023, her 15-month-old daughter was seizing in her car seat on the …
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707 | Cancer Taught Me To Appreciate The Moments with Ray Hartjen
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707 | Cancer Taught Me To Appreciate The Moments with Ray Hartjen In this episode, we speak with Writer & Musician, Ray Hartjen. Ray is a writer, musician and songwriter living in Northern California. In a professional career that has spanned parts of five decades, he pivoted on many occasions, from investment banking to pharmaceuticals, from consu…
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706: You Can Tell Your Beliefs by the Words You Speak
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In this episode, I wanted to share the quote I came across last week, The Persian poet Hafiz said, “The words we speak become the house we live in.” Our words and thoughts are creating our beliefs which are creating our world. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Our words have the power to build people up and give them life or tear people down and brin…
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In this episode, I want to share a few stories about holding the vision and how long you can hold the vision, no one can hold it for you, and no one can see it for you that it will make up for lack of belief in yourself. “Dreams have no limits. Only in our commitment to fulfilling our dreams, do we realize our potential” ~ unknown. In this episode,…
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704 | Moving From Survivor to Thriver with Erik DaRosa
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In this episode, we speak with Founder & CEO, Erik DaRosa. Erik known by friends as “Yoda,” is the Founder and CEO of From Survivor to Thriver, a mental health advocate, speaker, author and Co-host of the popular From Survivor to Thriver podcast. Through his work and his own lived experience, Erik is upending the front end of the mental health spac…
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In this episode, I want to share some insights from recording over 700 episodes on this show and a combined number of over 1000 episodes between all the shows. In this episode, we discuss: 1) The vision is for you because there is a future version of you who already has this vision, she is already holding it and already celebrating it, it is not an…
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702 | Change the Meaning You Change the Story
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In this episode, I want to share our perspective and how when you change the meaning you change the story. In this episode, we discuss: 1) You can’t change your story until you change what you think things mean. Perspective creates meaning, meaning creates emotion, and the quality of our life is the quality of our emotions. It’s not the events of o…
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