| What’s the story you’re telling yourself? |
| Have you ever heard that question asked? We all have our own particular lens we see the world through based on our life experiences and beliefs up to that point. That lens typically determines the meaning we assign to something. Whatever meaning we assign determines the emotions we feel and the emotions we feel create the life we are experiencing. Many of you know I recently went on a trip to Florida to attend Date with Destiny, taught by Tony Robbins! Of course I promised to share some of the life altering lessons The ultimate super power in the above sequence is that regardless of what is happening, we can change the outcome by changing the meaning. Read that again. If Meaning = Emotions and Emotions = Our Experience of Life – we can change how all of that feels by changing the meaning we assign to something, Here’s an easy example of something that happened at the event. A man stood up to share about stress in his life and was given a microphone. Tony asked him about the stress and he said, “I’m pretty stressed right now!” We all laughed. Tony pointed out – Look at his eyes and his smile. He seems excited to me! We all nodded and the man agreed. Tony encouraged him to think about how those words – stressed OR excited – feels in his body. One we associate negatively and one positively. Words matter! |
These are friends we met in Fiji and we stayed with them for UPW and again for this event – our airbnb had bikes so we were able to ride back and forth to the convention center every day – so fun! Of course I gushed over the huge banyan trees and needed a picture – they were everywhere! Below are more friends from Fiji and then on the right is my “buddy” Elizabeth rocking out and cheering for Holly – one of our team leaders for Team Courage! We get put into tribes for the week and it’s an amazing way to meet new people and form a whole new support crew!
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The other key principle we dove into early was the 6 core needs.
4 basic needs are:
- Certainty
- Uncertainty/Variety
- Love/Connection
- Significance.
Then the 2 spiritual needs are:
- Growth
- Contribution
Now, we are all compelled by all 6 but there are at least 2 that drive a lot of your choices and beliefs. They aren’t always serving us well and can change in different seasons of our lives.
For example – getting through graduate school, the need for certainty and significance served me well. The need for certainty drove me to study hard and apply myself. Wanting to succeed and find significant helped me connect with people and get a good job. But they can also keep you stuck in an old season. If I hadn’t shifted to prioritizing growth and love/connection, I doubt I would’ve found the man I’m still with 29 years later and been able to build a business. All things are part of us and necessary at certain times but some will serve our life’s purpose better than others.
One of the biggest overarching themes was to stop just setting goals but rather, take some time to figure out what your true life’s purpose is – the calling of your heart then design your life to do that!
So as the year winds down, listen to the urge to go inward, to quiet down and reflect, but instead of pushing forward to create goals, or feeling pressured to decide what to “accomplish” in 2026, let the inner knowing speak. Let God call out to your heart, to the deeper purpose and giftings you alone have been given – hear truth as your creator shines through you in LOVE!
Much love and gratefulness for you all. Happy Holydays and a truly blessed New Year! Go CREATE the life you dream of😍
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