Ending self-sabotage, the easiest way to lose respect and the warrior mindset...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said ‘The only constant in life is change’. This quote famously lives on this day.

Despite recognizing this profound truth, our habits, patterns, and reluctance to embrace change can be perplexing.

When neuroscience has gone as far as confirming that the brain is capable of learning new things, unlearning certain patterns as well as overcoming traumas at any age, what stops us from making necessary changes in our lives?

It may just be the case that we like getting in our way a bit much.
Surprise Surprise…

Fear has a pretty strong grip on us. So much so that the fear of unfamiliar territory is often greater than the pain of being stuck.

Since change is a deeply emotional experience, positive emotions like excitement and happiness make us far more receptive to change than negative feelings such as fear or anticipated regret.

It goes without saying that for any kind of change to enter the nervous system, the desire needs to be strong enough.

Another huge obstacle to incorporating change is the belief that it’s too late to change. After all, ‘old habits die hard.’

Hard sure, but not impossible.

Taking an inventory of my own life and the areas I’ve felt stuck in, I realized that nothing has been holding me back more than my own belief that I can’t change X because this is how I’ve always been.

In consideration of this dangerously limiting mindset, I invite you to make a list of all the stories you tell yourself and how they’ve kept you stuck.

Deconstructing these beliefs and in fact questioning them, starts to remove their power over us.

Simply put, for every disempowering belief, the idea is to run a counter-narrative and create evidence for exactly that, thereby forging new neural pathways in the brain.

Remember, contrary to what we’ve all heard, it is never too late to teach an old dog new tricks.

The easiest way to lose respect

It takes a lifetime to create a reputation and a second to ruin it.

Treating people badly is one of the easiest ways to lose their respect. All achievements and successes seem to fade against that.

Blake Lively is currently facing the consequences of this, as evidenced in a resurfaced interview from eight years ago that has now gone viral.

In another video, the journalist Kjersti Flaa explains how deeply affected she was by this conversation which caused her to doubt herself for years, undermining her confidence.

Sometimes the seemingly smallest things can leave the biggest impact on people, whether for better or worse.

As Maya Angelou perfectly said: People will forget what you said and what you did but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Every interaction offers an opportunity to leave a lasting impression on people.

Leveling up your emotional intelligence can get you to avoid a Blake Lively kinda situation and accelerate your personal impact.

There are two kinds of people in this world: Warriors and Worriers.

We’re well familiar with the worriers. People who stress about the tiniest things, worry about the future and play the victim card at every opportunity they get.

But that’s a rare breed of warriors. These are people who embrace adversity, rise above their challenges, and flip every obstacle into a gift for growth.

Cassidy Amber Chapman is one of those people.

From having struggled with chronic illness as a young teen, she eventually healed herself through her faith and determination experiencing some remarkable synchronicities along the way.

This conversation explores how she made that happen. You’ll also hear about:

👉🏻The vibrancy codes
👉🏻Accessing intuition
👉🏻Mirror work
👉🏻Cultivating faith in the face of fear; and
👉🏻The role of dreams in finding purpose

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