154. How To Step Into Your Power

So what we were discussing is the fact that I am currently at crossroads in my business and my life.

And those crossroads are kind of unexpected to me and a little bit jolting to my system because I thought that I had already moved past this.

I thought that I had already healed this, that I was already committed to my vision, that I was creating the things that I wanted to create and going in the direction that I wanted to go.

Without even realizing that this is a problem that I was struggling with.

And so the crossroads that I'm at right now is having one foot in the direction of what I want to create for myself in my life, this podcast, this platform, what I want my voice to offer to the world, both in verbal and written format.

And then my other foot right now is very firmly planted in the past.

Something that I haven't actually physically picked up and moved started walking in the direction of my vision because I'm still hooked into, latched into, stepping into the direction of what once was.

And I've had this be said to me in many different ways.

I've explored this myself in my own meditation and mindfulness practices, journaling, you name it.

And I also used to teach this concept for a really long time.

So I thought that I had a good handle on what transitions meant for us in our lives and the importance of really going all in and believing in yourself, letting go of those old limiting beliefs and fears.

I really thought that I had a good handle on this, you guys.

Turns out, I sure as hell did not, okay? I have 100% been stuck at crossroads for the last three years since the crash of my last company and everything that happened with it, not actually committing myself to this direction moving forward.

And the line that this guy said in our session is what actually has stuck with me the deepest out of all of this.

And what he specifically said was, are you ready to be powerful? Because what I had said to him during the session was that I really want this podcast to be a massive ripple effect on the world.

I want to have a huge splash, make a big impact.

I want this to be a radical point of change for a lot of people in the world.

I want it to be influential.

And so as he's slipping over the cards, one of the main cards we were talking about during this was called the Magician.

He referred to the fact that the magician has the power to manifest and to create whatever it is that they want, but we have to recognize where we are limiting that power because power can be used for good or bad.

We can use our voice and our influence for good reasons or for bad reasons.

And so what that means is with great power comes great responsibility.

that we have to ensure that we are doing right by people, doing right by the platforms that we are using, doing right by what it is that we are creating in this world.

And as a result, that means that there are consequences to being in that position of influence, being in that position of power.

And we have to recognize that every single time we make a choice, we grow, we use our voice, we continue to be influential, we are going to have a consequence that we face as a result.