WHO'S WRITING YOUR LIFE? | Fear, Habit—or You? | with Michele Phillips #19

Who is writing your life? Is it fear, old habits, or your need for approval? It's a question I've been sitting with for years, and today I want to go deeper into what it truly means to write your outcome. It's not about forcing results or controlling every variable. It's about consciously choosing who you are becoming in the process.        When I was at a workshop with Jack Canfield back in 1997, he said something that has never left me: "The goal isn't the goal. It's who you become in the process." That single idea has shaped my entire approach to life, business, and spirituality. We get so obsessed with the outcome—the job, the money, the relationship—that we forget we're writing a much more important story along the way.         In this solo episode, I'm exploring the three layers of this work: habits that change your behavior, energy that sustains the change, and consciousness that transforms everything. I'll share why two people can use the exact same strategy and get completely different results, and why your state always comes before your strategy. I'll also talk about the approval trap, the control trap, and how to recognize when fear has picked up the pen. Here's what you'll discover in this episode: - Why writing your outcome is about direction, not control - How to recognize when fear, old wounds, or your childhood is holding the pen - The difference between your personality and your soul—and why it matters - Why your energy changes everything, from your words to your results - A simple practice to reset your nervous system and shift your state - The three levels of happiness and how to reach the highest one - What it means to live awake and make conscious choices from your higher self   You are writing your outcome every single hour of every single day. The only question is: who's holding the pen?   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Who's Holding the Pen? 01:09 Beyond Goals and Control 01:56 Who You Become 04:40 When Life Doesn't Cooperate 07:00 Personality and Soul 11:05 Flip the Script 14:07 Spirituality and Perspective 18:48 State Before Strategy 22:53 The Approval Trap 26:29 The Control Trap 28:14 When Fear Takes Over 32:30 Habits, Energy, Consciousness 39:05 Conscious Course Correction 45:33 Who Are You Becoming? 49:33 The Wake-Up Call **Books & Resources Mentioned:** - *The Seat of the Soul* by Gary Zukav - *Big Magic* by Elizabeth Gilbert - *The Awakened Brain* by Lisa Miller - *Happiness Is a Habit* by Michele Phillips - *Energize Your Happiness* by Michele Phillips - Jack Canfield's workshop (Santa Barbara, 1997) - Brian Tracy's teaching on the two types of millionaires - Michael Singer's teaching: "When your mind runs away, you don't have to go with it." - Wayne Dyer's teaching: "Have the goal, but don't be attached to it." - Eckhart Tolle's teaching: "Life is the dancer, and we are the dance." - The "Footprints in the Sand" poem - Oprah's podcast with Mel Robbins   https://key2unlock.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-phillips-9409707 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-your-outcome/id1819724499 https://www.facebook.com/129170793830944/ https://www.instagram.com/energizewithmichele/ https://www.amazon.com/Michele-Phillips/e/B00EHZ38T4 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8KSQC