In this Monday Mindset Episode, I am talking about 2 words that have been very powerful on my journey….Ownership and Blame!

These two words are complete opposites and when we focus our language, energy, and mindset on one, the other can’t survive. When we focus on blame we are giving our power away and when we focus on ownership we are taking our power back. We get to choose which one we focus on and our focus can literally change the direction and progress we make in our lives!

In this episode we talk about:

1. Blaming others for our circumstances is literally giving our power away and it is stopping us from creating any change in our lives.
2. The energy of blaming keeps us stuck and living as a victim and subconsciously keeps us in limbo that our life cannot change until XYZ changes.  That could mean a lifetime of waiting and quite possibly NO change ever happening in our lives!
3. Ownership is taking radical responsibility for yourself.  That includes all of your choices, thoughts, actions, reactions, decisions, and how you respond to life around you.  This is where your power is, is in full ownership!
4. The reasons that we don’t take ownership are fear of judgment of others, fear of criticism, etc.   Literally, all the reasons are about things that you have zero control over!  You are using that energy to control things you can’t control instead of using it to control the things you can control, which is YOU!
5. Your power is truly hidden in the stories that you are desperately trying to hide from the world.  Our stories, our humanness is what connects all of us to each other.  That is how we see that we are not alone, that we are truly more alike than different. Our mistakes and our lessons actually connect us to each other.
   
   Owning Your Story Program (revamped version starting in October)
   https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/SEZQcqh9?coupon_code=OYSPRESALE
   
   Blocks to Owning Your Story Quiz
   https://www.marshavanw.com/story-blocks
   
   Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Author, Speaker and Life Coach
   Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”.  She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse far past the level of normal experimentation.

Through her programs, coaching and live events for women, Marsha is on a mission to teach you how to “Own Your Choices” in your own life.  She teaches women how to own their stories, lead themselves and pay it forward to others by creating businesses that serve, support and impact others.

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