
Piece Of Mind Podcast
Welcome to Piece of Mind, where we piece together the parts of your mind to help you live a life that’s authentic, unapologetic, and absolutely fulfilling.
I’m your host Ashley Badman, a mindset coach and psychology student, here to guide you through the world of subconscious re-programming, relationships, belief systems, and patterns.
This isn’t your typical mindset podcast. We’re diving deep into the core of who you are, tackling everything from self-sabotage and people-pleasing to attachment styles and beyond. We’ll uncover the deeper shit that makes you who you are, so you can grow, evolve, and build a life you’re obsessed with.
Expect a mix of evidence-based insights, energetic shifts, and a touch of chaos as we explore how to heal, optimize, and re-program your life.
This podcast is for those who refuse to settle, who are committed to living life fully and getting the best for themselves.
Get ready for straight talk, practical strategies, and a few surprises along the way. If you’re ready to stop hiding from yourself and start living unapologetically, you’re in the right place. Tune in and let’s get into it.
Piece Of Mind Podcast
Ep 15: Mindset Reset Series Part 5 - Abundance And Accountability
In the final episode of Mindset Reset for Your Best Year Yet, we’re bringing everything together to create a roadmap for success in 2025. This episode is all about cultivating an abundant mindset, taking accountability for your actions, and building a life aligned with your goals and values.
You’ll learn how to shift from scarcity to abundance, why accountability is the key to real change, and how gratitude can transform your perspective. We’ll also walk through creating an actionable plan for your best year yet, clear goals, intentional actions, and a system to keep you on track.
If you’re ready to stop waiting and start creating the life you deserve, this episode will give you the tools to make it happen. Let’s finish this series strong.
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Welcome to the final episode of the Mindset Reset for your best year yet I am Ash and I cannot believe that we have made it to episode five already. Over the past few episodes, we've worked through letting go of what's been holding you back, rewriting limiting beliefs and building resilience, as well as stepping into your future self. Now it's time to bring it all together with the mindset and the systems that will carry you forward, which is abundance and accountability. Having a vision for your best year is absolutely amazing, but it doesn't mean much if you don't actually follow through. Success doesn't happen by accident. It happens when you actually back your intentions with action, you take responsibility for your outcomes and you approach life with a mindset that says there's always more available to me if I'm actually willing to show up for it. In today's episode, we're going to dive into what it really means to have an abundant mindset versus a scarcity mindset, why accountability is a non-negotiable for success, how gratitude shifts your perspective and attracts more opportunities, and we're going to create your abundance roadmap a clear plan for 2025 that is really deeply rooted in intentional goals, aligned actions and a system to keep yourself on track. By the end of this episode, you'll not only have a powerful mindset for 2025, but also the practical tools to make sure you actually stick to the path that you're creating. So let's get into it. We're going to start off with abundance, because this truly is a game changer.
Speaker 1:An abundant mindset is about believing that there is always enough, enough time, enough opportunities, enough success and enough for you. It's the belief that life isn't a competition and that just because someone else is thriving doesn't mean that you can't thrive too. When you operate from a place of abundance, you stop clinging to what you have out of fear of losing it. You trust that more is always available and that shifts really everything. You take bigger risks, you dream bigger dreams and you approach life with a sense of openness instead of a sense of fear Fear of what ifs, fear of the unknown, fear if I fail, fear if I'm judged.
Speaker 1:The opposite of this is a scarcity mindset or a lack mindset. Scarcity says that there's not enough. There's not enough time, there's not enough money, there's not enough opportunities or resources, and when you live in scarcity, you hold yourself back because you're so focused on protecting what little you think that you have that you never go after what's possible. You're so focused on not losing what you already have that you deny yourself the opportunity to have more, to be more, to experience more. A lack mindset is really someone that is so focused on all of the negatives, on what they don't have and what they can't have and all the reasons why they can't do things, that so much of their time and energy is so focused on that that they don't have enough time and energy to focus on all that is available to them, to the opportunities that are right there in front of them, and who they need to be and who they need to become to actually go out and achieve those things. So you can pause and ask yourself do you think that you approach life with a sense of abundance or scarcity? Am I making decisions because I'm afraid or because I trust that more is always available to me?
Speaker 1:Abundance isn't about pretending challenges don't exist. It's about choosing to see possibility instead of limitation. It's about trusting that, even when things don't go as planned, there is always another way forward. If you find yourself stuck in a scarcity mindset, don't you worry, because I have got you today with this episode. It is not a permanent state. It can be one that's really really hard to shake. There are some people that are so stuck in a lack way of thinking, in a scarcity mindset, that having an abundant mindset feels so foreign and so unusual and so not common. We can also acknowledge that sometimes having a lack or scarcity mindset can be a protective mechanism, a trauma response, so it can be hard to shift these things.
Speaker 1:But I'm hoping in today's episode you are going to take away some real tools and some real things that are actually going to help you be more abundant. You may be listening to this episode and think I'm already abundant, I already think there's so many opportunities, but then you listen to the things that I actually talk about moving forward and you'll realize that there is more opportunity for you to be more abundant and open your mind even more to every opportunity that is in front of you. And this is especially important going into 2025, because that's what this series is all about you grabbing 2025 by the balls and having the best fucking year of your life. And that is what I want to do in this episode Open your mind to all of the possibility and open your mind to what you can truly achieve in a 12 month period, which is probably a lot more than you think. So to shift to that abundant mindset, we need awareness, we need intention and we need practice much like many things to do with mindset. So the first step is noticing when scarcity is creeping in. I want you to pay attention to thoughts like I'll never have enough or if they succeed, I can't. Awareness is key. When you recognize these patterns, you can actually challenge them, even if you don't say these words. So if you don't say, oh, I'll never have enough, or if they succeed, I can't you don't actually find yourself saying those exact words.
Speaker 1:Look at where you feel disheartened by other's success because you think it means that you can't be successful. Look at where you go into negative what-ifs instead of positive what-ifs. Look at where you go straight into reasons why you can't instead of problem solving and finding a solution, even if you're thinking of trying something new, investing in yourself, starting a business, going on your health goals journey, whatever it is. Look at how quickly your mind goes to but what if I'm busy? But what if I don't have time? But what if I don't have money? But what if I fail? But what if it doesn't work? Look at where your mind goes straight to all of these negative what-ifs over solution-based, focused ideas of how you're actually going to make it work, because that can be a very big indication of whether you're stuck in a lack mindset or whether you have an abundant mindset.
Speaker 1:The next thing is to challenge your own narrative. Ask yourself is this really true? So I'm going to give you some examples. If you're thinking, if I don't succeed at this, I'll never get another chance, pause and reflect. Has life truly been a one and done in the past? Chances are, you've had multiple opportunities arise when you least expected them. Success isn't a single door. It's a hallway with many doors waiting to be opened and many opportunities and many ways for you to get to where you want to be, and quite often, this whole. If I don't succeed at this, I'll never get another chance. It's a very perfectionist, all or nothing way of thinking. It's a pattern, it's a protective mechanism. It's a way for you to almost scare yourself into never trying.
Speaker 1:And we also have to remember the role that the brain plays in this. If you're telling yourself, if I don't succeed, my whole life is over, I'm never going to get another chance, and you're going into all of these negatives, your brain is going to latch onto those and how our brain works and confirmation bias and negative confirmation bias. It's going to try and find all the evidence why your belief is true and why you're right and we don't want our brain to be doing that because that's not beneficial to us. Another example if you've been telling yourself I can't invest in this goal because I might lose money whether it's a fitness coach, a health coach, a mindset coach, a business coach, a course study, whatever it actually is, consider where this is based on actual risk or fear of the unknown. What's the potential upside if you actually succeed? How many times have you spent money on something less meaningful without hesitation?
Speaker 1:Trust that intentional investments in yourself often lead to greater rewards and again check in with yourself where you go into negative what ifs straight away instead of what opportunity lies if I make this investment at the other side of it. What will I be doing with my life if this all works out? How much better will my life be? How successful will I be? What if this is better than I've ever dreamed of? Look at where you don't go to that thought process and look at where you go to the thought process of what if I lose money. What if it's not what I expected. And this isn't to just say throw your money at things. Be smart with what you invest in, make sure it aligns with you and all those different things. But you have to check in with yourself of where you are not investing in yourself and your future self and what you actually want, because you were stuck in a lack mindset rather than abundant mindset of the positive what-ifs and reminding yourself that investing in yourself, there is no greater investment than you.
Speaker 1:The next example is when you catch yourself thinking, if they're winning, there's no room for me. If you're trying to build, let's say, a nutrition coaching business and you see someone else growing and they're having so much success and they're getting all of the clients and everything's going really well for them, how much do you get a little bit disheartened and think that now that you can't have that because that someone else is having success in that same thing, maybe with weight loss, maybe with business, maybe with career goals, maybe with relationships, whatever it is, it can be absolutely anything. This is where you get to take a step back. Is there any actual evidence that someone else's success limits your own and often other people's wins? Create more opportunities through inspiration, through collaboration or through opening doors that you didn't even know existed.
Speaker 1:And our last little example on this way of thinking is if your inner dialogue says I'm not good enough to get this job or this opportunity, I want you to challenge that story. What's the evidence that supports it and, more importantly, what's the evidence that contradicts it? Think of the times that you've achieved something when you doubted yourself. Your past success is proof that you can do hard things, and your past success doesn't even have to be in the exact thing. Your past success or what you've overcome can be a testament to your resilience or your ability to get shit done. Don't forget to look at the evidence that actually supports what you want, rather being so consumed by the evidence that does it, because what this way of thinking really really does is it limits us before we even give ourselves an opportunity to start. It makes us think that what we want is not even possible in the first place. It's disheartening, it's disempowering and it will always be one of the biggest limitations to you achieving everything that you want to achieve, and we don't want that going into 2025.
Speaker 1:The next thing we're going to focus on is gratitude. Gratitude is one of the most effective tools for shifting into abundance. When you focus on what you already have, you stop fixating on what you lack. I want you to make it a daily practice to list things that you're grateful for. We do it at the table at dinner, every single night. We just say one thing that we're grateful for. You can say three things, whatever it is. They don't even have to be big. It can be simple. It can be having a conversation with someone that you really enjoyed, but please make sure you allow yourself to actually feel what you're grateful for, not just say it. In order for gratitude to really work, it needs to combine your mind and your body.
Speaker 1:The fourth thing that you can do to switch from a lack or scarcity mindset to a more abundant mindset is you can reframe challenges as opportunities Instead of seeing setbacks as proof of scarcity. View them as stepping stones. Ask yourself what can I learn from this? How can this situation help me grow? This shift helps you see that every challenge carries potential for something greater. People stuck in a lack or scarcity mindset will immediately try and use this as evidence that they can't ever be successful, whereas people with an abundant mindset ask what lesson can I take with me when I inevitably try again, because this is not going to stop me from getting to where I want to be. Another thing that you can try is you can also practice generosity. So a scarcity mindset often makes us hold on to things a lot more tightly, whether it's time, whether it's money, whether it's energy. Practicing generosity, even in really small ways, reinforces the belief that there's enough to go around, share your knowledge, offer support or even compliment someone. The more you give, the more you reinforce abundance.
Speaker 1:I run a business that helps people with mindset. People pay me to do mindset coaching. I've run online programs where people pay me to be a part of them, yet I still show up on this podcast and give away free information to people who can't do my programs or people who do my programs and then still come and listen to the podcast. Giving away things for free shows us that there's enough of everything and that it's not limited and everything's not so small and lacking. There's enough of everything for everyone. We can give more information, we can give more time. We can spend more money on things. We can invest more money on things. We are going to get it back A very lack mindset thing that I could do is I can't host a free podcast and I can't talk about mindset, because no one's going to then pay me to do mindset coaching or no one's going to pay me for my programs. That is not a way of thinking that I want to play into. I have a very abundant way of thinking. I know that people are still going to pay into my programs and pay into my coaching, because that experience is completely different to giving information on a podcast. Getting one-on-one personal support, having your blind spots reflected to you, getting coaching, getting mentoring, having a community, is very different to listening to a podcast. So that's just an example of two ways that we can think about even something like this.
Speaker 1:And one of my favorite ways that you can shift this mindset from lack to abundant is visualize possibility. Spend a few moments each day imagining what abundance looks like and feels like in your life. Picture opportunities flowing to you, relationships thriving and your goals coming to life. Let yourself feel the excitement and confidence of knowing that more is always available. When you are doing visualizations, it is very, very important that there is emotion present. You can't just like, picture the thing and be like, yeah, cool, I can see it. You have to actually feel what it feels like to have that thing. So if you are visualizing this 2025 life and you are visualizing all of the things that you want to happen, you have to feel in your body. How does it make you feel? Is there excitement? Is there proudness? Is there happiness? Is there emotion where you feel so overcome by what you've achieved that you're crying. Like what is the emotion? If you don't attach emotion to it, the visualization will not actually work for you. So that's very important.
Speaker 1:And another really cool one, and something that I think helps more than we realize, is surrounding ourselves with abundant thinkers. The people you spend time with influence your mindset. So seek out those who often seek out possibilities, who celebrate other success and who encourage you to dream bigger. Their energy will help you shift away from scarcity. You may have people in your life that you love a lot who have a very lack mindset. They're very negative. They're very scared of failure. They're very scared of you trying anything different. They project their fears onto you. This doesn't mean that you have to cut them off. It means be selective with who you share your dreams to and make sure that you are also surrounded by people who inspire you to do more and do better, not just people who let their own fears be projected onto you.
Speaker 1:A lot of the time, when people are doing mindset work and they're growing and they're evolving, they think they need to cut all of these people off out of their life that aren't doing the same, and I just don't think that that's true. My mom and my stepdad they're not going to do mindset work, they're not going to have abundant mind, and that doesn't mean that they can't now be in my life. I have friends that don't work on their mindset, all those different things. It doesn mean that we cut them off, but it does mean that it's very, very important that we find spaces and people who do have an abundant mindset, who do allow us to dream big, who lead by example in the way that they think, in the way that they lead their life. It's very important that we actually have that in our life, because that energy is infectious and it's going to allow you to then be more abundant and bigger with your thinking and your dreaming, without being scared or fearful. Fearful judgment, fearful failing, fearful of dreaming too big All of that stuff kind of melts away when you're around people who are dreaming so big and going after such big goals, you're like, fuck yeah, I'm coming, I can do this too.
Speaker 1:And another thing that we need to be doing to shift this mindset is you actually need to take aligned action. You probably hear me go on about this all of the time, because I think it's very important that we're not just listening to these things, that we're actually taking action and implementing them into our life. Otherwise, it does nothing. You can listen to this podcast and feel inspired and it not actually change anything for you. You actually need to go and take aligned action. Sometimes we can even use these as distractions, because it's like, well, I listen to the podcast, I'm reading the books, I'm doing all of the things, and it can make us feel like we're creating change, but we're not. We're just listening to it and that's making us feel good and our ego feel good, and then we're not actually taking action, we're not actually implementing anything that we're learning. So if we want to actually have an abundant mindset and we want to achieve all the things that we have desired to achieve in 2025, we need to actually take action.
Speaker 1:Abundance is a mindset, but it has to also be backed by action. When you approach life with trust and openness and take steps that align with that belief, then you're going to achieve what you want to achieve. Apply for that opportunity, start the project, invest in yourself, whatever it is. Action reinforces the belief that there's always more available to you because there is. And lastly, on this, which is shifting from a lack mindset to an abundant mindset, which is what we're covering now, I think I've listed about 10 ways now that you can do this, so I'm sure you can find a couple in this that you can start implementing straight away to have more of an abundant mindset. This is our 10th one.
Speaker 1:You need to celebrate yourself. When you focus on scarcity, you actually tend to gloss over your own achievements, so make it a habit to celebrate your wins, no matter how small they seem. This builds confidence for yourself and it reinforces the idea that success isn't limited. It's something you're capable of creating. It also creates a positive feedback loop to your brain and, like with anything, we want to be working with our brain, because our brain is so incredibly powerful in what we do, what we achieve, how we react, how we respond, our behaviors, our emotions, all of the things.
Speaker 1:So, shifting from scarcity to abundance. It doesn't happen overnight, but every small shift adds up. The more that you challenge fear-based thoughts and you focus on what's possible and you take intentional action, the more natural it becomes to live with an abundant mindset. It becomes your go-to way of thinking. You don't even think like a lack person. You don't even think like you're stuck in scarcity, because you're so open to opportunity, you're so open to new things coming into your life. You don't think that there is a limit from the amount of abundance that you can bring in your life Money, friendships, love, energy, success all of the things. You know that it's available to you and it's out there in huge amounts that you can just grab and bring into your life. So I want you to ask yourself today what is one small way that I can choose abundance over fear? And then I want you to actually take that step.
Speaker 1:The next thing that we're going to be talking about on today's episode is accountability. I needed to have this in this series because this is where so many people fall off. Having a vision is great, feeling inspired is great, but if you're not willing to take responsibility for your actions and outcomes, nothing changes. Accountability is about owning your choices and not blaming anyone else, not making excuses, but looking at your life and saying this is on me. This life, this life that I'm living, this life that I'm creating, this is on me Not from a place of judging and shaming yourself, but from a space of knowing you have all of the power to change your life. Accountability is not a punishment. It's empowering. When you realize that your actions create your reality, you stop waiting for someone else to save you or for the perfect circumstances to align. You realize that you have the power to make things happen, no matter what. This doesn't mean that you won't fail. It doesn't mean that you won't face setbacks or have challenges pop up. It means you take those moments as lessons instead of reasons to quit. Accountability is about showing up for yourself, even on the days when it's hard, because you know that that's what success requires.
Speaker 1:Now let's address something that often holds people back from accountability, which is victim mentality. When you're in victim mode, it's easy to blame outside circumstances or other people for where you are in your life. You might think things like I can't succeed because no one supports me. I didn't have the same opportunity as others. This happened to me, so now there's nothing I can do about it. These are all things. You might think. It might be things that you said to yourself. You might have said it in other ways, but these are very, very common things for someone to say or someone to think who is stuck in victim mode. And while those circumstances might be valid and they might be painful, staying stuck in them gives away your power. Accountability is about reclaiming that power by asking what can I do about this now? How can I move forward from here?
Speaker 1:We're going to talk about some ways to build accountability in your life in a couple of steps, because we all love steps. We all love tangibility. Is tangibility even a word? But I want to actually give you things you can implement, so make sure that you implement them. The first thing is set clear goals with deadlines. Vague goals like well, I just want to be healthier or I really want to be successful, leave way too much room for procrastination. I want you to get really specific. It can be I'm going to exercise three times a week starting tomorrow. It can be I'm going to save $500 by the end of next month by cutting out unnecessary expenses. Deadlines create urgency and clear goals give you something to actually measure your progress against.
Speaker 1:The second thing you're going to do is create a self-check-in system. I want you to schedule regular check-ins with yourself to evaluate how you're going. So this could be weekly journaling, where you just ask yourself a couple of basic questions. The questions that you can ask are what progress did I make towards my goals this week? You can also ask where did I fall short and why this question, that one that I just said, very powerful, one that we should all be asking ourselves, free of judgment, free of negative inner critic, just being able to ask ourselves so that we can take responsibility and be like oh, I realized that I didn't actually do this or I could have done better here, so that we can improve, not so that we can be mean to ourselves. You can also ask yourself what adjustments do I need to make moving forward? So these check-ins keep you honest, without judgment.
Speaker 1:The third thing that you can do is find an accountability partner. So share your goals with someone you trust a friend, a coach, a mentor. Knowing someone else is checking in with you can be a powerful motivator. It's not about relying on them to keep you on track, because that's up to you, but using their support to reinforce your own commitment. So one of my big goals for 2025 is financial literacy. I think I might do a whole podcast on this because I feel like I would need to go into it with a lot more depth. It's not about necessarily making more money. It's learning how to be better with the money that I actually have Investment savings, savings account, how to make money off of the money that you already have.
Speaker 1:I grew up in housing commission, which is government housing, and we grew up with not a lot of money. I never really learned about money. I never really learned the skills of building wealth and all of those different things, and my businesses have afforded me the opportunity to make more money than I ever thought I was going to make in my life, and I didn't really know what to do with it. I don't really have much to show for it because we're just kind of spending, putting some savings, going on holidays, all the different things, and I just actually want to do better with this. So I was having a conversation with someone we've never actually met in person. We met actually online. She's another coach and she's been on my podcast before and we were chatting and she said, wow, that's actually one of my goals too, and we'd both, separately, without knowing, seen financial advisors and things like that, and we've set up a call once a month, the two of us, to have an accountability call on what we've actually done to be more financially literate, and that makes me so excited. I'm so much more committed to this goal now of financial literacy and learning as much as I can about money and being better with my money, because I have someone to share it with.
Speaker 1:So find someone that aligns with the goals that you want. And if you can't find a friend or you can't find someone that's just you know, someone that shares that goal with you. Put yourself in spaces that have that already. Join a mindset group. I run a mindset group and it's so cool to see the ladies share and be accountable to each other and all those different things. Join a mastermind, whatever it is. Put yourself in spaces where other people are trying to achieve things as well and watch how accountable you become to your own goals and your own vision.
Speaker 1:The fourth thing you can do is track your progress visibly. So use a calendar, use an app or even use a simple chart to track your actions. So, for example, if your goal is to journal daily check off each day that you complete it, seeing your progress visually really really does build momentum and it really keeps you motivated. We just love checking things off as humans. It makes us feel like so good about ourselves. So bring that into your accountability with your goals and your habits and all those different things. And the fifth thing is celebrate wins along the way. Accountability isn't just about recognizing where you're falling short. It's about acknowledging your wins too. Every time that you take a step forward to your goals, celebrate it. This reinforces the belief that you're capable and it helps you keep moving forward.
Speaker 1:So shifting out of victim mentality and into accountability starts with changing the way you think about your circumstances. So instead of saying I can't succeed because no one supports me, ask how can I create support for myself, who can I reach out to or what resources can I use? Instead of thinking this happened to me, so there's nothing I can do, ask what's one small thing I can control in this situation and what's my next step. Instead of blaming others for your lack of progress, take ownership. Ask where have I been holding myself back and what am I willing to do differently now.
Speaker 1:The shift from victim to accountability isn't about ignoring challenges or pretending life is easy. It's about refusing to let those challenges define you. It's about deciding that, no matter what you're still in charge of how you show up, accountability is about owning both your wins and your setbacks. If something doesn't go as planned, instead of spiraling into blame and excuses, ask yourself what can I actually learn from this and what will I do differently next time? On the flip side, when you succeed, take credit for it. Too often, we downplay our wins or attribute them to luck. Don't do that. Recognize that your progress is the result of your choices, your effort and your resilience. Accountability isn't a burden. It's a freedom. It's the realization that you don't have to wait for permission or for perfect circumstances or for someone else to fix things. You get to take charge of your life and create the results you want.
Speaker 1:So I'm going to leave you with a final accountability exercise. If you are truly ready to take accountability and take it to the next level, I want you to try this. First, you're going to write down one goal that you're working towards in 2025. You're going to be as specific as possible. Two working towards in 2025. You're going to be as specific as possible. Two, you're going to identify the actions you need to take to achieve it, and I want you to break them down into small, manageable steps. Three, write down any excuses or fears that might hold you back, and then I want you to challenge them and ask yourself are these really true? And be honest to you. Write down all of them. Four, I want you to set a deadline for your first step and I want you to actually commit to it. I want you to share it with someone you trust if that is going to help you stick to it.
Speaker 1:And five, I want you to reflect weekly on your progress what worked, what didn't, what you can adjust and what you can do moving forward, because accountability isn't about being perfect. It's about being consistent. It's about showing up for yourself, owning your choices and refusing to settle for less than what you're actually capable of, which I bet you you are currently doing right now, and I bet you that you are currently capable of more than you allow yourself to believe. Every time you take responsibility for your actions, you're reclaiming your power and you're reminding yourself that, no matter what happens, you're in control of how you move forward, and that's how real change happens not through excuses or blame, but through action and ownership. So, as we wrap up this series, I want you to take a moment to reflect on everything that we've covered. You've learned how to let go of what's been holding you back, rewrite your belief systems, build resilience and embody your future self, and now approach your goals with abundance and accountability.
Speaker 1:The truth is, none of this works unless you do. Change doesn't happen just because you want it. It happens because you commit to it every single day. So here is my challenge for you I want you to take bold action. I want you to stop waiting for the perfect time or for someone else to give you permission, and I want you to decide today that you're going to show up for yourself in 2025, no matter what. This is your year. Your roadmap is yours to build and your success is yours to create. So let's make it happen. And now we are wrapping up this five-part series, which blows my mind, I want to take a little moment to reflect, not just on everything we've covered, but on why this matters so much to me personally.
Speaker 1:I've lived through seasons of feeling stuck. There have been times in my life where I felt like, no matter how hard I tried, I wasn't good enough, or like the weight of my circumstances was just too heavy to move forward. I know what it feels like to think. Maybe this is just how things are for me, maybe this is just my life. But let me tell you something those seasons are not the end of the story, trust me. They're the starting point for something so much greater. What changed for me, and what changed everything, was realizing the power of my mind. I started to understand the beliefs I held, the stories I carried and the patterns I repeated weren't set in stone. They were just that. They were just stories, and the moment I chose to question them, to rewrite them and to take back control was the moment my life started to actually change. And that's why I care so much, because if I can do that, if I can go from feeling powerless to building a life that I'm proud of, then so can you. I'm definitely not special.
Speaker 1:Your brain is truly incredible. It's constantly rewiring itself based on the thoughts you think, the beliefs you hold and the actions you take. This isn't just some freaking feel-good idea. It is science. Neuroplasticity the brain's ability to change and adapt means you are never stuck. You can always grow, learn and become the person that you want to be, but your brain will believe whatever you tell it. If you feed it thoughts like I'm not enough or I can't do this, it will look for ways to prove those thoughts true. But if you start telling it I'm capable and I'm going to figure this out, it will always find ways to make that your reality too.
Speaker 1:The most powerful tool you have is your mind, and when you learn how to use it, you become unstoppable. This series wasn't about me telling you what to do. It was about giving you the tools tools to let go of the past, to rewrite your beliefs and to build resilience, to step into your future self and approach life with abundance and accountability. But none of these tools matter unless you actually use them. So I want you to decide today that you're done playing small and decide that 2025 is going to be the year that you finally back yourself.
Speaker 1:Do you decide to stop waiting for permission and you start giving yourself the life you deserve. You have everything you need to succeed inside you. Your mind is your greatest asset and your actions are your greatest power, so actually use them. I want you to know that I am so proud of you for being here, for doing the work and for showing up for yourself. It is so not easy to face your patterns, question your beliefs or push outside of your comfort zone, but it is worth it. You're definitely not stuck, you're definitely not broken, you're not too late, you're not too far gone, you are capable and you are powerful. Thank you so much for being a part of this journey, of these five part series. How fun with me. Let's make 2025 the year that you step into your potential, that you take action and that you create the life that you're actually proud of, because I am freaking cheering for you always. So let's do this.