Today we are speaking with Mindset Coach, Vin Infante. Vin is a therapist, master mindset coach, mentor and speaker. He has spent over 13 years in mental health, working with thousands of people to help create transformation with the people he serves. Currently he is on a mission to impact 1 billion lives positively.  In this episode we dive into: 1) Vin shares his journey through being bullied, challenges throughout his younger years until he hit a tipping point at 23 and decided to take radical self acceptance for where he was and ownership for his future. 2) How all change occurs at the identity level, how powerful our thoughts are, and how we have to become it first in order to see the changes happen. We also unpacked the differences between therapy, coaching and mentoring and some of the unethical practices of marketing and business in the online space. 3) Vin shared the 3 steps to self-development: anything you do will help you (read the books, listen to the podcasts); go to events, immerse yourself into the environments, the groups to meet more like minded people; and then after you learn more about yourself, look for the specific investment, or mentor to support you on furthering your growth. Connect with Vin: Email:  [email protected] Website: www.vincentinfante.lifeInstagram: www.instagram.com/vin.infante LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/vininfante TikTok: www.tiktok.com/vin.infante Work with Vin: https://go.vincentinfante.life/visionboard Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

Today we are speaking with Energetic Alignment & Human Design/Gene Keys Guide, Miranda Mitchell.  Miranda is an Energetic Alignment  & Human Design guide that supports high level leaders in their industry to redefine and reconnect to what truly lights them up so that they create more impact with sustainability and ease.  In this episode we dive into: 1) Miranda’s early journey of a life of chaos, struggling, being in abusive relationships, and on her journey of challenges it led her to the self awareness work through Human Design and then being able to turn those thoughts, ideas and perspectives on herself and her entire life. 2)  The concept of deconditioning, learning how to undo the things we have been taught, the limiting beliefs that are running our life, and how important that work is instead of just adding in more and more knowledge. Connect with Miranda: Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.miranda-mitchell.com Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mirandajmitchell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alignedliving_academy Free Human Design Chart and intro video @ www.miranda-mitchell.com , she works 1:1 with leaders who are ready to make that next  level of awareness and expansion in their business, and the Aligned Living Academy offers a Human Design Certification for those that want to learn about Human Design to bring it to their clients or employees. Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

In this episode, I am sharing some thoughts on reframing.  Reframing is a strategy that people can use, either on their own or in therapy, to help adjust their mindset. It often involves focusing on more positive thoughts, but it can also be centered on changing excessively high expectations to be more realistic. In this episode we discuss:  1) Reframing is a powerful skill to have as it can give us immediate changes in our feelings about a situation, and make us feel more clear, resourceful, empowered, and optimistic about our circumstances.The steps to reframing include: identifying the pattern of behaviour, the words that need to be changed, establishing communication and ownership with the message, separating behaviours such as naming it or seeing it as a part of you that is trying to keep you safe; taking responsibility and creating a bridge to the future and what you want to create instead of where you currently are. 2) Positive reframing can help you to: reduce stress, build your resiliency muscle, improve relationships, see and act on new opportunities, be more thoughtful, open-minded and kind, find greater happiness in life.    3) Common reframes as an example when it comes to writing a book: Feeling overwhelm, my story isn't big enough; and what will people think, I will share some of the common reframes in relation to this. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode, I am sharing a quote that spoke to me deeply, “People who have overcome darkness in their life typically have a fire inside of them that is almost impossible to extinguish.” ~Stephen Timoney. It feels like the more darkness or challenges we walk through the more I feel the fire to do something with it.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Suppressing that fire burns me, yet expressing that fire, learning how to share it does 2 things; 1. It sets me free, helps me to heal and solidifies my purpose; 2. It helps me to help others with their stories and that ripple effect pays back in ways I could never fully express.   2) That fire you’re walking through, that you’ve walked through, doesn’t have to be for nothing.  Maybe you’re not walking through it. Maybe it’s moving through you to shape you into the person you are capable of becoming.  3) If you’re feeling that pull to learn how to heal and support yourself, to find your voice and do something big and impactful with your story, I’m here to support you through it.  Those parts of yourself that you’ve tried so hard to hide are EXACTLY the parts to lean into. That’s where your gifts are!! Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

Today we are speaking with Professional Podcaster, Voice Narrator and Speaker, Adrian Starks. Adrian Starks is known as the champion of conversation. He is the host of a thriving and influential podcast Your Purposeful Life. He is also a speaker, narrator, writer and entrepreneur. In this episode we dive into: 1) The power of our failures, the lessons we are learning and how often these blocks are a redirection to the path we are supposed to be on. 2) The power of connections, our personal truth and message and tapping into our authentic voice and story.  We are here for a very specific sacred contract and it’s our job to find and live our own purposeful life. Connect with Adrian: Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.yourpurposeful.life Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_adrianstarks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianstarks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adrianstarksypl Twitter: https://twitter.com/_adrianstarks TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrian_starks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxZH37YbKdYm1fT-bVg_ZLQ I offer the opportunity to possibly be a guest on YPL podcast or to join our community and be a member/subscriber.  https://www.buzzsprout.com/257393/supporters/new Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

Today we are speaking with Author, Blogger, Podcast Host, and Speaker, Dan Clouser. After 30 years of successfully leading a nonprofit youth sports organization in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Dan and his wife, Sandy sold their house and all of their stuff in August of 2020. They now live full-time in an RV traveling the country with their golden retriever, Youkilis. Working around Dan’s speaking schedule, they volunteer at various locations, help others, and tell the stories of their travels and those they meet through blogging, social media and podcasting.  He has dedicated his life to serving God by giving back and helping others, and has no regrets. In this episode we dive into: 1) The power of giving back, contribution and volunteering was anchored in Dan from a young age as his family and he continued with his own non-profit for over 30 years and now gives back through his podcast and authoring books. 2) Dan’s lesson in life that he’s most grateful for is summed up in the life sentence of parenting: how our job is to teach them how to walk and to walk away.  Connect with Dan: Email: [email protected]: www.journeyofmymothersson.com Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/danclouser5/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-clouser-a222521b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcclouser Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

In this episode, I am sharing a personal story of how the mindset work adds up, you can do the work for years and then it is required on a whole new level.  Mindset work is only in the implementation, the action – it is not in the books and preparation.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Today I am sharing a personal story of how I watched my husband navigate something incredibly challenging, having to let go of what he couldn't control to go on and claim a National Title in Olympic lifting while being completely covered in poison sumac. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode, I am sharing some thoughts on the power of our words, and the words that might be blocking you more than you think. For years I used the words stuck, I felt stuck, why, why me, and all they kept me was stuck in a victim mindset. I learned from Tony Robbins years ago the power of the words we use on repeat and how they can literally create our world. Words such as try, why, can’t, just, I don’t have time, should etc., are all keeping you stuck in one space in time and are blocking you from moving forward in your life. Your words have power.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) What word do you say on repeat that is not serving you and is actually blocking you from moving forward? 2) Track how often you say it, even for a one hour time slot as this starts to build awareness, and then rewrite it in a new empowering way.  3) Ask for some accountability, take ownership and decide that you are changing it Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

Today we are speaking with Meditation Instructor, Thom Walters.  Thom is a meditation instructor and host of the Zen Commuter and Calmer in 5 podcasts. He helps aspiring practitioners deepen their practice so that they are able to fully embrace their power.  As an Insight Timer instructor he helps listeners cut through the noise so that they can clearly understand their divinity. In this episode we dive into: 1) The power of meditation, how it works in the body, how to implement it and how it becomes the process of quieting the inner critic to allow the higher self to be heard. Thom shares how meditation has impacted his life, helped him stay connected to his mom since her passing and he taps into that message to continue to impact others. 2) How we are a society of people wanting to avoid our pain, our emotions, and our beliefs that are holding us back. This helps us to calm our nervous system, change the body’s response to the fight or flight experience and impact how we show up every day. Connect with Thom: Email: [email protected]: https://www.zencommuter.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thom_walters/ Connect with Thom on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/thomwalters Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

Today we are speaking with Podcast Guesting Strategist, Jason Cercone. Jason is a personal brand architect, podcast guesting strategist, author, voice over talent, and experienced podcaster. He helps value-driven coaches and consultants establish authority status and become thought leaders in their niche through strategic podcast guest appearances. He is also The Voice of Evolution of Brand, a podcast featuring authentic entrepreneurs and professionals sharing brand-building strategies to help you succeed in your professional pursuits, as well as a contributing author to the best-selling PodMatch Guest Mastery book. In this episode we dive into: 1) How to understand and outline the components of your story, how to put it together to be a valuable guest for a podcast and how to best pitch yourself to shows and that does not include spraying and praying. 2) How our brand is supposed to continue to evolve, shift, change and grow as we grow in our businesses. You can learn how to stand out by letting your authentic voice and message be seen and heard. Connect with Jason: Email: [email protected]: tiktok.com/@jasoncercone Website: https://www.jasoncercone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasoncercone LinkedIn:  https:linkedin.com/in/jasoncercone Youtube: youtube.com/jasoncercone Free Gift: https://www.jasoncercone.com/freegift   I offer two options to help coaches and consultants amplify their brand and become thought leaders in their space:  - a year-long program featuring training, strategy, communications, outreach, and support - a 120-minute strategy session that gets them set up for podcast guesting success if they're looking to DIY the process Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

In this episode, I am sharing a thought on how we shame and criticize ourselves for not being where we think we should be and how we are actually increasing the gap or the length of time it takes to create what we desire. I am also referencing the book The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy .  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Every time we shame, judge or criticize ourselves for not being where we think we should be, for not being enough, for buying into the limiting beliefs, we are actually keeping ourselves stuck in the space we say we don’t want to be in.  Our subconscious mind doesn’t understand negatives, it only wants to keep us safe, it’s uncomfortable with growth outside of the comfort zone, and it needs massive repetition to create change, until a habit is installed. 2) When these feelings arise, thoughts that are a confirmation of that then arise. Your subconscious mind wants to show you that you are correct. Instead, in the moment, don’t reframe it in a fluffy, fake/toxic positive statement.  Reframe it in a compassionate statement, honouring the gain of how far you’ve come in life, how differently you are handling different scenarios now compared to the past, and focus on how far you’ve come.  3) On the one side of a piece of paper, write down those top 1-3 limiting beliefs that are on repeat, the same statements that you know are not supporting you, and then on the other side of the dividing line, write the reframe that stirs up emotions and is full of so much love and compassion for yourself. As soon as you do this, you change the shame story, you create safety within yourself, you recognize that your feelings are normal and valid.  This is how you build more self-trust within yourself because you are actively creating and engaged in finding a solution and creating change within your body.  This is flipping the script, speak to yourself as you would a friend, a child, and you will shorten that gap faster than you realize.  Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode, I am sharing a question I ask myself on a consistent basis to reframe a thought, a fear, an unknown or if I am having to make a difficult decision.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Every single thing has a price, a dollar value or a time value which is still a dollar value.  Look at what your time is worth.  Fear is temporary, regret is forever. People are quicker to take steps to cope with failures to live up to their capabilities and potential.  2) Using evidence, what is a message you can give yourself for a time in your life when you didn’t think you’d make it through but you did. I was asked this question and the first thing that came up was, “I look back at my younger self, 8 years ago, afraid to show up and use her voice, and I thank her for starting before she was ready and before she had the confidence to do so.” That state always reminds me that everything has a cost to it, and we get to decide the price of the regret. So used to having regrets Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Energy Healer and Hypnotist, Lyn Delmastro-Thomson.  Lyn is a certified hypnotist and energy healer, using the healing systems of BodyTalk and Body Intuitive. She is also a speaker and author of the Amazon Best Seller, You Are Not Your Diagnosis. Lyn holds a master’s degree in somatic psychology. After being misdiagnosed with leukemia at the age of 25, Lyn became passionate about sharing with the world her message that just because a doctor has said an illness is "chronic" or "incurable" doesn't mean that it has to be a life sentence, and that western medicine isn't the only approach to healing. When we explore other holistic options, true healing, rather than symptom management, can occur. In this episode we discuss: 1) Lyn shares her experience of being misdiagnosed with leukemia when she was 25. She had to learn to own her power and choices in her healing journey. After continually declining in health yet being told by doctors that the treatment was working and not being given any answers, she had to take her health into her own hands. 2) Lyn learned the power of what she thinks and believes has a HUGE impact on her health and well-being and I have to choose to work with her mind to create health. Connect with Lyn Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartfirehealing/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ldelmastro Website: www.heartfirehealingllc.com More info on Lyn’s 6 month program - "Unleash Your Healing Potential" https://heartfirehealingllc.com/wellness-support/ Relief: For Women with Autoimmune Disease or Chronic Pain Conditions: https://heartfirehealingllc.com/relief/?fbclid=IwAR2LBoKYXCKAoso82lXEeNIHJrG0ViZrWQz6cH8MkJ6W10ocOwsKxLK0LyU 1-1 hypnosis support for healing: https://heartfirehealingllc.com/hypnosis/ Free gift is my "I am healthy and resilient" guided hypnosis audio: https://heartfirehealingllc.com/healthy-and-resilient-hypnosis/   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  

In this episode, I am sharing my perspective on thoughts or beliefs and who’s in charge. We dive into the relationship between emotions, thoughts and beliefs through the lens of NLP.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) From neurological research, the sensory input always goes through the emotional centres of the brain before it reaches the frontal cortex — the place for our rational thought. With that understanding, one must realize it is actually physically impossible for thought to come before emotions. 2) Our thoughts are only ever replaying the past or predicting the future.  A belief is a thought you continue to have, and the faster you can interrupt and replace a thought will determine what you see, what you believe and what you create. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing some a message that I heard after a recent interview with Michael Hingson, and how as humans we play a constant what if game and if we could be more like a dog and let things go and move on, or as Ted Lasso says, “be the goldfish” and forget it.    In today’s episode we discuss: 1) The what if game is putting a ton of emphasis and pressure into future events, trying to predict how they will turn out, what might happen, who will say what, how we will react etc, and we are playing with a ton of unknowns.  Plus we have no idea how we will react or what it will look like.  The most difficult moments in my life, I couldn’t have predicted or planned and definitely couldn't have opened up a book to figure out how I would respond. 2)  What if we played the “wouldn’t it be cool game” instead, playing in possibilities, unexpected, open ended circumstances and playing in investing in the best possible outcome instead of the worst case scenario.  We are creating our life with every single thought and emotion we have and are feeling, so why not give ourselves a better, fighting chance in possibilities? Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

Today we are speaking with America's Only Chief Results Officer®,  Blaine Oelkers. Blaine Oelkers is a TEDx Speaker and leading authority in personal implementation and consistency. He is America’s only Chief Results Officer®. He’s a habit master with documented streaks of 1684 days in a row and counting! As a top LinkedIn Connector he has over 25,000 1st level connections. Blaine graduated from Purdue University and Stanford University’s Social Entrepreneurship Program. He is powered by Selfluence, a personal development and training company. He is excited to share with you ways you can take control of your life by taking control of yourself. In this episode we dive into: 1) Identifying your own headtrash, learning how to wash out the headtrash, and how to change the lens of your future by cleaning off the lens, dialing down the resistance and dialing up and fine tuning your habits. 2) The 21 second habit - how to implement this immediately, habit linking, connecting to the urges surfacing, and leverage to lock in the new habit using pain or pleasure or penalty and rewards.  3) This is a powerful episode on mindset hacks, connecting to the art and science of influencing ourselves, also called Selfluence, and how to create results in your life.  Connect with Blaine: Email: [email protected]: http://selfluence.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chiefresultsofficer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaineoelkers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiefresultsofficer/ Give Away: http://blainetedx.com/  Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife In this episode I am talking to my hiders, the ones who are hiding in plain sight and telling themselves a story that it is working for them, or that it is too scary to change. I love this quote, “There is an old saying: If you want to hide the treasure, put it in plain sight. Then no one will see it.” ~ Larry Dossey.  What if this is exactly what you are doing as a human?  You are not wanting to be seen, heard, fly under the radar, maybe that was what was safe for you to do as a child, a trauma response.     In today’s episode we discuss: 1) This might be the case in that you are hiding in plain sight, you are showing up, doing all the things, thinking you are doing what you need to do to be seen, to move yourself or your business forward, yet you know deep down you’re hiding.  Hiding in plain sight might be disconnecting yourself from yourself, from not being honest with yourself, not telling yourself the truth, and these actions are blocking you from being seen. 2)  Shrinking, hiding, playing small, think back to being asked a question in school, on a zoom, and you want to ask but it is easier to shrink down in your seat and pretend that all is fine. This is closely tied to your self-worth because “you don’t soar to the level of your hopes and dreams in life, you will always plateau to the level of your self-worth.  And how you see and value yourself is an indicator of how you will allow yourself to be seen.  3) It is not just a confidence thing, since confidence is a verb, an action step and it is a way to help build belief in yourself.  Hiding is serving something for you, or else you wouldn’t keep doing it.  Get curious, ask yourself, your subconscious mind questions, and be ready for some answer.  Questions like, “when did you decide that?”, “wouldn’t it be cool if _____” Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing an answer to a question someone asked me at a recent networking event.  They asked who my niche was, and if you know you know my thoughts on niche.  I said I actually think there’s more of a connection between who they are, what their emotions are and where they are on their journey.  Like a tipping point. Tipping points are turning points, the point of not going backwards, of having enough of your own BS, of the turning point in a story, I knew this had to be an episode.  According to Webster’s dictionary, here is a definition of a tipping point, “the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change.”  According to Malcolm Gladwell who wrote a book called The Tipping Point, “he says, “you know when you’ve hit a tipping point, “looking at the world around you.  It may seem like an immovable, implacable place.  It’s not, with the slightest push - in just the right place, it can be tipped.    In today’s episode we discuss: 1) It only seemed fair to share my tipping point in sharing my story and how I got over myself to step into the role I felt I was called to show up for. 2)  Here are some signs that you have hit your tipping point. Feeling stuck, feeling lost, uninspired, knowing you are meant for more, believing you are here to do way more and you’re done hiding and playing small. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Canadian singer, songwriter and performer, Theo Tams.  Theo has been playing music since his teens and releasing music for the past 15 years. He has three albums and three EP’s to his credit along with a formidable collection of singles, and being the 6th season winner of Canadian Idol in 2008.  Theo has put together a body of work that’s substantial and diverse and it speaks of an artist whose mission is growth and adventure. Theo lives in Toronto with his partner and their 11-year-old daughter explains that to understand where he’s going, it’s important to know where Tams has been until now. Born and raised in the small town of Coaldale in southern Alberta, Tams was raised in a strict Christian household, learning to sing in church (two services on Sundays), with a family that was steeped in music. He began writing poetry and prose pieces as a teenager, gradually moving towards songwriting influenced by the likes of Jewel, as well as confessional Canadian storytellers such as Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, Sarah Harmer, and Sarah Slean. After a series of rock bottom moments, Theo says he took the plunge of “spontaneous sobriety” in 2020, declaring himself finished and embarking on therapy that made a world of difference in his healing, and in Tams’ resolve.  In this episode we discuss: 1) Theo shares his story as a Canadian Idol winner, sharing his open and vulnerable story dealing with addiction and how he found his way to where he is today. 2) Theo shares so much on what it is like to be in the public eye, to deal with criticism and hate, how he continues to support the LGBTQ community, and how he has actively worked to build a community to surround and support others. Connect with Theo Website: https://theotamsmusic.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theotamsmusic Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotamsmusic Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theotamsmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theotams/ Listen to Theo’s music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Voq6xq7exrhYKhCsSDl3N?si=888LZZ87SI6HqwskcApFQQ Connect with us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 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

In this episode I am sharing a perspective shift and understanding I have learned firsthand and through this whole process of studying NLP. Achieving our goals is not always about working harder, doing more, working to the bone, it is about seeing where the limitations are, or the perceived limitations are. And no matter how hard you work, you will never outperform what you believe is possible for you. You will get close, almost reach your goals, but if you don’t see it as something as possible then it will never happen for you. This quote by John C. Maxwell is so good, “Successful people don’t have any fewer problems than unsuccessful people; they just have a different mindset in dealing with them.”    In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Here are 5 of the most common limiting beliefs. I don’t have enough time; I don’t have the resources to be successful; I am not someone who follows through. I'm not good enough for x,y,z, and I don’t have what it takes to be successful.  2)  Your mindset is informed by beliefs, values, experiences, and cultural background, among other factors that guide your thoughts and actions. Beliefs are mental representations of what we consider to be true or false. They are the foundation of our mindset and influence our perception of the world, self-image, and behaviour. 3) A limiting mindset, on the other hand, becomes your ceiling. You can’t outperform that belief. It holds you back and prevents you from achieving anything beyond it, such as “I’m not smart enough” or “I’m too old to learn new things.” Once you get locked onto a set of beliefs or a single lens, everything else revolves around that mindset. Your life becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Your beliefs shape your behaviour, which in turn shapes our outcomes, reinforcing our beliefs. If we believe we are incapable of achieving anything worthwhile, we are less likely to take the necessary actions to make them a reality.   Mahatma Gandhi explains it beautifully, “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing some a message I heard Kute Blackson say and it was a gut punch, and it is a great spin on affirmations.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Affirmations do not work for everyone, find something that works for you, and support you where you are at and where you are going. If there is a lack of belief or a limiting belief or decision that is stopping you from believing it is possible for you, then start there first.  Go to the root of it and do the work to ask the questions as to why you don’t believe it is possible for you. 2)  We tend to hold onto things (people, relationships, etc.) even though we know they aren’t good for us, not the support we need, or we have a hard time admitting this.  When you hold onto something that doesn’t serve you or where you are going, that is your affirmation to the universe that you are happy with what you currently have and actually don’t want what you say you do. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Coach/Entrepreneur, Aaron Machbitz. Aaron is former Division I Baseball Player and Pro Wrestler. Mental health is at the core of everything he does. Aaron traveled the world wrestling and now hosts a podcast called Something For Everybody and owns + operates a mental health non-profit called YouAreLoved.  In this episode we discuss: 1) Aaron’s story, how he began as a pro wrestler which involved a lot of performing in life and in the online space.  When Aaron’s sister Rachel died by suicide in 2018, followed by the pandemic, Aaron decided to go all in and follow his purpose to bring conversation and awareness to the topics of suicide, mental health, and offering support for many demographics including mental health for professional wrestlers. 2) How our identity is who we are at the core, repeated beingness, and how we can all do better when it comes to the conversations around mental health.  Aaron references the book, Tiny Habits and how we can create change in our lives by setting goals so small that we can’t fail.  https://a.co/d/1RqcrpB Connect with Aaron Email: [email protected] Website: https://youarelovedlife.com/Website: https://​​www.AaronMachbitz.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronmachbitz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-machbitz-1816271a9/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AaronMMachbitz Podcast Link: https://everybodyspod.com/ 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

In this episode I am sharing some thoughts about your next level and what that looks like. To evolve into the best version of you is a lifelong task. What got you here won’t get you there mentality.  Some people don’t even consider what their next level is, because even going there mentally is scary and coming up against your outer edge. Your outer reach of your capabilities is when all of our past stories, your failures feel like they’re thrown into our face as a reminder of why we can’t do something.  The day you wake up and think, “I want more out of life” is the day your life will change. As Tony says, “our entire life can change in an instant.” - Tony Robbins In today’s episode we discuss: 1)  Your next level you will always require more courage, grit, strength, surrender, trust, new levels, new devils.  What if you are exactly where you are supposed to be, and how can you trust that a little bit more? 2)  The next level of you requires a next level of you and the next level of you also requires that you let go of what you no longer need, what doesn’t serve you, and what isn’t supporting you as you move forward.  What won’t move you forward is not telling the truth about what you know is or isn’t working in your life. Brutal honesty is so important. Achievers try to cover up their fear by saying they're being realistic, but in reality, they're only limiting themselves 3) This doesn’t mean doing, being or becoming more.  It means coming back home to yourself, being in alignment, checking in, honouring your needs, valuing yourself or giving back to yourself. It will require clarity, honesty and for you to work on your beliefs in yourself because you will never outwork or out achieve what you believe to be possible. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing a recent story about asking for what you want, need or desire.  This is not an easy one for most people to ask for help in any form, yet it can be the thing that actually brings you what you desire.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) No one likes to ask for help. It is so uncomfortable, maybe it feeds an old story, or maybe it is something that you feel is a sign of weakness.  P.S it isn’t 2)  Let’s talk about the difference between masculine and feminine energy and how you do need a dance of both. People want to help, they want to support and sometimes all it takes is one ask. 3)I had a recent story of receiving a box that was damaged, and it was the sticky note the delivery driver put on the box that made me smile and go the extra mile.  I guarantee I wouldn’t have done that if he didn’t ask.  So where are you blocking yourself from receiving what you desire, where can you ask for support, or where can you ask for a connection? Because if you desire it, it is available for you, it is up to you to creatively find a way to make it available.   Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Podcast Host and Multi-Media producer, Kimi Culp. Kimi is the host of All the Wiser, a podcast about finding hope and possibility on the other side of pain, and a multi-media producer devoted to bringing original ideas and concepts to life online and on screen. Kimi's unique specialty is identifying and developing stories with soul. Her experience includes work as a producer for NBC, ABC, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has covered dramatic stories of survival, the realities of life when facing death, and lessons on loss and love, from people who have first-hand experience. In this episode we discuss: 1) Kimi’s journey of learning her diagnosis of bipolar at 19, and hiding it for over 2 decades.  Kimi shared the turning points and how she was in a space to learn how to share her story, and the vulnerability hangover experience that occurred after sharing.  It is a journey and experience to share your story and Kimi shares how powerfully our stories connect us to each other. 2) The purpose of service, servant leadership and how stepping outside of ourselves and our stories helps us to see how far our stories can reach and how many people they can help, support, serve and impact.  Kimi’s story is an inspiring story of the ripple effect we can all have and create in this world. Connect with Kimi Website: https://www.allthewiserpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/allthewiserpodcast Kimi’s podcast – All The Wiser Podcast: https://www.allthewiserpodcast.com/ 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.

Join us in Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on self-confidence, are you growing it or squashing it, and what self-confidence actually means. Self-confidence is a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment. Self-confidence is an attitude about your skills and abilities. It means you accept and trust yourself and have a sense of control in your life. You know your strengths and weaknesses well, and have a positive view of yourself. You set realistic expectations and goals, communicate assertively, and can handle criticism.  The challenge is that your external results will NEVER exceed your internal identity, what you believe you are worth or what you deserve.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1)  Confidence is believing in yourself, feeling comfortable in your true-self, knowing you have worth. If you are confident, people believe you, confidence is attractive, brings success, helps to connect well with others and you generally feel happier. 2)  This can start as simply as creating promises with yourself and following through with them consistently, from the workout, water, food, screen time, rest, honouring your needs, the standards you have set for yourself. The higher the standard, the deeper the self confidence goes, always challenge yourself to do one more rep! 3) Doorway trigger, say a sentence that leads to confidence when you enter a room, you are shifting your internal energy and what you are looking for and expecting to find. It’s also important to look at the root of why there is a lack of self-confidence, through TIME techniques, NLP tools and subconscious reprogramming you can get to the root of the issue.  Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on the word surrender.  By the time this episode was released, another episode featuring Kute Blackson, the author of the book, The Magic of Surrender.  It is a fantastic book if you want to learn more about the power of surrender.   In today’s episode we discuss: 1) When we surrender, we give up, but not in the way we think giving up means. We don't give up to the situation, but rather, we give up the notion that we should be able to or even can manage the situation, that we know anything that can help 2) There is freedom in letting go of our need to control the situation or fix the problem. We invite the possibility of more desirable options and outcomes. We find a sense of serenity as we see a broader picture. 3) Surrendering creates space because it's giving over of yourself to something else. It's allowing yourself to be filled with something other than your own worries and emotions. It starts with letting go of judgment, being mindfully aware of the present moment, and learning to live at cause in our life. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with the Transformational Speaker and Best-selling Author, Kute Blackson. Kute is a beloved inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. He speaks at countless events he organizes around the world as well as at outside events including A-Fest, YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization), and EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization). He is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, a select group of one hundred of the world’s foremost authorities in the personal development industry. Winner of the 2019 Unity New Thought Walden Award, Blackson is widely considered a next generation leader in the field of personal development. His mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life’s purpose. In this episode we discuss: 1) How our dreams choose us, how our dreams require us to be honest with ourselves, to stop telling ourselves lies, and how we can own the knowing and that is building a relationship with our truth, with our soul, and how this allows life to continually manifest through you. 2) The difference between surrender and letting go, how powerful it is to learn how to surrender and how we can learn how to see darkness as a gift in our lives, as it is the time where we go inward, have honest conversations with ourselves and block out the outside noise and distractions. Connect with Kute Email: [email protected]: https://www.kuteblackson.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/kuteblacksonlovenow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuteblackson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kuteblackson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kuteblackson09 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kute-blackson-35755519/ Life changing event at Bali: www.boundlessblissbali.com Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling NLP Trainer, Speaker, Publisher & Author, 2xs Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

Listen to the full episode on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on self-awareness and how it can be your greatest gift. It can be the thing that supports you in the first steps of creating change.  Self-awareness is the ability to see yourself clearly and objectively through reflection and introspection. If you're highly self-aware, you can objectively evaluate yourself, manage your emotions, align your behavior with your values, and understand correctly how others perceive you. Those who are highly self-aware can interpret their actions, feelings, and thoughts objectively. In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Self-awareness is the ability to tune in to your own feelings, thoughts, and actions. When people are self-aware, they understand their strengths and challenges and know what helps them thrive.  emotional self-awareness is that most of us are on autopilot and don't even know it. We lock in our thoughts, beliefs, habits, and behaviors early in life. And that kind of hardwiring is tough to rewire. 2) When we look inward, we can clarify our values, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, strengths, and weaknesses. We are able to recognize the effect that we have on others. Start with being aware of your triggers, how you're landing with others, and how your routine behavior impacts your future opportunities. 3) Ways that you can improve your self-awareness is to meditate, slow down, move your body, recognize your boundaries, lead and coach yourself, see where your actions are not in line with your values, focus on one thing at a time, and watch your screen time, it is a huge and surprising trigger. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing thoughts on the moments in life that define you and a different spin on these moments.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) The typical moments include graduation, your first house or apartment, falling in love and getting married, seeing loved ones pass, fighting illnesses, memorable trips, finding success, or experiencing failure.  What it’s more about is how you show up in these moments, how you handle them not working or how you work through adversity. 2) I recently interviewed a mom who lost her 21 year old son, she is currently writing a book on reflecting on life and growing through grief and she shared how it is our Pattern Interrupter moments that define us, how do you handle an adversity, how do you move through the challenge, and who can you become in the process.  Life isn’t about checking the boxes, it is about building your legacy and knowing you lived.  The little things become the big things. 3) More is said about our character in the moments that are not going as planned, when we are not “winning” than when everything is going our way. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife   Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with the Self-Mastery Mentor, Mahima.  Mahima is Europe’s No 1 Self Mastery Mentor, Mindset Trainer, International Bestselling Author and Award Winning Speaker and Founder of The Mahima Mindset MAHIMA is the first Black Self Mastery Mentor to have spoken at The Harvard Club of Boston in July 2018. In 2017 she got to share the stage with Sir Richard Branson at a business development event in Singapore. She has also had the privilege to share the stage with other thought leaders like Les Brown, Kevin Harrington, Lisa Nichols, Vishen Lakhiani and Kane and Alessia Minkus. Mahima has done over 10 000 hours of meditation practice and to date has helped transform the lives of thousands of people, with her unique creations, “The inner peace formula” and “The own your superstar” multi award winning training. Since 1997 Mahima and her team have developed a world-class personal growth academy, which evolved into what is today known as The Mahima Mindset. The Mahima Mindset helps people find and live their higher purpose. In this episode we discuss: 1) Switching our emotions of comparison to inspiration.  The people who we may look at and fall into comparison with are actually showing us what is possible, so if we can shift it to inspiration it opens up so much more possibility. 2) The power of self-love and how powerful it is to learn how to embrace and reclaim all parts of ourselves.  The pieces that we are resisting can actually be the pieces that connect us to ourselves and others.  This is the path that leads to finding our authentic message, the keys to being vulnerable and being yourself. Connect with Mahima Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahimamindset/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MahimaMindset LinkedIn: https://ch.linkedin.com/in/mahimaklinge Connect for Mahima’s book; 7 days to reprogramming your mind and a 21 day meditation challenge https://themahimamindset.com/ Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling NLP Trainer, Speaker, Publisher & Author, 2xs Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

Join the Patreon Community today! https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on the in-between, the time in between where we are today and where we think we are supposed to be.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) The in-between is the most uncomfortable time, where we aren’t where we want to be yet, and we equate that to doing something wrong, not enough, or that we are on the wrong path.  There is power in the pause and this is the in-between space.  We are not yet who we want to be and have to grow into the version of the person who can hold and handle the next level of success, yet that person is inside of us, it is up to us to bring them to life. 2) This is the time we feel the most resistance, the most struggle and resistance recruits allies, thank you Steven Pressfield, and it shows up a lot like self-sabotage. The power of the pause. This is the time to become the identity that you are desiring to be.  Health, fitness, reader examples. To assume the identity is to become that version, what do you do, see, hear, feel if you have that identity.  Use this in-between time to anchor in the traits of this person. Bringing in your subconscious mind and not just consciously setting the goals. Goal getter vs goal setter 3) At the identity level,  the self-image, the ideas a person constructs about themselves and their behaviour, abilities and beliefs, mostly unconsciously. In this level of change it is our beliefs, our values that will shape our identity. 4) In this in-between we are learning more about ourselves, building on our non-strengths, learning what is required, and getting clear on what we do or don’t want.  It is a time of pause, but it is a required time of learning.  The more resistance we feel and feed on the longer we can stay in this in-between.  It requires surrender, trust, aligned action, belief.  This is where one small step or act of courage every day can move the needle forward to create results.  If you rush the in-between, or crowd more into this space, you create a temporary crash landing of more in between.  You might not know exactly where you are going, but you know that backwards isn’t an option. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing my own answer to the last question I ask every single guest, yet I don’t know if I have fully answered it myself.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Where these questions originated from and why I wanted to include it at the end of each interview. 2) That no matter how isolated I feel in my situation or in my story, I am not alone.  The only reason I feel alone is that I am making it about myself and I am not being open and vulnerable and those are strengths that I have cultivated over the years.  Also what goes with this is when I feel alone I am making it about myself, and that never moves me out of my own mindset. 3) The best purpose I have ever felt is when I started to make this journey about others and how I could make an impact and show others what is possible. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife   Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Transformation Coach, Brian Gorman. Brian brings decades of experiencing, studying, and guiding others through the human change journey. As a transformation coach, his starting point is to work with his clients as they answer the question, "What makes your heart sing?" Together, they then prepare, plan, and take the journey as the client lives into their passion. Brian's work engages what Joseph Campbell referred to as the Hero's Journey, as well as a deep understanding of the psychology and neuroscience of change and the power of story.  In this episode we discuss: 1) Brian’s back stories, the change journey and how this is the basis for all the work he does today with his clients. 2) How to connect with your passion, what some of the obstacles are that people face when it comes to creating change and what anchors are and why they are important during change. Connect with Brian Email: [email protected] Website: https://TransformingLives.Coach LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangorman07030/ Transformation coaching (life and professional/executive). Website: https://TransformingLives.Coach Complimentary One Hour Coaching Session: https://go.oncehub.com/BrianGormanCoach 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

JOIN US IN PATREON https://patreon.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on how my own personal story has evolved, what I have learned in this process and some of the key areas I am committed to doing the work.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Where it started 10+ years ago, and I am sharing what it felt like in those early days. 2) Some of the key turning points, the courage, the unknown, and the doors that opened up for me which felt like out of nowhere.  The tickets to events gifted by strangers, the willingness to play full out, and how it was actually the discomfort that nudged me further. Good vs great 3) Now I am building a newer audience, becoming known for more than just sharing stories, following up on big visions, and still navigating doubt every single day. This is where the NLP tools have been so helpful in helping me navigate my blind spots. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on the progress you can’t see, and how often we judge ourselves for the progress that we can’t see and then assume that nothing is happening. When you start judging yourself for the progress and then equating that to your value it will stop you faster than you realize.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) You can have full certainty in your vision, and not have certainty in the path or how you will get there. There’s a million ways to get there so how can you stay more open in all of the possible ways to get there? 2)  Think of a bamboo tree. Its growth has been measured at almost 4 feet in a 24 hour period during the Spring shooting period. When the new shoot reaches its height, it will unfold its branches and new leaves.  It teaches us lessons about patience, faith, perseverance, growth, development and, most importantly, human potential. It can take five years to grow. It has to be watered and fertilized in the ground where it has been planted every day.  3) Allow yourself to be proud of yourself and all the progress you've made. Especially the progress that no one else can see.  You will overestimate what you can do in one year and underestimate what you can do in 10 years.  You are literally the bamboo tree and sometimes it is one connection, one person, one opportunity or introduction that can change your story or situation.  Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Author & former Corporate Spy, Robert Kerbeck’s. Robert’s true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street is the story of how a wannabe actor became the world’s greatest corporate spy. Frank Abagnale, author of Catch Me If You Can, said, “Kerbeck has mastered the art of social engineering, or what he calls 'rusing', and taken it to a whole new level,” while Shondaland (the producer of the Netflix series Inventing Anna) described RUSE as "a story almost too good to be true with no shortage of wild stories.” Kerbeck’s previous book MALIBU BURNING: The Real Story Behind LA’s Most Devastating Wildfire, won a 2021 SoCal Journalism Award, the 2020 IPPY Award, and the 2020 Best of LA Award. His writing has appeared in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Magazine, and Lithub’s Crime Reads. In this episode we discuss: 1) Robert’s pivot from the journey of a Hollywood actor to Wall Street as a former corporate spy to a writer and speaker sharing his story.  We are never too old to pivot into the career we desire to have. 2) We are all walking through different stories and experiences and they are continually shaping us into who we are becoming and the work we are here to do. Connect with Robert Email: [email protected]: https://www.robertkerbeck.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kerbeck-12aa7a11/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertkerbeck/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/robertkerbeck?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008371966485 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

In this episode I am sharing my thoughts on a quote I heard Lori Harder say on a podcast.   It stopped me in my tracks and I knew it was something I wanted to share more thoughts on.  “If you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you. If you don’t bring forth what is within you, what is within you will consume you.” ~Lori Harder In today’s episode we discuss: 1)  Ask yourself, what is consuming you? What is it that you are holding onto, overthinking and not bringing into the world that is consuming you?  You know the thing that you are sitting on, waiting on, resisting, feeling frustrated over, that energy is all consuming for you and it is not moving the needle forward for you or for the impact you are here to create in the world. 2) If you bring forth what is within you, it will save you. I knew years ago that I was meant to bring my story forward, to do something good with it, and I spent so long sitting in doubt, fear, and uncertainty.  Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

Today we are speaking with Business Mentor, Laura Minard.  Laura is the co-founder of the largest business mentorship program in the country for nurse coaches.  She is a medical freedom advocate, a financial freedom advocate, and believes in the ability to create one's own reality. In this episode we dive into: 1)  How we all are always working through different chapters of our life, and we will have moments of falling backwards, and how important it is to show others the process so they can find their way through and see what is possible. 2) The topic of shame, how shame is truly arrogance, how we are giving it far too much power, and how we can shift this by finding a human we can trust in being non-judgemental with us.  This is truly the birthplace of changing the story and stepping into who we are truly meant to be. 3) Laura openly shares her story, the struggles and early challenges including overcoming addiction, bankruptcy and founding and creating the largest businesses mentorship company in the country for nurse coaches Connect with Laura: Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesuccessfulnursecoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/successful_nursecoaches Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker 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

In this episode I am sharing some thoughts on criticism and encouraging you to stop and see who is actually criticizing you. When you can change where you see it coming from, you change how you see it and ultimately its effect on you.    In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Criticism is the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes. Fear of criticism or fear in general is one of the number one reasons why you are not showing up and using your gifts.  2) Who will criticize you more than what you criticize yourself? No one, we judge ourselves more than anyone. 3) This is the message I want to convey: no one will criticize you for what you are doing.  It will always come from someone who isn’t doing what you are doing.    Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with America's Leading Reading Ambassador, Danny Brassell. Danny is a highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,500 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, Leadership Begins with Motivation. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world’s top reading engagement program.  In this episode we discuss: 1) Stats regarding reading, leaders and reading and how we can work to support our youth with reading by bringing the enjoyment back into the experience of reading. 2) Dr. Danny is on a mission to bring enjoyment back into learning and shares how leadership (something we are all capable of stepping into) begins with motivation and reading. Connect with Danny Email: [email protected]: https://www.DannyBrassell.comWebsite: https://www.theREADINGhabit.com Facebook: https://www.FaceBook.com/DannyBrassell LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/DannyBrassell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realdannybrassell Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/DannyBrassell YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/DannyBrassell Free Gift from Danny: https://freeGIFTfromDanny.comReceive a complimentary e-copy of my book "Read, Lead & Succeed," as well as access to a 5-Day Reading Challenge. For those interested in my two-day, one-on-one speaking/writing coaching sessions, they may go to www.DannyBrassell.com. whatever serves your audience the best. 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

In this episode I am sharing a powerful way to build connections with others. Connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued, when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” – Dr. Brene Brown.   The number one desire we all have is to build connections, to be seen and heard.     In today’s episode we discuss: 1) There are four principles of conscious connections: empathy, authenticity, shared values, and support.  So ask yourself if you are desiring more connections in your life, are you embodying these principles?  Can you give empathy towards others, that is simply your ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Are you practicing authenticity (using your voice, message and values), and are you willing to give support to others without wanting or expecting something else in return? 2) Vulnerability is the path to building connections, “The definition of vulnerability is uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. But vulnerability is not weakness; it's our most accurate measure of courage - Brene Brown.  It is that unstable feeling we get when we step out of our comfort zone or do something that forces us to loosen control. 3) The number one desire we all have is to build connections, to be seen and heard.  How can you go first and do this for someone else with no expectation for something in return? Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am sharing some thoughts about a message I heard recently after an interview with Brandon Puffer.  His episode was #541 on the podcast.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Success, money, acknowledgement should only make you more of who you are.  These things amplify who you are.  If you become a different person (in a negative frame) in the process, then success is changing you. 2) Who you meet on the way up is who you might meet on the way down too. Let Brandon’s lesson in life that he is most grateful for ring through for you.  3) This relates to the book, “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”, by Mitch Albom.  The core take aways are this: everything happens for a reason; sacrifices make an impact in the lives of other people; forgiveness; the essence of love; and every human life has a purpose.  My personal take away from this book has always been that I never know who I am having an impact on and some of the people who have impacted me, I have never met. Our impact and reach goes far beyond us. That is legacy, choose to live it wisely.  Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Connect with us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Motivational Speaker and Baseball Coach, Brandon Puffer. Brandon is an American former MLB player who played with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.  In 2007, Brandon signed with the Texas Rangers, playing for their Double A affiliate the Frisco RoughRiders.  After a playoff game, Brandon joined his teammates for a celebratory night out which led to a night of drinking and poor choices.  As a result, he was arrested for the intent of a crime and sentenced to 5 years in prison.  After 3 1/2 years, he was eligible for parole and was free to start his new life over.  Today, Brandon Puffer is the co-founder of GPS Legends where he serves as a coach and mentor to 17 year old players.  The GPS Legends mission is to create a competitive baseball environment by instilling character, developing leaders and building confidence one player at a time. In this episode we discuss: 1) Brandon’s story, the turning points, how he sat in a place of ownership, and used his time in prison to change his life and reinvent himself> 2) The journey of growth and sharing his story in his book, “From the BullPen to the State Pen”, and how owning his story is allowing him to continue to make a massive impact with youth in baseball and life. Connect with Brandon Email: [email protected]: https://www.BrandonPuffer.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/coachpuffpositv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachpuffpositive LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-puffer-0b8b2378/ Brandon’s Book:  "From the Bullpen to the State Pen" will be released in October and is available through Amazon and my website.   I have a free newsletter that the audience can sign up for on my website where I post words of encouragement and YouTube videos. Connect with us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84564864 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

In this episode I am sharing a personal lesson, experience regarding the word rejection and what we are making it mean.  In today’s episode we discuss: 1) Rejection is simply the act of pushing someone or something away.  What if that person we are pushing away is ourselves?  What if in the process we are pushing away the opportunities that are meant for us but we are the block? 2) Rejection is a re-direction, a tilt away from but also towards something new, like a course correction.  This or something better? 3) Are you determined enough to do the reps, the work, the unseen work, the highs and lows, and trust that the rejection can be a redirection?  Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Join the OUTSPOKEN Community Waitlist https://www.marshavanw.com/OUTSPOKENcommunitywaitlist Connect with us on Patreon Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode I am speaking to all the listeners of the podcast and how grateful I am for your continued support of this show.  We started 5+ years ago and have fumbled our way through so many messy periods of growth and learning and I wouldn’t change a thing. What I didn’t know was how much this podcast, community and our guests would change my life for the better. We are now launching our Monday episodes on Patreon, there is something for everyone, early release, ad free episodes, drop in and watch recordings, exclusive content, raw video footage and so much more, with memberships starting as little as $8.88 per month. In today’s episode we discuss: 1)  I am sharing the news of Patreon, how it is going to work as of May 1st and the bonuses and reasons you want to join us!! There is a bonus of a live zoom Scripting Call on Friday, April 28th, at 12 pm EST.  2) These membership spaces will also include access to the subscription of the Outspoken digital magazine when it launches this summer.  Whether it is the bonuses of the podcast episodes, raw video footage, live zoom calls, NLP activations, or the perks of early access to all the things, this is an invitation to join us in the Patreon community and link arms and be a part of Community, Connections, Collaborations and Contributions.  This space is going to be incredible! Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Join the OUTSPOKEN Community Waitlist https://www.marshavanw.com/OUTSPOKENcommunitywaitlist Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.  

In this episode we are speaking with Executive Director of Sober Kids BC, Chris Bungay.  Chris was a lawyer for 20 years, through the first half of his career (and first half of his life since age 12.  Chris had a substance use disorder, mainly relating to alcohol use.  He comes from a community and to some extent a family with a history of addiction.  He sold his law practice 3 years ago and wanted to give back to the community, so with the help of his wife, they started a charity known as Sober Kids BC.  This is a non-profit dedicated to educating families about youth substance abuse, and providing tools, speakers and courses to help parents who want to prevent their teens from using alcohol and drugs, but also to assist parents who have teens who are experiencing problems with using alcohol/drugs. In this episode we discuss: 1) Teen cannabis use in Canada and sharing some very relevant stats about addiction, teen substance abuse and how we can support families trapped in this cycle. 2) Sober Kids Canada is offering lots of educational resources through their website including a night where Marsha will be guest speaking on May 11th at 9 pm EST.  You can register for the event at https://www.soberkids.ca Connect with Chris Email: [email protected]: https://www.soberkids.ca Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling NLP Trainer, Speaker, Publisher & Author, 2xs Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.

In this episode (part 2 from episode #534), I am sharing some thoughts on resistance and a few quotes from the War of Art by Steven Pressfield.  “The more important a call to action is to our soul's evolution, the closer you are to your life’s mission, the more resistance we will feel and the more resistance we will feel about answering it. But to yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be. Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives.”     In today’s episode we discuss: 1)  You don’t overcome self-doubt, you build something bigger than it.  You move through the resistance and become bigger than the self-doubt. Self-doubt comes from a belief, and when you have a belief your subconscious mind goes searching for proof either way. 2) What if what you are resisting in your self-growth is only feeding your self doubt? How can you get bigger than your self-doubt?  Get into action, make promises to yourself and keep them, this will build confidence and belief in yourself.  3) Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it. Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of resistance. Join the OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification https://www.marshavanw.com/outspoken2023 Join the OUTSPOKEN Community Waitlist https://www.marshavanw.com/OUTSPOKENcommunitywaitlist Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster 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 that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.  Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.