How to Stand in Your Power When Your World's Gone Upside Down

3 Things You Can Do to Help Yourself Right Now
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​Do you feel like having control in your life these days is like trying to catch a fistful of feathers in the wind?

Do you feel anxious, frustrated, stressed or angry?

Do you wish that whatever's bothering you would just go away?

Take heart, there’s something you can do. Should you accept this mission, taking steps to claim your personal power requires three things.

​Caution: This may fly smack dab in the face of your current beliefs!
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​1. Go Neutral.


What does that mean?

To take a pass on getting caught up in judging yourself, others, a situation or circumstance.
 

​An Example for You:

Sitting on my couch before the day starts, I can look out and see traffic going by. The way the window is positioned creates a frame for the outside world. I can wake up with my coffee cup while observing a car or truck passing through the “frame.”

There aren't any stories in my head about the vehicles, who’s in them or what they’re doing. It's just about observing what is.


​Why is it important?

Like shifting your car, shifting your mind to neutral allows you to choose how to respond. You’re not caught up in your emotions, in a reaction, or judgment. From that space, you can make deliberate choices about where you want to go.

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​2. Get Centered.

 
What does that mean?

Calling a time-out with your self-defeating thoughts and actions.
 
When I was little, my mom would summon us kids and declare Quiet Time. I don’t know if it was because we got totally out of hand or she needed a break (probably both), but we dreaded those words because it meant we had to stop whatever stuff we were into at the moment.

Just.

Stop.

And.

Chill.



Why is it important?

Quiet Time as an adult is great for your mind, body, and spirit. How often do you make it a priority?
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Taking the time to get centered, really centered, allows clearer thinking so you can be calmly effective in your life.
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Go Neutral and Get Centered work hand-in-hand:

• Neutral gives you the space to choose how you want to respond
• Centered allows for clearer thinking and more effective actions

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Both are simple in concept, but take practice to apply. In the words of the iconic song Dream On by Steven Tyler /Aerosmith:

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The past is gone, it went by, like dusk to dawn. Isn’t that the way, Everybody’s got the dues in life to pay.

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​The parallel is that it takes inner work to get your outer reward.

Remember, you can use Go Neutral and Get Centered to take charge of something you can control – you.

Right now.

When you do that for yourself, through a lens of love and compassion, it ripples. You’re creating an open space to make new choices for yourself.

Zooming out to enfold the bigger picture, when you do that for yourself, it also affects the world around you.

Go Neutral and Get Centered is also a launch pad for beginning to deliberately transform your world.

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3. Ask Yourself a Self-Discovery Question:
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• What do you want to change in your life?

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Are you ready to take another step forward in standing for yourself, standing in your personal power, regardless of what's going on in the world?

Yes?

Let’s talk.

I invite you to book a complimentary discovery call with me today.

Just reach out and send a message.
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I look forward to listening to you.
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