Spiritual bypassing is a term used to describe emotional avoidance of difficult subjects - but it's in these challenging places where true growth happens. Developing genuine self-awareness requires a great deal of courage, and the reward is com

A Closer Look at Fear - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

May 25th, 2023 16m 52s

Unexamined fears give us permission to destroy that which we perceive as the cause for our fear. Without awareness, you can be manipulated and potentially turned into a monster. Taking a closer look helps us recognize when these monsters might

Emotions are an Ally

Mar 28th, 2023 13m 2s

Emotions are the fuel for actions taken. Not being aware of what's going on "under the hood" means this fuel can push us in directions we might not want to go. When we work to understand our emotions and make them our ally, we can turn this pow

Cosmic Enemas and Emotional Blenders - a look at Dark Nights of the Ego

Feb 27th, 2023 11m 24s

A Dark Night of the Ego is beyond an invitation; it's a demand for growth. They are not easy, and you might have multiples in a lifetime. Work through them with courage and integrity, and then let them go -- because there's more to do on the ot

Relationship with Money - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Feb 22nd, 2023 11m 57s

Money is a thing. It's our relationship to it and all it represents that guides our decisions and actions. Your financial life, like most everything else, is a reflection of this set of inner attitudes. Skills can be learned, but if the relatio

Triggers are an Invitation

Jan 20th, 2023 13m 24s

Triggers are the subconscious mind's attempt to get us to face wounds that are ready to be healed, while the conscious mind wants to keep avoiding them. Running from or using them to abusively control others allows them to fester and become poi

Developing the Skill of Discernment

Jan 6th, 2023 11m 6s

Discernment is our ability to critically and dispassionately evaluate diverse sources in order derive personal value. It is clear insight, intuition, and good judgement in action. When feeling lost with seemingly untrustworthy information, deve

Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors

Dec 14th, 2022 15m 31s

What we encounter of the world is a reflection of our internal state, so much so that we rarely can even see the person standing across from us for who they are. Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors. When you have the strength to start owning how muc

Empowerment

Oct 26th, 2022 16m 47s

Genuine empowerment is synonymous with personal sovereignty, in which we recognize we are responsible for all aspects of our lives and we own our power to make the changes we want. True Empowerment means we encourage and support empowering thos

Secrets and Mysteries

May 19th, 2022 21m 36s

Understanding with the head and understanding with the heart are very different things. In this episode I talk my experience of the differences, and share some examples to illustrate. Head understanding is a good handle, but heart understanding

Self-Sabotage ... Isn't

Mar 6th, 2022 12m 54s

Self-sabotage is a self-defense mechanism protecting us from something. Recognizing the emotional realities underlying the various instances provides guidance on how to reconcile the emotional core with the conscious wants. - Read this episode

A Relaunch and ReIntroduction

Feb 27th, 2022 7m 32s

Stepping Up to Your Potential is undergoing a slight course correction - taking the perspective that this is as much a spiritual journey as it is a personal development and self-discovery one. It will still focus on the tools and teachers which

Identity: Our Biggest Liability - Stepping Up To Your Potential

Jul 13th, 2019 12m 18s

Did you know that "I am" is identity language? That simple statements such as "I am so stupid" get picked up by our core selves and treated as if absolutely true? Learn ways which Identity is an unintentional liability, how to make it a powerfu

Identity: Our Greatest Asset

May 31st, 2019 12m 3s

Identity is a multi-faceted, core concept for Who We Are, What Is Acceptable, What Has Value, and much more. Are you aware of all your identities? Learn more about how to use them actively and consciously to help achieve your goals. -- See the

Voice as a Window into the Self - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast Episode

Apr 8th, 2019 7m 2s

Our voice can tell us so much about ourselves, but for the most part we are wholly unaware of it. Do you want to sound more confident? Be a better presenter? Learning to master the voice is a powerful tool! -- see the full episode transcribed

Stories Guide Everything - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Feb 4th, 2019 14m 1s

Stories are the core guiding principles which determine how we interact with life, the world, ourselves and those around us. Most of the time, we are completely unaware of this and thus at their mercy. Step up to understanding with these tools.

Developing Your Observer Self - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Nov 3rd, 2018 13m 15s

Developing the ability to observe our own emotions as they happen is a vital skill, enabling you to work with an increasing range of difficult situations effectively. Get started on this right here. -- See the transcript of this post on the web

Ask What Instead of Why - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Jun 3rd, 2018 8m 38s

Learning to ask what purpose an action or choice served will yield more useful results than asking why we do what we do. This post explores a bit about the difference between these questions, and takes a look at the emotional responses both typ

Exploring Emotional Discoveries - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

May 8th, 2018 12m 5s

Personal issues evolve rather than resolve. When that happens, they can be dealt with intelligently by asking the right questions. Once understood, take steps based on what is learned. Here I take you through an example journey of exploring an

Working Through Self-Doubt - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Apr 4th, 2018 6m 45s

Stepping out of comfort zones often causes confrontation with self-doubts. The good news is that this means you've been successful. The better news is that you can work through it relatively easily. Here's how. -- For the transcribed or written

Ego: Just a Sense of Self - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Mar 21st, 2018 8m 22s

An ego is nothing more than our concept of self. A damaged ego or a wounded sense of self means we feel threatened by others to whatever degree the ego is damaged. It also means we cannot honestly manage and hold our true potential. Heal the eg

The No Nots Game - Stepping Up To Your Potential Podcast

Mar 14th, 2018 3m 45s

Thinking with "Nots" - not like this, don't want that, etc - is a thinking pattern focused on limitations and barriers. Remove the limitations which prevent seeing potentials by playing this simple but surprisingly challenging game. -- See the

Using Frustration as a Guide

Mar 7th, 2018 4m 21s

Life is a venture of constant learning. While I highly recommend taking classes, sometimes what we think we are pursuing is not what we are actually looking to learn. Use your frustration as a guide to help figure out what's going on beneath th

Why Budgets Didn't Work For Me

Feb 24th, 2018 7m 16s

I approached a budget as if it were a punishment, and emotionally responded by rejecting the limits I was trying to impose on myself. By changing tactics and approaches, I was able to create a spending plan that I could emotionally support and

Recognize Your Native Value with This Tool

Feb 23rd, 2018 7m 10s

In many cases, our greatest strengths are so inherent to our natures that they are dismissed as mundane when in truth they have the potential to be your greatest asset. Use this exercise to help locate and recognize these inherent values. -- Se