WEBVTT - Why self awareness is your superpower with Author Jordanna Levin ✨ 0:00:00.400 --> 0:00:04.600 The Rising Conquer Podcast acknowledges the traditional custodians of the 0:00:04.720 --> 0:00:08.320 land which this episode is being recorded, the Yugen Bear region. 0:00:08.960 --> 0:00:13.360 We further acknowledge country throughout Australia and their connections to land, 0:00:13.560 --> 0:00:16.880 sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders 0:00:16.960 --> 0:00:20.920 past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal 0:00:20.960 --> 0:00:34.199 and Terrestriid islander peoples today. Hello and welcome back to 0:00:34.240 --> 0:00:37.400 the Rise and Conquer Podcasts. This is the podcast for 0:00:37.600 --> 0:00:47.440 ordinary people who want to do extraordinary things. 0:00:49.920 --> 0:00:52.440 What's so great about self awareness is that, yes, we 0:00:52.560 --> 0:00:55.360 understand ourselves better, but the flip side of that is 0:00:55.360 --> 0:00:57.680 that we also understand others better. And when it comes 0:00:57.720 --> 0:01:00.240 to communication, which is usually a two way fee to 0:01:00.560 --> 0:01:04.600 or more waiting, we can really sort of understand what 0:01:04.680 --> 0:01:06.560 that other person is trying to say to us. 0:01:10.920 --> 0:01:14.080 Hello and welcome back to the Rise and Conca podcast. 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:19.479 It is your host Georgie Stevenson, lawyer turned entrepreneur, business owner, 0:01:19.720 --> 0:01:23.920 New Mum or The Things. Today we are chatting to 0:01:24.120 --> 0:01:28.520 best selling author Giordana Levin. Jordana believes that our haa 0:01:28.720 --> 0:01:33.040 moments are contagious and self awareness is your greatest superpower. 0:01:33.360 --> 0:01:37.720 Geordana is the author of three amazing books, Make It Happen, 0:01:38.120 --> 0:01:42.120 Make You Happen, and Hire Love. I've read them all 0:01:42.240 --> 0:01:46.600 and they're so so good. We've actually had Jordana on 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:50.800 the potty years ago where we chatted about her first book, 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:53.880 which is all about manifesting. I'll make sure to link 0:01:53.920 --> 0:01:56.360 it because I know you guys will love that one too. 0:01:56.520 --> 0:02:01.040 So today we chat about all things self awareness, strengthening 0:02:01.080 --> 0:02:04.760 your intuition, and how we can improve our communication to 0:02:04.880 --> 0:02:08.840 best express our most authentic self. It was such a 0:02:08.919 --> 0:02:12.360 lovely chat and I honestly cannot wait for you guys 0:02:12.440 --> 0:02:15.560 to hear it. But before we get into the episode, 0:02:15.720 --> 0:02:19.840 a little weekly update. If you haven't listened to Friday's episode, 0:02:19.880 --> 0:02:22.960 which you should, we told you guys that we have 0:02:23.280 --> 0:02:27.320 beautiful rn C affirmations that you can download. Of course, 0:02:27.360 --> 0:02:31.080 they're esthetically pleasing, they're completely free. All you have to 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:33.960 do is go to the website, which is just Georgie 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:37.560 Stevenson dot net and you can download them straight to 0:02:37.840 --> 0:02:41.880 your phone and there's seven beautiful affirmations. I know you 0:02:41.919 --> 0:02:44.880 guys will love them. They're quite fun. We also did 0:02:45.040 --> 0:02:49.360 a sneaky shoot for rn C for something we have 0:02:49.520 --> 0:02:52.560 for you guys coming up. I cannot say anymore. Teas 0:02:52.600 --> 0:02:57.720 giving me eyes. Should we just tell them no? And gotcha, 0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:03.000 go ahead dell them no. Actually, let's just tell them. Okay. 0:03:03.080 --> 0:03:07.080 So guys, you've seen it, You've seen it everywhere. We 0:03:07.360 --> 0:03:08.520 created an RNC. 0:03:10.400 --> 0:03:11.320 We couldn't leave it in. 0:03:12.120 --> 0:03:15.160 You wanted me to tell them a tea. Well, this 0:03:15.240 --> 0:03:18.440 was last week, but a little update so special because 0:03:18.760 --> 0:03:21.440 Jamie moved to the Gold Coat Jamie moved to the 0:03:21.560 --> 0:03:23.920 Gold Coast. Say hi, Jamie. 0:03:24.360 --> 0:03:24.480 Hi. 0:03:25.000 --> 0:03:27.560 So we've been egging Jamie on for a long time, 0:03:27.680 --> 0:03:30.280 being like move to the goldcost Jamie, and she she 0:03:30.320 --> 0:03:32.960 hasn't officially moved, but she's down here for a good 0:03:32.960 --> 0:03:35.240 amount of time for a month. She's actually staying in 0:03:35.320 --> 0:03:37.920 my guest house, which is fun. I had dinner with 0:03:38.360 --> 0:03:41.320 Jamie and her mom last night and her mom is 0:03:41.400 --> 0:03:46.280 so I love your mom. I'm obsessed. And when she 0:03:46.360 --> 0:03:49.200 told me about like your dad and her, I was like, 0:03:49.440 --> 0:03:51.440 this is Jamie, Like I know where she comes from 0:03:51.440 --> 0:03:54.440 now it just made so much sense but it was 0:03:54.480 --> 0:03:57.960 so lovely and yeah, so Jamie's here. So this is 0:03:58.000 --> 0:04:00.800 actually like our first like little recording where We've got 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:05.040 her in the office, which is pretty cool. And that's 0:04:05.040 --> 0:04:07.800 about it. Had Ellie's twenty first. That was a lot 0:04:07.840 --> 0:04:08.839 of fun was noted here. 0:04:09.160 --> 0:04:09.440 Yes. 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:14.520 Good. I'm starting to get a bit sick you had 0:04:14.520 --> 0:04:17.920 too much fun, But yes, that is all. Let's get 0:04:17.920 --> 0:04:19.440 into this episode. I know you guys are going to 0:04:19.480 --> 0:04:26.560 love it. Gordana, welcome back to the Rise and Conquer Podcast. 0:04:26.640 --> 0:04:28.400 It's so good to have you back on the show. 0:04:28.760 --> 0:04:30.880 Oh, thank you so much. It's so great to be 0:04:31.000 --> 0:04:31.760 back on the show. 0:04:32.240 --> 0:04:37.080 We are so excited here before we get into the episode, 0:04:37.440 --> 0:04:39.599 do you want to just tell the audience who you 0:04:39.680 --> 0:04:41.839 are and all the good things you do? 0:04:42.160 --> 0:04:46.040 Yeah, I guess first and foremost these days, I'm a writer. 0:04:46.680 --> 0:04:51.240 I've written three personal development books, Make It Happen, Higher Love, 0:04:51.560 --> 0:04:54.560 and Make You Happen. I think we spoke about make 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:58.039 It Happen the last time I was on the podcast. Yeah. 0:04:58.160 --> 0:05:01.160 So I'm still writing, but kind of switch lanes a 0:05:01.200 --> 0:05:03.520 little bit, and I'm writing my first fiction at the moment, 0:05:03.640 --> 0:05:08.000 which is very exciting, very challenging, but a nice change 0:05:08.040 --> 0:05:09.159 from personal development. 0:05:09.240 --> 0:05:13.560 Oh my god, that's so exciting. Could I possibly ask, 0:05:14.000 --> 0:05:15.760 like what it's about. 0:05:15.680 --> 0:05:19.919 Or Basically it is. The book is split into three parts, 0:05:20.080 --> 0:05:22.680 and it's sort of like a sliding doors moment, the 0:05:22.720 --> 0:05:28.440 protagonist with a decision of three choices, and then the 0:05:28.440 --> 0:05:32.240 book splits into three separate timelines. So it's taking me 0:05:32.360 --> 0:05:35.200 a really long time to write because I'm essentially writing 0:05:35.320 --> 0:05:39.160 three plot lines at the one time. But I can 0:05:39.200 --> 0:05:41.320 pull it off, which I'm pretty sure I can. It's 0:05:41.360 --> 0:05:42.080 going to be pretty good. 0:05:42.080 --> 0:05:44.320 I think, Oh my god, that does that sounds amazing 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:46.440 and is like, is the vibes like a bit of 0:05:46.480 --> 0:05:49.120 a love story or a bit of. 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:52.560 A love story, bit of a coming of age story, 0:05:52.800 --> 0:05:55.880 bit of a development story, all the things we love? 0:05:56.120 --> 0:05:58.760 As I say, me and Natia, we're so excited. We 0:05:59.200 --> 0:06:03.160 every like we this weekly recommendations on a Friday, and 0:06:03.240 --> 0:06:07.200 all our recommendations are love story, coming of age. So 0:06:07.400 --> 0:06:09.039 you've hit the nail on the head with us, and 0:06:09.080 --> 0:06:10.640 we're very excited for this book. 0:06:11.520 --> 0:06:13.400 You will be sent one of the very first copies. 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:13.960 I promised. 0:06:14.000 --> 0:06:18.159 Oh I cannot wait. No, that's amazing. Congratulations and I 0:06:18.240 --> 0:06:22.000 love that. That's such an evolution of you. Like you said, 0:06:22.040 --> 0:06:25.839 you've done three self development books and obviously nailed it. 0:06:25.920 --> 0:06:28.960 Your books are just amazing. But I love that you're 0:06:29.040 --> 0:06:32.839 you know, you're growing, you're evolving, and you've got something new. 0:06:32.920 --> 0:06:35.320 I bet it. I bet it's like keeping things really 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:36.240 fresh and exciting. 0:06:36.480 --> 0:06:38.800 Yeah, thank you. I sort of I ran out of 0:06:38.880 --> 0:06:41.560 stories to tell about myself, so I was like, I 0:06:41.600 --> 0:06:43.840 better start someone else's story. 0:06:45.640 --> 0:06:48.799 And it's interesting, you you know, bring up fiction because 0:06:49.600 --> 0:06:51.680 just the other day on the podcast, I was telling 0:06:51.720 --> 0:06:55.920 the RNC fan that I am like ride or Die 0:06:56.120 --> 0:06:59.320 for my self development. Obviously I have a self development podcast, 0:06:59.640 --> 0:07:02.800 but recently I'm like, I'm actually reading, for the first 0:07:02.839 --> 0:07:06.400 time and probably four years, a fiction book because I'm like, 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:10.720 I need to I'm a new mum too, so I'm 0:07:10.760 --> 0:07:13.960 like I need to separate, you know, my work, and 0:07:14.040 --> 0:07:15.920 I need to have some time away. And I feel 0:07:15.920 --> 0:07:19.360 like fiction books are just amazing to like completely get 0:07:19.480 --> 0:07:24.840 lost in another world and you know, a form of yeah, 0:07:24.920 --> 0:07:28.920 really kind of stepping outside of like constantly learning and 0:07:29.040 --> 0:07:31.559 just doing something where it's like it's just fully for you. 0:07:31.640 --> 0:07:32.720 So that's really gad. 0:07:33.040 --> 0:07:35.040 And you know what my publisher said to me not 0:07:35.120 --> 0:07:37.800 so long ago when I was sort of floating the 0:07:37.800 --> 0:07:41.400 themes in this fiction book and I said to her, Oh, 0:07:41.560 --> 0:07:44.040 do you think I should like really sort of weave 0:07:44.320 --> 0:07:48.160 through some self help and personal development into the fiction? 0:07:48.720 --> 0:07:50.880 And she said to me, which I found really interesting, 0:07:50.920 --> 0:07:55.000 And it's so true, she said, jawed. Every character in 0:07:55.040 --> 0:08:00.520 a book goes through some sort of character development. There's 0:08:00.600 --> 0:08:05.360 some sort of development of person that happens to either 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:08.520 the protagonist or the other characters throughout a really well 0:08:08.520 --> 0:08:12.280 written story. So she said, so true. So you know, 0:08:12.440 --> 0:08:15.720 even when you're reading fiction and you're taking a break 0:08:15.720 --> 0:08:19.000 from those self help books, there's still this evolution of 0:08:19.080 --> 0:08:21.840 self and recognition of self that you can see within 0:08:21.880 --> 0:08:22.680 those characters. 0:08:23.560 --> 0:08:26.200 It's almost like it's such a it is, it's a 0:08:26.240 --> 0:08:28.600 form of self help. It's just written in like a 0:08:28.640 --> 0:08:33.400 really beautiful, juicy way. Which how good. Yeah, all right, 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:38.320 well let's start talking back about self development. So, like 0:08:38.400 --> 0:08:40.559 you said, you were on the potty, and I'll make 0:08:40.600 --> 0:08:44.800 sure I link the first episode we did together, which is, Oh, Jordane, 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:47.839 I think it was. It would be like three years ago, now, 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:51.360 wouldn't have Could you spoke at one of our live events, 0:08:51.400 --> 0:08:52.800 the very first one in Brisbane? 0:08:53.080 --> 0:08:55.880 I think it would have been twenty nineteen because that 0:08:55.960 --> 0:08:58.200 event was twenty nineteen. Wasn't it was before? 0:08:58.559 --> 0:09:02.200 That's crazy, So it's so good to have you back on. 0:09:02.480 --> 0:09:06.800 So I have just read your new book, Make You Happen, 0:09:07.000 --> 0:09:10.800 and it's so beautiful and I love how you've really 0:09:11.480 --> 0:09:13.880 you know, obviously self development and self help, but it's 0:09:13.920 --> 0:09:17.679 really written in a new way and I guess made 0:09:17.720 --> 0:09:21.079 me think about things from a new perspective. I would 0:09:21.120 --> 0:09:23.040 love for you to a first because I feel like 0:09:23.080 --> 0:09:26.200 a lot of the audience would have read Make It Happen. 0:09:26.800 --> 0:09:29.760 Can you kind of explain to us the difference between 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:33.000 these two books and what you really kind of brought 0:09:33.080 --> 0:09:34.560 in the Make You Happen. 0:09:34.880 --> 0:09:39.000 Yeah. So, Make It Happen is a book about manifestation, 0:09:39.400 --> 0:09:43.320 and it essentially walks you through the theory of manifestation 0:09:43.600 --> 0:09:46.240 and then the practical application of it. So it's like 0:09:46.280 --> 0:09:50.960 a really foundational teaching of the manifestation practice. Make You 0:09:51.160 --> 0:09:54.280 Happen sort of builds on what we learned in Make 0:09:54.320 --> 0:09:58.880 It Happen, which was essentially the manifestation equation thoughts plus 0:09:58.920 --> 0:10:03.120 feelings plus action and faith and says, hey, that equation 0:10:03.240 --> 0:10:06.360 is really great and super handy, but in order to 0:10:06.480 --> 0:10:10.559 manifest what we want, we have to first acknowledge that 0:10:10.600 --> 0:10:14.080 we manifest who we are. So what I saw in 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:19.800 Make You Happen is fine tuning, a really acute self 0:10:19.800 --> 0:10:24.400 awareness practice, because if we can become super self aware 0:10:24.559 --> 0:10:28.640 of who we are, it's easier for us to show 0:10:28.720 --> 0:10:33.480 up authentically, stay in alignment with ourselves, and from that space, 0:10:33.720 --> 0:10:37.600 we start to vibrate on a frequency that's truly authentic 0:10:37.679 --> 0:10:42.360 to us and naturally start to manifest that which is 0:10:42.440 --> 0:10:43.959 meant for us towards us. 0:10:44.120 --> 0:10:48.079 It's such like the thing of you very much manifest. 0:10:48.360 --> 0:10:51.199 You know who you are and what you are, and 0:10:51.320 --> 0:10:53.760 so I think that's such a key thing as we 0:10:53.800 --> 0:10:56.959 can often miss of. It's funny because I kind of 0:10:57.400 --> 0:10:59.880 I have like a manifesting course, and that's what I 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:03.880 explain in it is the formula is actually really quite simple, 0:11:04.160 --> 0:11:08.000 but you need to work on yourself and really get 0:11:08.040 --> 0:11:11.760 to a point where you know you love yourself, your 0:11:12.440 --> 0:11:17.000 your your whole authentic self, and you have accepted all 0:11:17.040 --> 0:11:19.640 the parts of yourself and you feel very seen. And 0:11:19.679 --> 0:11:23.360 then when you manifest from that point, it's so much 0:11:23.480 --> 0:11:26.839 more powerful and it's so much more, for lack of 0:11:26.840 --> 0:11:30.040 a better word, like easier, because you're so clear on 0:11:30.080 --> 0:11:32.520 who you are and what you want, and you're so 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:35.200 clear of oh, these are the limiting beliefs and that 0:11:35.240 --> 0:11:38.280 sort of thing. So that is Yeah, that is so 0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:42.160 perfect and it's such such a powerful book. Well, do 0:11:42.240 --> 0:11:44.320 you want to kind of explain to the audience a 0:11:44.360 --> 0:11:49.000 bit more about self awareness? Because something I often say 0:11:49.440 --> 0:11:52.960 is when you know someone has a how question of 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:55.319 you know, let's say they have a limiting belief and 0:11:55.360 --> 0:11:58.640 it's like, how do I overcome it? And something I 0:11:58.800 --> 0:12:01.080 kind of explained to them. The fact that you're even 0:12:01.200 --> 0:12:04.840 self aware now is just such a huge thing and 0:12:04.920 --> 0:12:08.080 such a great first set. So do you want to 0:12:08.080 --> 0:12:11.520 just explain, you know, what is self awareness and how 0:12:11.600 --> 0:12:13.560 it actually affects manifesting. 0:12:13.800 --> 0:12:17.040 Yeah, well, like you said, self awareness creates this really 0:12:17.080 --> 0:12:22.360 sort of beautiful foundation for you to understand yourself so 0:12:22.520 --> 0:12:26.400 well that you can show up and embrace the way 0:12:26.679 --> 0:12:28.800 the world in a way that sort of you know, 0:12:28.880 --> 0:12:33.719 plays to your strengths but also recognizes and considers your 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:37.760 weaknesses and not to use those weaknesses as an excuse, 0:12:38.360 --> 0:12:41.480 but to show a bit of compassion and self love 0:12:41.800 --> 0:12:45.320 and a gentle nature to yourself in each and every moment. 0:12:45.559 --> 0:12:50.040 Understanding who you are is such an integral part of 0:12:50.160 --> 0:12:55.720 manifesting because manifestation really is about the creation of that 0:12:55.840 --> 0:12:59.600 which we desire, and you don't know what it is 0:12:59.640 --> 0:13:04.319 you desire until you can truly understand who you are 0:13:04.720 --> 0:13:09.600 and how you're affected by the situations, the people, the 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:13.959 experiences that are happening around you. So what I did 0:13:14.200 --> 0:13:18.160 in the book is I kind of split because self 0:13:18.160 --> 0:13:21.079 awareness is such a big topic. I kind of split 0:13:21.360 --> 0:13:26.640 into six aspects of self. And the six aspects of 0:13:26.679 --> 0:13:35.200 self are identity, emotions, energy, communication, love, sex and desire 0:13:35.360 --> 0:13:39.680 kind of squeezed into one aspect, and your spirituality and intuition. 0:13:40.240 --> 0:13:42.200 And I guess when you can sort of split it 0:13:42.280 --> 0:13:45.880 up like that and think, Okay, how and who do 0:13:45.960 --> 0:13:50.439 I identify as? How do I express and process my emotions? 0:13:50.480 --> 0:13:53.760 Because the thing is we all do it differently, and 0:13:53.800 --> 0:13:57.720 nothing is right and nothing is particularly wrong. It's about 0:13:57.760 --> 0:14:01.440 being how you show in the world. Yeah, so that's 0:14:01.440 --> 0:14:05.120 also your energy levels, how you exert, how you recharge, 0:14:05.520 --> 0:14:10.320 how you sort of fulfill those energetic capacities and energetic 0:14:10.400 --> 0:14:13.880 needs that you have. How you communicate is such a 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:17.600 huge part because we all have different strengths when it 0:14:17.640 --> 0:14:20.800 comes to our communication, and some people say, oh, you know, 0:14:20.840 --> 0:14:25.360 I'm just not a very good communicator. It's about finding 0:14:25.560 --> 0:14:29.360 the ways in which you do communicate well and utilizing 0:14:29.440 --> 0:14:32.400 those to the best of your ability. Love, sex, and desire, 0:14:32.480 --> 0:14:34.880 of course, is a huge part of what makes us 0:14:35.040 --> 0:14:38.480 human and what forms connection with other people. And then 0:14:38.600 --> 0:14:42.720 lastly our spirituality and our intuition, so sort of how 0:14:42.760 --> 0:14:47.160 we listen to that internal part of us, that internal knowing. 0:14:47.520 --> 0:14:50.840 It's almost like we recently did a podcast on the 0:14:50.840 --> 0:14:55.440 five Love Languages, and it was such an interesting experiment 0:14:55.680 --> 0:14:57.800 just for me and my partner because you know, I'd 0:14:57.840 --> 0:15:01.760 heard about I'd heard about that, and and until we 0:15:01.800 --> 0:15:05.240 actually had the conversation where I asked him, how do 0:15:05.320 --> 0:15:07.640 you want to receive love? And how do you want 0:15:07.640 --> 0:15:09.920 to give love? And then I did the same thing, 0:15:10.240 --> 0:15:13.360 and it opened up this whole thing of I was 0:15:13.360 --> 0:15:16.200 so much more aware, and I was like so much 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:19.960 more understanding, And because our love languages are very different, 0:15:19.960 --> 0:15:22.840 because we're obviously very different people. But then once you 0:15:22.920 --> 0:15:26.240 have the awareness and once you have the understanding, I 0:15:26.640 --> 0:15:30.000 you know, made some very small tweaks in our relationship 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:32.120 that I was like, oh my god, this has made 0:15:32.240 --> 0:15:34.840 such a huge difference, and it just took you know, 0:15:35.320 --> 0:15:39.160 that little bit of awareness. So it's like a similar 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:43.160 thing but with ourselves in those you know, different categories. 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:46.000 Exactly, because I think a lot of the time, especially 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:49.520 in relationships, we put so much effort into understanding the 0:15:49.600 --> 0:15:54.200 other person. But if we put much effort into understanding ourselves, 0:15:54.520 --> 0:15:56.720 then we're actually in a better position to have a 0:15:56.720 --> 0:15:59.480 great relationship because we get to explain to the other 0:15:59.520 --> 0:16:01.520 person who who we are. And if we don't take 0:16:01.560 --> 0:16:04.560 the time to find that clarity, then it can become 0:16:04.640 --> 0:16:06.160 really fuzzy and unclear. 0:16:06.640 --> 0:16:09.360 And do you have like a go to exercise? I'll 0:16:09.440 --> 0:16:12.040 say no, there's so much information and so many good 0:16:12.080 --> 0:16:15.000 exercises in the book. I really love how each chapter 0:16:15.440 --> 0:16:18.600 there were you know, exercises you could do because I'm 0:16:18.600 --> 0:16:21.960 someone who loves homework quickly. But do you have kind 0:16:21.960 --> 0:16:25.280 of like a go to exercise? If someone in the 0:16:25.320 --> 0:16:28.040 community has listened to this episode and they're kind of like, 0:16:28.720 --> 0:16:32.120 I really don't know who I am and what I want, 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:34.960 what would be like a very first initial thing that 0:16:35.000 --> 0:16:37.760 they could do right now to just get that little 0:16:37.800 --> 0:16:38.680 bit step closer. 0:16:39.200 --> 0:16:41.760 Yeah, that's a really good question. I would start with, 0:16:41.920 --> 0:16:45.920 like the really simple question of what brings me joy? 0:16:46.480 --> 0:16:49.200 What lights me up? And sort of just getting really 0:16:49.240 --> 0:16:53.040 familiar with the things little and big that make you 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:57.960 feel joyful and make you feel alive and bring you energy, 0:16:58.240 --> 0:17:01.640 you know, And I think, is that is something that 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:04.280 we don't consider all the time. Again, we always look 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:07.520 how we can please other people or how we can 0:17:07.880 --> 0:17:11.199 make work more comfortable for other people, you know, But 0:17:11.520 --> 0:17:14.359 if you sort of turn the tables on yourself and say, okay, 0:17:14.359 --> 0:17:17.159 what what would make me feel better in this moment? 0:17:17.240 --> 0:17:20.480 What would what would make me feel joy right now? 0:17:20.720 --> 0:17:23.359 What would make it feel lighter? And sort of getting 0:17:23.440 --> 0:17:25.720 curious about those aspects of self. 0:17:25.560 --> 0:17:28.480 And something in your book I remember reading, is you 0:17:28.600 --> 0:17:31.320 kind of explain just kind of what you said then 0:17:31.640 --> 0:17:35.359 of the first the kind of steps of this is 0:17:35.400 --> 0:17:37.560 I guess you know, first of all, it's the curiosity, 0:17:38.119 --> 0:17:41.399 and then it's the acceptance, and then it's the embodiment. 0:17:41.880 --> 0:17:44.520 Can you kind of go through that process and give 0:17:44.600 --> 0:17:46.520 us a bit of an example of what that would 0:17:46.560 --> 0:17:48.720 look like? Because I just thought this was so interesting. 0:17:48.960 --> 0:17:54.080 Absolutely, I think much like you, Georgie, love work and 0:17:54.160 --> 0:17:57.440 steps and equations all the. 0:17:57.359 --> 0:18:01.800 Steps and all the equations and all the methods exactly. 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:04.359 So much like what could happen had the manifestation equation. 0:18:04.760 --> 0:18:09.200 I created three steps of self awareness for make you happen, 0:18:09.680 --> 0:18:11.960 and I think, look at something we do quite naturally, 0:18:12.040 --> 0:18:14.240 but when you break it down into steps, it's really 0:18:14.280 --> 0:18:17.800 easy to understand it. So the first step of self 0:18:17.840 --> 0:18:22.000 awareness is the curiosity piece. Some of us are really 0:18:22.040 --> 0:18:25.200 curious people. I am like, I have to know everything 0:18:25.240 --> 0:18:28.439 all of the time. But for other people it's like 0:18:28.600 --> 0:18:31.840 really taking the time to get curious about situations. So 0:18:32.400 --> 0:18:35.440 in terms of self awareness, that's things like self inquiry 0:18:35.720 --> 0:18:40.160 and self reflection, asking yourself questions, how do I feel 0:18:40.359 --> 0:18:42.160 or how do I feel in this moment? How does 0:18:42.200 --> 0:18:45.400 this situation make me feel? How does this problem make 0:18:45.440 --> 0:18:48.199 me feel? How does this person make me feel? What 0:18:48.600 --> 0:18:53.959 is this experience teaching me? What have I learned in 0:18:53.960 --> 0:18:57.359 the past in order to navigate this situation better? So 0:18:57.560 --> 0:19:02.359 just asking questions, getting curious, you know, after being through 0:19:02.400 --> 0:19:05.240 an experience, saying to yourself, what can I take away 0:19:05.280 --> 0:19:09.679 from this? What was the lesson here? Yeah, also getting 0:19:09.720 --> 0:19:12.560 curious again I mentioned it before, but about what your 0:19:12.600 --> 0:19:15.840 strengths are in different areas of your life, and also 0:19:15.880 --> 0:19:18.679 what your weaknesses are, again not to use them as 0:19:18.720 --> 0:19:23.199 an excuse, but just so you can have an awareness 0:19:23.240 --> 0:19:26.320 of them and use them to the best of your abilities. 0:19:27.000 --> 0:19:29.399 Once we get curious and we sort of start to 0:19:29.800 --> 0:19:34.560 question ourselves and question situations, there's the next step. Really 0:19:34.640 --> 0:19:39.040 is the acceptance piece, and this is the gracing of 0:19:39.080 --> 0:19:43.840 your strengths and weaknesses, being gentle with yourself through failures 0:19:44.440 --> 0:19:47.800 and periods of healing, and also like really sort of 0:19:47.920 --> 0:19:53.240 celebrating your successes. A big part of acceptance is being 0:19:53.280 --> 0:19:56.480 at peace with yourself. So we talk about self love 0:19:56.640 --> 0:19:59.800 a lot, but I think this idea of just being 0:20:00.160 --> 0:20:04.920 okay with where you are at, accepting yourself for who 0:20:04.960 --> 0:20:09.639 you are, knowing yes, we can always expand and grow 0:20:09.720 --> 0:20:13.080 and learn more, but it's okay just to be who 0:20:13.119 --> 0:20:16.560 we are right now in this moment. An AHA moment 0:20:16.640 --> 0:20:19.800 for me with the acceptance piece is when I realized 0:20:19.960 --> 0:20:23.560 that a common roadblock for me, and I'm sure this 0:20:23.680 --> 0:20:25.680 is the case for many other people when it comes 0:20:25.680 --> 0:20:28.880 to self acceptance, is that we feel like we can 0:20:28.960 --> 0:20:33.680 only accept ourselves to the degree we feel accepted by others. 0:20:34.359 --> 0:20:37.320 So if you feel that is the case for you. 0:20:37.800 --> 0:20:40.719 It's really sort of again going back to the beginning, 0:20:40.760 --> 0:20:45.040 getting curious about why that is, Why can't I accept 0:20:45.119 --> 0:20:49.199 this thing about myself? And then the last step of 0:20:49.200 --> 0:20:53.720 self awareness, and it is the clincher, really is the 0:20:53.760 --> 0:20:59.119 embodiment piece. It's embodying what you've learned and accepted about yourself. 0:20:59.800 --> 0:21:03.000 I think for many of us with self help work, 0:21:03.240 --> 0:21:07.080 with personal development work, this is where we trip up. Yeah, 0:21:07.119 --> 0:21:09.800 we can need all of the self help and personal 0:21:09.840 --> 0:21:12.560 development books, we can do all the courses, listen to 0:21:12.600 --> 0:21:15.440 the podcast, all of the things, and we have the knowledge, 0:21:16.080 --> 0:21:20.000 but we need to be able to apply it, embodiment, 0:21:20.240 --> 0:21:24.320 embody it, and like show up as those teachings within 0:21:24.359 --> 0:21:25.520 our life day to day. 0:21:25.760 --> 0:21:28.720 That's such the missing piece, isn't it. I feel like 0:21:28.880 --> 0:21:32.080 sometimes and you know, I'm so guilty of this too. 0:21:32.400 --> 0:21:37.240 Of I love learning. I love you know, there's a 0:21:37.320 --> 0:21:40.040 reason that I work in self development and I love learning. 0:21:40.400 --> 0:21:43.240 But sometimes we can kind of go through and it's 0:21:43.440 --> 0:21:47.480 learning and learning and learning and aha moments. But unless 0:21:47.480 --> 0:21:52.600 you're actually embodying it and actually putting into practice, it's 0:21:52.680 --> 0:21:55.040 kind of like just going into one ear and going 0:21:55.040 --> 0:21:58.720 out the other. So I think the embodiment is such 0:21:58.840 --> 0:22:02.520 a huge key, you know, seeing that people I guess 0:22:02.600 --> 0:22:06.320 miss and kind of don't implement. So that's yeah, that's 0:22:06.359 --> 0:22:07.080 so important. 0:22:07.280 --> 0:22:09.840 The embodiment piece is an interesting one because I think 0:22:09.880 --> 0:22:12.080 we can be sort of in and out of flux 0:22:12.119 --> 0:22:15.520 with it. Like, just because we understand ourselves and we 0:22:15.680 --> 0:22:19.240 know something about ourselves doesn't mean that we're always showing 0:22:19.359 --> 0:22:22.280 up like that. So like really checking in with yourself 0:22:22.320 --> 0:22:25.400 and saying, all right, did I really embody my values 0:22:25.440 --> 0:22:28.160 in that moment or did I just ignore them correctly? 0:22:28.560 --> 0:22:31.760 You know, it is a constant practice. I know for myself, 0:22:32.359 --> 0:22:35.040 I went through a period at the end of last 0:22:35.119 --> 0:22:38.159 year even the beginning of this year, after I've wrote 0:22:38.160 --> 0:22:41.720 this book where I was not embodying everything I knew, 0:22:41.920 --> 0:22:44.679 you know, I'd sort of it was a slow process 0:22:44.760 --> 0:22:47.639 where I'd really distanced myself from a lot of the 0:22:47.680 --> 0:22:50.080 practices that used to be part of my every day 0:22:50.520 --> 0:22:53.760 And because it was such a slow progress or process, 0:22:54.119 --> 0:22:57.080 I didn't realize it had happened until I sort of 0:22:57.119 --> 0:22:58.879 looked back and I was like, hang on, I'm not 0:22:58.920 --> 0:23:02.159 embodying any of that stuff that I talk about, and 0:23:02.359 --> 0:23:04.600 really sort of having to go back to the beginning 0:23:04.720 --> 0:23:06.679 and start to reintroduce it. 0:23:06.680 --> 0:23:10.399 It's so true, isn't it. I often am in the 0:23:10.480 --> 0:23:13.919 exact same boat where almost though I feel like we 0:23:14.040 --> 0:23:17.520 go through seasons, I personally would go through seasons where 0:23:18.000 --> 0:23:21.359 I'm just so strong with my boundaries and like knowing 0:23:21.440 --> 0:23:24.720