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September 6, 2024 23 mins

A Journey to Self-Awareness

In this episode of Let Yourself Bloom, host Jen Banks delves into the power of identifying and nurturing your innate strengths. Jen shares personal anecdotes, including her journey to learn 50 songs on the piano, illustrating how determination, patience, and resilience played crucial roles in her growth. She guides listeners through a reflective exercise to uncover their own core strengths, offering practical steps to recognize and leverage these abilities in various aspects of life.

 

Jen emphasizes the importance of writing down moments of pride and the strengths they reveal, encouraging a deeper connection with one's abilities. She also introduces a strength assessment and affirmation exercise to help listeners consciously integrate their strengths into daily life. With insights from her book's first chapter, Jen discusses the concept of "divine genius" and how understanding and nurturing your strengths can lead to a more fulfilling and resilient life.

 

Tune in to explore how to balance motherhood and ambition, embrace your unique path, and give yourself permission to bloom in every season of life.

 

(00:00) Welcome to let yourself Bloom, where motherhood and ambition coexist beautifully

(01:26) Today, we will talk all about your innate strengths

(03:47) Find your core strengths or innate strengths. I know it can be difficult to identify them

(07:00) It's easy to let some of these strengths atrophy

(09:17) The last exercise I have for you today is a strength affirmation exercise

(11:19) Too often we compare our weakness with other people's strengths, says Emily Freeman

(21:00) By recognizing your strengths, you're creating a solid foundation for your personal growth

(22:15) Let yourself bloom is a podcast about balancing motherhood and ambition

 

#Podcast #PersonalGrowth #SelfCare #Motherhood #Ambition #Strengths #Resilience #LifeBalance #RideTheWaveMedia

 

Keywords: Personal Growth, Self-Care, Motherhood, Ambition, Strengths, Resilience, Life Balance, Jen Banks, Let Yourself Bloom, Ride The Wave Media, Podcast Episode

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