Investing in Yourself: How Your Choices Shape Your Self-Image
Self-image is essentially how we perceive ourselves, shaped by our thoughts, beliefs, and experiences. Tonya Leigh explores the profound connection between the investments we make—whether in time, money, or energy—and the evolution of our self-image. This exploration is particularly relevant for women seeking to elevate their self-perception and overall life experience. Tonya emphasizes that our self-image acts as a lens through which we view our capabilities and potential. When we invest in ourselves, we are not merely acquiring things; we are affirming our worth and expanding our identity.
She emphasizes the importance of the energy behind our investments, highlighting that buying from a place of fear or scarcity often leads to disappointment. Instead, she encourages listeners to invest from a mindset of deserving and self-worth, exemplified by her own experience purchasing a designer handbag as a step towards embracing a new identity.
Tune in to discover how your choices can empower your personal growth and self-image.
Talking Points:
01:06 - The Five Key Investments
03:27 - Personal Growth and Changing Desires
07:08 - Early Financial Habits and Investments
10:20 - Seeing Yourself as an Appreciating Asset
15:19 - Investments as Rituals of Belief
21:08 - Thriving in Uncertain Times
28:04 - Choosing an Extraordinary Goal
35:08 - Discovering Personal Style
39:05 - Budget Shock and Self-Image
48:58 - Practicing CEO Presence
51:00 - Exposure to New Perspectives
Quotes:
"A deeper level of self-trust is the first thing that comes up. Also seeing myself as an adult."
"Making a scary but aligned investment, it pulls you out of your current identity and into a future one."
27:33 - "Without investments in yourself, you will slow your progress, and you will make it so much harder."
"I can tell you from my experience, it is the number one investment, hands down, that I have ever made in myself."
"Your surroundings are always mirroring back to you what you believe to be true about yourself."
"The way I think about it is I'm practicing it until I become it."
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