January 13, 2025 • 25 mins
Welcome to today's episode, where I'm diving into 12 powerful things to stop doing to get unstuck in 2025. Whether you're feeling trapped in old habits, past hurts, or unproductive patterns, this episode offers practical guidance along with reflective questions and bible verses to draw strength and remind you that you're not alone.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Hi friends, I'm Laura, and welcome to my podcast, Her
Journey Towards Change. This is a faith based life coaching
podcast for women who, like me, are on a journey
to live the best life possible. And then something happens,
something unforeseen, and everything changes. Life feels foreign and you
feel stuck and it's difficult to move forward and reaching
(00:27):
out can be hard. Right. Believe me, I know if
this is you, this podcast is for you. I don't
claim to have all the answers, but I know who does.
God wants more for us, for you and for me.
You are created to live your best life, So I
hope you will go on this journey with me to
(00:49):
a more positive perspective and take those hard steps together
through Her Journey Towards Change. Together, let's break through the
barriers which are holding us back from achieving what God
has called us to be. So let's go, and I
hope you will go on this journey with me. Hey, everyone,
(01:26):
you are listening to Her Journey Towards Change and I
am Laura, your host, and I believe this is episode
number ninety eight, and I'm so glad that you're here today.
Please excuse the voice. Sometimes my voice just gives out
on me that this is just one of those days.
So I apologize for that. But today's episode, I just
(01:50):
want to talk about twelve things to stop doing in
twenty twenty five to help you get unstuck in forward,
because that is that is the premise of my life
coaching is to get unstuck. Because they say it, we
(02:13):
get stuck in life. Many things we get stuck in.
We get stuck in our personal relationships, we get stuck
in our work, We get stuck in our bad habits
and our negative thoughts. We get stuck in just in life.
(02:35):
So what I want to talk about today is let's
see how many do I have here? I might have twelve.
I think I have twelve. Yeah, twelve things to stop
doing in twenty twenty five to help you get unstuck
and move forward in life. And the first one is
stop doubting yourself. I'm so guilty of this and we
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all are. Doubts and fear prevent you from pursuing new opportunities.
It's as simple as that. When we doubt ourselves, that
is a negative. Now, sometimes doubt can bring about something positive.
It's okay to second guess yourself. Every now and then
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because it makes you weigh out the pros and the cons,
and that that is a great way to make decisions,
to sit down and weigh out the pros and cons.
But you have to stop doubting yourself so much, trust
your abilities, and take those small steps towards your goals.
And I have a Bible passage for that. The scripture
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says I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me,
and that's found in Philippians four thirteen. Number two. Stop
comparing yourself to others, because comparing your life to someone
else's that only breeds insecurity, and it causes so much
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dissatisfaction in your life. Focus on you, Focus on your life,
focus on your goals, focus on your struggles, not someone
else's social media and I'm guilty of it. I'm sure
we all are. At times, we will plaster ourselves out there.
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Look at me, I'm on this wonderful vacation. I'm relaxing
along the beach. I just got this new car. Look
at my new home. We love to post on social
media how good we're doing, how well we're doing, But
how many of us really post on there and when
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we're not doing well? We don't because we don't want
people to know those things. And media is one of
those terrible forms of being able to compare yourself. So
don't do it. Don't trust everything you see on social media.
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Not everything looks as the way it appears. It's like,
you know, you can drive by in a neighborhood and
every door that you see closed, that house can be beautiful, hazy,
but you have no idea what's going behind going on
behind those closed doors, and you know, just like don't
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judge a book by it's cover, don't judge somebody else's
life by how good it may look, because it may
not be that what it may not be like that,
and it really doesn't matter even if it is, it's
not going to get you anywhere. If you focus on
somebody else's life, focus on your own. And I have
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a scripture for that one. Each one should test their
own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone
without comparing themselves to someone else. And that is in
Galatian sixty four number three. Stop welling in the past
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and raise my hand. I'm guilty for that. Been there,
done that, Still do that every now and then. It
is so easy to fall into that trap. But let
go of the past mistakes, let go of your regrets,
let go of those missed opportunities. There's nothing you can
do about it except learn from it. That's the only
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thing you can do. Now, there's a chance that if
you have a relationship that's gone bad and you've done
something to cause that, you can go back and you
can try to make amends. You can try. Sometimes it works,
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sometimes it doesn't. I have done that in the past,
and it does work, sometimes it doesn't. And you just
have to move on because you have to know in
your heart that you've done the best that you can do.
But you cannot let your past define who you are
now or define your future. You just you can't do it.
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And I have a scripture for that. The scripture is
forget the former. Things do not dwell in the past. Now.
These are paraphrased from a I'm not sure what version
that I got these from what version of the scriptures,
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but basically it says, forget the former things do not
dwell on the past. And that's Isaiah forty three eight,
Team number four. Stop saying yes to everything. You don't
have to say yes every single time to everything. Overcoming
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that yes syndrome is the best way forward. I think
over committing draine your energy and it prevents you from
focusing on what really matters most to you. You have
to learn to set those boundaries. Boundaries can be a
bad thing if somebody uses them to punish, If somebody
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uses them because they're angry, if somebody uses them because
they're jealous. All of that is negative. But if a
person uses a boundary because they need to do it
for their own mental health and taking care of themselves,
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that is the best way to stop saying yes so much.
I have a reflection question on this one. What is
the one thing that you can say no to this
week to prioritize your goals? What's one thing you can
say no to? If you have a ton of things
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on your list and you can go and order yes,
you have to do this, Yes, yes to this? What
is that one thing really doesn't need done right now?
Say no the next thing that comes along and somebody
wants you to do something and you feel guilty and
you want to say yes, It is okay to say no.
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It's okay. Number five, Stop waiting for the perfect moment
to make changes. There is no perfect time. There is
no perfect moment. Who said there was? Is there a
book out there that says there's a perfect time, There's not.
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The only actual real time. The best time is the now,
right now, right now. Every moment that you say I'm
gonna do it later, I'm gonna do it tomorrow, do
it next week. No start right now. And the scripture
that I have for that is, if you wait for
perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. That's an
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Ecclesiasts eleven four, number six. Stop surrounding yourself with negativity.
Oh my goodness, there's so much negativity in this world today.
Every time you look around, when you turn the news on,
when you turn the social media on, when you even
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in the commercials on TV. Negative, negative, negative. We don't
want to fill our minds with that. Distance yourself from
all of it. I know that it's difficult because we
live in the world, but we don't have to be
out of the world. So turn the TV off, eliminate
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some of that screen time. If you are seeing and
hearing so much negativity, if you hear it at work,
try to tune it out. Maybe the best thing to
do is just to open up some of the suggestions
in there and put out one of those positive thoughts
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that you're having to change that negativity. You never know
what can happen. But when you put negative in negative
is going to come out. That's all there is to it.
If you become overwhelmed with too much negativity, that's going
to cause stress, anxiety. You're not going to be able
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to focus on anything that you want to accomplish. So
distance yourself from any of those toxic relationships, the environments
that negative or those habits that are draining you from
moving forward. And I have a reflection question on that.
Who were what in your life is holding you back
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from being the best that you can be? Think about
that one and if there is a way of distancing yourself,
even just a little bit, that might be the best
thing to do. Number seven. I think I'm on number seven.
I'm looking at my notes. Here, stop procrastinating on yourself. Here,
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we all need it. I know what it's like. I
was the yes person, I was the people pleaser, and
I still I still love to make people happy. I
still try to please people. A lot of times I
just want I just want to make them happy. Sometimes
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it's I don't I fear saying no because I don't
want to hurt their feelings or I don't want to
let them down. But it's okay to let them down.
It's okay. If your self care is more important than
something that they need, it's okay. So neglecting your physical,
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your emotional, and your spiritual health, that'll keep you stuck,
and you don't want to go there. So you have
to prioritize your rest and your self care. And the
scripture for that one is, do you not know that
your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. God gave
us this our soul, our spirit within us. He doesn't
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want to book it. So we have to take care
of ourselves in a way that we will be ready
to serve him. If we are not in that position,
then we're not going to be able to take care
of others as well. So we have to take care
of ourselves first. And the scripture for this is First
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Corinthians six nineteen number eight. Stop seeking external validation. Your
worth doesn't come from the opinions of others. Your worth
does not come from the opinions of others. Your worth
comes from your creator. God. God is the one who
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created you. He knew you before you were even born.
He knows you now, He knew you in the past.
He knows you and what you will do in the future.
He has us in his hand. Your worth doesn't come
from the opinions of others. Look to God for your
value and for the direction that you need to move in,
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not somebody else. Scripture. For this, I am I now
trying to win the approval of human beings or of God?
So who are you trying to please? People? Or God?
Galatians one ten? Is that one number nine? Stop letting
fear control you? Why are you letting fear control you?
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Fear often will paralyze us, and it will keep us stuck.
It keeps us from wanting to do the things we
want to do. We have it in our head, we
know exactly what we want to do, but we're afraid,
So why don't we do this. We're afraid of taking risks,
we're afraid of the unknown. But that's okay, It's okay.
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That's normal to feel afraid. It's a normal thing to
not want to move forward when you don't know what's
going to happen. We all face that, but we don't
want to stay stuck. In their fear, trust God and
take those bold steps. And the scripture I have for
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this one is for God has not given us a
spirit of fear. For God has not given us a
spirit of fear, but of power and of love and
a sound mind. Two Timothy one seven, Number ten. We're
getting close to the end. Number ten. Stop ignoring your intuition,
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Stop ignoring your gut, your gut feeling. God gave us
a conscience. He gave us that although he gave us
free will to do what we choose, he wants us
to follow him. But he also gave us a conscience
of right and wrong. He often speaks through those quiet
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little nudges he gives in our heart. Maybe you've felt
them before. I have Listen and act on what he's
calling you to do. Think things through, go with what
you think God would want. We all have those values,
our core values that tell us down deep, this is
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not right. This is something that I need to speak
up about. This is something that I stand strong on.
So don't ignore those gut feelings. I have a reflection
question for that. What is one area in your life
where you need to trust your inner conscience, your inner feelings.
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Think about that one number eleven. Stop avoiding change. And
this is huge. Everybody wants change. It's the first of
the year. That's where everybody wants to make New Year's resolutions.
I used to believe in New Year's resolutions. They're a
good thing, don't get me wrong, But it's easy to
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let go of those quickly. It's easy to start and
to stop them because we become so dissatisfied when we
don't get the results we want. And I have come
to learn that when I rely more on God's word,
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rely more on focusing on one word, just one word.
Whether it's I don't know, change the word change. Maybe
you have a few things in your life that you
want to change. Maybe it's you're stuck in a mindset
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that you're not good enough. Maybe you're stuck in a
habit that's not good for you, and you want to
move forward and let go of that habit. We have
to we have to strive for that word. That word
becomes a positive thing in our life where you can
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make it one of your strengths. So focus on that
one word. What is that one word? Maybe you can
find it in the Bible, maybe you can find it
in a book. Maybe you can find it in a podcast.
Look for that one word that you're looking for for
the new year, and use it in everything that you
do and see if that helped you move forward. So
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you have to listen to your gut and you have
to avoid those negative changes. You want positive and letting
go of those familiar. Let me look at my notes here.
Let go of the familiar to make room for the
new blessings. Because every day God gives us new blessings.
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We are blessed every single day. Whether we see it
or not, it's there. It's there, and I think we
just need to open up our eyes and look for it.
And it's not hard. It's not hard. And I think
that we are people that we feel like we're owed.
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We're not old anything. We're not we're not worthy, we're
not deserving. God gives us and us things, and he
loves us unconditionally, and all he wants is for us
to love him, love ourselves, and love our neighbor as
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we would love ourselves. And I have a scripture to
the don't stop a waiting change, be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. It all starts with the heart. People,
our hearts tell us everything. It tells us what we think,
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it tells us what we do. What we do comes
out in our actions, and it creates this domino effect
in the world and in our families, among our friends,
at our workplaces, at school. So that is from Romans
twelve too, and number twelve. Stop underestimating God's power. Why
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do we do this? Don't limit what God can do
in your life. Oh my goodness, God has done so
much for me, so much more that I can't even
share it all. There's just too many things. And I
think we need to learn to be more thankful than
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what we are for the things that we have in
this world. We just think we need and want and
get and we don't give. We just want to keep
for ourselves, keep getting and gaining and receiving, but not
giving to others. And I think we need to trust
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God more and what he says, what he does for us,
what He's going to do for us. And I think
that He's going to provide for you and me in
so many unexpected ways that you will not know until
the future. Maybe you might notice it in the moment,
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but most of the times we don't realize what God
has done for us until we look back. Yeah, that
was God. I know you don't I know you know
what I'm tom out and the scripture I have for
that now to him who is able to do immeasurably
more than all we ask or imagine as Ephisions three
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twenty So. I hope some of this has helped you.
I know it's helped me. I hope you can take
one thing from it and move forward in this year
of twenty twenty five and start making positive changes. Let
me know if this is something you resonate with. If
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you feel like you want to talk to me, I
offer three forty five minute phone calls. Let's just have
a chat. Let's see where you stuck. Is there something
that you're stuck in, something you want to leave behind,
start moving forward with positive change. I want to be
there for you. We can go this journey together. I
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can help you with the tools and the race that
I have, and this will be a partnership. Check me out,
give me a call, send me a text, check out
my website her Journey towards Change dot com, and look
and see if there's something on there that resonates with you,
and just get in touch with me. I would love
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to just talk to you for forty five minutes, just
to see if there's something that we can do together
for you to get unstuck in this year of twenty
twenty five and start moving forward. So I hope that
this year can be your year of breakthrough, but your
year of breakthrough. I can't talk today. Start by releasing
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what's keeping you stuck. Just start releasing what's keeping you
stuck And until next time, love you guys,
Hi friends, I'm Laura, and welcome to my podcast, Her
Journey Towards Change. This is a faith based life coaching
podcast for women who, like me, are on a journey
to live the best life possible. And then something happens,
something unforeseen, and everything changes. Life feels foreign and you
feel stuck and it's difficult to move forward and reaching
(00:27):
out can be hard. Right. Believe me, I know if
this is you, this podcast is for you. I don't
claim to have all the answers, but I know who does.
God wants more for us, for you and for me.
You are created to live your best life, So I
hope you will go on this journey with me to
(00:49):
a more positive perspective and take those hard steps together
through Her Journey Towards Change. Together, let's break through the
barriers which are holding us back from achieving what God
has called us to be. So let's go, and I
hope you will go on this journey with me. Hey, everyone,
(01:26):
you are listening to Her Journey Towards Change and I
am Laura, your host, and I believe this is episode
number ninety eight, and I'm so glad that you're here today.
Please excuse the voice. Sometimes my voice just gives out
on me that this is just one of those days.
So I apologize for that. But today's episode, I just
(01:50):
want to talk about twelve things to stop doing in
twenty twenty five to help you get unstuck in forward,
because that is that is the premise of my life
coaching is to get unstuck. Because they say it, we
(02:13):
get stuck in life. Many things we get stuck in.
We get stuck in our personal relationships, we get stuck
in our work, We get stuck in our bad habits
and our negative thoughts. We get stuck in just in life.
(02:35):
So what I want to talk about today is let's
see how many do I have here? I might have twelve.
I think I have twelve. Yeah, twelve things to stop
doing in twenty twenty five to help you get unstuck
and move forward in life. And the first one is
stop doubting yourself. I'm so guilty of this and we
(02:57):
all are. Doubts and fear prevent you from pursuing new opportunities.
It's as simple as that. When we doubt ourselves, that
is a negative. Now, sometimes doubt can bring about something positive.
It's okay to second guess yourself. Every now and then
(03:19):
because it makes you weigh out the pros and the cons,
and that that is a great way to make decisions,
to sit down and weigh out the pros and cons.
But you have to stop doubting yourself so much, trust
your abilities, and take those small steps towards your goals.
And I have a Bible passage for that. The scripture
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says I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me,
and that's found in Philippians four thirteen. Number two. Stop
comparing yourself to others, because comparing your life to someone
else's that only breeds insecurity, and it causes so much
(04:04):
dissatisfaction in your life. Focus on you, Focus on your life,
focus on your goals, focus on your struggles, not someone
else's social media and I'm guilty of it. I'm sure
we all are. At times, we will plaster ourselves out there.
(04:29):
Look at me, I'm on this wonderful vacation. I'm relaxing
along the beach. I just got this new car. Look
at my new home. We love to post on social
media how good we're doing, how well we're doing, But
how many of us really post on there and when
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we're not doing well? We don't because we don't want
people to know those things. And media is one of
those terrible forms of being able to compare yourself. So
don't do it. Don't trust everything you see on social media.
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Not everything looks as the way it appears. It's like,
you know, you can drive by in a neighborhood and
every door that you see closed, that house can be beautiful, hazy,
but you have no idea what's going behind going on
behind those closed doors, and you know, just like don't
(05:41):
judge a book by it's cover, don't judge somebody else's
life by how good it may look, because it may
not be that what it may not be like that,
and it really doesn't matter even if it is, it's
not going to get you anywhere. If you focus on
somebody else's life, focus on your own. And I have
(06:03):
a scripture for that one. Each one should test their
own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone
without comparing themselves to someone else. And that is in
Galatian sixty four number three. Stop welling in the past
(06:24):
and raise my hand. I'm guilty for that. Been there,
done that, Still do that every now and then. It
is so easy to fall into that trap. But let
go of the past mistakes, let go of your regrets,
let go of those missed opportunities. There's nothing you can
do about it except learn from it. That's the only
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thing you can do. Now, there's a chance that if
you have a relationship that's gone bad and you've done
something to cause that, you can go back and you
can try to make amends. You can try. Sometimes it works,
(07:09):
sometimes it doesn't. I have done that in the past,
and it does work, sometimes it doesn't. And you just
have to move on because you have to know in
your heart that you've done the best that you can do.
But you cannot let your past define who you are
now or define your future. You just you can't do it.
(07:33):
And I have a scripture for that. The scripture is
forget the former. Things do not dwell in the past. Now.
These are paraphrased from a I'm not sure what version
that I got these from what version of the scriptures,
(07:53):
but basically it says, forget the former things do not
dwell on the past. And that's Isaiah forty three eight,
Team number four. Stop saying yes to everything. You don't
have to say yes every single time to everything. Overcoming
(08:14):
that yes syndrome is the best way forward. I think
over committing draine your energy and it prevents you from
focusing on what really matters most to you. You have
to learn to set those boundaries. Boundaries can be a
bad thing if somebody uses them to punish, If somebody
(08:35):
uses them because they're angry, if somebody uses them because
they're jealous. All of that is negative. But if a
person uses a boundary because they need to do it
for their own mental health and taking care of themselves,
(08:57):
that is the best way to stop saying yes so much.
I have a reflection question on this one. What is
the one thing that you can say no to this
week to prioritize your goals? What's one thing you can
say no to? If you have a ton of things
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on your list and you can go and order yes,
you have to do this, Yes, yes to this? What
is that one thing really doesn't need done right now?
Say no the next thing that comes along and somebody
wants you to do something and you feel guilty and
you want to say yes, It is okay to say no.
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It's okay. Number five, Stop waiting for the perfect moment
to make changes. There is no perfect time. There is
no perfect moment. Who said there was? Is there a
book out there that says there's a perfect time, There's not.
(09:58):
The only actual real time. The best time is the now,
right now, right now. Every moment that you say I'm
gonna do it later, I'm gonna do it tomorrow, do
it next week. No start right now. And the scripture
that I have for that is, if you wait for
perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. That's an
(10:22):
Ecclesiasts eleven four, number six. Stop surrounding yourself with negativity.
Oh my goodness, there's so much negativity in this world today.
Every time you look around, when you turn the news on,
when you turn the social media on, when you even
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in the commercials on TV. Negative, negative, negative. We don't
want to fill our minds with that. Distance yourself from
all of it. I know that it's difficult because we
live in the world, but we don't have to be
out of the world. So turn the TV off, eliminate
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some of that screen time. If you are seeing and
hearing so much negativity, if you hear it at work,
try to tune it out. Maybe the best thing to
do is just to open up some of the suggestions
in there and put out one of those positive thoughts
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that you're having to change that negativity. You never know
what can happen. But when you put negative in negative
is going to come out. That's all there is to it.
If you become overwhelmed with too much negativity, that's going
to cause stress, anxiety. You're not going to be able
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to focus on anything that you want to accomplish. So
distance yourself from any of those toxic relationships, the environments
that negative or those habits that are draining you from
moving forward. And I have a reflection question on that.
Who were what in your life is holding you back
(12:12):
from being the best that you can be? Think about
that one and if there is a way of distancing yourself,
even just a little bit, that might be the best
thing to do. Number seven. I think I'm on number seven.
I'm looking at my notes. Here, stop procrastinating on yourself. Here,
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we all need it. I know what it's like. I
was the yes person, I was the people pleaser, and
I still I still love to make people happy. I
still try to please people. A lot of times I
just want I just want to make them happy. Sometimes
(13:01):
it's I don't I fear saying no because I don't
want to hurt their feelings or I don't want to
let them down. But it's okay to let them down.
It's okay. If your self care is more important than
something that they need, it's okay. So neglecting your physical,
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your emotional, and your spiritual health, that'll keep you stuck,
and you don't want to go there. So you have
to prioritize your rest and your self care. And the
scripture for that one is, do you not know that
your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. God gave
us this our soul, our spirit within us. He doesn't
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want to book it. So we have to take care
of ourselves in a way that we will be ready
to serve him. If we are not in that position,
then we're not going to be able to take care
of others as well. So we have to take care
of ourselves first. And the scripture for this is First
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Corinthians six nineteen number eight. Stop seeking external validation. Your
worth doesn't come from the opinions of others. Your worth
does not come from the opinions of others. Your worth
comes from your creator. God. God is the one who
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created you. He knew you before you were even born.
He knows you now, He knew you in the past.
He knows you and what you will do in the future.
He has us in his hand. Your worth doesn't come
from the opinions of others. Look to God for your
value and for the direction that you need to move in,
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not somebody else. Scripture. For this, I am I now
trying to win the approval of human beings or of God?
So who are you trying to please? People? Or God?
Galatians one ten? Is that one number nine? Stop letting
fear control you? Why are you letting fear control you?
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Fear often will paralyze us, and it will keep us stuck.
It keeps us from wanting to do the things we
want to do. We have it in our head, we
know exactly what we want to do, but we're afraid,
So why don't we do this. We're afraid of taking risks,
we're afraid of the unknown. But that's okay, It's okay.
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That's normal to feel afraid. It's a normal thing to
not want to move forward when you don't know what's
going to happen. We all face that, but we don't
want to stay stuck. In their fear, trust God and
take those bold steps. And the scripture I have for
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this one is for God has not given us a
spirit of fear. For God has not given us a
spirit of fear, but of power and of love and
a sound mind. Two Timothy one seven, Number ten. We're
getting close to the end. Number ten. Stop ignoring your intuition,
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Stop ignoring your gut, your gut feeling. God gave us
a conscience. He gave us that although he gave us
free will to do what we choose, he wants us
to follow him. But he also gave us a conscience
of right and wrong. He often speaks through those quiet
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little nudges he gives in our heart. Maybe you've felt
them before. I have Listen and act on what he's
calling you to do. Think things through, go with what
you think God would want. We all have those values,
our core values that tell us down deep, this is
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not right. This is something that I need to speak
up about. This is something that I stand strong on.
So don't ignore those gut feelings. I have a reflection
question for that. What is one area in your life
where you need to trust your inner conscience, your inner feelings.
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Think about that one number eleven. Stop avoiding change. And
this is huge. Everybody wants change. It's the first of
the year. That's where everybody wants to make New Year's resolutions.
I used to believe in New Year's resolutions. They're a
good thing, don't get me wrong, But it's easy to
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let go of those quickly. It's easy to start and
to stop them because we become so dissatisfied when we
don't get the results we want. And I have come
to learn that when I rely more on God's word,
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rely more on focusing on one word, just one word.
Whether it's I don't know, change the word change. Maybe
you have a few things in your life that you
want to change. Maybe it's you're stuck in a mindset
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that you're not good enough. Maybe you're stuck in a
habit that's not good for you, and you want to
move forward and let go of that habit. We have
to we have to strive for that word. That word
becomes a positive thing in our life where you can
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make it one of your strengths. So focus on that
one word. What is that one word? Maybe you can
find it in the Bible, maybe you can find it
in a book. Maybe you can find it in a podcast.
Look for that one word that you're looking for for
the new year, and use it in everything that you
do and see if that helped you move forward. So
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you have to listen to your gut and you have
to avoid those negative changes. You want positive and letting
go of those familiar. Let me look at my notes here.
Let go of the familiar to make room for the
new blessings. Because every day God gives us new blessings.
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We are blessed every single day. Whether we see it
or not, it's there. It's there, and I think we
just need to open up our eyes and look for it.
And it's not hard. It's not hard. And I think
that we are people that we feel like we're owed.
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We're not old anything. We're not we're not worthy, we're
not deserving. God gives us and us things, and he
loves us unconditionally, and all he wants is for us
to love him, love ourselves, and love our neighbor as
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we would love ourselves. And I have a scripture to
the don't stop a waiting change, be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. It all starts with the heart. People,
our hearts tell us everything. It tells us what we think,
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it tells us what we do. What we do comes
out in our actions, and it creates this domino effect
in the world and in our families, among our friends,
at our workplaces, at school. So that is from Romans
twelve too, and number twelve. Stop underestimating God's power. Why
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do we do this? Don't limit what God can do
in your life. Oh my goodness, God has done so
much for me, so much more that I can't even
share it all. There's just too many things. And I
think we need to learn to be more thankful than
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what we are for the things that we have in
this world. We just think we need and want and
get and we don't give. We just want to keep
for ourselves, keep getting and gaining and receiving, but not
giving to others. And I think we need to trust
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God more and what he says, what he does for us,
what He's going to do for us. And I think
that He's going to provide for you and me in
so many unexpected ways that you will not know until
the future. Maybe you might notice it in the moment,
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but most of the times we don't realize what God
has done for us until we look back. Yeah, that
was God. I know you don't I know you know
what I'm tom out and the scripture I have for
that now to him who is able to do immeasurably
more than all we ask or imagine as Ephisions three
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twenty So. I hope some of this has helped you.
I know it's helped me. I hope you can take
one thing from it and move forward in this year
of twenty twenty five and start making positive changes. Let
me know if this is something you resonate with. If
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you feel like you want to talk to me, I
offer three forty five minute phone calls. Let's just have
a chat. Let's see where you stuck. Is there something
that you're stuck in, something you want to leave behind,
start moving forward with positive change. I want to be
there for you. We can go this journey together. I
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can help you with the tools and the race that
I have, and this will be a partnership. Check me out,
give me a call, send me a text, check out
my website her Journey towards Change dot com, and look
and see if there's something on there that resonates with you,
and just get in touch with me. I would love
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to just talk to you for forty five minutes, just
to see if there's something that we can do together
for you to get unstuck in this year of twenty
twenty five and start moving forward. So I hope that
this year can be your year of breakthrough, but your
year of breakthrough. I can't talk today. Start by releasing
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what's keeping you stuck. Just start releasing what's keeping you
stuck And until next time, love you guys,
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