345: How to Change Your Past
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, host Tonya Leigh shares the power of changing our past and introduces the concept of how our perception of our past can greatly impact our present and future. Tanya reflects on her experience in the Bay Area and how she had to adjust her expectations of the weather. She also discusses her fiancé, Fonz, and his remarkable perspective on his difficult childhood. Despite facing challenges growing up, Fonz sees his past as a grand adventure.
By adopting this mindset and storytelling of our future selves, we can build confidence and become unstoppable. This episode highlights that it is the story we have about events from our past that holds us back, not the events themselves. We possess the power to change our story, which in turn can change our perception of the past. By reframing our past experiences in a positive and empowering light, we can overcome fear, lack of confidence, and other obstacles that may impede us from pursuing our dreams.
Tune in to learn how shifting our perception of our past can transform our lives.
The details:
[00:02:08] Fonz's unique childhood perspective.
[00:07:20] Shame and fear holding back.
[00:10:01] Changing your past.
[00:14:00] Personal transformation and empowerment.
Quotes:
"He talks about how at five years old, how he would just go around the city by himself on the bus and all of the interesting characters that he would meet. He learned to hustle from a very young age and all of the amazing lessons that he learned on the streets and how that experience shaped him in a positive way."
"You can change the past by changing the story."
"The story is where you are giving away your power because everybody can agree that she's going to be disrespected."
"Say goodbye to the self that's holding you back and hello to the new you."
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| 0:00.0 | Do you ever wish that you could change your past? |
| 0:04.0 | Well, I've got some good news. You can. |
| 0:07.0 | And I'm going to show you how in today's episode, so let's dive in. |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to the School of Self-Image, where personal development meets style. |
| 0:19.0 | Here's your hostess, master life coach, Tanya Lee. |
| 0:24.0 | Hello, my gorgeous friends. |
| 0:27.0 | As I am recording this, I am staring at the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| 0:32.0 | So majestic with a fog over the top. |
| 0:36.0 | But I'm a little upset with y'all because no one told me how cold it is in the Bay area in July. |
| 0:46.0 | When I think of July anywhere in the world, I am thinking bailing suits. |
| 0:51.0 | I am thinking pinia coladas. I am thinking sun dresses. |
| 0:57.0 | And that is how I packed for this trip. |
| 1:01.0 | And so I get here and realize I need a whole different wardrobe. |
| 1:07.0 | So yesterday I was running around Mill Valley trying to find something warm to wear. |
| 1:12.0 | And I found a sweatshirt, my friends, a hoodie. |
| 1:16.0 | And that's what I've been wearing. |
| 1:19.0 | It's so great being here in the Bay Area with Fonds, who is my fiance. |
| 1:26.0 | And meeting his family, meeting people that he grew up with. |
| 1:32.0 | And we've been talking a lot about his past. |
| 1:36.0 | One of the things that I deeply admire about Fonds is how he thinks about his past. |
| 1:45.0 | To anyone who would hear his story, growing up going from one foster home to another, |
| 1:53.0 | growing up in the projects of Oakland, growing up during the crack epidemic and all that he saw, |
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