399: The Audacity to Ask
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Challenging the Status Quo: The Power of Asking Why
One of the key themes discussed in the podcast episode is the importance of challenging the status quo by asking why and questioning what we have accepted as normal. Tonya Leigh emphasizes the significance of questioning the beliefs and norms that have been ingrained in us without critical examination.
Tonya shares a personal anecdote from her childhood where she questioned the teachings in Sunday school, demonstrating her early inclination to challenge the status quo. She highlights how questioning the norms around her led her to develop a mindset of curiosity and critical thinking, which ultimately shaped her ability to challenge societal norms and expectations.
Join her at the School of Self-Image where personal development meets style, and learn how the audacity to ask can open unexpected doors in your life and career.
Talking Points:
01:00 - Gratitude Amidst Chaos
02:31 - Childhood Memories and Aspirations
04:17 - The Power of Asking: Transforming Lives
06:00 - Questioning Societal Rules and Norms
09:53 - Questioning Religious Teachings
10:12 - Fighting for Possibilities: How Can I?
12:27 - The Importance of Quality Questions
14:45 - Shifting Focus: From Limitations to Possibilities
16:08 - Overcoming Self-Sufficiency and Asking for Help
18:29 - The Role of Rejection in Asking
20:36 - Observing Others: The Power of Asking
23:02 - The ATM Machine Analogy
24:11 - Expansive Energy: The Audacity to Ask and Receive
25:09 - Invitation to Join the Private Podcast Series
Quotes:
"Learning to ask the right questions of yourself and others can open doors you never knew existed."
"If you have the audacity to ask, your life will begin to change in the most beautiful of ways."
"Energy is everything, my friends, everything. Where your attention goes is where your energy is flowing."
"I ask for help. I ask for what I want."
"The more willing you are to ask for what you want, are you also more willing to give without any kind of resentment?"
"I want you to see you as an ATM machine."
"A beautiful life requires you."
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | When was the last time you asked for something that scared you or made you really |
| 0:06.2 | uncomfortable? Well today we are going to explore the audacity to ask. This often overlooked skill has the power to transform your life, your |
| 0:16.9 | career, and definitely your self-image. So whether you're feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or just ready for a change, learning to ask the |
| 0:25.2 | right questions of yourself and others can open doors you never knew existed. |
| 0:30.9 | So are you ready to challenge the status quo and ask for what you want? |
| 0:35.0 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome to the School of Self Image, where personal development meets style. |
| 0:44.8 | Here's your hostess Master Life Coach Tanya Lee. |
| 0:50.0 | Hello, my dear friends. |
| 0:51.9 | How are you? I hope as you're listening to this that you are feeling great. I hope you are enjoying your day. |
| 1:00.5 | I am feeling very happy today and it's a bit confusing because my schedule is packed and my house |
| 1:09.2 | is in complete mayhem because we keep getting delayed into moving into our home. We're having a few |
| 1:15.9 | setbacks and yet I am just completely happy and so so grateful. I went over to our house yesterday and I was walking through and had a moment |
| 1:29.6 | where those moments where I got a little teary and I thought to myself, wow, how did you end up here? |
| 1:37.6 | And what's really crazy about where we are building is I remember as a little girl I used to come to Charlotte with my mom. |
| 1:46.4 | There was a store called Mary Joe's Fabric. |
| 1:49.2 | I think that's the name of it. |
| 1:50.5 | And my mom would often make my clothes and so we would drive to Charlotte was like a big city |
| 1:56.0 | outing for a country girl and I remember going by South Park Mall and that whole area thinking, wow, I wonder what people's lives are here. |
| 2:12.6 | I wonder what these people do and it felt so out of reach for a girl like me. |
| 2:18.2 | I mean I was driving back home to a trailer and so it was just one of those things that felt like a fantasy |
| 2:26.3 | that wasn't possible for a girl like me and now I'm building a house in that exact neighborhood. |
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