Ep 445: How to Create Your Comeback Story
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
The Change Cycle: How to Bounce Back Better Than Ever
Setbacks are an inevitable part of life. While they can feel overwhelming, they also present unique opportunities for growth and transformation. Embracing the emotions that accompany these challenges is crucial for moving forward effectively.Â
Host Tonya Leigh shares insights from her recent quarterly retreat with her leadership team. She emphasizes the importance of regular check-ins to maintain momentum and accountability in both personal and professional growth. Tonya discusses the inevitable setbacks we face in life and how they are essential for appreciating the highs and teaching us valuable lessons. Whether you're currently thriving or facing challenges, this episode serves as a reminder that lows can help us shed what no longer serves us and pave the way for renewal and growth.
Tune in for an uplifting conversation that encourages self-reflection and resilience.
Talking Points:
01:08 - Importance of Regular Touch Points
03:05 - Feeling Hopeless and Needing Tools
07:03 - Allowing Yourself to Break Open
10:14 - Identity Crisis and Letting Go
18:19 - Creating a Desire List
22:14 - Choosing One Focus
25:08 - Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
28:04 - Falling in Love with the Process
32:08 - Internalizing a New Self-Image
34:42 - No Timeline for Your Comeback
00:35:58 -Â Comeback Challenge
Quotes:
"You can't appreciate the highs without the lows."
"Surrender is just letting go of the illusion of control."
"When you begin to speak on purpose and hold those images in your mind, you are shaping your reality."
 "I am a woman in motion. I am going forward. I'm not staying stagnant. I'm not staying stuck."
"It just means you need to create more evidence for the new self."
"Your setback is not the end of your story. It's the beginning of your next era."
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Let me ask you something. Have you ever found yourself in a season of your life where it just feels like everything is falling apart? |
| 0:07.0 | Maybe it's a breakup that you're going through or you receive a diagnosis or you're just hitting obstacle after obstacle and it feels like you just can't overcome it. |
| 0:18.7 | And you're not even sure of who you are anymore, let alone where you're |
| 0:21.4 | going. Maybe it's you feeling like your life no longer fits, but you're not quite sure what does. |
| 0:28.9 | Well, in this episode, I'm going to share a very useful framework that I have used for years |
| 0:34.2 | to understand the cycle of change so that I can continue to reinvent myself |
| 0:39.9 | and keep the momentum going in my life. If this resonates with you, you are going to love |
| 0:45.6 | today's episode. So without further ado, my friend, let's dive in. |
| 0:52.9 | Welcome to the School of Self-image, where personal development meets style. |
| 0:58.0 | Here's your hostess, Master Life Coach, Tanya Lee. |
| 1:02.4 | Good morning, my friends, or good afternoon, good evening, whenever you're listening to this. |
| 1:08.1 | I hope things are good. |
| 1:10.7 | I'm actually up early because my team is in town |
| 1:13.8 | and we have been meeting for a quarterly retreat. So every three months, my leadership team |
| 1:21.4 | flies in and we have the best time. Talk about joyfully hustling. We play games, we laugh a lot, we go to |
| 1:32.0 | dinners, we go for walks, but we also get some work done. We spend a day really looking at |
| 1:40.5 | the last quarter, looking at our own growth, looking at some of our failures, |
| 1:45.7 | and we recommit, we re-decide. These quarterly retreats have been an amazing tool to keep the momentum |
| 1:56.0 | going because, you know, I talked about it in last week's podcast, but often what happens is, you know, |
| 2:03.2 | you start the year out and maybe it's you with you thinking about your personal life or maybe |
| 2:09.1 | it's you with your team and you set all of these goals. And then without regular touch points, |
| 2:14.9 | it's easy to get off track. It's easy to let that energy fizzle. |
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