Anjelah Johnson-Reyes on How Her Comedy Went Viral & the Truth About What It Takes to Dream Big Dreams
When you've had your heart broken from rejection and disappointment, how can you have the audacity to dream again? Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster and author never dreamed of being a comedian, but after her "Nail Salon" bit went viral, her life took a complete 180 degree turn. She shares how to say yes to the big opportunities even when your ego is scared, embody who you are, help your inner child believe in the possibilities when your spirit feels crushed, and trust that you're exactly where you're supposed to be.
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TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:
1. How you start your day sets the tone, context and direction for how you show up to the rest of your day. Put yourself in a peak physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual state so you can take on every aspect of your day as the best version of yourself.
2. Visualize the ideal outcome. Get excited. And then rehearse the positive emotion you'll feel as you walk through each activity. Picture the emotional outcome that is so compelling, that when it comes to doing the activity you won't think twice about it.
3. Observing your mind and being in witness consciousness is transformative. Your mind can be freaking crazy but you are not your mind. You are not your body, your name, your age. You are the one who notices it all.
4. Our most brilliant insights and our wisdom emerges in silence.
5. Affirm what you're committed to. Affirm why it's a must for you and why you are committed. Then affirm what you’re committed to doing and when.
6. You are just as worthy, deserving, and capable of everything that you want as any other person on earth. Life is just waiting for you to believe it, act on it, and prove it.
7. You are extraordinary. You are a miracle. We are all drops in the ocean that is Gd. There is no separation.
8. If you have something that can change one person's life, then you have a responsibility to share it. It's not about you.
9. Practice acceptance. You can't change what has already happened, so learn from it and move on.
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