MASTERING SELF-TALK

You don’t rise to the level of your talent, you rise to the level of your inner dialogue.

1. REPLACE DOUBTS WITH AFFIRMATIONS

First topic comes from this week's featured film The Help. Viola Davis encourages the little girl to say, “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” This is affirmations before affirmations were popular. Words spoken consistently reshape identity.

2. IDENTIFY & CHALLENGE LIMITING BELIEFS

It's important that you talk back to fear with truth in the clip from the Matrix, NEO is asked if he believes he is breathing air. Neo’s limitation isn’t physical it’s mental. Once the belief shifts, behavior follows. Don’t let fear drive the car talk back with truth.

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3. PRACTICE SELF-COMPASSION

This point was shared through the show Ted Lasso: Growth doesn’t happen through shame. Ted models emotional honesty, grace, and self-leadership without shame. A powerful question that I asked was, "Would you talk to someone you love the way you talk to yourself?"

4. VISUALIZE SUCCESS & TALK YOURSELF FORWARD

This clip came from the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. When I shared that sometimes you need to leap into action and stop overthinking. Walter stops rehearsing fear and starts rehearsing action. Visualization becomes motion. "Speak from who you are becoming—not who fear says you are."

Embracing Mistakes — Highlights

“Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again.” (Prov. 24:16)

1. Take Purposeful Risks to Grow: Mistakes aren’t failures they’re feedback. In this episode, we explore how missteps can become momentum when you learn to grow through them instead of fear them.

2. Practice “Press On” Thinking : Mistakes are often the tuition we pay for wisdom. Passion alone isn’t enough risk reveals what we still need to learn.

Fail forward, don’t freeze. Growth happens when mistakes sharpen you, not shame you.

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3. Celebrate Small Wins & Small Failures: Progress is happening even when it doesn’t feel like it. Small wins build confidence; small failures shape character.

4. Shift Your Perspective: Mistakes don’t cancel your purpose, they redirect it. The biggest lessons are often wrapped inside bold missteps.

Learning why leaving your comfort zone is important, I share that “Leaving your comfort zone isn’t reckless, it’s where growth begins.”

1. My first clip is about learning to BE A DOER, NOT A THINKER it comes from the move The Pursuit of Happyness staring Will Smith who plays the role of Chris Gardner and I share that he fought for an opportunity to do an internship only to find out that it was a none paying position and he has to make a choice is he going to take action or make excuses.

2. My second clip is from Creed when Michael B Jordan Adonis Creed loses a fight and needs to decided is he got to FORGET IT AND DRIVE ON. Reseting his mind, the way he thinks and move with clarity, I also share that, “You don’t heal by replaying the moment; you heal by driving forward.”

3. The third clip I share comes from the movie Moneyball, where Brad Pitt (Billy Beane) Noah Hill (Peter Brand) take a different appraoch to building there roster after they lose their best player. They focus on how SMALL WINS, STRONG CONFIDENCE.

4. Lastly, I share a clip from the Movie of the week, Facing the Giants. During this segment we focus on REFRAME THE MOMENT, RECLAIM THE MISSION. Here I share where Alex Kendrick (Coach Grant Taylor) challenges one of his best player Brock, to push himself often in life, we don't push past our limits because of limiting beliefs.

1. What’s Around You Shapes What’s Within You

“It’s hard to focus in a space that’s full of distractions. Whether it's the room you're in, the people you allow in, or even what’s on your screen, your environment will either stir up clarity or confusion. You have to take back your space.”

2. Small Habits Make a Big Impact

“I didn’t overhaul everything at once. I picked one simple habit: more water, more walks, better sleep. It wasn’t dramatic, but it was consistent. That’s when I started showing up stronger, clearer, and more present.”

3. Know What Fills You—and Guard It

“For me, that looks like quiet time with God, music that stirs my spirit, conversations that lift me up, and moments with my family that make me laugh again. I had to learn to protect those things. Because without them, I lose my spark.”

4. What You Focus On, You Move Toward

• Athletes visualize the finish line.
• Pilots stay locked on coordinates.
• Leaders need daily visuals of the bigger picture.
• Keeping your goals visible allows you to course-correct in real-time.