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"Never underestimate the power of self-love, because loving yourself is an avenue to an extraordinary life."
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This is your go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
A productivity hack is a tip, trick, or technique that can help you work more efficiently and effectively, often by streamlining or simplifying a process or task. These hacks can range from simple tools or apps that help you stay organized, to more complex strategies for managing your time and energy. The reason I'm telling you this is to answer one of the most asked questions I hear: 'How do you get so much done in your life?'.
First, being productive is part of choosing to live an extraordinary life. Next, having an amazing support system and a schedule is essential. These are probably the obvious ones, but those are not my secret productivity hack. Today I am revealing one secret productivity hack that really works for me. This is the foundation of how I can be extraordinary with all the things I do and all the tasks I juggle.
So if you're ready to know what it is, be sure to listen to this week's episode!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:00: Intro
0:49 - How's my life in North Carolina living in my suitcase
2:56 - LAST CALL to join The School of Self-Image
3:54 - What's my secret productivity hack?
5:11 - How to love yourself
5:40 - Thought #1: 'I am not good enough.'
6:19 - Thought #2: 'I am behind.'
7:22 - Reasons why you should not turn yourself down
8:59 - The more you speak love with yourself, the more you will be productive
12:18 - How to make yourself a priority
17:26 - The importance of self-love
Quotes:
"Today is your day. You get up and you go love yourself enough to honor your word. And to take care of you. And trust that everything's gonna fall into place."
"When we treat ourselves lovingly and when we speak kindly to ourselves, then we can get on board with what we really want. That's when we can get so much more done. Let's blow our minds with what we're capable of achieving, not through self-loathing, but through self-love, self-encouragement, and self-respect. That is how you achieve extraordinary things. That is how you become more productive. So self-love, is how you speak to yourself."
"To take a step back and make yourself a priority by taking care of yourself."
"Self-love, this is my secret productivity hack. It's my hack to an extraordinary life in general. I know it may sound woo-woo to say self-love is the answer, but it's true. It's the answer to everything."
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An extraordinary life belongs to those who create it!
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
I'm back living in my hometown, North Carolina. Known for its stunning Atlantic coastline and great Smoky Mountains, this is a place that brings me an internal sense of calm in my spirit. This is an extraordinary place. Self-image is so much more than an external, appearance focused goal or conversation. It is about how we feel internally. It is about our inner dialogue and taking time to nurture what makes us truly extraordinary.
No matter where you are on your self-image journey, there are five things you can do to help guide you towards the end result you are committed to, which is to become the very best version of yourself. In this week's episode I share the 5 things you should be thinking and doing to ensure you stay focused and intentional.
Enjoy! Be sure to comment and let me know what you do to help you be the best version of yourself!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:20 - Reasons why you should join The School of Self-Image
2:24 - How's waking up in our new home in Charlotte, North Carolina
4:32 - Let's define the word 'extraordinary'
7:21 - 5 ways to create an extraordinary life
7:32 - Way #1: You must choose extraordinary goals.
11:54 - Way #2: You must think in extraordinary ways.
15:45 - Way #3: You must be willing to feel extraordinary emotions.
18:22 - Way #4: You must have extraordinary style.
20:41 - Way #5: You must place yourself in extraordinary surroundings.
23:29 - Perks of joining the community of extraordinary women
Quotes:
"I decided to tap into my own extraordinaryity because at the end of the day, we're all just ordinary people who choose to be extraordinary or we choose not."
"...to be extraordinary, it's about constantly pushing the limit of your self-image. And therefore pushing the limit of what's possible for you."
"Let's decide that we're gonna choose extraordinary goals. Goals that demand a new version of us, goals that excite us and scare us all at the same time. Goals that are remarkable and out of the ordinary."
"Style isn't just about what you wear. Style is how you communicate, how you treat other people, and how you express what is on the inside to the outside."
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Are you gonna feed your past or feed your future?
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
Let's first define habits! Habits are the small actions you make and the actions you do every day. As we reflect on the past year and set goals for 2023, it works hand-in-hand with change like ~ How can you make yourself better? How can you achieve greater heights? How can you be the best possible you? Bottomline is, people try to crack bad habits and to be the better version of themselves.
In life, it's actually part of nature. People are capable to make decisions and perform actions. Well, that's a fact. And I admit, I had bad habits. I can proudly say that I'm not away from all that. I'm not an exemption because it's part of the process toward a better life. Until I helped myself to stand out and succeed. The very reason I created discovered my own self-image. The good news is, you can do it too by joining The School of Self-Image today!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:45 - LIFE UPDATE: I'm leaving Colorado for good!
1:50 - How can self-image work for you
6:01 - Habits define your life
7:48 - How to build good habits and break bad ones
11:31 - The Self-Image Habits
12:51 - Self-Image Habit #1: Speaking kindly to myself
16:57 - Self-Image Habit #2: Practicing the habit of eating until elegant satisfaction
22:20 - Self-Image Habit #3: Getting dressed on purpose every day
26:01 - Self-Image Habit #4: Investing money
29:03 - Self-Image Habit #5: Wearing well-fitted and beautiful lingerie
32:30 - Self-Image Habit #6: Having fresh flowers in my house at all times
Quotes:
"How you see yourself is determining how you show up, what opportunities you say yes to, and what opportunities you attract."
"Habits are creating your entire life… habits are reflecting your self-image back to you, and your self-image determines your habits."
"So when you begin to practice habits with the purpose of changing your self-image, don't be shocked when other amazing things begin to happen in the rest of your life because you're gonna start working to prove yourself true."
"... when you begin to see yourself as that version of you that's in the future, you'll begin to create that future with so much ease and fun and excitement."
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What's your ultimate goal for 2023?
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
It's been my New Year exercise to choose a word for the year. This has been the way to start a fresh and new year. I'm actually doing this for over a decade now, which I'm really proud of.
Imagine one word that would set the tone. A word to focus on. A word that will motivate you to do better. A word to guide you to stand still in times of challenges and doubts. A word that will light up the direction, no matter where you are in the world. A word is a key to achieving your end goals for the year.
So, I'm inviting you to not just listen in this week's episode but to choose your word for the year and share it with me today!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:43 - Getting ready for Lunar New Year
1:14 - Reasons why you should choose your word for the year
3:03 - Abundant: My first word of the year
4:10 - I'm torn between two words!
5:28 - What is my word for 2023?
7:45 - The concept of the 'Be, do have' model
12:42 - Focus #1: Be extremely mindful of my thoughts and words.
14:23 - Focus #2: Change my working environment.
17:35 - Focus #3: To increase my physical energy.
20:21 - How to create a new version of yourself
Quotes:
"I love a goal because they inform who I need to become in order to reach them. They become my guide to reveal to me what's holding me back, and also to reveal to me my own becoming."
"Self-image transformation is the study of energetics. We are all a ball of energy, and that energy is attracting certain things and repelling certain things."
"What you do isn't as important as who you are when you're doing it."
"When you deeply understand this concept and you apply it to your life, prepare to be delighted. Navigating life without this model will lead you to frustration and hopelessness. As desperately as you want things to be different, you'll keep feeling stuck."
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Happy 2023!
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
Indeed 2023 is a brand new year to welcome and celebrate at once! This is going to be awesome, not just for you but for all of us. Join me as I turn my visions into action and life ~ and if I can, you can do that too!
Today, let me share something exciting and new, The Self-Image Method. As I strongly believe that your self-image shapes your entire life, the key is to put your desires into action. Now is the best time to stop waiting and start creating!
2023 will become our/ your year, claim it!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:43 - Happy New Year!
1:22 - My 'Oh my goodness' moments
2:02 - The importance of having a schedule
3:27 - Thinking about your life in a magazine
6:06 - Reasons why the Self-Image workshop will be your best investment this year
8:49 - NEW things to watch out for The School of Self-Image this 2023
13:52 - 3 things to focus on
18:58 - The Self-Image Method
22:19 - 5 steps to the Self-Image Method
22:25 - Step #1: To access ~ you must choose one life area to focus on.
23:51 - Step #2: To define ~ you must identify what you want and who you want to become to create it.
27:21 Step #3: To edit ~ you must remove things that aren't working.
27:57 Step #4: To add ~ you must have a goal and be clear of your after.
29:51 Step #5: To refine ~ you must set the next goal and practice steps 1-4.
Quotes:
"When you're done, you're dead."
"At The School of Self-Image, we focus on transforming how we see ourselves so that we can create lasting results."
"You get to want whatever you like without apology."
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Are you ready for 2023?
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This is a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
New Year is one of the biggest celebrations in the world. A time when people are both thankful and hopeful for another year with 12 months, 365 days, 525,600 minutes, and 31,536,000 seconds.
Before we finally kick into 2023, let me share my New Year's Eve tradition today to keep you more inspired and excited as I do. So make sure to listen to this episode and let's welcome 2023 with bright thoughts, life celebrations, and open arms!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:49 - Are you excited about the New Year?
4:58 - Reasons why it's important to celebrate
6:29 - How to welcome 2023
8:11 - #1: Celebrate your wins.
10:28 - #2: Celebrate your regrets and mistakes
18:42 - #3: Celebrate the time ahead.
23:43 - Don't forget to celebrate everything about 2022 and the year to come, 2023!
Quotes:
"You're always a work in progress."
"Mistakes and failures are how you learn…. He wants kids to be comfortable with failure. Because he knew that failure is the process to success."
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'Tis the season of giving!
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
Holidays are just around the corner and I can't wait to celebrate them. But for now, let me give you a gift that can start to change your life!
2022 has been a fantastic year for me and another 365 days will come in. I'm starting to plan out my next year and what I can share for now is that I'm very excited about 2023. How about you? Are you feeling the same excitement as I do? If yes, then I'm happy for you and if not, I got you covered!
Today, I'll share a gift with you. This is something intangible but for me is the most important and first bold move to make your next year a breakthrough. If you're ready, then head over to listen to the full episode of this topic.
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:53 - 2021 gift of self-validation
2:40 - The gift of fun
4:08 - Difference between fun as an action from feeling
5:58 - The benefits of having fun
14:29 - The negative impact when you're not having fun
16:12 - The importance of humor
18:14 - How to create your own flavor of fun
23:20 - Reasons why you prioritize fun in your life
Quotes:
"Fun is not just because fun falls in my lap. I create it. I am it. I love to think thoughts that are fun and exciting."
"…people love to be around fun people."
"Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life. It's the pathway to it. I have built this life by not only being the fun but also following the fun."
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You only live once!
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
Living in the now could be easy for some, but for others is not. So, let me ask you a question ~ When was the last time you try something new? There can be a lot of different ways to answer this. One thing that stands out is if you'll answer it based on what you think or what you feel.
I know, sometimes life could be good or not-so-good. This can either drive you to stop or keep moving forward. But this can also affect how you are living today. Life is simply life itself for you, for us to live.
As 2022 is nearly bidding goodbye, I'd like to share some of my favorite firsts of the year. I thought of sharing this topic because it might help you get inspired to do further beyond your own limits (or probably what your mind thinks so.)
So, let me challenge you to do more things for the first time in 2023. If you're up for this challenge, time to listen to today's episode! And don't forget to connect with me on Instagram so we can talk more about this!
What I Cover In This Episode:
1:38 - How life is built with your first
3:27 - Why you should NOT stop having first
5:10 - Understanding the fear of the unknown
7:22 - Is it normal to be scared the first time?
9:44 - Never good as the first time
13:02 - How death will be your last first
13:29 - 2023 challenge to have more first
19:19 - How the universe works
31:37 - Defining the future with first
35:26 - The power of first
Quotes:
"Our firsts are what make life so incredible and amazing. It's what grows our character. It's how we learn about the world, it's how we learn about ourselves."
"Everything ~ your first breath, your first steps, or your first day at school are a collection of your first."
"You have to be willing to be bitten by life to enjoy the delights of life."
"... you are never too old for a first."
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How do you like spending your time alone?
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
Today, I'll be sharing the key takeaways from the book of Benjamin Hardy, 'Slipstream Time Hacking.' It is a self-improvement book that revolves around time, life, mindset, and decisions. Imagine yourself taking control of your life where time is the number one currency and reasons why you should take action.
Time = Money. For Ben, time is the new money. In the book, you will realize the value of time in a very realistic way. Every page has that effect on your life ~ what you do, what you think, and what you know.
So, here I am challenging you to live the life you always wanted to live right now! But before that, listen to this week's episode to learn ways how to make it possible.
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:37 - 2022 Thanksgiving
2:11 - The concept of slipstream
6:32 - Takeaway #1: Measuring life as distance traveled rather than time elapsed.
10:26 - Takeaway #2: A well-lived life is nothing more than a collection of well-lived days.
15:24 - Decision making: speed VS magnitude
16:34 - Takeaway #3: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."- Parkinson's law
18:44 - The story of Tim and Ben
21:40 - Takeaway #4: Change doesn't have to take a long time, it happens the instant we decide.
25:49 - Takeaway #5: Time is our only currency.
30:19 - Takeaway #6: Those who become the greatest and go the farthest are highly selective about what they take on.
31:22 Takeaway #7: Most of us engage in far too many priorities.
32:20 - Takeaway #8: Despite turbulence and other conditions, keeping the plane off course.
34:20: Takeaway #9: True commitment can only occur when turning back is no longer an option.
36:15 - Takeaway #10: When you commit to something a hundred percent, all of your future choices are already made no matter how attractive the circumstances.
36:52 - Takeaway #11: Time is sacred in the first few hours of your day.
37:49 - Takeaway #12: Leveraging other people's time, skills and money are essential for getting where you want to go faster.
39:05 - Takeaway #13: We all have invisible doors and the direct proximity that will transport us decades into our best futures.
40:55 - Takeaway #14: You're bound to fumble along the way.
42: 06: Takeaway #15: When the end of life comes, we leave with nothing but our relationships.
Quotes:
"I set really big goals for myself."
"If a task is perceived to be unimportant, it will take enormous amounts of time to complete. Conversely, if a task is perceived to be important, it will get done soon. Sometimes immediately depending on how important and urgent the task is."
"... think about how we're spending our time. Are we spending our time on the things that we really want to be spending it on?"
"Life in general in our world with limitless options, limitless books to read, limitless clothes to wear, a limitless path to take it is extremely important to be picky."
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It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Welcome to today's episode of the 'School of Self-Image' Podcast with host and self-image coach, Tonya Leigh, where personal development meets style. This a go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives.
Indeed, the holiday season is just around the corner as people start to prepare. One of the things to prepare is gifts to give family, friends, colleagues, and more. The list of ideas and names is probably getting longer as the years by, isn't it? But let me tell you, don't forget to give yourself a gift too!
If you have no idea of what to give yourself this holiday season, I'll be sharing my top 5 gifts that I've given myself. Honestly, it was really hard to choose just 5 'cause I really thought of the best things that I had for the past years and came up with my top 5.
Also, get the first dibs on our upcoming holiday party and more announcements when you listen to today's episode!
What I Cover In This Episode:
0:44 - How to join our Holiday Party
4:07 - Reasons why you should enroll in The School of Image today
7:02 - The festivities of the holiday season & gift-giving
8:49 - My favorite things I gifted myself
9:28 - Gift #1: Travel
12:12 - Gift #2: Style
16:09 - Gift #3: Wealth
23:01 - How to achieve financial discipline
27:03 - Gift #4: Coaching
30:39 - Gift #5: Wellness
Quotes:
"We are always elevating our environments to allow us to have access to different ideas and thoughts and possibilities that don't exist in our current environment."
"The gift of self-exploration for the purpose of self-expression ~ the journey of style has been so much deeper than it may seem when I talk about this."
"Believe it or not, a true style journey will give that to you because before you can express something intentionally, you have to know who you are that's wanting to be expressed."
"Do you know what they're using their brains for to create wealth? And that's been the ultimate gift of gifting myself with wealth. Learning how to think and be a wealthy woman first, learning how to tune in to me instead of plugging into the world, deciding on purpose what I wanna believe about money, my ability to earn it, manage it and grow it."
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