The Power of Self-Image and Why It Shapes Everything
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If you’re ready to become the woman you’ve dreamed of, journaled about, and caught glimpses of in quiet moments, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m showing you how to redefine your self-image and why it matters in every area of your life. You’ll discover the one question that sparked my reinvention journey and how you can use it to evaluate and transform your internal setting.
I’ll also break down the self-sabotage cycle and how to overcome it, why shifting your story changes your behavior, how your new identity changes your world, and why one small step aligns you closer to your dream self.
Episode Details:
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - The question that started my journey
03:06 - Self-image and why it’s important
03:52 - Self-image is an internal thermostat
06:27 - The self-image cycle and how to break it
06:57 - Take action to confirm your identity
07:31 - The “mirror” effect
09:40 - Your self-image is editable
10:56 - Let go of your old self
11:35 - Who do you want to be?
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Episode Transcript:
The Picture You Carry of Yourself
Right now, there is a picture of yourself that you carry around in your mind. And here's the kicker. You don't rise above it. You live into it every single day. That picture, the way you see yourself sets the limit for what feels possible, for what feels safe and what feels like you. And no matter how much you hustle or how many wins you collect, you will always, always return to the woman that you believe yourself to be. Welcome to the School of Self-Image where our motto is simple. Elevate your self-image, elevate your life. I'm Tonya Leigh, your hostess, and I'll guide you to become the woman who doesn't just dream bigger. She lives bigger. Let's dive in.
Hey friends. Welcome back to the channel. Today we are talking about the power of your self image. Your self image is that picture that you have about yourself. It's what you think about yourself. And if you've been struggling to reach your goals, if you feel like you always come back to a certain state of being, this is the missing piece. This is the secret to change that not a lot of people talk about. I discovered this many, many years ago. In fact, my self-image journey started at 2:00 AM in a hospital. At the time, I was working as a critical care nurse, and I also had a little daughter. I was extremely overwhelmed. I was extremely overworked and just over it, I was in a place in my life where I was like, oh my God, there has to be more. But I didn't know what that was for me.
But I'll never forget a doctor turning to me. He was a visiting doctor who was working the night shift, and he said to me, Tonya, who do you want to be? And I found that such an interesting question because my entire life, it was always, what do you want to do? What do you want to do when you grow up? But who I wanted to be, I didn't know how to answer the question. So I said to him, well, I know I want to be a good wife, a good mom, and a good nurse. He said, no, I'm not talking about the roles you play in life. Who do you want to be as a woman? Your essence? And I could not get that question out of my mind. I couldn't answer it at the time, but it was replaying in the back of my mind through that entire shift.
And so the next morning at 7:00 AM I'm driving home thinking, who do I want to be? I mean, is it an option? Do I really get to decide? And the more I entertained that question, finally the answer came and it shocked me because it was so antithetical. Is that a word? Is that word antithetical? We might just go with that. I know it is a word. I don't know if it means, well, give us one second. I am consulting with my podcast director directly opposed or contrasting? Directly opposed or contrasting. I think we should keep this. Let's just keep rolling. It was antithetical to who I saw myself as because you have to understand, I grew up in a very religious home. I grew up very strict conditions, couldn't wear makeup, didn't travel. My life was very, very simple. And so the word was I wanted to be worldly.
I know it was everything I was told I should not be, but it was such a part of my soul my whole life. I'd always been interested in the arts. I'd always been interested in travel, beautiful places, adventure. It was deep within me, but I thought it wasn't for a girl like me. Turns out I was very wrong. This was a self-image problem, and it's one that I went on a journey to solve, literally becoming a completely new person through the work of self-image.
The Self-Image Blueprint
So I want to talk about what is self-image and why is it so important? This is the missing piece that a lot of peo
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