Claim OwnershipBreverie Handbook with Olena Mytruk
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Telling personal stories is one of the most powerful and most underrated self-discovery and personal growth tools ever invented.
It's like a handbook. Your memories and life stories are like pages in your very own life manual, and all you need to do is be willing to look through those pages, read through them, and learn from them.
Sharing your personal stories out loud is like making a peace pact with yourself. Once you let it out, once you give yourself permission to let it out – something that you kept deep inside for so long – it liberates you.
And it begins to finally make sense. Your life, your deepest thoughts and desires, your wildest dreams and aspirations, your biggest fears and doubts – you begin to get it.
My name is Olena Mytruk, and it took me a while to learn the power of storytelling. But once I discovered it, I never looked back.
I invite you to join me on this adventurous and inspiring journey as I flip pages of my Breverie Handbook – trying to figure out what it really takes to be a hardworking, passionate, multifaceted woman in today’s world.
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Send Olena a text!How do you build trust with people, especially in the business or corporate world?I used to think that one of the best ways to do it is to always have an action plan ready, especially for when things go wrong - because this is how you show that you take responsibility, and responsibility is what earns trust and respect. Right?But what if you don’t have a plan? What if you are put on a spot and don’t have all the answers? What do you do then?Well, I might have found an answer...
Send Olena a text!Raise your hand if you consider yourself a strong and capable woman.Now, let me ask you—what do you normally do when you face a challenge or a problem, or struggle with something? If you are anything like me, you probably just go ahead and solve this problem, or deal with this challenge, or handle this struggle - all on your own. And when someone asks you if everything is okay and if you need help, you probably tell them, “It’s fine, I am fine, everything is fine”. Because y...
Send Olena a text!So often we want to know in advance what our life will look like, what decisions we will make along the way, and what results those decisions will lead to. We want to come up with the perfect plan today and then simply stick to it for the rest of our life.But life is not meant to be lived by a plan.And as much as we want to predict the future, it cannot be predicted. Instead, we can shape our future - by the steps we take every day.And it all starts with firsts - actions, de...
Send Olena a text!Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you sign up for something, “Sure, sounds fun, I’m in!”, but then later you are like “Holy crap what did I get myself into?”Our life is all about choices, and this particular situation is no exception. You do have a choice — to either pull the brakes, back up, give up, change your mind (which is by the way the right choice to make in some cases!) or stick to it, go for it, take the leap.And if you decide to take the leap, and ...
Send Olena a text!Has it ever happened to you that you really look forward to something, you can’t wait for it to happen, it means so much to you…And then things go south, something unexpected happens, and it suddenly feels that this whole thing that you were looking forward to so much got completely ruined. But did it, really?Today’s page of the Breverie Handbook is about how my wedding day didn’t exactly start as I’d hoped it would (quite the opposite in fact), and how it ended with lots an...
Send Olena a text!Being a parent is an impossible task. Doesn’t it feel sometimes that no matter what you do you can’t win? As parents, more than anything in the world we want to do what is best for our children. And yet, we constantly doubt ourselves, our abilities, and our decisions.I wish there was an easy way to solve this problem, but I haven’t found one yet.Tune in to learn the solution I have found so far.Today’s page of the Breverie Handbook is really about reminding all of you parent...
Send Olena a text!I heard someone say this recently: before telling your story, you need to wait a little bit. You need to let your story settle. It is very true - because, while you are still in your story, while you are still experiencing the events of your story, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to zoom out and to truly understand the learnings and the transformation that this story brings - in fact, you might still be undergoing this transformation!And here is something interestin...
Send Olena a text!Sometimes we want to do something, we are about to do something, and we know we have the skills to do it. But then we start comparing ourselves to other people, and we fill ourselves with doubts. We think to ourselves, “If they don’t do it, if they can’t do it, then I won’t be able to do it either - because they are so much better, or smarter, or stronger than me!”But if we are brave enough to face those doubts, if we decide to do it anyway, we might get rewarded with the be...
Send Olena a text!You know what? Having doubts is okay. Being emotional is okay. Feeling stuck is okay.Because after a moment of doubt, a moment of confidence will come. After you let your emotions out, you will feel better. After you get stuck, you will always get unstuck.Always.In this episode, I share the story of my doubt-and-overthinking-filled struggles to make my brand, program, offers, and website reflect the new direction I’m taking in my business.EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[00:42] The two ca...
Send Olena a text!I’m sure you’ve heard this saying before: “Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.”There is a different version of this saying, by American writer Laurie Halse Anderson, which I like better: “Be careful what you wish for. There’s always a catch.” And I believe that the catch is in the “why”.So, in this episode, I want to share with you two stories that were driven by two different whys and how they led to two completely different marriages.EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[01:...
Send Olena a text!What is freedom?To me, it is about your right to be yourself. It is about letting go of that external pressure that we feel on our shoulders every single day, and finally giving yourself permission to be yourself. It is about openly expressing your thoughts, needs, and desires. It is about standing up for what you believe and pursuing your dreams. It is about being in charge of your life, owning your life.In this episode, I’m sharing the story about the moment in my life whe...
Send Olena a text!What do we usually do when we want things to go perfectly? We come up with a plan, right?But sometimes, things just don’t seem to work in our favor, no matter how hard we try. And we say, “screw it”, and we give up. But then, somehow we end up with the best possible outcome – something completely unexpected, but that makes our day!In this episode, take a trip to Belize with me as I tell you about a family adventure that didn’t really go according to plan, and how instead it ...
Send Olena a text!We are often hesitant to set priorities because we feel that once we choose one thing over the other, it automatically means that it’s more important, period. And especially when it comes to prioritizing “work” over “life”, or “life” over “work”, this choice seems to be impossible to make, or it causes feelings of guilt and shame. And then we force ourselves to an impossible task – to do everything at once.In this episode, I’m sharing a story about a time when everything got...
Send Olena a text!Sometimes you spend years building your perfect life, or what you think is your perfect life. And then something happens, it all falls apart and it feels like your life is over now - because everything you’ve been working towards is not there anymore. But in fact, it might be not the end, but the beginning of your unique life.In this episode, I share with you the first time in my life when I ever really put myself first. It’s the story of the decision I made eight years ago ...
Send Olena a text!We often measure our success, or how cool and bold we are by the specific actions we take, and by the results of these actions. And if for some reason we fail, we immediately start doubting ourselves and our worth.In this episode, take a trip to Hawaii with me and learn how I went from super embarrassed and beating myself up to feeling badass, proud, and ready to laugh about it.EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[00:56] Convertibles and the real California dreamin’[01:42] Planning our incred...
Send Olena a text!Sometimes we think that what we want is perfection. But really, what we are looking for is to be able to share our joy and excitement with someone we love - to experience it together, and to create new memories, together.Today's page of the Breverie Handbook is all about one realization that came to me on a Sunday evening in December as I was decorating our Christmas tree.EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[00:59] One day I look forward to every holiday season[01:51] My vision for the absolu...
Send Olena a text!Telling personal stories is the most powerful and most understated self-discovery and personal growth tool ever invented.It's like a handbook. Your memories and life stories are like pages in your very own life manual, and all you need to do is be willing to look through those pages, read through them, and learn from them.Sharing your personal stories out loud is like making a peace pact with yourself. Once you let it out, once you give yourself permission to let it out – so...
Send Olena a text!Over the years, I learned that by telling our stories, we’re not just helping others – we are helping ourselves. Telling stories is the best self-discovery and personal growth tool ever invented. That’s why storytelling will be at the heart of the podcast as it goes in a new direction.In this episode, I am sharing how ten strangers and a secluded farm helped me discover the power of storytelling, and what the next direction of this podcast is going to be like.EPISODE BREAKDO...
Send Olena a text!I hear on social media and all over the place that we should “Let go of control! Trust the journey! Trust the process! Trust the universe!” And I bet you have heard it too.This always makes me think this, though: “Yeah! I would be happy to do it, but can you please tell me HOW to actually do it?”So, in this episode, I want to brainstorm with you and discuss why we want to control things and how we can actually let go of it to take charge of our lives instead.EPISODE BREAKDOW...
Send Olena a text!Setting New Year's resolutions is not exactly the best way to set your goals for the coming year. I want you to know that there is a better way. A way that will give you the momentum that you need not just to set your goals but to actually be able to look back six months later and be amazed by how much progress you have made.So, in this episode, you will understand why New Year’s resolutions don’t work, the 3 types of goals, and the 3 main challenges we face when we work on ...
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