11. Affirmation For Growth: I Am Open To Life’s Lessons and Embrace The Growth

 Life is full of twists and turns, and major transitions like a career change can be challenging. We all encounter moments of frustration, mistakes, and unforeseen obstacles. But what if we viewed these challenges as opportunities for growth and self-discovery?In this transformative episode of the Mindful Career Change Podcast, host Valerie Mekki, shares valuable insights on how to shift our perspective during challenging times. Rather than falling into a spiral of self-blame or giving up, she encourages listeners to ask powerful questions: "What am I learning here? What is life trying to teach me?"By adopting this mindfulness practice, we can break free from negativity and find new dimensions of ourselves. Every setback becomes a chance to learn more about yourself and an opportunity to gain personal and professional growth.   Show Notes and Timestamps:[00:00:11] Intro to episode[00:00:42] Intro to affirmation[00:01:11] What do you do when life throws a curveball at you?[00:01:56] Asking the right questions to ourselves [00:03:18] Begin the affirmation[00:03:29] Start with a body scan[00:03:46] Memorize the affirmation[00:04:27] Recite the affirmation out loud[00:05:07] Visualize the affirmation in action[00:06:14] End of affirmation[00:07:07] How to make your affirmations sticky[00:08:05] EndCurious to learn how to make your affirmations sticky? Listen to episode 1 and I’ll walk you through how to make your affirmation practice a more effective and transformative tool for your career changing journey.You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you. New episodes drop on:Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your weekMore from The Mindful Midlife Mom:Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlifeThis podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.