15. Affirmation For Self Discovery: Explore & Define What Lights You Up

We've been taught to focus on career skills, sidelining what truly ignites our soul. Feeling stuck in your career? This isn't a mid-life crisis, and you don't need to quit your job tomorrow. This realization is a moment of rediscovering the light within you and paving the path to fulfillment and true authenticity. In this episode of the Mindful Life Changes Podcast (formerly known as the Mindful Career Change), host Valerie Mekki, helps listeners rediscover what lights them up inside with an uplifting affirmation and unpack the guilt of spending time on this quest of discovery by replacing it with curiosity and excitement. We'll explore how those passions outside your nine-to-five can lead you closer to your authentic self. This isn't just about chasing dreams; it's about carving a path that resonates with who you truly are.Show Notes and Timestamps:[00:00:50] Intro to the affirmation[00:01:46] We were told to focus on the skills for the job, not our innate gifts and talents[00:03:05] If you're feeling stuck in your career[00:03:49] Make time for your rediscovery[00:04:30] Priming your mind with a body scan[00:04:54] Memorize the affirmation[00:05:40] Say the affirmation out loud [00:06:24] Visualize the affirmatio[00:07:38] Making your affirmations sticky[00:08:18] How to make your affirmation sticky[00:09:15] 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.