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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 36 MIN

#184 The Spectrum of Capacity: Can You Actually Hold the Life You Desire? with Vanessa Soul

from Power and Purpose Podcast · host Vanessa Soul

What if getting what you desire is only part of the equation?Love. Money. Opportunity. Freedom. Expansion.The deeper question is whether you have developed the capacity to actually hold it.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON VIDEO ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/_k2BReI9U30?si=lHfcrJ1KF4KXHFdXIn Episode 184 of the Power & Purpose Podcast, I introduce The Spectrum of Capacity, a seven stage framework for understanding where you are in different areas of your life and what that season may actually be preparing you for. We explore survival, stability, competence, confidence, capacity, contribution, and expansion. Each stage develops something within you that becomes essential for what comes next. You may discover that you are not as stuck as you thought. You may simply be developing the internal capacity for the life you keep asking for. What are you asking life for right now? And are you developing the capacity to hold it well when it arrives? Subscribe to the Power & Purpose Podcast and send this episode to someone who may need this perspective today.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Episode Preview01:03 What Are You Asking Life For?03:01 Wanting More vs Having the Capacity for More04:15 Understanding the Spectrum of Capacity05:17 The Seven Stages of Capacity07:12 Survival, Stability, Competence and Confidence12:07 Why Stability Does Not Mean You Are Stuck14:21 Can You Actually Hold What You Want?18:24 The Difference Between Desire and Capacity20:28 When Your Capacity Is Being Tested22:15 Contribution From a Place of Overflow25:27 Expansion and Accepting Your Current Stage31:23 How Your Identity Expands35:00 Are You Developing the Capacity to Hold It?Connect with Vanessa SoulWebsite https://vanessasoul.com/theempireInstagram https://www.instagram.com/vanessaasoul/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.spiva.9Podcast https://podcast.ausha.co/power-and-purpose-podcastHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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