Treading The Waters Of Life with Sylvia

🧭 Treading the Waters of Life Episode Title: Your Values Are Your Compass Points Aligning Your Life, Faith, and Choices with Your True Self 🎧 Listen Now to Redefine Success and boundaries Welcome back to Treading the Waters of Life, a member of the Sunday Edition family of podcasts! Are you living a life that truly reflects what is important to you? Does your calendar and how you spend your money tell the same story as your heart? Join host Sylvia Stinson-Perez, author of Treading the Waters of Life: A Guide to Self-Reflection and Action, as she dives deep into the profound practice of clarifying and living out your core values. This isn't about nice ideas—it's about setting the compass points that guide your daily choices, relationships, and pursuit of purpose. 🎙️ Meet Our Inspiring Guests Sylvia is joined by two incredible individuals who are authentically treading the waters of their own lives: • Billy Brookshire: Author of “Loving Me” and a champion for human rights and making a systemic impact. ·      Heather Tuck:dear friend, vision rehabilitation teacher/social worker, and a strong advocate. ✨ What You'll Discover in This Episode •The Power of Pause: Why pausing to reflect—as Sylvia discusses in her book—is the foundational step before taking purposeful action. ·      Identifying your Real Priorities: We explore how your time, energy, and love reveal your values, and why your values are not just theoretical, but the driving force behind every decision. • Defining True Success: We discuss the challenging question: How do we truly define success in a world of constant comparison and external pressure? • Faith and Focus: Strategies for ensuring your values are truly rooted in your faith and purpose, rather than shaped by external expectations. •The Vision & Values Distinction: Guest Heather Tuck shares a powerful truth: "My vision may change, my values will not." Plus, she shares the incredible quote: "I found my vision when I lost my vision." ·      Billy's simple boundary checks: "Do I want to do this, will it be fun, and will it help me or others?" • Tip: Billy shares the idea of using daily affirmations!• •Boundary Talk: We discuss the necessary discipline of taking a regular break from social media, balanced against using it to make a positive impact. ·      Give yourself grace and patience.  💡 Key Takeaways & Reflection Points This episode is packed with practical wisdom and moments of radical self-honesty, including: •The Achievement Trap: Sylvia shares her own realization that one of her values had become "living up to others' expectations"—and the profound shift when she identified what true success is. •The Ripple Effect: Learn how the choices you make—from setting boundaries to how you rest—influence the people you love and the communities you touch.  ·      Simple Steps to clarifying and living values: For listeners feeling out of alignment, we close with powerful, actionable steps you can take this week to begin realigning your time and energy with your deepest priorities. 🙏 Closing & Resources Thank you for joining us on Treading the Waters of Life. Do you want to live a life with more hope, joy, and authenticity? • Download the Book & Workbook: Learn more about the concepts discussed and get your free copy of Treading the Waters of Life and the accompanying workbook at www.totalimpactpartners.com. • Like, Subscribe, and Share: Help us spread this message of resilience and purposeful action by liking, subscribing, and sharing this episode with a friend! pisode Notes Notes go here Support Sunday Edition with Anthony Corona by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/acb-sunday-edition This podcast is powered by Pinecast.