What would you attempt if you knew you couldnāt fail? Most of us didnāt grow up in a family that was unfailingly supportive. Instead, as life coach and author Giovanni Dienstmann explains, āWe were conditioned to believe certain things about ourselves and about life that are just not helpful.ā In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Giovanni about his new book, Wise Confidence, and how we can each create our own āaspirational identityāāthe person you want to be, how you want to see yourself and the world, and how you want to operate.
Give a listen to their inspiring conversation about: mindful self-discipline; making sacrifices; self-doubt and arroganceātwo traps of the ego; the five elements of wise confidence; the conviction of self-belief; the journey from a conditioned identity to an aspirational identity; goal-oriented spiritual lineages (and those that arenāt); living with purpose; recognizing the stories we tell ourselves as the first step in transcending our conditioning; practicing courage; finding your three āpower wordsā; choosing the personal qualities you most want to develop; imposter syndrome; the ceiling fan metaphor; four core toolsāmindset, witnessing, imagination, and embodiment; the ānever zeroā commitment, and how commitment differs from motivation; self-love and self-compassion; energizing your thoughts; living in a multilayered universe; knowing your ābigger whyā; and much more.
Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.