Academy of Human Potential

It’s a poignant truth: Change is born in the crucible of discomfort.

Often, we only decide to transform our lives when the pain of remaining the same overshadows our fears of the unknown. It's in these intense moments of suffering that our greatest potential for growth emerges.

May you find the courage to move forward when standing still is no longer an option 🖤

We can just as easily replace the word “Find” with “Create” to help us understand that although our peace is always there for us underneath the chaos of our conditioning and erroneous beliefs—mistakes or not—sometimes digging through it, confronting it and allowing it to purge takes time.

But there is more than one way to feel deep inner peace.

We’re all Creators. And we each have the ability to CREATE (or generate) inner peace by choosing new, empowering thoughts *consciously* and consistently.

How does that make you feel to know you’re that powerful? 🖤

It's so easy to lose ourselves in cycles of negativity. That's why it's so important to remind yourself that a slight shift in your thinking is sometimes all that's needed to make a breakthrough.

Practice the belief in sudden, positive changes—DAILY—even if only for THREE minutes. Your brain will start to see opportunities around you, instead of loss. Little by little you'll start gaining some momentum, and before long, you'll begin to actively CREATE moments in your life, instead of *react* to them 🖤

I've been loving the messages coming from Craig Hooper these days. Thank you for reminding me of what's what. Repost from Em & Friends 🖤

I used to be the biggest proponent of not giving up — **No matter what.** But after years of heartache and struggle I realized that no amount of effort was going to change a core *misalignment.*

If what you're doing (and who you're surrounded by) is not in alignment with who you are at your core (👉🏻you'll know if you're always unhappy), then the most responsible thing to do is LET GO.

Move on and give yourself another chance—this time surrounded by people who honor you, who share your same values, and who lift you up—instead of drag you down.

This is actually one of our greatest lessons. To learn how to honor ourselves above all others, and realize that we have the power to change the trajectory of our lives … At any time.

The first time I read The Alchemist, this hit kind of hard.

This took me a long time to understand.

I always thought it was my job to share what I thought a friend or loved one needed when they felt lost or were struggling. The truth is, all they really need is for me to hold space for them. And I realized, in order to do that, I had to learn how to hold space for myself.

It's not possible to sustain conscious relationships with others without doing the deep inner work of getting to know and understand yourself first. And since we are always evolving, this becomes a lifelong practice of remaining present with ourselves and others.

This principle of awareness applies to all relationships including intimate ones, friendships, family, business and community. The more we understand ourselves, the better we can be there for others in a way that empowers them.

But not everyone is ready to do the deep inner work of uncovering what makes them "tick" …

And you know what?

That's also okay.

Because everyone is on their own timeline 🖤

Someone important to me sent me this illustration the other day and it hit me hard.

Have you stopped long enough to *REALLY* consider what your self-limiting beliefs actually are? I hadn't until then.

I asked where he got the image from so I could give credit to the illustrator, but we couldn't find the original source. So I recreated it.

If you've seen a version of this before and know who it belongs to please let me know!

When you're trying to celebrate a win and help promote someone's achievements, not everyone is going to jam with your style. Whether you're using a mockup generator or a creative platform like Canva to present digital products, there are always going to be "haters." In my experience it's usually the people who put forth the least amount of effort in creating anything of value for others that are the ones who have the most to say. It's uncanny!

But don't let it stop you from sharing your story.

Few people know just how hard it is to voice their truth in the face of adversity like our highlight for this week's post, Jan Jackson.

Jan is a Spiritual author and faith-based life coach who uses her life story to teach others how to gain certainty in their own lives during extremely challenging times.

Through her transformational non-fiction books and spiritual coaching, she offers her readers and clients a deeply healing and faith-filled journey of spiritual preparation with brand new meaning and purpose.

She recently became a #1 International Best Selling author with her new book, Blink to Oblivion—It's Begun: A Spiritual Timeline for Hope. Congratulations Jan!

To learn more and to connect with her directly, visit janjacksonauthor.com🖤