42. Five Empowering Phrases to Transform Your Professional Life

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:     

A-ha moment #2 = In this episode, Zena shares how she had a terrible time setting boundaries in business early in her career, so in order to prevent her life from being hijacked by others, she needed some guiding principles and pre-planned phrases that she could use at the drop of the hat.  The following are 5 empowering phrases that Zena has discovered over the years that she's adopted to help her navigate some fairly tricky waters, without overturning the boat or being tossed out of the boat by the rest of the crew. 

These 5 phrases protected Zena from being thrown off course by others. It’s our job to protect ourselves. No one else is going to do it. But we need to learn how to do it in a way that doesn't offend others or cause undue conflict or stress. Mastering these 5 phrases may literally transform your professional life if you put them into use. 

The 5 Empowering phrases that can transform your professional life are:

1. I could be wrong, I often am. 

2. I changed my mind. 

3. Interesting. Let me think about that. 

4. You’re right. (Instead of: I know). 

5. No. (Why?!)

• I just don’t feel comfortable with that. 
• It just doesn’t sit right with me. 
• It just isn’t for me.

These phrases eliminate the burden to be right, buy time to process when feeling pressured to make a decision, and give you a way out if you’ve committed to something you now realize was a mistake. 

UP NEXT

Next Week, Zena will share another A-HA moment in her life. Whereas Episode 41 refers to the Artist's Vocation, and Episode 42 refers to the Artist's ability to navigate business situations, Episode 43 addresses the Spirituality of the Artist. Namely, Zena reveals several false beliefs that she didn't even know she had, and how they were sabotaging her life.

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SPECIAL THANKS

The Storyteller’s Mission with Zena Dell Lowe would like to thank composer Carla Patullo for the original music she graciously permits us to use in the intro and outro of this podcast. To find out more about this amazing talent, go to  www.carlapatullo.com

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