Explore the profound impact of your words and the transformative power of perspective. In this video, we delve into the concept of the power of the tongue and the significance of embracing a 'my way isn't "the" way.' type of attitude. Discover how releasing the need for absolute control and certainty can create space for collaboration, growth, and harmonious relationships. Witness the beauty that unfolds when we value diverse perspectives and embrace the wisdom that comes from seeking to understand multiple viewpoints. Together, let's create a world where different voices thrive.
Mary and Jill own a company called Girls Mentorship. The company works with teen and tween girls to develop their life and personal development skills. One of their mantras is acceptance, accepting that there might be a different way. We love hearing stories about how the sayings we say to ourselves serve others.
What's up, Cadre crew? If you don't know me, my name is Mary. This is my best friend and business partner, Jill. And together we own a company called Girls Mentorship, where we get to work with teen and tween girls to develop their life and personal development skills. And nearly every single day, we have a conversation with them and ourselves about the power of the tongue. And we're in a series right now all around the empowering sayings that we say and practice on a daily basis. Because, trust us, we can also slip up and say those disempowering things or those negative things without even knowing it.
So it's catching it and then just practicing it time and time again. So, today, what are we talking about? Just a quick question for whomever's on the other end of this screen. Who here likes control that closed fist? Control the situation, control the outcome? I know in certain points in my life, I sure as heck like control, but does that always serve us? And the answer is no. And we can say that with 100% certainty, because what happens if plans don't go our way? We're left feeling like we did something wrong.
We're left feeling jaded, disappointed. So, one saying that we pull out of our toolbox on pretty much a daily basis is my way is not the way. So it's so good for us. This really shows up around the girls that we work with when they're saying, well, mom doesn't want me to do this. And then mom's coming to us and telling us that she doesn't like her daughter to do it this way. So it's just allowing you to accept. That's really what this mantra means, is acceptance, accepting that there might be a different way, and that's okay.
And if someone is thinking a different thought or has a different opinion, it's respecting it. And how do we find a common ground to come together versus one person being wrong, one person being right? Or like Mary was saying, feeling jaded. Oh, and honestly, we can boil this down to a math equation, because two plus two certainly equals, but so does three plus one. And if you're so stuck in your way, your blinders are on, and you're not able to see that there might be several other better, more efficient possibilities to get to the end result that you're looking to get to.
So this is a really awesome practice. And what Jill just said, just letting go, it's actually pretty freeing to open up your palms to those possibilities, because then you can see that there are several other ways to get to where you want to get to. I was just going to say there's always if your plan a doesn't work, always think of about a plan B or a plan C or a plan D and know that maybe plan a didn't work for a reason. And then you go to plan b and just be in flow with it. Allow it to be fluid so that you aren't stressing out over the things you can't control correctly.
All right, y'all, we're looking forward to see where this mantra serves you. You can talk about it in the community feed. Let us know. We love hearing stories about how the sayings we say to ourselves serve others.
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