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She has a background in financial strategic marketing. And she has spent over a decade helping organizations of all shapes and sizes to try out their unique gold allowing them to quickly connect with their ideal clients. She currently works with entrepreneurs and business owners to fully develop a compelling signature offer that speaks their client's language, then helps them craft a strategic webinar based on that offer.She also specializes in filling the virtual room once this webinar is complete, and so much more as well as leveling up your wealth using Airbnb.In our conversation, we discussed:How Airbnb is beautiful for anyone who knows about marketing.Bringing a long-term short-term rental to marketFinding furnishing and filling a profitable long-term short-term rentalConnect with Ginny Townsendhttps://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/strategies-and-income-diversification-for-your-financial-and-time-freedom-with-ginny-townsend/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Capital Gains Tax Solutions Community today:capitalgainstaxsolutions.comCapital Gains Tax Solutions FacebookCapital Gains Tax Solutions Twitter

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Have you ever thought about having an Airbnb property and how much money you could make? Today we have Ginny Townsend on the show and she talks about how she accidentally made 6-figures with her first Airbnb property.  I wanted to have Ginny on the show today because I know so many of us are trying to figure out ways to make extra money from home and you might of not considered doing a real estate investment. We chat about why her property did so well and that it wasn't actually tourists that were staying at her property and how you don't have to live in a vacation destination in order to be successful with short term rental properties.  Ginny also mentioned how moms would be so good at having a rental property and managing it because they are great at making a house feel like a home and it's all about how your property looks and feels that draw people in.  One thing that stood out to me is when she went over 5 different ways to get in to the market and how you can make it more affordable.  Hear what she has to say about this topic and more on the podcast.   If you don't follow me on Instagram make sure to go to https://www.instagram.com/mominspiredliving/   I posted pictures of my recent trip to Turks and Caicos. I went there for work to do site inspections for 2 properties, and it was amazing. If Turks and Caicos is not on your bucket list make sure to add it because the water is the most beautiful turquoise you will ever see.  DM me or email me at ambersandberg@hkluxurytravel.com if you want help on your next vacation. Guest Info & Her Course: Ginny Townsend Wanting to take a look at her course make sure to click the link below (affiliate): http://mominspiredshow.com/rentalroadmap If you buy this course using this link I may receive a small commission.      

Ginny Townsend, a Strategy and Growth Consultant turned “Accidental 6-Figure Airbnb Host” has always loved helping businesses uplevel their offer and profitability game. Now, she combines her 15+ years of business experience with her passion for helping families become financially independent.  Ginny firmly believes in the power of “win-win-win” and “elegant simplicity” on the roadmap to financial freedom. She is also a successful Kickstarter Alum, start-up advisor, and loves to hike and explore the great outdoors with her family.   https://www.ginnytownsend.com​ https://www.ginnytownsend.com/rental​

Ginny Townsend, a Strategy and Growth Consultant turned “Accidental 6-Figure Airbnb Host” has always loved helping businesses uplevel their offer and profitability game. Now, she combines her 15+ years of business experience with her passion for helping families become financially independent. Ginny firmly believes in the power of “win-win-win” and “elegant simplicity” on the roadmap to financial freedom. She is also a successful Kickstarter Alum, start-up advisor, and loves to hike and explore the great outdoors with her family. https://www.ginnytownsend.com​ https://www.ginnytownsend.com/rental​

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to launch a Silicon Valley tech company? But this isn’t just ANY startup, this company is changing the way legal gets done! Legalucy empowers business owners to spot issues, take action, and stay safe... To earn, protect, and attract more money. Because in business, it pays to know what you don’t know! Hosted by Harmony Oswald and Ginny Townsend, welcome to Think Outside the Firm, the podcast where business owners get the inside scoop from Legalucy, your interactive, pre-lawyer assistant, and we’re inviting you along for the ride. Together, let’s change the way legal gets done! Discover more at thinkoutsidethefirm.com

With a background in financial and strategic marketing, Ginny Townsend has spentover a decade helping organizations of all shapes and sizes draw out their unique gold,allowing them to connect quickly with their ideal clients.Ginny now works with entrepreneurs and business owners to fully develop acompelling signature offer that speaks their clients’ language, then helps them craft astrategic webinar based on that offer. She also specializes in filling the virtual roomonce their webinar is complete.In addition to serving business owners and entrepreneurs as a Strategy and GrowthConsultant, Ginny is also an Advisory Board Member for a legal-tech startup that alsoserves growing businesses, LegaLucy .Her vision is “All Entrepreneurs Living Bigger Lives.” Helping others see their potential(and how to get there) is a common thread found in her more recent career. So, simplebut powerful frameworks like UpLEVEL Together, #BusinessClass, UnSabotage, andher Business Consulting are a natural extension of her heart, wisdom, and talents.Free gift:www.fillthevirtualroom.com - the Ultimate “Fill Your Virtual Room” Checklist•For those planning to host a webinar and want to make sure people show up to the party

My guest today Ginny Townsend, from UnSabotage has spent over a decade helping organizations of all shapes, sizes understand the areas in which they've been holding themselves back in the market. She is going to be talking with us not only about breaking the glass ceiling, but breaking the glass walls we put up for ourselves! UnSabotage.com CheriHillShow.com

I am so excited to talk to Ginny Townsend of UnSabotage. We've all heard about glass ceilings, but did you know we also contend with Glass Walls? These are the barriers we've unintentionally set up in our own way.We will discuss: What Glass Walls actually are and how they show up in our livesThe two main building blocks that create Glass WallsHow it's possible to SHATTER these Walls! (and see them coming if they show up in a different form down the road).Ginny Townsend, with a background in strategic marketing, has spent over a decade helping organizations draw out their unique gold, as well as, understand the areas in which they've been holding themselves back. She helps others see their potential is a common thread found in her more recent career. Ginny is a military wife, grew up in Arizona and has lived all over the country with her handsome hubby.   Support the Show.

I am so excited to talk to Ginny Townsend of UnSabotage. We've all heard about glass ceilings, but did you know we also contend with Glass Walls? These are the barriers we've unintentionally set up in our own way. We will discuss: What Glass Walls actually are and how they show up in our lives The two main building blocks that create Glass Walls How it's possible to SHATTER these Walls! (and see them coming if they show up in a different form down the road). Ginny Townsend, with a background in strategic marketing, has spent over a decade helping organizations draw out their unique gold, as well as, understand the areas in which they've been holding themselves back. She helps others see their potential is a common thread found in her more recent career. Ginny is a military wife, grew up in Arizona and has lived all over the country with her handsome hubby.      

I am so excited to talk to Ginny Townsend of UnSabotage. We’ve all heard about glass ceilings, but did you know we also contend with Glass Walls? These are the barriers we’ve unintentionally set up in our own way. We will discuss: What Glass Walls actually are and how they show up in our lives The two main building blocks that create Glass Walls How it’s possible to SHATTER these Walls! (and see them coming if they show up in a different form down the road). Ginny Townsend, with a background in strategic marketing, has spent over a decade helping organizations draw out their unique gold, as well as, understand the areas in which they've been holding themselves back. She helps others see their potential is a common thread found in her more recent career. Ginny is a military wife, grew up in Arizona and has lived all over the country with her handsome hubby.      

I am so excited to talk to Ginny Townsend of UnSabotage. We’ve all heard about glass ceilings, but did you know we also contend with Glass Walls? These are the barriers we’ve unintentionally set up in our own way. We will discuss: What Glass Walls actually are and how they show up in our lives The two main building blocks that create Glass Walls How it’s possible to SHATTER these Walls! (and see them coming if they show up in a different form down the road). Ginny Townsend, with a background in strategic marketing, has spent over a decade helping organizations draw out their unique gold, as well as, understand the areas in which they've been holding themselves back. She helps others see their potential is a common thread found in her more recent career. Ginny is a military wife, grew up in Arizona and has lived all over the country with her handsome hubby.      

Hey, Gorgeous! I'm back in the The States this week and I'm really excited about today's episode. It's all about asking that question (watch the episode or read below to learn what it is!) that probably got you or your friends in trouble when you were in grade school - either by teachers or by your parents. I hope this is episode is both challenging and inspiring as you step into your greatness this week! Enjoy! The question that probably got you in trouble in grade school and why you SHOULD ask it now! (PLUS, a carrier pigeon!) Welcome to Episode 20 of UnSabotage with Ginny Townsend! I’m so excited and I want to celebrate - so I’ll tell you how at the end. What is that one question that probably got you in trouble in grade school - maybe with a parent, or a teacher, or even with a friend. But now… harnessed properly, could really help you make some serious steps forward! Here’s the question: “Says who?” Do you have memories popping up of when you or someone you knew asked that question as a kid? Oh dang! They’re going to get in so much trouble!! But it’s interesting how things change but we don’t get a notification that they DID change. So, as you’re building something amazing in your life, whatever your business looks like right now, I’m sure you didn’t receive a notification on your phone, or a letter in the mail, or a courier delivered letter, or a courier pigeon telling you that the rules changed about this question. So, I’m going to be your courier today! Your carrier pigeon! Here’s your official decree and proclamation! Dear Lady Townsend,  Please accept our sincere apologies for not sharing this important proclamation until this moment.  We applaud your efforts in being a respectful youth and not asking the question “says who?” However, it has come to our attention that this limit is no longer required of you. Please consider this proclamation as your official permission to ask “says who?” as you step into your greatness. Actually, your world needs you to ask this question of others but especially of yourself! Sincerest regards, The Authorities And while this may sound silly - actually I hope it sounds really silly!  Because sometimes we view permission to do something from an external source as having more credibility than internal permission-giving.  This is actually a glass wall I’ve experienced running into in different iterations. Waiting for permission. External permission. And I’ve spoken with enough driven, entrepreneurial women to know I’m not the only one who has experienced this wall. So back to the question… What does asking “Says who” actually look like in our lives? If you find yourself thinking: Oh, I could never do that? - Says who Or “Oh, I’m not good enough for that?” says who Or “Oh, I’m not ready for that” - says who Or “Oh, this isn’t a typical career” - says who Or “What if it doesn’t work?” - says who Or “What if I look like I don’t know what I’m doing?” - says who Or “What if I’m not the best at it?” - says who Or any other Glass Walls style thought that may cross your mind. Challenge it. Ask “says who?” And if you don’t come up with a great answer, don’t trust the thought.  It’s a limiting thought that probably THINKS it has your best in mind. But you’re not in grade school anymore.  At first the thought may seem like it has authority - but look, you have a proclamation. From the authorities.  And if you want one for yourself, email me at heyginny@unsabotage.com with the subject line Says who? and the name you want on your proclamation. There’s no cost. No commitment. Simply an early holiday gift from me to you. P.S. If you're interested in learning about the upcoming Shatter Your Glass Walls MasterClass, you can get all the juicy details over at: unsabotage.com/masterclass Until next week. XOXO, Ginny

As I wrap up the Usual Suspects series, I wanted to tie everything up in a nice little bow. How did I do that? Great question! I went back to one of my favorite questions: WHY? Why is knowing what our Glass Walls are made of even important? Why did Ginny personify the building blocks that make up these Glass Walls? Why does all of this even matter? I answer all these questions in today's episode by connecting them to one of the universe's most consistent laws... Check it out! Episode 16: The Biggest Universal Law That Affects Your Success (Plus I Have a Catapult!!) Who ever gets to make that last statement?? I'm excited about today's episode for this and several other reasons. If you're a reader like me, here are more of my notes. Enjoy! Why is shattering your glass walls so important? Why is knowing the Usual Suspects so important? And again, Usual Suspects are my way of personifying the thoughts and habits that create our Glass Walls. Personifying ideas, thoughts or topics is a very powerful practice! One of the exercises I do with my students is I ask them to personify success. What does it wear? How does it talk? How does it interact with others? How does it carry itself? Is it masculine or feminine? Side Note: We could ask SO many questions, but I've discovered that just a few questions in, a persona starts to emerge. You'll be surprised. It's very eye-opening. Because if we think success (regardless of how we define that word) is a tool we’ll stop ourselves from becoming that tool! I promise. So, it is wildly powerful to know what we think of things like success, failure, commitment and so on. And even more than those topics, I'm a huge believer in personifying the building blocks that make our Glass Walls! Something I consider to be part of my role here at UnSabotage is to bring you new ways of looking at things like this to hopefully shed new light, create space for a well-timed ah-ha moment that opens you to a new success. It's something I really love to do, too! I like trying to find other ways of looking at something that allow the ability to see things more clearly! For instance, it’s like holding this in your hand: a catapult! (If you haven't already, watch today's episode. I share the backstory of this little gem and why I thought it was so important to feature it as my FIRST EVER prop here on UnSabotage with Ginny Townsend!) Bottom line: You can see it from one perspective, but if you look at it differently, you see so much more. Simply because we see it from a different perspective! Nothing about the object itself has changed! It's just the vantage point from where we're watching. So, today I thought I’d talk about one set of results we see if we’re being boxed in by those walls or shattering them. Because as business women and entrepreneurs, we care about results, don’t we? I'm preaching to the choir here, right? So, what are the results when we remain boxed in or shatter the walls and step through? The different perspective I'd like to share with you today is this idea of Expanding and Contracting. What do I mean by this? (first of all, if you're thinking, "Ginny, that's so woo woo!" give me a couple minutes and I'll show you that it's not!) Our lungs are always expanding or contracting Our bank accounts are always expanding or contracting Our waistlines are always expanding or contracting Our relationships are always expanding or contracting Our free time is always expanding or contracting Social movements are always expanding or contracting Lakes and creeks are always expanding or contracting Even plants are always expanding or contracting It's pretty safe to say, everything in our world is always expanding or contracting In other words, everything is always changing. Not woo woo is it? So, doesn’t it make sense that our thoughts and therefore our lives are doing the same? Why would our thoughts and their relation to our lives be the ONLY exception to this universal law? Here’s how it relates to what we’ve been talking about these past few weeks on the usual suspects: Thoughts that limit us, by their own nature are contracting, right? Thoughts that make you think less of yourself, of the world, of others: Contracting. Habits that were defined and created when we were in a previous role but no longer fit your life are contracting, right? Habits that set us up to play small or put other’s priorities first: Contracting. Why contract when you have the ability to expand? So, with all this in mind, my challenge this week is a simple one: As you work, as you interact, as you do you, take a moment and simply ask, "Is this expanding or contracting my world? Is this expanding or contracting my work? Is this expanding or contracting the impact I want to make?" So, I hope the answer to each of these questions is EXPANDING but if it's not, you are beautifully empowered to change things around. I hope you have an amazing and expansive week. Until next time! XOXO, Ginny P.S. If you're looking for the other episodes I referenced that introduce some of the most common Usual Suspects, here's a quick list with their links. Enjoy! Episode 12: Not Enough Episode 13: Too Much Episode 14: Other People's Priorities Episode 15: The Always and Never Monsters

Old habits can be tricky to recognize and change, because like I mention in today's episode, the habit could have served you really well when the habit was formed. But now... it may just serve to hold you back from you new goal or from excelling in your new business. We're continuing in the series "Usual Suspects" - you know, those pesky thoughts and habits hanging out nearby when you discover you've been getting in your own way. This week, I share an "old habit" that, once I discovered that it existed, I was able to change it and forever alter my business. Check it out! So, what do you think? Did you find this thought process helpful? Do you resonate with this specific old habit of valuing others' priorities over your own? If you're looking for where to find the gift I mention in today's episode, hop on over to UnSabotage.com/tryit to grab yours today! I hope you find today's episode empowering and encouraging. You've got an amazing gift that your world desperately needs to see. So, let's continue to UnSabotage together, shall we? Thanks again for joining me for another episode of UnSabotage with Ginny Townsend. Until next time, get out there and UnLeash your greatness. XOXO, Ginny

What if what you're struggling with right now could actually be what helps you reach your goal! (And how a principle in aviation convinced me this is true) I first wrote about this idea that "lift" or using headwinds to climb back in 2013. Here's a link to that post: I thought I would take a fresh look at this idea and see how the last four years have further defined this concept. This episode is what I came up with... Do you want to dig deeper into today's topic of lift and resistance? I've created a beautiful gift just for you over at unsabotage.com/tryit. It's full of space for you to write and includes a powerful exercise to go back through and actually SEE your thoughts in a whole new way. And for your convenience, here's today's transcript: Hey, Gorgeous! Ginny Townsend here, founder of UnSabotage and welcome to another week of our Facebook Live show. So, if you had a chance to read the tease of the video, you're probably wondering what on earth is Ginny talking about? So, especially if you watched last week's video about the Hurricane Harvey relief effort, or if you know me, if you've ever had a conversation with me you probably know that my husband is a pilot. There is something about a community of pilots. It’s in their blood, it’s in their DNA, it’s deeper than them to a career or a hobby, it's just it's such a part of them. And so, I stepped into the aviation culture almost 13 years ago now and it's been an amazing adventure ever since. Since then, I have learned a ton about flying, a ton about like the principles of aviation, the history of aviation, and ALL kinds of aircraft… You have no idea how many different kinds of aircraft I know random things about, but there is one principle that has held my attention over this last decade that has influenced my life and I'm bringing it up today because I hope it influences yours as well. It's this idea, this concept of “LIFT.” So what is lift? And I reached out to… well, I Googled an organization called NASA, you may have heard of it, for their definition and I'm going to read the technical definition to you. “Lift is the force that directly opposes the weight of an airplane and holds the airplane in the air. Lift is a mechanical aerodynamic force produced by the motion of the airplane through the air.” Okay, cool thank you, NASA! That is the technical definition and what, more practically speaking, draws me to this concept is have you ever been to an airport and paid attention to the direction of the runways and how they usually criss-cross? That is the case because it's based on the wind patterns of the area where the airport is built, and when an airplane takes off it heads into the wind. Air traffic control looks for headwinds and that's the direction in which they tell all the planes to take off. They don't point them towards the tailwinds. If a plane was trying to take off with a tailwind it would just push them down the runway. They would never take off. I can't think of a private plane, a commercial plane or a military plane where that would ever be the goal! So, in the concept of lift we point ourselves towards the headwinds and actually use those winds like a stair step to climb. Isn't that cool? And the other concept ... or part of the concept that you may have caught in that NASA's definition is it's a force that is applied to the plane when it is in motion. So, whether it's on the runway getting ready to take off or whether it is climbing, whether it is cruising, descending, whatever, the plane has to be moving for lift to work. It can't be sitting still. A plane sitting still will never take off. It will never ever take off. So I think that that is also really an interesting concept. But hear me, I don't want you to think that I'm saying, “Oh, we need to go after the hardest part. We need to, you know, suffer a lot of pain. We need to kill ourselves trying to get into the air." That is not what I’m saying. I don't subscribe to that. I absolutely believe in a good work ethic, but I do not think that we need to kill ourselves or become weary of mind and soul to be able to take off. I think there's a smarter way and it's actually using the tool of resistance to climb. So on the other hand, there's this camp that's like, "Okay. I need to go for the hardest part. The hardest part is where success is," and sometimes that is the case but that's for every stage of the flight, that's not always the case. But then there's this other side of the thought continuum on this topic and that is when we face even our first, second, whatever gust of resistance wind, we start thinking, “Oh, maybe this just wasn't meant to be." And sometimes, things aren't meant to be. There is a place for making that statement, for having that thought but it's not usually on the runway before we've taken off or when we've hit our first gust of headwind. That's not usually where we need to really pay much attention to that thought of, "Was this really meant to be?” I think sometimes when we ask that question early on in a “flight” or in a journey, I think we should give ourselves the grace to say, “Okay, is this something I really want?" Because if it's not something you really want, you're probably going to look for a way out or like an “ejection” to keep with the analogy, throughout the remainder of the flight, and it's going to be much harder work than you need. It's probably not what you're meant to be doing if you're looking for an escape that early on. But then there's another name for these first resistant winds that some people will say, “Oh, maybe this isn't meant to be." I say we look at it totally different. I say these winds, especially the first few gusts, are the "How much do you want this?” wind. That is the name that I have lovingly given them, because when we start a project or a new career or a new business or a new anything, it's exciting and it's fun and the future is limitless. (I still believe that the future is limitless, by the way) but when we hit our first gust of wind, gust of a headwind, that's usually when we start saying, "Oh." We divide into two paths. We either say, "Oh maybe this isn't meant to be," and kind of look for a way out or we say, "Okay. This gust is probably the first of the ‘How much do you want this?’ wind.” It is when we can then use the resistance of the headwind to climb, that's when we can prove to ourselves and to the world how much we really want this. Isn't that amazing? Absolutely amazing. So I hope that I have convinced you that lift is a really amazing principle that we can continue to draw in and draw on and I kind of toyed with "Do I take this analogy even deeper?" And I thought, "No, not on this video." I wanted to introduce the concept to you and I will come back to this with more kind of like topical videos on the concept of lift and really the field of aviation. But, like I said, I hope you have found that the idea of lift is really cool, but practically speaking you may be saying, "Cool Ginny, how do I bring it into my everyday life?" And I am so glad you asked, because I have three tips for you on how to bring this into your world and like move it from the theoretical to the actual. 1. The first one is, especially if you're on the runway or if you're just at the beginning part of the flights, it is so easy to think and obsess about the entire flight. We can think about all that needs to be done, like all the battles that need to be fought, the resistance we need to overcome, all the things we need to do, all the people we need to hire, blah blah blah. It can become overwhelming and then we just kind of spin using our energy, or fuel to keep with the analogy, kind of circling not really going anywhere. So it doesn't serve you well to think about the whole flight. I just want you to think about what is that next gust of wind that you need to use as a stepping stone to climb. What is coming at you? What is the resistance that you need to solve? Maybe it's a tech issue, that you're like, "Ugh." Maybe that would normally take you down. You're like, "Okay, no. I can figure this out. This is a 'how much do I want this' wind that I can overcome." So think about just that first, that next step, that next gust that you need to pay attention to, that you need to climb to move forward. Okay? Cool. 2. So the second one is, well first of all if that first exercise didn't work, maybe just go ahead and ask yourself, "Do I even want this?" Because there may be something that you should be pointing all that energy, all that momentum, all of that climbing the resistance headwind effort towards that you're not right now. Maybe you know this isn't ... like maybe it is kind of a safe option and you're like, "Ugh." Or maybe it's just, it's not maybe even in the field that you want to be focusing on. Whatever it is, whatever the reason is, ask yourself, give yourself the grace to say, "Hey, do I even want this?" Because like I said earlier, you're probably going to be looking for an ejection like a parachute, a way off the plane throughout the whole flight, if it's not something that you want. Okay, so that is two. 3. Then the third one is, do you remember that show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? If you haven't seen it, it was a game show a number of years ago where the point of the game was a contestant was asked more and more difficult questions and if they got all of them right, at the end of the game they would win a million dollars. But, on the progressively harder and harder questions, the host gives the contestant a few Lifelines and one of the lifelines was called “Phone-a-Friend.” I love it when things like game shows are much more deep and meaningful than I'm sure they ever intended to be. But I love this idea of phoning a friend and to be honest, it is this area ... it is the suggestion of these three that I am working hard on most right now. It's not something that I honestly find comes natural to me. My natural tendency is to be like, "Alright Ginny. Figure it out. You can do this." So I am working on this, this third tip or trick of phoning a friend. Because often times it's that outside perspective that can make all the difference. You're sitting in the plane, right? You can't see all the way around. You can't see the entire situation, so an outside perspective can make all the difference in bringing what you want to life. Cool, makes sense? So like I said, I hope I have convinced you that the aeronautical principle of lift is actually really cool. So, what do you think about it? What do you think about the idea that headwinds can actually help you take off? That they can actually, what you might have normally thought like resistance coming at you like, "Oh this could take me down," it can actually be what helps you climb. I hope that you find it like simply profound. Let me know what you think in the comments below and did you like today's video? If so, I would be so honored if you share it. So, until next week I hope that if you face any resistance, any headwinds, that you recognize them ... you remember this video, you recognize them what they are and smile, because you can actually use them to climb. It can be your secretly best friend. So I can't wait to talk with you next Tuesday morning at 11 am Pacific. Until then, have an amazing week and soar. Alright, bye Gorgeous!

My husband left this week to go fly rescue and support missions in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey. The day he left, I had the opportunity to bring him lunch and check out their readiness effort so I pounced on having that extra time with him. It was incredible and this episode is what I've been thinking about since then... If you're looking for a way to dig deeper into this week's topic, I've created a beautiful gift just for you. Get yours now at unsabotage.com/tryit. For your convenience, here's today's transcript: Hey, Gorgeous! Ginny Townsend here, founder of UnSabotage, and I am coming to you from sunny San Jose, not New York like I did last week. I want to thank you so much for joining me today, wherever you are. I actually have a little bit of a confession. I had planned a topic to talk about today, that up until this morning, I was very excited to talk about. Then, when I woke up this morning, my first thought was, "No, that's not what I need to share today. That's not it." So, I've spent this morning really digging into what I think we really should be talking about today, and it actually has to do with what I've seen with the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts like you might have seen in the tease above. My husband is actually one of the pilots that is out there flying right now, looking for people who are on rooftops, or cars, or in boats, or wherever, out in the Houston area. If you would join me in praying for their safety as well as those that they are working to rescue, that would mean the world to me, so thank you for standing with me in that. Really, yesterday I went to go bring Drew lunch, my husband lunch, before he left. I took one more opportunity to see him before he left town. I pounced on it, so I packed up lunch and then I brought it to him, and we got to hang out and talk a little bit more before he left town. When I got to the area where they were getting everything ready, I just noticed a complete change in energy. I mean, something was activated. There were so many planes, and there were all of the helicopters that were ready, and there were so many people working hard to get this effort to Texas where it needed to be. There were at least three or four planes, and like I said, a couple helicopters. The thought that struck me as I drove by, and just was amazed, was that these are men and women of action. They did not get stuck in some kind of “analysis paralysis,” thinking, "Oh, this is so big. There's so many people that need help. I don't know what to do, I don't know where to start." They know what they're uniquely capable of doing, and they were prepared, so when the call came, when they were tapped on the shoulder, they were able to act. It got me thinking. It got me thinking, as often things do. Because they were called up by a larger relief effort, something you could say is a national scale, or at least has national awareness, I don't think that people need to wait until there is some type of national level awareness for us to step into what we're uniquely capable of. However, there are times in which what we are uniquely capable of is called upon, and we are tapped. We obviously need to be ready, and then we need to act. I have a couple quotes for you. If you know me at all, you know I loooooove quotes. This first one talks about that external tapping, and it is by Winston Churchill. "To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder, and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them, and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour." So yes, Sir Winston Churchill was talking about being tapped by the situation, by the world, by the circumstances, saying, "Hey, you are uniquely capable of doing something that really matters right now," that tapping on the shoulder. But I think that there's also times in which we aren't necessarily tapped on the shoulder externally, but we know what we're uniquely capable of is needed, and we almost need to be the one that taps ourselves on the shoulder. But that fear, and that “analysis paralysis,” like I mentioned a little while ago, can step in, and be like, "I don't know, am I ready? Am I the person for this?" I have a quote for that, too. I have the quote for the internal side of things, and why we maybe don't tap ourselves in. It's by Marianne Williamson. It's one of my favorite quotes. I share it with as many people as I possibly can, all the time. It goes: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God, and you're playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do, and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Isn't that beautiful? Isn't that absolutely beautiful? There are these two times, like I've said, where we tap in and become men and women of action, doing what we are uniquely capable of, and it's either someone else, our situation, our world, an emergency like what is happening with Hurricane Harvey, taps us in. But then, like I said, there are times when we could tap ourselves in, but we don't, because we have this fear, like Marianne Williamson said, that we were supposed to play small, that somehow us shrinking back makes everyone feel safe. I wholeheartedly oppose that thought. Because I believe that you have a shocking amount of greatness in you. I challenge you, and I know this is a little bit of a shorter video today, but it's what has been on my heart from the moment that I got up. I challenge you to do not let your light dim, because maybe it's the first time you have a chance to step out and tap yourself in to being the person that you need to be in the situation that you're in. I encourage you, and I challenge you, do not play small either. I encourage you to be prepared, like my husband and all of the different units around the country are, that have activated and that are out there actually doing what they are uniquely capable of, and literally saving people's lives. I know that what you do is valuable in your own world, even if it's not at that national level. I really challenge you to tap yourself in. If you see an opportunity where what you do is really needed, I would say don't wait. Don't wait for someone to offer you the chance to make a difference in your world. Tap yourself in. Tap yourself in. I think that it would be very incongruent of me to tell you, or to encourage you to be a man or woman of action today, without giving you a call to action. Stay close. Stay close to what I'm doing. Stay close to UnSabotage, and I think we're going to be able to build something amazing. I am tapping myself in here, because I really believe that where I'm at, when I'm at, I have a uniquely capable talent and a voice to share with people, to encourage people to step into their biggest and greatest selves. Don't shy away from this opportunity. Stay close, like I said to UnSabotage. If you go to unsabotage.com, I have a freebie for you, but really what I want you to do is opt in. Tap yourself in to joining what we're building at UnSabotage. Enter your email address, there's a place on every page that you go on that site, and we will continue to tap each other in, and do something amazing, that we are uniquely capable of in our world, to make our world a better place. I know that might sound cheesy or cliché, but it's what we have all wanted from the dawn of humanity. It's a pretty big challenge, but I think we're up for it. So have an amazing day, and like I said, be a man or woman of action this week. Until next time, I'll see you next Tuesday at 11 AM Pacific, here on Facebook Live. Bye, Gorgeous.   XOXO, Ginny

I just had the most unique experience! I asked this one question to BUCKETS of people: both liberals and conservatives, people of faith and not, several cultural backgrounds, serious people, silly people, undergrad students, graduate students, a PhD student, nurses, engineers, entrepreneurs, designers, teachers, volunteers, mothers, fathers, and the list could go on and on. What was so cool about the experience was that everyone had the SAME answer! Who knew something like that was even possible? And even though the question and unanimous answer experience was incredible, the thought that it led me to is something I challenge you to consider as you approach the new and unknown in your life. I hope this week's episode is both encouraging and challenging because you're a gem and frankly, a gem should shine. And for your convenience, here's this episode's transcript: Hey, Gorgeous! Ginny Townsend here and I am actually coming to you live on location. My husband had a work trip that brought him out to New York, and I came along for a little bit. I'm actually on my way back to the airport and back to California. But I thought it would be fun to do a show out on location. If you saw the tease for this video, I'm sure you're wondering, "What on Earth is she talking about?" I usually have a lot of experiments going on at any given time. One experiment that I have been working on for the last couple months, I've asked a lot of really smart people in person, over text, and just recently on my social networks to my friends, this one question. I asked: Undergrad students Graduate students PhD students A PhD Engineers of all kinds, whether that's software or NASA Teachers Nurses Parents Teenagers Liberals Conservatives People of faith People not of faith I tried to get as many people as possible to answer this one question. If I hadn't experienced it I probably wouldn't have believed it, but can you believe that they all agreed on the answer? I'm sure you're wondering, "What on Earth is this unicorn pixie question that she's referring to?" It is the question, "Do we know everything about anything?" Take a moment. It's kind of a big question, right? We know a lot of things, but I didn't get a single maybe, let alone a yes. Everyone across the board, “No." Usually without hesitation. "No. No we absolutely do not.” We do know a lot of things. For instance, surgeons can perform intricate surgeries when their patients are hundreds of miles away. We've been to space… a lot. We can print cells and organs. We can do a lot of stuff. I mean, I just pushed one button and I'm live talking with you right now. We obviously know a lot. We're probably the most educated people to have ever lived. But we still don't know everything about anything. Why did I ask that question? It goes back to a story, an experience that I've had over the last four years. Four years ago, I stopped eating meat and dairy just as an experiment. Like I said, I'm always doing experiments. If you know me, you know I don't lead with that. I'm not trying to convert anyone to that. But it's something that I really adore and I love about my lifestyle. Inevitably it will come up if I make a new friend or I'm out to eat with a colleague or whatever, that I don't eat dairy. 90 percent of the time I'll get the same response. It is, "I could never do that.” Which is so interesting, because first of all, my question, in my mind at least, I haven't asked this out loud quite yet. But I've always been like, "Says who?” or, "Based on what?" As I've been thinking through this, maybe they meant, "I'd never want to do that.” If that's the case, it's a decision and you've made a decision. You never want to do something. That's fine. There's plenty of things I never want to do. But it's the idea of thinking, "Oh, I could never do that,” which I have not been able to find any fact, any documentation, any principle, any law even, to state or to support that idea that we could never do something. We could never know that we could never do something. In and of itself, it's kind of unknowable, isn't it? What do you think about that? Is that an interesting concept? An interesting way of looking at things? Actually, what I thought was really funny was, we were out to dinner with some friends on Sunday. I mentioned that I'm going to be doing a live show on location this week, Tuesday. When I explained that it was going live, it wasn't recorded and then posting live, his first reaction, his response was, "I could never do that.” That was amazing! I was like, "Oh my gosh! That's the exact topic I'm going to be talking about!” I just want you to know that the smartest people I know disagree with that. I don't think that there's any way that we can actually know what we could never do. I'm wondering, does something come to mind? Can you think of the last time you said that? Because I know we've all said it. It's a very common phrase, and now I hope that you start listening for people saying that. But I encourage you, especially if you can remember one or two, multiple times that you've said, "Oh, I could never do that. I could never do that.” Here's what I would love, because this is what I do. I write down or I type out, "What happened? What was said? What did I say? Oh, I could never do that. Right.” But was there a common theme? What was it about what was shared that made me say, made me put this huge limit on myself saying, "Oh, I could never do that?” Not even that I don't want to. I encourage you to write it out or type it out. Are there any things in common? For instance, there could be, are they relational, "Oh, I could never do thats?” Are they career oriented, “Oh, I could never do thats?” Or physical limitation, “Oh, I could never do thats?” Or even my example, dietary, "Oh I could never do thats?” I hope that you feel challenged to not accept this thought, that we kind of, I hear a lot of people saying it. I hope that you don't just assume that because you say it, it's actually true. I challenge you, the next time that you start to say that, I hope you stop yourself from letting those words come out of your face. Because our minds listen to what we have to say. I think if we tell our minds something, especially over and over again, we believe it and then it becomes a reality. It's kind of more of a self-fulfilling prophecy than anything else. What's interesting, and I've said this on a lot of videos but I keep coming back to it because I think it's so interesting is, we think 60,000 thoughts a day according to Cleveland Clinic. 95 percent of the thoughts that we think today, we thought yesterday. It's thoughts like this, this idea of us saying, "I could never do this. I could never do that,” that actually drive our life, because they're kind of under the surface. We don't really even pay attention often when we say things like that, but they affect our lives. If a thought like this is sitting in the driver seat, having the awareness of it at least gives you the opportunity to question its validity. If it's driving you somewhere, make sure it's driving you in a direction that you want to go. If you have a method or a favorite journal, or a favorite software that you like to just get your thoughts out and write out, "Why do I think that I can't do this?" I encourage you, use that method. Use your go-to method. Then if you don't, I have created a freebie just for this purpose. If you go over to unsabotage.com/tryit, it's a free printable and it is journal with space. Space for you to write and get those thoughts out of your mind so you can actually see them. Then there is an exercise, it's a really cool exercise that I absolutely adore, on the back of that printable that allows you to visually see your thoughts in a way that you've never been able to before. So, what did you think about this idea of, "We don't know everything about anything,” and how it relates to this statement that we say a lot of, "Oh, I could never do that?” If you like what I had to say, I would love it if you would share. I can't wait until we get to connect again next Tuesday morning at 11 AM Pacific, right here on Facebook Live. My challenge for the week, until we talk again, never say never. Have an amazing day, and we will talk soon. Bye, Gorgeous. Have an amazing rest of your week and never say never. XOXO, Ginny

It's been a bit of a week. So, this week's video is a little different. I talk about the two promises anger makes and keeps with us, a tricky source of weariness and the feeling of helplessness... PLUS... I share how pendulum clocks and fight songs and college football games remind us how powerful we really are. If you're looking for a space to dig deeper into your own reaction to Charlottesville, or another seemingly unbearable experience, I've created a gift for you. It's full of space for you to write and then you'll gain access to a powerful exercise that will allow you to SEE your thoughts in a completely new way. Get yours now at: unsabotage.com/tryit And for your convenience, here's today's transcript: Hey, Gorgeous. Ginny Townsend here, and I want to welcome you to another week of this Facebook Live show with UnSabotage. Now, if you aren't yet familiar with what I talk about, I generally talk about themes and topics that come from my work with UnSabotage. So I thought it might be really good for me to touch on those things to make more sense out of what we'll be talking about today, and that's actually what happened in Charlottesville this weekend and kind of what do we do. What do we think when something bad happens and we feel helpless? The work that I do with UnSabotage is, it's this beautiful community of primarily women, and we do work to figure out what are the “Glass Walls” that we have set up in our own path, in our own way that keep us from where we want to go to step into that life we adore. So these Glass Walls, they're a lot of thoughts. It's a lot of thought work. But when I saw what happened this weekend out in Charlottesville, first of all, my heart was broken. Second of all, I couldn't shake the thought of, can what we're doing to help move individuals forward, can that be overlayed to a bigger event or at a societal level? Can what we're doing here help people when something bad happens that we makes us feel helpless? So, that's a task that I took on. I spent the weekend really looking into the reactions and the conversation and just absorbing as much as I could to add as much value as I could today. There were two things that I really discovered when I started observing the behaviors and everything going on around what happened in Charlottesville. The first thing was when the people spoke about it, there's a lot of anger. I'll unpack these, but right now I just want to clarify that there's nothing wrong with that. It was an observation. And as I continued to dig into it, I saw that there was actually anger on both sides (or all sides) of the argument. Secondly, what I observed is, especially the first couple days, there wasn't a lot of coverage about it, and when there was, I just got this sense that there was a weariness about it. That there was like a, "It's happening again? We're really going through this again?" I feel like both of those need to be acknowledged, and they were a great place to start the conversation. So let me unpack that angry piece. Now, like I said, and I will reiterate, there is nothing wrong with being angry, especially when something terrible like this happens. In fact, I was angry. But what I really want to say is anger, it can be a friend. Any good friend will make and keep promises, and anger makes and keeps two really key promises to us or for us. Those promises are, one, "I will help you find your voice." When something bad happens like this at a larger scale, a personal scale, whatever, but when we feel angry, we all of a sudden feel the need to speak up to say something to acknowledge it, to bring awareness to it. So this anger, where we might not have previously felt compelled to speak up, helps us find our voice. That is a promise that anger keeps. Actually, I'm doing that now. I'm speaking up because I feel that ... I'm still angry about what happened. Then the second promise that anger makes and keeps to us is it keeps us focused on action. What I mean by this is, say you've been considering going to law school, and then after this weekend in Charlottesville you thought to yourself, "You know what, this is the time. I need to go to law school. I think I'd be really good at it. I think I could make a difference. My sphere of influence would be better." The target audience, the demographic, or the people that you serve will be better off for you being in a place of a different type of authority. So that can spur you to action. This is actually the piece, the promise that anger keeps that gives it its negative reputation, and that is that sometimes we act negatively based on anger. You could actually really easily make the argument that that is what happened with the perpetrator driving the car this weekend in Charlottesville acted out of anger. So anger in and of itself is not bad. It is a friend keeping a promise. It's how we relate to that friendship. What I have observed and what I hope you find interesting and hopefully enlightening and even load-lifting is I think sometimes we hold anger to a third promise that it has never made and it is incapable of keeping. That is the promise of a resolution. Anger has never promised that it would bring us to the finish line in anything that we're dealing with or talking about or discussing. It has never promised to be the full circle. It has never promised to be the peace, the resolution. I think that might actually be what leads into the second observation I made this weekend was that feeling of weariness or overwhelm, is I think we're weary when we don't see the resolution, but we didn't really realize that we're holding anger to a promise it never actually committed to. So when we don't see the resolution coming through to the results, it is so easy to feel weary, that like, "This is happening again? Aren't we making strides? Aren't we using our voice?" And it can lead to these broad strokes comments, these kind of all-inclusive comments that are saying like, "The world is terrible. Everyone is horrible. People are idiots." They're very broad strokes, and so when they're very generic and all-inclusive in that way, it is a sign of feeling helpless or weary or overwhelmed. I want to acknowledge that because you're coming at it from a great place because you want something to change, and I'm not looking down on anyone. This is something that I've just uncovered in myself and have started to observe in others. But it doesn't bring that resolution. So I want to invite you to just a little bit of a shift in perspective with a couple of different stories that I think might paint a really, hopefully, hope-filled picture for you. And that is shifting from "I feel compelled to see the whole world change because the whole world is messed up, the whole world's at this whatever level" and the spheres of influence that we don't actually necessarily touch day-to-day and to move to the "What can I do to strengthen, to edify my own world, my own sphere of influence?" I have two stories for you that may sound completely unrelated, but I promise you that they're not, and I promise you they connect, and I hope that they're stories that you remember. One example is there was a clockmaker in Europe in the 1600s. Bet you didn't expect me to start out with that! He made pendulum clocks. One day, the story goes, he was feeling ill and went to lay down, but he hung up a clock that he had just finished before going to lay down. So when he was laying down, he was looking up at the clock that he had just hung with the one right next to it, and the pendulums were kind of, they were just doing their own thing. But he started to notice that after time, the pendulums started syncing up. Isn't that interesting? It actually baffled scientists and philosophers and such for a couple hundred years. And then the second story, the second word picture I want to throw out to you is, have you ever been to a college football game? Okay. We lived in Nebraska for a few years, and we went to a couple Cornhusker games, and they're an experience! There's like 40,000 people there to watch one event. The moment that I loved and really why I'm bringing this story up is the fight song. That moment when the crowd, and then I assume the football players, you couldn't hear them obviously, but everyone joined in and sang this fight song. The energy changed, and it was palpable. So what I didn't know then was, something I learned recently is that when people sing together, their heartbeat actually syncs up. Isn't that incredible? And it doesn't have to be 40,000 or 50,000 people in a stadium. It could be five or ten people, it could be a quartet, it could be a smaller choir. I was in a choir in high school, and looking back, I was like, "You know what, I can totally picture that our hearts were beating at the same time." Isn't that incredible? People from different walks of life, especially in the football analogy, all walks of life, all ages, all types of people, when they come to that one place and they sing together, their heartbeats sync up. That is why it feels so powerful. So, it is the proximity. It's the proximity that we had at the football game, it's the proximity even in the high school choir, and it's the proximity of those clocks and the pendulums that ended up syncing up together that really made the difference. That's what made them so unique and stand out. So I want to encourage you that if you feel like the world is big and scary, it can be, yes, but I want you to feel so empowered to be that clock that other clocks can mirror up with. And I want to encourage you, you can be the first person to start singing that people will sync up with and start joining you, and then the heartbeats will sync up. I love both of those stories. Let me know in the comments, what do you think is a cooler story? Do you think it's the pendulum, or do you think it is the singing? I'd love to hear from you. I want to remind you that you are not helpless. The world may feel big and scary, especially when bad things happen. I hope that you remember this moment and take from it that you can help your world be a better place, a safer place, a stronger place, a more cohesive place, a more welcoming place. However you want to create it, it is yours to create. You have more power, you have more authority than you realize, especially over your world. And in case you think that I am being too soft on this, I want you to know that love is not weak. I wrote this down because I wanted to make sure I voiced it. It is not a cop out. It is bold, and it is brave, and it requires our best. There is no real way to halfway love. There's no real way to halfway push up or pull up. You can halfway pull down, but there's no halfway to pull up. So I encourage you to think of yourself as a pendulum clock, to think of yourself as that first person that's willing to start singing that gets everyone else going, to have more of an influence in your world. That is what you can do when it feels overwhelming and you feel helpless. You can change your world. You can have an impact in your world. I would be remiss if I didn't create another call to action of, it is so helpful to see our thoughts out on paper or on a screen. So especially if you feel thoughts of anger about this weekend, I encourage you, if you have a favorite method of journaling, whether that be you have a favorite journal, a physical journal, or if you use Evernote or Google Docs or whatever, I encourage you to use whatever method you love to answer that question — "Why am I so angry about X?" In this case, Charlottesville. And then I encourage you to ask a second question of yourself, is "Do I feel helpless? And then if so, why?" I encourage you to journal on those topics. It will help you see your thoughts, understand your thoughts more clearly. But it will also really give you insight into people around you and potentially what they're feeling, what they're thinking, what they're concerned about, and be able to approach them, be that clock, be that first person to sing in a more effective way. If you don't yet have a method of journaling, I have a gift for you. If you go over to UnSabotage.com/tryit, it's a blank journal. It is full of space for you to write. It's a printable, so you can just download it for free. Then at the end, there is the really cool key that helps you to see your thoughts in a totally different visual color-coded way. So like I said, journal on those, whatever method, but if you're looking for a method, I have one for you because I really believe in the power of that. So again, be that pendulum clock, be that first person to start singing, and you can help change your world today. Have an amazing day, and I will see you next Tuesday at 11:00 AM Pacific. Bye, Gorgeous. So, with all that said, I hope you enjoyed my take on what we actually have power to change in our own worlds. You are a beautiful person! XOXO, Ginny

It's true! Breakthrough is totally possible. Now what do I mean by "breakthrough?" In today's episode, I paint a picture using a sport's analogy called "The Yips." If you're looking for breakthrough in any area of your life, any real progress starts here with these 2 secrets. Don't believe me? Press play and I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised by how attainable breakthroughs really are! If you'd like to dig deeper into this topic of breakthrough, I've created a beautiful gift just for you over at unsabotage.com/tryit. And for your convenience, here's today's transcript: Hello, Gorgeous. Ginny Townsend here, and I hope your day is already absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for joining me today, as we cover the two secrets to having any breakthrough you want in your life. How does that sound? I know that sounds like a really, really big statement, but I honestly don't think I've oversold it. I think that you'll be pleasantly surprised with what I have to share. It is actually doable, that it's actually attainable, and that you can have breakthrough in any area of your life. Now, let's first start about what do I mean by breakthrough? Now, okay, I love for the sake of analogy, sports and so even though I'm not a super athlete or anything, I enjoy running, but I don't consider myself to be an athlete. I love sports analogies. The one that I think is probably most relevant today is the concept of having the "yips." If you are a golf fan, or a baseball player, or a baseball fan you may have heard this term before. What the "yips" means, if you're not familiar with it, is say a golfer is up to put, they're totally like, "I've got this," they hit the put and then they don't actually get it in the hole, it throws them off. There's a ton of anxiety, there's a ton of just mental war, or air war, going on. Or with a baseball player, very similar. They go up to hit, very confident and then, WHAM, totally miss it and it throws them off. Usually it's not considered the "yips" if you just have an off game, but if that instance keeps repeating itself in your mind and causing a lot of anxiety and not allowing you to have your fullness expressed, your full capabilities out on the field, or on the course, beyond that first game. It extends into a couple weeks or maybe months, or even the whole season, that's when it's called the "yips." That's when it's called ... It can be a slump, is another way of naming it. But why I really think the "yips" is pretty on point for what I want to talk about is it has nothing to do with their physical capabilities. They're an athlete. They have practiced for whatever they're doing for a long time. It is all up in their mental game. So, with that in mind, that's what I mean by breakthrough, is being able to tune your mind to be able to be optimal for whatever breakthrough you want to achieve, whether that is getting out of the "yips" in a sporting game, or if it is actually achieving a goal in a business or your personal life. Whatever the goal may be, that's what I'm talking about when I say breakthrough. Now, the first secret of having a breakthrough in any area of your life is actually ... I'm going to preface it by saying it may sound like an anemic secret, but I promise that it's not. That is: Be aware of your thoughts. The Cleveland Clinic, a little while ago, released a report saying that the average person thinks about 60,000 thoughts a day. Okay, that's pretty impressive in and of itself, but what I think is actually really captivating and extremely relevant to what we're talking about today, is the fact that 95% of the thoughts we've thought today we thought yesterday. Isn't that bananas? Then, to take it even further, as if us thinking the same 95% of our thoughts every single day wasn't mind blowing enough, 80% of those thoughts are actually negative. Now, most people agree that these negative-slanting thoughts are more of a survival mechanism, that we don't necessarily use in our day-to-day life anymore, so honestly these thoughts just serve to hold us back. Interesting, huh? But I want you know that it is not a hopeless situation. There is a concept, it's been very accepted by the scientific community now. It was viewed as heresy, I think in the 80s when it was first published, but it's this idea of neuroplasticity and by “neuro,” meaning brain, “plasticity” means it can change. Our minds, our brains are not these fixed organs that, well, “You're born with these abilities, you're born with this specific IQ, you can't do anything to change it. You are who you are. The card you've been dealt is the card you've been dealt.” But that's actually scientifically false. If you want to take this analogy even further, let's look at it this way. Our brain is actually the vehicle that all of our neurology travels within. It's the container. Think of your mind, where all of your emotions, your personality, those daily thoughts, habits, all of that amazing “you-ness,” is actually a passenger in the car of your brain. If you think about ... Or the driver, actually. It's the driver that can actually steer where the brain or the car, in this analogy, goes. I want you to know that being aware of your thoughts, even though most of them we think every day, and then most of those we think are negative, it's not a hopeless situation! You absolutely have in your power at your disposal, more control than you realize, more power than you realize, and you can change that! You can absolutely change that for breakthrough. Okay, so awesome. We ... The first secret is to be aware of our thoughts. Cool. So, what do we do about it? What's next? That's secret number two, is having the ability to see your thoughts. I think when we see things, we understand them so much more. I think especially in our culture and in these last couple generations, we're a very visual society and so that's how we comprehend a lot of things, and I think that's how we understand so many stories, so many emotions. That's how we understand where we're going. We like to see a map, right? How can we get from here to there? We like to see a map. I love the analogy here of sword fighting in the dark. Now we know that we have a lot of these negative thoughts that, whether or not we know that they exist, they fuel, they direct us everyday. They pretty much direct us every day. So why I really like the analogy of a sword fight in the dark is we now know we have kind of an opponent in this situation. It's like, “Alright, these are thoughts that I know I want to change, but I can't see them.” We have the sword. We're doing what we know to do, but we're just swinging. If we can't see our thoughts, how can we actually do anything to change them? Another analogy I really like is this idea of, have you ever woken up in the middle of the night to go get a drink of water, and as you walk through the living room you totally biff it and hit your knee really hard on an end table? I mean, you knew the end table existed. You knew it was there. It's not a surprise to you, it's just you couldn't see it so you ran right into it. That's why it's so important for us to be able to see. What we can't see we can't really do anything about, and so because of this, and because I really believe that this is the start of every breakthrough, I've created a free gift for you, and it's because I adore you. I absolutely love you. If you go over to unsabatoge.com/tryit, there is a free printable, and it's a really simple exercise that walks you through getting the thoughts out of your mind, onto your paper. Then there's a second part of the exercise that actually allows you to map your thoughts and see your thoughts in a totally new and different way. I promise you've never seen anything like it. I promise it's really simple and it's really powerful. So, let's say this neuroplasticity thing just really isn't doing it for you. You're like, "Ah, whatever. I'm not super into neurology or science, whatever," I have another analogy, it's kind of my next set of evidence for the case that we have the ability to create breakthrough in our lives, and it starts with a question. The question is, “how are humans and animals different?” I bet you didn't expect that one! You could answer this question in several different ways, but as it relates to today, animals have this amazing, well some more than others, have this amazing ability to blend into their environment. If you do a quick search on YouTube "animals blending into their environment," which I encourage you to do because it's mind blowing, you'll find hours of video where you see an animal and then you don't. They're totally blended into their environment. Right? It's just, it's kind of a part of who these animals are. It's how they stay safe. But ... Okay, that's animals. Humans, on the other hand, have the ability to make their environment reflect them. We are very unique in that we have control. We can allow our surroundings, we can allow our life to mirror what we want it to look like, completely in reverse to how animals have to, to stay safe or to stay alive they need to mirror their environment, we can make our environment mirror us! I really, I encourage you to go over to unsabatoge.com/tryit, and download that free printable. You have the ability to make your life look like you want it to look. You are closer to breakthrough than you think, and it's just these two secrets, of being aware of our thoughts and how they can tend negative, how they can tend habitual, and then being able to see them for what they are. This is where breakthrough happens. So, did you like what I had to share today? I would be so honored if you would share this video with your friends, and if I don't talk with you until next Tuesday, I will see you right back here next Tuesday at 11:00 AM Pacific, live here on Facebook. Okay, have an amazing day and I encourage you to seek some breakthrough. Bye, Gorgeous!

Wait, what? Don't you mean glass ceilings? Nope! In this episode, we unpack what a Glass Wall is, how they affect our lives and what they're actually made of. Spoiler alert: Glass Walls are those barriers we unintentionally put up in our own way. The good and the bad of it is we actually have the power to shatter them (instead of run into them). Interested in trying a unique exercise we use over at UnSabotage? Hop on over to UnSabotage.com/tryit to claim yours now. I promise, it'll be an eye-opening, clarity-forming use of your time. Here's today's transcript: Hey, Gorgeous! Ginny Townsend here, and I am so thankful that you're on here watching with me. If we haven't met before, like I said, my name is Ginny Townsend, and I am the founder of UnSabotage. It's a beautiful and unique community of women that gather with the sole intention of figuring out what's been holding us back, and then, how can we step into the life that we love. And now, I've been really excited about this video because I want to share one of the word pictures that has really changed my life. And, if you're new, if you don't know me, and you continue to get to know me, you'll find that I love analogies, that I love word pictures, and so this is the one that I think is the most poignant, and I wanted to start out my Facebook Live series with. It's the idea of “Glass Walls.” We all have them, and I'm sure when you hear me say that, you're like, "Well, Ginny, don't you mean 'glass ceilings'?" And actually, I don't. Now, what's the difference? Glass ceilings, they're externally imposed. They reflect more of the culture at a macro level than really any one individual. Oftentimes they require campaigns, awareness, key figures, and sometimes even legislation to change. Whereas Glass Walls, they are all internal. We have the ability and the control, once we know what they are, to shatter them. Another reason why I love this analogy of Glass Walls is, you can running, charging ahead, and then all of the sudden, WHAM, out of nowhere you feel like you hit a wall that you didn't know was there. You didn't see it coming, right, 'cause it's glass. You can see right through it. You can see where you want to be, but something is holding you back. And so, I am here today because I love the idea of knowledge is power, awareness is power, but then knowing and understanding what the key components are to these glass walls will change your life. So, there are just two building blocks in these Glass Walls. Just two of them. And the first one is limiting thoughts. There are limiting thoughts. And then the second one is our old habits. Now, what do I mean by these? With limiting thoughts, I came across a report published by the Cleveland Clinic a few months ago that I thought put great numbers to what I had been experiencing. In the report they said, the average person thinks 60,000 thoughts a day. I think that's about a thought a second of our waking hours. That's a lot of thoughts. And then, what actually almost knocked me out of my chair was, when I kept reading, and it said, 95% of our thoughts that we think today we thought yesterday. And then, if that's not astonishing enough, they went on to say, 80% of those thoughts are negative. So, 95% of our thoughts that we think every day are in automation. Automation. And I call these thoughts that we think, these 95% of our thoughts that we think every day, I call them soundtracks. And why I do that is, they're loud enough, they influence us, right? They influence our decisions, but they're not loud enough that we actually stop and question their validity. So, what's an example of a limiting thought? That could be like, "Oh, no, I'm not good enough for that," or "Failure is terrifying. I shouldn't even try." You're like, "Don't get out there. Failure is way too big and scary. Don't even try." Or, the "I'm not good enough" thought, which is devastating. So, those are limiting thoughts. And then, the other building block of Glass Walls are our old habits. What's interesting about old habits is, when they were formed, they could have served your highest good. They could have been extremely powerful to your life, and taking you forward. An example that I like to use because I noticed it in my own life is, in a previous role, as soon as I would wake up in the morning, I would check my email to see, okay, what kind of day am I walking into? To mentally prepare, to get the team started on whatever needed to be done, but then when I moved on from that role, I continued that habit. But then in my new role, my mornings were my creative master time. I needed those mornings to be focused and working on writing and creating content, and I’m working on a course, and I'll be telling you more about that course later on. But that old habit, I didn't realize that it was continuing, obviously, 'cause it was a habit. I never questioned it. So when I would sit down to write, I'd be kind of scattered because I had just checked my email, and my thoughts were everywhere but where they needed to be. So that is an example of a habit that could have served you so well, but then now, you've outgrown, or it's just holding you back. What I love, again, about the two building blocks of Glass Walls is that they're both internal, and we have the ability to, once we know what they are, to shatter them, to remove them, to redefine them, so they actually help propel you forward to where you want to be. Your goals, your relationship, your career, whatever it may be. So, along those lines, it's like, "Okay, so I know now, Glass Walls." I bet you're thinking of, maybe, certain times where you feel like you hit Glass Walls, right? What do I do about it? What's next? And, honestly, really, the best way that I have found to get rid of these Glass Walls, to shatter them, is to get our thoughts, just a they are, no judgment, out of our brain an onto paper where we can see our thoughts and then actually do something about it. So, I have created a gift for you, and if you go over to unsabotage.com/tryit, it's a freebie that you can download, and I've created a couple different videos for you to be able to get the most out of the experience, and it's called UnClutter, and it's just getting thoughts that are at the top of your mind out of your mind onto paper so you can start to see, hey, what are my limiting beliefs? What are these recurring words that I keep saying? And then, what are, maybe, some old habits that are around and no longer serving me well? So, I hope that you go over to unsabotage.com/tryit. I'm really excited to see what comes up when you go through this exercise. I think it's very empowering, it's very uplifting, and it's refreshing. That's the feedback that I constantly get about this exercise, and it's just the tip of the iceberg about what's possible. So, thank you so much for joining me today on the Shattering Your Glass Walls Facebook Live. Did you like what I had to say? If so, share it. I would be so honored if you would send it to your friends and help them see that they can move forward with just a little bit of awareness and exercise on their part. I hope you have an amazing day. Thanks again for joining, and I'll see you next Tuesday at 11 a.m. Pacific. Bye, Gorgeous!

Hey, Gorgeous! My name is Ginny Townsend and welcome to my podcast! To start on a personal note, I am an absolutely podcast junkie so the fact that your listening to this is a personal dream come true! So, I wanted to create Episode 0 to welcome you into my world, talk about this podcast, share some of my story, and then let you know how we can stay connected. Every week, I’ll share unique and interesting stories, analogies (oh, goodness, I love a good analogy), and strategies to help you - the driven, heart-centered business women or entrepreneur step into a life you adore. Sounds great, right? So, how do I plan on doing this? Something I’ve found in my own life (and this was the reason that I started the experiment called UnSabotage) was, I had a few specific goals in my professional life and was charging forward toward them when something crazy happened. I ran into what I now call a “Glass Wall.” I’ll explain more about what these are in the first episode but for now I’ll say they are roadblocks that I put up in my own way without even knowing about it. That’s right! I was getting in my own way! I had heard other people say “so and so is always getting in their own way” and I remember thinking why would someone do this? Let’s just say, it totally took me off guard because I consider myself to be a high-achiever. I loved having goals and crushing them! I loved school! I loved working! I only saw a bright future and then WHAM! Yep, a Glass Wall. The 2 cruel things about Glass Walls are you can see right through them to where you want to be and you don’t always see them coming. But I remember deciding that this was NOT going to be the end of me and this was NOT going to be as far as I’d go! So, I went to town! I did all kinds of research, interviewed all kinds of women who had achieved their dreams and done great things, I started digging into my own story and then the magic happened when I started applying the principles I used with my marketing and branding clients to my own life. SOOO many things became clear and I was able to start dismantling the Glass Walls in front of me. So, in these episodes, I’ll be sharing my own personal stories and I’ll be sharing with you the different approaches I’ve used to shatter Glass Walls and start to see them coming. Why am I sharing all of this? I spent a good 2+ years obsessively working through what had actually happened to trigger me getting in my own way and I became my own guinea pig in several experiments. I’ve had the chance to meet some amazing people in the process and I’ve read more books trying to unpack this topic than I’d previously know existed. And thankfully, my life looks totally different than it did about 3 years ago. So, if there is a way for all that learning, all those experiments, all those experiences, my stories and even the different ways I’ve started looking at things can help other women, I’d consider UnSabotage to be my life’s greatest work so far! I guess you could say, I’m doing this for you. I hope these episodes encourage you and even challenge you to push through and not settle, to strongly believe that there is always more in store for you. Like I mentioned in the intro, this is the podcast version of the weekly show originally filmed on Facebook LIVE so if you want to watch the video version hop on over to UnSabotage.com and Like UnSabotage on Facebook. And because I love podcasts so much, I’ll be sharing bonus episodes and interviews with AMAZING women here that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. To celebrate the launch of UnSabotage with Ginny Townsend, I’ll be posting an episode a day for this first week, then we’ll move to a weekly podcast. So, that is what to expect from UnSabotage with Ginny Townsend in a nutshell. I’m excited for you to come alongside me on this journey. And if you have any questions or want me to feature a specific topic, shoot me an email at heyginny@unsabotage.com. I can’t wait to hear from you and I’ll see you in the first episode!

Today's topic covers one of those "Yah, it served everyone well when I was a kid, but not any more!" mindsets and behaviors from yesteryear: using our indoor voice. In today's episode, I share two very different stories around this idea of using your indoor-voice: one externally imposed and one internally. If you see either of these stories in your life and are looking for a way to dig deeper on the topic, I've created a beautiful gift just for you over at unsabotage.com/tryit. Here's today's transcript: Hey, Gorgeous. Ginny Townsend here with UnSabotage, which is beautiful and unique community of women, gathered together to find out what's been holding them back, move that out of the way, and step into a life they adore. Thank you so much, for joining me today on this Facebook Live. If you had a chance to read the description before you jumped on, this Facebook Live is about the idea of using your indoor-voice. The idea has been on my mind, it's been captivating to me for the last almost year. I have two stories for you today that are quite different, but I think they both really illustrate one side of using your indoor-voice, and why I think it's a disservice to you and to your world. With these two stories ... If you resonate with the first story, I'm going to ask you to type, "One", in the comments box. If you resonate with the second story, I want you to comment, "Two", in the comments box. If you resonate with both of them, then type, "Both." The first story about the indoor-voice: One of my dear, dear friends, she is known for having the best laughter in the room. When she is happy, or joyful, or something just tickles her funny bone, her laugh... she does not hold back, and it's really sweet, it's endearing, and it's definitely a part of her personality. About a year ago, she was telling me this story of how one day at work, one of her coworkers said something to make her laugh, and she just was like, "Bah-ha-ha-ha" You know, just really let loose, and enjoyed that moment of complete humor. Then, another coworker looked over to her, and said, "Do you even have an indoor-voice?" My heart hurt for her when she shared that story with me. She felt embarrassed, obviously. Then, she just withdrew for the rest of the day. She just really didn't want to be around people, and I think her trust of the people went down. That is one story of the idea of using your indoor-voice. Then, the second story is actually my own story. It has to do with a number of years ago, I was invited to be a part of this strategic meeting, and a lot of really big decisions were going to be made, on the moving forward of this organization I was a part of, all based on that meeting. We all prepared, we put together some strategies and some models, and then, when we got to that meeting, I presented, or, one of the models was presented that I had come up with, and it was dismissed with laughter, and that's not really the main point of it. Really, the point of it was, I immediately felt like, "Oh, no. Was I not prepared? Did I miss an email? Obviously I'm not privy to what's going on. Have they had other conversations?" It was all of these stories going on in my mind, and as a result I withdrew. I didn't say much for the rest of the meeting. Then, afterwards, when we were driving back from the meeting, the person I rode with asks, "So, what'd you think of that? What did you think of that conversation?" I was like, "You know what? It was different than I thought it would be, but I still feel like I don't have this question answered", and laid it out again. Then, the person that I was driving with looked at me, and was like, "That's exactly why I asked you to be a part of this meeting." It made me stop and think, because, while the first story of using your indoor-voice, was someone else had told her to use her indoor-voice, but in this instance, I had told myself to use my indoor-voice. I've thought a lot about this idea when we were growing up, there's obviously a place to be polite and courteous and respectful of your surroundings, and use your indoor-voice, but I think it can carry over into what we're doing as adults, who we want to be, and how we hold ourselves back. If I were to answer, "So, why is this important? What is the idea of having an indoor-voice, not" or pushing back on the idea of using our indoor-voice. Why is that important? There's several different ways I can go with this, but one I keep coming back to is, the world can seem huge, and daunting, and like, what can we do to make a difference in it? But something that I'm challenging myself to do, and so, I'm going to challenge you to do, is to take a look at like, "Okay, maybe changing the world is overwhelming and daunting, but what can I do to change my world? What can I offer? What words can I say that are said in love, that are said in healing, that are powerful, that I can actually help to change my world?" I hope you found those two stories valuable, and I want to also close the loop, and say, "Yeah. Okay, we can make the case for using our indoor-voice is not serving us at our highest good, and our world around us." We can get that in theory, but what do we do about it? I went ahead and I created a gift, just for you, and if you go over to unsabotage.com/tryit there is a free printable, just for you. It's called, "UnClutter." If you download it, I encourage you to first acknowledge, which story resonated with you the most. Was it the first one, my friend that had the laughter and was told to use her indoor-voice, or the second one, where I told myself to use my own indoor-voice? Which one resonated with you the most? Then, I encourage you to think, and to jot, and to journal about what your voice specifically can offer in changing your world. Because, like I said, your voice is beautiful, it is healing, and loving, and powerful. Your world needs your voice in it. Again, did story number one resonate with you, or number two resonate with you? Go ahead and write that in the comments, and then hop on over to unsabotage.com/tryit. I hope you have an amazing week. I hope you do not use your indoor-voice, and I will talk to you again next Tuesday. Bye, Gorgeous!