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Stand Tall & Own It - Irreversible Recognition
Something shifted. You can feel it. You just can't name it yet.
Stand Tall & Own It is for women in the second half of life who are high-functioning on the outside and quietly disoriented on the inside. You built your life inside systems you trusted completely — until something revealed those systems weren't what you thought.
Host Andrea Johnson doesn't offer formulas. She offers honest thinking, sharp observation, and the kind of conversation that makes you pull over and sit in your driveway.
This is where the real work starts.
Stand Tall & Own It - Irreversible Recognition
21. Grown Up Wonder
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Today we’re talking about Grown Up Wonder.
Wonder is one of the three aspects of Tenet #2 of Intentional Optimism, being Present.
Intentional Optimism using The Sailboat Analogy:
- Optimistic = The boat - the hull, the vehicle that gets you from island A to island B.
- Present = The centerboard - keeps you upright, focused, “centered,” if you will.
- Courageous = The rigging - this holds everything together and makes it work - your resilience.
- Energetic = The sail - without this, your boat can’t go anywhere, but when the sail fills - wow!
- Wise = The rudder - keeps you on track, heading in the right direction
- Intentional = Setting everything up to properly capture the wind
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Celebrate Beauty. [6:02]]
- Childlike Perspective. [7:36]
- Cultivate Curiosity [10:20]
Now what? Cultivate CURIOSITY.
- Decide [11:33]
- To pursue Curiosity!
- To be astounded by your own knowledge and experience
- Choose [13:30] Take a deep breath, and choose to be amazed - life is full of wonder, and the older we get, the more wonderful it becomes.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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Franklin Planner [6:05] (#CommissionsEarned)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (pbs.org) [12:10]
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