Am I The Problem? Learning to Accept Responsibility

Have you ever found yourself pointing fingers rather than looking inwards? This week on MAMI on a Mission, join me, Mariana, as we embark on an eye-opening journey into the depths of personal accountability and self-reflection. We'll uncover why it's so easy to blame external factors, especially in our workplaces, and identify the hidden patterns in our behavior that reveal we might be the problem. Through my experiences as a life coach and employment coach, I’ll guide you through the challenging yet transformative process of recognizing and addressing our own faults.
Key Points:

• Acknowledging Our Tendency to Blame Others:
  • Reflect on recent conflicts or issues. How often have you blamed others without considering your own role?
• Reflecting on Our Own Actions:
  • Ask yourself: Am I contributing to the problem? Am I part of the solution or part of the problem?
  • Scripture Reference: Matthew 7:3-5 (NIV) - Understanding the importance of self-reflection before judging others.
• Seeking Forgiveness and Reconciliation:
  • Apologize sincerely and take responsibility for your actions.
  • Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) - Emphasizing kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.
• Committing to Personal Growth and Change:
  • Start a journal to track progress and reflect on actions.
  • Seek a mentor or join a support group for encouragement.

Discover the profound power of seeking genuine forgiveness and making amends. I'll recount my personal struggle with pride and anger, detailing how Celebrate Recovery helped me understand the true meaning of repentance. Through a poignant story about asking my mom for forgiveness, we’ll highlight the journey from self-interest to sincere contrition.

Accountability starts at home, and it’s something I’ve learned firsthand through my own marital communication challenges. By exploring the wisdom of Matthew 7:3-5, we’ll confront the hypocrisy of judging others when our own flaws loom larger. Reflecting on our recent social media interactions, we’ll discuss how our responses can either fuel conflicts or foster understanding. This episode encourages each one of us to pause and genuinely introspect, enhancing self-awareness and improving our relationships both personally and professionally.

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Chapters

• 0:04 Self-Reflection
• 8:02 Reflecting on Accountability and Self-Awareness
• 17:23 Seeking Forgiveness and Making Amends
• 22:58 Journey of Forgiveness and Accountability

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:04

Welcome to the Mommy on a Mission podcast. I'm Mariana, your host and the number one bestselling author of Mommy on a Mission a guide towards healing self-discovery and walking in confidence. As a dedicated life coach, wife, mom yaya and, most importantly, daughter of the king, I am passionate about empowering multifaceted women just like you. In each episode, we dive deep into transformative topics that help you reignite your passion and purpose. My unique approach is designed to help you overcome the fear of external expectations and create the space and time you need for both increased job satisfaction and personal growth. Join me on this journey of self-discovery and empowerment as we explore practical strategies, inspiring stories and actionable insights. Together, we'll navigate the complexities of life and emerge stronger, more confident and truly aligned with our deepest desires. Welcome to the Mom on a Mission podcast, your go-to resource for living a more purposeful and fulfilling life. So grab your taza of coffee and let's talk. Good morning, amiga, and welcome to another episode of Mommy on a Mission, the podcast that empowers Latina women and all women to reach their impossible goals, one dream at a time. I'm your host, mariana, and today we're diving into a topic that hits close to home for many of us. As a matter of fact, it's probably going to be a topic that we're not going to really enjoy because it's going to call out some truths, some truths that are going to be a topic that we're not going to really enjoy because it's going to call out some truths, some truths that are going to hurt us deeply, because it's going to be about self-reflection. So the name of the topic is, or the question, rather, that we're going to ask ourselves is am I the problem? Learning to accept responsibility when I am in the wrong? Learning to accept responsibility when I am in the wrong? Oftentimes we are very quick to blame others for our problems. Right, it's much easier to point the finger at someone else rather than look inward and ask ourselves tough questions. I can. It takes me back to like when I'm doing employment coaching or when I have done employment coaching and I've had clients come to me looking for employment and I could tell how the conversation was going to go just by how they answered this one particular question why did you leave your last job? Not everybody has left because they've been fired or terminated. Some have left because of new opportunities, some because they had to relocate, some were just simply laid off, but it was. The ones who had been fired were the ones that I was always intrigued by what their response was going to be, because some of them were very honest and would say you know what. I was at fault. I did wrong, I own up to it and this is why I was fired.

Speaker 1: 3:12

More often I would get the type of folks that would say, oh well, they just didn't like me. I left because you know me and the manager were having problems. You know, they always had something against me. They were always, you know me and the manager were having problems. You know, they always had something against me. They were always, you know, picking on me or whatever the case was. It was always someone else's fault. They would rarely ever say that they were the ones at fault.

Speaker 1: 3:40

Those are the ones that I really like to talk to and see what was going to happen. So you know, and I could tell in reality, I could tell who the problem maker was, you know, and more than often it was them. They were the problem, they were the reason why they didn't have the job and especially if they had more than one job and just about every job, there was always somebody out to get them and it's like, after a while, okay, one job, I can see maybe there was an issue. But when you have multiple jobs and someone is always at fault and it's never you I always have to look at who the common denominator is in all of that, because I just can't see that at every job somebody was jealous of you, or that at every job someone had it in it for you. Like I could not accept that as an answer, and so I would ask them well, talk to me and let me know what happened. And that's when we would get into it. And I'm like well, wait a minute. Now it sounds to me like you know, you were partially responsible too, you know, and they didn't like that. And sometimes I would have people that would walk away, leave mad and upset, and then there were some that would just, you know what, you're right, you know. I guess I do have to look at some of those things in that way. So today we're going to talk about accepting when we are the problem and how to work on it, and how does God want us to respond? Are we always to be forgiving, and if so, does that mean we have to assume all of the responsibility? So grab your cafecito, your notebook and a pen and let's get started.

Speaker 1: 5:29

We all have a natural tendency to shift blame onto others instead of taking responsibility for our actions. Right, it's a defense mechanism that protects our ego. We've all done it. And if you say you've never done it, that's not true, because we've all done it. And if you say you've never done it, that's not true because we've all done it from time to time, whether we, when we were kids, as an adult, or probably without even thinking about it we have shipped blame at some point in our life and not wanting to take responsibility about it. Okay, think about it. How many times have you been quick to blame someone else when things went wrong? Maybe it was a coworker, maybe it was a friend, maybe it was even a family member, but there has to be at least one thing that, or one time in your life that you can think about, when you shifted the blame.

Speaker 1: 6:22

I remember a time when I had a problem with a coworker and we'll go to my manager to talk about the situation and I always started by naming the other person and talking about how she was the problem, and it would always get me upset because my manager would always stop me as I, as I started like well, so-and-so said, and she was like, wait a minute, wait a minute, let's talk about you. And I'm like why I don't want to talk about me? I didn't come in here to talk about me. I came in here to talk about why this person is the way that she is, or why she's like this, you know, or why she's like that, and she would say, no, we've got to start first talking about you. You know what. What have you done? You know there is a problem. So how did you resolve this problem? How did you handle this problem? Did you get angry? Did you get mad?

Speaker 1: 7:20

You know, let's talk about your actions first before we get into the other person. And, besides, that other person isn't even here to defend themselves, or to not, let's not say defend themselves, but to share their perspective. Because that's what we have to remember is that we all have our own perspective of how we see things Right. And so what this taught me is it taught me how to look at the situation and see what I had or had not done and what I could do better. But, trust me, it's always a lot easier to talk about someone else's wrongdoing than my own, because often we don't want to be wrong. Let's just be truthful.

Speaker 1: 8:02

Okay, because I am a life coach. I'm going to have you ask yourself some questions, and we're going to talk about how I like to journal too, in a little bit, but I do want you to grab that notebook, that pen, and that you know and and and write this question down. I want you to reflect on your recent conflicts or issues, and how often have you blamed others without considering your own role? So I want you to think about that, okay, and then I want you to take a moment to answer that question, because this is how we are going to start holding ourselves accountable for our own action. This is how we're going to start becoming self-aware. Many of you if you're just now tuning into the Mommy on a Mission podcast, you may not know I am a life coach and so we're going to do a lot of life coaching lessons within these, the podcast episodes, and so, if you haven't caught a lot of my other episodes, you know when we first started out, it was just a lot of me talking, but this time we're going to really take it down and we're going to be interacting with one another.

Speaker 1: 9:08

Ok, that was the first question. Reflect on your recent conflicts or issues, and how often have you blamed others without considering your own role? Ok, now let's turn that mirror towards ourselves, and it's time for some self-reflection towards ourselves. And it's time for some self-reflection. Ask yourself these questions Am I contributing to the problem or am I part of the solution or part of the problem? Ask yourself that.

Speaker 1: 9:38

See, the thing is, is that and we're going to take it to work too, because sometimes we go to our bosses and we're always talking about what the problem are. I'm one of those people that if I'm going to go to my manager about a specific problem, I want to make sure that I also have a solution right, that I always have something to consider that may be helpful to the problem, and so I kind of take that into consideration, even in life. So, if there is a problem, how about we try something this way? Or I'll ask that other person what's going to help us to work some issues out? I remember, you know, my husband and I. There was oftentimes that I didn't feel like he was hearing exactly what I was trying to say, like our communication was not always there at some times, even though we talk all the time, the thing is that we were talking at each other but not to each other, and so we had to learn how to communicate. But I also had to see where I was wrong in that situation, as well, as he had to see himself too. Where was he wrong in that situation too, and then what solution can we come together with to resolve that problem? That's why I said I want you to ask yourself am I the solution or am I part of the problem? We're going to dive deep into that one also.

Speaker 1: 11:12

Here is a scripture that I want to reference, and I know many of you, if you've read your Bible, you have seen the scripture before, and it's Matthew 7, 3 through 5. And I'm going to open the Bible app real quick to read it. Okay, I've got it. It says why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, let me take the speck out of your eye, when all the time there's a plank in your own eye? Okay, so let's break this down. When we think of a speck, a speck is actually like a little particle of dust, right, it's actually something that is so small it's almost irrelevant, while a plank, on the other hand, is something so big, which is a huge contrast compared to that speck. Why would Jesus make such a huge contrast? Well, he does this to make his point because it's so easy for us to look at others who do wrong, yet we are only looking through one lens, our own. But if we truly opened our eyes, we could see the entire picture, and this includes ourselves.

Speaker 1: 12:34

You see, so often times, this is where the judgmental mentality takes place and, I'll be honest, this is an area I still work on, because this is an area that we, as people, still get out of control with. We see this so much on social media. You know like people are always behind the screen and they're very quick to make comments and they're very quick to say where other people are wrong in their viewpoints or in what they're saying, or how they're handling their children, whatever. They're always very quick to point out the negative, right? Because that's how they want to respond. It's very easy to point out the negative, yet they'll be very upset when we call them out, right? So if we contradict what they're saying, or if we go against what they're trying to tell us, they get upset with us because it's like we always have to agree with their point of view.

Speaker 1: 13:32

And the thing of it is is that we all have different point of views, but we have to learn how to agree to disagree. I mean, sometimes we can contribute to the problem on how we respond to certain situations, especially like when it comes to social media. Like, if we allow ourselves to entertain those negative comments, then we're not being part of the solution, we're contributing to the problem. And so Jesus uses a pretty strong but familiar example to show how ridiculous this behavior is. The hypocrisy is what he calls out right With some anger is about pretending to be all caring and charitable while ignoring even worse flaws in ourselves.

Speaker 1: 14:18

The only people who are really qualified to criticize others are those who are tough on themselves first. How many of us will call ourselves out first, if we're being honest? Sometimes, yes, but more often than not we don't. Because, like I said, it's very easy for us to be quick to judge someone else Right, and when we do call someone out, it'll be clear that you know I'm sorry. When they do call someone out, it's very clear that they do it reluctantly, not because they enjoy it. They'll do it gently and lovingly, not harshly or exaggerating, right? If you're somebody, that is, someone who recognizes that they've made a mistake and they own up to that mistake right and they see someone else making the mistake, they're going to go to them with a little bit more compassion. A mistake they're going to go to them with a little bit more compassion. They're going to go to them with a little bit more empathy.

Speaker 1: 15:28

I know I've done it sometimes, especially when I've gotten in trouble for some things, and then I'll go to somebody and if I see that they're doing something, I'm like, hey, listen, I just want to share with you because I did this, this was wrong, whatever. I recognize that. But I want to be able to avoid you from having to go through what I went through, so and then explain it to them. And it's out of you know, uh, it's out of the kindness of my heart, and I'm doing it in a in a lovingly way, not because I'm trying to judge somebody for how they're doing something, but rather because I already know what the consequences are. So a lot of us will do that, especially if we're self-aware of our wrongdoings, ok, and then they also it's it's about our character too Like are you a person that will own up? I'm the, I'm the type of person and I'm going to be honest because I've said this before and I've said it to my coworkers and they can even be witnesses to this too, because they've seen it in action. But I'll tell on myself first If I did something wrong, I'm going to own up to it, because I learned that the hard way. It's just better to be honest and just own up to it. And then let's resolve that situation right and I'll apologize very quickly.

Speaker 1: 16:46

And we're going to talk a little bit about that too, about, you know, asking for forgiveness and matter of fact. I'll talk about it in the next point, but before we get there, what I want you to do now is I want you to write down moments where you might have contributed to a problem. How did your actions or attitudes impact that situation? Did it impact it in a positive way or did it impact it in a negative way? So I want you to ask yourself that question Write down moments where you might have contributed to a problem and how did your actions or attitude impact that situation. All right.

Speaker 1: 17:23

Once you have identified your part in the problem, the next step is seeking forgiveness, and this can be incredibly humbling though, but it's essential for growth and reconciliation. Reach out to those you've wronged and make amends. It's not easy. It's not easy especially if you have struggled in that area. I know that for a very, very long time I used to struggle. I mean, it was very hard for me to say I'm sorry, why? Because I was number one, I was very prideful. Number two, I was full of anger. So I didn't, I didn't feel I had to ask for forgiveness, I just felt like, automatically, they should forgive me. I know I was a very arrogant person, don't get me wrong. I mean because I I'm the first one to admit that, and so, as you can see, I had a lot of growing up to do, Right, right, but when I started taking classes at Celebrate Recovery.

Speaker 1: 18:27

So if you've never heard of Celebrate Recovery, it's almost like the Christian side of an AA meeting or someone who has dealt with some type of addiction, or you're a family member of someone who is an addict, and what that does is it teaches a lot about what we're talking about here, about seeing yourself, seeing your part in someone else's behavior, like, how did you contribute as opposed to were you the enabler in that situation? And in a lot of times I was the enabler, and so, instead of helping like I thought I was helping, I was actually hurting the situation, and and so I had to learn how to recognize that, and so it wasn't easy, but I do remember that, um, I needed to ask my mom for forgiveness. But let me tell y'all this I was going to my mom asking her for forgiveness because I was avoid trying to get into deep trouble, and let me pause there for a minute and let me explain what I'm talking about. So if you know anything about me, if you've read my book, if you've been following me for a while, then you know that I was in an abusive marriage, and within that marriage, my ex-husband was also a drug addict, and because of his drug activity that he had, because he tried to live a double life and I had no idea until it involved us A drug dealer called my house threatening to kill him I mean threatening to kill me and the kids if he did not pay up. So, out of fear and desperation, I stole money from my mom and my sisters and I try to leave, I try to run away the first time, and that was back in 2001. And but I didn't say anything, I stayed silent. And for the next few years you know it was a back and forth thing he was in and out of my life because, again, he was a drug addict and, you know, he was an abuser. And so the last time that I was with him was back in 2004. And that's when we had moved to Oklahoma City and he hit me for one last time and I left. Finally, I was finally strong enough to leave that situation, and that's around the time that I started getting help with Celebrate Recovery Anyhow. So it would be around that same time.

Speaker 1: 20:51

So, six months after I left him, I get a phone call from the Galveston County Police, from the Galveston Police Department, telling me that my mom and my sisters had pressed charges because over those last five years they started figuring out something was wrong and so they started to do an investigation and they realized that I had stolen money from them and so they decided to press charges on me. And so I was angry. I was angry at them because I felt like they could have understood me. I felt like they should have talked to me. It was like always, like I said, I was shifting the blame, I didn't want to take ownership. I felt like there was a you know, that I had a valid reason why I did what I did, which a lot of people would probably have agreed with me, and a lot of people did agree with me, but it still made it wrong because I could have made a different choice.

Speaker 1: 21:42

Okay, and so when I was asking my mom for forgiveness, it was right around the time that I was having to go to court and if we're really going to examine my heart, I was asking for forgiveness, but I wasn't asking for forgiveness for the wrong that I had done, because I still did not see it as something that it was wrong. I did it because I felt like it was the only option I had and my mom would not forgive me. And then that only fueled my anger even more when I finally went to the court and they told me that I was going to be on probation for 10 years and of course, I went through a whole ordeal dealing with that. Uh, I realized over time and still going to celebrate recovery, still studying my Bible, still listening to God's word and stumbling across the scriptures is when I realized that my heart was not in the right place. Like I, I was asking for forgiveness for all of the wrong reasons, and I had to sincerely ask for forgiveness and accept that what I had done was wrong.

Speaker 1: 22:58

And it wasn't just about me asking and speaking and saying because I would always say you should just forgive me. Look, I've changed, I'm not the same person anymore. But my words, the way that they were coming out, were not matching up. You know my character. My behavior was not matching up with my words. So you know, it's not just about the words, it's also about the actions. Do your actions line up with the words that are coming out of your mouth? If you truly are asking for forgiveness, do you truly repent from what you've done and do you recognize and acknowledge the things that you have done in your life that were wrong? That's the thing that we need to look at and to recognize is that we have to sincerely apologize and take responsibility for our actions. We have to express remorse and acknowledge the impact of our behavior right, listen to other person's perspective and show empathy, you know, and be willing to make changes to prevent similar issues in the future. Understand that forgiveness may not be immediate, and be patient. Commit to rebuilding trust through consistent and respectful actions.

Speaker 1: 24:10

And that's exactly what I had to do. I had to demonstrate, and it took time. When I tell you that it took time, it took years. I think my mom and I did not speak for eight years, seven years maybe. Yeah, we didn't speak at all, and during that whole time, I was having to make some changes in my life, changes that actually humbled me, because when it's not just about a drug addict who has to hit rock bottom, but it also is the person who is codependent on that person that also hits rock bottom. Why? Because we're in it also along with it, and we end up losing everything, and those people that were there for us won't be there because our actions aren't showing them that we're ready to leave that situation. And so it's hard, it's a very hard thing, and so you have to become humble, too, in the situation that you are in, that you're in, and so that's one of the things that helped me was because I ended up hitting rock bottom. I ended up not having a house anymore. I had a car, I had a cell phone and I had enough money to get me to work and back home and to school, because I was going to school also. But it took, you know, I was working at Jack in the Box, I was, you know, whatever it was that I had to do, and I was couch surfing also. So when I tell you that I hit rock bottom, I really hit rock bottom. Although I had support, I still did not have the things that I used to have, okay.

Speaker 1: 25:51

And so we think about this scripture also. It's Ephesians 4, chapter 4, verse 32. It reminds us be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ, god, forgave you. And that's one of the things that I had to learn. And here's another thing I also had to learn how to forgive the person that hurt me, and that's not easy, but I did. I learned how to forgive the person that hurt me.

Speaker 1: 26:19

And so not only are we asking for forgiveness for ourselves, but we're also asking I mean, we're also needing to display that same type of forgiveness, whether we agree with them or not. Does that mean that if we forgive somebody, we have to accept them back in our lives? No, like my ex-husband, I forgive him for the things that he has done, but that does not mean that he's going to be a part of my life and, as a matter of fact, he doesn't even need to be a part of my life anymore, because our children are now adults, they're in their 20s. So there's no reason why he and I have to talk about anything at all. I forgive him and I do pray for him, and I do pray that God will enter his life and I do pray that he will find Jesus, but only time will tell if that happens, because it's like I said before, your actions have to speak louder than your words, and that's just the truth. So here's another question for you Think of someone you need to seek forgiveness from, and how can you take the first step towards reconciliation? All right, so now we're going to ask you to think about someone that you need to go to and apologize and be sincere about it. Okay, and then? What steps do you need to take? All right, personal growth is a continuous journey. Commit to making positive changes in your life. This could be through therapy, reading self-help books or joining a support system.

Speaker 1: 27:54

My book if you have not yet purchased my book, it's called mommy on a mission, a guide towards healing self-discovery and walking in confidence. This book right here are all the lessons that I've learned in life. In the after each chapter, it's got key points and it also has questions to ask yourself, and these are for self-reflection. Ok, so if you've never read my book, this is a good book, not because I wrote, but I really do think I poured my heart into it and I really do think it's going to be a helpful book. I've heard from so many people already who has read this book and they really just go back and use it. You know they don't read it like chapter for chapter, they just go to a different section and they read something that stands out to them and they use it in that way. So that's one book that I would talk about.

Speaker 1: 28:48

There's other books, too. My friend Micaela Alva. She has a book. It's called Dear Fearless Mujer, you Were Created for More. That is another good book to read if you're wanting something to have. And then there's other authors that I know as well, and then so if you go to my website, you'll see that there's a resource page on there and it'll list some of my friends who are authors, who have written also books that are very helpful and through them you may find a book that will coincide with what you're dealing with.

Speaker 1: 29:24

Okay, joining a support group. So I'm going to be starting a support I mean a Facebook group. I want to have a community group to start introducing that, because I think it's that's what this is, what it's all about. It's about having that support system right, because we all need to heal in some way or shape or form, and it's important for you to surround yourself with people who uplift you and hold you accountable. Now, holding yourself accountable and then having someone hold you accountable are two different things. You can't always have someone. Just anyone hold you accountable, and someone that's going to hold you accountable is not someone who's going to do the work for you. It's not their responsibility for your goals, for you accomplishing your goals, fair responsibility for your goals, for you accomplishing your goals. That person is there to make sure that you are on track by asking you hey, are you on track? You know, are you doing what you're supposed to be doing? How's it going? They're not to judge you. They're not to make you feel bad. You know.

Speaker 1: 30:35

It's not about, like, um, you're supposed to be on a diet. What do you? What the heck are you doing with that cookie? No, that's not what they're there for. They're like hmm, I see you're eating this. You know the cookie is everything okay. Are you know? Or is it just because you wanted something sweet? Uh, or you know, because maybe they know that you're an emotional eater, maybe they know that you have the tendency to go eat sweets whenever you're, you know, stressed out or whatever. So maybe if they do see you with this cookie or they see you with something sweet, they may be more prone to ask you hey, is everything okay?

Speaker 1: 31:11

It's not about like, hey, girl, get that cookie out your mouth. You know, I thought you said you wanted to lose weight. It's not. It's not about like, hey, girl, get that cookie out your mouth. You know, I thought you said you wanted to lose weight. It's not. It's not about that. It's about making sure that you're okay and getting you to think about that. Okay, although let's just be honest, some of us probably do need somebody to slap that cookie out of our hand, right, but that's more on the judgment side. But hey, if you have, if that's what you want, and you want that type of accountability partner, by all means, girlfriend, by all means, get that accountability partner that will do that. Sometimes I have to say, hey, girl, slap that cookie out my hand because I'm trying to fit in this dress so I can look good. But again, that's more for a personal reason, not because I'm really trying deep, not because I'm really trying, you know, deep down inside, that's just more you know. But we all, we'll all know that, you know. But that's why we want to have an accountability partner and again, it's not their responsibility. So we can't shift blame because we've. I've seen some people blame me for them not accomplishing their goal, or I've seen some people blame me as to why they couldn't get the job.

Speaker 1: 32:19

I'm here to provide you the resources, the guidance, the support and the accountability that you need in order for you to be successful. It is your job to do the work. It is your job to make sure things happen. I'm sorry y'all my Kayla's in here, okay, so I want you to start a journal to track your progress and reflect on your actions. Okay, read books on personal development and accountability, seek a mentor or join a support group for encouragement. So those are some things that you can start doing, all right. Last question what steps will you take to ensure continuous personal growth? Write down your plan.

Speaker 1: 33:16

Okay, so you've had four questions that I've asked you during this podcast session. If you didn't get those questions, I will have them in the show notes for you to revisit so that you can go back and write those questions down and then reflect. I want you to do me a favor If you're listening to this podcast and you've listened to the whole thing and you've written down those questions and you've gone to the show notes, I would like for you to share your responses with me, because I want to hear back from you. I want to know your responses to the questions that were being asked. I want to know if they're helpful, if they got you to start thinking, if there's some things you know that you would like to share with me. You can always DM me on Instagram. You can, you know, send me a message on Facebook, or you can send me an email with your responses. However you want to do it, all of my contact information is going to be in the show notes. I really want to hear back from you because I think it's very important that we get started with that and I want this to be more of an interactive podcast, as opposed to just you listening to me and not sharing anything with me, because I want these to be valuable for you. I want these to be things that you'll have some takeaways from and things that will get you to start thinking Okay.

Speaker 1: 34:43

So, amiga, remember that self-reflection and personal accountability are essential for personal growth. By taking ownership of our actions, we can strive to be part of the solution rather than the problem, and it's not always easy, but it's always worth it. Being a mommy on a mission is about setting the tone for what we want to achieve in our lives and understanding the value of our support system. Accepting responsibility is a huge foundational piece in this journey. It strengthens our relationships, it builds trust and paves the way for achieving our impossible goals. Let's continue to empower each other, learn from our mistakes and grow into the amazing woman you are destined to be. So I want to thank you so much for joining me today on Mommy on a Mission. If you found this episode helpful, please share it with your amiga, leave a review and, until next time, keep striving for your dreams and remember you have the power to change your story one step at a time. I'll see you next Saturday.

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Thank you for tuning in to the Mommy on a Mission podcast. If you found today's episode inspiring, don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share it with your amigas. And, before you go, if you're looking to dive deeper into healing, self-discovery and walking in confidence, be sure to grab a copy of my book, mommy on a Mission a guide towards healing, self-discovery and walking in confidence, available now on Amazon. Stay connected with me on social media. Follow us on Instagram at Mommy on a Mission Podcast, and on Facebook at Mommy on a Mission Podcast, and on Facebook at Mommy on a Mission. If you're considering working with a coach but aren't sure if you're ready, send me a DM and I will send you a free gift to help you get started on your journey. Until next Saturday, keep shining and remember the tower is within you. Adios, amigas.