Rising Above Adversity: 10 Lessons Learned From My Family Crisis I Episode 12

21/9/23

Rising Above Adversity: 10 Lessons Learned From My Family Crisis I Episode 12

Welcome to another empowering episode of our podcast! In this episode, Ale shares her lessons after encountering an unexpected life circumstance in her family that she is still ‘in’. In this vulnerable episode, Ale shares her reflections in the hope to help anyone who is experiencing a similar situation or simply wants to prepare their lives, businesses, and careers for the inevitable unexpected moments. We will discuss remarkable insights about strength, delegation, freedom, kindness, neutrality, and connection in times of.

Life can be so unpredictable sometimes but despite unfavorable circumstances, you can always choose to act with strength and authority while remaining kind and understanding with others and ourselves.

Ale Wiecek Rojo is a visionary leader, speaker, and a mindset and spiritual coaching, innovation, and entrepreneurship mentor. She aims to help people overcome burnout and stress and achieve clarity, vitality, wealth, and alignment. Today, she is passionately committed to empowering purpose-driven entrepreneurs and burnt-out creatives to find their inner wisdom, align their purpose with their business, and positively impact society by addressing systemic inequalities and raising consciousness.

Ale shared with us how she surmounts the negative feeling of facing a frightening time of chaos, trauma, and crisis and how she showed kindness amidst an almost unbearable situation as a wife, mother, and entrepreneur. Join us as we delve into the importance of delegation, kindness, neutrality, compassion, decisiveness, and connection and how we can show up during times of crisis with resilience and strength while playing every role we have in life, not allowing problems crash our souls but making it a catalyst for growth, healing and learning.

"I made that choice to step away for a moment and breathe because I knew that if I wasn't as strong in myself, I was not going to be strong for my husband." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

Topics Covered:

(00:00:00) Episode Overview

(00:01:00) Introduction

(00:02:22) A life-threatening accident in Ale’s family

(00:03:52) How does our nervous system can be affected by our emotions?

(00:05:30) A time of recovery for Ale's husband

(00:06:36) You are the strength of your situation.

(00:07:38) Playing every single role amid a crisis can be overwhelming.

(00:08:48) How can we support our healing during stressful times?

(00:09:42) Sleep is a number one priority.

(00:11:46) How can an unexpected bad situation affect you as an entrepreneur?

(00:12:55) The Benefit of Delegation

(00:15:29) Carving a time to step away for a moment and breathe.

(00:16:43) Freedom and Stability

(00:17:17) Building a business that supports happiness and in crisis.

(00:17:56) Kindness: Why should we choose kindness?

(00:19:30) Overcoming dreadful situations with love, compassion, and kindness.

(00:20:06) Quick Reminder: Are you enjoying this episode? Does it help you in further living in alignment in your life? Follow the show, leave a rating and review to support and inspire people craving to live their true selves.

(00:21:01) Listen to your body.

(00:22:26) Make neutrality your best friend.

(00:23:07) Compassion towards oneself.

(00:24:23) Waves of Emotions: Your emotions are not there to stay.

(00:25:58) How can you nurture your mental health in crisis?

(00:26:05) Human beings are wired for connection.

(00:28:25) The beauty of sharing your situation and receiving light in return

(00:29:41) Decisiveness: Embody your decision.

Be kind and have a sense of authority. You are your best advocate.

(00:31:39) Lean into your spirituality.

(00:34:51) The power of spiritual guidance

(00:35:14) Everyone is dealing with crises in different ways.

(00:37:32) This is the perfect time to craft your path.

(00:38:24) Outro: Thank you for tuning in to Living in Alignment.

May our conversation, mindset, trauma healing, entrepreneurship, and self-awareness have inspired you to unleash your full potential, find your true purpose, and build the business and life of your dreams.

Key Takeaways:

"I want to build a life and business that supports me in times of happiness and things being fine, but it's also going to support you in times of crisis." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"I do choose to live a life where I understand myself, and I'm compassionate towards myself." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Connection is critical in times of crisis and resilience because human beings are wired for it." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"You are your best advocate." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Everyone is dealing with a stressful situation in different ways." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"When you find yourself having a moment of conflict or disagreement with someone in your family circle, remember that everybody is dealing with their situations the best way they can." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"This is the time to realize that you can design, create, and craft your path because the path ahead is yours to design the way you want it to." – Ale Wiecek Rojo