The Fearless Mindset

Episode 59 - Overcoming Core Beliefs of Fear and Finding Your Life’s True Purpose with Lynda Sunshine West

Episode Summary

This week’s episode features Lynda Sunshine West, number 1 bestselling author and CEO of Women Action Takers, whose goal is to inspire readers with fearless stories and motivate them into action. Lynda shares that most of her adult life was characterized by fear of other people and fear of what she was truly meant to be. She bravely shares her own life story of abuse and the critical moments when she said enough is enough and took control of her life's direction. Now she has found her life's purpose which is to bring the stories of others to the front through her books. Her goal is to inspire others with genuine accounts from real people and to leave a legacy of hope that yes, you can turn your life around and create meaning even from seemingly hopeless circumstances.

Episode Notes

HIGHLIGHTS 

01:05 Lynda finds her purpose as a writer and becomes a bestselling author

08:13 Creating core beliefs on fear at 5 years old and shattering them at 51

15:32 Lynda lived in a cycle of abuse and ran towards something better

19:46 Becoming a hero to somebody and changing lives for the better

25:33 A day in the life of Lynda

30:18 Lynda brings books to life which makes the future extremely inspiring 

34:45 Connect with Lynda

QUOTES

"That's right, they don't love me. They don't want me around. They don't like me. And so I carried that belief around with me for 51 years of my life. Because of that, I ended up becoming a people pleaser because I had so much fear of people."

13:41 "It's imperative, it is crucial for your life for you to show up as who you are, who you're meant to be on this planet because you have a role. You have a role to play and the sooner you can start to play that role, the sooner your life is going to get better."

16:16 "I literally walked out because I was not going to live that environment anymore. I knew there was something better. I didn't know what it was or how I was going to find it, but I knew that that was not going to be my life. And that was the first really big stand that I made for myself."

20:16 "Am I a hero? And then I realized in that moment that because of Frank and what he said, it helped me see that I am a hero to somebody."

31:06 "There's an acronym for the word focus, follow one course until successful. So instead of looking at all the other things that I could be doing, I'm focusing for the first time in my life, focusing on the one course."

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