Episode 67: Stay in Your Power: Intentions Over Expectations!
In this episode of Powered by Joy Podcast, we explore how Expectations — whether we place them on other people, situations, or even ourselves — can give away our personal power, and hijack our happiness.
It’s so easy to pin our joy on an outcome: the perfect relationship, the dream job, the “ideal” result from a diet or self-improvement plan. But when reality doesn’t match our expectations, we can easily spiral into disappointment, frustration, or blame — sometimes turning it inward.
What if you could release that tight grip on how, when, or who things should happen through? What if intention, rather than expectation, became your guide? When you hold your desires with a loose grip and instead of a death grip, and stay open to what wants to unfold, you create space for magic far beyond what you could force or control.
Listen in to discover how letting go of rigid expectations — for others and for yourself — keeps you anchored in your own power, helps you choose your state of mind and emotions, and opens the door to surprises you couldn’t have imagined. There’s a sweet freedom that comes from trusting the flow — and in that trust, you may find that life brings you more than you ever expected.
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