Have you noticed how the worst people in the world — those with the least character, next to no ethics and the lowest possible bar for human decency — have the most confidence?

They have no issues taking up space, asserting their ideas or taking the lead role.

Meanwhile those of us with huge hearts, a million skills and good intentions sit around questioning our ideas, holding back our gifts and second guessing ourselves after every interaction.

It’s time for this to change. And it starts with us (yes, YOU and me) deciding we have every right to lead, to love and to make a massive contribution.

What if your confidence could shift the world around you?

What if all of us joining together in confidence could shift the world at large?

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I’ve wondered again and again how I can make a meaningful contribution during this dark time in human history and I keep coming back to this:

The power of our breath.

The simple act of showing up and intentionally breathing changed my life irrevocably many years ago and still continues to sustain me when I’m feeling “off” or desperate or stuck or frustrated that things haven’t gone my way.

Many cultures think of breath as Spirit.

Even the Christian tradition I was raised in uses the word “breath” to describe God’s Spirit.

Meanwhile the Buddhist tradition has a meditation practice called Tonglen that is based on the idea that we can transmute complex, thick, unsolvable suffering by simply bringing intention to the breath.

There are many other things you can do too (like protest, write a book, use your voice, create, call your representatives, march, etc) but… why not also try this?

In today’s episode, I’ll show you how.

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Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

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Sometimes the world feels like it's becoming more dark and depraved by the day.

If you’re taking any amount of news or current events, you have to be feeling some measure of fear, frustration, rage and helplessness (or you’re not paying attention).

What do we do with all of these feelings coursing through our bodies?

On today’s episode, I’ll share the invitation I’ve been feeling. It’s unexpected and not at all intuitive but I think it just might be the way forward.

Can you soften in the face of this uncertainty?

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You might think that when you sit down to write a book, you use mostly your brain, your intellect, or your thoughts to concoct the perfect argument, the most interesting story.

I believe there’s more to it than that.

I’ve written 14 books and helped hundreds of authors write, edit and publish their works and I’ve witnessed an invisible and inexplicable x factor responsible not only for bringing the idea to you, but also for growing that idea to fruition.

While I don’t know how to name this “x factor” or to define it, I have experienced it again and again and can’t imagine writing a book without it.

If you have a book you’re meant to write, maybe you don’t need to be “smart enough” or “good enough” to make it happen.

Maybe all you need is to listen closely to what this “x factor” is trying to say.

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

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From the 14th floor of a hotel room in downtown Nashville while the entire city is under a layer of ice, I send you this not-so-subtle nudge to use your voice.

You may have told yourself that you’d write your book “someday,” or that you aren’t a real writer anyway, or that nobody would listen to what you have to say, or that you’d speak up if you had a bigger platform.

The truth is that your words are needed now more than ever.

Regardless of your politics or life circumstances, the most effective and profound way you can join the revolution of this time is to pick up your pen and become the change you want to see in the world.

This is your benediction.

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

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Here we are, at the start of a new year.

How is it going for you? How does it feel to start fresh?

Beginning something new can feel exhilarating. After all, anything is possible, all is new. But being a beginner can also feel intimidating and overwhelming.

After all anything is possible, all is new.

In today’s episode, I want to talk about what it means to be a beginner (as in: someone who begins again and again) and why it matters so much.

Whether you’re in the “working my resolutions for the new year” camp or the “new years is an arbitrary marker on a man-made calendar camp,” I invite you into the newness of this day, of everyday.

I invite you to see yourself as a beginner.

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This is a time of year that seems to move at lightning speed. it can feel like, if we don’t also move at lightning speed, we’ll fall behind and miss something truly important. What if moving fast isn’t the flex you’ve been told it is?

It might seem like FAST is the way to get more out of life. Think of all the magic we can experience and things we can accomplish if we move at the fastest possible pace!

But what if we’re wrong about that?

In this weeks episode I want to give you permission to move much more slowly than is culturally normal this time of year, and maybe even more slowly than you’re used to moving. Fast might be “normal” for you but take a minute and ask if it feels gentle or even good in your system.

What if you could move more slowly and actually get MORE (rather than less) out of your life?

Today, I suggest exactly that. It’s a little benediction for you as you move through the busiest time of year.

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I’ve been practicing something recently that I want to share with you.

It’s pulling me out of survival mode and into pure presence.

It’s asking me to drop the ego I barely knew I was carrying.

It’s helping me get more honest about who I am and what I really need.

It’s not flashy or impressive (quite the opposite). It’s grounding and simple.

And in case you might want to practice this too, I’m sharing it with you today.

Maybe you don’t need to do more, be more, try harder. Maybe you (like me) need to listen more deeply.

If you’re ready to begin writing your story, please take advantage of my BIG December gift to writers: more than 75% off my signature course A Book in Six Months. Use code GRATITUDE at checkout to get this $999 product for only $222.

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