Day 16 "Standing Up For Yourself" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist “Maybe you avoid conflict and tend to ‘people please’ because it wasn’t always safe for you to speak up for yourself, or have an alternate opinion.” — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist mdillondesigns.com/blog

Day 15 "Do You: Let 'Em Hate" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Today, I came to the realization that my life is so much more fun when I don't worry about other people's opinions or criticism. If I'm totally honest with myself, I have tried to do all I could to avoid criticism for most of my life and 1) I was still criticized and 2) I've missed out on so many things I would've really enjoyed and likely would've been great at due to that fear. So as I am shifting my "I am" statements—those internal rules about who I get to be, what I get to do, where I get to go and so on.... It's time to accept that I am whoever I say I am, and get to do whatever I decide to do, and go where I want to go AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I get to not care what anyone thinks about it. I have my core values and ethics that will guide me toward doing what isn't directly or intentionally hurting anyone else. So I get to just enjoy my life and stop worrying who's watching, criticizing, or questioning my right to do so. Just the thought of that brings me peace. It's a little scary... but that's just habit. I've practiced being afraid of their opinions for a VERY long time. AND I get to form a new habit. And so do you. Check out today's podcast! Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 14 "Follow Your Bliss... Early" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Sooo... I learned a valuable lesson, today. You know how I had that beautiful, blissful, aligned day, yesterday? I was hopping from beach, to beach, to lake.... I even did awesome fun things I didn't tell y'all about. Annnnd today.... was a different day. During the recording of today's podcast, I discovered the difference between yesterday and today. I started yesterday blissfully from the beginning. I got up early and started treating myself lovingly. I was up taking a bubble bath hours before my alarm went off. I was listening to my most empowering books and recordings. I started the day right, yesterday. Not so much, today. And the days reflected that. So guess who's about to go to bed. I don't need that lesson, again. Enjoy the podcast! Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 13 "I Am Following My Bliss-Part2" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Taking the pressure off and posting part 2 now (which is technically a full podcast episode) since Part 1 needs so much editing and my evening is going differently than I desired. Great episode about the cool things I did, and saw, today and the great lessons I picked up along the way. Have an amazing whatever time of day it is for you. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 12 "Make Satisfaction Your Default" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist When life gets annoying we can choose to not be annoyed. When life is frustrating, we can choose to not be frustrated. We get to choose what we focus on. That's I'm working on. Maybe you can, too. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 11 "Be Nice to Yourself" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Many of us would give our last dollar, or the coat off our backs to anyone. But when it comes to us, we often will not extend the smallest kindness. We have to start loving ourselves more. We get to give love to ourselves without guilt. We get to love our neighbors the way we love ourselves. And if the thought of that means we wouldn't give them much love, it's time to create a new habit of loving ourselves FIRST. Check out today's podcast! Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 10 "On Mother's Day: A Healing Message" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Sending you love if Mother’s Day is a challenging time for you. I wrote a #blog & recorded a #podcast episode for people who have difficult relationships with their mothers. If that’s you, please visit mdillondesigns.com/blog. For clarity: Please note there are two separate posts. This one is for today's #podcast episode, "On Mother's Day: A Healing Conversation." When you visit my website, you'll see this first. Check out today's podcast, then you can scroll down to find the separate blog post, "An Unhappy Mother’s Day Tribute." Check that out, too. BOTH are powerful and I believe can be instrumental on your healing journey, if the resonates with you. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 9 "Where'd Your Sense of Value Come From?" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist I don't have it in me to do a long description. Working off of 2 hours of sleep all day. So just trust me. Read the title. It's a good episode. Check it out. 🎙 WordPress: mdillondesigns.com/blog 🎙 SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/marlenedillon 🎙 Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/Share-Lets-Live/B0D13JBSJ4 🎙 AmazonMusic: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/15f8ab40-b888-4068-bd05-15239f7eb5ae/share-let’s-live 🎙 Buymeacoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/marlenedillon/ Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 8 "Baaaby, I Am Worth It" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist On today's podcast, I talk about the importance of reassessing our value, of acknowledging the hidden ways that we've learned about our value, and I challenge us to redefine our value on our own terms. Check it out. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 7 "Being Gentle w Myself" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist A huge part of my personal growth journey has been my work on self-love and self-acceptance the last two years. Trying to work on our mindset while being our biggest critic and and agreeing with our inner bully is counterproductive. It's challenging to make real progress without developing deep love within. As part of my healing inner child work, I've been very intentional about being more loving, compassionate, and understanding with myself. The coolest thing happened today that helped me see my growth. I'd love to share the story with you! This is one of my shortest podcast episodes so check it out. I'm really proud of myself and how I handled this. Check it out. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 6 "I Am Not You" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist It's nothing wrong with doing it my way. (Even as I wrote that I almost changed the words to "There's nothing wrong" because of that one 🙄 person who's going to read it and critique the wording. I find myself in my head editing for this imaginary critical person all the time. I constantly have to stop working because I can't even hear my thoughts clearly over the “grammar rodeo” in my head.... And that's what today is all about. I realize earlier that I am constantly comparing myself to other people…feeling inadequate and as an underachiever and as someone who can't get it right do it right do it appropriately do it like everybody else is doing it, just get in line… when I was never meant to be like them and to do it like them. On today's podcast, I added to this awesome growth the idea that I can do it my way. I am not wrong for doing things in the ways that work for me. I no longer have to make life harder for myself so that I can feel like I'm doing it the hard way, like everybody else. I've struggled enough trying to not feel like I am cheating my way through life. AND I now accept that receiving intuition and following intuition is not cheating. It's the right way… at least for me. I was never meant to make it on my own and to do it all on my own. Most of my successes if not all of them were as a result of tapping into that guidance and following it. I don't need everyone to agree with how I achieve my dreams. I'm done doing it the hard way. I'm going to rest when I feel guided to rest, I'm going to work when I feel guided to work, I'm going to do my own thing rather than be someone's employee, I'm going to raise my child the way that makes sense for me, and I'm going to take those intuitive hints and allow my life to be so much easier. There's nothing wrong with it. It's the way I'm wired. And I have absolutely no one to answer to but me. * This is an excerpt. READ THE FULL BLOG POST AT mdillondesigns.com/blog Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Check out today's podcast.

Day 5 "Calm Down & Listen for Inner Guidance" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist I won't say how long it's been going on. I'll just say that far too long my life has been run by anxiety and panic. I know, it doesn't necessarily fit with the whole #empowerment thing, but why do you think empowering others is so important to me? Living in a state of constant anxiety and panic will definitely make learning how to be empowered a major priority. Today, I am so grateful for the work I've been doing to shift my "I am." I am beginning to recognize when how I am thinking and behaving does not align with who I have now chosen to be. On today's podcast I share about my experiences today that showed me how much awareness is helping me shift AND I got to see that when I am not panicking and brewing anxiety I have clarity. I know what to do next. It was such a powerful experience. I'd love to share it with you. Listen to today's podcast. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 4 "I Am Valuable" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist “If you don’t feel valuable and worthy, consider what you are using as your criteria. Is it based on your values or someone else’s?” — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Check out today's podcast. It's a great one. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 3 "When Asking Is Hard" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist So on the podcast this month I'm talking about shifting who I am... that is, shifting from who've I've been conditioned to be to who prefer to be/who I truly am. Today, one of my "I am" statements came up and was making it hard for me to follow through on my intentions. Actually a few of them came up. But as I write this, I realize that the deeper message that I wasn't hearing... the one that was really getting in the way today (and has been for a while) is, "I am good so I can't get paid." Because "good girls are nice just to be nice" not for a reward. The awesome thing about writing these descriptions after the podcast is recorded and edited is that sometimes the messages that come through (as I reflect on what I said) are so profound that I end up writing a full blog post. This is one of those times. To read the FULL POST visit mdillondesigns.com/blog and look for the image that matches this podcast episode. (If it's not there yet just check back later, I probably got #ADHDistracted). In the meantime, check out today's podcast. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 2 "Who Are You?" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist “It’s important that we become aware of our beliefs around who we are, how life works for us, & how we expect people to treat us.” — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Today is day 2 in my new series #IMAYBE. Why "I May Be?" Well... for starters, because it's May. Last year, my daily podcast began with a series I called the #IMAYCHALLENGE, where I challenged myself to post daily for the entire month of May. The idea behind the "I may" part was that I was making a declaration that I was giving myself permission to do _____ ("I may"), rather than asking for external permission ("May I"). So as a nod to how this whole daily podcasting thing began, I am remixing the "I may" by adding this month's concept of shifting who "I am," (shifting from who I was to who I am allowing myself to be) which leads us to "I may be...." Sooooo... on today's podcast I began talking about how who we are impacts so much in our lives. Who we are (being how we carry ourselves, what we believe about ourselves, about what's possible for us, about how life works for us, etc.) is something that we have just come to accept. But in this month we'll be working on being aware of our B.A.E. (beliefs, affirmations, and expectations) regarding who we are. We make "I am" statements all the time, often without even noticing them. We say them aloud and to ourselves in our thoughts. Whether it's "I am broke," or "I am fat," "I am living my best life," or "I am such a disappointment," these "I am" statements are present and they are running our lives. For this month's podcast series, we'll be working on being more aware of our "I am" statements and start shifting toward what we'd rather believe, affirm, and expect for ourselves. Check out today's episode! Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 1 "Happy Anniversary Share & Let's Live!" #IMAYBE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist I cannot be more proud of myself. I found something I love to do, it lights me up, and allows me to inspire uplift support and empower others. I'm proud of myself for choosing daily to remain committed no matter what. I have grown so much as a result of podcasting, by taking a few minutes every day to process the lessons that I'm learning and the meanings behind the moments. I've become more authentic, I've learned to be myself publicly and let that be okay, I'm owning my experiences and my stories, and honoring my truths... Every. Single. Day. This is a huge accomplishment for me. One whole year of podcasting every single day no matter what was going on. About to give myself a big hug 🤗 and a round of applause. 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 If you'd like to help me celebrate, please visit my website's support page. 🥰 🥰🥳 MDILLONDESIGNS.COM/SUPPORT🥳🥰 On today's podcast, I did a little celebrating, did a little teaching, and shared about what to expect from next month's podcast series #IMAYBE! Check it out. mdillondesigns.com/blog Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 30 "Releasing Panic: Stay in Today" #ONYOURMIND Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Today's podcast is all about the lead up to next month's podcast series: #IMAYBE. Next month is a month of learning to be present and shifting our "I am." What we don't realize is the power we hold in our lives. We don't realize that how we view life, what we expect people to do, say, and think, how we expect life to show up for us, and even how we expect ourselves to show up in life is completely ruling our experience. We may not say that a specific bad fortune thing is going to happen, but we may subscribe to "Murphy's Law" that if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong for us. Then we wonder why our lives and moments constantly go to sh*t. Today's podcast is the lead up to my new daily podcast series #IMAYBE. Why "I May Be?" Well, it's about shifting who we currently are and our current expectations and experiences to embrace who we desire to be, shifting our expectations to match experiences that we truly desire. On today's episode, I give a little preview of where we're headed next month, and primarily let you know about this powerful blog post I'm sharing today. It is my personal journal entry regarding how I shifted my I am as I was falling into a habit of panic. This is an example of the work that next month will be all about. So check out mdillondesigns.com/blog to see the post. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 29 "Healing Old Messages: Inner Child Healing" #ONYOURMIND Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Some stuff came up for me while I was driving today. It was wild and I just need you to press play. I don't think I can explain it again. You just gotta listen. I share some great tools and information regarding inner child healing. If this post calls to you, listen to today's podcast. It's a good one and can get you started on your inner healing journey. Blessings, Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 28 "What Do You See For Yourself?" #ONYOURMIND Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist As I study different teachings to make sense of life, I am coming to realize that my life is as at is largely because that's how I envision it. Yeah, I have dreams and goals (that look nothing like my current experience of life), but when I look into the future, I find it challenging to actually see them happening. I'm just being honest. I have come to realize that how I view life showing up for me, and how I view people showing up for me, and even how I view myself showing up in life, is primarily what I actually get. I focus on that way more than I focus on the life experiences I desire. So today's podcast episode is all about that. And I'm telling you this from now, #ADHD was in rare form today but I did a great job of editing things so that despite my challenges with focus, the episode flowed semi-seamlessly. It's a great episode—an empowering one if you feel that the life you desire is not the experience you're currently having. I give you some stuff to think about that I'm currently working on, as a result of a cool book series I'm checking out. Anywho, if any of this resonates, or is mildly intriguing, give it a listen. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 27 "I Remember You, But I Don't Miss You" #ONYOURMIND Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist "When pleasant memories from our past resurface, we often forget what it was about the connection that caused the disconnection." — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Sometimes we find ourselves in cycles with people. We connect, it's awesome, something happens, we disconnect, time passes, we miss them or they reach out, we reconnect, and the cycle repeats. I've done it too many times. I've even initiated the cycle.... plenty of times. I missed them. I reached out. And it was good... until it wasn't. I'm so done with that cycle. If it's over, I'm letting it stay that way. I had to teach myself that there's a difference between missing someone, and remembering them. To me, "I miss you," means I want you back in my life. So, now, when I catch myself reminiscing, and that affirmation, "I miss him/her/them," comes up, I correct myself. No, "I remember them." I might wish that the good aspects of who they are, or what we shared, could be back in my life, but the reality is that they don't show up with just the good. All of it's part of them. They're not cutting off a part of themselves, or their personality, or their tendencies. We're getting all of it. And if I don't want all of it, I don't want none of it. Stay over there. Today's podcast episode is one that's been in the works for a while.... The message has been in my mind for some time, but recent events gave me the missing piece to really drive this concept home. It's a good one. If you've never listened, or even if you have before, this is a good time to check out my podcast. Summer is coming, the weather is changing, and the chance of running into people from the past is increasing. If you have a tendency to rerun relationships, this one's for you. And if you have a friend/family/co-worker who tends to do this, share it with them. I think it can help. mdillondesigns.com/blog Check it out my podcast, Share & Let's Live! w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist, on #SoundCloud #AmazonMusic #Audible and #WordPress daily! And if it blesses you, please like, follow, and share. Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist