WITH ANDREA CRISP
“ Be in the present, be mindful, have clear intentions around what you desire, and really set that emotional setpoint to be able to receive it, and then take aligned action out of the new beliefs that you have for yourself and for your life. ”
Are you in the energy of what you desire? Or are you going back and forth between being committed to what you want and really not sure that you expect it all that much?
Today on the podcast, I'm going to talk to you about staying committed and being in the energy of your desired outcome.
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Your mindset is your greatest asset! But it is also what may be holding you back from taking that next step in your life. Are you ready to reframe your mindset so that you can step more confidently into your purpose?
Achieving the success that you want and desire in your life and business is going to require that you have a new level of awareness and expanded level of consciousness in order to hold space for what is coming in for you to truly show up as the person who can hold space for that. Today on the podcast, I want to talk to you about my own journey and how I have personally started to awaken to my own expanded level of consciousness. Are you ready to take courageous steps to create a life and business you love?
Welcome to the Couragecast. I'm Andrea Crisp, mindset coach, author and a multi passionate entrepreneur. For years, I was afraid to allow myself to shine. That was until I discovered that I could step into my own power, shift my mindset and take ownership of my destiny. Now I coach women across the globe who are ready to own their life and make a massive impact. With a blend of practical and spiritual advice. My hope is that the courage cast empowers you to take brave steps in your own life and business.
Hey there, welcome to the Couragecast. I'm Andrea, I am so glad that you are joining me today. You know, I have been thinking a lot about the topic that I'm going to talk about today. And it's really all about expanding our level of awareness, or expanding our level of consciousness, which is a word that only, and the past few years that I've really began to understand. And if you have ever, you know, done any mindset work, you have probably really worked in the subconscious and really integrating that into the conscious mind. And so we're going to talk about what does it look like when you expand your level of consciousness. But before we do that, I want to start by telling you a quick story. In high school, I really struggled with math. In fact, I was so bad at math that I needed a friend to tutor me. And it actually took me taking grade 10 math three times to even pass the class.
Now, some of you may have heard this story. So I'm not going to go way into depth on it. But literally after the third time of taking the class, I barely passed, the only reason I did was because I had switched from taking math and French two times to an English class the third time, and I'm pretty sure that my teacher took pity on me and passed me just to get me out of the class and to graduate me because I was literally a year from graduating from high school. And the entire class that I was in at the time was filled with 10th graders, so pretty sure that the teacher took pity on me. But for years, I held this belief that I was not good at math, and for obvious reasons. But here's the thing, that really wasn't true. I just did not have the awareness, I needed to be good at math. And my dad had also failed his math classes in high school as well. And so I already had this, you know, idea that I wasn't that great. Anyways. So when it came to college, I had to take math courses to, you know, take some regular core classes. And as soon as I found out that I needed to take these math classes, I was like, Oh my gosh, this is the worst. Now I'm going to take math classes again, and likely fail them because I assumed that I was going to struggle again, with math.
But the most amazing thing happened. I passed both of those math classes. Yeah, I mean, even I'm surprised. And quite easily, in fact, and it wasn't, you know, I'm not really sure if it was the environment that I was in, if it was the professor of my math class really doesn't matter. The point is, is that I was open to learning. And when I was open to learning and when I was open to this new way of being in college, suddenly everything I needed was there. The answers were there. The capacity to understand the concepts were there. Everything had expanded to allow me to take in the Use new learnings. Now, how many times have you found yourself in a position where you are basically writing yourself off before you even start something before you even begin? On a project, you take a leap in your business, because you are afraid that you will not have capacity for that, maybe you feel like you're not gonna be able to learn it, maybe you feel like you're too old to start something new, maybe you just feel like, there's just no way that you're gonna be able to figure it out, especially when it comes to tech.
And let's be real here, since I live around seniors with my parents who are both in their 70s. And I spend quite a considerable amount of time with my aunts and uncles who are in their late 60s and early 70s. I see that quite a bit where it's almost as though when there's something new to be learned, they want absolutely nothing to do with it. And even more so than just learning something new, especially when it comes to tech. It's really all about like, how the world is changing, and how there's new concepts and new ways of being in the world. And, you know, I can see, you know, especially from my parents vantage point, how difficult it is to, you know, integrate new concepts and new things that they're learning because the capacity that they have been operating at is at one level. But what is required for us to get to the next level is a new level of awareness, it is expanding our level of consciousness.
And here's the thing, we all may struggle with this to some degree. Because on the other side of that is like the fear of the unknown, maybe there's some uncertainty around what could possibly happen or not happen. And that can be scary that can, you know, feel like you know, a little bit intimidating to think about, well, I don't really know what might happen. When I take this next step, I don't know, you know, what's on the other side of, you know, growth in my business, I don't know what's on the other side of when I become successful in my business. So I don't want to get to that point. But in order for us to truly get to that next level in our lives, both personally and professionally, we have to expand our level of consciousness. And that means and includes the fact that we have to learn new things, we have to be open to growth, we have to be open to really allowing ourselves to experience something very new. And this only came to my awareness, when I started down the journey to heal myself, body, soul, and spirit. And I've talked at length about my own personal story that I had struggled with anxiety and depression. And when I decided that it was time to really deal with it, and to actually start moving myself into that healing journey, that is when I had to expand my own level of awareness, because there were many, many things that I tried along the way. And that I did that prior to really making that leap, I would have been like, there is absolutely no way I'm doing that. I am not going to believe in that. I'm not going to, you know, participate in that. And because my level of awareness was very, very small and very limited. And that came out of living out of a very small paradigm.
And a lot of that was self imposed. It came right directly from my own perceived religious beliefs. And I'm saying that in that context, because not every religious belief, you know, has this context. But for me, specifically, it did. And I found myself being one of those types of people who really liked to do the right thing. I wanted to get everything perfectly, I wanted to always kind of be validated in what I did. And I felt as though if I could meet the expectation of God, by doing the right thing, then I was going to find favor with God. And so anything that felt like a departure from my faith was definitely not something that I was going to even consider. So when it came to things like manifestation or you know, really looking in the subconscious, I was, like, just really scared about I was scared of it.
I was like, you know, I don't know what this means. I don't know what this is. I have no idea. You know what is going to happen if I kind of dive into this? This is Black Magic like these things. And just even recently, I had my first experience with Akashic records. And if you don't know anything about that you might want to take, you might want to look that up. But it was really going into past life. And for a long time, I had this belief around the fact that I've only had one life, and I never would have had multiple lives and been reincarnated or all those things. So really expanding my own level of consciousness has been a journey.
And if you're listening to this right now, and you're like, oh, my gosh, what the heck is she talking about? How in the world could I possibly venture down this? I just wanted to take a deep breath. It's okay. It's all right. I'm not going into that any further. But I remember, specifically, my mom saying to me, when I was this is years ago, when I was really, really strong in my faith journey, my Christian faith journey, my mom would say to me, be careful, Andrea, your halo just may come around and strangle you. So I have to laugh. Because, you know, there was I was like, the quote that they would use is like, you're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good. And that was basically me, which also meant that my level of consciousness was not expanded. So needless to say, things have definitely shifted in my life. And I'm really, really trying to expose myself to new things, and I'm learning new things and realizing that I just don't know everything.
And there's no way for me to possibly be, you know, on top of all of this stuff, like I have to learn as I go, and I have to expand myself. And so I encourage you, when you are trying to get to the next level in your own life, that you are also going to have to expand your level of awareness and your level of consciousness. So I have four thoughts for different areas that I believe will help to do this. Okay? Because I don't want to just leave you with this thought and be like, Okay, well, how do I even do that? How would I possibly expand my level of consciousness, to go to the next level in my life and in my business, so the first one is awaken. And what awaken is, is really asking yourself, what do you truly desire, and really getting clear about what it is that you want in your life, because in order for you to really awaken to new possibilities, you have to be clear about what it is that you desire. Because when you become I guess awakened to the possibilities, that is when the possibilities will be presented to you. And you have, at that point, the option of whether or not you're ready to shift into that new paradigm into those new thoughts, to create a new reality.
Or you can stay in the reality you are in now. My friend recently sent me this meme, I guess it was like a recording of Fox News. And it was talking about all of these different correspondents saying different things about being woke. And I laughed so hard, because I was thinking to myself, how, you know, they were trying to persuade people to not be woke. And when you think about that, I'm like, really? Do you not want people to have a expanded level of awareness of life and things around them? And the possibilities and apparently not. And so like that example, right, there is you know, sometimes society wants to keep us in this tunnel vision. In this one version of the way we should be living this one version of the way we can do things this one way, so that it does not challenge anybody else to have to change or to be different in any way because that's scary.
So, when you are really expanding your level of consciousness, the first step is awakening to it. Awakening to the desire, awakening to the possibility and allowing your Self to call in those different possibilities that will turn into a new reality. The second one is live mindfully. And when I say live mindfully, what I really mean is, is so important for us to be in the here and now. And to really be in the present moment, because oftentimes, we can be stuck in the past, we can be stuck in the limiting beliefs, we can be stuck in the old loops and the old narratives. And that could cause us to not take action, or to be in fear or to, you know, really just think that there's no way that we could possibly ever have what we desire. Or you might be conversely, on the other side, in the future, so afraid of what you don't know or the unknown, that you're like, there's no way I fear the unknown, or the uncertainty or the change, and I don't want anything to do with it. So in order for you to expand your level of consciousness or awareness, you have to live mindfully, be in the present, become aware of those subconscious beliefs that are running the show, that are keeping you where you are now, so that you can shift them, and you can start living consciously in a new way that will allow you to move forward within your life.
The third one is intentions. And this is really all about knowing exactly what you want to see manifest within your life, and then changing your emotional setpoint that you can call it in. Because oftentimes, when we have an intention for what we desire, we may be operating out of an old emotional setpoint, where we could not possibly call him what we want, because we are in a completely different mindset. And we might be even operating out of that old mindset and operating out of those old emotions, and maybe they're stuck emotions. And so in order for you to truly move forward, you have to set your intentions on what you desire, and then change your emotional setpoint. And really get clear on what it is that you want to call in. So that you can move into that new way of being. Because in order for you to manifest into your life, into your business, what you desire, you have to have a different emotional setpoint different vibe, if you know that makes it easier for you to understand different level of frequency different vibration level.
So you know, lots of people say hi vibe, basically, you have to be that, okay. And the fourth one is action. So the conscious can change. But you have to give the subconscious direct commands, in order for you to be able to shift your paradigm. So if your subconscious, which is running the show, is, you know, working on these old beliefs and these old patterns, you have to first of all, give it a new command, you have to shift those beliefs, and then integrate it into your conscious decision making, which is really where you're taking action in your life. So when you are trying to consciously change things, without doing the subconscious work, you're going to constantly be bumping up against those old stories and those old paradigms because they have not been shifted and changed. And you're trying to do these new things with an old default setting.
So you really want to shift the subconscious. And then allow yourself to consciously make these new decisions and take aligned actions in order to get the results that you want. When it comes to expanding your level of consciousness, and awareness, in order for you to really achieve your results and the things that you desire in your life, you have to expand, you have to allow your whole being to expand to hold space for what is new and what is coming. Because the reason you don't have it is because you haven't expanded to receive it yet. And in order for you to receive you have to make those shifts and those changes To hold space.
Now, you may have seen that people, you know, celebrities, sometimes famous people influencers, they might get a lot of fame, or notoriety or influence or money, celebrity status really, really quickly, and then they will fizzle out, or they won't be able to hold capacity for it, maybe they'll have some sort of a breakdown or something will happen. And generally speaking, why that would happen is because they don't have the level of awareness and the level of consciousness to hold what came for them. So even though they had the desire for it, and it came, they couldn't hold it. And so they immediately revert back to their old ways of being, which do not support the new desires that they had for their lives. So in order for you to really have the success you want, you have to shift your level of consciousness, your level of awareness around what is possible for you, so that you can hold space for what is coming, and be able to operate out of that new way of being so waken to the possibilities.
Be in the present, be mindful, have clear intentions around what you desire, and really set that emotional setpoint to be able to receive it, and then take aligned action out of the new beliefs that you have for yourself and for your life. Okay, friend, I hope that is super helpful. I want to know, how are you going to take action to really expand your level of awareness? I would love to know. I want you to go over to Instagram. Find me at Andrea Crisp Coach, and let me know what action steps you're gonna take today, this week, to really expand your level of consciousness.
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