The Stories We Make Up — And How They Stop Us From Our Calling

In this episode, Bonnie exposes the invisible stories we all create in our minds — the ones that quietly, subtly, and powerfully block us from stepping into the work we know we’re meant to do.

These stories feel true.

But most aren’t facts.

They’re familiar lies we’ve rehearsed for years:

• “I don’t have the skills.”

• “I don’t have the money.”

• “I don’t have the time.”

• “I don’t have the right people.”

• “My age limits me.”

• “My health holds me back.”

• “My past disqualifies me.”

• “I need to be perfect before I start.”

Bonnie breaks down how these narratives get formed, why they feel so convincing, and how to examine them like a detective so you can uncover what’s actually true.

She unpacks:

• Upper limits and why we sabotage the good (Benjamin Hardy)

• The comfort of staying the same — and why familiarity keeps us stuck

• How emotional and even generational pain can create “remembered suffering”

• Why the feeling of “running out of time” is usually a lie

• The danger of waiting to be perfect before you begin

• Why encouragement and friendship can unlock purpose faster than strategy

• Why freedom isn’t something you wait for — it’s something you claim

• Why your calling won’t leave you alone

• And why even imperfect beginnings lay down the tracks for your future greatness

This is a breakthrough conversation about courage, clarity, and taking the smallest viable step toward the life you’re meant to live.

If you’ve ever felt behind, unprepared, or not enough — this episode will set you free.

Show Notes :

00:00 Why we tell ourselves limiting stories

02:15 The lies that feel like truth

06:20 Familiarity vs transformation

10:45 Upper limits and emotional resistance

14:30 The pain we inherit and the meaning we add

18:50 The myth of running out of time

21:40 Why perfection delays purpose

26:10 Friendship, encouragement, and finding your people

30:00 Claiming freedom — even when life isn’t ideal

35:20 What’s actually true for you

40:10 Your calling won’t leave you alone

The Spark Joy Podcast is for high-potential men and women who know they are meant to create meaningful work in the world. If you feel old dreams rising again or sense something new forming, this is your space to gain clarity, confidence, and momentum. This podcast offers a grounded and strategic approach to transformation that brings your potential, purpose, and long-buried desires back into focus.

Wondering what a more aligned life could look like, this podcast will meet you where you are. It speaks directly to the deeper layers of your inner world: your desires, your fears, your calling, and the parts of you that are ready to move forward. When you pause long enough to identify what you truly want and acknowledge what has held you back, everything opens. These moments reveal what you are resisting, what you are attracting, and what you are being invited to strengthen or release.

Hosted by Bonnie Brown, each episode brings clarity, insight, spiritual intelligence, and practical steps to help you rise into the work and life you feel drawn to lead. Create real progress without pressure. It is about understanding your identity, elevating your thinking, and responding to the opportunities already in front of you.

Inside each weekly episode, you will be invited to:

• Step into the work you were born to lead

• Create meaningful work in the world with clarity and confidence

• Reawaken long-buried dreams and see them with fresh perspective

• Lead with spiritual intelligence and grounded decision making

• Build a more spacious, fruitful, well-designed life

• Strengthen your identity, purpose, and personal leadership

• Shift out of survival thinking and move into intentional growth

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