Embracing Initiations: How Shifts in Identity Lead to Personal Growth and Sovereignty

Long ago, in ancient cultures, rites of passage were performed for various transformations. You're probably familiar with the ones for birth, death, and weddings...but what about those everyday challenges? Business challenges?  Here's the thing...

It's not a challenge. It's an initiation.

In this podcast episode, Kimberly Spencer, founder of Crown Yourself, explores the concept of initiations and their significance in establishing sovereignty. She explains that initiations are not limited to secret societies but occur in various aspects of life, such as motherhood and religious ceremonies. Initiations mark the beginning of something new and involve challenges and discomfort, but also bring growth and transformation. Kimberly shares her personal experiences of initiations, such as becoming a parent and changing her name, and emphasizes the importance of honoring and celebrating these moments. She encourages listeners to approach each day as an initiation and embrace the process of growth and self-discovery.

Moments of Note:

The concept of initiations [00:00:07]
Explains the concept of initiations and how they are key to establishing and claiming sovereignty.

Different types of initiations [00:01:26]
Discusses various types of initiations, such as motherhood, puberty, and religious ceremonies, and emphasizes the importance of honoring and celebrating these moments.

Challenges and growth in initiations [00:02:50]
Explores the idea that initiations often involve challenges and growth, using examples like becoming a parent or starting a business, and highlights the need to have reverence for these experiences.

The initiation process [00:12:41]
Explains the process of claiming and initiating a new space or level in business, using the metaphor of a house and income levels.

The metaphor of the glass blower [00:14:59]
Shares a metaphor of a glass bowl wanting to grow and expand, and the challenges and choices involved in the initiation process.

The choice to go through initiation [00:18:07]
Discusses the importance of choosing to go through the initiation process, even when it is challenging and uncomfortable, in order to reach higher levels of growth and success.

The initiation into a new level [00:23:24]
Choosing to grow into new circumstances and expanding one's capacity for relationships, wealth, and success.

Resurrection into a new identity [00:24:39]
The transformation and growth that comes from going through challenges and initiations.

Creating a body, business, and life that rules [00:25:45]
Encouragement to take control of one's life and create a successful and fulfilling existence.

Links + Mentions:

• TEDx Talk by Kimberly Spencer, "Becoming a Warrior for Possibility" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzwbvqzbmRk 
• Lori Harder "Go Into the Fire:" https://www.instagram.com/p/CtZS_cmA0XX/ 

The Crowned Cliffnotes Version of the Podcast (aka Bullet Points):

• Initiations and their significance in establishing sovereignty
• Different types of initiations in life, such as motherhood, puberty, and religious ceremonies
• Challenges and discomfort associated with initiations
• Growth, transformation, and increased energy and performance that come with initiations
• Honoring and celebrating initiations as shifts in identity
• Personal experiences of initiation, such as becoming a parent, or a spouse and changing your name
• Approaching each day as an initiation and using morning rituals for new beginnings
• Major changes as initiations for growth and transformation
• Embracing initiations with reverence and gratitude
• Initiating a new space and the importance of design and improvements