Intentional transformation is involves focusing on change that we can be strategic about. Transformation is happening all the time, there are elements within we can proactively choose to create.
✨ What does it truly mean to be the architect of your own change?
At 50, I’m intentionally building a life of self-employment and sovereignty. In this clip, I share from my own journey about moving from being shaped by circumstances to consciously designing your future. This is about more than a career change; it’s a fundamental shift in mindset from waiting for permission to claiming your power.
This is the core of my message: that transformation is the most powerful tool for empowerment and growth.
Job security – The Illusion of Job Security in Today’s Economy
The Illusion of Job Security in Today’s Economy
Is traditional job security a myth? Lita, Goddess of Growth, explores the hard economic realities, the power of personal transformation, and the path to true empowerment through self-employment in this compelling podcast clip.
(Introduction) For years, we’ve been sold a simple formula: work hard, be loyal, and you’ll be rewarded with a secure job and a comfortable life. But what happens when that promise breaks? In this clip from Empowerment Diaries, I delve into the unsettling truth that traditional job security is an illusion in our modern, global economy. This isn’t about fostering fear; it’s about sparking a crucial conversation on personal empowerment and the transformation needed to build real, lasting security on your own terms.
(Transcript/Key Discussion Points) In this clip, we explore:
The Global Marketplace Reality: The notion of a stable job for life has been dismantled by global economic shifts. “We are in a global marketplace,” as I note, and this changes everything about how we view our careers.
When Hard Work Isn’t Enough: We tackle the difficult truth that “the system isn’t designed for hard workers” to always succeed. Many in low-paid roles are penalised for their dedication, a stark economic reality that challenges conventional wisdom.
The Pivot to Empowerment: Recognising this illusion is the first, vital step towards personal growth. True security isn’t found in a monthly payslip from someone else, but in the skills, adaptability, and strategic mindset you cultivate yourself.
(Connecting to the Full Podcast) This clip is a snapshot of a much deeper discussion in the full episode of Empowerment Diaries. If this resonates with you, the full conversation expands on these ideas, covering:
My own journey of transformation and transition to self-employment.
The critical difference between hard work and smart, strategic work.
How to navigate societal expectations and question the narratives around work and success.
Practical steps for auditing your strengths and building a life of authentic security.
Ready to move beyond the grind and redefine what security means for you?
Summary of this podcast:
In this episode of Empowerment Diaries, Lita, Goddess of Growth, discusses her journey of transformation and self-employment at the age of 50. She reflects on the challenges of transitioning from social media to building her own platform, the realities of hard work versus strategic work, and the societal expectations surrounding job security and economic opportunities. Lita emphasises the importance of questioning the messages we receive about work and success, and encourages listeners to embrace transformation as a natural part of life.
🎧 Prefer the full, deep dive? Listen to the complete episode of Empowerment Diaries here:Illusion of Job Security
Empowerment Diaries: Build Your Sovereign Legacy
Empowerment Diaries with Lita Goddess of Growth: Build Your Sovereign Legacy
Ready to build an influential brand that lasts beyond the algorithm? Welcome to Empowerment Diaries, the podcast that uses transformative storytelling as the bedrock of sovereign growth. Hosted by Lita Goddess of Growth, we explore how to move from social media reliance to a creative legacy built on owned assets and authentic connection.
With a unique lens blending business strategy and therapeutic insight, I guide you through the journey I’ve lived—from geopolitical awareness and survival to full self-employment. We dissect the key factors that stall growth, using powerful stories as our guide to practical strategy.
A Call to Visionary Builders:
Empowerment Diaries is also the home of Sovren Spotlight—my private consultancy for creators crafting influential legacy brands. This podcast is an open invitation to founders, like the innovative team at London Nootropics, and creators who are building remarkable products and services that support the growth of mind, body, and spirit. If you have a transformative story of navigating change, I invite you to share your journey here.
I am actively building the Sovren Creator Network—a complete ecosystem for sovereign growth. This will feature the Sovren Collective, a private community for meaningful collaboration, and Sovren Studios, a space to master your craft. This is designed to give you the connected, supportive community you deserve, reducing the risk of burnout and building the reach you seek—one genuine connection at a time.
Listen for the mindset. Stay for the movement. Your journey to a creative empire you truly own starts now.
The dream of working from anywhere sounds simple until you meet the real borders: income thresholds, visa hoops, trade rules, and algorithms that shrink your reach the moment you move. We unpack who truly gets to be a digital nomad and why mobility often functions like a privilege reserved for the well‑resourced, even as remote work has become normal for so many.
I walk through the post‑pandemic landscape—how outsourcing evolved, how Brexit narrowed options for UK workers, and why wages in essential roles often fail to match the cost of living. We get candid about platform friction: location‑sensitive feeds, flagged VPNs, and commerce policies that block you from selling to the very audience you built. From indie bands losing tours to last‑minute visa denials to creators seeing income dip after crossing a border, these stori
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Transformation is a choice we can make in life. Transformation is necessary path to self-employment. The journey to self-employment is often long and challenging. Hard work alone does not guarantee success; strategy is essential. Societal messages about work and success can be misleading. Job security is an illusion in a changing economy. We must question the narratives surrounding employment and worth. Opportunities for growth exist even in difficult circumstances. Understanding the global marketplace is crucial for personal success. The system often penalizes those who work hard without recognition. Survival in today’s world requires adaptability and resilience.
Alternative Titles
Embracing Transformation: A Journey to Self-Employment The Illusion of Job Security in Today’s Economy
Sound bites
“We are in a global marketplace.” “The system isn’t designed for hard workers.” “It’s about survival, isn’t it?”
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Empowerment and Growth 02:53 Transitioning from Social Media to Personal Platform 06:08 The Importance of Transformation in Life 08:55 Work, Hardship, and the Reality of Employment 11:51 The Struggles of Low-Paid Roles and Societal Expectations 14:36 Understanding the Cycle of Work and Transformation 17:33 The Illusion of Job Security 20:33 Strategic Thinking for Personal Growth 23:19 The Reality of Hard Work vs. Smart Work 26:05 Navigating the Job Market and Opportunities 28:48 Conclusion: Embracing Change and Opportunities
Is your “secure” job actually holding you back? The idea of job security is one of the biggest modern illusions. 💥
In this clip from Empowerment Diaries, I, Lita, Goddess of Growth, delve into the hard-hitting economic realities that make traditional job security a thing of the past. We’ve been sold a story that no longer matches the global marketplace. True security doesn’t come from a company; it comes from your own skills, adaptability, and commitment to personal growth and transformation.
This shift in thinking is the first step towards real empowerment. It’s about moving from seeking permission to creating your own opportunities.
This clip is just the start. The full conversation goes much deeper into navigating the job market, the difference between hard work and smart work, and how to build a life of authentic security through self-employment.
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Are childhood comparisons and family gossip holding you back? Learn how breaking external validation is the key to unlocking your true progress and living a life of sovereign growth.powerful and insightful piece about the psychological chains that hold us back. It perfectly aligns with your brand’s focus on transformation and sovereignty.
The Gossip Chain: How Childhood Comparisons Keep Us from Our True Path
A lot of the reasons we are not progressing in life is we are spending most of our free hours on “he said, she said.” This isn’t just idle chatter; it’s a learned behaviour, a legacy passed down through generations that keeps us trapped in cycles of judgment and inaction. It starts as children, sitting at the kitchen table, hearing our parents—mothers, primarily—dissect the lives of other households. In these conversations, children become pawns in a silent war of measuring behaviour, comparisons, and competition.
“My child wants to be a doctor,” becomes a weapon against a mother whose child has no idea what they want to be. The unspoken question hangs in the air: Why isn’t your child as driven? As good?
This external focus becomes a family habit. In households where the television remains a central hearth—even now, as viewership declines—the dramas on screen provide a convenient escape from the unresolved dynamics playing out in the living room. Soap operas become a blueprint for entanglement, and attendance at clubs or visits to other houses becomes less about connection and more about reconnaissance: What are the other families doing? How do we measure up?
Perhaps the most damaging dynamic is the bonding between mothers over shared, unhealed childhood trauma. In these friendships, their own children often become unwitting vessels for their projections. A child is labelled “uncaring,” “manipulative,” “selfish,” or “unambitious.” This assault of opinion, delivered as fact, is rarely about the child’s true character. Years later, for those who pause to look back with clarity, it becomes tragically clear: these were nothing more than a parent’s own fears and deep-seated low self-worth being projected onto a blank canvas.
They were raising children before dealing with their own wounds, and in doing so, they enforced those very wounds upon the next generation.
The Resilient Underdog
What has always amazed me is how the very children whom everyone had nothing good to say about often turn out to be the most resilient and progressive, in spite of those opinions. I’m not necessarily talking about “successful” in society’s narrow, monetary terms. I mean successful on a human level. They become the ones who learn to trust their own inner compass because the external one was so clearly broken. They are forced to build their own foundation because the one they were given was cracked. They tend to do a lot more than society ever gave them credit for, achieving things they were never supported to pursue by their immediate family.
Breaking the Chain for Sovereign Growth
The path to sovereign growth requires us to recognise this “gossip chain” for what it is: a distraction from our own potential. The energy we spend analysing, comparing, and judging others is energy diverted from building our own lives.
The journey of transformation involves:
Awareness: Acknowledging these patterns and how they shaped your early sense of self and worth.
Divestment: Consciously divesting from conversations and thought patterns that revolve around judging the paths of others.
Reclamation: Reclaiming the energy you once spent on “he said, she said” and redirecting it inward. Ask yourself not “What are they doing?” but “What do I need to build? What dream have I been neglecting?”
The child who was never validated externally often has the hardest, but most rewarding, journey: learning to validate themselves. And in that journey, they find a strength that no amount of external approval can ever provide.
This is the core of the work—breaking external validation to build your own internal source of worth. It’s how we stop being characters in someone else’s story and finally become the authors of our own.
If this reflection resonates with you, I invite you to share your own experiences. How have childhood comparisons influenced your journey? The first step to breaking a chain is to acknowledge that it exists.
