Rosanne AustinDiscovery Hub
Teaching2022-05-23·15 min

EP169 Smart Mama Move: Master Your “Cans”

EP169 Smart Mama Move: Master Your “Cans”

Rosanne teaches how your internal 'can' and 'can't' conversations literally dictate your fertility journey results. She breaks down a four-step process to identify where you spend your mental energy and how to shift from limitation to possibility.

The Power of Internal Conversations

Rosanne reveals how the unconscious stories we tell ourselves about what we can and can't do literally dictate our fertility journey results. She explains that opportunities are always present, but our internal paradigm determines whether we can see them.

The Four-Step Mastery Process

A systematic approach to gaining awareness of your can/can't ratio, identifying specific limiting statements, and assessing your willingness to grow past these self-imposed limitations for fertility success.

The Commitment to Being Right

Rosanne explores the fascinating psychological pattern where people self-sabotage to maintain their limiting beliefs, even when being wrong about those beliefs would lead to the success they claim to want.

Small Shifts, Big Results

Like a pilot making tiny course corrections that yield miles of difference, small adjustments in thinking create cumulative behavioral changes that transform fertility journey outcomes over time.

Questions This Episode Answers

How do internal thoughts affect fertility success rates

what you believe you can or can't do is literally dictating your results

Rosanne Austin2:34

Your internal 'can' and 'can't' conversations literally dictate your fertility results. If you spend more time telling yourself what you can't do, you won't take the actions needed for success because you don't truly believe you can have what you want.

What are can't statements in fertility journeys

Your can'ts are extremely telling. They tell us a lot about what you think about you and what you think you deserve

Rosanne Austin8:41

Can't statements are internal stories like 'I'm too old,' 'I've failed too many times,' or 'investing in myself is for other people.' These reveal exactly how you're sabotaging yourself and what you think you deserve on your fertility journey.

How to identify can vs can't thinking patterns

You've gotta start taking really close notice of the internal stories that you tell right now about what you can and can't do

Rosanne Austin4:06

Start by noticing when you have internal conversations about what you can or can't do. Then assess the ratio - do you spend more time in 'can't' than 'can'? Make a list of your current can'ts to see how you're sabotaging yourself.

Why do people hold onto limiting beliefs about fertility

Some people are so committed to being right that they will self destruct, and they will hold on so tightly to their can'ts

Rosanne Austin11:06

Some people are so committed to being right that they'll self-destruct rather than risk discovering they could actually succeed. They're afraid that if they're wrong about being 'too old,' they might be wrong about other things too.

How small mindset changes create big fertility results

it's these tiny little adjustments that a pilot makes for wind speed, weather, you know, other air traffic, things like that, that can yield miles of results

Rosanne Austin14:01

Like a pilot making tiny adjustments for wind that yield miles of difference, small shifts in what you think and believe create small shifts in thoughts and behaviors that compound into major results over time.

How to Master Your Can and Can't Conversations

A four-step process to identify and shift limiting internal dialogue for fertility success

  1. 1

    Notice the Conversations

    Start taking close notice of the internal stories you tell about what you can and can't do. Most of these conversations are unconscious, so awareness is the first step.

  2. 2

    Assess Your Ratio

    Pay attention to where you spend most of your time - are you spending more time talking about what you can do or what you can't? Calculate the percentage.

  3. 3

    List Your Can'ts

    Make a detailed list of your current can'ts and the reasons you tell yourself you can't have what you want. These reveal how you're sabotaging your success.

  4. 4

    Choose to Grow

    Ask yourself honestly: Am I willing to grow past my can'ts? Am I willing to be wrong about these limitations? Being wrong about your can'ts is actually awesome.

All Teachings 5

TeachingEmpowering2:24

Your internal 'can' and 'can't' conversations literally dictate your fertility journey results - what you believe you can or can't do determines whether you'll see opportunities right under your nose

Rosanne conceived naturally at 43 after years of treatment failure by shifting from 'can't' thinking to possibility, and thousands of women across 6 continents have used this mindset approach for success.

ReframeChallenging5:38

Most people believe they can think positively but behave negatively and somehow the universe will save them - but if you're in a constant state of 'can't', you won't do what you need to succeed

Professional athletes, business leaders, and people who heal 'incurable' diseases all focus on what they can do, not what they can't, because they can't afford to be in 'can't' thinking.

TeachingChallenging8:01

Your 'can't' statements reveal exactly how you're sabotaging yourself and tell you what you think you deserve - whether it's 'I'm too old' or 'investing in myself is for other people'

After 8 years coaching thousands of women, Rosanne observes that can't statements reveal self-worth issues and predict success prospects based on willingness to grow past limitations.

TeachingChallenging10:45

Some people are so committed to being right that they'll self-destruct rather than discover they could actually succeed - they'd rather hold onto 'I'm too old' than risk being wrong about it

Rosanne observes that women who challenge age limitations and consider examples of older mothers conceiving often feel afraid to let go of their 'can't' beliefs, even when being wrong would be positive.

TeachingEmpowering13:41

Success comes from tiny shifts in thinking that create tiny shifts in behavior - like a plane making small adjustments for wind that yield miles of different results

Rosanne's own journey from years of fertility treatment failure to natural conception at 43 demonstrates how small mindset adjustments compound into life-changing results.

Episode Tone
2 empowering3 challenging

Key Teachings 5

Your internal 'can' and 'can't' conversations literally dictate your fertility journey results - what you believe you can or can't do determines whether you'll see opportunities right under your nose

2:24

Most people believe they can think positively but behave negatively and somehow the universe will save them - but if you're in a constant state of 'can't', you won't do what you need to succeed

5:38

Your 'can't' statements reveal exactly how you're sabotaging yourself and tell you what you think you deserve - whether it's 'I'm too old' or 'investing in myself is for other people'

8:01

Some people are so committed to being right that they'll self-destruct rather than discover they could actually succeed - they'd rather hold onto 'I'm too old' than risk being wrong about it

10:45

Success comes from tiny shifts in thinking that create tiny shifts in behavior - like a plane making small adjustments for wind that yield miles of different results

13:41

Perspectives 2

Something magical will come save you even if you stay in 'can't' thinking

CONSIDER: You must align your thoughts and behaviors - the universe sends opportunities constantly but you have to be able to see them

Being wrong about your limitations would be scary and bad

CONSIDER: Being wrong about your 'can'ts' is actually awesome - it opens up possibilities you thought were closed

Quotable Moments

what you believe you can or can't do is literally dictating your results

Rosanne Austin2:34

You cannot get around it. Everyone thinks that something is magically gonna come in and save their ass

Rosanne Austin2:54

Your can'ts are extremely telling. They tell us a lot about what you think about you and what you think you deserve

Rosanne Austin8:41

being wrong sometimes is pretty fucking awesome

Rosanne Austin13:31

the desire in your heart to be a mom is there because it was meant for you

Rosanne Austin9:23

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