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Burn The Box; Shift Your Life | Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | TEDxWilmingtonWomen


I stand before you as a box burning

I stand before you as a box burning belief barrier brainer but it wasn’t

belief barrier brainer but it wasn’t

belief barrier brainer but it wasn’t always that way

always that way

always that way how many of you saw me standing here in

how many of you saw me standing here in

how many of you saw me standing here in my bedazzled box and your attention

my bedazzled box and your attention

my bedazzled box and your attention immediately gravitated to how much you

immediately gravitated to how much you

immediately gravitated to how much you liked it well to tell you the truth I

liked it well to tell you the truth I

liked it well to tell you the truth I don’t like this box because no matter

don’t like this box because no matter

don’t like this box because no matter how pretty it is or how you dress it up

how pretty it is or how you dress it up

how pretty it is or how you dress it up it is still a box of limitations and

it is still a box of limitations and

it is still a box of limitations and while there are some who might suggest

while there are some who might suggest

while there are some who might suggest that you should just get out of the box

that you should just get out of the box

that you should just get out of the box or you should just move beyond the box I

or you should just move beyond the box I

or you should just move beyond the box I don’t recommend that I actually suggest

don’t recommend that I actually suggest

don’t recommend that I actually suggest that you burn it I’m speaking

that you burn it I’m speaking

that you burn it I’m speaking metaphorically of course the box

metaphorically of course the box

metaphorically of course the box represents the limitations you have in

represents the limitations you have in

represents the limitations you have in your subconscious mind and let me just

your subconscious mind and let me just

your subconscious mind and let me just tell you that your subconscious mind has

tell you that your subconscious mind has

tell you that your subconscious mind has been creating boxes for you ever since

been creating boxes for you ever since

been creating boxes for you ever since the day you were born in fact from birth

the day you were born in fact from birth

the day you were born in fact from birth through the age of seven the majority of

through the age of seven the majority of

through the age of seven the majority of your boxes were all formed based on the

your boxes were all formed based on the

your boxes were all formed based on the fear and lack based disempowering

fear and lack based disempowering

fear and lack based disempowering experiences you observed from those

experiences you observed from those

experiences you observed from those around you I sometimes joke with my

around you I sometimes joke with my

around you I sometimes joke with my clients and ask them if the

clients and ask them if the

clients and ask them if the seven-year-old version of themselves is

seven-year-old version of themselves is

seven-year-old version of themselves is running their business your boxes are

running their business your boxes are

running their business your boxes are the numerous limiting and self

the numerous limiting and self

the numerous limiting and self sabotaging beliefs that make you the way

sabotaging beliefs that make you the way

sabotaging beliefs that make you the way that you are and they keep you from

that you are and they keep you from

that you are and they keep you from reaching your full potential your boxes

reaching your full potential your boxes

reaching your full potential your boxes play with your confidence heightened

play with your confidence heightened

play with your confidence heightened fear taunts that you are not good enough

fear taunts that you are not good enough

fear taunts that you are not good enough and they keep you muddling and

and they keep you muddling and

and they keep you muddling and mediocrity and the truth is living in a

mediocrity and the truth is living in a

mediocrity and the truth is living in a box is like a prison for your mind and I

box is like a prison for your mind and I

box is like a prison for your mind and I have come to realize that 95 percent of

have come to realize that 95 percent of

have come to realize that 95 percent of your success or the lack thereof is tied

your success or the lack thereof is tied

your success or the lack thereof is tied to the six inches in between your ears

to the six inches in between your ears

to the six inches in between your ears now take it from me I’ve had my fair

now take it from me I’ve had my fair

now take it from me I’ve had my fair share of boxes one of the biggest but we

share of boxes one of the biggest but we

share of boxes one of the biggest but we don’t have time for me to tell you about

don’t have time for me to tell you about

don’t have time for me to tell you about all of the biggest but one of the

all of the biggest but one of the

all of the biggest but one of the biggest

biggest

biggest the limiting belief that almost kept me

the limiting belief that almost kept me

the limiting belief that almost kept me from playing a bigger game in my

from playing a bigger game in my

from playing a bigger game in my business and taking my biggest my

business and taking my biggest my

business and taking my biggest my business to the next level

business to the next level

business to the next level you see consciously I thought I deserved

you see consciously I thought I deserved

you see consciously I thought I deserved it but subconsciously well that was

it but subconsciously well that was

it but subconsciously well that was another story a few years ago I was

another story a few years ago I was

another story a few years ago I was preparing for my annual live event and I

preparing for my annual live event and I

preparing for my annual live event and I was working with my team to review all

was working with my team to review all

was working with my team to review all of our programs and to raise our rates

of our programs and to raise our rates

of our programs and to raise our rates our new higher rates would make

our new higher rates would make

our new higher rates would make achieving this goal easy peasy

achieving this goal easy peasy

achieving this goal easy peasy once we got everything solidified we

once we got everything solidified we

once we got everything solidified we sent the order form off to the printer

sent the order form off to the printer

sent the order form off to the printer and went on about our day that night

and went on about our day that night

and went on about our day that night however I had a fear-based nightmare

however I had a fear-based nightmare

however I had a fear-based nightmare that no one signed up for the program so

that no one signed up for the program so

that no one signed up for the program so what did I do

what did I do

what did I do I got back in my box and before anybody

I got back in my box and before anybody

I got back in my box and before anybody came into the office the next morning I

came into the office the next morning I

came into the office the next morning I quickly changed all the prices back and

quickly changed all the prices back and

quickly changed all the prices back and sent the order form back to the printer

sent the order form back to the printer

sent the order form back to the printer no one would be the wiser so I thought a

no one would be the wiser so I thought a

no one would be the wiser so I thought a few minutes later the phone rang it was

few minutes later the phone rang it was

few minutes later the phone rang it was the printer

the printer

the printer apparently the order form was corrupt

apparently the order form was corrupt

apparently the order form was corrupt and it could not be printed and I I had

and it could not be printed and I I had

and it could not be printed and I I had a decision to make was that going to

a decision to make was that going to

a decision to make was that going to stay in my box in muddled and mediocrity

stay in my box in muddled and mediocrity

stay in my box in muddled and mediocrity or was I going to shift my life you see

or was I going to shift my life you see

or was I going to shift my life you see the thing that is really important for

the thing that is really important for

the thing that is really important for you to understand about your boxes is

you to understand about your boxes is

you to understand about your boxes is that they come from the stories you tell

that they come from the stories you tell

that they come from the stories you tell yourself and that night the story I told

yourself and that night the story I told

yourself and that night the story I told myself was that I didn’t deserve it and

myself was that I didn’t deserve it and

myself was that I didn’t deserve it and I wasn’t worth it these stories are

I wasn’t worth it these stories are

I wasn’t worth it these stories are seldom powerful life-affirming or

seldom powerful life-affirming or

seldom powerful life-affirming or positive in nature they’re mostly

positive in nature they’re mostly

positive in nature they’re mostly written with doubts fear and anxiety and

written with doubts fear and anxiety and

written with doubts fear and anxiety and every time you tell yourself a story you

every time you tell yourself a story you

every time you tell yourself a story you guessed it you create another box now in

guessed it you create another box now in

guessed it you create another box now in that moment as I hung up from talking to

that moment as I hung up from talking to

that moment as I hung up from talking to the printer I realized that I was

the printer I realized that I was

the printer I realized that I was standing in a box of limitations and I

standing in a box of limitations and I

standing in a box of limitations and I knew that I couldn’t just get out of the

knew that I couldn’t just get out of the

knew that I couldn’t just get out of the box I knew that I couldn’t just move

box I knew that I couldn’t just move

box I knew that I couldn’t just move beyond the box I knew that I had to do

beyond the box I knew that I had to do

beyond the box I knew that I had to do something drastic I knew I had to burn

something drastic I knew I had to burn

something drastic I knew I had to burn it

it

it and if I didn’t everything would be at

and if I didn’t everything would be at

and if I didn’t everything would be at stake now why burn it you could be

stake now why burn it you could be

stake now why burn it you could be asking yourself catch this watching

asking yourself catch this watching

asking yourself catch this watching something burn creates a pattern

something burn creates a pattern

something burn creates a pattern interrupt in your sub-conscious mind and

interrupt in your sub-conscious mind and

interrupt in your sub-conscious mind and the best part it gives you an

the best part it gives you an

the best part it gives you an opportunity to rewrite the story you’ve

opportunity to rewrite the story you’ve

opportunity to rewrite the story you’ve been telling yourself and so in that

been telling yourself and so in that

been telling yourself and so in that moment I’ve realized that I needed to

moment I’ve realized that I needed to

moment I’ve realized that I needed to burn the box and I thought it would be

burn the box and I thought it would be

burn the box and I thought it would be really pretty cool to share with you

really pretty cool to share with you

really pretty cool to share with you what I did and what you two will need to

what I did and what you two will need to

what I did and what you two will need to do when you find yourself standing in

do when you find yourself standing in

do when you find yourself standing in your box of limitations you guys caught

your box of limitations you guys caught

your box of limitations you guys caught that I said win because it’s definitely

that I said win because it’s definitely

that I said win because it’s definitely going to happen number one I had to

going to happen number one I had to

going to happen number one I had to confront my limiting belief now I

confront my limiting belief now I

confront my limiting belief now I believe that you cannot conquer what you

believe that you cannot conquer what you

believe that you cannot conquer what you refuse to confront so I had to look that

refuse to confront so I had to look that

refuse to confront so I had to look that bad boy right in the face and get to the

bad boy right in the face and get to the

bad boy right in the face and get to the bottom of what was creating all of this

bottom of what was creating all of this

bottom of what was creating all of this fear in agita inside of me interestingly

fear in agita inside of me interestingly

fear in agita inside of me interestingly the fear of money and success it wasn’t

the fear of money and success it wasn’t

the fear of money and success it wasn’t even my own it belonged to my parents

even my own it belonged to my parents

even my own it belonged to my parents and the seven-year-old in me was simply

and the seven-year-old in me was simply

and the seven-year-old in me was simply replaying a cycle it had observed so

replaying a cycle it had observed so

replaying a cycle it had observed so many times before now I should quickly

many times before now I should quickly

many times before now I should quickly sidebar and say that it is possible that

sidebar and say that it is possible that

sidebar and say that it is possible that you too are suffering from the

you too are suffering from the

you too are suffering from the seven-year-old in you running some facet

seven-year-old in you running some facet

seven-year-old in you running some facet of your life and if you are you got it

of your life and if you are you got it

of your life and if you are you got it honestly after all remember your

honestly after all remember your

honestly after all remember your subconscious mind is literally like a

subconscious mind is literally like a

subconscious mind is literally like a hard drive and it is downloading every

hard drive and it is downloading every

hard drive and it is downloading every experience and it creates spends all of

experience and it creates spends all of

experience and it creates spends all of its time replaying those boxes until you

its time replaying those boxes until you

its time replaying those boxes until you burn them in order to really to get to

burn them in order to really to get to

burn them in order to really to get to the bottom of this belief I had to do

the bottom of this belief I had to do

the bottom of this belief I had to do some very hard inner work

some very hard inner work

some very hard inner work but this hard inner work is what created

but this hard inner work is what created

but this hard inner work is what created my outer results number two I had to see

my outer results number two I had to see

my outer results number two I had to see myself on the other side of my limiting

myself on the other side of my limiting

myself on the other side of my limiting belief now having the vision and the

belief now having the vision and the

belief now having the vision and the foresight to see myself over there

foresight to see myself over there

foresight to see myself over there o M G it’s so good and it gave me

o M G it’s so good and it gave me

o M G it’s so good and it gave me courage it gave me enough courage to do

courage it gave me enough courage to do

courage it gave me enough courage to do the third and final step I had to take

the third and final step I had to take

the third and final step I had to take the action that would most lead me to

the action that would most lead me to

the action that would most lead me to what I desired yup

what I desired yup

what I desired yup I burned

I burned

I burned I literally wrote the limiting belief

I literally wrote the limiting belief

I literally wrote the limiting belief down I forgave my parents for giving it

down I forgave my parents for giving it

down I forgave my parents for giving it to me i express gratitude for the

to me i express gratitude for the

to me i express gratitude for the courage to deserve more I placed it in a

courage to deserve more I placed it in a

courage to deserve more I placed it in a box

box

box I set the Box on fire and I watched that

I set the Box on fire and I watched that

I set the Box on fire and I watched that baby burn and let me just tell you the

baby burn and let me just tell you the

baby burn and let me just tell you the most amazing thing happened by giving

most amazing thing happened by giving

most amazing thing happened by giving myself permission and having the courage

myself permission and having the courage

myself permission and having the courage to burn my box of limitations I set

to burn my box of limitations I set

to burn my box of limitations I set myself up to generate four times as many

myself up to generate four times as many

myself up to generate four times as many clients and to grow my business by 400%

clients and to grow my business by 400%

clients and to grow my business by 400% and three short days

and three short days

and three short days it literally shifted my life and the

it literally shifted my life and the

it literally shifted my life and the cool thing about summoning the courage

cool thing about summoning the courage

cool thing about summoning the courage to burn your box and shift your life is

to burn your box and shift your life is

to burn your box and shift your life is that you will get some benefits and who

that you will get some benefits and who

that you will get some benefits and who out there doesn’t like a few benefits

out there doesn’t like a few benefits

out there doesn’t like a few benefits number one you will increase your

number one you will increase your

number one you will increase your confidence now I personally believe that

confidence now I personally believe that

confidence now I personally believe that confidence is the new currency it is

confidence is the new currency it is

confidence is the new currency it is amazing what you can create and what you

amazing what you can create and what you

amazing what you can create and what you can accomplish when you have the

can accomplish when you have the

can accomplish when you have the personal conviction and belief in

personal conviction and belief in

personal conviction and belief in yourself to do it number two you’ll put

yourself to do it number two you’ll put

yourself to do it number two you’ll put fear in its proper place did you know

fear in its proper place did you know

fear in its proper place did you know that fear was created by your ego to

that fear was created by your ego to

that fear was created by your ego to lead you to believe that where you are

lead you to believe that where you are

lead you to believe that where you are in that moment is your safe place but I

in that moment is your safe place but I

in that moment is your safe place but I think you and I can both agree that

think you and I can both agree that

think you and I can both agree that that’s really just a lie you’ve been

that’s really just a lie you’ve been

that’s really just a lie you’ve been telling yourself and number three you

telling yourself and number three you

telling yourself and number three you will emerge as a true leader defying

will emerge as a true leader defying

will emerge as a true leader defying limits is a true indicator of leadership

limits is a true indicator of leadership

limits is a true indicator of leadership and the most impactful leaders they push

and the most impactful leaders they push

and the most impactful leaders they push limits and they exist just to help

limits and they exist just to help

limits and they exist just to help others to do the same so today I have

others to do the same so today I have

others to do the same so today I have the pleasure of working alongside of

the pleasure of working alongside of

the pleasure of working alongside of some of the most courageous leaders and

some of the most courageous leaders and

some of the most courageous leaders and their teams helping them to burn the

their teams helping them to burn the

their teams helping them to burn the boxes of limitations that threaten to

boxes of limitations that threaten to

boxes of limitations that threaten to keep them from shifting their lives

keep them from shifting their lives

keep them from shifting their lives careers and businesses these

careers and businesses these

careers and businesses these entrepreneurs executives and community

entrepreneurs executives and community

entrepreneurs executives and community leaders are pushing limits they’re

leaders are pushing limits they’re

leaders are pushing limits they’re challenging the status quo and they are

challenging the status quo and they are

challenging the status quo and they are achieving in credit

achieving in credit

achieving in credit results so the box burning belief

results so the box burning belief

results so the box burning belief barrier breaker and me gets excited not

barrier breaker and me gets excited not

barrier breaker and me gets excited not to help you to move out of or get beyond

to help you to move out of or get beyond

to help you to move out of or get beyond the box but to hand you a match and

the box but to hand you a match and

the box but to hand you a match and watch you burn it and I just want to

watch you burn it and I just want to

watch you burn it and I just want to inspire you as I close that if you are

inspire you as I close that if you are

inspire you as I close that if you are currently a leader or you aspire to be a

currently a leader or you aspire to be a

currently a leader or you aspire to be a leader that you lead from within that

leader that you lead from within that

leader that you lead from within that you do your inner work that you figure

you do your inner work that you figure

you do your inner work that you figure out what limitations are threatening to

out what limitations are threatening to

out what limitations are threatening to derail you from shifting your life and

derail you from shifting your life and

derail you from shifting your life and you burn them because as you burn those

you burn them because as you burn those

you burn them because as you burn those boxes not only will you shift your life

boxes not only will you shift your life

boxes not only will you shift your life but you will shift the lives of those

but you will shift the lives of those

but you will shift the lives of those you’ve been called to serve thank you

you’ve been called to serve thank you

you’ve been called to serve thank you [Applause]

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