“It's not easy to increase your capacity to receive because it's really uncomfortable. It's uncomfortable in your mind. It’s uncomfortable, uncomfortable in your body. It's uncomfortable in your emotions. And so getting comfortable with all that discomfort is what's going to allow you to see.” - Marla Mattenson    WORK WITH EMILY iheartmylifebooking.com info@iheartmylife.com ABOUT OUR GUEST Marla Mattenson is a relationship and intimacy expert who specializes in working with entrepreneurial couples who have an urgent desire to transform both their relationship and their business. Her unique approach to coaching comes from her background in mathematics and neuroscience. Marla uses pattern recognition to reveal the negative habitual responses that couples experience and how to change those patterns to achieve their desired outcome. In short, Marla is incredible at helping those of us who work closely with our partners in life and in business achieve more success in our relationship. Connect with Marla at https://marlamattenson.com/   DURING THIS EPISODE I actually allowed Marla to give me feedback about the way in which I'm holding myself back in my life and in our business, and how to move through it. Ultimately, our goal here today with this episode in particular, is to support you in increasing your capacity to receive more money, more success, more love, more happiness.   WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY TO RECEIVE Tell the Universe you are ready to receive Intentionally pivot to the things that bring you joy Look for different opportunities that you haven’t seen before Do something new to get new results Get comfortable with discomfort    CHANGING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH DISCOMFORT Discomfort is the first thing you need to be willing to receive Discomfort means growth Discomfort means opportunity Be curious rather than afraid of what comes next Our biology is designed to keep us safe and small Pivot and move toward your vision when you feel the sabotage creeping in   RECEIVING FEEDBACK AND RESPONDING TO CHALLENGE Preplan how you will respond to feedback and challenges Pause long enough to receive the message and let it land Know where your growth edges are and be willing to lean into that space All feedback that you receive is love   ABOUT THE I HEART MY LIFE SHOW Tune into the I Heart My Life Show with Success Coach Emily Williams to learn how to design a life you love, manifest more success and wealth, move past fear and blocks and create joy in your life and business. Emily and her world-renowned guests will help you create a life that’s better than your dreams and give you tangible action steps to get there — quickly. She’ll cut through the fluff and share what’s worked for her and the world’s most successful people. She believes that success is an inside job — not just about another strategy. The I Heart My Life Show will help you finally heart your life, experience extraordinary success, make more money, live according to your own desires and give you permission to go after what you really want.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-heart-my-life-show/id1330534524 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zw6fI37FrfVjZMXlMiZZ6   CONNECT WITH EMILY https://www.iheartmylife.com/ https://www.instagram.com/iheartmylifenow/ https://www.facebook.com/iheartmylifenow https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-heart-my-life/    LEARN MORE ABOUT EMILY More about Emily, her company I Heart My Life and her coaching programs can be found at www.iheartmylife.com. Emily Williams is a success coach, entrepreneur, and author with a seven-figure business who, at one point, couldn’t get a job at Starbucks. After experiencing a quarter life crisis, she moved from Ohio to London (where she knew no one!) and in 2014 launched her business, I Heart My Life. She made $442 in her first month—and then went on to hit six figures in six months, before her 30th birthday. She grew it to seven figures in under 18