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5 Major Lessons of 2025 that's helped me uplevel my self image & 2026 goals to increase feminine magnetism
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Happy New Year!! Today's episode i am sharing my personal major lessons I've learned that have helped me uplevel my self image, feel more confident and happier in my life. I also share what i am embracing more of in 2026 to increase my feminine magnetism & self worth overall. Plus Bonus tip on my fun take on setting goals for 2026 that actually feel good and attainable.
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Transcript
Reflecting on 2025: Growth and New Beginnings
00:00:00
Darshna Patel
Hello everybody and welcome back to the She's Next Level podcast. If you're listening, you are probably listening on the 1st of January. I'm currently recording the podcast episode the day before and I'm super excited to dive in because i have been doing a lot of soul searching for the holidays and really just sitting back and thinking about 2025 and how it's been like a death and rebirth kind of year for a lot of people. For me, it was a lot of that, but also like new beginnings and a lot of newness that has been in my life. And it's really interesting too, because for the next two months, my parents are gone to India. So I'm basically spending the two months solo at
Lessons from 2025: Personal Growth and New Energy
00:00:48
Darshna Patel
the house. And that's going to be really cool because I'm curious to see like,
00:00:53
Darshna Patel
all the self image work that I've been doing, putting it to test because obviously nothing is anything without experience. So I'm just excited to like get out of my shell more and just like do things more in person, live my life more. I'm really excited to dive deep into this podcast and what we're talking about today. i was like really sitting down and i was like thinking about like all the things that I've accomplished, all the things that I've learned,
00:01:22
Darshna Patel
And what energy do I want to bring into 2026? And those are the things that I want to share with you guys. Obviously, I have grown a lot. And if you've been following me for a while, then you know that I'm all about growth. I'm all about i'll doing the most, which is ah one of the first things that I'm going to talk about um soon. But I'm all about growth. And i love personal development. I love...
00:01:49
Darshna Patel
all this self-image work. I love just learning and experiencing newness in my life. And yeah, it's just been a wild year, but a very fulfilling, a very eye-opening. And I've really gotten to know myself on a deeper level and just a lot of unlearning. So I wanted to make this podcast for you guys to share five major lessons.
The Art of Letting Go and Finding Balance
00:02:12
Darshna Patel
I've learned a lot, but if I were to condense and simplify them, i would say five major lessons for 2025 that I have learned and also like what am I letting go of based on what I've learned and then also I wanted to share with you guys the energy of what I'm looking to embody in 2026 what I'm looking forward to focusing more on 2026 obviously in a fun more feminine way so if you even have like goals that you want to achieve. Everyone always does like goal setting.
00:02:45
Darshna Patel
For me, i have like a different way of doing it now. Like now that I know what I know and I've shifted and changed a lot, I'm doing it differently. And I'm going to be sharing that with you guys later on at the end, but without further ado, you know how direct I am. So let's get into it.
00:03:04
Darshna Patel
so the thing thing it that I want to share with you guys. So the first lesson is about letting go of the concept of extremism and the concept of Wanting to be the best of the best. Now, don't get me wrong.
00:03:21
Darshna Patel
I freaking love and value excellence. I do have that greatness within me that I've always strived for. But there's a difference because the energy behind the way that I was going about it was pretty much stemming from a place of not feeling good enough.
Trust, Self-Doubt, and Energetic Hygiene
00:03:39
Darshna Patel
And I didn't realize that this was the kind of perfectionist, it's one of ah the kind of perfectionist behavior that I was doing until I obviously started working on my self-worth, my self-image, and letting go of a lot of things getting to know myself better and this was one of them and it's just the idea of you just trying to do the most and trying to do the best at everything that you do because when you don't do that when you fall short sometimes right because we're human and we're also women who are cyclical by nature and especially if you're a projector like me
00:04:18
Darshna Patel
then my energy is like pretty fluctuating. But when it's there, it's there. But it's like, I don't, I'm not planning things. I don't know when it's, it's there like that, right? Every day we wake up, we feel different. And it's not something that we can control. And so this has allowed me like, letting go of extremism. And the idea of that has allowed me to start to do the minimum and allow myself to be okay with the minimum and know that my minimum is still my best. and allow myself to move from this place of desire versus should energy and just slow the fuck down. Because if you know me, you know that I love i love efficiency. I'm like an efficiency queen. I love moving quick. I like i like movement. I like growth. I like progress.
00:05:09
Darshna Patel
But sometimes when you're such a high achiever and you're so ambitious, you're You can tend to have this extremist kind of behavior. i don't even call it a personality, honestly. Like, yes, i'm I am too much is what people would say, quote unquote.
00:05:25
Darshna Patel
But I'm not too much in the sense of like the doing so much. I don't have to do because I already am. And so this has been a big lesson for me and something that I'm completely like letting go of constantly training my mind and my body like anytime that I'm not doing anything or I don't have much to do. I'm like literally telling myself sit your ass down.
00:05:49
Darshna Patel
And relax. and Like, because even when you have this like tendency of extremism, you can not feel safe, like your nervous system cannot feel safe and just even fucking relaxing and not doing anything like you, you have this like need to stay busy all the time.
00:06:07
Darshna Patel
So that's something that I'm like really rewiring, reprogramming this this behavior within myself. And it's been great. Like I really like it and I'm excited to take it to the next level, especially as I'm building my personal brand and my business and my podcast. I'm like, how can I, I'm always thinking this way, but I'm like, how can i not be so extreme, like not do the most, still do the bare minimum to like gain momentum and consistency and growth.
00:06:36
Darshna Patel
without having to be so extreme with things because that's how you're able to sustain things long-term anyways.
Detachment and Self-Worth Without Validation
00:06:43
Darshna Patel
So um that is number one. Number two is really like, this has been a lifelong thing for me, but like really trusting myself and letting go of self-doubt.
00:06:56
Darshna Patel
Like, they both go so hand in hand. I know for a fact that a lot of women, if we're going to be completely transparent, do not trust themselves. Like, we are so bombarded with external noise, like from social media, from friends, from family, from work. Like so much that it's like we don't ever just sit with ourselves, be with ourselves. and you think even if you do all of that, you think that a lot of your thoughts and ideas are your own.
00:07:28
Darshna Patel
But I'm here to tell you on a spiritual energetic level, it's not because we're all connected with the collective. And so A lot of other people's shit can tend to you know bombard your mind and your thoughts and your own energy. And so really, like that's why I got into training my intuition. That's why I got into energy work to help protect my energy, shield my energy, like do all the things, have energetic hygiene, right? We have physical hygiene, but a lot of women don't have energetic hygiene. And they think they do by setting boundaries and all that. But there's also like energy side of things that a lot of people are not aware of. And so a lot of that can affect your self-trust and cause self-doubt, right? Anytime we're doing anything new, like this entire year has been a lot of newness for me from leaving my tattoo business that I left.
00:08:21
Darshna Patel
You know, I was literally making six figures easily, barely doing anything. Literally, it was high ticket services. I left that to literally start my podcast and my personal brand. And I knew I wasn't going to have income for I don't know how long, honestly. But I knew that it was something that I had to do because I just wasn't happy doing what I was doing anymore. And I knew that getting a job is like really not the option for me because I've always been an entrepreneur at heart. But thankfully, I did set up like a strong foundation
00:08:54
Darshna Patel
with resources, finances, and everything to be able to do it from a place of joy and an option, a choice versus like, I have to make this work, like a lot of people do.
00:09:06
Darshna Patel
But yeah, like, and I don't think that self doubt will always like, I don't think it'll ever fully go away. I think it'll always kind of be there, like as we grow in new levels, but it's
Unconditional Self-Love and Healing Relationships
00:09:19
Darshna Patel
just not going to be as like, it's not going to be tugging at you the way that it does. If you have not healed that aspect and like that self trust. And I've even been,
00:09:30
Darshna Patel
Honestly, like just recently have been working on rewiring a lot of religious shit that i subconsciously picked up on that I had no idea that was in my fucking brain that was like causing me to not trust in the unknown.
00:09:47
Darshna Patel
It's I mean, it's tough. A lot of people don't trust being in the unknown, like not having certainty, like your brain also literally like fucking requires certainty, right? So it's like, it really requires another deep layer self-trust and faith the more than in than anything faith in your higher self right faith in source a lot of the stuff that I'm rewiring reprogramming letting go of was a lot of the religious stuff that I grew up with my family super religious like it's all they fucking do is pray just like eat love pray literally like the movie that's all they do though and
00:10:27
Darshna Patel
they they have very different mindset and outlook in life where it's like it's like they're always like seeking for answers or support or like it feels like, I feel like in religious this religions, this is very often where it's like you you don't you don't feel like you have the power within you because you're always seeking outside for answers, for guidance, assistance from God, right? But it's like everything that I've learned, at least in my life thus far,
00:10:55
Darshna Patel
is that you hold the power. Like you are an aspect of God. Like God is within you. It's within everybody. It's within everything. And so I've really just been doing a lot of deprogramming um because that had really affected my connection, like my next level of like ability and skills with my intuition and my connection with God, with source. So that's been a really big one for me because without having that, honestly, you're you're going to struggle with trusting yourself because your intuition is always guiding you like.
00:11:30
Darshna Patel
Even if you've never trained your intuition before, you have it. You just haven't realized that you've been using it your whole life and you just are not aware of that. But that's been a big one and it's still going to continue to keep building on for me of like having that solid ass. Like I want to get to the point of trusting myself so much where I'm like, you can't tell me nothing, bitch. Like I'm the motherfucking authority of my life, period. End of story.
00:11:57
Darshna Patel
So that's number two. Okay. Number three, and this is a really big one. um i have been stepping more into my wholeness era lately. And i think this is so important for any women to work on and have is letting go of attachment to anything, practicing the art of detachment and not just practicing it, but fully like stepping into that self worth energy, because that is the foundation, literally the foundation that none of us women were taught. You know, we were always taught to seek approval, that good girl programming where it's like, this is good, this is bad. yeah,
00:12:41
Darshna Patel
I really like for me, it really popped up for me in my relationships and with money. Those have been like the biggest pain point areas for me. And I know it's probably for a lot of people because those are like things that people usually value the most. I know at least for me, I do like especially relationships. And it's interesting too, because I've, I've not been the best with relationships, but it's like something that's like a part of my soul path. And it's like something that's still so important to me, the more that I've gotten to learn more about myself. So, um,
00:13:14
Darshna Patel
Yeah, that's like, and a really big thing that I've learned for like letting go of attachments is just harnessing that internal safety for myself and not placing my worth and my value on anything outside of me. Like anything that
Incorporating Gratitude and Appreciation Daily
00:13:33
Darshna Patel
we want, we always want it because of the way that we want to feel when we have it. And so I've really just been focusing on the core foundational things of like, okay, how do I want to feel? And how can I give that to myself? And knowing that, like, if I do receive it from anybody, it's bonus energy.
00:13:51
Darshna Patel
um There's also speaking of detachment, I'm going be talking a lot more about this as I continue on my journey of like reclaiming my self worth and more of like recognizing my inner value um is this book called The Courage to be Disliked.
00:14:08
Darshna Patel
such a great-ass fucking book on self-image, honestly, because there's something that he talks about in that book. And he says that it's it's, you are only responsible for your own task and not everyone else's task. And task is basically, like, whatever you do is in your control and it's the only thing that you can do.
00:14:32
Darshna Patel
but it's, like, not, it's, like, What am I trying to say? It's not um in your control the way that other people react to you or what other people do with the way that you show up and how you share your energy. Like it's it's not your task. And so I really like that because that concept really has helped me shift my perspective and the way that I...
00:14:58
Darshna Patel
just like start noticing the way people like are with me so if like someone's not meeting me halfway like i'm not gonna try to fight it i'm not gonna try to bring it up like i'm just you know retracting my energy i am it's not my task like really kind of sorting out what's mine and what's not and so i'm not stressing about the things that don't really add to my life that are not really doing anything and that I can't control, ultimately, because you we can't control the way people feel the way people respond to you, as much as we like them, or we don't or whatever it is, even in our businesses. So that has been a big, big lesson for me. And I'm still working on it, honestly, like,
00:15:43
Darshna Patel
It's especially with relationships, it shows up a lot for me. um And with money, it's it's a lot better. Like I've literally worked on my money stuff last year and also this year. I'm still going to work on it, but it's definitely a lot better. But yeah, so that's number three. Number four is also something else that I've noticed that I have shifted from and it's literally like not beating myself up.
00:16:13
Darshna Patel
and not having such high expectations of myself and loving myself unconditionally anyways. Again, i have grown grown up, you know, Asian family and like, they have such high expectations of you. And like, even though I was a rebel as a kid, and I didn't fucking care.
00:16:32
Darshna Patel
i I, ended up still subconsciously, you know, caring, quote unquote, because i was, again, constantly seeking validation.
00:16:43
Darshna Patel
praise because it was still important to me. And i found myself beating myself up a lot when I wasn't achieving the goals that I set out for myself when I wasn't like doing enough, right? Like I wasn't showing up for myself the way I wanted to. And like when things didn't work out the way that I wanted to, I was constantly beating myself up and making it my own fault. And like, kind of, I feel like it's a lot of like victim mentality. And so I was doing that a lot. even also being in scarcity like mentality as well, and just not fully loving all of myself unconditionally. i really thought that I loved myself too, like years ago. I've been literally doing personal development in it, the whole world for like over eight, nine
Embracing Simplicity and Efficiency in 2026
00:17:29
Darshna Patel
years. so It's been a long time, but i was I didn't realize as I've been uncovering the layers each year of myself that I was doing this. And so loving myself unconditionally is the motherfucking standard now.
00:17:41
Darshna Patel
And a part of this that helped me do that is accepting others. And so when you start to do things like when you start to accept others for the way they are, you're more likely to start accepting yourself for the way you are too, because what you perceive and the way that you're looking at things is always going to be reflected back to you. And so I started this with my parents, you know, I've really healed my relationship with my parents and it's so much better than ever before. Like, If there's anything I'm fucking proud of in my inner work journey, it is that because it's been a long motherfucking journey with feeling my mama trauma and like things with my dad, more of my mom though.
00:18:22
Darshna Patel
So I just like started, you know, accepting her more, unconditionally loving her more. And because of that, I was able to start unconditionally loving myself more and like seeing all the ways and how amazing I am, what I like about myself. And so, um,
00:18:38
Darshna Patel
Yeah, even in friendships too, you know, like especially, i mean, it's tough, but especially when you feel rejected, right? Like when people don't love you the way that you love them or they don't put in the same kind of effort that you put in it can feel very personal and it can feel like you're not lovable, right? But even with my friendships, like I was able to accept people from the way that they are, the way that they're showing up.
00:19:06
Darshna Patel
And then from there, I was able to then intentionally decide, like, okay, do I want to still be their friend? Do I want to, like, still put in the effort? Or do I just want to, like, pull back and do my own thing? And then if they ever reached out, I would, like, say something about it. But I didn't even care at that point. But I was really just, like...
00:19:27
Darshna Patel
doing i was really just like doing things from more of an intentional place versus an emotional place because I started accepting people the way they are I mean nobody likes to have their freedom imposed on like if you're here like just not accepting people the way they are expecting people to be a certain way because it makes you feel good nobody wants that and so that was like a big piece in helping me unconditionally love myself um even also this year I've like Speaking of friendships, I have also like not only have I let go of a lot of friendships, but I've also cultivated a lot of friendships that feel like home friendships where they have taught me a whole new standard for what I require in my friendships. And I'm really excited to also like
00:20:12
Darshna Patel
Cultivate that more and like I've always had this thing of like having Sisterhood and like having friendships that are community and like sisterhood focused and like women really empowering each other really rooting for each other really loving on each other and i I just love that I've always wanted that like girl crew and so I'm excited to like start cultivating that more in 2026 from everything that I've learned with you know, my friends my really amazing beautiful friends that have taught me a lot and just having healthy friendships from the shit that I've been through my past. And I'm sure every female out here has been through.
00:20:51
Darshna Patel
And it just like really helps with not having like that jealous energy, that like, comparison energy is really healing that part of yourself when it comes to your relationship with other women. So I'm excited to like cultivate that more. I've also stopped chasing for approval um or again, taking rejection personally. um i think what the biggest thing that has helped me in unconditionally loving myself and not making anything mean anything about me, not beating myself up It's just literally looking at any situation just like neutrally, objectively, and just identifying whether we are compatible or not versus like whether, you know, I'm good enough or not because I used to do that a lot.
00:21:37
Darshna Patel
So that is number four. Number five, the last one is not taking anything for granted. So I feel like everyone talks about gratitude all the time. And for me, I like the word appreciation because it feels like it just feels it just resonates more. um and this has been a big one for me because i feel like I know about gratitude.
00:22:07
Darshna Patel
I'm aware of it, but I don't find myself practicing it so much.
Balancing Fun, Risks, and Work in 2026
00:22:11
Darshna Patel
even though I know that I'm truly blessed and I'm definitely have a lot of good things going for me.
00:22:18
Darshna Patel
and I do think that, you know, being here with my parents, healing my relationship with them. Also, I've healed my body. Like a lot of the things, like I literally recently went on a parasite cleanse. I'm going on another cleanse again to heal my body even more for my weight release journey.
00:22:36
Darshna Patel
it has... really helped me just appreciate my body more and like my physical self image the way that I feel about my body and that's like a whole nother thing but it's helped me appreciate my body more it's helped me appreciate my relationships more especially with my parents and and just the money I have, the friends I have, the home I live in, just everything, just like not taking it for granted. um It's like, i don't know why we wait, right? Like we wait until shit happens for us to appreciate things. So it's like I'm learning to just incorporate that energy of appreciation more into my life. And that's actually also another aspect of cultivating unconditional love, by the way. yeah.
00:23:21
Darshna Patel
I wanted to add that in there. Now, okay, so now let's get into what it is that I'm gonna be embracing more of in 2026 and what I want to like step into the embodiment of and like call in.
00:23:36
Darshna Patel
The very first thing is simplicity, embracing more simplicity and efficiency in my life. Again, I have lived my life trying to complicate things because I thought that I needed to do more. I thought that it just couldn't be that easy or couldn't be that simple, right? But time and time again, we always hear that quote of like, whatever the quote is, I my own quote is keep it simple and adventurous. But you know, like simple, keep life simple. And i' really learned that lesson when this year, you know, I've been doing a lot of subconscious rewiring stuff. And I noticed like, how much I'm learning and all the tools that I've learned and that I have, and it was becoming a little overwhelming for me.
00:24:19
Darshna Patel
Because it's a lot like I'm literally like I live, breathe and sleep this thing. But it's like, I also have a life. And I also want to be human. And I'm not going to be sitting here all day trying to like heal myself like it's just not sustainable to live your life. And so I had to really, like, you know, with my tools, like, sit down and be like, Okay, what is the most effective and efficient and most simple way and easy way that I can do this, where I can sustain this long term. And so I really got clear on that.
00:24:50
Darshna Patel
um even my energy work, even my lifestyle, like some of the things that like my workout routine, um just like every little thing that I do in my day to day, I'm constantly asking myself, how can I simplify this? How can I make this easier for myself and efficient? Because those are the things that are going to move the needle the most. And it's going to be long lasting for you. And like,
00:25:12
Darshna Patel
I'm just not willing to do anything that doesn't require my effort anymore because we've we're we've done enough of that. um The next thing is something that I've learned a lot about myself is I need to fucking have fun in order for me to...
00:25:30
Darshna Patel
be lit up in order for me to even show up for you guys like I need to pour into myself and for me that's having fun for me that's literally like anything to do with my passion hobbies um and just like investing more time into play and pleasure that's a big one right because growing up we haven't really been taught that you know it's okay to invest in pleasure. It's okay to have fun, right? It's always been like, i don't know about you guys, but for me, I wanted to grow up as a kid really, really fast. I was hanging out with a lot of older people and I was like, I want to just be responsible. i want to my own thing. i want to be independent.
00:26:09
Darshna Patel
But now I find myself like wanting to be a kid forever. Like again, like just live my adult life as a kid forever. Because, yeah it's just you realize that your secret, by the way, to your magnetism, your energy, your attraction is in having fun.
00:26:29
Darshna Patel
It is because that creates that energy of passion. And passion is something that everybody wants to feel. They want to feel alive. And that's how you tap into your feminine energy. That's how you tap into your inner creative energy. energy and just actually live right from this place of desire of play inspiration. That's what, that's what basically influences the way that you live and the way that you do things. It keeps you in that abundance mindset as well. And so something that I want to do more of this year, because in 2025 guys, I was a fucking hermit.
00:27:03
Darshna Patel
Like it's, it's interesting here in the Bay, I'm not going to lie. I don't really have friends out here, but it's because I have been a hermit. Like it's because I've been so focused on you know, growing my businesses, making money that now it's like, no, I can have both. I can balance both out. And I actually am going to prioritize my, my pleasure, my play, my fun. i want to travel more this year because I barely traveled, if anything, last year or yeah, 2025. also want to socialize more. I feel like
00:27:38
Darshna Patel
I'm naturally great with people. i i genuinely love people. like I'm so curious about people and i love to like meet new people and like have conversations and connect with them. But I've really been in my own bubble for so long that I haven't
Financial Mastery and Personal Growth
00:27:52
Darshna Patel
really done that. And it feels kind of weird now, like just trying to like go out and make friends and meet people. I feel like it was so easy in high school And I didn't go to college, i don't know about college, but I'm sure it was.
00:28:03
Darshna Patel
But like, not a lot of people really do that. Like, it's not a norm. It should be. i feel like it should be But yeah, basically want to have more fun. Honestly, that is going to be the motherfucking foundation to the way that I live my life in 2026. Because that is like the key, the portal to your feminine energy, your feminine magnetism, your livelihood, ah ladies.
00:28:28
Darshna Patel
Okay. And then also following that, I also want to take more risks this year. I feel like I want to try more new things, like allow more newness into my life. Because one thing about me is I need to be mentally stimulated. I tend to get bored very easily because i just need that stimulation. I need that newness. I need that engagement. Right. And so, um,
00:28:55
Darshna Patel
I'm going to be definitely doing some new stuff into my podcast and like the way that I run my personal brand. I'm going to be implementing a lot new things, trying new things out. And yeah whatever sticks, whatever feels good, I'm going to stick with that because this is also going to help you step into more of that possibility energy of like, what if versus like, fear of like, the things that you don't want to happen, taking more risk is going to help you become more comfortable as well, being in the unknown and like really harnessing that internal safety, which is so key for women.
00:29:34
Darshna Patel
So that's that I'm also this year, I want to heal my money mindset to the next level. Okay, financial mastery is very important for me. It's something that my soul wants. And I know I'm meant to be a rich bitch. Like I know I'm like wealth is, and when I even looked into like my past lives, like I was a wealthy fucking bitch. And like, I know it's a part of my DNA.
00:29:59
Darshna Patel
And I know a lot of that comes with like, obviously the worthiness and the work that we're obviously self-image and what we're doing. But I really want to embrace like ah the wealth identity, like that next level wealth identity. yeah,
00:30:13
Darshna Patel
Also, like just create that internal safety and validation of like what wealth means to me. Because it means different to everybody. And I really want to hone in on it and like really heal my relationship with money and how I interact with it overall, like next level. So that's something i want to do. i already talked about detachment, but I really want to like increase my relationship with my self-worth. and take that to the next level because you are only going to get into your life like anything in the relation of your self worth
00:30:47
Darshna Patel
Whatever you feel like you're worthy of having is what you're going to have. And so I want to like really hone in on it, study it like a hawk, get in on it, build that foundation and build up from there. So I want to take that to the next level.
00:31:01
Darshna Patel
And also just get to know myself better on a deeper level. And that's going to require me trying new things out, you know, experimenting. That's how you actually get to know yourself is when you actually... Apply yourself. So also, another thing I want to do is ah dress up more and just put myself together more because I'm not gonna lie. I've been a lazy slob.
00:31:26
Darshna Patel
We love it, though. I love my lazy comfort, just cozy vibes. I love that. And there's always going to be that part of me anyways. I'm not going always be all like, glammed up, dressed up. Like, you know, there's different parts of you. And it's just like, I want to express more of the other part of me too, that like, does love to look put together and like dress up because it also feels good.
00:31:47
Darshna Patel
you know, and then it also like boosts your confidence. it It supports the energy and the vibe that you want to feel. So I'm going to be doing that more. It's going to be interesting to work in progress because I'm so used to just chilling, but we're going to do that.
00:32:03
Darshna Patel
Another thing I want to do this year is invest more into my relationships and also making new soul aligned friendships and possibly attracting a romantic relationship. You guys know or don't know, I've actually never been in a relationship. Men are interesting to me. And it's like, I...
00:32:28
Darshna Patel
I'm an Aquarius too. So like I have an interesting perspective with men and like i it takes a lot for me to actually like, like somebody like that. um But I mean, even healing my relationship with men has been a whole nother journey on itself. It's a lot better than it ever was before. Um, but it's just like, I have certain standards and like, I, there's things that I require with men. and So, but it'll be really cool to like attract a partner. I'm totally open to it. Like, I just know that a partner is going to be an addition in my life and not something that I need in order for me to feel loved because that's always what we want. Um, that we feel like the man's going to give us, whether it's like, it's probably love or it's like providership safety, security, feeling special.
00:33:16
Darshna Patel
Those are some things. But yeah, friendships are really important to me. So I'm really excited to like make new friends and actually make friends that like live where I live because i have a lot of online friends and it's great.
00:33:29
Darshna Patel
But there's nothing like in-person experiences, man, like in-person interaction. And I thrive with in-person interaction. So that's that. Um, also, you know, healthier habits. That's something I want to cultivate. Like I've lived a healthy lifestyle my entire, well I'm going to say my entire life because as a teenager, I did it, but 16 onward, I've lived a healthy lifestyle. I've strived for living a healthy lifestyle and I want to incorporate better quality foods. And I've already have been doing that, but I want to like continue cultivating that habit and like allow myself to upgrade to better quality food
00:34:09
Darshna Patel
experiences um and just take care of my body more and prioritize that. Also, I've been looking into like class pass and I've been looking into like trying out new fitness routines and different classes. I think it's just a fun, great way to meet people, but also like get a workout in. And so majority of my life I've been weightlifting and that's all I've been doing. And I think I always will because I do love it, but I have been wanting to implement like taking different classes and like different types of workouts and like just trying more new things when it comes to health and fitness.
00:34:44
Darshna Patel
And then Another thing that I want to harness more of is my feminine magnetism. So you guys know like feminine energy is something that I'm preaching.
Enhancing Feminine Magnetism and Creativity
00:34:54
Darshna Patel
That's something that I'm about. And that's something that I am leading my life with, especially after having to live in my masculine for so long. i think one of the biggest ways that people get it wrong, though, is that You know when you lived in your masculine energy for so long and then you start to heal your feminine, but then you really swing from one side of the pendulum to the other because you're just like, I never want to feel that way anymore.
00:35:20
Darshna Patel
That's where people fuck up because they go from one extreme to the other. and for me, I've been really working on cultivating a healthy balance between the two of like not neglecting your masculine, but like leading with your feminine.
00:35:34
Darshna Patel
I've been actually doing really good with that. So I'm excited to share more about that and like really step more into my feminine magnetism because that's completely different than like your just feminine embodiment, feminine energy. When you step into your magnetism, you step into...
00:35:51
Darshna Patel
like a You step into your self-worth. You step into the person that you know that you are and you move from that place of detachment. You move from a place of desire, of pleasure, of play, of trust, of receivership. So these are the things that I want to...
00:36:10
Darshna Patel
create for myself and then also have my masculine create more structure for myself and how I create that safety for myself with my masculine to support my feminine and just create that balance. So, um,
00:36:24
Darshna Patel
That's what I want to do. Like, you know, how I respond to people like, right, how I feel how I honor myself, even my relationship with achievement, you know, achievement is a lot of masculine energy.
00:36:39
Darshna Patel
But I've been really working on shifting my feminine energy with desire and how I want to feel. And that is like my goal, ultimate goal versus the achievement. So these are just some of the things that I'm working with for feminine magnetism. I will be talking more about feminine energy, feminine magnetism, feminine embodiment. That's like a big piece of my work anyways. But it's just something that I want to like cultivate more and step into that next level.
00:37:07
Darshna Patel
So I'm going to be doing more of that and also more creative ventures, right? Creativity is the essence of feminine energy. Like we are meant to create. If we're not creating, we're dying. Literally, we're meant to like use our genius. So that's gonna be really cool.
00:37:24
Darshna Patel
Now, another thing that I forgot to mention is also being more present, especially as an Aquarius. I can tend to be in the future a lot because I'm also a visionary. I like to see the big picture. And this has been a big, big, big piece to healing my feminine and just...
00:37:43
Darshna Patel
being more present in my life, being here, being now, here and now, because it also helps me appreciate what I have in my life already. it helps me also detach, right, from any expectations. And so presence is going to be a big thing. And it has been, I've been really practicing it. Anytime I find myself like mentally just like drifting away or like daydreaming or being in my imagination, I'm like presence Presence, presence, ground, like be here. I'm right here right now.
00:38:11
Darshna Patel
So um that's also something I wanted to mention to you when it comes to harnessing your feminine magnetism. Something else that I wanted to mention when it comes to um like a fun little way for you to like start working on your goal setting and what you want to like, this is what I'm doing. I mean, you guys can take it. But something that I've been doing is first things first, I'm actually recognizing my achievements for 2025. So something I've been doing is like,
00:38:41
Darshna Patel
For my phone, just going over all the photos, like all the memories and photos that I have of 2025 and just looking at all the shit that I have done and like just reminiscing all of those things because ah those are all achievements. Like those are all things that you have done. And so recognizing all of my achievements is going to be the first thing that you do. um before you go into your goal setting and what you what it is that you desire to achieve. And for me, I've been really flipping that into like, how is it that I want to feel like instead of achieve, how is it that I want to feel and creating minimums. So this is something new that I've been implementing. And I want share it with you guys because it's such a game changer. So basically what you want to do and it's going to help with, you know, building momentum for yourself is what you want to do is take any goal that you have. So for me, for example, I have my podcast, right? And
00:39:38
Darshna Patel
The way that I go about my podcast, it's like I have a minimum of, let's say, one day is to record, right? If I even show up to record, usually I record the whole thing. But if I even show up and let's say I have half tank energy that day, like I don't really have the energy like that, I'm going to at least show up for myself by recording a little bit of it.
00:40:03
Darshna Patel
And that's enough. That's my minimum for me. Or I'm going to not record, but I'm going to create
Cultivating Presence and Gratitude
00:40:08
Darshna Patel
an outline for it. And that's my minimum for me. Like anything that you do, create a minimum of like, what is your minimum that you are going to show up for yourself with and you're going to do?
00:40:20
Darshna Patel
And how is that enough for you? How is that good enough? And how is that still a win for you? Because this is going to help you tap more into the energy of what it is that you want to feel anyways.
00:40:32
Darshna Patel
I do it for feeling. So if I want to feel more confident about myself, I'm going to practice five minutes in the mirror talking, just talking out loud to get more used to even like doing this video podcast. Like I got so used to doing audio and now I'm doing video again. And I'm like, this is interesting, but I'm just going at it. Right.
00:40:53
Darshna Patel
Create minimums for yourself. This is going to help you stay consistent with your goals. Speaking of all of that, have an update for you guys. So it's interesting because I have really been thinking about all the ways where I want to go about, like how I want to go about my business. And i really have this like crazy, beautiful idea of like, what if I could build my business without having to do the most. And my energy is what it is that magnetizes and attracts success attracts people in. And so for my podcasts,
00:41:32
Darshna Patel
and marketing my podcast. Like I've really been focusing on like, okay, I want to invest more time into my podcast and maybe my Instagram stories, but everything else is a bonus. It's not a requirement.
00:41:44
Darshna Patel
Really been simplifying a lot of like what I, how I want to show up, you know, where I want to show up, how I want to market, how often do I want to do it to stay consistent and just have it be sustainable.
00:41:59
Darshna Patel
And I know that I was, you know, posting more on my reels and like posting more content on there, but I was feeling a little overwhelmed because I was like, i have to do that.
00:42:09
Darshna Patel
I got to do the podcast. That's more content to stories. That's more content. And so I was like, what's the most important needle moving piece of content and thing for me that feels good. It's fun for me and that I can stick with and still be able to build my audience. And so podcast is definitely like going to be one of them. And I'm actually going to be increasing the frequency of my podcast too, since I'm focusing more on just getting everybody to my podcast, listening to everything that I'm sharing about, you know, everything I share about self image, feminine embodiment, becoming your best self.
00:42:47
Darshna Patel
And um that's what I'm going to be doing. And so stay tuned for all of that. um Also, i I want to create like community is so important to me and I want to create more of an intimate space where like I get to communicate with you without also like draining my energy and like making sure that I'm at my magnetic like potent energy when I do show up for you guys because obviously there's no point of doing anything without if you're not like if you're doing it kind of like barely showing up, you know, like even i have a minimum for that. So I wanted to create like a newsletter type of situation for everybody. um And I want it to be a special place because there's a lot of like spamming going on in emails.
00:43:36
Darshna Patel
There's constant emails going out every single day. And I know that your email box is probably already flooded with a shit ton of emails that you just become numb to that. I want my email newsletter to be a place where I'm literally like writing them out to you. I'm sharing behind the scenes content, exclusive content, um just any future offers that I create as well. I'm sharing all of that.
00:44:02
Darshna Patel
It'll be available soon. Not yet, but stay tuned for that because it's going to be a place that's more intimate that I get to connect with you guys more and you guys get to like, just get another deeper dive into my world, into my life. um And it will be really special because it's not going to, it's literally going to be like, as I feel the inspiration, as I, whatever I feel like sharing um and it'll be a special place for people. So Stay tuned for that. But that is all that I have for you guys today. i hope that was helpful.
00:44:37
Darshna Patel
I know ah it's like definitely something that I'm super excited to start implementing. And if you have not done this even for yourself, I'm literally sharing what I'm doing. But if you have not sat down with yourself and gotten clear about like, what are you letting go of? What have you learned?
00:44:51
Darshna Patel
And what are you calling more and embracing more? Highly recommend journaling and just getting down with it because this is it's going to be a great North star for you in setting yourself up for success in 2026. And especially, I'm always going to say this in the way that you want to feel because even after all the success that I've had in my life, all the careers that I've had, everything that I've done, all the experiences that I've had nothing feels better than the way that you feel.
00:45:24
Darshna Patel
and nothing will ever give you that. Like only you can. And so that's how you hold all your power.
Building Community Through Social Engagement
00:45:32
Darshna Patel
and so the game of life really is to find the creative ways to like help you give yourself those feelings that you want to have and move from that energy of desire, of pleasure, of play. And I know everyone's situation is always so different, but again, we always have a choice in the way that we respond to life. And so- Thank you for tuning in today. um If you enjoyed this episode, please hit me up on Instagram.
00:46:00
Darshna Patel
Pretty active there on the DMs. My Instagram is darshvibes. So it's D-A-R-S-H-V-I-B-E-S-S. Hit me up on there. I'm also on TikTok.
00:46:12
Darshna Patel
I also have a YouTube if you want to also watch me um and the podcast on TikTok. I mean, on YouTube, then feel free to follow me on there.
00:46:22
Darshna Patel
But Instagram is going to be the most active place. So hit me up. Let me know what your thoughts are. If you also have any requests. Anything that you want me to talk about, let me know. And I'm more than happy to make that happen for you guys. I'm here for you. i'm here to support you. And if you enjoy this, also share it with a friend. Share it with a friend that it could help her out too. It also helps the podcast grow.
00:46:46
Darshna Patel
Leave me a review as well because, again, it helps the podcast grow. It helps me show up more for you guys because, obviously, you know, like we all love that. um But yeah, I'll catch you guys in the next episode.
00:47:00
Darshna Patel
bye