In Alix’s journey, she was trapped in a boy’s body and operating in a masculine world. As she was coming to terms with her transgender self, she went searching for answers in her faith community. Listen for how Alix and Alan and Rosie go from passenger to pilot to designer and co-creator of their own lives.

What do you do when you are in a place that is unloving and unsupportive? When did Alix realize she wasn’t in a safe place when on a religious retreat for boys? How did Alix survive the day? How much did she tell her parents and what did they discover during our conversation?

Deepak Chopra describes a spiritual journey using an airplane analogy. The progression he describes is going from passenger to pilot to designer. A spiritual journey goes beyond the symbolism. Deepak goes on to describe the law of nature and how our brain is a quantum machine. We have expansive brain capabilities well beyond processing of the five senses. The power of developing the mind. You can read more here.

My question for you is this. If you are as big internally as the Universe is outside of us, what practices and disciplines would you take out, and what would you add in to daily activities to develop this inner world?

We will explore exercises that build strength and agility in the mind. The Wallners’ therapist, John Patching from the United Kingdom, will be in town on May 14^th to co-mentor the next WeMentor Mini LAB with me. Join us to take a deep dive into examining practices to put in place to develop your inner world and connect and communicate more deeply with those you lead. We will ground it all by developing two Mini PLANs: one for self-leadership, the other for leading and mentoring others. Sign-up here.

Mentoring Tips

After listening, do the following meditation exercises:

• Try 3-minutes of meditation each day this week. It affects circulation (blood) and your electromagnetic field according to the Kundalini Research Institute.
• If you already have a daily meditation of 11-minutes, you are making changes to your glandular system and nerves. If you want to balance and coordinate your mind, try meditating 22-minutes each day.
• To affect changes in the brain’s gray matter and integrate your subconscious, meditate 62-minutes per day.
• Meditation apps: The Best in 2018
  • Mindfulness Apps for Kids: Psychology Today

Mentoring Help

• Sign-up here for our WeMentor Mini LAB on May 14^th! This is an opportunity for you to learn what it takes to lead yourself and deepen your relationships with those you work with every day! Everyone in your life with benefit from you developing two Mini PLANS; one for self-leadership and another for leading others.
• Check out a WeMentor Entrepreneurial Leadership and Mentoring LAB! Reinvent who you are while you redesign your business.
• Subscribe to this podcast

Meet The Wallners

Both Alan and Rosie are self-employed and over the years the business has been a big part of their family culture, and it’s not uncommon for the entire family to be involved with helping out on a project.

Alan and Rosie met in high school and dated through college. After college they married and together, they have three children: Lizzie (27), Alix (22), and Erin (13) — plus two dogs, Rance and Leo.

Just as their middle child, Alix, was wrapping up her senior year in high school, she came out as transgender.

Rosemary Wallner. Rosie grew up in the Chicago area but has made Minnesota her home. As a college student, she met many different types of people and began her journey to be accepting and open-minded to all she meets. As she got older, she embraced a more spiritual lifestyle and has grown in her understanding of life, the Universe, and everything. Rosie works at W Creative and heads up the Copy Management Services; she spends her days doing what she loves, proofreading and editing copy for her clients.

Alan Wallner. Alan grew up with his family running their own landscaping business and has spent his life associated with some form of family business and is an entrepreneur at heart. Alan explains his life journey as one filled with many lessons and learnings that he applies not only to himself but also to their business. Alan believes that how you are on the inside reveals itself exponentially on the outside. This philosophy is a big part of how they run their business W Creative, a brand design agency that helps companies discover their brand life-force and how to leverage it to have a greater impact on the world.

Alixandria Wallner. Alix is a young all-around true Minnesotan gal. She has been living full-time as herself since 2015. She was born male but has always been a bit girly and has been figuring out and experiencing her gender since she was little. As she graduated from high school in 2015, she kicked her transition medically and socially into overdrive. Since then, she has seen herself and her life change for the better! The love for pursuing her favorite interests and education came back in full swing. Right now, she is working on her video production degree and is starting her third year of school this spring. Overall, she has become more outgoing and an all-around happier person.

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