April Ballestero is a leadership expert and the founder of One Light Ahead, a coaching agency that helps business leaders shine at their brightest. With two decades of coaching experience, April knows exactly how to help business leaders achieve their full potential and become more effective, more energized, and more enthusiastic in their interactions with their teams, clients, families, and communities.What you will learn in this episode:What the term ‘victim of circumstance’ means and why it’s time to shine a light on itHow your natural response mechanism kicks in in times of traumaWhy what you say matters and how our experiences and our stories impact our languageHow to shift to a victor, rather than victim, mindsetWhy we all have the gift of choice and how to exercise it effectivelyApril’s journey and how she came to the realization that there were a multitude of perspectives on her lifeHow your layers may be impacting your relationships and your businessResources:Slaying the Onion Book on Kindle Buy Slaying the Onion Book here and receive a signed copy, the course, and access to a communityWebsite: https://www.addressingtheelephantintheroom.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/addressingtheelephantintheroom  and https://www.facebook.com/CoachAprilB/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/addressingtheelephant LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilballestero Twitter: https://twitter.com/onelightahead and https://twitter.com/ballestero Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onelightahead/  and https://www.instagram.com/coachaprilballestero/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLPfjJ6bDG_ml5d8ya9r6gThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp