In this 3-part episode, I share how to stop overthinking and prepare your energy so you can show up with clarity and confidence. Learn how to shift from fear to love, trust yourself, and create with flow instead of anxiety. Part 1: How to prepare yourself in the way before, part 2 the night before and part 3 the right before.

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Time stamps:

00:00 intro

01:00 mug story

4:50 anxiety fires in my mind

6:30 it’s my birthday!!

10:30 the 3 parts to this episode

12:15 PART 1: THE WAY WAY BEFORE

14:00 beating indecision & recovering energy

17:30 act out of love, not fear. act on what gives you energy, not what’s logical.

20:00 life death life cycles

21:45 my biggest failure of the year

24:50 SEO story & my new podcast sponsor!!

28:00 how to start to prepare from worthiness

31:40 PART 2: THE NIGHT BEFORE

34:40 the only reason things “work”

37:00 how to actually change your beliefs

40:00 trust yourself enough to STOP

41:13 PART 3: THE RIGHT BEFORE

42:30 how to last minute prepare: be decisive

46:30 overthinking robs you of the ability to see the obvious.

49:30 what inspires you to create greatness?

50:15 this is not your one and only shot: abundance