In this episode, Colleen shares a personal story of missed flights, expired licenses, stolen wallets—and how choosing bat-shit positive over bat-shit negative turned each obstacle into an unexpected gift. With humor and honesty, she reframes setbacks not as evidence that life is against us, but as opportunities to practice trust, adaptability, and creativity.

Through this lens, even a canceled car rental or lost wallet becomes training ground for a deeper truth: the problem is never the problem. It’s the mindset that labels it as wrong that keeps us stuck. When we shift into curiosity—asking, “How is this happening for me?”—the very circumstances we once resented become portals to wisdom, resilience, and growth.

This is more than a pep talk. It’s a lived reminder that shit makes the best fertilizer—what looks like a mess today might be the soil for everything you’ve been waiting for.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• You can only rise to the level of problem you’re capable of solving.

• The mindset that sees a problem can’t solve it—only a growth mindset can.

• Every obstacle is neutral until we assign meaning; you can choose negative or positive.

• “This is happening for me, not to me” turns setbacks into training grounds.

• Wisdom comes through mistakes, pain, and struggle—not through perfection.

• When you trust that you’ll be okay in the long run, today’s problems become gifts.

• Shit makes the best fertilizer: what looks messy now may grow your strongest roots.

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