November 9, 2025 • 22 mins
Feeling drained, stuck, or like your spark’s gone dim? This episode is your reminder that inspiration isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline.
Host Teresa Baglietto shares a raw, uplifting message about finding motivation when life feels heavy and reconnecting to your inner fire. From personal burnout to rediscovering purpose, Teresa explores how movies, music, stories, and even quiet moments can reignite the strength we forget we have.
You’ll hear how Vindication Swim, the true story of the first British woman to cross the English Channel, became a mirror for resilience—and how we can all find that same fight within ourselves.
If you’ve been feeling off, uninspired, or stuck in survival mode, this is your spark to rise again.
Because inspiration doesn’t fix what’s hard—it reminds you that you’re not done yet.
✨ Topics: motivation, inspiration, resilience, burnout recovery, self-growth, women’s empowerment, mindset, life purpose
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(00:38):
Hi everyone, and welcome to theshow.
It feels like it has been alifetime since I've been off
camera.
As a business owner and contentcreator, I am constantly in
front of the camera and I'm justhaving one of those moments
where.
(00:59):
I need to be off camera.
It just feels more relaxing.
I'm not staring at myself as I'mtrying to get a message across.
I mean, look, we all spend hoursglued to our screens, to our
phones.
Whether we're doomed scrollingthrough social media, we might
be binge watching somethingreally good on Netflix.
(01:24):
Or Prime or Hulu or HBO orwhatever your streaming service
is.
Or maybe you're just like me andyou spend a lot of time
recording behind the camera.
So today I thought, you knowwhat?
Let's take a break from all ofthat, because there is something
so powerful about justlistening.
(01:48):
Turning off all of our sensesexcept for our ears.
It pulls us inward.
It helps us focus a little bitmore.
'cause you're not staring at meand looking at my hair and what
I'm wearing, what kind ofjewelry I have on.
Maybe I have zero makeup on,which is very common for me.
And you're wondering why.
(02:09):
It just eliminates all thatadditional.
Inner chatter that we all havewhen we're looking at somebody
on camera.
So you're not gonna find thisepisode on YouTube because I
gave my camera the day off.
But today, in all seriousness,we are gonna dive into
(02:31):
something.
That I think every one of us, nomatter where we are in life, we
need this from time to time.
And that's inspiration.
And I know that's why in Shockexists is to help inspire all of
you.
But there are days when we justfeel off.
(02:55):
You know what I mean?
Those times when you wake up andyou just feel different, you
feel like there's this heavinesswith you when everything feels
harder and you just woke up,you're not yourself, and you
can't quite explain.
Why am I feeling off today?
Why do I feel a little bit down?
(03:18):
It's not weakness.
It's a part of being human.
We all feel that way at somepoint in time, and that's why I
truly believe inspiration is nota luxury.
It's a lifeline for some of us.
It's what ignites us.
It's what lights the torch thatkeeps us moving forward,
(03:41):
especially when life feels hard.
Life in general just has a wayof wearing us down, doesn't it?
Between work, familyresponsibilities, all the shit
that might be going on in yourlife.
It just may require something toreignite the spark to give you
(04:06):
that inner light that you need.
But here's the truth, no matterhow dim it gets.
Your light never fully goes out.
Sometimes you just need oxygen.
It needs a spark, it needs astory, a reminder that you are
capable of so much more than youactually realize in those heavy
(04:31):
moments.
For some.
They get their inspiration fromwatching someone else overcome
the impossible.
That's what my stories are allabout.
It might be a song that you'relistening to.
Do you ever tune in to somemusic?
Maybe you start dancing in yourhouse and you're like, oh my
God, this is exactly what Ineeded to just let loose.
(04:54):
Unwind and feel good and feelinspired.
It could be a few words in thatsong that hit you just right at
the right time.
Inspiration doesn't erase yourstruggles.
It doesn't fix the hard parts ofyour life, but it does remind
(05:14):
you.
That you're not done yet.
That you're not alone.
It says, Hey, you still havefight left in you, so believe it
or not, I've been in a funklately.
I'm balancing two careers rightnow.
The one that pays the bills.
And this one, that fuels mydreams, gives me purpose, why I
(05:38):
am here, and I am grateful forboth.
But some days, are exhausting.
I work seven days a week intothe nights, and I start my days
somewhere around four or 5:00 AMThose of you who've been tuning
in, you already know this aboutme, but if you're just
listening, that's just asnapshot of what my life is like
(06:04):
and the weight of buildingsomething new while keeping up
with everything else can startto chip away at us.
You may be doing the same thingI'm doing right now.
There's so many of us out therethat have side gigs because
we're either looking to makeadditional income.
Maybe you are trying to findyour exit from corporate
(06:27):
America, or maybe this issomething that you're turning
into a career.
As your first career, butwhatever it is, I know I need to
reach for inspiration and Ibelieve everybody does.
So last night I had one of thosemoments, we went to see this
(06:48):
movie, I think it just came outcalled Vindication Swim.
It's fabulous, by the way, andI'll be honest, I walked out of
that theater feeling something Ihadn't felt in a while,
completely lit up I could relateto everything that she
experienced when she was tryingto prove something.
(07:11):
If you don't know what this isabout, it's a true story of the
first British woman to swim theEnglish Channel back in 1927.
She faces relentless freezingcold water.
Absolute exhaustion, completedoubt in her mind, not only from
others, but from within herself.
(07:33):
We all experience those moments,right, where you're doubting
yourself.
You're not sure if you're doingthe right thing or not.
But you watch this girl pushthrough it all, stroke after
stroke in this long gruelingbattle with both the ocean and
her own limits.
(07:54):
So it's this physical and mentalpush that she has to light in
herself to keep going.
But what hit me the hardestwasn't the physical challenge.
It was what she was swimming forvindication to prove something
not to the world, but toherself.
(08:14):
And we've all been there, right?
That feeling that no matter whatwe've achieved, there's still
something inside us whispering.
You're not enough girl, you arenot enough.
And maybe that's whereinspiration really begins.
Not when we achieve the goal,but when we refuse to stop
(08:35):
trying.
I just got goosebumps sayingthat because there's days when
someone tells you no.
Which is exactly what happenedto her when she was looking for
somebody to fund and sponsorher.
It gave her the fuel to keepgoing and to find somebody that
would believe in her and helpsupport her through this swim.
(08:57):
I have had those moments in mylife.
When someone says no, you'relike, okay, I'll show you.
I am going to find the personthat says.
Yes, you can see this girl'sexhaustion.
You can see the doubt creep in,but you can also see her very
quiet fire.
(09:18):
The belief that somehow, someway she is going to swim.
Across the English channel andit's not a short swim.
I think it's over 300 miles.
It took her 15 hours straightswimming to get across.
Talk about determination.
(09:38):
Her why was huge.
It trumped everything.
But that moment when she looksout across this stretch of ocean
that you can't see the end, shekeeps going anyway.
That's the kind of strength Ithink we all have inside of us,
but sometimes when we have thosemoments where we just don't feel
(10:02):
like we have it in us, we needto be inspired.
That's what this episode isabout today.
So maybe you're listening rightnow and you're thinking, you
know what?
That's great, but I don't feelinspired.
Maybe you're tired, maybe you'reburnt out and you're just trying
to get through the day.
Well, let me tell you people,that has been me for the past
(10:25):
few weeks.
I have been there.
I'm living it with you.
These are times in life.
When we feel emotionally drainedand that the idea of finding
inspiration kind of feelsimpossible.
But here's what I've learned.
You cannot wait for inspirationto just show up at your door.
(10:47):
You have got to seek it out.
And when I feel and have feltlately, that heaviness set in
that sense of being stuck, thatsense of I have no motivation, I
have no desire.
I know it's time to fill my owncup again, and that might mean
(11:07):
taking a walk by the ocean.
Have you ever walked by theocean and stared at the waves
and the sun and the way that itsparkles off the water and
suddenly everything that feelsheavy in use starts to lift?
The ocean can give youinspiration, but if you need
(11:28):
something more than that, Irecommend watching.
Something powerful like thepursuit of happiness or hidden
figures.
These are incredibly inspiringmovies that will give you that
light, that fire that you'relooking for.
It could also mean listening toa TED Talk.
(11:49):
There are times when.
I'm feeling off and I don't havetime to watch a movie or I don't
have time to walk down to thebeach.
I'll just fire up a Ted Talk.
Go to YouTube, type in TED Talk,and you can start to find
something that feeds you whatyou need in that moment, and it
(12:10):
starts to shake something looseinside you.
Brene Brown talks aboutvulnerability.
That's a really great one tolisten to.
Mel Robbins has a ton out there,as do many speakers that you may
not even heard of and just clickon something that speaks to you.
When I'm at five, 10 minutes in,that might be all I need.
(12:35):
And all of a sudden I'm like,wow, I feel pretty good.
Now.
I got 10 minutes of a messagethat made a huge difference in
my day.
It shifted my mindset.
Or maybe it's reading a bookthat mirrors your own pain and
reminds you that you're notalone and that healing is
(12:57):
possible.
That's one of the reasons Iwrote my book, the Ripple
Effect.
If you haven't been on any of mysocial media channels, I have a
book coming out this December.
I'm super excited about it.
I've got some early readerschecking it out right now, and
it's not just a story.
(13:19):
About survival.
It's a story about all thewreckage that I've gone through
the four cancers, the divorce,the strokes, all the near death
moments, and a lot more eventsin my life.
That helped shape who I am.
(13:40):
But more importantly, these werethings that were trying to break
me.
But what they actually did isthey built me inspiration for me
often came disguised as.
Deep pain through these eventsthat I went through and it
wasn't pretty, and it certainlywasn't peaceful times.
(14:02):
But when you're stripped bare,when life blindsides you, I talk
about'em as curve balls, that'swhen you start to rebuild
differently.
I believe life's hardest momentsshape us.
They make us stronger, theychange our perspective.
And my book, the Ripple Effect,I share the tools, I call them
(14:25):
anchors, and all the wonderfulpeople around me.
Who reminded me to get up when Ihad nothing left.
There's a great story in thebook about my third childbirth.
How I almost lost my life as aresult of, well, you're gonna
(14:45):
have to read the book to findout, but it was my doctor who
literally got in my face andlifted me up.
Had me walking out of thehospital.
You'll have to read the book tofind out more about that story,
but that's what inspirationdoes.
(15:06):
It changes your perspective.
It shows you that the verythings you think are ending you,
they might actually be shapingyou.
So let's talk about you for asecond.
When was the last time.
You felt that fire inside thatpull towards something bigger.
(15:28):
Maybe it's been a while andthat's okay.
That happens, but I want you tothink about a few simple ways to
reconnect with it.
Revisit what used to move you.
What did you love doing at ayounger age?
Maybe as a kid?
What lifted you up before lifegot complicated?
(15:54):
Go back there for a moment andsee if you can find some
anchors, some things that youcan lean into to bring you back
to that same feeling.
Expose yourself to stories ofcourage.
Movies like Rudy, freedomWriters.
We All Love, eat, pray, love.
(16:16):
My God, I love that movie.
I've watched it a million times.
And they aren't justentertainment, they're fuels for
us.
When you sit down and watch amovie and at the end of it, it
sticks with you and you're like,man, I'm ready to go.
I'm ready to do something.
That's fuel.
(16:37):
Surround yourself with energythat is uplifting.
So listen to podcasts thatempower you.
Spend time with people who dreambig or read books that pull you
forward instead of keeping youstuck.
There are so many resources outthere today.
(16:59):
If you need inspiration, it isat your fingertips.
One click away as they say.
But remember your own victories.
Look back to what you haveovercome, because those are the
moments that prove that you canrise again.
(17:20):
If you're going throughsomething tough, that's where
your strength is.
I was recently interviewed bythe patient story, it's a
nonprofit organization thatinterviews people that have had.
A variety of cancers It's onYouTube.
You can look up the patientstory on YouTube.
(17:42):
I got 13,000 views and I don'teven know how many comments I'm
still trying to catch up, butthere were a few comments I
wanna share with you because Iwalked away from those thinking.
No way people would say, I can'tbelieve you got through all of
(18:02):
that.
Life has thrown you a lot.
My God, you've gone through aton.
I could never get through that.
How did you get through that?
I wouldn't have been able to, sothe message is.
Everyone was saying, I can't getthrough that, and I don't
believe that.
We don't know what we're capableof until we are in it.
You don't know what kind offight you have until you're in
(18:26):
the trenches.
That's when we're truly testedand that's when we know we have
the strength to do whatever ittakes to push through.
And that's why I'm here toinspire you.
I know not every one of us hasthat strength built in on a
daily basis, but I wonder if youput yourself in a situation,
(18:50):
maybe you've already been inone, what was it like for you?
Did you really fight to get outof it or did you just roll up in
a corner and let it take youover?
I don't think so.
I bet you fought.
I believe because here's thething.
(19:11):
When you start intentionallyseeking inspiration, it starts
to show up everywhere aroundyou.
One of the guys I interviewed,Rob Palor.
What I loved about his story,he's a paraplegic, is he talked
about how he intentionallystayed away from negativity,
(19:32):
watching anything negative onsocial media, on YouTube, on tv.
He only watched and listened tothings that inspired him, and he
removed all that negativity.
So if you find that you'rearound negative people or you're
getting caught up in negative.
Videos, social media, whateverit is.
(19:55):
I encourage you to step awayfrom that because I believe in
the law of attraction and if weare only spending time getting
lost in negativity.
It is going to enter your life.
If you start to surroundyourself with inspiring stories,
(20:16):
with positive stories, positivepeople, you cannot help but be
positive yourself.
Think about how it feels whenyou're around negative vibes.
You start to feel low.
You start to feel like.
Ugh.
Right.
When you're around positivity,you feel light.
(20:37):
Like the sun is rising,.
So I wanna leave you with thisthought.
Inspiration is not aboutcomparison.
It's not about measuring yourstory against somebody else.
It's about connecting.
Because when you see someoneelse push through their breaking
point, like in movies, like whatI watched yesterday, this girl
(21:00):
Mercedes who swam the EnglishChannel, it reminds you of your
own strength.
These are relatable stories.
You get strength from otherpeople's strength.
It whispers to you that if theycan, maybe I can too.
And that's how inspirationripples through us.
(21:22):
From one soul to another.
So if you're in a season ofstruggle right now, know this,
you're not broken.
You're simply in the middle of avery human experience and maybe
just maybe someone else iswaiting to be inspired by how
(21:44):
you rise.
You don't have to have it allfigured out.
You don't need a perfect plan.
All you need is one littlespark, one little reminder that
you're not done yet, and ifyou're looking for that spark.
Watch an inspiring movie, listento a TED Talk, or pick up a book
that speaks to your soul.
Maybe my book, the Ripple Effectthat's coming out this December,
(22:07):
because the power you have, theinspiration that you need, it's
never lost.
It's just been waiting for you.
thanks for spending time with metoday, I would love for you to
leave a review or share it withsomeone you know who might need
to listen to either this episodeor many of the other episodes.
(22:29):
And if you're looking for dailyinspiration, you can find me on
Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Just search for In Shockpodcast.
Thanks again for being a part ofthis community.
Until next time,
Hi everyone, and welcome to theshow.
It feels like it has been alifetime since I've been off
camera.
As a business owner and contentcreator, I am constantly in
front of the camera and I'm justhaving one of those moments
where.
(00:59):
I need to be off camera.
It just feels more relaxing.
I'm not staring at myself as I'mtrying to get a message across.
I mean, look, we all spend hoursglued to our screens, to our
phones.
Whether we're doomed scrollingthrough social media, we might
be binge watching somethingreally good on Netflix.
(01:24):
Or Prime or Hulu or HBO orwhatever your streaming service
is.
Or maybe you're just like me andyou spend a lot of time
recording behind the camera.
So today I thought, you knowwhat?
Let's take a break from all ofthat, because there is something
so powerful about justlistening.
(01:48):
Turning off all of our sensesexcept for our ears.
It pulls us inward.
It helps us focus a little bitmore.
'cause you're not staring at meand looking at my hair and what
I'm wearing, what kind ofjewelry I have on.
Maybe I have zero makeup on,which is very common for me.
And you're wondering why.
(02:09):
It just eliminates all thatadditional.
Inner chatter that we all havewhen we're looking at somebody
on camera.
So you're not gonna find thisepisode on YouTube because I
gave my camera the day off.
But today, in all seriousness,we are gonna dive into
(02:31):
something.
That I think every one of us, nomatter where we are in life, we
need this from time to time.
And that's inspiration.
And I know that's why in Shockexists is to help inspire all of
you.
But there are days when we justfeel off.
(02:55):
You know what I mean?
Those times when you wake up andyou just feel different, you
feel like there's this heavinesswith you when everything feels
harder and you just woke up,you're not yourself, and you
can't quite explain.
Why am I feeling off today?
Why do I feel a little bit down?
(03:18):
It's not weakness.
It's a part of being human.
We all feel that way at somepoint in time, and that's why I
truly believe inspiration is nota luxury.
It's a lifeline for some of us.
It's what ignites us.
It's what lights the torch thatkeeps us moving forward,
(03:41):
especially when life feels hard.
Life in general just has a wayof wearing us down, doesn't it?
Between work, familyresponsibilities, all the shit
that might be going on in yourlife.
It just may require something toreignite the spark to give you
(04:06):
that inner light that you need.
But here's the truth, no matterhow dim it gets.
Your light never fully goes out.
Sometimes you just need oxygen.
It needs a spark, it needs astory, a reminder that you are
capable of so much more than youactually realize in those heavy
(04:31):
moments.
For some.
They get their inspiration fromwatching someone else overcome
the impossible.
That's what my stories are allabout.
It might be a song that you'relistening to.
Do you ever tune in to somemusic?
Maybe you start dancing in yourhouse and you're like, oh my
God, this is exactly what Ineeded to just let loose.
(04:54):
Unwind and feel good and feelinspired.
It could be a few words in thatsong that hit you just right at
the right time.
Inspiration doesn't erase yourstruggles.
It doesn't fix the hard parts ofyour life, but it does remind
(05:14):
you.
That you're not done yet.
That you're not alone.
It says, Hey, you still havefight left in you, so believe it
or not, I've been in a funklately.
I'm balancing two careers rightnow.
The one that pays the bills.
And this one, that fuels mydreams, gives me purpose, why I
(05:38):
am here, and I am grateful forboth.
But some days, are exhausting.
I work seven days a week intothe nights, and I start my days
somewhere around four or 5:00 AMThose of you who've been tuning
in, you already know this aboutme, but if you're just
listening, that's just asnapshot of what my life is like
(06:04):
and the weight of buildingsomething new while keeping up
with everything else can startto chip away at us.
You may be doing the same thingI'm doing right now.
There's so many of us out therethat have side gigs because
we're either looking to makeadditional income.
Maybe you are trying to findyour exit from corporate
(06:27):
America, or maybe this issomething that you're turning
into a career.
As your first career, butwhatever it is, I know I need to
reach for inspiration and Ibelieve everybody does.
So last night I had one of thosemoments, we went to see this
(06:48):
movie, I think it just came outcalled Vindication Swim.
It's fabulous, by the way, andI'll be honest, I walked out of
that theater feeling something Ihadn't felt in a while,
completely lit up I could relateto everything that she
experienced when she was tryingto prove something.
(07:11):
If you don't know what this isabout, it's a true story of the
first British woman to swim theEnglish Channel back in 1927.
She faces relentless freezingcold water.
Absolute exhaustion, completedoubt in her mind, not only from
others, but from within herself.
(07:33):
We all experience those moments,right, where you're doubting
yourself.
You're not sure if you're doingthe right thing or not.
But you watch this girl pushthrough it all, stroke after
stroke in this long gruelingbattle with both the ocean and
her own limits.
(07:54):
So it's this physical and mentalpush that she has to light in
herself to keep going.
But what hit me the hardestwasn't the physical challenge.
It was what she was swimming forvindication to prove something
not to the world, but toherself.
(08:14):
And we've all been there, right?
That feeling that no matter whatwe've achieved, there's still
something inside us whispering.
You're not enough girl, you arenot enough.
And maybe that's whereinspiration really begins.
Not when we achieve the goal,but when we refuse to stop
(08:35):
trying.
I just got goosebumps sayingthat because there's days when
someone tells you no.
Which is exactly what happenedto her when she was looking for
somebody to fund and sponsorher.
It gave her the fuel to keepgoing and to find somebody that
would believe in her and helpsupport her through this swim.
(08:57):
I have had those moments in mylife.
When someone says no, you'relike, okay, I'll show you.
I am going to find the personthat says.
Yes, you can see this girl'sexhaustion.
You can see the doubt creep in,but you can also see her very
quiet fire.
(09:18):
The belief that somehow, someway she is going to swim.
Across the English channel andit's not a short swim.
I think it's over 300 miles.
It took her 15 hours straightswimming to get across.
Talk about determination.
(09:38):
Her why was huge.
It trumped everything.
But that moment when she looksout across this stretch of ocean
that you can't see the end, shekeeps going anyway.
That's the kind of strength Ithink we all have inside of us,
but sometimes when we have thosemoments where we just don't feel
(10:02):
like we have it in us, we needto be inspired.
That's what this episode isabout today.
So maybe you're listening rightnow and you're thinking, you
know what?
That's great, but I don't feelinspired.
Maybe you're tired, maybe you'reburnt out and you're just trying
to get through the day.
Well, let me tell you people,that has been me for the past
(10:25):
few weeks.
I have been there.
I'm living it with you.
These are times in life.
When we feel emotionally drainedand that the idea of finding
inspiration kind of feelsimpossible.
But here's what I've learned.
You cannot wait for inspirationto just show up at your door.
(10:47):
You have got to seek it out.
And when I feel and have feltlately, that heaviness set in
that sense of being stuck, thatsense of I have no motivation, I
have no desire.
I know it's time to fill my owncup again, and that might mean
(11:07):
taking a walk by the ocean.
Have you ever walked by theocean and stared at the waves
and the sun and the way that itsparkles off the water and
suddenly everything that feelsheavy in use starts to lift?
The ocean can give youinspiration, but if you need
(11:28):
something more than that, Irecommend watching.
Something powerful like thepursuit of happiness or hidden
figures.
These are incredibly inspiringmovies that will give you that
light, that fire that you'relooking for.
It could also mean listening toa TED Talk.
(11:49):
There are times when.
I'm feeling off and I don't havetime to watch a movie or I don't
have time to walk down to thebeach.
I'll just fire up a Ted Talk.
Go to YouTube, type in TED Talk,and you can start to find
something that feeds you whatyou need in that moment, and it
(12:10):
starts to shake something looseinside you.
Brene Brown talks aboutvulnerability.
That's a really great one tolisten to.
Mel Robbins has a ton out there,as do many speakers that you may
not even heard of and just clickon something that speaks to you.
When I'm at five, 10 minutes in,that might be all I need.
(12:35):
And all of a sudden I'm like,wow, I feel pretty good.
Now.
I got 10 minutes of a messagethat made a huge difference in
my day.
It shifted my mindset.
Or maybe it's reading a bookthat mirrors your own pain and
reminds you that you're notalone and that healing is
(12:57):
possible.
That's one of the reasons Iwrote my book, the Ripple
Effect.
If you haven't been on any of mysocial media channels, I have a
book coming out this December.
I'm super excited about it.
I've got some early readerschecking it out right now, and
it's not just a story.
(13:19):
About survival.
It's a story about all thewreckage that I've gone through
the four cancers, the divorce,the strokes, all the near death
moments, and a lot more eventsin my life.
That helped shape who I am.
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But more importantly, these werethings that were trying to break
me.
But what they actually did isthey built me inspiration for me
often came disguised as.
Deep pain through these eventsthat I went through and it
wasn't pretty, and it certainlywasn't peaceful times.
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But when you're stripped bare,when life blindsides you, I talk
about'em as curve balls, that'swhen you start to rebuild
differently.
I believe life's hardest momentsshape us.
They make us stronger, theychange our perspective.
And my book, the Ripple Effect,I share the tools, I call them
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anchors, and all the wonderfulpeople around me.
Who reminded me to get up when Ihad nothing left.
There's a great story in thebook about my third childbirth.
How I almost lost my life as aresult of, well, you're gonna
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have to read the book to findout, but it was my doctor who
literally got in my face andlifted me up.
Had me walking out of thehospital.
You'll have to read the book tofind out more about that story,
but that's what inspirationdoes.
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It changes your perspective.
It shows you that the verythings you think are ending you,
they might actually be shapingyou.
So let's talk about you for asecond.
When was the last time.
You felt that fire inside thatpull towards something bigger.
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Maybe it's been a while andthat's okay.
That happens, but I want you tothink about a few simple ways to
reconnect with it.
Revisit what used to move you.
What did you love doing at ayounger age?
Maybe as a kid?
What lifted you up before lifegot complicated?
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Go back there for a moment andsee if you can find some
anchors, some things that youcan lean into to bring you back
to that same feeling.
Expose yourself to stories ofcourage.
Movies like Rudy, freedomWriters.
We All Love, eat, pray, love.
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My God, I love that movie.
I've watched it a million times.
And they aren't justentertainment, they're fuels for
us.
When you sit down and watch amovie and at the end of it, it
sticks with you and you're like,man, I'm ready to go.
I'm ready to do something.
That's fuel.
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Surround yourself with energythat is uplifting.
So listen to podcasts thatempower you.
Spend time with people who dreambig or read books that pull you
forward instead of keeping youstuck.
There are so many resources outthere today.
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If you need inspiration, it isat your fingertips.
One click away as they say.
But remember your own victories.
Look back to what you haveovercome, because those are the
moments that prove that you canrise again.
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If you're going throughsomething tough, that's where
your strength is.
I was recently interviewed bythe patient story, it's a
nonprofit organization thatinterviews people that have had.
A variety of cancers It's onYouTube.
You can look up the patientstory on YouTube.
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I got 13,000 views and I don'teven know how many comments I'm
still trying to catch up, butthere were a few comments I
wanna share with you because Iwalked away from those thinking.
No way people would say, I can'tbelieve you got through all of
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that.
Life has thrown you a lot.
My God, you've gone through aton.
I could never get through that.
How did you get through that?
I wouldn't have been able to, sothe message is.
Everyone was saying, I can't getthrough that, and I don't
believe that.
We don't know what we're capableof until we are in it.
You don't know what kind offight you have until you're in
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the trenches.
That's when we're truly testedand that's when we know we have
the strength to do whatever ittakes to push through.
And that's why I'm here toinspire you.
I know not every one of us hasthat strength built in on a
daily basis, but I wonder if youput yourself in a situation,
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maybe you've already been inone, what was it like for you?
Did you really fight to get outof it or did you just roll up in
a corner and let it take youover?
I don't think so.
I bet you fought.
I believe because here's thething.
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When you start intentionallyseeking inspiration, it starts
to show up everywhere aroundyou.
One of the guys I interviewed,Rob Palor.
What I loved about his story,he's a paraplegic, is he talked
about how he intentionallystayed away from negativity,
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watching anything negative onsocial media, on YouTube, on tv.
He only watched and listened tothings that inspired him, and he
removed all that negativity.
So if you find that you'rearound negative people or you're
getting caught up in negative.
Videos, social media, whateverit is.
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I encourage you to step awayfrom that because I believe in
the law of attraction and if weare only spending time getting
lost in negativity.
It is going to enter your life.
If you start to surroundyourself with inspiring stories,
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with positive stories, positivepeople, you cannot help but be
positive yourself.
Think about how it feels whenyou're around negative vibes.
You start to feel low.
You start to feel like.
Ugh.
Right.
When you're around positivity,you feel light.
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Like the sun is rising,.
So I wanna leave you with thisthought.
Inspiration is not aboutcomparison.
It's not about measuring yourstory against somebody else.
It's about connecting.
Because when you see someoneelse push through their breaking
point, like in movies, like whatI watched yesterday, this girl
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Mercedes who swam the EnglishChannel, it reminds you of your
own strength.
These are relatable stories.
You get strength from otherpeople's strength.
It whispers to you that if theycan, maybe I can too.
And that's how inspirationripples through us.
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From one soul to another.
So if you're in a season ofstruggle right now, know this,
you're not broken.
You're simply in the middle of avery human experience and maybe
just maybe someone else iswaiting to be inspired by how
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you rise.
You don't have to have it allfigured out.
You don't need a perfect plan.
All you need is one littlespark, one little reminder that
you're not done yet, and ifyou're looking for that spark.
Watch an inspiring movie, listento a TED Talk, or pick up a book
that speaks to your soul.
Maybe my book, the Ripple Effectthat's coming out this December,
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because the power you have, theinspiration that you need, it's
never lost.
It's just been waiting for you.
thanks for spending time with metoday, I would love for you to
leave a review or share it withsomeone you know who might need
to listen to either this episodeor many of the other episodes.
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And if you're looking for dailyinspiration, you can find me on
Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Just search for In Shockpodcast.
Thanks again for being a part ofthis community.
Until next time,
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