November 13, 2024 • 26 mins
Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Permission to Flow podcast! In this special installment, host Jessica Hwang welcomes listeners to the brand-new studio, marking a significant milestone in the show's journey. The episode delves into the importance of living in the present moment, drawing inspiration from spiritual practices and transformative books like "The Power of Now."
Jessica shares her journey of embracing each stage of the podcast's growth with gratitude, encouraging listeners to find beauty in their current situation, no matter where they are on their path. The episode explores the value of self-trust, committing fully to the creative process, and enjoying the "messy middle" of any endeavor.
Listeners will hear Jessica's thoughts on her increased commitment to the podcast, including the exciting move to video and YouTube, and why it's crucial to recommit and fully dedicate oneself to projects. She discusses the challenges and rewards of building the new studio space over the past two months and shares three key lessons: self-trust, committing to the bit, and enjoying the process.
Join Jessica as she explores how to live fully in the present, appreciate the journey, and make a positive impact through unique creations. This episode is all about flowing together and embracing the creative journey.
Quotes from the episode:
"I want you to think about what would that next level of commitment look like in the space of the time that you have? Because even when we are building it on the side, it doesn't mean that we cannot be committed to what we're doing."
"At the end of the day, when I went and checked out all these other studios, none of them felt quite right. And so I had to come home to that inner wisdom of mine and go, this is what I really want to do."
"I want to take a moment right here, right now and enjoy this moment, this moment where I, for the very first time, get to be shooting in a podcast studio that I created for myself for this thing that I love doing and I love creating."
Connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicahwangcoaching
Facebook: Jessica Hwang Coaching
Website: Jessica Hwang Coaching
References:
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Credits:
Music co-written by Steven Murillo (@someoneinatreeband) & Jessica Hwang (@jessicahwangcoaching)
Production and audio engineering by Travis Carr (@traviscarrphoto)
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Transcript
Episode Transcript
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(00:00):
What doesit really mean to commit to the bed?
I think of that phrase as something alongthe lines of like comedy,
where you're committing to
to the scene that you're playing out,or something along those lines.
But I like this idea where it meansto fully embrace and dedicate oneself
to the execution of a creative idea,character, or a scene, no matter
how absurd or challenging it may seem,with unwavering conviction and sincerity.
(00:24):
This was literally me googling it.
But I have been playing aroundwith this exact phrase
and and really thinking about thatin terms of the creation of this studio.
To me, it was really going fullyin to committing to the bit, to committing
to the part of being a successful
(00:46):
podcaster, YouTuber, or whateverthe term you want to use for it.
But having this showthat is really important to me, something
that I am fully committingto the creative expression of.
And and it's interestingbecause I have been committed to
my podcast all along, like it is somethingthat is incredibly important to me.
(01:08):
And I think that there are pointsor along the way of creating something
where it's like you're makinga next level commitment to it,
and that is what this felt like.
It felt like up leveling the amountof commitment that I had to the podcast
where I was saying,okay, not only am I going to
(01:28):
record the
podcast, not only am I doing video,but I am fully moving
into the creative expressionof what this means to me.
Welcome to permission to Flow.
This podcast is dedicatedto lighting the way towards
greatercreativity, purpose and inner peace.
I'm your host, Jessica Wang.
(01:49):
I'm a second generationTaiwanese American.
I spent ten years chasing the so-called
American Dreamwhile working in corporate finance.
Before making the pivot into my own pathas a career transition coach,
podcaster, and Dharma yoga instructor.
Through a combination of courageand curiosity, I built a career and life
(02:13):
that is aligned with my unique talentsand authentic self.
Now I'm on a mission to helpfirst and second generation women
leave behind the corporate grindand pivot to a creative career.
Whether you want to be an artist, writer,yoga instructor, entrepreneur,
or any other creative venture,it's time to give yourself permission
(02:36):
to flow, exploreand create the life that you want.
The world needs what you will create.
Now let's dive in to today's show.
So if you're
watching this on YouTube,you will see that
the setup of the podcasthas completely changed.
This is the new podcast studio spacethat I have been working on for
(03:00):
the better part of the last two months,and it's finally done.
It's definitely been a wild ride,but here we are now.
So welcome to this very first episodein the new space.
We are going to talk in this episode aboutthree lessons I learned along the way.
The first is self-trust.
(03:21):
The second is what I like to callcommitting to the bits.
And the third is enjoying the process.
Now let's talk about self-trust.
Now, here's the thing.
I think it's so important to learnhow to trust your own decisions.
And this is something that is certainlya lesson that I am repeatedly learning,
(03:44):
and something that I think has beena real struggle of mine, to be honest.
Whenever I would have to makea big decision in the past,
I would look to everyone elseand get a billion
opinions to the pointwhere I would get incredibly overwhelmed
and sometimes just get into analysisparalysis, as they call it.
And this is something that would happenso often, and I
(04:07):
would constantly be askingeveryone else for their opinions.
It was definitely, a problem of mineand something
that I think a lot of my friendshad to struggle with around me.
For, for a very long time.
And, and it's certainly
something that I am still figuring outhow to get better at.
But I want to share a little bitabout what self-trust
(04:30):
looked likewhen it came to building out the studio.
Here's the thing is,I think that there is a part of me
that always wanted to build out a spacelike that in my in my studio
and be able to really customizeand make it my own.
And then there was everyone else'sopinions.
And it's interestingbecause many people would say to me,
oh, like,why don't you go and rent out a space?
(04:53):
And the thing is, I think the hardestone to overcome was my one of my coaches
saying that because I trust and valuemy coaches opinion.
But at the end of the day,you also need to trust in your own opinion
and your own wisdomand what feels right for you.
And and this is somethingthat I think is super important
and something I try and instillin my clients.
(05:14):
You know,it's like I may have some thoughts
and might share a little bit,but I really want you to tune
into your own wisdom and tunein to what really feels right for you.
And to me, that is something that I thinkis really important,
to, to help my clients withis learning to trust themselves.
(05:35):
And while I might not agree with whatthey do, it's like it's not my life.
You know, it's it's not my decision.
It is your decision.
And so it's very interestingseeing that as a client of coaching
and being a coach myself.
Is this the importance aroundbeing able to trust yourself
and trust your own decisions?
(05:56):
I think there's an interesting balance
between trustingyour your gut or your intuition and making
sure like you are exploring your optionsand and playing out
like what would it look likeif I tried this other thing?
Because, you know, at the end of the day,we only know what we know, right?
And so I,I definitely went into the space of going,
(06:19):
let me explore all my options.
And knowing, like,there's a little part of me that that did
really want to make a studio happenin the way that I ended up doing.
But I first went through the processof exploring all my options,
and then I came back to the factthat of trusting in myself
(06:39):
and playing out the fact that, like,I know what I really want to do,
and because at the end of the day,I when I went and checked out
all these other studios, see,none of them felt quite right.
And, and so I had to come hometo, to that inner
wisdom of mine and go,this is what I really want to do.
(07:00):
And so I think at the end of the day,
no matter what you do, it is learningto trust in your own decisions.
And I think it's importantto remember that in many circumstances,
there is no real wrong decision.
And so it is really just coming home to what feels right for you.
And so for me,what felt right for me was being able
(07:22):
to go all in on making this studio
space happen in my own apartmentand and being able
to create the thingthat I really wanted for myself.
Okay,so now that we talked about being able
to learn to trust your own decisionsand build that self-trust, now
(07:43):
we're going to move into what is calledwhat I like to call committing to the bit.
What does it really meanto commit to the bed?
I think of that phrase as something alongthe lines of, like comedy,
where you're committing to
to the scene that you're playing outor something along those lines.
But I like this idea where it meansto fully embrace and dedicate oneself
(08:04):
to the executionof a creative idea, character, or a scene,
no matter how absurd or challengingit may seem.
With unwavering conviction and sincerity.
This was literally me googling it.
But I have been playing aroundwith this exact phrase
and and really thinking about thatin terms of the creation of this studio.
(08:27):
To me, it was really going fullyin to committing to the bit, to committing
to the part of being a successful
podcaster, YouTuber, or whateverthe term you want to use for it.
But having this showthat is really important to me, something
that I am fully committingto the creative expression of.
(08:48):
And, and it's interestingbecause I have been committed to
my podcast all along, like it is somethingthat is incredibly important to me.
And I think that there are pointsor along the way of creating something
where it's like you're makinga next level commitment to it,
and that is what this felt like.
It felt like up levelingthe amount of commitment that I had
(09:12):
to the podcast where I was saying,okay, not only am I going to
recordthe podcast, not only am I doing video,
but I am fully movinginto the creative expression of what
this means to me andand creating something
that is this next level
of commitmentand and going fully into committing
(09:36):
to the bit of the podcast,first of really doing video, YouTube,
all of the componentsthat go into this, like
next level of the podcast.
There is an element of
actingas if like acting as if like this is
this is completelythe direction that we are moving in.
(09:59):
And I think that the important thingto note here is this idea of this
element of recommittingor committing in a deeper level
and and moving yourself along the path ofwhatever it is that you're doing.
It's it'salmost like a recommitment in some ways.
And to me, when I went into deciding
I want to build out the studio, it wasI am fully committing
(10:23):
to making this studio happenin the way that I want it to be made.
And and so it definitelywas moving into this
next level of the podcast.
And, and so I think that's interestingbecause I,
I see this in my clients,I see this in myself.
But it's this ideaof, of being able to move forward and,
(10:47):
and move into that next level and,and recommitting myself to, to what it is
that I want to create and,and when we're creators, it's like, yes,
you've been creating all along, butI feel like there are these pivotal points
where it's like, oh,I'm moving into that next stage
and allowing yourselfto to fully embrace that and move into it.
(11:09):
I want you to ask yourself this question,how committed are you
to what you're working on right now?
How committed are you to the creationof what you're doing,
and is there a way,
or that next levelthat you've been shying away from
that would uplevel that levelof commitment that you have to go?
(11:31):
Oh, I am fully committedto making this happen.
Because I think so oftenwe can be a little bit of one foot
in and one foot out and saying,oh, I do this on this side.
It's, you know, it's this,this like fun thing I do or whatever
the case may beof what you're telling yourself.
And I want you to ask yourself, like,how are you in your own mind
(11:53):
expressing to yourselfabout this thing that you're creating?
Maybe it isthis kind of like half baked idea.
And it's a great questionto ask yourself, like,
what would it look like for meto really commit to the bit?
What would I need to dothat would make me feel
like I am fully in on this thing?
(12:14):
Even if you're doing this on parttime hours outside of a 9 to 5 job.
I want you to think aboutwhat would that next level of commitment
look like in the spaceof the time that you have?
Becauseeven when we are building it on the side,
it doesn't mean that we cannotbe committed to what we're doing.
(12:38):
And so that is somethingthat I think is so important,
is that ability to say, like, I am fullycommitted to this thing that I'm creating.
I am fully committedto making this happen.
I am fully committed.
I am fully committed to the bit.
Now that we've talked about self-trustand committing to the bit,
let's move on to embracingand enjoying the process.
(13:02):
This one is really interesting
because
the process of creatingthe studio was not simple,
and there was a lot of twistsand turns along the way,
and there was a lot of waiting andand things not going according to plan.
I will tell you,
there were definitely momentsalong the way where I was frustrated or,
(13:24):
tired of dealing with the factthat I practically was only living in 50%
of my very small New York City apartmentbecause the rest of my apartment
had been taken overby the construction of this studio.
And it was interestingbecause it's like, even despite that,
I allowed myselfto have those moments of frustration.
(13:46):
The way that I look at emotionsthese days is very different, where
it's like, I want to make sure that I'mholding space for that and holding
and allowing myself to be frustratedor be annoyed about things.
And and at the same time,I would check in and out and be like,
hey, I want to enjoy this process.
(14:08):
I think that it's interestingbecause so often
we are so focused on the end result.
We are so focused on the factthat I want to be here and I am over here
and and being over here is badand a problem, and not where I want to be.
And I think it's interestingwhen we actually change our
(14:33):
viewpoint
on whatit means to not be at the end result,
because let's let's face it,the end result is kind of a moving target.
We're always going to be pushing it outand changing it.
You know, it's like you complete one thingand then you move on to the next.
Like that is part of nature is likewe're we're moving the goalposts
and we want to keep we want to keepbuilding and growing and changing.
(14:56):
And so I think that there is somethingthat is so incredibly important
about enjoying where you are right now.
And it was very interesting in the process
of creating the studio, of allowing myselfthese moments of frustration
and coming back to being presentwith the fact that
(15:16):
this is not a momentI get to, to, to ever have again.
I rememberwhen I was painting in particular,
and I just got to settle into this moment
of being so present with the
with this act of creation and going,
(15:36):
wow, how incredible is that to beright here, right
now, in this messy middle,in this moment of going, like it's it's
a disaster in my apartment, right now,I am I've been so uncomfortable.
But in this moment, like,it is so incredible what I am creating.
It is so cool to be in the process
(16:00):
and and getting to to paint on a wall.
Let's face it, it's not every day thatyou get to paint on such a large scale.
I normally paint watercolor on paper.
That's about this big, maybe,maybe this big.
And if you're not watching me,I'm talking about, you know, a notebook
or smaller sized piece of paperis what I'm normally drawing on.
(16:23):
And so to be able to paint onsuch a large scale
was actually quite exhilarating.
And, and I think that there are timeswhere you're just kind of like,
I could have begrudgingly been like,oh, I'm so tired, I want to do this.
But instead it was like allowing myselfto get excited about it to
to really take in and bask in that momentand go, how cool is this?
(16:46):
Even when I was in those momentsof frustration,
I think that there was a part.
There was a part of methat kept coming back to this experience
of coming back to being in the process,
being in that messiness,of being in this moment and going,
I want to really be living in this.
(17:07):
I want to be present for it.
And I want to really embrace the fact
that it's it is a unique experiencethat I'm getting to live out
of the creation of this thing.
Sometimes we can get lost in the wantingand the striving,
and I think that there is so muchincredible
(17:30):
richness in being able
to come back to this present moment
and being able to enjoy it for what it is,
as this unique momentin time that we won't get back again.
And and not to make it into a sad thing,but actually
make it into a beautiful thing.
(17:50):
Time is always fleeting, andall we really have is the present moment.
And I think that a lot of this comesfrom my spiritual practice,
comes from reading incrediblebooks like The Power of Now.
But there is so much power in thatthere is so much power, and being able
to come back to the present momentand really enjoy right where you are.
(18:13):
I want to take a moment righthere, right now and enjoy this moment,
this moment where I, for the very firsttime, get to be shooting in
a podcaststudio that I created for myself,
for this thing that I love doingand I love creating.
(18:33):
And so to be able to be inthis exact moment is powerful.
And and so while I am building up the
the podcast a while,it is gaining more momentum.
It is being able to appreciateall the little moments
along the way of of it's becomingand and it's it's interesting
(18:59):
because this is something thatI want to share a lot more of, is that
all of this is it's still growing.
Right.
And and it's not that I have become this
incredible, massive podcaster and coachor anything like that.
It's like my audience is small,the things are still growing.
(19:22):
And and I
have been learning to appreciate
being in this stage of the process
and, and not fixating myselfon the vanity metrics
or wanting to have allof this, like these things,
these out
(19:42):
exterior things that could say like,oh, you're doing great.
Oh, you've made it, whatever that means.
But instead being able to sit righthere, right now and go,
oh, but this moment is perfect.
This episode is perfect.
Everything along the way is is allowing me
(20:03):
to grow and learn and do the reps,
if you will, and and prepare myself for
for those bigger momentsthat I'm sure will come.
And so it's allowing yourselfto to enjoy the process.
I think about thata lot where it's like there are
there are certainly momentswhere I want to be
(20:26):
in this exalted version of myself
that I am building my way towards,
but I keep coming back
over and over again,especially lately, to having immense
gratitude and appreciationfor where I am right here, right now.
So for you, if you aresomeone that is in that messy middle,
(20:50):
if you are sitting there going,
oh, I'm not there yet
and making it into a problem,
I want you to turn back around and go.
But how is it beautifulright here, right where I am?
Because you don't get to experiencethose moments again.
(21:11):
You don't get to experience.
Yes, the struggles, but also the beauty.
Like where is the good of whereyou are right now?
Where is the good of being ableto experience not being there yet,
but being in the process of it,being in the becoming?
How can you appreciate and enjoyand have gratitude for right here, right
(21:33):
now, where you are, even if it's not whereentirely where you want to be?
It requires a lot of appreciatingwhere you are right now,
and that is something that I think is is
so much of what I am working with
many of my clientsare is appreciating the messiness,
(21:54):
the the figuring it out,the experimentation of it all
and and really relishing in it,really enjoying right where you are.
Because the it is in that process.
It is in that moving each step forward.
That's where the beauty is.
It's not out there.
(22:14):
It's right here, right here, right now.
I hope you can take a moment righthere, right now and enjoy where you are,
because this moment, where you are in thatbecoming is beautiful and it is perfect.
And so, so often
we are missing out on the beautyof what is right in front of us.
(22:37):
Okay, so in this episode we have talkedabout learning to trust ourselves.
We have talked aboutcommitting to the bits,
and we have talkedabout embracing the process.
So wherever you are right now,I hope that this episode can help
you along that way of allowing yourselfto be in that messy middle
(23:00):
and committing to it, fully embracingwhere you are,
recommitting to the craftof whatever it is that you are creating
and and being ableto trust in your own decisions and trust
in that inner wisdom of the directionthat you are moving in.
I end every episodewith saying that the world needs
(23:20):
what you will createand and it is the truest phrase.
It is something that I say to myselfover and over again.
It's something that has become like a mantra to me.
And and I say that every time becauseI think that it is incredibly true.
The world does need what you will create
(23:40):
and and I want to take a momentand just say this.
You know,we are living in some really wild times
right now, like history is in the making
and to me, the reason why
I am committed to this bit while I whyI am creating this podcast space,
while I am, why I am doingall of this is because I firmly believe
(24:05):
that there are so many people out there
that are sitting on untapped potential
and and the ability for us all to go, oh,
what if I create that thingthat I've been dreaming of?
What if I start that studio,that yoga studio?
What if I create that movie?
(24:26):
What if I build this creationthat's just sitting in my brain?
It's like, what?What would the world look like?
And and so I, I want you
to remember that the world really doesneed what you will create.
It is only through our abilityto keep committing
(24:46):
and decide, like this thingthat I have been sitting on.
It needs to become a realitybecause it will create the world
into the world that I want to live in.
And that's why I do all this,
because I firmly believe that
by sparking more of this,
(25:07):
more of this abilityto have people commit to their creations,
it is going to build the life,the world that I want to see.
I want to be in a worldwhere we're all able to commit to the bit
and create a better worldand create these things that are going
to benefit each other, that are goingto help more people along the way.
(25:30):
It's that brilliant ripple effect.
So I hopethat this is resonating with you.
I hope that you can enjoy the process,
commit yourselfto that, to your own creation,
because the world really does needwhat you will create.
(25:51):
All right,I will see you in the next video,
and I will be sharing what really wentinto the making of this studio.
So stay tunedfor so much more of permission to flow.
Want to create more flow in your life?
Go to the show notesand sign up for the email list.
(26:12):
I'll be sharing more strategiesand insights
with youjust like the ones you heard today.
Remember, the power to create the lifeyou desire resides within you.
And I'm here to support youevery step of the way.
The world needs what you will create.
What doesit really mean to commit to the bed?
I think of that phrase as something alongthe lines of like comedy,
where you're committing to
to the scene that you're playing out,or something along those lines.
But I like this idea where it meansto fully embrace and dedicate oneself
to the execution of a creative idea,character, or a scene, no matter
how absurd or challenging it may seem,with unwavering conviction and sincerity.
(00:24):
This was literally me googling it.
But I have been playing aroundwith this exact phrase
and and really thinking about thatin terms of the creation of this studio.
To me, it was really going fullyin to committing to the bit, to committing
to the part of being a successful
(00:46):
podcaster, YouTuber, or whateverthe term you want to use for it.
But having this showthat is really important to me, something
that I am fully committingto the creative expression of.
And and it's interestingbecause I have been committed to
my podcast all along, like it is somethingthat is incredibly important to me.
(01:08):
And I think that there are pointsor along the way of creating something
where it's like you're makinga next level commitment to it,
and that is what this felt like.
It felt like up leveling the amountof commitment that I had to the podcast
where I was saying,okay, not only am I going to
(01:28):
record the
podcast, not only am I doing video,but I am fully moving
into the creative expressionof what this means to me.
Welcome to permission to Flow.
This podcast is dedicatedto lighting the way towards
greatercreativity, purpose and inner peace.
I'm your host, Jessica Wang.
(01:49):
I'm a second generationTaiwanese American.
I spent ten years chasing the so-called
American Dreamwhile working in corporate finance.
Before making the pivot into my own pathas a career transition coach,
podcaster, and Dharma yoga instructor.
Through a combination of courageand curiosity, I built a career and life
(02:13):
that is aligned with my unique talentsand authentic self.
Now I'm on a mission to helpfirst and second generation women
leave behind the corporate grindand pivot to a creative career.
Whether you want to be an artist, writer,yoga instructor, entrepreneur,
or any other creative venture,it's time to give yourself permission
(02:36):
to flow, exploreand create the life that you want.
The world needs what you will create.
Now let's dive in to today's show.
So if you're
watching this on YouTube,you will see that
the setup of the podcasthas completely changed.
This is the new podcast studio spacethat I have been working on for
(03:00):
the better part of the last two months,and it's finally done.
It's definitely been a wild ride,but here we are now.
So welcome to this very first episodein the new space.
We are going to talk in this episode aboutthree lessons I learned along the way.
The first is self-trust.
(03:21):
The second is what I like to callcommitting to the bits.
And the third is enjoying the process.
Now let's talk about self-trust.
Now, here's the thing.
I think it's so important to learnhow to trust your own decisions.
And this is something that is certainlya lesson that I am repeatedly learning,
(03:44):
and something that I think has beena real struggle of mine, to be honest.
Whenever I would have to makea big decision in the past,
I would look to everyone elseand get a billion
opinions to the pointwhere I would get incredibly overwhelmed
and sometimes just get into analysisparalysis, as they call it.
And this is something that would happenso often, and I
(04:07):
would constantly be askingeveryone else for their opinions.
It was definitely, a problem of mineand something
that I think a lot of my friendshad to struggle with around me.
For, for a very long time.
And, and it's certainly
something that I am still figuring outhow to get better at.
But I want to share a little bitabout what self-trust
(04:30):
looked likewhen it came to building out the studio.
Here's the thing is,I think that there is a part of me
that always wanted to build out a spacelike that in my in my studio
and be able to really customizeand make it my own.
And then there was everyone else'sopinions.
And it's interestingbecause many people would say to me,
oh, like,why don't you go and rent out a space?
(04:53):
And the thing is, I think the hardestone to overcome was my one of my coaches
saying that because I trust and valuemy coaches opinion.
But at the end of the day,you also need to trust in your own opinion
and your own wisdomand what feels right for you.
And and this is somethingthat I think is super important
and something I try and instillin my clients.
(05:14):
You know,it's like I may have some thoughts
and might share a little bit,but I really want you to tune
into your own wisdom and tunein to what really feels right for you.
And to me, that is something that I thinkis really important,
to, to help my clients withis learning to trust themselves.
(05:35):
And while I might not agree with whatthey do, it's like it's not my life.
You know, it's it's not my decision.
It is your decision.
And so it's very interestingseeing that as a client of coaching
and being a coach myself.
Is this the importance aroundbeing able to trust yourself
and trust your own decisions?
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I think there's an interesting balance
between trustingyour your gut or your intuition and making
sure like you are exploring your optionsand and playing out
like what would it look likeif I tried this other thing?
Because, you know, at the end of the day,we only know what we know, right?
And so I,I definitely went into the space of going,
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let me explore all my options.
And knowing, like,there's a little part of me that that did
really want to make a studio happenin the way that I ended up doing.
But I first went through the processof exploring all my options,
and then I came back to the factthat of trusting in myself
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and playing out the fact that, like,I know what I really want to do,
and because at the end of the day,I when I went and checked out
all these other studios, see,none of them felt quite right.
And, and so I had to come hometo, to that inner
wisdom of mine and go,this is what I really want to do.
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And so I think at the end of the day,
no matter what you do, it is learningto trust in your own decisions.
And I think it's importantto remember that in many circumstances,
there is no real wrong decision.
And so it is really just coming home to what feels right for you.
And so for me,what felt right for me was being able
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to go all in on making this studio
space happen in my own apartmentand and being able
to create the thingthat I really wanted for myself.
Okay,so now that we talked about being able
to learn to trust your own decisionsand build that self-trust, now
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we're going to move into what is calledwhat I like to call committing to the bit.
What does it really meanto commit to the bed?
I think of that phrase as something alongthe lines of, like comedy,
where you're committing to
to the scene that you're playing outor something along those lines.
But I like this idea where it meansto fully embrace and dedicate oneself
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to the executionof a creative idea, character, or a scene,
no matter how absurd or challengingit may seem.
With unwavering conviction and sincerity.
This was literally me googling it.
But I have been playing aroundwith this exact phrase
and and really thinking about thatin terms of the creation of this studio.
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To me, it was really going fullyin to committing to the bit, to committing
to the part of being a successful
podcaster, YouTuber, or whateverthe term you want to use for it.
But having this showthat is really important to me, something
that I am fully committingto the creative expression of.
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And, and it's interestingbecause I have been committed to
my podcast all along, like it is somethingthat is incredibly important to me.
And I think that there are pointsor along the way of creating something
where it's like you're makinga next level commitment to it,
and that is what this felt like.
It felt like up levelingthe amount of commitment that I had
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to the podcast where I was saying,okay, not only am I going to
recordthe podcast, not only am I doing video,
but I am fully movinginto the creative expression of what
this means to me andand creating something
that is this next level
of commitmentand and going fully into committing
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to the bit of the podcast,first of really doing video, YouTube,
all of the componentsthat go into this, like
next level of the podcast.
There is an element of
actingas if like acting as if like this is
this is completelythe direction that we are moving in.
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And I think that the important thingto note here is this idea of this
element of recommittingor committing in a deeper level
and and moving yourself along the path ofwhatever it is that you're doing.
It's it'salmost like a recommitment in some ways.
And to me, when I went into deciding
I want to build out the studio, it wasI am fully committing
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to making this studio happenin the way that I want it to be made.
And and so it definitelywas moving into this
next level of the podcast.
And, and so I think that's interestingbecause I,
I see this in my clients,I see this in myself.
But it's this ideaof, of being able to move forward and,
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and move into that next level and,and recommitting myself to, to what it is
that I want to create and,and when we're creators, it's like, yes,
you've been creating all along, butI feel like there are these pivotal points
where it's like, oh,I'm moving into that next stage
and allowing yourselfto to fully embrace that and move into it.
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I want you to ask yourself this question,how committed are you
to what you're working on right now?
How committed are you to the creationof what you're doing,
and is there a way,
or that next levelthat you've been shying away from
that would uplevel that levelof commitment that you have to go?
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Oh, I am fully committedto making this happen.
Because I think so oftenwe can be a little bit of one foot
in and one foot out and saying,oh, I do this on this side.
It's, you know, it's this,this like fun thing I do or whatever
the case may beof what you're telling yourself.
And I want you to ask yourself, like,how are you in your own mind
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expressing to yourselfabout this thing that you're creating?
Maybe it isthis kind of like half baked idea.
And it's a great questionto ask yourself, like,
what would it look like for meto really commit to the bit?
What would I need to dothat would make me feel
like I am fully in on this thing?
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Even if you're doing this on parttime hours outside of a 9 to 5 job.
I want you to think aboutwhat would that next level of commitment
look like in the spaceof the time that you have?
Becauseeven when we are building it on the side,
it doesn't mean that we cannotbe committed to what we're doing.
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And so that is somethingthat I think is so important,
is that ability to say, like, I am fullycommitted to this thing that I'm creating.
I am fully committedto making this happen.
I am fully committed.
I am fully committed to the bit.
Now that we've talked about self-trustand committing to the bit,
let's move on to embracingand enjoying the process.
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This one is really interesting
because
the process of creatingthe studio was not simple,
and there was a lot of twistsand turns along the way,
and there was a lot of waiting andand things not going according to plan.
I will tell you,
there were definitely momentsalong the way where I was frustrated or,
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tired of dealing with the factthat I practically was only living in 50%
of my very small New York City apartmentbecause the rest of my apartment
had been taken overby the construction of this studio.
And it was interestingbecause it's like, even despite that,
I allowed myselfto have those moments of frustration.
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The way that I look at emotionsthese days is very different, where
it's like, I want to make sure that I'mholding space for that and holding
and allowing myself to be frustratedor be annoyed about things.
And and at the same time,I would check in and out and be like,
hey, I want to enjoy this process.
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I think that it's interestingbecause so often
we are so focused on the end result.
We are so focused on the factthat I want to be here and I am over here
and and being over here is badand a problem, and not where I want to be.
And I think it's interestingwhen we actually change our
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viewpoint
on whatit means to not be at the end result,
because let's let's face it,the end result is kind of a moving target.
We're always going to be pushing it outand changing it.
You know, it's like you complete one thingand then you move on to the next.
Like that is part of nature is likewe're we're moving the goalposts
and we want to keep we want to keepbuilding and growing and changing.
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And so I think that there is somethingthat is so incredibly important
about enjoying where you are right now.
And it was very interesting in the process
of creating the studio, of allowing myselfthese moments of frustration
and coming back to being presentwith the fact that
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this is not a momentI get to, to, to ever have again.
I rememberwhen I was painting in particular,
and I just got to settle into this moment
of being so present with the
with this act of creation and going,
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wow, how incredible is that to beright here, right
now, in this messy middle,in this moment of going, like it's it's
a disaster in my apartment, right now,I am I've been so uncomfortable.
But in this moment, like,it is so incredible what I am creating.
It is so cool to be in the process
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and and getting to to paint on a wall.
Let's face it, it's not every day thatyou get to paint on such a large scale.
I normally paint watercolor on paper.
That's about this big, maybe,maybe this big.
And if you're not watching me,I'm talking about, you know, a notebook
or smaller sized piece of paperis what I'm normally drawing on.
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And so to be able to paint onsuch a large scale
was actually quite exhilarating.
And, and I think that there are timeswhere you're just kind of like,
I could have begrudgingly been like,oh, I'm so tired, I want to do this.
But instead it was like allowing myselfto get excited about it to
to really take in and bask in that momentand go, how cool is this?
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Even when I was in those momentsof frustration,
I think that there was a part.
There was a part of methat kept coming back to this experience
of coming back to being in the process,
being in that messiness,of being in this moment and going,
I want to really be living in this.
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I want to be present for it.
And I want to really embrace the fact
that it's it is a unique experiencethat I'm getting to live out
of the creation of this thing.
Sometimes we can get lost in the wantingand the striving,
and I think that there is so muchincredible
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richness in being able
to come back to this present moment
and being able to enjoy it for what it is,
as this unique momentin time that we won't get back again.
And and not to make it into a sad thing,but actually
make it into a beautiful thing.
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Time is always fleeting, andall we really have is the present moment.
And I think that a lot of this comesfrom my spiritual practice,
comes from reading incrediblebooks like The Power of Now.
But there is so much power in thatthere is so much power, and being able
to come back to the present momentand really enjoy right where you are.
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I want to take a moment righthere, right now and enjoy this moment,
this moment where I, for the very firsttime, get to be shooting in
a podcaststudio that I created for myself,
for this thing that I love doingand I love creating.
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And so to be able to be inthis exact moment is powerful.
And and so while I am building up the
the podcast a while,it is gaining more momentum.
It is being able to appreciateall the little moments
along the way of of it's becomingand and it's it's interesting
(18:59):
because this is something thatI want to share a lot more of, is that
all of this is it's still growing.
Right.
And and it's not that I have become this
incredible, massive podcaster and coachor anything like that.
It's like my audience is small,the things are still growing.
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And and I
have been learning to appreciate
being in this stage of the process
and, and not fixating myselfon the vanity metrics
or wanting to have allof this, like these things,
these out
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exterior things that could say like,oh, you're doing great.
Oh, you've made it, whatever that means.
But instead being able to sit righthere, right now and go,
oh, but this moment is perfect.
This episode is perfect.
Everything along the way is is allowing me
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to grow and learn and do the reps,
if you will, and and prepare myself for
for those bigger momentsthat I'm sure will come.
And so it's allowing yourselfto to enjoy the process.
I think about thata lot where it's like there are
there are certainly momentswhere I want to be
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in this exalted version of myself
that I am building my way towards,
but I keep coming back
over and over again,especially lately, to having immense
gratitude and appreciationfor where I am right here, right now.
So for you, if you aresomeone that is in that messy middle,
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if you are sitting there going,
oh, I'm not there yet
and making it into a problem,
I want you to turn back around and go.
But how is it beautifulright here, right where I am?
Because you don't get to experiencethose moments again.
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You don't get to experience.
Yes, the struggles, but also the beauty.
Like where is the good of whereyou are right now?
Where is the good of being ableto experience not being there yet,
but being in the process of it,being in the becoming?
How can you appreciate and enjoyand have gratitude for right here, right
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now, where you are, even if it's not whereentirely where you want to be?
It requires a lot of appreciatingwhere you are right now,
and that is something that I think is is
so much of what I am working with
many of my clientsare is appreciating the messiness,
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the the figuring it out,the experimentation of it all
and and really relishing in it,really enjoying right where you are.
Because the it is in that process.
It is in that moving each step forward.
That's where the beauty is.
It's not out there.
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It's right here, right here, right now.
I hope you can take a moment righthere, right now and enjoy where you are,
because this moment, where you are in thatbecoming is beautiful and it is perfect.
And so, so often
we are missing out on the beautyof what is right in front of us.
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Okay, so in this episode we have talkedabout learning to trust ourselves.
We have talked aboutcommitting to the bits,
and we have talkedabout embracing the process.
So wherever you are right now,I hope that this episode can help
you along that way of allowing yourselfto be in that messy middle
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and committing to it, fully embracingwhere you are,
recommitting to the craftof whatever it is that you are creating
and and being ableto trust in your own decisions and trust
in that inner wisdom of the directionthat you are moving in.
I end every episodewith saying that the world needs
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what you will createand and it is the truest phrase.
It is something that I say to myselfover and over again.
It's something that has become like a mantra to me.
And and I say that every time becauseI think that it is incredibly true.
The world does need what you will create
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and and I want to take a momentand just say this.
You know,we are living in some really wild times
right now, like history is in the making
and to me, the reason why
I am committed to this bit while I whyI am creating this podcast space,
while I am, why I am doingall of this is because I firmly believe
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that there are so many people out there
that are sitting on untapped potential
and and the ability for us all to go, oh,
what if I create that thingthat I've been dreaming of?
What if I start that studio,that yoga studio?
What if I create that movie?
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What if I build this creationthat's just sitting in my brain?
It's like, what?What would the world look like?
And and so I, I want you
to remember that the world really doesneed what you will create.
It is only through our abilityto keep committing
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and decide, like this thingthat I have been sitting on.
It needs to become a realitybecause it will create the world
into the world that I want to live in.
And that's why I do all this,
because I firmly believe that
by sparking more of this,
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more of this abilityto have people commit to their creations,
it is going to build the life,the world that I want to see.
I want to be in a worldwhere we're all able to commit to the bit
and create a better worldand create these things that are going
to benefit each other, that are goingto help more people along the way.
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It's that brilliant ripple effect.
So I hopethat this is resonating with you.
I hope that you can enjoy the process,
commit yourselfto that, to your own creation,
because the world really does needwhat you will create.
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All right,I will see you in the next video,
and I will be sharing what really wentinto the making of this studio.
So stay tunedfor so much more of permission to flow.
Want to create more flow in your life?
Go to the show notesand sign up for the email list.
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I'll be sharing more strategiesand insights
with youjust like the ones you heard today.
Remember, the power to create the lifeyou desire resides within you.
And I'm here to support youevery step of the way.
The world needs what you will create.
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