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welcome to the Elevated Edit podcast

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I'm your host likely Ramsey

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and the goal of this podcast is to discuss all things

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personal development wellness

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and the art of editing your life in an elevated way

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from mastering morning routines

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to mastering your mindset

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we're going to sift through the noise

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and empower you to take elevated action

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make sure you catch the show notes for all the details

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enjoy the show

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hello

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and welcome to this week's episode of the Elevated

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Edit podcast today

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we're gonna dive into one of my favorite subjects

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and something that will really be

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the cornerstone of almost every topic

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that we will discuss moving forward in this show

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and that is taking elevated action

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so with elevated action

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we are taking regular action a step further

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and we are adding a higher level of intention

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we are finding a balance and a thoughtfulness

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that allows us to truly move the needle

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with joy and passion in a sustainable way

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that allows us to be consistent over time

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we're avoiding burnout we are creating with joy

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we're saying no way more often

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and we were having a lot of fun along the way

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so as always we're gonna start with a personal example

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for years I would run through the same cycle

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I would have this great idea

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I would spend a lot of time planning and researching

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and making these very detailed list

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and I would fill notebooks with ideas and plans

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down to the very last detail

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I'll have charts and graphs and spreadsheets

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and I would tell myself okay

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I'm almost there

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I need to work on this a little bit longer

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and I would be really proud of myself

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and really excited

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at everything that I had accomplished so far

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and then things would just fizzle out

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because I never felt like I got it quite right

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I never felt like my project or my idea was perfect

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and what I didn't realize at the time

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was that I was telling myself

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I was striving for perfection okay

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I was telling myself

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I didn't wanna put anything out into the world

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until it was the best

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I was giving myself this very false sense of confidence

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because I convinced myself that

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the reason my ideas were not coming to full fruition

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was some external reason you know

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the market was saturated there was too much competition

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it wasn't the right timing

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but in reality

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all of those were just excuses and they were away

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from me to glamorize my procrastination

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and to glamorize my self sabotage

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and in the end

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I was the only person that was holding myself back

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and you know it's kind of complicated

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because

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it was almost a two fold issue that I had to work on

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one was my subconscious mind

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knew that I was about to make a big change in my life

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and it didn't wanna change

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you know it was comfortable where it was

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and so it decided to do everything in my power

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to hold me back

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and this isn't something to get down about

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it is literally biological

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you know at one point

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this helped our ancestors

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they stayed where they were warm

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they stayed where there was plenty of food

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they stayed where there were shelter

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they stayed where there was comfort

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comfort and they were comfortable

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and that allowed them to live

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so wanting to be comfortable

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really is second nature to us

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but in our modern world

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where there is so much abundance

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it can really hold us back if we let it

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and the second part of the issue was that

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I wasn't disciplined enough to fight through the noise

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and stick to the promises that I made to myself

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and so you take these two issues

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I wasn't disciplined enough

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and I was allowing my subconscious mind to

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really take over and

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both of these issues were

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really hard for me to overcome

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and look I'm not gonna pretend

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like it was easy or like it was a walk in the park

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I have had to do a lot of really ugly work this year

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and I've had to confront a lot of things head on

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that were extremely uncomfortable

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and there have been a lot of times this year

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where I felt really lost and honestly

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really scared

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but through the self work

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I have looked at action in a completely different way

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in 2024 and when I think of elevated action

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it is something that is very intentional

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and it comes from a place that is very balanced

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because there is a place for thought and research

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thought and research is very important

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and I love this quote from Dwight Eisenhower

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and I think that it really rings so true here

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he says that plans are nothing

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but planning is everything

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and planning really does

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it allows you to feel confident

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and planning kind of

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gives you the map to begin your journey

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but I love that he states that plans are nothing

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because so many people get one plan in their head

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and they don't allow themselves to be flexible

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and they don't allow for things to unfold

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organically in front of them

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and when whatever it is doesn't go according to plan

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they just give up cause they go well

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the plan didn't work and so

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I love that he says plans are nothing

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because we do have to practice planning

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but being inflexible and

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sticking to such a rigid plan

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can sometimes hold us back

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so I've been very diligent this year about

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not getting caught up in the plans yes

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I'm still taking planning very seriously

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but I'm also leaning into that elevated action

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I'm getting the ball rolling before I feel 100% ready

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and I'm really allowing myself to learn as I go

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which not gonna lie is honestly really scary for me

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I am not someone who likes to look dumb um

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or stupid or under prepared

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but I have really

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gone for it with certain things this year

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allowed myself to sit in that uncomfortable place

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where I do kind of feel dumb

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and I do feel stupid and I do feel under prepared

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and something beautiful that has come out of all this

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and then I've realized

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and it's not gonna sound beautiful at first okay

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but if you let it soak in for a minute

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you will really feel the beauty of it

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but one thing I've realized is that nobody

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is really thinking about you

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as much as you're thinking about yourself

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and nobody really cares about you

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as much as you care about yourself

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and yes I know on the face that sounds awful

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but when you really said in it

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it it gives you so much freedom and for me

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it really has been freeing to go okay

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you know what if I fall flat on my face

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nobody really cares um and I

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I love that I love that that has kind of been

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you know the

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the message of my journey is nobody really cares

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so just do what you wanna do

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um but for a while now

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I've been a huge advocate of the phrase

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execution of imperfection

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uh if you've set on a board with me

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if you work with me

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you have probably heard me say the statement

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execution over perfection

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because

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there really is power in taking that initial action

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action creates more action

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and so

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taking that first step is always the most pivotal

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you know Mark Twain said

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the secret to getting ahead is just getting started

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and I think it's easy to sit there and judge

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and I can say this because I have been in this boat

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where it's easy to sit there and judge

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other people that are doing what you wanna do

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and they're crushing it

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in the space that you wanna be in

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and it's easy to sit there and say oh

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well I could do a better job than them

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or I actually know more than them

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or I could do that if I just put my X

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y and Z out there but actually doing it

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actually taking the action and doing the thing

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that is what takes guts and yes

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those people might not be as qualified as you

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but they are going to be way ahead of you regardless

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because they have taken that first step

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they've taken that first action

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they took the action they put themselves out there

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and once you take that first step

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things really truly start to fall into place

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taking that elevated action

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an action that has thought and preparedness

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but is still ready to go

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and ready to go before it fills 100% ready

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that is what is so crucial to changing your life

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and honestly living your dreams

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and with saying all of this

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I want to extend some Grace

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and I want you to give yourself some Grace as well

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because this is always easier said than done

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you know it is a struggle that everyone goes through

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and fortunately or unfortunately

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depending on how you look at it

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you are the only person who can change

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the trajectory of your own life

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for me I like to look at it as a very fortunate thing

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because my future is not in anyone else's hands

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except for mine um

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and so it really is up to you

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even though this is hard and it's not easy to do

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it is up to you to face these things head on

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and you deserve to give yourself the gift of courage

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and discipline so that you can see your dreams through

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and so you can use

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elevated action to guide you through the struggle

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and y'all know me I love action

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I love some action tips

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so I'm gonna give you some tips to get started

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and these are not new ideas

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there are probably things you've heard

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1 thousand times before

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but I want to use them in the context of this

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discussion to really round out the conversation

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and I want you to look at your goals in a new way

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and I want you to soak these tips in

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so that you can really start moving the needle

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of your own life

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and really start moving the needle of your goals

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so we've got three action tips

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and like I said they are simple

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but they're not easy

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and you'll see what I'm talking about here in a minute

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okay so step 1

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action step 1 you're gonna

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get clear on what you're trying to accomplish

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and I know that sounds so simple

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so easy like okay check got it

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but I think this is where most people get caught up

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without even realizing it

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and they never get past the step

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so let me give you an example

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we're gonna use the example of wanting to start a blog

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so you may think

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the first step in starting a blog is to learn

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all of the logistics all of the marketing tips

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all of the Pinterest strategies

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and SEO and all the things

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which is all very important

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but it is very easy to get lost and before you know it

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you spent two weeks researching how to promote a blog

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and you have not actually moved the needle

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on your blog you know

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you

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you know how to do the SEO and do all this and do that

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but you still haven't written a blog post

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and then you never do

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so we're gonna try

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looking at it from a different perspective

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and the very

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first thing that you need to do is get super

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crystal clear on what you're trying to accomplish

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so we're gonna keep

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we're gonna stay with the blog example

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and we're gonna ask ourselves

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who is our target demographic

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what are we trying to accomplish with this vlog

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so don't just say I want women to read my blog

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you're gonna get super granular with this

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to the point where you can say

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and I'm gonna give you a very specific example

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so this is kind of marketing related

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but I just wanna show you the difference between

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a goal that is not very clear

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and a goal that is crystal clear

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so go one is I want women to read my book

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Goal 2 and see the difference here

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I want my target demographic to be women with children

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between the ages of 3 and 6

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who are married

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and both parents work outside of the home

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I want these women to live in urban areas

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and I want them to have a passion

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for decorating their home

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I want them to use my blog as a way to stay current

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with urban decorating trends

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that are childproof

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and keep their home clutter free for their busy

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lifestyles

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do you see the difference in clarity

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and you can get this granular with everything

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any kind of product any kind of service

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any kind of content you can get so

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specific on what you're trying to accomplish

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that it is easy for you to take immediate action

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you're not having to you're not confused

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you're not having to sift through all the noise

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you're not having to learn the fluff

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and go back and forth and do all the things

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it's still hard work but you have a better map

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you have a better direction of which way you're going

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and that confidence

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and that clarity will help you accomplish your goals

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okay so action step No. 2

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we're gonna make a timeline

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and we're gonna stick with it

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there is

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nothing that motivates me more than a good timeline

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and yes you do need to be flexible

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especially when you're starting out with a vague goal

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that you don't really know where it's gonna go

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and how it's gonna end up

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you need to be flexible

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but I think that having a timeline

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and having some kind of

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rubric for this is

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these are my expectations for how I'm spending my time

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these are my expectations

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for what I'm hoping to accomplish

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by X date I think that

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having that timeline will help you move forward

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because it'll kind of

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you'll be able to gauge where you're at

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and it won't be

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I wanna start this blog at some point

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it's I wanna start this blog in two months

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and that kind of puts enough pressure on you

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that it really allows you to keep moving forward

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and I want you to be honest about your timeline

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I don't want you to rush yourself

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I want you to kind of sit in the creativity

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but I don't want you to set my creativity so long

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that you overthink everything

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and you never actually get anything done

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so that's action step No. 2

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make a timeline stick to it okay

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and No. 3 is gonna sound like the easiest one

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and it's gonna be the hardest one for you to do

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I promise it is

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you're gonna allow a few minutes in your day

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for self reflection regarding your goals

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and it can be as little as three to five minutes

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if you got the time you can do 30 to 45

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but honestly three to five minutes is probably

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all that you're gonna need

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and in these few minutes

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you're gonna be really honest with yourself

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which is a really hard thing to do

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you can hurt your own feelings

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being honest with yourself

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but that's okay

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you're not gonna be perfect

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you're not expecting to be perfect

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you're not expecting to have it all figured out

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but you're gonna have these little mini meetings with

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yourself every day

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you're gonna be candid you're gonna be honest

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you're gonna be raw

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and you're really gonna take the time

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to gauge and time on it and say

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am I moving the needle forward

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or am I just doing busy work

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am I actually doing things that

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are helping me accomplish my goal

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or am I just doing things to make myself feel good

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and to make myself feel busy

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and taking these few minutes to just set in the quiet

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and think about your goal

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think about your specific goal that you set

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and really just kind of marinating in it

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and letting the ideas flow to you

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that is gonna eliminate that that creativity block

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and that is gonna be monumental

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for helping you move forward with your goals

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and it's gonna get you out of that procrastination pit

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and out of that area

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of self sabotage that you may be sitting in

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and so those are it like I said

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they're very simple they're not necessarily easy

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so I'm gonna repeat one more time

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you're gonna

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get clear on what you're trying to accomplish

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you're gonna make a timeline

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and you're gonna stick to it

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and you're gonna allow a few minutes in your day

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for self reflection regarding your goals

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now if you're like me you love a good checklist

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and so you can head over to the Instagram page

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the Elevated Edit podcast

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you can click the link in the bio

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and you there will be a link for a free

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Elevated Edit checklist

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and this checklist is hopefully going to be a very

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helpful tool that you can use

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so that you can accomplish your goals

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and edit your life and hopefully

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this checklist will help you avoid burnout

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so that you can create with joy

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and you can say no more often

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and you can have fun along the way

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thanks for joining me today

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and I will see you in the next episode

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thank you for tuning in to the Elevated Edit podcast

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I hope you found today's episode inspiring

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and full of actionable tips

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don't forget to check out the show notes

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for all the resources and links mentioned

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