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What Would Your 21-Year-Old Self Ask You?

A recent lunch with the now-grown son of close friends left Julie wondering where the years had gone. She first met him as a remarkably talkative six-year-old when she began dating her now-husband, Dan. Since then, she has watched him grow up, play hockey, excel in school, graduate from college, and begin his career.

Seeing him enter this new chapter prompted Julie to say something many of us have thought: “I wish I knew at 21 what I know today.”

But would her 21-year-old self have listened? Probably not. She thought she already knew everything—and some of her mistakes became the very experiences that shaped the woman she is today.

In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie explores how quickly life changes and why transitions can leave us feeling excited, uncertain, and afraid all at once. Whether you are dropping a child off at college, adjusting to an empty nest, leaving a job, beginning a new career, ending a relationship, or entering chapter two, three, or four, you are not starting over from nothing.

You are beginning with experience.

Everything you have survived, learned, attempted, and overcome has prepared you to meet what comes next. Trusting change does not mean knowing exactly how the next chapter will unfold. It means trusting the person you have become to navigate it.

In This Episode

• The lunch that reminded Julie how quietly and quickly time passes
• Why transitions can bring excitement and grief at the same time
• Whether our younger selves would have accepted our advice
• How mistakes, fears, and detours help shape who we become
• Why fear does not necessarily mean we are unprepared
• The difference between starting over and beginning with experience
• How to trust yourself when you cannot see what comes next

This Episode’s Brave Move

Instead of writing a letter to your 21-year-old self, allow your 21-year-old self to write to you.

Begin with:

“Dear Me, tell me what life is like now.”

What would your younger self want to know? What was she afraid of? What did she hope you would accomplish? What would surprise her about your life today?

Then write back. Tell her about the mistakes, heartbreaks, brave decisions, unexpected opportunities, and reinventions that helped you become who you are.

You may discover that your younger self does not need your advice nearly as much as your present self needs her courage, curiosity, and belief in what is possible.

Join Julie at the Recalibrate Retreat

If you are navigating a transition or know that something in your life needs to change, join Julie for the Recalibrate Retreat, October 16–18, 2026.

Step away from the noise, reconnect with yourself, and create space to consider what you want your next chapter to look and feel like.

Learn more and register at GoConfidentlyCoaching.com.

Time does not stand still—but that does not have to frighten us. It can remind us to honor how far we have come and trust that everything we have lived has prepared us for whatever comes next.

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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Some musicians create songs. Others create the soundtrack to our lives.

For Julie DeLucca-Collins, Jimmy Buffett’s music has been a constant companion since high school. It followed her through marriage, motherhood, divorce, reinvention, professional milestones, and the creation of a new home and life.

In this deeply personal episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares why Jimmy’s death felt like losing a big brother, and how she had to set aside her grief that day to appear on television and discuss her upcoming TEDx talk.

But Jimmy Buffett’s legacy extends far beyond his music. Julie reflects on the community builder he was, his belief in enjoying life while we can, and his ability to bring people from different generations and backgrounds together. His influence reminds us that success is measured not only by what we accomplish but also by the people we uplift and the community we leave behind.

Julie also shares why she is returning to Key West for Just a Few Friends Key West, a five-day Labor Day weekend celebration honoring Jimmy Buffett’s life, music, generosity, and enduring connection to the island.

Taking place September 3–7, 2026, the festival brings people together through live music, storytelling, local history, island experiences, charitable activities, and the Second Line Memorial Parade.

This episode explores what happens when remembrance becomes action and when one person’s legacy inspires thousands to continue creating joy, connection, and meaningful change.

In This Episode

• How Jimmy Buffett’s music became part of Julie’s personal soundtrack
• Why familiar music takes on new meaning as we evolve
• The moment Julie learned Jimmy had died
• Balancing private grief with an important professional milestone
• Why Jimmy was as much a community builder as he was a musician
• What Julie learned from interviewing Lulu
• How Just a Few Friends carries Jimmy’s values forward
• Why fun, joy, and connection are essential parts of a meaningful life
• Julie’s vision for a larger documentary about legacy and community
• How ordinary people become hometown heroes
• Why honoring someone’s legacy requires us to look forward as well as back

Just a Few Friends Key West 2026

Learn more about the festival, schedule, event badges, and ways to participate:

Visit the official Just a Few Friends Key West website

Support the Just a Few Friends Key West Fund

Proceeds from the 2026 celebration support local environmental protection, music education, and opportunities for Key West students.

Organizations and Students Being Supported

Reef Relief

Reef Relief works to protect, restore, and conserve coral reef ecosystems through education, advocacy, research, and community action.

Bahama Village Music Program

The Bahama Village Music Program provides free, high-quality music education to Key West children who might not otherwise have access to private instruction. The program builds musical ability, confidence, mentorship, and community pride.

Key West Student Scholarships

Festival proceeds also support scholarships for local students through the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, including students pursuing music, music production, technical arts, marine science, and conservation.

Connect with Julie

Follow Julie’s journey as she returns to Key West, shares stories from Just a Few Friends, and begins developing a larger documentary project exploring how Jimmy Buffett’s legacy continues through the people and communities he inspired.

If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone whose music, example, or encouragement has helped shape the person you are becoming.

Because sometimes the bravest move we can make is to stop postponing the life we want to live.

Just a Few Friends Key West is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jimmy Buffett’s Estate or Margaritaville Enterprises.

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Part 2 of this two-part tribute on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins unpacks the business side of Dolly Parton's legacy — starting with the night in 1974 she turned down Elvis Presley's request to record "I Will Always Love You" rather than give up half the publishing rights. That decision paid off nearly two decades later when Whitney Houston's cover became a global phenomenon, and Dolly used the royalties to invest in a historically Black Nashville neighborhood, calling it "the house that Whitney built."

Julie also covers Dollywood's staggering economic impact — $1.8 billion annually and the largest employer in Sevier County, Tennessee — along with Dolly's dropout-prevention program and her wildfire relief efforts for displaced families in 2016. This episode is a real-world lesson in ownership, boundaries, and building wealth that gives back.

In this episode:

• The story behind Dolly's decision to turn down Elvis Presley
• How that decision paid off when Whitney Houston recorded the song
• "The house that Whitney built" — investing royalties back into community
• Dollywood's economic impact and Dolly's philanthropy in her home county
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at age 80, and in this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins opens up about the grief of losing a public figure you've never met, and what research says about why that grief is real. Julie then unpacks the personal side of Dolly's legacy: marrying young, before fame, and staying married for nearly 60 years without ever losing her name, ambition, or identity to it; never having children, yet nurturing millions through the Imagination Library; and being kind without ever being mistaken for weak.

Julie explores why Dolly's record-breaking favorability rating — outpacing every major political figure in a recent national poll- wasn't built on staying neutral, but on decades of quiet, consistent love that made room for her to say hard things without losing anyone. This is Part 1 of a two-part series; Part 2 covers Dolly's business acumen.

In this episode:

• What parasocial grief is, and why it's real
• Marriage, identity, and nurturing without motherhood
• Kindness without weakness, ambition without apology
• The record-breaking favorability poll, and why it wasn't built on neutrality
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though.

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Day 8 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins turns to the area most often sacrificed first when life gets full: fun and recreation. She makes the case that fun isn't the reward you get after everything else is handled — it's part of what makes you a person who can handle everything else in the first place.

Julie names a sneaky trap: even our hobbies and rest often get recruited into the same productivity system running the rest of our lives, turning workouts into metrics and vacations into content opportunities. She applies the "no list" method from Day 2 specifically to leisure, helping listeners give themselves real permission to rest and play without earning it first.

In this episode:

• Why fun is usually the first area sacrificed when life gets full
• How even hobbies and rest get pulled into productivity culture
• Applying the "no list" method to leisure and recreation
• Giving yourself permission to do something purely for enjoyment
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Day 7 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins turns the lens toward personal growth itself — and names the trap hiding inside it. She explores how self-improvement can quietly become another category to optimize, another book or podcast to check off, chasing a finish line that doesn't exist, and connects this back to the be-good vs. get-better framework from a previous episode.

Julie draws a clear distinction between actually growing and performing growth for an audience of one — yourself, watching and grading yourself — and applies the "no list" method from Day 2 to personal growth specifically, helping listeners identify when self-improvement has quietly become self-criticism in a nicer outfit.

In this episode:

• Why personal growth can become another performance to maintain
• The difference between growth and the performance of growth
• Revisiting be-good vs. get-better, applied to self-improvement
• Applying the "no list" method to your growth habits
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Day 6 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins steps into one of the most emotionally loaded areas of the whole map: money. She makes the case that money isn't just a number — it's a feeling, shaped early in life, and most of us are still quietly running financial decisions off beliefs we inherited rather than chose.

Julie reframes money as a resource that buys the actual goals — security, freedom, time, generosity — rather than a goal in itself, and applies the "no list" method from Day 2 specifically to financial patterns: pricing driven by fear versus value, avoidance versus transparency, and spending that reflects what you actually value instead of what looks successful to people you don't even like.

In this episode:

• Why money is an emotional inheritance, not just a number
• Reframing money as a resource, not the goal itself
• Applying the "no list" method to financial patterns
• Pricing and spending rooted in value instead of fear
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Day 5 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores the area that quietly shapes almost every other one: relationships. She challenges the idea that relationships just happen to us, and makes the case that most of our relational landscape is defaulted into rather than consciously chosen — through family, proximity, or convenience.

Julie walks through a relationship-specific energy audit, applies the "no list" method from Day 2 to relational dynamics, and revisits the Four Agreements to reinforce that someone else's disappointment in a healthy boundary is information about them, not a verdict on you. This episode offers honest permission to acknowledge growing apart from people you still love, and clarity on which relationships deserve more of your energy going forward.

In this episode:

• Why most relationships are defaulted into, not chosen
• A relationship-specific energy audit
• Applying the "no list" method to relational dynamics
• Revisiting the Four Agreements around boundaries and disappointment
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Day 4 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles the area most people quietly deprioritize until it forces its way to the front: health and body. She explores why health rarely feels urgent enough to compete with deadlines and inboxes, and why "after this season" is often a permanent postponement disguised as a plan.

Julie reframes the conversation away from appearance and toward energy — what you actually have available to give to your work and the people you love — and applies the "no list" method from Day 2 specifically to health, helping listeners identify what they don't want their bodies to keep costing them, rather than chasing a vague, generic goal.

In this episode:

• Why health gets postponed until it's urgent
• Reframing health around energy instead of appearance
• Applying the "no list" method to your physical health
• Why your body is the infrastructure under every other life area
• This week's Brave Move + Recalibrate Women's Retreat 2026

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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In Day 3 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles the area most people default to first when figuring out what they want: career and work. She breaks down the three competing voices in every career decision — what pays, what looks impressive, and what actually energizes you — and makes the case that real clarity comes from getting honest about which voice has been running the show.

Julie walks through a practical exercise for sorting your actual work tasks into what energizes you versus what drains you, even when you're good at it, and connects this to the be-good vs. get-better framework from a previous episode to help you understand whether your career dissatisfaction is about the wrong work, or the right work pursued for the wrong reasons.

In this episode:

• The 3 competing voices in every career decision
• Why being good at something isn't the same as being energized by it
• A practical energize vs. drain exercise for your work week
• Be-good vs. get-better, applied to career
• This week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership Assessment

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Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.

If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.

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