Facing Fear

With the world in a state of stress and anxiety right now due to the pandemic, many feel out of control on multiple levels. This episode with Josh Coats will teach us how to shift our mindset in order to regain control and show up as our best selves so we can then show up for others and serve the community.

Josh is a high energy motivational speaker, life coach and best selling author. After making only two sales in his first year as a life coach, he went to social media and created a brand and following that allowed him to walk away from his day job in year two. Since then he has built a multi-million dollar business training, mentoring, and coaching other entrepreneurs and coaches.

Josh is a #1 Best Selling author of the book F*** Leadership: How to Motivate and Mentor Your Team to True Success and the host of Your PUSH Coach, a podcast that takes you behind the curtain for 1:1 coaching sessions to help you to identify and overcome your limiting beliefs.

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• MAKE A DONATION - 100% of the contributions provided go towards purchasing tools to grow, develop and advance Facing Fear, giving anyone in the world the opportunity to face fear.
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The first episode of Season 4 with Chloe Barnes inspired me to create a #FacingFear episode around how to use journaling to conquer your fears. I firmly believe you can journal your way out of fear with pen and paper.

I provide four steps to help you get started, stay motivated to write and work through your journaling to discover what your fearful of and how you can move past it. I also get incredibly vulnerable and share a poem that 13-year-old Sara wrote way back in the day about facing fear. Looking back through my own journals made me realize this mission has been within me all along, how incredible is that?

Have no idea where to start with journaling? I've got your back. I drop a monthly newsletter (subscribe here!) with a short blog from me and a writing prompt for you. Here's the last two newsletter prompts to get your started:

1. When was the last time you caught yourself comparing your life to someone else’s? What can you be proud of yourself for now?
2. How would you describe yourself without using parent, sibling, boss, athlete, student, employee, etc? Spend some time this month thinking about who you are underneath all of those titles. 

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE FACING FEAR PODCAST? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED!

• Make a donation - 100% of the contributions provided go towards purchasing tools to grow, develop and advance Facing Fear, giving anyone in the world the opportunity to face fear.
• Leave a review - Tell me what you think using the Apple Podcasts App or Facebook.
• Purchase a #FacingFearTool 
  • EmPack - The world's first and only water as weight training backpack. Visit www.evolvedmotion.com/saramac and use code EMPOWER.
  • Little Viper - A small, discrete, wearable pepper spray made for those who adventure outside. Visit www.littleviper.com and use code SARAMC.

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Welcome to Season 4! We're kicking off with the wonderful Chloe Barnes. This is an episode much different than the usual. While we still learn a lot about Chloe, we dig way deeper into racial injustice, building empathy, why journaling works and how to handle relationships when you feel like the "reacher." She drops some incredible advice you NEED to hear.

Chloe is a former DI women's basketball player, current social entrepreneur, community builder, writer, speaker and advocate. She's run her own consulting company, Elle Grace Consulting LLC, and co-founded The Prolific Company, a social-impact organization that connects former athletes to meaningful careers post sport. Chloe has spent the majority of her career relentlessly pursuing her purpose (helping athletes navigate “What’s Next?” post sport) and cultivating her passions (building community through curated events and storytelling) to change the lives of thousands of high school, collegiate and professional athletes around the world. She has been named “one of the country’s most influential sports professionals” by Front Office Sports and has held leadership positions in the collegiate athletics, higher education, tech and healthcare industries.

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE FACING FEAR PODCAST? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED!

• Make a donation - 100% of the contributions provided go towards purchasing tools to grow, develop and advance Facing Fear, giving anyone in the world the opportunity to face fear.
• Leave a review - Tell me what you think using the Apple Podcasts App or Facebook.
• Purchase a #FacingFearTool 
  • EmPack - The world's first and only water as weight training backpack. Visit www.evolvedmotion.com/saramac and use code EMPOWER.
  • Little Viper - A small, discrete, wearable pepper spray made for those who adventure outside. Visit www.littleviper.com and use code SARAMC.

CONNECT WITH THE WORLD OF FACING FEAR

• Subscribe to the monthly newsletter
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• Email - [email protected] 
• Chloe Barnes - Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn

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WOW! We are wrapping up season THREE! This episode is perfect for anyone who might be a little behind on the show. I've complied all the incredible guests, their tips on Facing Fear and highlights from their episodes. SEASON 4 COMING SEPTEMBER 14!

If you're loving a particular guest or episode from the recap, listen to the full episode below!

• S3E1 - The Hav A Sole Story (Nonprofit Entrepreneurs Rikki Mendias & Dash Penland)
• S3E2 - Break the Mold (Miss Indiana USA, Alexis Lete)
• S3E3 - Just a Kid from Warren (Purdue Football's Big 10 Freshman of the Year David Bell)
• S3E4 - You See Me (Indiana University Student Teya Weaver)
• BONUS - Facing Fear with Sara: Married in Quarantine (with My Grandparents, Nana & Grandbob)
• S3E5 - Say Less, Do More (Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis Youth of the Year, Elijah Leonard)
• You Have My Microphone (A Call to Action)
• S3E6 - You're Going to Hear Me Roar (Special Olympics Global Messenger, Tajha Ilerant)
• S3E7 - Learn More, Do More, Be More (Thought Leader Joshua Posley)
• S3E8 - Facing Fear with Sara: My Fear of Time
• S3E9 - It's a NEW era for Facing Fear with Sara!
• S3E10 - My Truth as a Black American (Matthew Brents)

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Today's episode is a result of my initiative "You Have My Microphone." I opened my show to any person of color who wants to share a story, experience, fear, hope, whatever is on their heart so we can listen. If you'd like to participate, you can call 317-296-3737, email [email protected] or remain 100% anonymous by filling out this form.

This episode has three parts. The first is a call I had with Matthew Brents, a 20 year employee of Finish Line in transportation and receiving. In June, Finish Line hosted something called Conscious Conversations where employees of color shared their stories while hundreds of employees listened for two hours. Matthew was bluntly honest during his part and I approached him to come on the show to spread his stories further. He puts us in his shoes as he shares his life from growing up and being denied the ability to give a speech in history class on Juneteenth, to socializing while being a minority at a party to the support we can give each other to make the world a more peaceful place. He leaves us with a challenge to listen to exercise our ability to hear, rather than just passively listen. Let's hear each other.

The second part of this episode includes an email I received. This person is originally from Northwest Indiana, where I am from and grew up. She shares names she's been called and what she learned and didn't learn while growing up that has shaped her perception.

Finally, I shared another podcast with you I'd like you to check out called, "Just a Kid from Gary" with Josh Sims. He's a fellow Region Rat and Ball State Cardinal who is on a mission to inspire others around the globe to discover their true dreams and make them a reality. Josh also owns 2eze, a clothing company dedicated to the empowerment of design and how it's used to inspire people.

HIGHLIGHTS

• 0:49 - Facing Fear Newsletter Merch Winners! 
• 1:34 - Introduction to Matthew's interview that rolls right into our conversation 
• 16:47 - Just a Kid from Gary advertisement
• 31:36 - I read the email received from a fellow NWI resident about how race has effected their life
• 34:36 - Wrap up and how you can support the show

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• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts App or Facebook
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TODAY IS THE DAY! Facing Fear with Sara relaunches with all new branding! I'm so thrilled to share this with you so please join me in celebrating. Today I share everything about the new brand including the colors, font, style, artistry, logo and secondary imagery.

Massive shout out to Mariah Kraft from Made Solo who took my brand from lame to incredibly amazing! I talk about her and her business in this episode and wanted to share her Instagram and website. If you're looking to take your work to the next level, reach out to her!

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

• S1E3 - Why it's so hard to just start
• S3E8 - Facing Fear with Sara: My Fear of Time
• School of Greatness Podcast

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It’s been a while since you’ve heard from just me. I think it’s important that as the host, I jump on here alone every once in a while to stay close to you, my wonderful, beautiful audience. I appreciate every listener so much and I want to continue sharing, being transparent and of course, facing fear with you all. 

Today I’m ready to share a fear I’ve had for a long time, but have been unable to really put words to. I am facing my fear of time. Time itself. And it gives me a ton of anxiety.

On this episode, I break it down into three buckets, share this incredible song from Judah and the Lion called "Beautiful Anyway" and how I think we can face this fear.

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Joshua Posley is a purpose-driven empowering thought leader whose purpose is to uplift, inspire and empower others to learn more, do more and be more. He carries out his purpose in many ways such as the Dream Big Think Sharp podcast, Program Facilitation of the Power Huddle, entrepreneurship and various program developments to inspire and empower. He's an Indianapolis native, Warren Central High School graduate and Ball State alumni. We discuss his upbringing including moments of racism he experienced, his successful football career, losing his title as an athlete that led him to even greater adventure and his hopes for a more just future in America.

HIGHLIGHTS

• 4:18 - Josh's interview 
• 21:38 - 10% off the Little Viper using code SARAMC
• 46:00 - One last exciting update

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• With the guest, Joshua Posley, the Dream Big Think Sharp Podcast, his entrepreneurship journey on Inspire and Empower and YouTube Channel 

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Reminder: I’ve set up a voicemail line and an anonymous form for our Black brothers and sisters to call in and tell your story. Here’s how you can...

• Call 317-296-3737 (for nonverbal email [email protected]). To remain 100% anonymous, fill out this form 
• Share a life experience, an impactful story, your hope, fears, perspective or whatever’s on your heart
• If you're a Black business owner and would like to promote your business and obtain free advertising from me, I invite you as well
• Leave your first and/or last name, location, email and phone (for me to contact if needed or if you’d like to have a conversation with me rather than leaving a voicemail) OR choose to remain completely anonymous
• Together, we will share stories to help push positive change forward.

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"If everyone in the world experienced inclusion, we wouldn’t have as many problems as we see today, such as racism." Tajha and I open our conversation with a short piece she wrote for Special Olympics social media drawing the connection between inclusion and racism.

Tajha’s childhood was one filled with hardship. It wasn’t until she heard the inspiring words of Loretta Claiborne that she discovered her passion for public speaking and the power of her voice.

In this interview, Tajha and I share serious conversation, fears, goals, laughter, excitement and I even had to pause to take a few deep breaths after being blown away by her words. She's an energetic young woman who is an Inclusive Youth Leader, U.S. Youth Ambassador, Global Ambassador and the 2019 Southwest Florida Female Athlete of the Year.

Please watch the mini documentary Special Olympics produced about her here.

I’d like to remind you I’ve set up a voicemail line and an anonymous form for our Black brothers and sisters to call in and tell your story. Here’s how you can...

• Call 317-296-3737 (for nonverbal email [email protected]). To remain 100% anonymous, fill out this form 
• Share a life experience, an impactful story, your hope, fears, perspective or whatever’s on your heart
• If you're a Black business owner and would like to promote your business and obtain free advertising from me, I invite you as well
• Leave your first and/or last name, location, email and phone (for me to contact if needed or if you’d like to have a conversation with me rather than leaving a voicemail) OR choose to remain completely anonymous

HIGHLIGHTS

• 3:42 - Tajha's Interview 
• 17:56 - About the breeze thru and a special offer to start your own podcast
• 40:15 - Facing Fear tips from Tajha

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• Email - [email protected] 
• With the guest, Tajha Ilerant or Special Olympics 

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Last week I learned to “Listen more; talk less. It will be good to give the microphone to someone else who is living a different experience than your own.”

I’ve been incredibly inspired to use my platform to continue to uplift voices and stories of those who need to be heard right now. So I’d like to remind you if you didn’t hear it last week or maybe you did and thought, what could I possibly have to say? What could I contribute? Is my story/thought/idea/moment worth sharing? I am here to remind you, the answer is yes, you do have a story to share.

Last week, I had originally set a deadline to call into the voicemail line I set up. After thinking on it this past week, I realized there is no deadline on telling your story. There is no deadline on speaking your truth. There is no deadline on reaching out to me to help you conquer your fears. Facing Fear with Sara is open to you.

I’d like to remind you I’ve set up a voicemail line and an anonymous form for our Black brothers and sisters to call in and tell your story. Here’s how you can...

• Call 317-296-3737 (for nonverbal email [email protected]). To remain 100% anonymous, fill out this form 
• Share a life experience, an impactful story, your hope, fears, perspective or whatever’s on your heart
• If you're a Black business owner and would like to promote your business and obtain free advertising from me, I invite you as well
• Leave your first and/or last name, location, email and phone (for me to contact if needed or if you’d like to have a conversation with me rather than leaving a voicemail) OR choose to remain completely anonymous

Maybe you know someone else with a story needing to be heard. Send them this episode via text or DM them with my social media posts on Facebook or Instagram at  @facingfearwithsara. I hope whoever is listening finds warmth and encouragement in hearing my voice inviting them to open this line of communication.

There so many resources out there and I encourage you to continue reading, listening and taking action. One resource I want to share is the Brown Eye, Blue Eye experiment by Jane Elliott. And then I want to you to listen to an interview she did just recently. 

Finally, we will end this show with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence in honor of George Floyd. 

Accountability is important. Here is what I am doing to educate myself. Please know I am open to more resources and education, so send them my way.

• Donated to NAACP, Black Lives Matter, WeTheProtesters, Minnesota Freedom Fund
• Sign the petition for Justice for Breonna Taylor
• In a current book study group with I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness and will pick up next When They Call You a Terrorist A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele 

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