Episode Summary:

Fear is ripping you off! I'm serious. This week Dawn and Gina get into a discussion about making the choice to belly flop through our fear and do the work anyways. What work? Any of it. Getting out of a job you don't love. Moving past the loss of a relationship. Changing a habit. Anything can be done when you realize that fear is ripping you off. Sometimes you need to set your grace aside and belly flop your way into the life you REALLY want.

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Episode Transcript:

Show more...Gina: (Laughing) Are you ready to start the podcast?

Dawn: (Laughing) NO!!!

(Both laughing)

Gina: Why?

Dawn: I can’t stop laughing.

(intro music)

Gina: Are you done now?

Dawn: (laughing) No, wait, ooww! Yay, I’m done.

Gina: We have a podcast to record.

Dawn: Everybody likes humor.

Gina: (Giggles) They don’t even know why you’re laughing.

Dawn: I don’t even know why I’m laughing. (Starts laughing again)

Gina: (Giggles) What else is new? Hey guys, I’m Gina.

Dawn: I’m Dawn.

Gina: Welcome back to the Hot Mess Mom’s podcast. Ok, that’s it. We have to quite laughing. We are supposed to have a serious conversation today.

Dawn: Yes, we are.

Gina: Ok, I don’t want it to be overly serious.

Dawn: Absolutely, cuz laughter is contagious and laughter is an amazing part of life.

Gina: I agree, I but….

Dawn: But that’s not today’s topic.

Gina: No. (Sighs) That’s a good topic for another day. Today however, I really want to talk about (pause) inspiring people. Which sounds completely hokie. Because, I’m not the, “I want to inspire you!” I’m that, “look if you want to do this I will be your biggest cheerleader, but I will also kick your butt, if you’ve told me you want to do it, but don’t follow through.”

Dawn: Yeah, you’re very much the supportive, like you got this, you can do this, type of person. But not in a fluffy, like just pour glitter over your head kind of way. In a very like, you want to do it? Alright, here’s some tactical, like this is exactly what you can do, you can make it happen, cuz I know I’ve done it. Cuz I’ve been there. Whatever the situation calls for.

Gina: Yeah! Absolutely. I want to help people, I really do. But, I also don’t have any patience for who come to me and their like; I want to do this but…. I have every excuse under the book. And I’m like…. I have no patience for excuses.

Dawn: Which is funny, to me that is one of the reasons why it is so funny that you and I are as close as we are. Because I will analyze an idea to the death, and then I will analyze forty-seven different ways to funeral it.

Gina: (laughs)

Dawn: Because that is just who I am. I over think every feasible aspect of it, because I want it to… I want the whole thing to be perfect before, I’ve even begun.

Gina: And I don’t…

Dawn: And you’re the

Gina: think things through enough.

Dawn: You’re the, way more the nitty, gritty, dirty, let’s get alive and born, and have this thing, we can upgrade it as we go along.

Gina: Exactly.

Dawn: You’re totally that girl. I’m not that girl. (Laughs) I’ve tried to be, it’s really, really hard for me to be that girl.

Gina: The thing is, if you want to be successful, you’re gonna have to jump out of your comfort zone. Not just step out, tip toe out, you’re gonna have to like a full belly flop on the gro...