MM194- Friday Reflection: Envision with Me

 

Weekly Show Reflection:

Before we get started today, I need to give a shout out to Oxana Aminov from Arizona! As you may know, we have a Fundly account established for those of you who want to be a part of our 50-state tour. I know when I see people doing something really cool and I want to help, I donate money. If you are the same way, and you want to feel like you are a part of this journey with us, just go to motivatemepodcast.com and click on the donation link. You can earn different things, like Motivate Me! merchandise or even just a shout out on the show… so Oxana here is your shout out! Thank you so much for donating to our trip! And, for anyone out there who would just like to contribute a tank of gas… that would be amazing! We would love it! We would love to know that you are on this journey with us.

OK, so thank you, everyone, for joining us for Season 2.

Season 2 is going to be a new experience for me, as a matter of fact, I think the entire theme of Season 2 is about new experiences, and about getting outside of your comfort zone. Definitely for me. And, as you know, I am going to be doing something in each of the 50 states that I have never done before. All of these things are going to be a little bit out of my comfort zone, some more than others.

You are going to have the opportunity to listen in as our episodes evolve from studio and formal interviews to interactions and updates from the road. I cannot tell you that I have a clear vision of exactly what that means just yet. There are so many things I want to be for you: I want to entertain you and inform you, I want to be honest and inclusive with you, and above all else, I want to motivate you.

This is what I do know for Season 2: I know that each episode will include a motivational quote. I know that each episode will update you on our progress. And then, I know that I cannot know what will come after that. I plan to share our journey with you through the funny things that happen and the difficult, through the ordinary and the extraordinary.

I can’t prepare for these episodes; I can’t even predict what they will include. I know this is something outside of my control. As I always say on the show: I am not going to try and wrestle it to the ground. My plan is to surrender to the hard work and belief we put into this. To surrender to our true intentions. To let be what is meant to be.

My goal is to post daily, which means 7 days a week. I don’t foresee them being long episodes, but I’m not making any rules. And if I miss a day here and there because of what life brings us, just stay tuned, we will fill you in on the following episode. Again, no rules.

Here is a thought I had today: I have told you all before that something I struggled with as a teacher was that I was preparing kids for the real world and I didn’t feel like I was living in it myself. So, I left teaching and started podcasting. And my life definitely did evolve, I was speaking with people all over the world on a regular basis. However, I still felt like working from my home studio was not experiencing the world.

Today, I had a moment of clarity. I realized that years of feeling isolated may have been the catalyst, the preparation I needed for this journey. That I needed to be pushed to this point to take this risk, to take three months away from my family, to take on the debt to do it. And really, to hopefully, change the lives of as many people as I can connect with in the process. And that means you.

What is my goal? My ultimate goal is to help people live lives they love. That’s it. Lives they want to wake up to. Why? Just listen to the joy and passion in the voices of the guests on my show. Why? Because it makes me insanely happy to think that I could play a small part in the happiness of someone else. Why? Because this is apparently my purpose in life.

I am feeling so grateful for the opportunity to experie...