Hello, hello!
Welcome to the second round of Suspending Disbelief, a challenge I took in April of 2024 to suspend disbelief for 365 days and share my raw journey of it for the entire year EVERY DAY.
I didn’t maintain the EVERY DAY part all the way through, although I DID for a really good chunk of it. You can go binge those at any time, on any podcasting platform.
In prepping for this episode, I of course decided to listen to the ORIGINAL episode that sparked my entire first year challenge of suspending disbelief. Link to that:
I wanted to re-glean some of the affirmations, etc. which I gleaned originally from this episode, because at the beginning I was REALLY using them a lot and it was really powerful. I talked all about them in this episode and dove in deeper, but I will also list them here for you!
I will also list some of the ones I created or picked up throughout the last year outside of that episode, as well as some that I never mentioned in the original year but which I have been using consistently more recently, to align my life and business.
The ones I got from her/the episode:
* Where you currently are is your worst case scenario.
* What if I lived my life as if my prayers had already been answered or my dreams had already come true? What if I lived my life as if my success was inevitable? What would happen if I suspended all my doubts for just 1 year of my life? What if I lived my life as if the law of attraction were absolutely real and I had no doubts about it at all?
* “My Success is Inevitable and I am ALWAYS on the Right Path”
* The universe works in the 11th hour
* She started her original round of this in May as well - spring is definitely the time for new goals and new seeds to plant, not the new year! And the first evidence she saw - major evidence - that it was working… was not until new years eve. So like 8 months!
* You have to keep going until you hit the tipping point. HOLD THE FAITH UNTIL YOU DIE😂.
* Important question: Are you willing to go 6 months or more in suspending disbelief without results in exchange for your dream life?
* This is not a quick fix, there is a lot of inner work to be done. This process is SIMPLE but not easy. Remember that!
The ones I came up with or discovered in the in between,
* As I heal myself I heal the collective
* Hold space for the world to keep spinning on it’s own
* Electrons - Jess’s explanation of how manifestation works through the lens of an atom.
* My success is already here - living in the gratitude rampage mentality. Appreciating contrast for the perspective it gives
* My before bed manifestation process, asking for the specific things I am manifesting, in writing, and to be opened to receive them in the most aligned way, giving them to my guides as a task to support with.
* Universal breadcrumbs
* The Big Leap book (Find it on Amazon here)
* Einstein time (I always have enough time to do everything I need and want to do)
* Manifesting past the deadline - Amanda Francis
The questions I’ve been using lately that have been really impactful:
* What am I currently automating, systematizing, or aligning with my big vision?
* Is what I’m working on today moving me closer to the business model I want, or is it just keeping things running and maintaining the past version of my business that I am supposed to be moving away from?
* How am I making today stand out? How is it special? Is it going to be worth remembering?
As I said in the last episode of the first year, I am getting way more focused and specific in The Next Chapter!
I’ve decided on 3 specific things to focus on calling in to my life through the next 365 days instead of the big long laundry list I created last time.
* I am going to publish my first book. By May 1 of 2026 I will have conceptualized, outlined, written, edited, and published the damn thing. The end, no ifs ands or buts.
* I am going to create a business model that supports my life and my dreams so that I am enjoying the TIME and FINANCIAL freedom I truly desire, now.
This business model looks like:
* I am recreating the programs I run that demand my presence and time, to be run without me there, almost, if not entirely.
* I get to create and function on my natural schedule and rhythm and support my children in doing the same, while making plenty of money.
* I am going to specifically build up my passive, evergreen income, stacking all the layers, automating all that I possibly can, and trusting that I can get by financially as I do so, until the point where…
* I am going to pay off all my debt and have a savings account with 3-month’s worth of my expenses set aside in case of emergency.
Wrap up:
This podcast is going to stay REAL and raw, but as I mentioned last time I will only be doing a MONTHLY live update and reflection as an audio/written combo episode, and then I will also do 3-4 written posts per month.
I changed the name of the podcast from “Suspending Disbelief - A Challenge - 365 Days of My Raw Journey” to “Suspending Disbelief: The Next Chapter” to reflect the shift into the next part of my life and also because my next chapter has so much to do with writing my book, so I thought it was extra poetic😂.
So that’s it! This is Day One and the kickoff for The Next Chapter.
Comment what your takeaways are, and definitely let me know if you are on the Suspending Disbelief train!
🎶WOO WOOOOO ALL ABOARD🎶! Here we go again!
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BUT: I will be opening up the paid subscription for just $5/month for anyone who wants to be a part of the chat and share their stories privately with others who are on the train, actively suspending disbelief.
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You can let us all know in the chat - what are the parameters of your experiment in Suspending Disbelief this year?
Declare it, mark it on your calendar. Don’t forget your commitment. Don’t forget your ego is going to rear its head up into your path and test it. But we are suspending disbelief and doing the damn thing anyway, electrons and all!
Lastly… I am also thinking about doing a couple of interviews of other women who are participating, whether from the first year on or those just starting this year, so if you are interested in being interviewed for that, definitely make sure you are part of the paid chat so I know about your journey, and can ‘discover’ you in that sense.
I am not adding coaching per se although you all know I love to talk to you so if you are chatting, you know I will be there sometimes!
So I will talk to you all again next month! I can’t wait to update on my progress and reflect in more consistent, longer chunks! Bye!
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