I recorded this from my car on the way to a networking event because I couldn't wait. It started as a rough morning with my middle son && turned into the most important realization I've had in a while. The habit that’s making my life harder these days is a perspective problem. && I caught myself teaching my son something I clearly needed to hear myself.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• A rough school morning && what my son was really scared of
• The seed metaphor I used with him && how it landed
• Vulnerability begets vulnerability: how to actually get to the root with your kid
• What we focus on grows, for better && for worse
• I have to vs I get to && why the difference is everything
• Where I caught myself watering the wrong weeds
• How victim mentality shows up without looking like victim mentality
• What this has to do with the reclamation I'm in the middle of

THE POINT

What you focus on grows. && if you've accidentally been living in “I have to” instead of “I get to,” everything starts to feel like a weight you're dragging instead of a life you're building.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Episode 208: Shamelessly Reclaiming My Edge
• Episode 209: Shamelessly Practicing Ambition Again
• MIXTAPE waitlist (MIXTAPE is open now through September 30th. Waitlist only.)
• Work with Ash

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

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