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The biggest thing holding you back is you. Every day, you tell yourself stories—some empower you, but others fuel self-doubt, fear, and limiting beliefs.
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Is There A Better Question You Should Ask? (opens the original)
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Are you exhausted from feeling like you have to be the all-knowing expert with every answer? Rita Ernst welcomes UK Chartered Occupational Psychologist and co-host of Truth, Lies and Work , Leanne Elliott. Together, they unpack why our childhood conditioning to "have the right answer" triggers the expert trap in modern business—and why AI is making raw knowledge work obsolete. Grab the complimentary episode activation guide . If you are seeking a personal transformation podcast that delivers act
Will You Wallow or Rise? (opens the original)
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When life pulls the rug out from under you, do you sink into the struggle or choose how you rise? Grab the companion episode Activation Guide . In this powerful episode of The Story I'm Telling Myself , host Rita Ernst sits down with inspiration specialist Russ Hedge. After spending years as a caregiver for his parents through Alzheimer’s and cancer, Russ received his own Stage 4 melanoma diagnosis just one week after his mother passed away. From emergency brain surgeries to severe physical setb
Are You Bad at Public Speaking? (opens the original)
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Are you secretly terrified of public speaking, hiding behind slides, scripts, and numbers, hoping nobody notices your hands shaking? You are not alone. In this episode of The Story I'm Telling Myself , host Rita Ernst sits down with storytelling expert John Elbing to dismantle the crippling anxiety that keeps so many of us standing in our own way. Grab the companion episode activation guide here As a premier personal growth podcast, we dive deep into how stage fright can be transformed into a pr
Is Your People-Pleasing Narrator Sabotaging You? (opens the original)
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Is your inner critic running—or ruining—your life? Grab the companion episode activation guide. Welcome to a transformative episode of The Story I'm Telling Myself , the go-to mindset podcast and positivity podcast hosted by Rita Ernst. In this episode, we sit down with 10-time Emmy Award-winning television producer turned storytelling strategist Valerie Gordon. As the author of Fire Your Narrator: A Storyteller's Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Life , Valerie shares how she went
Are You in Your Zone of Genius? (opens the original)
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Are you exhausted from shape-shifting to meet everyone else’s expectations? On this episode of The Story I’m Telling Myself, host Rita sits down with Humaira Akhter, a transformational coach who shares her powerful journey from growing up in Bangladesh to navigating the corporate validation trap. Grab the episode activation guide. If you are searching for a mindset podcast or positivity podcast that goes beyond surface-level advice, this raw conversation is your invitation to deep, lasting chang
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