25. Stop Waiting To Be Ready

10/29/2026

Joyfully You

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Welcome back to the Amy show, baby! I've got a cold, a stained white shirt and a lot to say. I stopped doing this podcast because I didn't feel inspired, and then four hours after I admitted I wanted to come back, I hit record.I just got back from Tony Robbins, and one line is stuck in my head:

trade your expectations for appreciation.

I've heard it a million times, and this time it landed. I'm a pretty good boss to other people and way harsher with myself.

What we get into:

Why expectations kill joy, and how to appreciate yourself and the people around you
Redefining success on our own terms. I've had a consistent two-year lag on my goals, and that's okay.
98% of the journey is the messy middle, so you'd better have fun in it
Why I sing, dance and cook with joy, even with a hurt ankle and a lost voice
Why travel wipes your routines clean so you can try on a new version of yourself
Doing the "joy gym": choosing joy is like writing with your non-dominant hand. It's clunky at first.
Why I'm done waiting to be ready, done playing small and done being the good girl who waters things down
Normalizing being a beginner as an adult. Don't compare your chapter 2 to someone's chapter 37.

Takeaway:

Find your why, do the thing scared, messy and imperfect, and have fun doing it. The only failure is not trying.Now I want to hear from you: what do you want to create in this world? Share it with me!Make it a great day, or not. The choice is yours. 💛

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