Ep 027: Reframe Your Story & Find the Funny in Fear with Writer Suzanne Keilly

Dreamcatchers District Podcast - Mindset, Authentic Marketing, Coaching, Goals, Creative Entrepreneur, Online Business, Fear

Today on the Podcast, Memo to Your Future Self!

We've all heard that saying, "The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is today." But you know who reallllly feels the weight of that quote? Our future selves.

The version of you (and me) who will wake up one year from now; wishing that the YOU of today had ...

Just gotten started

Just asked for help

Just pushed through the fear of "looking dumb" or "doing it wrong" or "missing the boat" because "it's all been done already" and "what would people think?"

Your future self who wishes the you of today would have traded all those excuses for resources; all those fears for laughs. And focused more on what you wanted versus what you didn't.

Because looking back, we see how capable and deserving we always were. We see how much more time, money, & energy was lost trying to avoid fear than had we simply learned to face it.

Fact is? Your future self, just like mine, will have no choice but to look back and realize ...

The time passed, anyway.

The fear persisted, anyway.

The desire lingered, anyway.

The money got spent, anyway.

SO, as scary as it is, we might as well go for it. Perfectly imperfect, as we are, letting ourselves be compelled forward by what's becoming versus what's ending.

Not by magical thinking or rescue fantasies. Not by re-writing history or skipping over the tough moments or tying life up with a neat little bow. But by choosing to dance with doubt (like we talked about in last week's episode), supporting ourselves with systems and structures that set even the biggest setbacks up for success, and by learning how to reframe our story. So that ...

Even when a circumstance cannot change, we can.

Consider this week's episode your invitation to regroup. And to start again; becoming more and more of who you really are.

Not who you THINK you are.

Not what others EXPECT you are.

But who YOU really and truly are.

For even on your worst day, when all feels lost, you are enough. Always have been; always will be. Let there be nothing scary about that.

Enter my conversation with dear friend, writer, Suzanne Keilly

Having written for the television series “Ash vs Evil Dead” on the Starz network, the upcoming YouTube Red series “Dallas and Robo” starring John Cena and Kat Dennings, and two movies for the SYFY Channel “Killer High” which will premiere in October, and the next installment of the “Leprechaun” series, “Leprechaun Returns”, currently in production — Suzanne Keilly is known for her distinct voice; blending comedy with horror. No stranger to fear, loss, perfectionism — Suzanne is living proof that doing the work and surrounding yourself with funny folk can turn even the scariest moments into strength.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• Why the pressures you're putting on yourself don't matter

• How to reconcile when humor is helping you vs hurting you

• When you're being motivated by the wrong things (or people)

• Why creatives and entrepreneurs are most at risk for suffering

• What writing, goals, and being flexible all have in common

• Where you might be conflating two entirely different things

• The surprising liberation that comes with loss, transition & crisis

• How to start every new creative project & the mindset you need

• Why empaths really need to stop trying to make others comfortable

• And the reason this won't be the last time you're crying on the floor (+ why that's GOOD!)

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Suzanne: Twitter , Website

• Classes Mentioned: Malcom Gladwell's Masterclass

• Past Episodes: Ep #002 "How to Love Yourself & Go Pro with Heather Stewart," Ep #008 "How to Take Nothing Personally & Live for Today with Alex Albrecht," Ep #025 "Side Hustles with Intrapreneur & Driven Yogi founder Keisha Courtney," Ep #026 "How to Dance with Doubt (3 Types + Practices)

• Books: Malcom Gladwell's Outliers , David & Goliath , Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

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