#324: The POWER Of Letting Go With Heather!

Come on this journey with me each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our goals, overcome adversity, and set you up for a better tomorrow. I'm ready for my close up. Hi, and welcome back. I'm so glad you're back here with me this week. Okay. So anytime that I see a topic coming up, often repeatedly in my life, I always think, oh my gosh, I need to share it with you. It must be a sign that I'm supposed to talk about it. So over the past. Well, over the past few months for sure. But major, over the past two weeks, the topic of surrender keeps coming up. Now, if you are anything like how I've been my whole life, the idea of surrender sounds crazy. Like, why would you surrender to anything? Keep working hard and making everything happen. And that's how I've lived my whole entire life. And if you live like that, like, I'm here for it. I did too, right? So I get it. However, the older I become, the more I learn from my child, from people around me, the stronger my faith grows. I do understand there is something so much bigger than us out there, and if we only start to surrender to it, allow for God's plan, it's gonna be so much greater than the plan that we devise for ourselves. And I'm living it, but I'm kind of fighting it along the way. And so I'm trying to be really introspective here, and I definitely don't have it all figured out. But I want you to ask yourself these questions too. If life has been hard or challenging, and for me, for sure it has been. I just think to myself, it doesn't have to be that hard. I see some of my friends who have really easy lives, and again, no one's got, you know, you know, it unlock. There's always challenges and problems, but my life is definitely more of a struggle. And the reason why I'm really coming to believe is that I try to control every outcome. You know, I'm trying to muscle everything when in reality I need to let go, let God and surrender. And it's so confusing when you've lived your life one way for so long. It's confusing to say, oh gosh, this other way actually could be the right way. I just didn't know how to do it. Still don't really know how to do it. But I'm curious about it. I'm open to it and I'm willing to try. So that's. I've been in this situation now for more than a year, actually. But, I mean, it's really heightened very recently. And it was so interesting. I. This is a great business example and then spiritual as well. So a woman who I know from the Internet, right. I don't know her in real life. So you're not close, right? Like, you're only computer friends or whatever. But she had sent me her book. She had a new book coming out, and I had received it. I had not read it. I literally receive multiple books every single week. So sometimes there's just no time to read it. So I didn't read it, and I forgot about it. I put it away in a drawer. Anyhow, she wanted to come on the show. So I hear from her, hey, Heather, I'm gonna be in Miami this week. I'd love to meet up with you Wednesday or Thursday even, just for a coffee or a drink or just whatever for 30 minutes. Would love to meet in real life. I'm a big fan of in real life. So I said, yeah, absolutely, let's do it. We met up at the Four Seasons to get something to eat for an hour. I had a speech after. And so I just. I said, I've got an hour. And she said, yeah, great. I've got a dinner that night. Whatever. We'll get something quick. So it worked out perfect. She did not push anything on me. She just showed up, was so kind and so supportive. And I had kind of forgotten about her book. Right. I just hadn't been thinking about it. And she was asking me how I was doing, and I was explaining to her some of the challenges that I'm dealing with and, you know, some of the frustrations for me around letting go and letting God and surrendering. And she says, oh, my gosh, that's chapter seven in my book, Heather. She said, I break it all down for you. She said, I break down this whole matrix that I've had a lot of success using that I think would be really helpful for you. And so she starts asking me these questions, which is ultimately, like, what's the worst case scenario? Like, what's the absolute worst thing that could happen? What's like a middle ground option or outcome that could happen? And, like, what's the best case scenario that could happen in your mind? And can you live with all of these? Which the reality is. Yeah, I mean, you really. You can. I'm not saying I want to. Right. Like, the worst case is not my ideal case. However, I could live with it. Right? So we were chatting through the different outcomes and going through her matrix exercise. And as I'm listening to her, I'm like, this makes really good sense. Like, this is a great exercise. And it's a good exercise for you right now. If you're struggling with something, you want to surrender, you want to let go, you want to let God, but you're just like, oh, I really want to control the outcome, which, by the way, I think is normal. I think that's very human. Try to go through what are these worst case scenarios? Like, what would be the worst thing? What's the worst outcome that could happen? Can I live with it? What's like a middle ground outcome? And what's the best and ideal in our mind outcome? Which really is it ideal? We don't know yet, right? That's yet to play out. So it was a really interesting exercise. I got a lot of comfort listening to her. You know, she's gone through a lot and this exercise really has helped her fear of flying, breast cancer. I mean, a lot of issues that she's struggled with. Real major issues. And it was super helpful to kind of just let go a little bit more just through that talk with her. And it was. She was just a really wonderful person. And I don't know, sometimes I meet someone and I'm just gonna tell you right now, being face to face with someone is completely different than meeting someone on the computer. Cause you can feel their energy and their vibe and her sincerity. And she was so sweet. Anyways, so I felt so good about it. I got home, I left her to go to a talk. I had to give a talk. And when I got home that night, I pulled out her book. So it was so funny. Yet again, going face to face makes a difference. She didn't ask me to pull out her book. She was kind, supportive, and encouraging to me. And I guess what I want to encourage you right now is sometimes we think like, oh, I pitched this person this idea, or I can't get this client or this or that. Sometimes it's just about showing up, finding a way to get face to face with someone and support them, that then they're gonna start thinking on their own, how can I support her back? How can I support that person back? Because that's exactly what I did. When I got home, I pulled out her book and I thought, I need to make time to read about her book this weekend because I'm curious about it. And I love that she shared that great exercise with me. It was applicable in my life, helpful in my life. I think it could help my listeners and then I thought, you know what? And she's just a nice person. Like, I like to dig into nice people and see if there are ways I can help them. So this weekend, I was reading her book and I ended up texting her. I just said, I just wanna let you know I'm into your book, and it's really good and it's super helpful. And your conversation was so helpful with me in Miami. And I just wanna say I'm really grateful for you and I'd love to have you on my show. That is not what typically happens, right. I literally get so many pitches every single week, people wanting to come on the show. And I'm protective of you. Right? I wanna make sure that we're bringing good messaging that's helpful. That's something that's gonna aid you and assist you. But I don't wanna bring stuff that isn't useful to you because I don't, you know, this is your time. This is your show. And it was just. It was one of those interesting moments in my life where I thought, wow, she didn't strategically do that. She just showed up as the nice person that she is. Maybe she was hopeful that that would happen. I don't know. She never, you know, said or asked or even said anything about it. But now I'm interviewing her this week. So you're gonna be hearing from her in the next couple of weeks. She's gonna be a guest on the show. You're gonna hear a lot about her book, Permission to Offend, which has done really, really well. It's very, very well written and some really useful exercises in this book that are very different than the way I think. Very different than maybe the way you think. And I love that, right? Like, I love counterintuitive ways of looking at things, and it just helps you to open your mind to a different way to skin the cat, which, as I move through the struggle with surrender, I'm open to it. I'm here for it. I wanna know different ways. I wanna hear different ideas of what's worked for other people because I wanna keep pushing my boundaries. So I continue to grow and move towards surrender and ultimately surrender. Okay, so that was an interesting experience, but again, just reminded me, always go face to face. Face to face is always the answer.

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Like, I'm always trying to manhandle it still for something, and that's actually not surrender. So I try to remember that visual in my mind. I dropped the keys at the valet. I know it's fine. I have a knowing and I can let go. So I'm hopeful that you can let go. I'm hopeful that surrender is alive and well in your life, and if not, that maybe you become curious about it. You're gonna catch up with this episode with me with Rachel and hear and learn more and begin to ultimately try to allow for surrender in your life. Cause I do believe getting in the flow is such a better way of life than fighting your existence and fighting your way to get everywhere. It's just, life doesn't need to be that hard. Life is definitely meant to be more joyful.

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What's interesting is at church today, our pastor DC was preaching and she was preaching about surrender. Wouldn't you know. And it was just, it was beautiful. It did not fall on deaf ears for me. It was really, it landed really well with me. And again, I just, I'm very much open to signs. I hope you are too. I'm always looking for them and I think being divinely led is a beautiful thing and a much better way to live. She also shared today that her son at 5 years old had found Jesus. And of course both of his parents are pastors. So I'm not shocked by that. But that's very young, right? I mean, my son is incredibly spiritual and I saw a seismic change in his life over the last two years as he's moved so much closer to God. It's been incredible to watch the peace within him, the kindness, the patience. It's so beautiful. And if you have a teenager or a child in your life and you're worried about them, oh my gosh. Know this massive, tremendous change can happen in a very short window of time. I mean, frankly that can happen with anybody, not just with kids, but I've seen it in my own child's life. Pastor DC was talking about how she's seen it in her five year old's life. Massive change can happen in a very short window. Of time. Pray. Pray for that child. Pray for yourself. Pray for whoever it is. But know that blessings and miracles happen every single day. You just need to ask for them. You need to be open to receive and you need to be open to surrender, knowing that God's plan is so much greater than ours. And that is something I'm crystal clear on. Because I would have never picked to get fired. I would have never picked to step into the unknown. But today, I'm so grateful that I did. Today it makes sense, because I can connect the dots. Looking back, I couldn't do that looking forward. So have faith, let go and let God. His plan is so much greater than yours. So somebody asked me on social media about writing a book. And I just wanna give you a little bit of color on that. People overthink writing a book. Here's the key. Write. That's it. Just start writing. I googled in 2017, it was fourth quarter. I had just been fired. I flew to New York to do the Elvis Duran show. He told me I was writing a book. He said it with conviction, confidence, and I accepted it. And I googled, how do you write a book? And it said, write. So I did. And I didn't overthink it. Right. I took messy action and I wrote every single day for weeks. And then when I had a lot written, I thought, I need someone who's written books before to advise me and direct me. I need an editor. I need to invest in myself. And I did that. I hired an editor. He had written 19 books. I had written none at that point. I sent him everything that I had written and he helped refine it and improve it and orchestrate it and organize it. And before you know it, within five months, I had written and self published my first book, Confidence Creator. So just don't overthink it. Everybody wants to say, like, oh, there's this huge process and a structure and yeah, maybe some people do it that way. I certainly didn't. And I'll tell you, my second book I did with HarperCollins, Leadership Overcome youe Villains. And that book took two years to bring to life.

Why?

Because the team is so big and there were so many people involved. So it's interesting, when you self publish and do it by yourself, you can move really fast, as fast as you want. When you go the traditional route, you go at their speed, their pace and their timeline. It's very, very different. So, you know, advice on do you self publish or do you go with a traditional publisher? That's really up to you and is speed to market important? And do you want that expertise? Do you need that? Do you want that validation and that stamp? I did. I totally did. I remember thinking like, I want the stamp of HarperCollins. You know, I wanted to see that. And now that I have it, I don't know. First of all, I'd have to check my contract to see if I have, if I give them first rate refusal, my next book or if I could self publish. But I do love speed to market. And I also believe that if you're having an idea somewhere else in the world, somebody else is having that exact same idea in the exact same moment. Then it comes down to who executes faster. And that's why I've always believed speed to market is critical. Sitting around waiting and pontificating is never going to be the answer. Creating and taking chances will always be my answer. I hope it's your answer too. The world needs more creativity. The world needs more of you shining your light, showing upright and just going for it. So I hope that you're going for it this week. I hope you're willing to surrender and believe there's something so much bigger out there for you to let go, to let God, let the universe, whatever it is, whoever it is that you look towards and know that there is so much to look forward to because the best is yet to come. And it is so exciting to know that. And that is the truth. I know for sure. And I know that for you too. Until next week, keep creating your confidence. You know I will be. I decided to change that dynamic. I couldn't be more excited for what you're going to hear. Start learning and growing. Inevitably something will happen. No one succeeds alone. You don't stop and look around once in a while. You could miss it. Come on this journey with me.