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Last week we played the what-if game. What if all these obnoxious thoughts we had on consistent bases had nothing to do with our worthiness yet they continue to hinder us from creating epic shit? Right. So if none of these thoughts have anything to do with us. If it's not that we're wrong. If it's not that we're unworthy. If it has nothing to do with our past, then what is it? That is the question, Queen. What is it? Listen in to learn how we can identify and solve for the actual problem. And don't forget that for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're calling it the Melanin Hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. The next call is happening on May 27, 2022, at noon. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 76 Be OBNOXIOUS! RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Sign up for FREE coaching in May 2022 - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today we are going to play the what-if game. As high achieving women being marginalized and growing up in the way that we have, we've been conditioned with all these negative thoughts in our brains that we have to fight against on a daily basis. Things like I'm wrong. I'm unworthy. I can't do this. Who am I to think of doing some epic sh*t? What if those thoughts were wrong and the epic sh*t that we want to do really was a possibility? What if? Just because our brain is offering it to us doesn't mean that it is true. Listen in to learn how to play the what-if game so that you can begin to transform these negative what-if thoughts into great motivators that can get you to dream bigger. Also as a reminder, for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're gonna call it the Melanin Hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 61 Your Dreams Don’t Need A Co-Signer RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Sign up for FREE coaching in May 2022 - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Contrary to what you may have heard, in most cases, you get more benefit from sharing your desire than if you don't, and the most important person you need to share it with consistently is YOU. I say we have to be obnoxious about ourselves, our goals/desires and what we want to do, and who we want to be when it comes to creating a new self-concept. What do I mean by this? Listen in to learn more. And for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're gonna call it the Melanin Hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 75 They Don’t Get Me! RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Sign up for FREE coaching in May 2022 - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Have you ever thought to yourself, “they don't get me”? Listen, if you're a high-achieving black woman, you’re probably talking about some things that some people don't get. Here is the thing, secretly we want them to get us. This is a primal instinct to want to feel like we are understood and we belong. So when we're different, and people start making reference to it. There's this discomfort. And that's what I want to talk about. As we recognize and honor that desire within ourselves to create our epic shit, not everyone will get us. And that is okay. What we tend to do in response to this is to think that we are wrong or go on a mission to prove to them that we are right. By doing this, we're using precious resources of our brain, trying to solve for people to get us. You are wasting the energy that is needed to actually solve the problem of us creating our epic shit. Here is what you should do instead. Listen in to learn more. And for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're gonna call it the melanin hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 19 Let Them Be Wrong About You RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Sign up for FREE coaching in May 2022 - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Do you know how these series get us hooked and cause us to binge-watch? It's because they end each episode with a cliffhanger that leaves your brain wanting to know and figure out what will happen next. And so you keep watching one episode after another until you’ve binge-watched the series. In this same way, our life can be a series of cliffhangers but these cliffhangers keep us living our past, watching what we did, didn't do, or could have done rather than creating new things. Essentially we are binge-watching our lower brain. This is keeping us from creating epic shit be we get to decide how we interrupt this pattern. We can start creating, directing, and editing our life in the direction we want it to go. Listen in to learn how. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 37 Worry Window RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

If you are old enough to have played Candyman as a child you can remember entering a dimly lit room (usually the bathroom), standing in front of a mirror, and saying the name "Candyman" five times in a row. The expectation is that the monster will show up behind you. This experience caused you to intentionally put yourself in a scary situation. I remember being so scared that I would never make it to the count of five before flipping the lights back on. Here is the thing, some of us are still playing Canyman with ourselves. We have painful experiences in our past that we constantly bring up when we want to do epic shit. I get it, playing Candyman with ourselves, intentionally scaring ourselves, prevents us from doing or creating the same thing again in the future but this is hindering our progress and growth. Rather than viewing your past from a place of fear, you can view it from a place of empowerment. Tune in to learn how to make this shift. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I always say that safe people create epic shit and do it in a sustainable way but how do you develop an internal feeling of safety? You may wonder if or even believe that a haven of serenity exists inside of you, but it does. Queens, it does. Our guest today, Sherina Hill, Life + Business Coach will share how her experience with coaching led to her feeling a deep internal self-generated safety rooted in gentleness. A profound experience that she will foster forever. You will hear her say that “this is the most important work you will ever do in your life because, in order to go beyond where you currently are, you have to be willing to go deeper and look at where you are making an agreement in your life to your littleness”. From there you can elevate to your next level and create more epic shit. An internal sense of safety is a journey and is built from the recognition of your authentic power and trust that there is an unwavering well of support and guidance within you. It starts with honoring and appreciating your authentic self, committing to the deep work, and allowing the unfolding. Listen in to learn more. And if you are ready to start your journey of internal safety, join my group coaching program. The waitlist can be found by visiting www.brigjohnson.com/group. GUEST INFO — Sherina Hill, Life + Business Coach Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sherinatoday/?hl=en RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Attached to form means that you are attached to the way you think something is supposed to look. You have a singular idea of how you are supposed to achieve something. For example, let's say your goal is to have an amazing relationship or even marriage. And so you are dating a wonderful person and that relationship does not work out. If you are attached to form then your grieving process of the loss of that relationship would be extreme because your attachment would be that this relationship was the one, the only one, through which you could have an amazing relationship/marriage. That is attachment to form. The fact is that what you want is an amazing relationship/marriage and it could come through any relationship but you have decided that this failed relationship was your only opportunity. The problem with going through life attached to form is that we miss so many other opportunities in our lives and it leads to misery. Queens, this is a scarcity mindset. It's a construct made up in our minds. There is no singular way to be happy, content, successful, or to create epic shit. You have the opportunity to release the attachment so that you can maximize the various opportunities that you are exposed to. Listen in to learn how. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

You guys know how I am always talking about self-coaching, right? That’s because I truly believe that it is a powerful tool to aid in your growth on your journey to accomplish epic shit. We all hold limiting beliefs and thought patterns we are not aware of. Self-coaching will assist you in managing these thoughts so that you can create the future you desire and then expand your vision to help you attract it into reality. Our guest today is my private coaching client, Elaine and she has done a wonderful job of using self-coaching to see her self limitations and then refocus her thoughts to a new perspective of her choosing. You're in for a treat with this conversation. Her journey of self-trust, self-love, and security is inspiring. If you are ready to start your journey of self-trust and self-regulation, join my group coaching program. Registration is open now and the cart will close on March 31, 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Do you know what a Cyborg is? Don't run to google, I'll tell you. According to dictionary.com, a Cyborg is a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device. Often times when things happen to us in life we forget that we are human beings having a human experience and that includes us experiencing all the emotions that we feel and it's okay. Instead, we try to fix these emotions as if there is something wrong with them. Queens, we are not Cyborgs. Our physiological functioning is not aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device. We get to feel all the discomfort of our emotions and move forward anyway. Listen in to learn how to do this. And if you are ready to manage your mind and uncover all of those balls and chains that are making our path overwhelming so that we can continue to do epic shit with ease. Then join my Deeply Rooted group coaching program. Applications are open now until March 31. Join by visiting https://www.brigjohnson.com/group. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

As a coach of high-achieving women, I find that so many of us have stopped dreaming. Our ancestors sacrificed for us so that we have what they dreamed of and now that we are successful and comfortable we have stopped dreaming. There are many reasons for this that include us not waiting to fail or appear to be greedy. As you know, my mission is to help high-achieving women become their best selves so that we can create our epic shit, whatever it is. It doesn't have to be epic to anybody but you, but I want you to assume your authority to create because that's what we are. We're creators, Queens. And we create with our dreams. Let me show you how. All you need to do is take the next step. Join the waitlist for my group program, Deeply Rooted. The group is all about learning and understanding ourselves through self-awareness, self-mastery, a little bit of self-regulation and so much more. The doors are open now, visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/group to join. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 11 Be Your Own DOPA-MAN EP. 13 I Ain’t All That LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today's episode is not only inspiring, it's downright amazing. You'll be hearing from my private client, Lenora, as she shares her story of transformation. Even though she was hesitant about coaching she ultimately made the decision to commit to herself and make the investment. As you’ll her say, she could have gone and taken a trip or spent the money elsewhere, but once that's over, she was going to be the same person and she decided that it was worth it for her to spend the resources to really change her life, to think differently about her life. This has been the best decision she has made for her present and future self. In the pursuit to uplevel her thinking, you'll hear how Lenora discovered her secret weapon, self-love, and compassion. The biggest realization was knowing that she is capable of doing it and that however, she shows up in the world, she can always choose to love who she is. This is how we create emotional safety within to be ourselves. As Lenora says, “the more you hold space for yourself, the more compassion you show yourself, the more love you show yourself, the more you can love others and the faster change happens.” If you are ready for change, join the waitlist for my group coaching program starting in March 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register and join the next masterclass happening on March 11, 12, and 13th. It's a free webinar focused on how to stop getting in your way. Register at https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

We are usually much harder on ourselves than others. Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy. We're going to experience failure from time to time. It's inevitable. During stressful times, we can find ourselves falling into traps, such as negative self-talk, those damaging things we say to ourselves that get in the way of us doing epic shit. You see, we've been taught how to be very harsh with ourselves because other people were very harsh with us for generations. It’s time to stop being so hard on yourself! And I want to help you with this. Join my next masterclass happening the first week of March 2022. If you've ever been stuck, if you've ever struggled with self-doubt, if you spend way too much time making a decision because you just gotta get it right, this is the master class for you because I will explain why we do what we do and how to correct it. Visit https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 38 Let's Talk Intimacy - https://breakthroughwithbrig.podbean.com/e/ep-38-lets-talk-intimacy/ EP. 03 Playing Fetch - https://breakthroughwithbrig.podbean.com/e/ep-04-playing-fetch/ LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

What it means to be rootbound is having roots formed into a dense, tangled mass that allows for little or no space for further growth. It’s staying in the container although it stumps your growth. And for some of us, staying in that container leads to our demise. So I want to ask you, are there parts of you that you have allowed to die away? Are there parts of you that you have allowed to just wither? If you answered yes to these questions, I want to invite you to join my group program, Rooted. It's not just a program about self-love, understanding ourselves, understanding all the conditioned thoughts we have and improving our relationship with ourselves. It's all of that but there's another component which is us coming together as black women, and achieving some impossible, epic shit! Queens, I want us to get out of the same places and go into bigger circles, but the only way we can do that is if we're rooted in ourselves. I want to show you how. Join the waitlist for my group coaching program starting in March 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 59: Who Are You Being? - https://breakthroughwithbrig.podbean.com/e/ep-59-who-are-you-being/ LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

As high-achieving black women, many of us deal with what is now called Racial Imposter Syndrome. Racial Imposter Syndrome is the feeling that we don't belong because those around us in our homogenous communities make it known that we are not being black enough for one reason or another. From coaching my clients I've come to realize that this is a very common theme. They get to a point where they struggle with the decision to go after big epic goals because it feels like the further they go the more isolated they feel. Success for them means that culturally they aren't black enough. Why is it that descriptions such as successful, educated, and articulate are reserved only for white people, as though a black person can only ever be uneducated and ratchet? In this episode, we’ll discuss how we can shake this feeling of not being black enough so that we can let the mask down and be our authentic selves. And if you want more help with cleaning up your thoughts, consider joining my upcoming group coaching program, Rooted, where I will show you how to stop feeling ashamed about your success and how to partner with your self-sabotaging patterns and make them your superpowers. Join the waitlist for my group coaching program starting in March 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today we are talking about all things group coaching and I am so excited to share this with you. It’s all about being rooted. For me being rooted means accepting the various aspects of yourself, from past to present. Feeling aligned with your own values that have developed over time. It means that you are fixed, unmovable, and entrenched in your worthiness. Queens, imagine what it would be like if our worthiness was no longer questioned. If we were deeply unmovable, unwavering, entrenched, and habitually rooted in ourselves. This is what I want for us. I want us to be rooted in ourselves so that we become our own safe place to land. I will teach you exactly how to do this through several different processes and methodologies in my upcoming group coaching program. If you are ready to get Rooted in YOU, join the waitlist for my group coaching program starting in March 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I have a fun episode for you today! I want to talk about being a grown a** woman. If you’re a mother, you may have cultivated “the look” that you give to your kids that lets them know that the thing they are asking is not up for negotiation or whatever they are doing stops now. That signature look says that you’ve established intentional boundaries and remained consistent with enforcing them. Guess what? We can do the same thing with our brains. When we find that we are not showing up for ourselves in a way that we want to, like we set a desire to do something, and then we don't do it, its time to be a grown a** woman and set some boundaries with our brain so that when we make a commitment to ourselves to do something and life happens rather than allowing our brains give us all the reason why we can’t, we can give our brain “the look” that says the decision has been made, this is not a negotiation. From there we will transition into curiosity mode and seek out a solution of how we can do the thing we committed to do. Listen in to learn how. And if you are struggling with getting yourself to do what you say you want to do and want help with managing your brain so that you can stop telling yourself the same story and creating the same result over and over again, then join the waitlist for my group coaching program starting in March 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Are you waiting for people to cosign your belief, goals, and dreams? I have news for you Queen, you don’t need a co-signer to fulfill your dreams! I repeat it's your dream, you don't need others' approval! When you outsource or wait for others to cosign whether or not you can do the thing you are essentially saying that you don't believe you have a good enough track record to show up for yourself to do the hard things. Listen, your version of you will always be higher than their version of you. So stop waiting for them to support you. Stop waiting for them to get excited about your goal. Stop waiting for them to cosign. Your belief in yourself is enough. If you're a high-achieving woman and you’re trying to understand why your still shrinking, why you doubt yourself, I can tell you exactly why. Let me help you to uncover why you do what you do. Join the waitlist for my group coaching program starting in March 2022. Visit www.brigjohnson.com/group to register. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Check out my current hair vibe - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vzap04e4w6_2fCJyQS6C3E9xHXl2UJrH LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Society tells us that when things don’t work out we are supposed to beat ourselves up. And that is exactly what we do. When we are experiencing frustration with our choices or decisions, we may punish ourselves. This comes in many forms, like restricting ourselves from enjoying good things or engaging in negative self-talk. I want to offer that there is another way to handle disappointment. I want us to learn to cultivate self-trust. It is important that regardless of the outcome of our goal we will love ourselves MORE on the other side of that result. Yes, we can decide that not only are we going to do the thing, we are also not going to beat ourselves up regardless of the outcome especially if the outcome doesn't happen in the way or the timeframe we expect. So why is this important and how do you cultivate self-trust? Listen in to learn more. And If you are ready to cultivate self-trust and level up your experience, I will be starting a group coaching program in March 2022. It’s a small community of 10 women to help you update your programming, choose self-trust and start doing epic sh*t, join the waitlist now at www.brigjohnson.com/group. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Happy New Year! It’s the season of resolutions, goals, and choosing a word for the year. As we start thinking about our goals and strategies for what we want to accomplish this year, I want to remind you that we are not human doings, nor are we human havings, we are human beings. This means that in order to accomplish a goal we must become a person who can make that happen. Often times we are so focused on the goal, on the doing, that we miss the point of identifying who we have to be to get that goal. When we are human doings, our actions require external validation, and when things don’t work out we beat ourselves up. But if we were human being, we establish our validation through our thoughts and our feelings about ourselves. Rather than operating from fear and scarcity, you operate from self-trust, love, and compassion. From this space, you can set EPIC goals. So as we are planning for the next twelve months also think about who you want to be. If you need help with this process, I will be starting a group coaching program in March 2022. It’s a small community of 10 women to help you make the switch from human doings to human beings. Join the waitlist now at www.brigjohnson.com/group. RESOURCES — Join the Group Coaching Waitlist -https://www.brigjohnson.com/group Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Hey ya'll! You are in for another treat with a client spotlight. Today we are chatting with my client and general life coach, Saprina Allen. Come be a fly on the wall and listen in as we discuss her experience with being a coach and also coaching with me. I love how she describes some people's hesitation with coaching because we don't want anyone to know that we are a hot mess but in reality, we all have unique yet similar experiences and it's all part of our humanness. Coaches are there to show you your blind spots and guide you to where you desire to grow. You will absolutely love this conversation. Press play to join in now and have a wonderful New Year. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST — Saprina Allen, General Life Coach for Millenial Women Website - https://saprinaallen.com/instagram Instagram - @itssaprina -https://www.instagram.com/itssaprina/ RESOURCES — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Our guest today is Mars Lord. Mars is a coach, a birth activist, a doula educator, and the leading voice about black maternal mortality and health in the UK and beyond. She has also spoken to Parliament and can be found on the record in the history books for her work with black maternal health. As you can imagine, being a leader in these spaces carries a high level of stress and overwhelm. Mars describes her work as heavy because it comes with lots of emotional strain as she’s educating people on anti-racism. Listen as she shares how having a coach helps her carry that load, balance her mind, and apply her anger in a situation in a far more productive way than she's used to doing. This is a powerful conversation and I'm sure you will hear something that you can relate to and apply to your life. Tune in now to join the conversation. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST — Mars Lord, Life Coach, Dula, Activist, Educator Website - https://marslord.co.uk/home/ Twitter - @_MarsLord - https://twitter.com/_marslord Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_marslord/?hl=en RESOURCES — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Thought work is a tool for revealing your brain to yourself. It helps you bring awareness to the sentences that are floating in your head, the feelings you have because of those thoughts, and the action you take as a result of those feelings. And like any tool, it can be used for us or against us. I see this as a trend that is happening in my coaching practice where clients want to use the Model to generate happiness, only to find out it's not working as planned. In this episode, I share with you what this unproductive way of using thought works is and how to start using it more effectively. RESOURCES — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP 40. You Were Pruned This Way! LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

In general, we tend to make an effort to be kind to others by reminding ourselves to pause and intentionally reflect on our words and actions, asking ourselves whether they’re of benefit to others. So when someone cuts us off in traffic, we remind ourselves that we don’t know what other people are going through. Maybe they had a stressful day at work or they are caring for a sick family member. This is a wonderful practice because it gives us the opportunity to practice compassion. The issue is that the same isn’t true when it comes to us. We don't take the time to notice and challenge a lot of negative thoughts that we direct at ourselves. Queens, the most important relationship you will ever have on this earth is your relationship with yourself. And relationships are simply the thoughts and feelings we have about a person. You want to build a better relationship with yourself. To do this you must listen to the thoughts and feelings you have about yourself and question them. Tune in to learn more. RESOURCES — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 02 Your Brain is F*cking with You EP. 04 The Snatch Back EP. 42 Duck Feet: Pedaling But Going Nowhere Fast LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Hey ya’ll! You are in for a treat today! I have been thinking about this term that I believe is so accurate, “Silence is violence”. It is so beautiful and empowering to watch so many of us uniting by forming organizations and groups so that we can be heard. We're on the diversity and inclusion committees, we're seeing it on Facebook, we're showing it on Instagram, we're having the hard conversations and we're no longer asking to be heard, we’re demanding it. We are saying, “I will not be silent anymore.” This is what I call our outer game. This has led me to think about another area where silence can be violent to us. It's what I call our inner game. This is the part of the game that is the most important. Queen, are you listening to you? Are you silencing parts of yourself? Are you defending you to you? We all know this voice in our head that constantly criticizes, belittles, and judges us. You know that voice that is often referred to as the inner critic. Our inner critic can be cruel. Its impact determines our overall mental wellbeing. So when you have negative thoughts about yourself, are you defending yourself? You see, when we don't speak up for ourselves against that inner critic, your silence is a form of betrayal to yourself. We must stop the violence to ourselves by learning how to be compassionate, nurturing, and loving to ourselves. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I love to observe my clients and share with them the patterns that I notice. Their habits, their groove because once we know our patterns, we can prepare for it. In episode 51 we discussed our quit pattern. This is the point where we often find ourselves giving up and quitting. We discuss the importance of identifying this pattern because once we know where or when we tend to give up, we can address it by using thought work to explore our limiting beliefs so they can be released really quickly and help us to remove mental obstacles that are stopping us from reaching our goals. This week I want to discuss our go all-in pattern. This is the point where you decide that you are all in on a goal and you're fully committed. So for you, when do you decide to go all-in? Is it when you know all the what if’s and solve for them? Is it after you receive external validation and gather others people's opinions? Or is it when you have evidence that you will succeed? Whatever it is, it's ok. There is nothing wrong. We just need to identify our pattern so that we can then create thought disruptors, like plans and protocols to redirect our pathways and decide to go all-in now without the disruptors stopping us. Listen in to learn more. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 52 The Value of Coaching with Ashley Rhodes EP. 51 What’s Your Quit Pattern? EP. 12 Be A Boy Scout for Your Goals RESOURCES — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Self-discovery is a process where a person is guided, through self-questioning and examination of one's own thoughts, words, and actions, in order to reach their own conclusions regarding who they truly are. This is at the core of the work that our guest, Ashley Rhodes, focuses on in her practice as a life coach. Through her own growth, Ashley discovered that part of her work here in this lifetime is to help guide others to a life they desire. A life where they embody the power and skills to create more joy, acceptance, ease, and love of self. She believes that coaching allows for space to safely and honestly work through what’s holding you back from what is possible in your life. She works with people who feel disconnected and dissatisfied in their lives and helps them master intentionality to create the life that they truly love living. Listen in as we discuss her experience with coaching from the perspective of a coach and a client and how it has allowed for some major breakthroughs in her life. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST — Ashley Rhodes, Life Coach and Owner of Ashley Rhodes Personal Coaching Website - https://www.ashleyrhodescoaching.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_ashley_rhodes/ RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Do you find yourself quitting things a lot? Whatever it is we want to achieve in life, no matter how much we want it, there will always be times when we hit a challenging period, our motivation hits a wall and we feel like giving up. This is because by default, our mindsets and thought patterns play out over and over again throughout our life. If we don’t identify and change them we're likely to repeat exactly the same pattern again. That's why it is important for us to identify our quit pattern. Once we know where or when we tend to give up, we can address it by using thought work to explore our limiting beliefs so they can be released really quickly and help us to remove mental obstacles that are stopping us from reaching our goals. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BREAKTHROUGHCALENDAR LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Have you ever noticed that when you are in a difficult situation the motivation that you need to get out of it seems to come easy compared to when you are in a good situation but you desire more? The thing is that going from bad to good is a different journey than going from good to better and it requires different motivation. While going from bad to good you are motivated by pain and discomfort but going from good to better you are already comfortable so you need a different strategy for motivation. There is a right and a wrong way to accomplish this and I want to help you make this journey with ease and joy. Listen in as I share some key strategies that you can implement to move from good to better without drama. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

For the most part, we recognize that if our past was not so good, our brain tends to use it against us by constantly providing evidence of past mistakes to justify the current goal won't be realized. But if our past was “goodt” wouldn't we still have this problem? The answer is yes. No matter how perfect your past is. No matter how well things line up, your brain will still use your past against you. Once we hit an obstacle we begin to say to ourselves “That big thing was hard, this should have been easy. Why am I struggling?” And we make it mean we’re not smart enough, we’re not predestined to do this thing. Listen, none of those things are true. Our brain is f***ing with us. Our history of success can equally be used against us and when we recognize that this is happening we must slow down and reroute our thoughts. Tune in to learn how. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Black women are forced to conquer dual challenges in the workplace as members of two minority groups. We have to deal with the disadvantages of not just being a woman, but also being black. I’d like us to discuss how black professional women can break barriers and achieve success. I am joined today by my client Simone. We are chatting about her experience with coaching after dealing with several losses in her personal life and feeling displaced in her professional life. She explains how shifting her mindset has proved to be such a powerful thing because by changing her mindset there has been a huge impact on her outcomes. It’s time to quiet the self-doubting voices in your head so that you can feel empowered and find success. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Today I want to continue our conversation about desire. I want to talk about another reason why we dampen our success expectancy. We've been taught that our future success is based on how successful we have been in the past. The thing is, if most of us looked to our past to determine our future success, we would not have any hope of creating the desires of our hearts because our brain is going to tell us every little detail about our failures. Can I tell you something? Our past has absolutely nothing to do with our ability to create in the future. We can create desire, whatever it is that we want. Lean into it. It's possible. Don't allow your brain to give you probability thoughts. When our brain is saying NO, we get to say YAS! Listen in as we unpack this concept. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 03 Playing Fetch LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Disappointment is the unhappiness you feel from the failure of something hoped for or expected to happen. This is the internal fear that you experience when it comes to wanting and desiring more. For a lot of us, we don't want to desire because we're unwilling to experience disappointment. So in this episode, I want to help us understand the disappointment in such a way that we are okay with experiencing it. When we put it all together we have to understand our cultural history, which is the danger of desire, the immortality of desire, greed, and our lack of tools for preparing ourselves for experiencing discomfort, disappointment. Once we understand this we can move on to the work of cultivating desire. Listen in as I share three ways that you can deal with the fear of disappointment that is dampening your desire. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 28 Your Leaving Your Goodt, Goodt LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

In episode 44 we talked about how vital it is for us to have desire yet having desire is often viewed as greed. I want to offer that we can be grateful and still desire more. It is the desire that moves us and gives our life direction. Without this continuous stream of desiring, there would be no reason to do anything. So if we want the thing, we have to create the desire to want it. And if we want to create the desire to want it, we have to make it safe for us to do so. With this realization, why is it that we still shy away from experiencing desire? The reason why we dampen our desire is to avoid a specific feeling. It’s what we feel when our expectations for the desired outcome are dashed. This reason is totally in our control and that is what I want to unravel in this episode. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 44 The One Emotion That Scares The Sh*t Out Of Us And Why LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

If we want to attract a thing into our lives, it's first necessary to have a deep, burning desire for it. Desire is a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. It is the mental state that is needed to cultivate anything for us at all. Such as those big goals that we have. We may believe that it's only natural for people to want all manner of things, but often the concentrated mental effort needed to put into motion the forces of circumstance to bring the desired goal/dream from the mental realm into the physical is not there. This lack of desire is true for WOC. Desire is the one emotion that scares the shit out of us. And today, I want to talk about why that is. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 18 Yes, I'm Angry and I'm a Black Woman, So what? EP. 23 Emasculate...Is That Possible? EP. 22 When The Angry Black Woman Stereotype Follows You Home EP. 21 You're Angry, NOW WHAT EP. 27 An interview with Dr. Koritha Mitchell, author of From Slave Cabins to the White House Book - From Slave Cabins to the White House: Homemade Citizenship in African American Culture LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Why do we give so much credence to what others think of us? The truth is that we are responsible only for ourselves, and our own feelings. We are not responsible for the feelings of others, and we do not cause those feelings to surface. Just like for yourself, the feelings that they experience are those that they have created for themselves. Yet we regularly have the thought that OPT (other people’s thoughts) about us are more important than our own and so we try to manage OPT by editing ourselves constantly. I want to free you from the desire to try to manage OPT about you by helping you to understand why you value OPT in the first place and how to instead value your own thoughts and opinion of yourself. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Your mind is constantly filtering and bringing to your attention information that affirms your preexisting beliefs as well as presenting you with repeated thoughts and impulses that mirrors what you've done in the past. These thoughts are hidden beliefs that dictate the direction you go in and at which speed. Most of them are not actually serving you. I like to think of these thoughts as little duck feet pedaling feverishly in the water but going nowhere fast. The duck feet are your internalized thoughts underneath your awareness, your consciousness that you actually get to question. So if you ever feel like you’re just going in circles, it’s these hidden thoughts that are directing you and that is one of the reasons why you are not making any progress towards your goals. So listen in as we discuss a few ways to start retraining your mind to be your ally, not your enemy. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 04 The Snatch Back EP. 41 Managing Your Mind - The First Step LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

I once heard the saying that “the quality of your life is dependent on the quality of your questions.” I thought this was so fascinating and then I also had the thought that the one thing that we rarely question is our thoughts. We rarely ask ourselves, “why are you thinking that?” Every day the average person has an average of 12,000–60,000 thoughts a day. These thoughts can range from a different variety of things. So they are not all bad thoughts but primarily I personally believe this would be beneficial to bring awareness to those quite negative thoughts that seem harmless. You know the one that makes you feel like you are in the fight or flight mode or makes you feel like you're stuck or shut down. Of course, questioning your thoughts doesn't have to only apply when it's negative. There are many different instances where questioning your thoughts can be very beneficial. I want you to know that you don't have to believe your thoughts. You get to question the validity of the story you tell yourself and in this episode, I share with you exactly how to do that. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Our brain will offer us all kinds of thoughts, especially the thoughts it’s used to thinking. But just because these thoughts are familiar doesn't mean that they are useful. Our brains are doing what it was designed to do. It’s being efficient but we don’t want our minds running loose with destructive or unmonitored thoughts. Therefore we must monitor the thoughts and then manage and redirect them. Remember that intentional thinking creates intentional results so to create the results you want, you must be intentional with your thinking by choosing a thought that will give you the feeling you need to take action and these actions will create your desired result. You may have tried doing this before and think that it is impossible to change your thoughts, that they just happen and you have no control over them but I am here to tell you that, it's not true. You can control your thoughts. It starts with you being intentional with your thinking. It will take some practice but you can do it and in this episode, I show you exactly how to manage your mind so that you create on purpose. This is the work that I specialize in. If you need help up-leveling your thoughts, I invite you to book a breakthrough call with me at https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Workcation pictures from Cabo- https://bit.ly/3kfj6S4 LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Are you on the journey to get your life? Then it may be time to think about life coaching. A life coach acts as a guide to assist you in retraining your mind by adopting new ways of thinking, which can involve replacing harmful beliefs with positive and affirming ones in order for you to reach personal and professional fulfillment. Think of a life coach as someone whose literal job is to help you reach your goals and ultimately enhance your life. In today's episode, I am joined by Jennifer Moore, a private client who will be sharing with us how her decision to hire a life coach has amplified her quality of life. As a life coach herself, she knows the value that coaching has to offer. Listen in as she shares her experience and tells us why she is clear that her life is much richer because she invested in a life coach. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST — Jennifer Moore of Jennifer Moore Coaching Website -http://www.jennifermoorecoaching.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jennifermoorecoaching/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferMooreCoaching/ RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

“Imagine meeting someone who wants to learn your past not to punish you but to understand how you need to be loved”. – Unknown As I reenter the world of dating I have been self-coaching on how I feel about this process. I find myself pondering the thought of how we show up to a date with the intention to actually get to know the other person and determine if there is a connection. I’ve also been thinking about why we do this. The goal of dating is usually to find a partner, someone who you can grow to become intimate with. True intimacy happens when both people feel safe enough to be vulnerable. There is support for each other's weaknesses and celebration of each other's strengths. The couple has agreed on a definition of fidelity and both feel secure that the other will not violate that understanding. This then led me to think about what it would be like if we learned to find true intimacy with ourselves. Are you intimate with yourself? Are you safe with you? How well do you know you? Queen, we don’t know ourselves enough to understand how we need to love ourselves. No, we understand ourselves, to punish ourselves. It is time to change this dynamic. This is the work that I specialize in. If you need help improving that core relationship with yourself, I invite you to book a breakthrough call with me at https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall to learn how to increase your intimacy with yourself. Listen in to learn more. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

We all know that life comes with unavoidable physical and emotional pain. That seems to be a non-negotiable part of the deal. The negotiable part is how much time you will spend worrying about it. If you have a legitimate reason to be stressed; then let yourself worry; it’s normal but I challenge you to adapt the concept of a Worry Window so that you are not using precious energy to worry when it is not necessary. A Worry Window is a period of time that you set aside to worry about whatever issue is at hand and it can decrease the amount of time you spend worrying. Giving yourself Worry Windows frees your brain of all the energy that you're taking away from your current circumstances, the enjoyment, fulfillment, creativity, problem-solving, and puts it at a set time where you have decided this is when you will worry and these are the parameters. We will be talking about this topic in more depth at this month's masterclass. If you're not a regular on a master class schedule, please go to my website, www.brigjohnson.com, and click the link to join. I usually do two, three master classes a month. Also, I am offering a small group coaching opportunity that is coming up for a very limited few people. I am running this totally as a beta. So if you're interested in joining a very small group coaching program where, in community, we will coach through our issues, in a way that I think enhances and can sometimes make the transformation faster. Then I invite you to send me an email to express your interest at [email protected]. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 31 Stop Having One-Sided Conversations with Your Brain LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

In this episode, I discuss a few random topics that I have on my mind. This is a rant where I coach you through some thoughts that may be blocking your potential. I know you have heard me say it before but our thoughts must be managed if we want to move past our self-imposed barriers. Let's talk about how you can do that. Press play to catch these gems. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Did you know that Black women are 80% more likely than women of other races to change their natural hair to meet social norms or expectations at work? Narrow beauty standards make it difficult for black women to freely celebrate their own beauty. While all women experience pressure to conform to certain standards of appearance, society’s bias has resulted in unfair judgment and discrimination against Black women based on hair texture and protective hairstyles, including braids, locs, and twists, that are inherent to our race. For this reason, the C.R.O.W.N Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, is a law that prohibits discrimination based on hair texture and hairstyle. In July 2019 this bill became a law and is now law in 8 states (CA, CO, MD, NY, NJ, VA, WA, CT). The Crown Act was a milestone but there is still a lot of work to do. I want to talk about what this means for us high-achieving women and how we can embrace our natural beauty and celebrate our self-expression. Tune in to join the conversation. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall Good Hair Documentary by Chris Rock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MazokEvX63I LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

The need to succeed is a natural human desire, yet for Black women, our success is beyond simple bragging rights or a pat on the back. Our success represents something bigger than our own personal victory. The issue is that this desire presents an added pressure to be perfect and not mess up because we constantly feel the responsibility to not fail, we cannot afford to fail. Unfortunately, this pressure keeps us from meeting ourselves where we are. Meaning, we don't allow space to just be an imperfect human. We don’t want to mess up because then that means something is wrong with us and we have to fix it and fixing it means beating ourselves up which causes us suffering. I want you to know that we are allowed to mess up sometimes. We won't always get it right and that's ok. Listen in to learn how to give yourself grace and meet yourself where you are. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

A life coach is someone whose expertise is to support you in enhancing your life. A life coach acts as a guide to assist you in retraining your mind by adopting new ways of thinking, which can involve replacing harmful beliefs with positive and affirming ones in order for you to reach personal and professional fulfillment. Basically, you can think of a life coach as someone whose literal job is to help you reach your goals and ultimately enhance your life. Today, I am joined by Jane Jones, PhD. Jane is a writing coach and developmental editor who helps womxn academic authors transform their relationship with writing. She’s a proud New Yorker, weekend bourbon drinker, and former tenure-track professor of sociology. Jane was once an overworked academic, under such intense stress that she developed a lactose intolerance. Eventually, after becoming disillusioned with the structural inequalities and what felt like outright-hostile working conditions of my university, Jane left academia to found Up In Consulting. In her six years as a developmental editor, she’s worked with writers who have published books with presses including University of Chicago, Oxford, Princeton University Press, New York University Press, and Bloomsbury. She decided to hire a coach after realizing that she was not taking time to process her thoughts which hindered the progress in her business. We think we have to do this alone, listen in as we discuss the value of having support on your journey to leveling up. Press play to join the conversation. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST — Jane Jones, PhD., Writing Coach and Developmental Editor for Academic Womxn Website - http://upinconsulting.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/janejoann?lang=en Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janejoannphd/?hl=en Elevate a 6-month, interactive book-writing program for academic womxn - https://elevate.upinconsulting.com/apply/ RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

We are not our thoughts. Thoughts are merely thoughts, they do not paint the picture of who we are. It’s not our thoughts themselves that bring things to fruition, it’s our actions. And so it is important to manage our thoughts so that we will take actions that will actually serve us. It’s all about being aware that the intrusive, scary thoughts are merely unsubstantial nothingness that we should question and challenge, and that our intentional, positive thoughts can help shape our behaviors in productive ways. Our brain adds its own narrative to everyday events which we accept as truth. It's time to tell our brains NO and change the narrative. Listen in to learn how. If you want help with this work, I invite you to reach out to me. I’d love to support you on this journey. Visit my website, www.brigjohnson.com to book your breakthrough call today. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall EP. 02 Your Brain is F*cking with You EP. 03 Playing Fetch LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Our minds contain many different perspectives, and they can empower or demotivate us. The self-talk in our heads is responsible for so many of our failures and why we think the way we do. Oftentimes we dismiss our thoughts because it seems rational or accurate but it is not always true. When your mind starts saying dreadful things to yourself, don’t let your mind get away with it. This is your survival brain trying to protect you from the dangers of the big bad world that you face every day but until you become aware of just how crazy your self-talk is, you won’t be able to change it. And until we change what we say to ourselves in our head, we’ll continue to trip over these internal conversations. Listen in to learn how to stop having one-sided conversations with your brain by transforming your thoughts. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class - https://www.brigjohnson.com/ Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig

Women swear sometimes so let's get over it. Patriarchy punishes women for profanity because it wants us to forever remain within the straitjacket of niceness and politeness. Well, I say F**k the patriarchy. I think that is ridiculous and I want us to have a conversation about it. Join me on this episode along with some bada** life coaches, Corinne Crabtree, Susan Hyatt, Angela Mascenik, and Kara Loewentheil as we share our subjective views on this topic and our journey to being unapologetically us, foul-mouth and all. You're in for a treat. Press play to join the conversation. CONNECT WITH THE PANELIST — Angela Mascenik - Certified Life Coach Stop Over-drinking and Start Living Podcast Stop Over-drinking and Start Living Coaching Program Susan Hyatt - Master Certified Life And Business Coach Rich Coach Club Podcast The University for Life Coach Training Instagram Corinne Crabtree - Master Weight Loss Coach No BS Weight Loss Free Course Losing 100 Pounds With Corinne Podcast Kara Loewentheil, J.D., - Master Confidence Coach Unf*ck your Brain Podcast The Clutch Feminist Coaching Program LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website Instagram Facebook

Do you feel like you've accomplished a lot, but you still have more big scary goals that you want to achieve? You tell yourself “things are great right now, I don't want to mess it up by starting something new”. Although you try to push those goals to the side, they remain persistent. Perhaps launching a new business is your big scary goal. You dread leaving your goodt goodt job and having to give up the comforts of a stable paycheck to delve into the unknown, an unpredictable abyss. A lot of things keep us from making the leap—things like fear and insecurity but there are a few more things that keep you stuck and unwilling to commit to your goal. Listen in to learn what they are and how to move past them. RESOURCES MENTIONED — Join the Next Master Class Book a Breakthrough Call EP. 12 Be A Boy Scout for Your Goals LET’S GET SOCIAL — Website Instagram Facebook