I’m currently travelling across America for two months with my husband, my kids, my business and one very big dream.
And from the outside? It looks incredible.
Speaking opportunities. New connections. Money coming in. Family adventures. Building my business in a new country.
But there’s another side you don’t see on Instagram.
I recorded this episode from my car in San Diego because I wanted to show you the real behind-the-scenes of chasing a dream while you’re actually living it. The incredible opportunities and the rejection. The family adventures and the moments where everything falls apart. The dream coming true and wondering what the fuck you’ve gotten yourself into.
In this episode:
- What happened when our “dream trip” pushed me to my absolute limit
- Why your plans falling apart doesn’t mean you made the wrong decision
- The reality of chasing a dream while raising kids, running a business and supporting your partner
- What it really takes to turn something you keep talking about into something you’re actually living
And underneath all of it is one of Jen’s simplest ideas about confidence: every promise you keep to yourself becomes evidence that you can trust yourself.
You can be living something you once dreamed about and still have moments where it feels fucking hard.
Both can be true and neither means you should stop going after what you want.
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(00:00:00) You Should Chase What You Want. But Here’s What Nobody Tells You.
(00:00:19) Welcome to the Confidence Chronicles: Stand in Who You Are
(00:01:14) Taking My Family on a Two-Month Speaking Tour Across America
(00:02:56) The Hard Part Isn’t Saying You Want It. The Hard Part Is Going After It.
(00:05:30) From Paying to Play to Getting Paid to Be There
(00:09:24) The Mini Panic Attack in Las Vegas Nobody Saw Coming
(00:11:34) When the Plan Doesn’t Go to Plan: The Conference Reality Check
(00:13:35) What You Don’t See: The Bathroom iPad, The Pool Frustration, The Restaurant Meltdown
(00:14:28) Life Is Hard and Frustrating Sometimes. And Also Incredible and Amazing.
(00:15:29) Keep It 100: The One Thing That Will Put You Ahead of Everyone Else
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