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04 July 2024

Mid-Year Check-In: Two Things I Want You to Hear Today [14 min]

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Frameworks in this episode

Strategy5 steps

Halfway-Point Reassessment

Review your trajectory early enough to change how you pursue the goal

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Self-Mastery6 steps

Private Commitment Confidence Loop

Build self-confidence by repeatedly keeping commitments no one else sees

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Insights & moments

The myth-busts, hot takes, explainers, and tools worth keeping.

Myth Buster· 1

Myth Buster11:53

Being Paused Is Not the Same as Being Stopped

Jasmine argues that disruptions do not necessarily end progress toward a goal. External events may force a pause or change the path, but they need not determine the final destination.

  • Setbacks and uncontrollable events happen to everyone.
  • A temporary pause does not equal permanent defeat.
  • The eventual route may be harder or longer than expected.
  • Commitment to the destination can survive a disrupted timeline.

“But being paused and being stopped are two different things, so I'm not going to let that get in our way, at least not today,…”

Jasmine Star · 11:53

“The minute we decide I am going to get there, and the path might not look exactly as I hoped, and the path might be…”

Jasmine Star · 11:53
#setbacks#resilience#goals#persistence

Story· 1

Story01:00

Why Halfway Points Take Jasmine Star Back to Barstow

Jasmine associates mid-year checkpoints with childhood drives from California to visit her grandmother in Las Vegas. Barstow marked the journey's memorable midpoint, where her family stopped for McDonald's breakfast inside a converted train.

  • Her father packed five children into a Chinook before dawn.
  • Barstow appeared as a small desert town between California and Nevada.
  • The family ate Egg McMuffins and hash browns in a train caboose.
  • The memory became Jasmine's personal metaphor for halfway points.

“Now, whenever I think about halfway points, I'm not going to lie, I always think of Barstow, California.”

Jasmine Star · 00:00

“McDonald's was part and inside of a train.”

Jasmine Star · 01:00
#barstow#childhood#family#california#reflection

Takeaway· 2

Takeaway05:36

Choose to Be the Captain of Your Own Ship

Jasmine introduces Sahil Bloom's idea of taking ownership of your direction even when success cannot be guaranteed on your preferred timeline. The emphasis is on accepting responsibility for the voyage rather than remaining subordinate to someone else's course.

  • Personal agency matters more than guaranteed success.
  • Rigid timelines can make people misclassify slow progress as failure.
  • Taking command does not eliminate uncertainty.
  • Ownership means deciding which direction to pursue.

“I'd rather go down being the captain of my own ship than the deckhand on somebody else's.”

Jasmine Star · 05:36

“they desperately want to be the captain of their own ship, but they have a hard time looking at a timeline and not being beholden…”

Jasmine Star · 05:36
#agency#ownership#career#goals
Takeaway12:55

Release the Timeline and Value Who the Process Makes You

The closing reflection shifts attention from arriving at a desired destination to the growth produced while pursuing it. Jasmine encourages finding joy and insight in becoming a stronger business owner rather than treating the journey as an obstacle before the reward.

  • A clear vision does not require a predictable timeline.
  • Expectations about the route can be released without abandoning the goal.
  • The pursuit can be more valuable than the destination.
  • Challenges can be interpreted as material for growth.

“But as long as you have that vision and you say, I am getting there, then we release ourselves from timelines and we release ourselves…”

Jasmine Star · 12:55

“May I find joy and deep revelation in becoming a stronger business owner, understanding that everything that is happening is happening for me.”

Jasmine Star · 12:55
#process#timelines#growth#business mindset