75: Bonus: Grow a Pair and Fly Higher: Jess on Confidence, Grit & Birds with Attitude

She Who Dares, Wins.

In this no-fluff bonus episode, Jess returns to talk about self-worth, confidence, and—oh yeah—rescuing a falcon from a haunted asylum. 🦅👻 It's part therapy session, part action movie, with a healthy dose of straight-talking truth bombs about daring to be different and proving your worth in male-dominated spaces.

🔍 What We Cover:

• [00:00] The Billboard Test
• Jess reveals her life motto: “Don’t be a sheep. Be a lion.” Enough said.
• [01:00] Advice to Her 12-Year-Old Self
• From a dark childhood to lessons in resilience, Jess opens up about the power of small acts of kindness—and why she tells her younger self to keep going.
• [02:30] On Breaking Points & Turning Confidence On
• Michelle and Jess dig into how confidence often starts from rock bottom—and the surprising fire hiding in quiet girls.
• [04:00] Do It Better Than a Man
• Jess shares a badass falconry story about outsmarting "the best in the business"—and how to own your space even when you're underestimated.
• [06:30] Ghosts, Birds, and Bell Towers
• Yes, really. Jess tells the unbelievable story of tracking a falcon into an abandoned asylum and meeting… kids that weren’t really there?
• [09:00] The Dare: Flying a Bald Eagle Off a Mountain
• Jess sets her dare for the year—and it involves a bald eagle, a mountain, and a camera strapped to a bird. Obviously.
• [11:00] How a Falcon Filmed Her Own Vlog (and Ghosted Jess)
• That time her falcon ditched the tracker, flew around Peterborough for five hours, then landed on her car like it owned the place.
• [11:45] Where to Find Jess
• Follow Jess on Instagram at @falconsandfieldsports for more wild adventures, training insights, and behind-the-scenes falcon footage.

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