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Uploaded and Unfiltered: Conversations about Personal Growth, Mindsets, and Advice with BIPOC Creators for Creators
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Empowering Black Creators: The Power of Thought
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Your brain was designed for survival, not success—a simple truth with profound implications for creators everywhere. As I reveal in this deeply personal episode, most of us operate with mental programming we never consciously chose. These default settings keep us trapped in fear, self-doubt, and overthinking, especially for Black creators already navigating systems not designed for our success.
What would change if you understood that your thoughts drive your feelings, your feelings drive your actions, and your actions create your results? This powerful formula explains why choosing what you think—rather than letting old programming run the show—fundamentally changes everything you're capable of achieving. When your mind operates on survival mode, creativity suffers. Perfectionism, procrastination, and people-pleasing aren't character flaws; they're symptoms of a brain working against your highest goals.
The freedom to choose your thoughts is the ultimate form of protest against limiting systems. For Black creators especially, who face additional layers of scrutiny and historically narrow representations of success, mental liberation becomes the foundation for everything else. By controlling what occupies your mind, you control who you become. This isn't about toxic positivity or ignoring challenges—it's about making your mind work for you rather than against you. Freedom feels different from fear—calmer, lighter, more energized—and moves you toward what matters instead of keeping you stuck. Ready to transform how you think and create? Let's get to work on choosing the thoughts that will build your real future.
Chapters
1. Welcome to Uploaded and Unfiltered (00:00:00)
2. Why I Started My Coaching Business (00:01:05)
3. Our Brain's Broken Default Settings (00:02:33)
4. Black Creators Deserve Better (00:04:27)
5. The Formula: Thoughts Drive Feelings (00:06:21)
6. Freedom Feels Better Than Fear (00:08:45)
7. Choose What You Think (00:13:29)
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