Start Before You’re Ready

04/09/2025 33 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
Start Before You’re Ready

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Welcome to Further Forward. In this debut solo, Ashley gets real about fear, comparison, and the lie that life change should be fast and easy. She shares how her father’s legacy, the rawness of motherhood, and the noise of social media pushed her to finally hit record, and why becoming is built on tiny, consistent steps. Expect honesty, embodiment, and conversations that value curiosity over comfort, and depth over hot takes. If you’ve got a spark you keep talking yourself out of, this one’s your sign: say yes, start small, and move further forward.Show Notes: Why Ashley almost didn’t start this podcast—and what changedFeelings vs. facts: why resonance matters for real changeRedefining success beyond followers, money, and grind cultureCuriosity > comfort: challenging ideas without losing respectComparison, social media, and the pace of becomingGrief, urgency, and the legacy of Ashley’s father (a boxer & mailman)Motherhood, community, and doing hard things when you’re tiredThe practice of one small step—the “.1 on the treadmill” mindsetInvitation: pick the next right step and beginFollow along: Instagram@[email protected] https://blackgirlmagicmama.substack.com/Further Forward: Honest Conversations on the Art of Becoming, is hosted by Ashley Mitchell. 📩 Subscribe to Ashley’s newsletter, Mind & Motion: https://blackgirlmagicmama.substack.com/ 🎙️ Follow for new episodes + bts footage: https://www.instagram.com/furtherforwardpod?igsh=MWJuaDFiMjlzcjJ1dw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr 🌱 Support this work and share it with a friend who’s ready to move further forward.