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Be Freaking Awesome Podcast
Tired of surface-level conversations and sugar-coated advice? You’re in the right place.
Be Freaking Awesome is not your average personal growth podcast. Hosted by Angela and Sami, an insightful mother-daughter duo with a gift for keeping it real, this is the space where authenticity, emotional intelligence, and radical self-awareness come together.
We’re not here just to inspire you. We’re here to equip you with tools, stories, and soul-level truths that will help you grow in the real world, not some Pinterest-perfect version of it.
Each week, we open up the real stuff: the messy middles, the limiting beliefs, the grief we never processed, the boundaries we were never taught to hold, and the dreams we’re still afraid to say out loud. From navigating burnout and setting healthy boundaries to healing your relationship with money and learning how to sit with hard emotions, we go deep and we do it with compassion, humor, and zero judgment.
This show is especially for the big-feeling, high-achieving, people-pleasing, growth-obsessed folks who are ready to stop pretending they’ve got it all together and actually start living aligned. If you've ever said, “I know there’s more for me,” or “I’m tired of carrying all this alone,” this podcast was made for you.
We bring two generations of experience, two distinct but complementary perspectives, and one shared mission: to help you stop settling, start healing, and live a freaking awesome life.
You’ll hear from a mix of powerful guests including trauma-informed financial coaches, creatives who turned pain into purpose, and business leaders with heart. We also share solo and co-hosted episodes where we dive into our own struggles and triumphs from the therapy room to the boardroom to our own kitchen table.
We’re not into quick fixes or perfectionism. We’re into progress, emotional regulation, nervous system safety, redefining success, and showing up with more courage, joy, and clarity than you ever thought possible.
No matter where you are on your journey, whether you’re starting over, in transition, building something bold, or just feeling a little lost, we’re here to remind you that you are not broken, you are not too much, and you are capable of far more than you’ve been led to believe.
Take a breath. Hit play. And get ready to do the deep work of becoming who you were always meant to be.
This is your space to grow, heal, laugh, cry, question, and transform. Because life’s too short to settle for anything less than freaking awesome.
Be Freaking Awesome Podcast
EP193 What Healthy Competition Really Looks Like with Jake Thompson
What if competition isn’t the problem? What if it’s how we’ve been thinking about it?
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jake Thompson, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day, Sami and Angela dig into what healthy competition really looks like in everyday life. From comparing yourself to others, to keeping score in relationships, to the subtle ways ego shows up in our drive to win, this episode is packed with honest stories and powerful takeaways.
Jake shares why striving to be your best often leads to better outcomes than trying to be the best. Together, they explore how competition can be fuel for growth, how to surround yourself with people who push you higher, and how to know when your drive has started costing too much.
You’ll hear practical ways to:
- Compete in a way that sharpens, not drains, you
- Balance ambition with empathy and curiosity
- Use comparison as a tool for growth instead of shame
- Build community that celebrates winning together
If you’ve ever struggled with comparison or felt like your worth was tied to the scoreboard, this episode will help you reset your mindset and rediscover what success really means.
Listen now to learn what healthy competition truly looks like and how to use it to become your best self.
🎙️ This is Part 2 of our conversation with Jake Thompson.
If you missed Part 1, check out Episode 192: “I Stopped Competing With Everyone, Here’s What Happened.” Start there to hear how Jake shifted from chasing others to growing from within.
💡 Resources and Links Mentioned
Connect with Jake Thompson
Website: https://www.competeeveryday.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakethompsonspeaks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakethompsonspeaks
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