Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors: Shatter Limiting Beliefs - Redefine Success - Chase Big Dreams
Why Not Us? Harnessing the Power of Belief to Smash Limitations
Mar 25, 2024
Erica Rooney
This special March Madness episode goes beyond the basketball court to deliver a game-changing Mantra I am borrowing from the NC State Wolfpack: Why Not Us? Why Not Me? Why Not YOU!?!
Discover how adopting this powerful belief can transform your life, fuel your dreams, and help you step into your greatness!
In this episode, you'll uncover:
The Inspiring Underdog Story: How NC State's rallying cry during the ACC championship can motivate you to conquer self-doubt and chase big dreams.
Overcome Sticky Floors: Strategies to dismantle the limiting beliefs and toxic behaviors that trap you beneath your potential.
Creative Innovation: Tips to get creative to navigate obstacles and seize opportunity
Build Resilience & Instill Purpose: How believing 'Why Not Me?" can instill a deep sense of purpose and drive you to commit to your goals relentlessly!
This special March Madness episode goes beyond the basketball court to deliver a game-changing Mantra I am borrowing from the NC State Wolfpack: Why Not Us? Why Not Me? Why Not YOU!?!
Discover how adopting this powerful belief can transform your life, fuel your dreams, and help you step into your greatness!
In this episode, you'll uncover:
The Inspiring Underdog Story: How NC State's rallying cry during the ACC championship can motivate you to conquer self-doubt and chase big dreams.
Overcome Sticky Floors: Strategies to dismantle the limiting beliefs and toxic behaviors that trap you beneath your potential.
Creative Innovation: Tips to get creative to navigate obstacles and seize opportunity
Build Resilience & Instill Purpose: How believing 'Why Not Me?" can instill a deep sense of purpose and drive you to commit to your goals relentlessly!
If you live in the United States of America and you have a TV. You know what season it is? Y'all it is basketball season. Yep. It is March madness. And even if you are not a basketball fan, chances are, you know, about March madness. Now I never really cared about it too much. I was always more of a football fan. I come from the sec. But after I met my husband, Dan and I was forced by marriage to learn a little bit more about the sport and to care a little bit more about the ACC and living in North Carolina. Y'all we got three teams, three big teams, duke Carolina, and the NC state Wolf pack. And if, you know, you know, but if you don't know. NC state is a little bit like the little brother here. Carolina and duke always takes center stage, always have their light shine and bright, but right now that little brother has stepped up and is shine. And y'all. Now you might be wondering, what are you doing? Talking about basketball on this podcast, Erica. And I get it. This is not a sports podcast, but they had a mantra this season. That despite ending the regular season on a four game losing streak. And having lost seven of its past nine games. Fueled them into winning the ACC championship. Meaning they defeated the number one seat, the tar heels, Carolina and duke all in the same week. And that mantra is one that I want you to adopt today. Their mantra. Why not us. Why not us. These three words have power, and I want you to take this on today and use it to help you overcome. Self-doubt. To get creative and innovative to build resilience and to instill a sense of purpose. So today, I want you to say it and I want you to believe it. I want you to think of your biggest dream. The biggest and most boldest outrageous, audacious dream that you have. And I want you to think. Why not me. You are listening to the podcast from now to next, the podcast that empowers women to get seen, get heard and get promoted. I'm your host, Erica Rooney, and I've made it my mission to help you break free from the sticky floors, those limiting beliefs and toxic behaviors to bust through the glass ceiling. I'm obsessed with all things, growth and abundance. And I'm here to talk you through the tried and true secrets to get you to level up your career and your life. We talk about the hard stuff here. Imposter syndrome, perfectionism, fear and burnout. So pull up a seat. Popping into your bed and let's dive in. Why not us. Some people called it an irrational swagger. Some called it a far-fetched dream and some called it outrageous even, and yet they did it. They played five games in five days and they won them all. This slogan turned into a rally cry that took over the news channels and help foster a collective belief in their potential. It helped them focus on their capabilities, not their limitations. And it fueled their self-belief, their resilience and their determination. So I want you to take this out of the basketball world, and I want you to take it into your own life. Why not? You. Think of that big dream you've been dreaming and I'll share mine with you. I want to be the next Mel Robbins. Oh, shoot. I want Mel Robbins to be saying, I want to be the next Eric or Rooney. I want to be on stages with tens of thousands of people. And I want to have a top rated podcast that empowers people to smash the glass ceilings and any ceiling they place in their own lives. I want my message to be shared on stages across the world. And y'all, that's a big ass stream. And I would be straight up lying to you. If I told you that I did not have moments of self doubt. Sure. I believe that I can get on stages. I'm on stages, but Mel Robbins type stages. Mel Robbins type. Y'all you hear my voice getting a high pitch. But if I take a page from the Wolfpack playbook, why not me? Why not me seriously. And. There is nothing special and there's everything special about all of the most amazing people out there. Think about Mel Robbins. There's nothing special about her upbringing. Oprah Winfrey Taylor swift. All of these amazing women, there is nothing quote, unquote, special about them, except for they truly believed why not me? So what is holding me back? Well, if you think about it, the only things holding me back are truthfully. My own sticky floors. Why not me helps with overcoming that sticky floor of self-doubt. That doubt, that leads you to not take on new challenges, to not try new things, to not pursue your ambitious goals. Years ago if I reflect back, I would have never, ever, ever thought I would be a C-level leader yet. Here I am. Why not me is going to help you shut down those doubts. It's going to help you encourage you to take on the things that you originally thought were well beyond your capabilities, and it's going to help you stretch. The Wolf pack, did it one game at a time, and we're going to do it one day at a time. One challenge at a time, one brave bite at a time. Now, before I ever got on any stage to deliver my message. Of course, I had those thoughts about who was going to even listen to me, who's going to pay me, but I did the work I put in the reps. I invested in myself and in my community and I took chances on myself. And I started getting more and more confident that yes. One day someone would be after me to get on the stage. But that deep belief that why not me? Gave me the fuel to show up. To write speeches for stages that I hadn't even secured yet. It fueled me to budget my dollars to support my dreams rather than spend them away on crap. I really didn't even need, why not me? Why not me also helps you get creative and y'all, if you've got these big dreams, you have to be creative. You have to do things that others are not willing to do. The Wolf pack had to think outside the box about how they were going to beat duke and Carolina and how they were going to do five games in five days that is physically and mentally exhausting y'all. And I'm not even going to pretend to know anything about how you create a playbook in basketball, but in real life, you have to be creative to accomplish those big and bold dreams. And when you believe in the possibility of success, that encourages creativity. When you think, why not me? It encourages you to see opportunities where others see obstacles. And this mindset can lead to the most innovative and creative solutions to problems and creative approaches to different tasks, which in turn drives your success. Now I can easily say I'm a mom, I'm a C-level leader. There's no way that I can find the time to host a podcast, write a book, or I could be creative. I can wake up earlier and start writing and reaching out. I could schedule early morning recording sessions and late evening ones too. Yo, when do you think I'm doing this one? I'm doing it before. My work day starts. And I know you've heard where there is a will. There is a way, 100%. But the real truth is you have to start thinking outside the box. If you want to achieve those big dreams. You have to start thinking, how can I make this possible? Why not me gives you that inspiration and it gives you the motivation to try anything, to make the impossible possible. Why not me builds resilience. And if you are after those big dreams, you have to know that you're going to be walking a path that is also filled with setbacks and failures. The why not me mentality fosters resilience, which does fuel you to bounce back from those disappointments. Reframe failure, which is the key to success and come back even stronger. You have to understand the challenges are a part of success. It's a part of the process. And if you can believe in your ability to overcome them, you are far ahead of most people playing the game. Why not me? Drives your motivation. If you do not believe in your own potential, how the heck will you ever be motivated to do the work seriously? If deep down, you do not believe that you can do the very thing. You will never be able to do it. Me being the next Mel Robbins. That is a massive goal. And yes, I've got those moments of doubt where I wonder how the heck am I even going to get there? I think it's part of the process. But deep down, I believe in the message that I want to share with the world. I believe there are people out there that need to hear, because I know I needed to hear it years ago, and I believe that I am meant to be on the stage sharing that message, that belief in myself and all of that drives my motivation shoot. It was 5:00 AM. When I actually wrote this podcast out because I'm headed out of town next week. I got to get ahead of the game. But y'all my belief in my own dreams, my belief in my capabilities, my belief that I am enough, that I am worthy and that I am capable drives me daily. It drives me to put in the effort, the dedication and the time the work needed to achieve my dreams. Y'all I could be sleeping in, I can be working out. I can be doing a million other things, but I believe why not me? And that why not me instills a deep, deep, deep sense of purpose and commitment to show up every single day and to show up, even when I don't want to do the work. So today, Fran, I want you to take a page out of that Wolfpack playbook. I don't even care if you're a basketball fan or not. I want you to take a page out of their playbook because they know what's up. They have an unwavering belief that they can win the championship, that they can achieve greatness. Even if they're the little brother. Even if they're the underdog, even if no one thought it was possible, even if no one else believed that they could beat the number one seat, the tar heels. But they believed and they put in the work. And they showed up every day without fail. Now I love studying athletes because they all believe in themselves. They all put in the work massive amounts of work, but this gym, this why not us mantra. This is one that anyone can take forward in their own lives. So today my message is simple and it is this believe in yourself. Do the work show up show for your damn self show up for your daughter, your sister, your friend, show up for your family. For your team show up. Show up and believe in yourself. Shut out the doubt because it might not be you, but oh, my. Why not, you. All right, friend. Thanks for listening. I am so glad you're here and I hope you enjoyed this March madness episode. If you did, I would love to hear it. 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