The Power of Oxygen 1st
When my son was little, I was a single mom who was doing it all alone. I was putting everyone else first and my own needs last. To everyone around me, I was successful but little did they know that my success was tied to pushing, stressing, sleepless nights and early morning workouts pushing my body and my limits to the extreme. Until one day I was flying alone and nearly crashed an airplane and I realized that I needed to take care of my own needs first before anyone else. You see, when you’re a pilot, if you have any issues in the plane, you put on your oxygen mask 1st, not your passengers. They need you to land the plane.
This podcast is all about this journey to healing, to getting clear on the desires of your heart… and stepping into them with courage while leaning into, asking for and receiving support. I hope you feel inspired to do less, to follow your passions and infuse them into your daily life and truly claim the life you were meant to live: a life filled to the brim with epic ADVENTURE.
The Power of Oxygen 1st
EP 81: Divine Whispers, Earth Angels, and the Will to Receive"
Magnetic energy flows when we align our actions with our vision. This episode reveals how operating as your future self—the one who has already achieved the success you desire—transforms your business strategy and results.
When we live in alignment, clarity emerges naturally. Your decision-making accelerates because you stop outsourcing your authority to trends and outside opinions. Your marketing becomes genuinely magnetic because you fully believe your own message. This isn't about wishful thinking; it's about strategic energy management that eliminates the exhaustion of second-guessing yourself.
The most compelling truth I've discovered while working with soul-led founders: people don't invest in products—they invest in certainty. And certainty comes from alignment. Whether you're in a pitch meeting, sales call, or job interview, the most compelling person isn't always the smartest—they're the most aligned. Clients feel it when you're embodying your true value rather than just stating it. Top talent gravitates toward leaders with clear vision. Investors trust founders who don't flinch when describing their future.
Ready to harness this power? Try these three alignment strategies: First, audit your calendar—where are you saying yes from obligation instead of vision? Second, before sharing content, ask if your highest self would say this with deep conviction. Third, make decisions from alignment rather than urgency. When you align your energy and actions, you'll find yourself naturally taking the next right step, even before it feels completely safe.
Head to dotrockconsulting.com if you're ready to build your next chapter from alignment, not exhaustion. Until next time, keep your oxygen first and lead like you mean it—in alignment with what feels good.
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Remember: your energy is your greatest asset. Protect it, invest in it, and always put your oxygen mask on first.
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Remember: your energy is your greatest asset. Protect it, invest in it, and always put your oxygen mask on first.
Well, hello pod squatters, I hope everyone's doing well. Welcome back to the Power of Oxygen. First, the business edition and this is the podcast, where we talk about leading with clarity, growing with purpose and building success that actually feels sustainable. And, of course, I'm your host, dot Rock, fractional CFO, hr strategist and hiring whisperer for soul-led founders who are done burning out. So today we're diving into what might be your most untapped business asset.
Speaker 1:That's the magnetic energy of alignment. Because when we start operating like the version of ourselves that has already had the success, that already has the business, the life, the peace we want, our strategy changes, our confidence changes and our results they just start to reflect an inner shift. So if you listened to my podcast earlier this week, on Tuesday, it was all about this week, the inspired action around going to Albuquerque and attending my son's baseball tournament after he's been in bed with pneumonia for a week and how badly I wanted s'mores. And earlier in the week, and then how I took the inspired action to bring him to his baseball game this weekend. And, um, it turns out we manifested some s'mores at a random restaurant that we ended up at. So how did that happen? It's because I was living in alignment, it's because I was following the soul-led actions. When we live in this alignment, it is not woo-woo, it is more about magnetic strategy. This is where clarity and congruence, where our visions, our actions and our presence are actually in sync, we stop chasing the trends, we just start making faster decisions because we're not outsourcing our authority and our marketing even becomes magnetic because we believe our own message, because it's so deeply our truth. Alignment creates energetic efficiency and we stop bleeding energy into proving ourselves and doubting our direction and we just start taking actions that feel right with the future version of ourself that we envision.
Speaker 1:Because the reality is, people don't invest in products, they invest in certainty, and certainty comes from alignment. Whether it's a pitch meeting, a sales call, a job interview, the most compelling person in the room isn't always the smartest. They're the most aligned, and this is how clients feel it, when we're embodying our true value, not just stating it. And this is how top talent is drawn to leaders who are clear on what they stand for. I'm telling you, when I help people hire the best team, it's when they hire someone because they reached the clarity of what they were looking for before they ever did a job interview before they ever posted a job. Investors also trust in founders who don't flinch in the face of vision. So I'm here to remind you lead from your future self, the one that has already scaled the company, already built the dream team and already cracked the code. That clarity is magnetic.
Speaker 1:When we act out of alignment, it just works. There's no strategy needed. We just know what the next right step is. So keep saying yes to the opportunity, but feel it before it feels totally safe. But when it feels right, raise your rates because you know the value is there. And hire the help before you burn out again. Because when you do those things, you're voting for the version of who's already in the room you want to be in. It's not delusional, it's visionary. So let's get tactical.
Speaker 1:Here are three ways to align your energy and actions right now. Number one here are three ways to align your energy and actions right now. Number one audit your calendar. Just look at what you spent your time doing last week, even if it's not a full, specific audit. What were you, out of integrity, doing with the future self you want to be, and where were you saying yes out of obligation instead of true vision? Number two what have you marketed from belief? Before you post anything, ask, would my highest self say this with deep conviction and decide from alignment and not urgency. Don't rush the decision. Make the right decision from the right energy.
Speaker 1:Again, alignment isn't fluff, it's fuel, and in a business world that moves so fast, the most sustainable growth strategy is this be, be who you are fully, do what you came here to do fully and let your vision drive, not your fear. You're magnetic when you stop hiding, you're powerful when you stop pretending and you're free when you align. So thank you for tuning in. If this episode sparked a shift, share it with your team, your mastermind or that visionary friend who just gets it. And if you're ready to build your next chapter from alignment, not exhaustion, head to dotrockconsultingcom and let's talk. Until next time, keep your oxygen first and lead like you mean it. Lead in alignment with what feels good.
