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 110: What Oxygen 1st Really Means (And Why Everything Starts Here)
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What if putting yourself first isn't selfish… but the only way your business (and life) can actually breathe?
In this episode, we're sharing the origin story behind "Oxygen First"—and it starts with a near-crash in a small plane that changed everything. This isn't just about self-care. It's about understanding that if your life only works when you sacrifice the things that matter most, it's not actually working.
Through personal stories about baseball stadium trips, building a business that breathes, and choosing presence over productivity, this episode is a powerful reminder that your energy is your greatest asset. And protecting it isn't selfish—it's essential leadership.
If you've been the peanut butter, the jelly, the bread, AND the Uber Eats driver bringing the sandwich… this conversation will give you permission to finally put yourself first.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The origin story of Oxygen First
- The sacred rituals worth protecting even when client emergencies arise
- How to structure your entire business around what matters most to you
- Why being the whole sandwich leads to exhaustion and resentment
- The version of yourself who would cancel life for work—and how to stop living that way
- How hiring support creates space for what matters
- The difference between doing more and feeling more—and why healing looks different than you think
- Three powerful reflection questions to ask yourself on a walk or in your journal
- What it really means when success without oxygen is just burnout with better branding
- Why you don't need to earn your life or prove your worth through exhaustion
- How to stop choosing between your life and your responsibilities
- The Support and Breathe ROI Calculator and why support doesn't always mean hiring
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Remember: your energy is your greatest asset. Protect it, invest in it, and always put your oxygen mask on first.
