Invisible Impact: How Your Courage Creates Waves You'll Never See

Do you ever question if what you're doing really matters? If those small, brave acts of showing up make any difference at all? This heartfelt conversation dives deep into the quiet power of authenticity and how the ripples of your courage extend far beyond what you can see.

Greatness isn't about followers or accolades – it's about who you are in every moment, especially when no one's watching. When you honor your commitments to yourself and live with integrity, you build a foundation of confidence that external validation can never provide. Those 20 seconds of fear when your heart pounds and your hands shake? That's where transformation happens.

We all fall into the comparison trap, scrolling through social media and hearing that whisper: "You'll never get there." But every successful person once stood exactly where you are now. They didn't wake up successful; they started at zero, failed, learned, and most importantly, showed up consistently. Your success comes from commitment to your process, not from comparing your beginning to someone else's middle chapter.

What makes this journey meaningful is the ripple effect your authenticity creates. That friend who finally takes a brave step because they saw yours, the stranger who heard your words at exactly the right moment, the child learning from your example – your courage shapes the world in ways you may never fully witness. When you show up as your unfiltered, imperfect, real self, you give others permission to do the same.

You don't need a massive platform to make a profound difference. Sometimes the quietest gestures become the catalyst that changes someone's life. Your light is needed, and the ripple effect you're creating is far more powerful than you could ever imagine. Ready to release what's holding you back? Check out my forgiveness course, designed to help you step into the freedom and purpose you deserve.

Chapters

• 0:00 Embracing Your Impact and Authenticity
• 2:44 The Power of Showing Up
• 6:34 Breaking Free from Comparison
• 9:32 Creating Unseen Ripples
• 13:10 Your Light Makes a Difference
• 17:22 Final Thoughts and Forgiveness Course

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:29

Hey there, beautiful souls, welcome back to another episode of Unleash your Inner Radiance. I'm Lisa, your coach, your cheerleader and your fellow traveler on this incredible journey of growth, balance and transformation. Today's conversation is one that hits close to my heart because it's something I've lived, I've struggled with and continue to grow through. We're diving into the power of showing up, giving your best and embracing the ripple effect that your authenticity creates in this world. Even when you can't see it, even when you don't believe it, you're actually making an impact. Because here's the truth Greatness isn't a score. It's not about how many followers you have, how many accolades you've earned, or how loudly the world is clapping for you or how loudly the world is clapping for you. It's about who you are being in every single moment, how you show up when no one is watching, and the quiet strength that comes from living with integrity and giving it your best, not for anyone else, but for you. So if you've ever doubted your worth, questioned your impact or felt paralyzed by the fear of not being enough, this episode is for you not being enough. This episode is for you Showing up for yourself. I want to start with something that changed everything for me the realization that pride in yourself doesn't come from perfection. It comes from integrity. I've learned that perfection is kind of a bad thing, right. It isn't something that really supports us or moves us forward. So I want to be honest with you.

Speaker 1: 2:47

There were days when I wanted to quit podcasting before I even really started, when I wanted to quit podcasting before I even really started. When I hit my two year, I thought about stopping podcasting because I didn't good enough to succeed in this space. I would sit there asking myself you know, who do you think you are and why would anyone listen to you? And even though my podcast I mean I have 120 episodes, but even at that it just even when you've got listeners, you still think these things, right, you still say these things to yourself. Why would anyone listen to me? But here's what I've learned those 20 seconds of fear, the ones where your heart is pounding, your hands are shaking, are where everything shifts. When you step through that fear and show up anyway, you build a quiet kind of pride that no one can take away from you.

Speaker 1: 4:27

I've been on a few calls the last few days that have literally been transformational for me. They have really given me clarity and given me focus, and that focus is just me holding myself to the highest integrity for myself, and what this is is me transforming and it's really kind of cool. So I want you guys to show up for yourself. I want you to honor your commitments, and I want you to specifically honor the commitment to yourself. You to specifically honor the commitment to yourself, because doing that is the ultimate form of integrity, and when you do that, when you'll find peace and confidence that no amount of outside validation can replace, no amount of outside noise can interrupt, and we all get stuck in this comparison trap. So let's talk a little bit more about that, because we all do it.

Speaker 1: 6:06

I do it and I'm trying not to do it, because I can't compare where I am right now to someone else's journey, because I'm not them and I need to remember that. And it's really hard because you see people that are just like thriving in MLMs or thriving in coaching or thriving in podcasting, and all I can do is say at one point they were where I am right now. So I just need to step back and think about that, right, because I've fallen into that trap so many times, scrolling through social media, seeing other podcasters or coaches, absolutely killing it and hearing that little voice in my head whispering you will never get there. Why even try? But here is the truth that we forget in those moments Like I was just talking about. Every single one of those people who we admire were once where we are right now. They didn't wake up successful. They started at zero, just like me, just like you, if you're starting something new. They leaned in, they learned, they failed, they showed up. They showed up anyway, and that's how they got there. That's how they got successful by taking the steps and moving forward.

Speaker 1: 8:04

So, instead of letting comparison paralyze you, I want to remind you that you're simply in a different chapter of your story. You might have the same story, but you're in a different chapter of that story. So face your fears and, most importantly, hold yourself to your own highest integrity, because your success will come from your commitments to the process, not from comparing your beginning to someone else's middle. This brings us to the ripple effect, and here's the beautiful thing about showing up it creates ripples that you may never see. Sometimes it feels like you're doing. What you're doing is it isn't making a difference. Making a difference.

Speaker 1: 9:24

You wonder if anybody notices right, or if your efforts, like me doing this podcast, even matter at all. I've been there too. I've been there. I've been there a lot. Right, I go to that space a lot, but here's what I do know now your courage, your authenticity, your willingness to give it your best. It doesn't just impact you, it quietly inspires the people around you. It's like dropping a pebble into a pond the splash might feel small, but the ripples that travel, they travel farther than you'll ever see. And maybe it's the friend who finally takes a brave step, because they saw you take yours. Maybe it's that stranger who heard your words at exactly the right moment. Maybe your child is watching, learning from your example. Maybe my daughters are watching learning from my example. Even if you don't see the full scope of your impact, it's there.

Speaker 1: 10:52

Every single act of courage, every moment you show up authentically, is shaping the world around you in ways that you may never fully understand. That's why we show up authentically, right, because authenticity, it is a game changer. When you show up as your true self, you give other people the permission to do the same. As your true self, you give other people the permission to do the same. That kind of courage is really contagious. But I'll be honest, it's not always easy, you know.

Speaker 1: 11:31

There are times when I wanted to fit into the mold, to do things the way everyone else was doing them, because it felt safer. And that's kind of the thing we get stuck in, right, we all want to stay safe. But every time I stepped away from my truth it felt heavy, kind of forced and way out of alignment. And that moment I finally chose to show up as fully as me, as true and fully as me, unfiltered, imperfect but real. And that's when the magic started to happen. Because what I learned is I can't be like anyone else, right? Like I said before, I can't compare myself to their middle or to their end, which probably isn't their end, but anyway, I'm like three to five years behind any people that I watch, right? So I need to show up as me, because showing up as me authentically is going to make the biggest impact and truly, that is where the magic happens, because then you touch someone's heart, you touch someone's soul. If I can change just one life with each episode or help just one person learn something about themselves with each episode, that means the absolute world to me.

Speaker 1: 13:26

And here's what's wild You'll never really know the full reach of your authenticity. I may never know it. You may never know or never see the lives that you've touched, the sparks that you've ignited or the strength you've given someone else who needed it. But your influence is there and it's rippling out in ways bigger than you could ever imagine, and that's something that I have to remember every time I do an episode. I just have to remember that, and it's hard right, because we all underestimate our impact. Because we all underestimate our impact.

Speaker 1: 14:20

Here's where vulnerability hits really hard for me, because so many of us underestimate our influence. I've done it, I still do it, thinking what I'm doing doesn't matter or how about? No one would even notice if I stopped. But then, out of the blue, someone will message me and say that something I shared helped them through a tough moment. And every single time it reminds me that we rarely see the full scope of our impact, because your presence, your words, your kindness they matter more than you think. You don't need a massive platform to make a massive difference. Sometimes the quietest gestures, the smile, the kind message, the willingness to listen, become the moment that changes someone's day or even their life. So stop underestimating yourself. Your light, your energy is needed, your story is needed, and that ripple effect you're creating is far more powerful than you could ever imagine. Wow, that was a conversation right? Oh, my goodness. Okay.

Speaker 1: 16:14

So if you take one thing from this episode, let it be this Greatness isn't about the score, the follow count, who cares who's following you, who cares who's liking your stuff or who cares who's applauding you.

Speaker 1: 16:34

It's about the quiet integrity of showing up for yourself and the unseen ripple effects that you create when you choose courage over fear, authenticity over perfection and progress over comparison. And if part of your journey means working through pain, hurt and the weight of unforgiveness, please know that you don't have to walk that road alone. My forgiveness course is open right now. I've got it at a discounted rate and it's designed to help you release what's holding you back so that you can fully step into the freedom, confidence and purpose you deserve. You can find the link in the show notes, and I would absolutely love to walk alongside of you as you take this step. Thank you so incredibly much for spending this time with me today. Thank you for allowing me to share my heart and for trusting me to be a part of your journey. Keep showing up, keep giving it your best and never forget the ripples you're creating are bigger than you know. Until next time, keep shining, keep radiating and, as always, unleash your inner radiance.