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IDEA TENNIS
IT #51: I Cried for 3 Days
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Jessica is back, and she is telling the truth about the season that almost broke her. She cried for three days, closed a chapter she had carried for thirty five years, and chose to start over from the valley. This is resurrection season.
In this episode of Idea Tennis, Jessica and Asher talk about what it really takes to rebuild when life changes overnight. The power of the valley, why asking for help is strength and not weakness, trading the labor mindset for the leverage mindset, taking off the masks we wear, and beginning the next dream the morning after the win. If you are in a season of becoming, this conversation is for you.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 I Cried for 3 Days
00:04 Welcome back & the valley
07:08 Three days of crying & resurrection
09:14 The resurrection theme
11:32 Asking for help vs. leveraging others
13:40 The leverage mindset and why she chose to scale
17:46 Her biggest fear and the fear of freedom
23:08 Selfish so you can be selfless
23:55 Building a new mindset for the climb
27:55 The anchor that pulls you up the mountain
31:23 Maxim 1: Say the true thing out loud
34:36 Maxim 2: Live the life you want
36:35 Maxim 3: Let people meet the real you
37:43 Maxim 4: Trust the pull toward the new
41:43 Maxim 5: Pack up and go
43:15 Maxim 6: Build the life people dream about
46:42 Maxim 7: Let yourself be seen
48:46 Maxim 8: Speak the recent truth
51:16 Maxim 9: Let the new chapter cost you the old one
54:35 Maxim 10: Choose the unconventional yes
57:06 Maxim 11: Stand in what you believe
59:44 Maxim 12: Let them call it too much
1:03:57 Maxim 13: Begin the next dream
1:06:29 Closing on water
1:08:05 What a life coach really is
1:11:11 Naming the new book, 35 to Life
1:12:52 Her biggest takeaway
1:13:59 Describe your ideal client
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*Recorded June 22, 2026
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