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If You Only Knew The Half
Roll with us on If You Only Knew the Half podcast. This no excuses podcast explores how real “soulja’s” survive. This is real talk because we’re living it. You all know, it ain't real unless you've lived it. Gloves off, no excuses, nowhere to hide conversations. We’re your hosts, Soulja and Wild Child. Our survival is real, and angels are your only witness—society counted us out a long time ago, but we’ve still here.
Each week, we’ll drop an episode and a beat and talk about life and what keeps us hopeful and how we overcome obstacles. We’ll be talking about things like God is my Sponsor and Mental Health. Our music has kept us here, inspired us. But it’s more than inspiration, it’s acting every day. It’s Smash mode and NO Excuses.
So, whether you’re into [hip-hop, R&B or just love music] roll with us, because we want to inspire you to get into SMASH mode. If you need real inspiration and encouragement, this podcast is for you. Tomorrow Ain’t Promised to You - So let’s roll.
If You Only Knew The Half
Valerie Hartman, iPEC Certified Transformational Coach & Founder of Shift Into Fifth | EP10
What if your hardest moment could lead you to your greatest purpose? In this powerful episode, Valerie Hartman shares her journey from high-powered lawyer to mindset coach, runner, and advocate for differently-abled athletes. She shares how mindfulness, curiosity, gratitude, and compassion can help us keep moving forward.
Who is Valerie:
Ms. Hartman is an iPEC Certified transformational coach, motivational speaker, MMTCP Certified meditation/mindfulness teacher and so much more. Valerie, Founder and President of Shift Into Fifth, coaches and advises ambitious executives, athletes and individuals regarding business/career and life development, leadership acceleration and energy optimization.
Episode highlights:
(1:27) Paralympians and the power of representation
(2:49) The difference between losing and never having sight
(5:45) From law to coaching: Mallory’s life shift
(8:07) Coping with grief and betrayal
(13:13) How Mallory met Soulja and found purpose in the streets of NYC
(17:03) Inside Achilles International: inclusion through sport
(20:08) Coaching mindset and emotional resilience
(29:14) Practicing presence, gratitude, and joy
(36:04) Victim triangle and helping without rescuing
(42:44) How to get involved with Achilles from anywhere
(47:04) “Shift Into Fifth”: living in alignment
(59:01) Running in memory of loved ones
(1:01:00) Final thoughts on showing up, community, and purpose