Education
In today’s episode, I’m joined by author and poet, Brianna Wiest. Brianna has built a worldwide readership through thousands of published articles and tens of millions of views. She is a senior contributor at Forbes, a top contributor at Medium, and writes and consults for national publications. Brianna is also the author of five books — and her latest, The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery is being published in June 2020! Her dream is to use the power of words to help people awaken to their fullest potential, build emotional intelligence and fulfill their life purpose Brianna is one of my favorite writers; someone whose every word I want to share on an Instagram Story and just say: “YES, THIS.” I believe her words resonate not just because she braids them together so well, but because she is so good at exploring and explaining the human condition. In today’s conversation, we talked about how you can begin to change the way you think, what she’s learned from her most popular pieces, the piece of advice that’s most contributed to her prolific writing career, and why it’s so important to let go of attachment to the outcome. We also talk about: What self-sabotage is, how to identify it, some of the main reasons we self-sabotage, and the practical steps she took to begin shifting her behaviors in her own life The piece of advice that’s most contributed to her prolific writing career and the unconventional way she finds flow while writing Why self-hate is a learned thing (and how to unlearn it) The questions to ask yourself whenever you keep running into a block in your life . . . and so much more! Brianna was one of the first names on my “Dream Guest” list when I was first thinking about this podcast, and I’m so grateful that we got to share this conversation. I’ve admired her as a writer for so long, and after this conversation, I like her even more as a person. — Follow Brianna: Website Medium Instagram Other Notable Links: Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Resilience by Eric Grietens CREDITS Editing & Sound Engineering: Jordan Johansen Music: “Kenton” by Dr Crosby (Licensed via Marmoset)