May 13, 2025
Quick story to explain this - I was testing out a new business
and I was talking to my husband about this product and the cost of
goods and profits and the industry and I was explaining about the
strong positioning I’ll have in the marketplace and he was like
many sold last month and what was the net profit?
And when I told him - he’s like your time is worth more- that’s not
big enough - and I’m like totally - but I haven’t even gotten
started.
He’s like but you have sales-
I was like I know, but I’m in the pre-game like I haven’t even
gotten started. I’m building the skills and knowledge in the
industry to go out and hit a home run.
In the process of explaining this to him, I unlocked SUCH a
powerful frame for myself that I think will really help you
too.
This frame is genius for anything you’ve tried at but haven’t hit
out of the park yet. In any bucket of your life. Record
strong podcast episodes, make sales in your Etsy or Amazon
business, lose weight, build stronger relationships with
girlfriends- it can be applied to just about anything.
It’s the UNLOCK to stop judging yourself for taking too long or not
getting there yet or for the mistakes you made along the
way.
None of what happens in the past defines how successful you will be
going forward - it was all prep work for the BIG move that’s about
to come.
Let's get into it!!
Reframing Your Past:
• How to shift your mindset to
see everything you’ve done up until now as preparation, not
failure.
• Embrace your “warm-up reps”
as necessary for your future greatness.
• The power of process over
perfection—show up with a growth mindset, not an outcome
obsession.
• Mistakes and slow starts
don’t disqualify you—they qualify you.
Quote:
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level
of your systems.”
— James Clear
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2. The Power of the Pregame Frame in Business:
• Why launching something
small, testing, and learning the landscape is one of the most
strategic things you can do.
• Building muscle in the
industry, even if the early results don’t look big yet.
• Your pregame is your research
lab—learn fast, fail small, adjust boldly.
Quote:
“Volume negates luck.”
— Alex Hormozi
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3. Stop Judging the Timeline:
• You’re not late—you’re just
in the warm-up.
• The world teaches speed, but
mastery comes from depth and consistency.
• Let go of artificial
timelines and embrace your unique runway.
Quote:
“You can’t be upset by the results you didn’t get from the work you
didn’t do.”
— Mel Robbins
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4. Applying the Frame to Different Life Buckets:
• Health: Every workout you’ve
done, even sporadically, is a win. Your future self will use those
reps.
• Relationships: Conversations
that didn’t go well taught you what you want in a friendship or
partnership.
• Parenting: The imperfect
moments were actually preparation for the present version of
you.
• Creative Work: Podcasts,
posts, or projects that felt “meh” were the training ground for
your voice.
Quote:
“Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn.”
— John C. Maxwell
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5. The Real Work Begins When You Decide to Stop Judging
Yourself:
• Self-compassion is your
rocket fuel.
• You’re not behind—you’re
building traction.
• “I haven’t even gotten
started” becomes your permission slip to go bigger.
Quote:
“Don’t attach your identity to the version of you that had to
survive.”
— Jay Shetty
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6. Invite Your Listeners to Do This:
• Write down a list of things
you’ve “started but not mastered.”
Then re-label them as “Pregame Practice.”
• Celebrate what you’ve
learned—not just what you earned.
• Choose one area to now move
into game time with fresh energy.
Take the time to be kind to yourself for anything big you are
working towards and know that you are just warming up baby, the
best is yet to come!!
Check out Lindsay’s Weekly Planning System here:
https://howtobeawesomeateverything.com/pages/2-0weeklyhabitsandplanningsystem