480: My Life Was Running Me Until I Took This Step
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this solo Expansion Era episode, I’m opening up about a turning point in my journey: when I realized my life was running me, not the other way around. I share the step I took to shift that dynamic and the five powerful lessons that continue to guide me today. From building discipline like a muscle, to falling in love with the process, to tracking effort over outcomes, these lessons are helping me reclaim balance, confidence, and control. I’m still in the process myself, but I know these insights can help you start running your life, too.
In this episode I share:
- Why focusing on the muscle you’re building matters more than the result
- How to fall in love with the process and romanticize the mundane
- The importance of tracking the process, not just the outcomes
- How to recognize and adjust for your shortcomings
- Why letting go of rigid expectations opens the door to more wins
Highlights include:
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:26 Lesson 1: Focus on the muscle, not the results
- 07:12 Lesson 2: Fall in love with the process
- 11:24 Lesson 3: Track the process, not the result
- 16:05 Lesson 4: Adjust for your shortcomings
- 21:16 Lesson 5: Let go of expectations & celebrate small wins
- 25:32 Closing thoughts + invitation to my live class
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