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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

916 | What You CAN Control (When Everything Feels Out of Control)

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Society & Culture, Health And Wellness, Personal Development, Personal Growth, How To, Self-improvement, Relationships, Education

4.416.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of 'The Rachel Hollis Podcast,' Rachel discusses the concept of leadership amidst a world that often feels out of control and chaotic. She shares her personal revelations about the importance of taking ownership of one's life and emphasizes the need for intentional action and agency. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:00 Taking Charge: Becoming Your Own Hero 01:12 Introduction to the Podcast 02:17 The World in Chaos: A Personal Reflection 05:32 The Call to Leadership 07:01 Understanding Your Influence 12:05 Taking Ownership of Your Life 20:07 Creating Your Own Reality 25:32 Continuous Self-Development 30:26 The Power of Vision and Boundaries 37:04 Final Thoughts and Encouragement Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@MsRachelHollis Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0

I'm going to stop waiting for the hero and I'm going to figure out how to become one.

0:05.8

You know what? I'm going to stop kind of going along to get along and I'm going to start

0:11.0

standing up for what I believe in. And I'm going to start putting my money where my mouth is.

0:15.5

And I'm going to start putting my hands where my heart is. I'm going to start actually doing things and trying things and seeing

0:25.0

how I can be effective. That's what leadership is. So let's talk about what it means for you to be a leader.

0:34.1

If you want to be a leader this year and I hope my crazy rant has inspired you, or maybe my

0:40.2

crazy rant has just terrified you and you think, well, I got to be a leader so that I can do a better

0:45.8

job than rage. You know what, girl, I'll take whatever I can get. I just want you to show up for

0:51.0

your life. So let's talk about what it means to be a leader,

0:55.6

whether you are a stay-at-home parent or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, you got a billion

1:00.9

dollar business that you've started, or you're a freshman in college. Let's talk about what

1:06.5

leadership looks like.

1:11.6

Hey guys, I'm Rachel Hollis, and this is the show where we talk about life, real life.

1:19.6

Around here, we cover everything, from habits and motivation to relationships, parenting, and what it

1:27.1

looks like to build a life that you love. If you're trying to relationships, parenting, and what it looks like to build a life that you love.

1:30.3

If you're trying to grow, heal, or just feel a little bit more like yourself, you're in the

1:36.4

right place.

1:42.2

Okay, guys, if you are actually listening to this episode with the title that it has,

1:50.5

I understand that this is not typically what we would call a podcast episode.

1:56.3

Typically, we would have some marketing friendly, like ways to blah blah blah your life or to

2:03.4

take ownership of your experience that is what we would typically do but today's episode is different

2:08.7

and today's episode is i hope more impactful to you because it comes from a very real feeling I have been having and a real question

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