Burn the Backup Plan: Entering the New Year with No Plan B
Level Up with Debbie Neal
Debbie Neal, Upstarter Podcast Network
5.0 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
If you've been wanting to start a podcast, connect with Chase at Upstarter Pods, and book a free call today to get your podcast off the ground!
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There comes a moment when wanting more isn’t enough and you have to decide. In this episode, I’m challenging you to burn the backup plan and step into the next version of yourself with zero escape routes.
We’re talking about why Plan B isn’t safety—it’s fear in disguise—and how keeping it quietly drains your energy, weakens your leadership, and keeps you stuck in old patterns. If you’ve been half-committed, negotiating with your potential, or waiting for the “right time,” this episode is for you.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If starting a podcast has been on your heart this year and you still haven't done it because |
| 0:06.3 | you don't know all the details, no more excuses. So my amazing podcast team, Chase at Upstarter |
| 0:12.9 | pods, just opened up three final spots for their one-on-one launch program for the rest of |
| 0:19.9 | 2025. This is the easiest, most hands-on-one launch program for the rest of 2025. |
| 0:21.6 | This is the easiest, most hands-on way to finally launch your show and grow your brand. |
| 0:28.3 | They make it simple. |
| 0:29.6 | In this program, you work directly with the founder Chase, and he walks you step by step through everything. |
| 0:36.8 | Your show concept, strategy, and all the |
| 0:40.1 | tech and production stuff. So you're fully set up to record with confidence. And here is the |
| 0:46.0 | best part. The program is normally $1,000 to launch your show. But if you're one of my listeners, |
| 0:53.6 | it's totally free when you book a call through the link |
| 0:58.0 | below. |
| 0:59.0 | Click the link in the show notes to book a free call directly with Chase. |
| 1:03.8 | So there's no pressure. |
| 1:05.2 | Just chat with him about your idea and he'll guide you on the best path forward. My one chat with Chase let us |
| 1:15.4 | hear today because after doing a call with him, I was completely confident and calm and clear |
| 1:21.5 | that he could bring my podcast to life. So trust me, you will love working with them. |
| 1:32.2 | Hello, friends. Welcome to Level Up with Debbie Neal. I am your host. There is nowhere. |
| 1:38.4 | I would rather be than right here, right now with you. This podcast is all about leveling up in all aspects of our lives. |
| 1:46.6 | Thank you for being here. I am so grateful. I'm excited to be on this journey with you. |
| 1:52.2 | Together we are leveling up. You ready? |
| 2:08.9 | Hello, my amazing friends. I'm so excited and so honored and so grateful to be here with you today. So welcome back. This podcast is where we grow, we rise, we stretch, we elevate, and together we become the next level versions of |
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