First You're Weird, Then You're the Blueprint
Trying Not to Care
Ashley Corbo
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
What if the thing people call you "cringe" for today is the very thing that makes you successful tomorrow? In this episode, I talk about why pursuing the unconventional route often comes with criticism, judgment, and very little support at the beginning. People tend to make fun of others who choose to live their lives differently, but the truth is: people often mock what they secretly wish they had the courage to do themselves.
If you've ever felt judged for putting yourself out there, posting online, chasing a creative dream, or choosing a path that people around you don't understand, this episode is your reminder...first you're weird, then you're the blueprint.
Today's episode covers:
- Why people call you "cringe" before you become successful
- Projection and why your courage triggers others
- Tall Poppy Syndrome and why people cut down those who stand out
- What it feels like to be early when building something new
- How persistence beats validation when chasing long-term success
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to or welcome back to Traigness Care. If you're new here, my name's Ashley, |
| 0:05.1 | and I upload every single Monday. The past two weeks has been actually so insane. You already |
| 0:11.6 | know from the last week's episode that I went to Spotify Studios in New York to record with |
| 0:15.4 | Michaela Jay, which in itself is so insane. And then the day after I got back, Josh and I were at lunch and we just |
| 0:23.6 | randomly decided, you know what, we should probably get a third dog. You know, there's so many |
| 0:29.3 | things going on right now. We're getting married this year. But hey, getting a third dog would be a |
| 0:35.2 | great idea. Spoiler, we did get one. So basically, it started off with |
| 0:40.9 | one rescue. His name's Seby. We got him back in 2019, I believe. And then a couple years later, |
| 0:48.6 | Josh was randomly scrolling on PetFinder and he found a dog that looked just like Seby. And we thought |
| 0:54.0 | it was just so funny because we had never seen a dog that looked just like Seby. And we thought it was just so funny because |
| 0:55.0 | we had never seen a dog that looked like him before. So then we got Isabella and it just became |
| 1:00.6 | this joke of like, we're going to collect all the dogs that look like Seby and Isabella. So then that |
| 1:06.4 | Saturday morning, the day after I got back from New York, Josh was again scrolling through PetFinder, |
| 1:12.0 | which I'm so grateful that he was because I'm so happy that we have this beautiful little puppy. |
| 1:18.0 | But life has been very crazy and hectic and we're wedding planning and we're budgeting and |
| 1:23.8 | getting a third dog probably wasn't the best idea, especially a nine-week-old puppy. |
| 1:29.6 | He has no business looking up on PetFinder, but really happy he did because that morning |
| 1:34.8 | he was scrolling and he woke me up and he was like, look at this dog. |
| 1:37.9 | It looks just like Isabella. |
| 1:40.0 | And so we went to lunch and we went back and forth on whether or not we should get another |
| 1:43.9 | dog. But ultimately, we decided what and forth on whether or not we should get another dog. |
| 1:44.4 | But ultimately, we decided, what if we just put in an application? |
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