How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Manifest Dream Opportunities, and Navigate Life’s Pivots with Kirsten Ferguson
Balanced Black Girl
She's So Lucky
4.8 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
#227: Are you living or are you existing? Today, we’re getting back into our wellness girly roots with Peloton instructor Kirsten Ferguson for tips on how to take back control of your life, move through challenging pivots with grace, and learn to enjoy the process of becoming the best version of you.
Kirsten offers amazing advice on evolving alongside your purpose, taking your power back, and the importance of living instead of existing on autopilot.
We also talk about…
- How Kirsten manifested her dream opportunity to become a Peloton instructor
- Kirsten’s journey with fertility challenges and motherhood.
- Why intention setting walks and creating personal anecdotes for yourself can be so powerful
- The difference between living and existing
- Overcoming imposter syndrome and believing you belong
- Taking pause seasons and ways to celebrate yourself during dark times
- How to tap into purpose and figure out what you really love
Resources:
- Follow Kirsten on Instagram @iamkirstenferguson
- Follow Kirsten on TikTok @iamkirstenferguson
- Visit https://www.onepeloton.com/ for workout classes and equipment
- Join Kirsten’s outdoor running series on Peloton
- Sign up for Kirsten’s Intention Setting Sundays. This 60-minute walking class is designed to be low-impact and takes place on the Peloton Tread, making it accessible for people of all fitness levels to reflect and set intentions for themselves. Intention Setting Sunday classes can be taken on the Peloton Tread+, Peloton Tread, Peloton App and live at Peloton Studios NY.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:05.0 | Dear Media IRL is back and we're showing up bigger, better, and louder than ever. |
| 0:11.0 | Join us on May 4th in Austin, Texas |
| 0:14.0 | for the ultimate live podcasting experience. |
| 0:17.0 | Watch and learn from your favorite dear media |
| 0:19.7 | hosts as they bring their insightful discussions |
| 0:22.0 | from your headphones to the stage. |
| 0:24.3 | Get ready to be inspired, entertained, and watch audio get a makeover. |
| 0:29.6 | Tickets are on sale now at dearmedia.com slash IRL. See you on May 4th in |
| 0:35.0 | 4th in Austin, Texas. Welcome to Balance Black Girl. My name is Les. I'm your host and I appreciate you |
| 0:48.8 | tapping in. So this show is all about everything that we are balancing in our day-to-day lives, |
| 0:54.1 | whether that is our health, our career, our relationships, and so much more. |
| 0:58.8 | But at its core, Balance Black Girl really started as a wellness podcast. |
| 1:04.5 | And we're getting back to our wellness girly roots today. |
| 1:10.1 | So if you follow me on social media, which if you don't, you should at Balance Less on |
| 1:16.1 | Instagram and Tik-Tock. You've probably seen me talk about the existential crisis that I'm having |
| 1:21.2 | around turning 35 this summer and how it's inspiring me to get into really great shape. |
| 1:25.6 | And something that I struggle with is doing enough cardio because I tend to not really like it, |
| 1:31.6 | but I'm very excited to welcome one of my virtual workout buddies, |
| 1:35.6 | who is one of the only people who can get me to do cardio and actually enjoy it. |
| 1:40.5 | Please join me in welcoming Miss Kirsten Ferguson to the podcast. She is a Peloton instructor, |
| 1:46.0 | mom of two girls, and honestly just one of the most inspiring people who you will come across. |
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