I Want to Be the Person Who

Bewildered

Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan

Business, Education, Courses, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

What if the person you say you want to be… isn’t really who you want to be at all? In this episode of Bewildered, we talk about what it means to follow culture instead of joy, and how it all boils down to what Martha has learned (in person and on Instagram) about zebras and horses... Tune in to discover whether you really want to be the person you think you want to be, and find out the meaning of the unforgettable phrase: “Stop saying you want to be a horse!” It’s a fun one (we promise)—join us!

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0:00.0	So Marty, yes, Rowie.
0:02.0	We have a fun episode of Bewilded coming up.
0:04.7	Yes, we do.
0:06.0	You know how you say, I want to be the person who does that thing.
0:11.5	Oh, yes, I know.
0:12.9	And it's true.
0:14.9	But is it?
0:16.0	Is it?
0:16.9	Is it?
0:17.3	Do I really want to be the mother who diligently stays up late, defrosting mozzarella sticks for her daughter's school lunch the next day, as all good mothers should do?
0:31.9	All good mothers. That's the least they can do.
0:33.9	The least they can do online.
0:36.5	Do I really want to be a person who checks texts every hour?
0:42.8	Do I really want to be that person?
0:44.8	Really want to.
0:45.9	Well, it all comes down to what I have learned in person and on Instagram about zebras.
0:53.9	Oh, yeah.
0:55.1	In relationship to horses.
0:57.1	You will find in this episode of Bewilded,
1:00.4	Marty uttering the to me unforgettable phrase,
1:04.2	you've got to stop saying I want to be a horse.
1:08.8	Stop saying that.
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