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HELLO 2024- New Year, BETTER me!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2024 we are SO happy you’re here! This year we’re ditching the “New Year, New Me” phrase! You shouldn’t want a “new” you! How about a “better” you? This year let’s put intention into loving the person we once were, who we are today and who we are becoming. You don’t need to change who you are, rather just work on growing and evolving into a better version of who you are. Make this year about “Finding My Best Self”! Also, I’m sharing some really exciting news about what’s to come for MBS Fit Co and Finding My Best Self podcast. We have some really amazing things planned for 2024!
And as always, remember:
YOU ARE STRONG.
YOU ARE CAPABLE.
YOU ARE WORTHY.
I love you and I’m ENDLESSLY rooting for you!
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Introduction and Purpose of Podcast
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just makes my heart smile so big. So, that's coming as well. And many, many, many other exciting things I can't tease too much. Welcome to Finding My Best Self, the podcast that celebrates the extraordinary in every woman. Each week, your host Pam Rivett will share practical how-to advice, empowering you with strategies and insights to navigate life's complexities. We'll welcome inspiring guests, women who have defied the odds, transformed obstacles into opportunities,
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and are redefining what success truly means. From navigating personal and professional challenges to celebrating triumphs in fitness, self-care, and beyond, we explore it all. Whether you're seeking motivation or a spark of inspiration, this is your sanctuary for empowerment. Authentic conversations.
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and a whole lot of real talk. So, lace up your sneakers, grab that cup of coffee, and let's embark on this journey together, exploring the lives of women who are making it happen, sharing both the struggles and the victories. Welcome to Finding My Best Self, where every episode is a step towards becoming the hero of your own story.
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Hello
Reflecting on New Year's and Personal Gratitude
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and Happy New Year. It is officially 2024. I am actually recording this episode, however, on New Year's Eve because I wanted to end off my year on a good note and do in a podcast episode because this is what makes me feel good.
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And I wanted to share a few things with y'all. This podcast episode will actually be a little shorter than normal. I guess I just wanted to do a little bit of an end of the year for me, personally, but I'll, you know, a kickoff for the year for you guys.
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So I want to start with the fact that this morning I woke up with an extremely grateful heart. And if I'm being completely honest with you, I spent my morning writing down my prayers for the year and the things that I wanted to pray for. I also spent the morning worshiping and spent the morning doing a lot of crying, honestly, not sad tears, but just
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pure tears of happiness and excitement. Honestly, I'm so excited about this year to come because I have so, so many big, big, big plans and ideas. And over the last few days, the ideas have just been coming to me more and more and more. I've shared a few with some people that are close to me of some really big, amazing things that I want to accomplish this year.
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I hope that you personally as well took some time to do those letters to yourself that we talked about on my last solo episode and to jot down some goals that you have for yourself for this year.
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I hope that you also had a very, very Merry Christmas with your family and friends. And I hope that you had a happy new year as well. I know I plan to do that. Again, this is funny because I'm recording this on New Year's Eve. So I plan to do all of that tonight, but you guys are listening actually on the 4th. So I hope that you all had a wonderful night and made many, many happy memories and are starting off your new year on the right foot.
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So with that being said, I do want to share something a little personal with you.
Navigating Holiday Stress and Setting Boundaries
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The last two weeks of this year have been, what's the word I want to use? Very stoic for me. I think that's a good word.
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Every year I experienced this in December for several reasons and some, most years in all honesty, this year was actually very different and I'll explain why, but most years, um, December is not a good month for me. If I'm being completely honest, I usually experience about of depression during December. And I think it's for several reasons I, and I may somewhat self induce this.
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One being because I've never really enjoyed the holidays, unfortunately. And it's something that I'm working on and I'm trying to change. But growing up in a divorce household, um, made holidays not so fun for me. And I'm learning, I've learned over the years to embrace it and, you know, try to make the best of it and the time and
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Now that I have, you know, that I'm older, and I have my own family, and I'm so down, I've learned to have some boundaries around that of, you know, this is the time that I am going to be leaving my house and doing things and other times I am staying home. And that's it. And so if you're in a situation like myself, where maybe you have divorced parents, and then I am also personally divorced, so I have to share time with my children with their dad, is just to create boundaries. And that is the best way that I've been able to
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cope through the holidays and to not let that part of it, the house hopping and moving around with the kids and trying to make sure that we see everyone is just to create boundaries and to not worry about making sure that everyone gets seen before Christmas either. We do, for example,
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We're going to see my husband's family tomorrow for me again for New Year's Day. We're going to go spend Christmas with them on New Year's Day because it's just not worth it. It's not worth trying to stress myself over, um, making sure that everyone gets seen. So that's one reason why I've always, December always hasn't been a good month for me. Another reason is because it's my birthday and this sounds so crazy, but
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I am a person that when my birthday rolls around every year, I do a lot of thinking. Um, I do a lot of self-reflecting on how far I've come in my life. And although that should be in it, and it is right. It's a good thing because obviously I feel personally that I've come so far and I'm, I'm going even further and I have so many great plans, you know, I think
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that look back, even though it's great to see how far I've come and how much better I'm doing, that look back is kind of depressing too. You know, it brings up, you know,
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not so great such great memories. But in order to see how far you've come, you have to look back. So there's that. And then there's the fact that it is in fact, December and it's the end of the year and the last two weeks of the year is when I also take a lot of time to really deep dive in, again, self reflecting and also looking forward. So
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Most years, I think I let the stress of the holidays get to me more. So there was a lot more anxiety and stress in it. And so this year, because I told myself I made it a point that I was like, this year is going to be different. I am finally going to put my foot down and I am not letting the holidays stress me out in any way, shape or form.
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And so that's what I did. And I, when it came to the holiday stuff, um, I was, had everything so organized and I was so excited and so ready for
Success in Managing Holiday Stress
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Christmas. Cause I, it was the first time ever that I wasn't overwhelmed about the holidays in general. However.
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I was in after Christmas, especially after Christmas, but even a little bit before that, I was in a very, I don't even know what the best word because I've tried to describe this. Like I wasn't stressed and I wasn't depressed. I think I was just kind of numb, maybe is a good word. Or like I said earlier stoic. I had to sit in my thoughts a lot this year.
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And I, the only thing that I can think why that happened so much this year is maybe because I have such just looking back at last year and how much over 2023, my life has changed and going forward and, um, everything that I have, that's, you know, that I plan for 2024. I'm not sure, but it was a lot. I did when I tell you, I journaled.
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I journaled so much in the last two weeks of the, I probably journaled three months worth of journaling that I would have normally done in a three month time in the last two weeks. It was super intense. I spent a lot of alone time. There was a day that I spent outside by the fire pit.
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getting in tune with my thoughts. You know, I had posted something on Facebook one day, the day that I was sitting outside it, I said it was like I had all of these pieces to this puzzle that were just scattered, that weren't put together, that I had to piece back together. I told my friend the other day, I said, you know, I felt like it was one of those feelings like I had built up my tower, you know, with the blocks. I built it all the way up and somebody just came and kicked it over.
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And I'm like, what happened? Why, you know, why did you do that? And so now they're scattered all over the ground. I'm like, I have to put it back together. And all of these thoughts and everything that I had put and organized in my mind just
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Scattered all of a sudden and so that's what I did. I spent two weeks of just kind of recollecting and recentering My thoughts and all of that. So if you ever Experience any of that like I do in December Just take some time to journal or to collect your thoughts or at any point in the in the year and your life when you just
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feel like I can't get it together or I don't know where my head's at or anything like that. Just take some time. It's okay. I did do that and I was very proud of myself for that because normally when I get that way and my thoughts are scattered, it stresses me out and I allow it to bother me.
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And I did not do that this year. I was super calm and was just like, you know, I'm just going to take some time and I'm going to sit in my thoughts and I'm going to work on it. And I did that. And I'm super proud of myself because over the last two, three days, over the last three days, I feel so good. I feel so much better after doing all of that. I've been able to.
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get back in a good mindset and I feel I'm ready to move forward into 2024.
MBS Fitco Activewear Launch Announcement
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MBS Fitco is more than just activewear. It's a lifestyle. Join our community and be part of our exciting journey from day one to celebrate fitness, self-care, and your hero within. Don't just wear it, live it. All right, now let's dive back into this episode. So with that being said, I want to share some things. I guess some teasers of a few things that I do plan for this year.
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So I will start with, let me start with MBS Fitco. I was going to start with the podcast, but let me start with MBS Fitco. So in case you're new and you're not aware, this podcast, Finding My Best Self is a branch of my fitness company, which is called MBS Fitco, which stands for my best self fit company.
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And I am currently in the process of getting my first product, which is going to be a line of active wear, up and available. Let me step back. Let me explain where I'm at right now. Because I know a lot, I have a lot of people that are like, when are they going to, when is it going to be available? When, when, when? So this is a really long process. A lot longer than what I expected it to be. There's so much that goes on.
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behind the scenes before a product can be released. So at this point in time, I am in contact with the two manufacturers that I have narrowed down to that I am going to work with. I am getting very specifics on leggings because there is a very specific material that I want to start with on the first legging that I'm going to release and the design of it and all that good stuff. So once I have that complete, hopefully that will be done within the next week or two
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And at that point, I can finalize tags because yes, it's all the way down to the tags that are going to go on the clothes and then packaging. And then once I have all of that put together, I can get everything ready to officially place an order. I am going to do a pre-launch, which means that I am going to open up access for you to be able to order before
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the product is really available. So it's going to be a first come, first serve. It's going to be on a very limited basis. And that is only going to be available to VIP members. So if you are not already on the VIP list,
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You can check out the show notes and there is the link in there to get on my email list as an email subscriber, which means that you will officially be put on the VIP list. If you are not on the VIP list, you will not have access to pre-launch. If I decide to open up pre-launch to the public, it won't be at least... I'm going to give it to the VIP list 100% for at least a week. If I sell out, then it will never go to the public.
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we sell out during pre-launch. If I do not sell out during pre-launch, then I will open it up to the public into week two. So get on that if you're not there now. I also want to explain that MBS Fitco is not going to be just an active realign. We are going to offer and have a
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anything and everything fitness. And in my eyes, fitness is not just physical. Fitness is mind, body, and soul. So I will plan, I am planning to have other products that may be fitness related in some way, shape, or form. So if I had to maybe tease a couple of things, whether that would be some sort of equipment, whether that might be some sort of female
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based protein powders or maybe some sort of journal or affirmation cards.
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or anything like that. And listen, I am also open to suggestions as well. So, and not only for the fitness line, but also for the podcast as well. Um, so I'll talk about that in a little bit. I am going to, at some point this year, um, I have everything all set up and ready for it. I'm ready to go. Once I have my active wear or at least a few pieces in hand and available,
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I am going to need some help from you. I am going to need some help. I'm going to need nominations.
Empowering Women through Recognition and Inspiration
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I am going to be looking for very, very, very specific women. And I'm going to detail all of this out of exactly who I am looking for to say that you feel that these women are deserving of being celebrated and rewarded.
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And I will give all the specifics later, but that is all I'll say for now is that I'm going to be looking for your help to nominate some deserving women this year. So onto the podcast.
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I wanted to explain that the podcast or if I didn't already, I'll say it again. The podcast episodes are going to go back and forth. You'll hear from a solo from me one week and then an interview the next week. Next week's episode, y'all, I am so excited for y'all to listen to this person speak. She is
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the person that many years ago was the one who inspired me and motivated me to get off my butt and take back my life. She was the start of me changing my life. And so
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She's a big part, a big part of me coming to be the person I am today. So I am forever, forever grateful for her and I cannot wait for y'all to hear about her and her story because she's so amazing. Anyway, with the podcast.
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soon, very soon, I may actually end up doing another episode before or after, kind of in between episode, I guess I should say, to announce a giveaway that I'm going to be doing. And I may actually ask for your help on this giveaway as well. It's something that I literally just thought about this morning. So it just kind of came to me of maybe I can even open this up and make this even bigger than what I already dream it to be.
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I won't give all the details just yet. However, I will tell you this. This giveaway is going to be for tickets to a conference that I went to in 2023 that changed my life. And
Conference Giveaway and Community Engagement
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I now want to bring as many women as I can with me to this conference again this year as I possibly can. And if that means me giving you a ticket for free to get you there
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then that's what I'm going to do. And I'm going to be clapping with a few other people as well. So stay tuned. This is coming very, very soon because we are doing this in January. We are going to be announcing exactly what the giveaway is and how it's going to work because this conference is going to be later this year. We want to make sure people have time to get rooms and things like that. So stay tuned because this is something that is so near and dear to my heart and I cannot wait. I cannot wait. Like,
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Oh, it makes me so excited to be able to do this, to be able to share it. And what just this morning, I spent so much time thinking about what that experience is going to be like whenever I get to go back and bring so many amazing women with me who will get to experience that too. Just makes my heart smile so big.
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So that's coming as well. And many, many, many other exciting things. I can't tease too much because I don't have all of, all of my ducks in a row yet, but I have got a very long list of ideas, um, that just keep coming to me of how much bigger and better, and I can make this and to be able to reach out to more and more women. I was actually just,
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Acts as well to speak at an event this year. So if that event Happens as I'm 100% sure this person is gonna make sure that it happens because I will work with her to make sure that it happens There's I may even have a speaking opportunity which I was super honored and I'm super excited about as well. So
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So many good things to come in 2024. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who have been with me since the start. Just a few months ago, at the end of 2023, you have given me even more encouragement
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and inspiration and motivation to continue down this path and to make this as big as my dreams can possibly ever be. And I'm so excited to see what 2024 is going to bring to me and to you. I am
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wishing you all a very, very blessed 2024. I hope that you are very successful and prosperous and that you have many, many happy memories and you experienced good health and lots and lots of love. I know this year, that is what my biggest focus is this year is self-love and spreading love.
00:21:52
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That is what I want this year to be about. So I think that's it. So with that being said, as always, if this episode resonated with you in some way, or if you would just like to help me to get the word out,
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about MBS Fitco or about finding my best self podcast, please, please, please share it with a friend or leave me a review. I appreciate you so much. It means everything to me. And as always, you are strong, you are capable and you are worthy. I love you and I am endlessly rooting for you. I'll talk to y'all soon.
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As we wrap up another episode of Finding My Best Self, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for joining us today. You being here makes the journey much more meaningful. Remember every step you take, no matter how small, is a leap towards discovering and nurturing your best self.
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So until next time, keep shining, keep striving, and keep celebrating the extraordinary woman you are. Thank you again for tuning in to the Finding My Best Self podcast, where every story is a step towards finding your hero within. We'll catch you next time.