Ep266. Remaining Committed: Staying on Offense When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan (with Angie.)

Send me a some feedback! Fresh from our latest workshop, Angie and I sit down in San Francisco to talk about one of the simplest and most powerful frameworks my work has evolved into: the difference between playing defense and playing offense. We also get personal about what happened when the workshop didn’t produce the outcome we wanted, how quickly disappointment can pull us back into defense, and what it looks like to master your nervous system and keep trusting where your life is going.  Key Takeaways 1. Defense Is About Protection Playing defense means organizing your life around preventing negative circumstances and maintaining what feels safe and familiar. 2. Offense Is About Expansion Playing offense means trusting yourself enough to move toward growth, new experiences, and the life you actually want. 3. Your Nervous System Wants Familiarity Past experiences can cause your nervous system to pull you toward familiar circumstances even when you consciously want something different. 4. Preferences Can Puncture Peace Disappointment can take over when we become emotionally attached to how we believed something was supposed to unfold. 5. Mastery Allows You to Stay on Offense Nervous system mastery helps you move through uncertainty without allowing circumstances to send you back into defense.  Notable Quotes  “At any given time, in any aspect of life and in the moment, you’re either playing offense or defense.”   “Defense is comfort. It’s focused on comfort. And offense is focused on growth.”   “Maybe it’s the preferences that were the problem, not the reality.”   “It’s not go time all the time, but it always is time to stay on offense and to trust that the future is going to be better than you could ever imagine.”   “Wherever your nervous system is entangled with circumstances and your expectations, it’s time to detangle them.”  Take the Next Step If this episode hits home and you want to go deeper into this work, reach out to me personally at [email protected]. And if you’re listening on an audio podcast platform, make sure you’re also subscribed to The Inner Wealth Podcast on YouTube, especially over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be sharing recordings from the workshop, and the video versions will let you see the slides and visuals that accompany the teaching. If you normally watch on YouTube, subscribe to the audio podcast as well to help us increase our reach and impact! Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikekitko Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends