{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Business is Human","title":"Letting Go of the Ending with Amanda Smith","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":834,"description":"What do you do when treating your life like a perfectly planned project leaves you constantly obsessing over the ending and missing the joy of the present?\nIn this episode of Business is Human, Rebecca Fleetwood Hession concludes the Stand Tall in Your Story series with a powerful, double-sided finale. First, you'll hear from Amanda Smith, Studio Head at Share Your Genius, who reveals how her professional love for story structure accidentally turned her personal life into an exhausting, over-planned checklist. By trying to ghostwrite her own future and treating her family life like an Asana board, Amanda reached a breaking point where she had to completely redefine what a successful story looks like.\nFollowing Amanda's talk, Rebecca steps in to share her own major, behind-the-scenes revelation. She opens up about the deep prayer, fasting, and unexpected signs from scripture that led her to make the bold executive decision to close down the highly successful Stand Tall in Your Story live event series in its seventh year. Together, these two stories form a profound masterclass on the power of letting go, trusting a divine timeline, and stepping into the peace of an unwritten chapter.\nIn this episode, you’ll learn:Why treating your personal life like a Gantt chart creates a trap of toxic control and distances you from your own intuitionHow letting go of the ultimate destination and focusing on today unlocks personal growth and creativityHow to step away from a highly successful chapter of your career with peace and gratitude\nThings to listen for:(00:00) Introduction (01:34) Why a lifelong love for storytelling shaped a career in media (03:59) Realizing how easy it is to ghost write for others (06:12) Finding the freedom in fresh starts (07:48) The power of shifting our focus away from the ending \n(11:42) Shifting focus to what’s next for corporate coaching (12:44) Wrapping up the Stand Tall in Your Story series with deep peace and gratitude\nConnect with...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RYokH3v0Sm0_CmrD94GZLQL7j5j-ZjyYbYNJQydKL8o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MzMy/ZjhjOGE3YmU1MWQz/N2RlMmUxZDkyOWMy/YmJlZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}