{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"92. The Courage to Want: Navigating Desires and Fears","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":619,"description":"What if the thing you want most is the thing you keep talking yourself out of?\n\nThis weekend, a walk with my husband turned into a full-on dissection of why we resist our own desires. Whether it's a bigger house, a new role, a book we want to write, or even something as simple as ordering a certain dessert — we are so quick to tell ourselves all the reasons we don't really want it. But what if underneath that dismissal is something worth listening to? What if the real reason we push our desires away isn't logic, but fear — specifically, the fear of how we'll feel if we go for it and don't get it? That's what we're unpacking today: how to get curious about what we truly want, examine the stories we tell ourselves, take aligned action, and build the emotional capacity to handle whatever outcome comes our way. Because the journey toward something we genuinely desire? That's what it's all about anyway.\n\nHighlights:\n\nWhy we don't trust our own desires — and how influenced we might be by outside voices\nThe common stories we tell ourselves to talk us out of wanting what we want\nUsing the \"bigger house\" example to dig down to the real why behind a desire\nHow fear of failure (and fear of the feelings that come with failure) keeps us from trying\nWhy resilience matters — and how this applies to business owners, entrepreneurs, and aspiring authors\nHow emotional agility work (inspired by Susan David) changed the way I see feelings and action\nThe practice of getting curious about a desire, finding the core intention, and taking aligned action\nWhy failure is part of the game — and why the journey itself is the reward\n\nChapters:\n\n1:03 — The Walk That Sparked It All\n1:55 — Why Is It So Hard to Admit What We Want?\n3:04 — Examining the Stories We Tell Ourselves\n3:39 — Fear of Failure and the Bigger House Example\n4:10 — Why We're Really Not Trying\n5:52 — Resilience, Business, and the Book You Want to Write\n6:15 — Emotional Agility and the Power of Managing Feelings\n7:55 — Get...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}