Episode Summary:

In this powerful solo episode, Amber challenges the traditional view of sales and reveals why it's inseparable from designing the life you want. She breaks down the uncomfortable truth: you're always selling, whether it's your product, your follow-through on goals, or your own potential to yourself.

Key Topics Covered:

1. The Language of Success

• How the words we use create our reality
• The difference between "trying" and "going to"
• Why saying "it's okay if you don't want it" undermines your value

2. Fear & Follow-Through

• Understanding why we don't execute on our plans
• The role of fear in preventing action
• How to shift from "if it's not on the calendar" to "if it's on the calendar, it WILL happen"

5. Reframing Your Identity

• How your self-description shapes your reality

Pay attention to the words you use this week. Are you describing your life with words of possibility ("I get to") or necessity ("I have to")? Your language is creating your reality.

Connect with Amber:

If you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.

Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Break Your Bullshit Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/

Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0

Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

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In this powerful conversation, musician Shane Hamlett shares his journey from chasing six-figure success to discovering his authentic voice through music. Shane opens up about the moment he realized money wasn't the answer, the childhood memory that silenced his creativity for decades, and how he's learning to celebrate himself, not just others.

The Six-Figure Myth

• Both Amber and Shane hit their "magic number" only to discover it didn't bring the happiness they expected
• The dangerous cycle of thinking you just need a bigger number
• Learning that money is a tool, not a solution

Silencing Your Joy

• Shane's pivotal second-grade memory of being told to "be quiet" while singing
• How one moment can shape decades of self-silencing
• The two-year journey from writing his first song to sharing it with the world

The Music Journey

• Writing "Broken Wings" - his first complete song about letting go of perfection
• The irony of writing about not needing perfection while trying to perfect the song
• Upcoming album: "Loud Hearts"
• celebrating finally sharing who you are loudly

Identity & Self-Abandonment

• Letting go of the need to control everything and have all the answers
• The painful realization that protecting others from hurt was actually hurting himself
• Learning that you can't meet your people until you show up as yourself

The Celebrate Brand

• Challenging people to celebrate themselves, not just others

Like-Minded People

• Why being around like-minded people is uncomfortable (and that's the point)
• Like-minded doesn't mean same beliefs—it means same commitment to growth
• Finding your people when you're being your most authentic self

"I had to be truly broken before I could start to say, 'Hey, I need help.'" - Shane Hamlett

"What I no longer get to do is abandon myself to please [others] and sometimes that's a lonely place to be" - Amber Fuhriman

"How can you love somebody else without loving yourself?" - Shane Hamlett

"I'm too late." - The belief that changing careers or pursuing passion later in life means you've missed your window.

• Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YKhMBHVg4XDDTBXVunY2F?si=m0dQNfu1TfKvydtaKtknjQ
• Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/shane-hamlett/1758565850
• YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrYGZGJtRZitaot3ffod6Xg
• Website: www.shanehamlett.com
• Celebrate Brand: www.whatdoyoucelebrate.com
• Upcoming Album: "Loud Hearts" (releasing soon)

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In this episode:

Are you stuck in an endless cycle of planning without taking action? In this episode of The Break Your Bullshit Box Podcast, we dive into the reason even the best-laid plans fail and how we use strategy as a hiding place. We discuss the second part of my Break Your Bullshit Box framework: Breaking Your Bullshit Box. In other words, understanding the gremlins and limiting beliefs that sabotage our follow-through. If you're tired of buying planners, creating perfect calendars, and never executing, this episode will help you break free from the strategy trap and start taking real action

Key topics covered:

• The reason planning feels productive but often leads nowhere
• The strategy trap: How we hide in planning to avoid action
• Understanding the "gremlins" - the voices that justify our results
• The difference between human behavior problems and logical solutions
• The importance of intention behind every commitment
• How to identify what's really holding you back from following through

Key Takeaways:

1. Success doesn't come from the plan, it comes from the honesty underneath the plan about why it's failed in the past
2. Clarity only comes through action, not through endless analysis and planning
3. We can't solve human problems with logical strategic plans, we need to address the underlying beliefs and behaviors
4. Planning can be a form of avoidance, making us feel productive without actually accomplishing anything
5. Understanding your intention behind each commitment is crucial to breaking patterns

Quotes:

• "Clarity only comes through action. We can't analyze our way to an answer or logic our way to the right result." - Amber Fuhriman

• "We can't solve human problems with logical strategic plans." - Amber Fuhriman

If you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.

Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Break Your Bullshit Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/

Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0

Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

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