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EP 224 How to Restart a Habit | Habit Design Without Guilt
How to Restart a Habit After You Missed a Few Days (Without Guilt or Overcompensating) Habit recovery starts with separating the days you missed from the story you tell yourself about them. Tracy Brinkmann shares a practical way to restart a habit without guilt or overcompensating: identify what changed, choose a realistic version of the habit, tie it to a clear cue, and make a fallback plan for the next interruption. Use the after-lunch walk example to build a restart that fits your current lif
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Nov. 8, 2026
EP 224 How to Restart a Habit | Habit Design Without Guilt
How to Restart a Habit After You Missed a Few Days (Without Guilt or Overcompensating) Habit recovery starts with separating the days you missed from the story you tell yourself about them. Tracy Brinkmann shares a practical way to restart a habit without guilt or overcompensating: identify what changed, choose a realistic version of the habit, tie it to a clear cue, and make a fallback plan for the next interruption. Use the after-lunch walk example to build a restart that fits your current lif
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Oct. 25, 2026
EP 223 People-Pleasing | Habit Design for Saying No Without Guilt
Stop Saying Yes on Autopilot: How to Set Kind Boundaries Without the Guilt People-pleasing, setting boundaries, and habit design: Tracy Brinkmann explores why capable people say yes before they’ve had time to decide—and how to pause without guilt. Through Dana’s story, discover the hidden costs of automatic yeses, from lost time and energy to resentment in other relationships. Tracy also discusses research suggesting people may overestimate how upset others will be when they decline a social inv
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Oct. 15, 2026
EP 222 Habit Design for Success | Track the Actions That Change You
Stop Waiting to Feel Like a Different Person: Identity, Practice, and Behavior Change Habits for success start with habit design—not waiting to feel like a different person. Tracy shows how to turn identity labels like “I’m impatient” into small, repeatable actions you can practice in real situations. Using Alex’s example, learn to choose a specific behavior, track brief “practice receipts,” and use missed days as feedback rather than proof you’ve failed. Try a simple seven-day experiment to bui
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Oct. 8, 2026
EP 221 Mindset Mastery | Replace Limiting Beliefs with Evidence
Stop Saying “I Always Fail”: Replace Limiting Stories with Evidence (Fact vs Story Method) Mindset mastery starts when you separate facts from the story that “I always fail.” Tracy Brinkmann shares a practical cognitive reframing method to challenge limiting beliefs, find evidence of progress, and build resilience without relying on toxic positivity. Learn how to turn past setbacks into useful feedback—and take one small next step toward the success you want. https://YourSuccessDNA.com Sponsor -
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Sept. 29, 2026
EP 220 Stop Breaking Promises to Yourself | Close the Intention-Action Gap with Habit Design
A practical reset for rebuilding mindset habits and self-trust, one realistic commitment at a time. Stop breaking promises to yourself—close the intention-action gap with tiny, crystal-clear habits. Learn why vague commitments ("I'll exercise more") trigger shame spirals, and how camera-clear actions with a simple yes/no completion test rebuild self-trust, one realistic micro-commitment at a time. Because your mindset habits only work if you actually follow through. https://YourSuccessDNA.com
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Sept. 23, 2026
EP 219 NXIVM When Personal Development Becomes a Cult | The Dark Side of Self-Improvement
How a “Mindfulness” Self-Help Empire Became a Machine of Control (Keith Raniere & DOS) Personal development can transform lives—but NXIVM proves it can also weaponize trust. In this episode, we expose how a $1B cult disguised manipulation as mindfulness and self-improvement habits, trapping thousands in a predatory system. Learn how to spot the red flags of cult-like organizations masquerading as success programs, and discover what authentic personal development should look like. A critical deep
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