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Ep. 343 - Top Mindset Shifts for Manifesting Your Dream Career with Les of Balanced Black Girl

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PSA: your calling is calling. But do you know how to hear it? In this episode, we sit down with Les Alfred, founder and host of The Balanced Black Girl, to explore manifestation, career transitions, and embracing your authentic path. Les shares how she nav...

Highlights

This episode invites listeners into a deeply personal conversation about listening inward—how curiosity, embodied awareness, and gentle self-trust become the quiet engines behind bold life shifts.
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The space between internal beliefs and reality seems shorter, with tests and manifestations happening faster
12:16
Her young parents instilled wellness, creativity, and self-expression from a young age.
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Setbacks don't mean you're not meant for your calling—it's about timing, clearing limiting beliefs, and finding the right path
32:50
Going full-time exposed critical gaps in self-knowledge about rest, rhythm, and sustainability
46:09
Purpose is the energy of curiosity, excitement, and joy, not a specific thing
57:48
She now takes classes instead of designing her own workouts, which relieves pressure and frees up brain space
1:02:35
EMBODIED DI is the host's recommended deep imagining for the next couple of weeks

Chapters

What happens when curiosity becomes your compass for change?
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How did childhood safety shape her confidence—and why does that still matter today?
06:31
Why did she wait two years before quitting her job—and what inner work made it possible?
15:39
What do slow seasons and sudden illness reveal about sustainable creativity?
26:39
How does storytelling connect her past, present, and future roles?
43:42
What would she tell her 20-year-old self about 'figuring it out'?
54:59
What does it really mean to manifest a new space—and who do you become while waiting?
1:00:19

Transcript

Les Alfred: Get curious about what is preventing you from claiming whatever it is that has been put on your heart to do. I think a door closing doesn't mean it's not possible for you. It means you need to find another door. Outline what those obstacles are...