Evolve Ventures
Co-hosts, Emilia Smith and Bianca Thomas are taking state-of-the-art research, experience, and data-backed methodologies to evolve the old version of themselves leveraging their obsessions into Evolve Ventures, a podcast designed to accelerate evolution, excellence, and extraordinary.Evolve Ventures is designed to radically equip you for today’s experiences, and tomorrow’s challenges, shifting you into unlimited potential. Topics will dive into the keys of leadership, elite brain performance, the not-so-scary parts of tech, the tools to navigate mental health, strategies for optimal living, relationships, and of course, personal development without the fluff. You can look forward to deeper stories, insights, and tactical takeaways to leverage and apply in your everyday life. Connect with the Evolve Ventures team on Instagram: @EvolveVentures @EvolvewithEmilia @EvolvewithBianca | Like the Evolve Ventures Facebook Page to connect with the global community: https://tinyurl.com/evolveventures
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#395 | Are You Playing Not to Lose or Playing to Win?
In today’s episode of Evolve Ventures, we unpack the hidden mindset traps that keep so many of us stuck, playing small, and seeking approval instead of pursuing true growth. Together, we explore the real difference between building lasting success and clinging to surface-level wins — and how we can shift from merely surviving to truly thriving.
Here’s the episode related to today’s discussion and why we highly recommend listening to it as well:
#321 | Motivation Monday: It's Okay NOT to Know - https://apple.co/3YSdemH
#320 | Are You A Perfectionist? - https://apple.co/42KMtBQ
Out of the Mud (OOTM): “The Tools To Ask For What You Need” - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4DAIOl8AQaiavbfY38W4bA#/registration
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Show notes:
(2:42) Living for perception instead of progress
(5:43) The mindset difference
(9:11) How to build real self-belief
(12:08) Surface-level success Vs. True growth
(16:20) The hidden cost of perception chasing
(19:03) Investing in skills, not quick fixes
(22:01) Shifting focus from looks to lasting value
(25:43) Why awareness is the first step
(29:20) Outro
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(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)
