Feb 3
In Episode #52, Tracy shares a New Year hack that has helped her to be more productive and move her life forward in a manner that is consistent with her values and purpose. It also happens to work especially well for her ADHD brain in that she’s able to stick with it throughout the entire year. Discover: how the word NERVY helped her to get completely comfortable with live video and visibility in her business how the word CONSISTENCY helped Tracy create this podcast and show up every week for a year to consistently deliver it why choosing just one word every year works so well for our ADHD brains how to choose a word that represents what you’d like to have more of in your life how Tracy chose her word for 2020 Tracy also tells us what big project she has planned for 2020 and how her word will help her achieve it. Tracy also lists some resources for options beyond the traditional one word bracelets that she’s been using for the past two years.
APPLE
SPOTIFY
YOUTUBE
"Sometimes, you know, we just need to be reminded, well, like all the time, right? And then again, once we get started, we don't want to stop because we like streaks, am I right?"
- Tracy Otsuka
"I just believe that when you're making an impact, when you're making a difference in people's lives, it all works out."
- Tracy Otsuka
"So this year, what is my word, I decided that I am going to choose the word impact."
- Tracy Otsuka
- Tracy reflects on her resistance to new year's resolutions and adopts the "one word" approach to set direction for her business in 2017.
- Tracy reveals she hates being the center of attention despite being extroverted and opinionated, and shares her fear of live video despite signing up for courses to overcome it.
- Tracy decided to choose one word for the "one word for the year" challenge in December 2017, but struggled with the idea of going live on video due to her fear.
[05:19 - 10:28] Overcoming ADHD Fears with a Word of the Year
- Tracy shares her struggle with visibility and ADHD, which made her hesitant to do live videos.
- Tracy overcame this fear by using her word of the year "nervy" as a reminder to take action and be visible.
- Tracy credits word "consistency" for staying on track with podcast despite ADHD.
[10:28 - 15:17] Choosing a Personal Growth Word for the New Year
- Tracy chooses the word "impact" as her focus for the new year, hoping to make a positive impact in her life and the lives of others.
- Tracy shares her word for 2020, "impact," and her big impact project, writing a book for smart women with ADHD.
- Tracy plans to try a new ring from a designer on Etsy for a more dressy look, rather than her usual My Intent bracelets.
