The Bet

ThinkLaura
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The Bet isn’t another personal development podcast. It’s a live experiment. For one year, I’m betting everything on energy over effort, documenting in real time what happens when you replace traditional self-help with cognitive engineering. Follow along each week and get one deep-dive “reality show” episode and one Mini Memo Drop (a quick hit to rewire your basic human OS). No scripts. No promotion. Just me, the mic, and whatever happens when you bet it all and let the world watch. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when someone dares the universe to show up — welcome to The Bet.

  1. EPISODE 1

    The Bet Begins

    The Secret Experiment Starts Now After months of building in secret, Laura finally reveals what she's been creating: a year-long experiment betting her entire business on pure energetic alignment instead of traditional marketing. No promotion, no Instagram strategy, no email campaigns - just raw, authentic creation and the belief that the right people will find it. Topics Include: Why hiding your best work behind a paywall might be killing your businessThe difference between cognitive engineering and personal developmentWhat it means to build from pure energy vs. forced strategyWhy this is literally the worst possible time to launch (and why that's perfect)How this podcast works: Tuesday deep-dives + Friday Mini Memo DropsThe Bottom Line: What if the universe has a bigger algorithm than Instagram? You're not just a listener - you're a witness. Share how you found this experiment: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comBecause finding this wasn't an accident.

    21 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    The One-Year Bet Framework

    The Framework That Changed Everything Laura shares how she's used this exact framework to navigate five major life transformations - from her son's diagnosis to rebuilding after divorce to losing 50 pounds. Learn the 5 components that make a one-year bet actually work, plus discover the psychology behind the Hawthorne Effect (why we perform better when being watched). What You'll Learn: The 5-Component One-Year Bet FrameworkWhy a year (not 6 months or 30 days) creates real transformationThe Hawthorne Effect and how to hack your brain with itProcess vs. Outcome (and why this distinction changes everything)Preview of the I-U-A Framework (Interrupt, Upgrade, Activate)The Bottom Line: You don't need to be ready. You just need to commit to a process for one year. Found this in the wild? Come tell me how you discovered The Bet: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comI want to know how the universe delivered you here.

    17 min
  3. Mini Memo: The Three Second Rule

    EPISODE 3

    Mini Memo: The Three Second Rule

    The voice that's killing your dreams isn't the mean one. It's the reasonable one. Your biggest dreams don't die in months of deliberation. They die in three seconds flat – murdered by the "smart" voice that sounds exactly like wisdom. In this first Mini Memo Drop, discover why your survival brain is running on code written by your seven-year-old self, and why the most intelligent thing you can do is move before you think. The download: A simple software update that breaks the pattern keeping you stuck. When inspiration hits, you have exactly three seconds to move. Not to complete. Not to perfect. Just to move. Why it matters: That reasonable voice telling you to "think it through" isn't wisdom – it's obsolete programming designed to keep you exactly where you are. Movement is the antidote. Any movement. Even typing one word. Your next download is coming. This time, you'll be ready. Stumbled into this experiment? The universe's algorithm is working. Drop me a signal: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comTell me what breadcrumb led you here - I'm documenting how reality reorganizes when you stop chasing it.

    7 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Week 1: The Universe Tests My Bet

    When Perfectionism Becomes Self-Sabotage What starts as a spiral of self-doubt becomes a powerful lesson about the difference between building a business and performing success. Watch cognitive engineering happen in real-time as Laura debugs her perfectionist programming. What You'll Learn: The pattern: How insecurity triggers hyper-critical perfectionismWhy filters for your voice are like masks for your appearanceThe podcast vs. business distinction (and why this changes everything)How stripping away ALL the filters made the problems disappearThe exact thought programming that breaks the perfectionist loopCatching yourself in perfectionist loops? Let's connect: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comDrop me a DM about what patterns YOU'RE catching this week.

    15 min
  5. Mini Memo: Your Brain Forgot to Update Its Resume

    EPISODE 5

    Mini Memo: Your Brain Forgot to Update Its Resume

    You've already survived the unsurvivable. Your brain just forgot to add it to your resume. That thing that destroyed you? The divorce, diagnosis, betrayal, or loss that split your life into before and after? You survived it. You're here.  In this Mini Memo Drop, discover why your brain is treating everyday challenges like death threats when you've already got a PhD in survival. The download: Your brain misfiled your survival story. Instead of filing it under "Proof of What I Can Handle," it filed it under "Never Risk Anything Again." Wrong folder. Wrong lesson. Wrong conclusion. Why it matters: Your nervous system can't tell the difference between "this might be awkward" and "this might kill me." But you've already handled the unhandleable. Everything else is just paperwork. The worst already happened. You're still here. Time to update your security clearance. Already updating your resume? The algorithm is recognizing you as titanium. Send proof of life: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comTell me what you survived that your brain "forgot" to count - I'm collecting evidence that we're all walking around with outdated threat assessments.

    5 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Week 2: The Sacred Reciprocity Revelation

    When Giving More Gets You Less Laura uncovers the pattern that's been bleeding her business dry: drastically undercharging while over-delivering, thinking the universe will somehow balance it out. Through a powerful concept called Ayni (sacred reciprocity from Andean philosophy), she realizes that blocking fair exchange actually creates energetic debt for everyone involved. Watch as she catches herself trying to prove her worth by giving it away. What You'll Learn: Why "just put value out there and it will come back" is incomplete (and the teachers vs. sock sellers comparison that proves it)The Ayni principle: How under-pricing creates energetic debt for BOTH partiesWhy $7/day transformation work sends the wrong signal to the universeThe surprising truth about who actually shows up in group programsHow transaction size affects transformation (skin in the game matters)Ready to examine your own energy leaks? Let's connect: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comTell me: Where are YOU over-delivering and under-receiving?

    24 min
  7. Mini Memo: The Mental Equation for Action

    EPISODE 7

    Mini Memo: The Mental Equation for Action

    That thing you can't make yourself do? Your brain did the math and said absolutely not. You're not lazy. You're not lacking discipline. Your brain is running a calculation that's coming up with the wrong answer. In this Mini Memo Drop, discover the formula that's secretly controlling every action you take (or don't take) and why willpower is a losing game against biology. The download: E+S+P = A. Energy plus Safety plus Pleasure equals Action. Your brain runs this equation on everything. If one variable is off, you're not moving.  Why it matters: You've been trying to override your operating system instead of working with it. Once you know the math, you can hack the variables. Stop buying productivity apps. You need better math. Let me know you found my experiment!   Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.com

    7 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    Week 3: Taking My Own Medicine

    When Your Own Medicine Is the Cure Week three hits Laura with a cascade of technical disasters, a MEMO cancellation that triggers old patterns, and the busiest week of her life. Deep in "the goo" of transformation (that disorienting state where your brain can't predict what's coming next), she makes a pivotal decision: use her own product. The revelation? The medicine she needed was already in her cabinet.  What You'll Learn: What "the goo state" is and why your brain glitching means transformation is happeningThe shadow side of being a shit-together person (and why perfection blocks shifting)How technical disasters and cancellations might be data points, not verdictsThe medicine cabinet moment: when you forget you already have what you needWhy showing up at 100% presence beats showing up at 100% effortThe Pattern Shift: From: "If it's not working perfectly, I must be on the wrong path" To: "Every grain of sand counts, even when I can't see the scale tipping" Connect with The Bet: Instagram: @think.lauraHub: thinklaura.comFound The Bet? I'm three weeks in and still don't know if anyone's listening. If you're out there, let me know how you found this experiment. Drop me a DM, send an email, leave a review - any signal that you exist would make my day. Because right now I'm just talking into the void and trusting someone needs to hear this.

    26 min
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The Bet isn’t another personal development podcast. It’s a live experiment. For one year, I’m betting everything on energy over effort, documenting in real time what happens when you replace traditional self-help with cognitive engineering. Follow along each week and get one deep-dive “reality show” episode and one Mini Memo Drop (a quick hit to rewire your basic human OS). No scripts. No promotion. Just me, the mic, and whatever happens when you bet it all and let the world watch. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when someone dares the universe to show up — welcome to The Bet.

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    ThinkLaura
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    © 2025 One Year LLC