Ambiguous Process

When we are faced with setbacks, uncertainty or experienced some failures, it is important to remember to keep pushing forward. We need to fail forward and not backwards by remaining stuck in the present situation. In this episode my guest, Ariel shares with us the setbacks she faced in her life and how she kept pressing forward.

Ariel is a wife and mother of 2. She is a lifelong entrepreneur and motivational coach. She loves to encourage and motivate others to become the best version of themselves. Aside from motivating and encouraging others, she loves to share her knowledge and resources when it comes to female lifestyle and being a mom.

Join me and listen as Ariel shares her experience facing ambiguity and uncertainty and how she navigated it.

Key Highlights:

·  (01:06 – 17:53) Get to know a little more about Ariel, her career and the things she is passionate about.

·  Fast Five

·  Her experience with ambiguity and uncertainty when she was in college and how she navigated it.

·  How her lifestyle and priorities changed from being very sheltered while living at home with her parents that are ministers to living a life on her own terms during her freshmen year.

·  Feeling the need to experience everything in her freshmen year that she missed out on in high school.

·  Receiving an athletic and academic scholarship to go to college and what it entails.

·  How her lifestyle and the decisions she made in her freshmen year resulted in her GPA to drop to 1.56, resulting in her losing both her scholarships and how she navigated that uncertainty.

·  Getting into LSU Shreveport and receiving another scholarship.

·  Who she turned to in her moment of ambiguity and uncertainty to help her get back on track.

·  (17:55 – 20:31) Ariel’s advice for people on how they can figure out who to turn to or find someone to help them when they are in the mist of uncertainty and ambiguity.

·  Staying connected mentally, spiritually and physically and communicating with ourselves and others.

·  Being proactive and plan for the uncertain times.

·  Stay curious and don’t be scared to ask questions.

·  (24:36 – 26:11) The relief she felt when the person she trusted in her moment of uncertainty and ambiguity went above and beyond to get back on track.

·  Reaching out to people in your community who have your best interest at heart and you know will not judge you but help you move forward.

·  (26:53 – 31:32) Bouncing back from her setback and the success she achieved in her academics and in sports.

·  Keep pushing, keep moving forward and learn from your mistakes.

·  (34:24 – 35:39) Ariel’s final advice for listeners that facing moments of uncertainty or ambiguity is to keep pushing and not stay focus on the present situation and to trust the process.

·  Stay mentally grounded and do what you need to do to get through it.

Key quotes

“We plan for what we think is going to happen and so we should plan for uncertainty as well.  You want to be ahead of the game.”  Ariel

“Will you do the same thing in the previous season? Or will you choose to do something new in this new season.” Amber

Everything works in seasons; you need to trust the process. Ariel

Let’s connect

You can connect with our guest, Ariel on Facebook: Ariel S Owens, Instagram: Ariel S Owens and Tiktok: aowens313

Connect with Amber at www.AmberLaTrece.com or on IG @IAmAmberLaTrece