The Rachel Martin Podcast

Carol Dweck changed the personal development world with growth mindset. That work is foundational. But there's a gap nobody's talking about: people who believe in growth and still don't start. This episode breaks down the Launching Belief framework from The FIO Mindset and why I think it's the missing piece between believing change is possible and actually committing to YOUR change. Plus your FIO Move for the week.📖 Grab The FIO Mindset: www.thefiomindset.com📩 Get my FIO Friday emails straight to your inbox → https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

This week I hit a wall. I’m building something massive right now — events, partnerships, the kind of vision that wakes you up at 5 AM — and instead of feeling fired up, I felt paralyzed. Every idea collapsed on top of me at once. Classic overwhelm.So I used a 3-step tool I call the O-O-C: Observe, Optimize, Celebrate. It killed the spiral in 90 seconds and gave me my energy back. Today I’m teaching it to you.In this episode:• Why overthinking drains more energy than the hard thing itself• The real story of how I got overwhelmed this week (and what I did about it)• How to run the O-O-C on anything — conversations, decisions, parenting moments, business curveballs• The neuroscience behind why your brain replays hard moments (and how to stop it)• Why the “Celebrate” step is the one everyone skips — and the one that changes everythingYour FIO Move: Run the O-O-C on one thing from this week. Strip the story. Find the fact. Celebrate the courage. Then DM me your Celebrate — I read every one.🎧 Want more mindset fuel?FIO Friday emails → ⁠https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e⁠📖 Want to go deeper? Grab The FIO Mindset — the book that started it all: The FIO Mindset →⁠⁠Home | Mysite 1⁠

In this week’s episode, Rachel shares a simple 3-Step Spring Headspace Reset to help you clear mental clutter, let go of what’s no longer serving you, and move forward with more clarity.Because sometimes the next bold move isn’t adding more — it’s clearing space.🎧 Want more mindset fuel?FIO Friday emails → https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e📖 The FIO Mindset →Home | Mysite 1

What if the biggest predictor of success isn’t talent or intelligence—but your ability to see possibility?In this short episode, Rachel shares an insight inspired by personal growth expert Brendon Burchard: highly successful people consistently train their minds to look for opportunity, even in uncertain moments.Rachel challenges you to shift your perspective this week and ask a powerful question:What possibility might exist here that I’m not seeing yet?Because when you start seeing possibility, you start creating momentum.📘 Order Rachel’s book, The FIO Mindset → https://www.thefiomindset.com/Want more mindset fuel?Get Rachel’s FIO Friday emails → https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

What do you do when you can’t compete at the level you once did?In this episode, I share the real story behind a state championship — and why the medal wasn’t the most important part.After a crash ended the season, everything shifted. Training stopped. Identity changed. The comeback didn’t begin at the same level it left.It required rebuilding differently.And that’s where most of us struggle.When life changes — injury, transition, role shifts, setbacks — ego wants control. Ego says it only counts if it looks the same. Ego says smaller means failure.But rebuilding at a different level isn’t a downgrade.It’s a relaunch.In this episode, we talk about:• Limiting belief → Growth belief → Launching belief• Why belief shapes behavior• How momentum builds quietly• And how to rebuild without letting ego drive the carIf you’re in a rebuild season, this one’s for you.Follow the show for weekly mindset fuel — and share this with someone who needs permission to relaunch.

You’re not failing.You’re not stuck.You’re not behind.You might just be in the middle.In this episode of FIO Friday, Rachel shares what it feels like to be in a quieter, recalibrating season — healing old wounds, navigating new roles, and wondering if slowing down means losing your edge.It doesn’t.You’ll learn:• Why the middle is where real capacity is built• The difference between speed and steadiness• How to walk toward what needs attention instead of rushing past it• Why this season may be strengthening you more than you realizeIf you’ve built your life on being strong, capable, and fast-moving — but feel something shifting — this episode will remind you:You are not behind.You are being built.And you can figure this out.Use this order in show notes:Want more mindset fuel?Get my FIO Friday emails straight to your inbox →https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

Get the book The FIO Mindset →https://www.thefiomindset.comWant more mindset fuel? Join the FIO Friday newsletter →https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37eMost people think momentum starts with motivation.It doesn’t.It starts with a decision — often one you make before you feel ready.In this week’s FIO Friday episode, Rachel shares how a speaking opportunity she said yes to just a week ago, her first-ever book signing, and a week of unexpected momentum all came from one simple choice: moving before certainty.If you’ve been waiting for clarity, confidence, or the perfect plan, this episode will help you reset.Because clarity follows action.Confidence follows action.Momentum follows action.Not before — after.This episode will challenge you to create your own one-week yes and take one small step toward the thing you’ve been avoiding.Your future isn’t built in someday moments.It’s built in the ordinary weeks when you decide to move.

📘 Want the full FIO framework?The FIO Mindset goes deeper into how to move forward—even in the messy middle.👉 Order the book on Amazon:💛 Get FIO Friday delivered to your inboxWeekly mindset fuel + one simple action to keep you moving.👉 Join here:https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37eThis episode is about navigating the beautiful messy middle—when life is full, nothing is wrong, and you’re figuring it out as you go. A real-time conversation about prioritizing, letting go of urgency, and choosing intention over perfection.

📘 My book The FIO Mindset is officially out in the world.If you’re navigating fear, momentum, or the next version of yourself, this episode is the heartbeat behind the book.👉 Order The FIO Mindset on Amazon:https://a.co/d/gpyQCxKAfter book launch week ended and the noise quieted, fear showed up again—for me.Not the loud, dramatic kind.The subtle kind that asks different questions:Can you sustain this?Can you keep showing up at this level?Are you really ready for what comes next?In this FIO Friday episode, I share what happens when fear returns after you’ve already been brave—and why that doesn’t mean you failed.You’ll hear:Why recurring fear is a sign of growth, not weaknessHow fear evolves as responsibility and visibility increaseThe one question that stops fear from quietly deciding your futureHow to take action even when fear stays in the roomFear doesn’t disappear when you grow.It just changes its questions.Your FIO Move of the Week:What’s something you’ve already done once—but fear is asking you to do again at a higher level?💛 Get FIO Friday emails delivered straight to your inboxWeekly mindset fuel, real-life stories, and one simple action to keep moving forward:https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37eIf this episode resonates, please follow the show, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs this message right now.Until next week—keep pushing and keep figuring it out.

She was crying at the top of the mountain, terrified she was going to fall again — and minutes later, she was racing down a ski racecourse after shattering her leg 2 years ago.In this FIO Friday episode, Rachel shares the emotional and powerful story of her daughter Hazel’s return to ski racing after a devastating injury — and the exact mindset shift that helped her face fear, take action, and finish strong.In the middle of book launch week, Rachel connects Hazel’s courage to The FIO Loop from The FIO Mindset, revealing a truth we all need to hear:Fear doesn’t disappear before action.It transforms because of it.Inside this episode, you’ll learn:• Why fear is not a stop sign, but a signal• How to move forward without confidence• The identity shift that happens when you finish what you start• A simple FIO Move you can use this week to face your own fearIf you’ve been waiting to feel ready, this episode is your reminder:You don’t need to be fearless.You just need to go anyway.📘 Grab Your Copy of The FIO MindsetReady to go deeper and apply this work to your own life?👉 Buy the book here: https://a.co/d/1BZ87SR

Tonight, my daughter is stepping back into a ski race for the first time in two years — after a crash that shattered her tib/fib. As I record this, we don’t know how it will go. There’s no result yet. No ending to report. Just the choice to step back into the gate.In this FIO Friday, I share a lesson that’s stayed with me since I first heard it — that life comes down to what we focus on, what we decide it means, and what we do next.This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of something right now — before the conversation, before the risk, before you know how it turns out.You don’t need certainty to move.Sometimes you just need willingness.I wrote a book! Pre-ordering now and during launch week(January 13-19) is the most meaningful way to support this book—thank you for being part of the beginning!!Pre-order The FIO Mindset here:HARDCOVER: https://amzn.to/4pStDDaPAPERBACK: https://amzn.to/4seOaUbIf this resonates, I hope you’ll share it—especially if someone in your world could use a little encouragement to keep going Thank you for being part of this journey and for believing in forward motion.

As we enter a new year, this episode is a gentle reminder that time matters.I share why I treat every day like New Year’s Day, why I don’t do traditional resolutions, and a simple 3-minute reset you can do this weekend to get intentional with how you’re living your time.If this resonates, I also invite you to preorder my book, The FIO Mindset—written for people who want to live with purpose, not pressure.https://a.co/d/803FvsL

What if the most important thing you do for 2026… is something you start this week?In this special end-of-year FIO Friday episode, Rachel walks you through a simple but powerful 3-step loop to stop waiting, stop overthinking, and start behaving like the version of you that already knows where you’re going.You’ll learn:Why your future self is built in quiet weeks, not big momentsThe one question your 2026 self wishes you’d ask todayHow to create confidence and momentum through one aligned actionThis episode is for you if you’re standing at a starting line, feeling the pull toward more—but not wanting to wait another year to begin.🎧 Listen now and take one small step that changes everything.PREORDER HERE: ⁠The FIO Mindset: Martin, Rachel: 9798993063041: Amazon.com: Books⁠👉 Get more mindset fuel delivered straight to your inbox:⁠https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

What if the only real way to lose… was to quit?In this FIO Friday episode, Rachel Martin celebrates a major milestone—the official pre-order launch of her debut book, The FIO Mindset: Figure It Out—and shares the principle that carried her across the finish line after five years of writing, pivoting, and figuring it out as she went.This episode is a reminder that momentum doesn’t come from motivation—it comes from action. That progress isn’t linear. And that pivoting isn’t failure—it’s wisdom in motion.Perfect listening as the year winds down and a new one begins, this message invites listeners to recommit to the projects, dreams, and ideas they’re not done with yet—and to stay in the game long enough to see what’s possible.PREORDER HERE: The FIO Mindset: Martin, Rachel: 9798993063041: Amazon.com: Books👉 Get more mindset fuel delivered straight to your inbox:https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

Last week, FIO Friday went quiet for a powerful reason. Rachel spent the entire week at the hospital and witnessed the birth of her identical twin granddaughters, Stella and Ariana, on December 5, 2025. In this episode, she shares the perspective shift that followed: sometimes the “pause” isn’t a detour from the work—it is the work. Listeners will leave with a simple FIO Move to trade pressure for clarity and take one small action in the next 24 hours that builds real momentum.👉 Want more mindset fuel? Get FIO Friday emails straight to your inbox → ⁠⁠https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

This week, Rachel explores the kind of life season most people overlook—the quiet, meaningful fullness that signals personal expansion. Instead of stress or overload, this fullness reflects widening capacity, deepening purpose, and identity growth happening in real time.Drawing from the post-Thanksgiving pause and the new roles unfolding in her own life, Rachel shares how fullness can serve as a clue that you’re already evolving into someone new.Listeners are invited to reflect on their own full seasons and recognize the expansion within them.👉 Get more mindset fuel: ⁠thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

This week, Rachel shares the truth about the hardest kind of grit—the grit you need when you’re working on a goal with no deadline, no accountability, and no built-in pressure.From the final, messy, stubborn round of book edits…to teaching herself everything a full publishing house normally does…to celebrating the victory alone in the sauna—This is the story of becoming the kind of person who finishes things because they matter to YOU.If you’re building something with no finish line… if you’ve been quietly delaying your own dreams… or if you’re ready to trust yourself again, this episode will hit home.✨ FIO Move of the Week:Pick one no-deadline goal → give it a real finish line → spend 10 minutes today taking the next step.👉 Get more mindset fuel delivered right to your inbox on Friday! ⁠⁠thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

In this week’s FIO Friday, Rachel pulls back the curtain on what it really feels like to be in the final stretch of finishing her book while life is beautifully, wildly full. With twin grandbabies on the way, a daughter recovering from unexpected surgery, and a closet that looks like a winter gear explosion… she’s still pushing forward, still showing up, and still choosing to finish strong.This episode is your reminder that the final stretch feels harder because you care — because you’re becoming someone new while completing something big. Rachel shares three powerful mindset shifts that will help you move through your own full season with clarity, grit, and grace.If you’ve ever been close to a finish line and felt like everything suddenly got heavier, this one is for you.👉 Get more mindset fuel delivered right to your inbox on Friday! ⁠thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e

This week tested everything—patience, perspective, and control.Rachel shares a real-life story about her daughter's arm surgery, the tough mid-surgery decision to stop, and the emotional moment that followed—when they both sat in tears and reminded themselves: we can only control the controllables.If you’re walking through something that didn’t go the way you hoped, this episode will help you focus on what you can control—and remind you that you’ve done hard things before, and you can do them again.💥 FIO Move of the Week:Take 3 minutes and ask yourself: “When have I figured something like this out before?”Because remembering what you’ve already overcome gives you the courage to face what’s next.—Listen now, reflect, and keep figuring it out. 💛

It’s Halloween, but Rachel’s already putting up her Christmas tree — and she’s not sorry about it. In this short and powerful FIO Friday, Rachel shares a simple truth that could change how you show up this season: joy isn’t something you wait for — it’s something you create.Learn how to tune out the noise, lean into what makes you come alive, and give yourself permission to choose joy right now.🎧 Listen now and make joy your responsibility — starting today.If this episode hit home, you’ll love the FIO Friday email — it’s where we go deeper every week with one powerful mindset shift, one real-life story, and one move you can make right now. Get my FIO Friday emails straight to your inbox → ⁠⁠⁠https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e⁠⁠