The Radical Obedience® Podcast with Lisa A. Smith. Helping entrepreneurs eliminate chronic stress through complete surrender

In this episode, Lisa talks with Dr. Eric Thomas (ET) about the hidden cost of carrying two standards as a leader. Coach ET shares what it looked like to perform at a high level publicly while privately carrying pressure that was affecting his peace, his leadership, and eventually his health.  Together, they talk about stress, truth, responsibility, and the difference between handling what is real and carrying what only exists in your head. Coach ET also names how his relationships began to shift once he stopped protecting feelings and started dealing with the facts.  This conversation is for the leader who looks strong on the outside, but knows something about the way they are carrying people, pressure, or perception has to change.   CONNECT WITH DR. ERIC THOMAS: Eric Thomas, Ph.D., is a New York Times bestselling author, World-renowned speaker, educator, pastor, audible.com Audie Awards Finalist and CEO of his Consulting Firm, ETA LLC. Website: https://ericthomas.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@etthehiphoppreacher   JOIN OUR NEXT 30-DAY PLANT-BASED VEGAN SOS CHALLENGE What if you could feel better in just 30 days? Starting January 1, 2027, join Lisa A. Smith and John Lewis (Bad Ass Vegan) for a 30-day plant-based reset without added salt, oil, or sugar. Live prep classes begin in October and continue through November and December to help you prepare for the challenge. Get live coaching, simple recipes, expert guidance, and a supportive community to help you build healthier habits and take control of your well-being. Ready for your reset? Join the Challenge or Upgrade to VIP for an enhanced experience.   FIND YOUR CLARITY TODAY! Inside the CLARITY™ Collective, Lisa helps you eliminate chronic stress, prioritize your health, protect your peace, and make decisions with more confidence. This is for you if you’re tired of overthinking, putting yourself last, and waiting for life to slow down before you finally do what you know is right for you. The CLARITY™ Collective gives you the support to turn what you already know into the way you actually live. Join the CLARITY™ Collective and let this be the place where things finally change.   DISCOVER HOW STRESSED YOU REALLY ARE  Take Lisa’s Mini Stress Assessment designed to support you in your journey to optimize your health by eliminating chronic stress.    COACH ME LIVE SESSION If today’s episode hit home, why not bring your question directly to the mic? Lisa is now offering complimentary Coach Me Live sessions where podcast listeners get coached live on air. If you’re building your wellness brand or just need clarity on your next step, this is for you. Request your Coach Me Live spot   LINKS AND RESOURCES — Visit https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/ to learn about our programs   FOLLOW ME — Instagram: @lisaangelsmith Facebook: @ThePlantBasedFoodie LinkedIn: @lisaangelsmith Website: https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/   RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW PODCAST – If you love the content and find it valuable, please consider rating, reviewing, and following my show! New episodes drop weekly, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.

In this final part of The Anatomy of Complete Surrender, Lisa asks a hard question: what do you do when you obey, move, take action, and still do not get the result you expected? She introduces the fourth principle of radical obedience: innocence, not expectation.  Lisa names how expectations can make obedience feel like a contract. You did your part, so life should respond the way you imagined. But when the outcome does not match the expectation, disappointment can start pulling you away from the assignment.  This episode looks at uneducated expectations, the desire to look good, and the quiet ways obedience can become transactional. Lisa challenges you to ask whether you are still willing to obey when the results do not arrive on your timeline.   JOIN OUR NEXT 30-DAY PLANT-BASED VEGAN SOS CHALLENGE What if you could feel better in just 30 days? Starting January 1, 2027, join Lisa A. Smith and John Lewis (Bad Ass Vegan) for a 30-day plant-based reset without added salt, oil, or sugar. Live prep classes begin in October and continue through November and December to help you prepare for the challenge. Get live coaching, simple recipes, expert guidance, and a supportive community to help you build healthier habits and take control of your well-being. Ready for your reset? Join the Challenge or Upgrade to VIP for an enhanced experience.   FIND YOUR CLARITY TODAY! Inside the CLARITY™ Collective, Lisa helps you eliminate chronic stress, prioritize your health, protect your peace, and make decisions with more confidence. This is for you if you’re tired of overthinking, putting yourself last, and waiting for life to slow down before you finally do what you know is right for you. The CLARITY™ Collective gives you the support to turn what you already know into the way you actually live. Join the CLARITY™ Collective and let this be the place where things finally change.   DISCOVER HOW STRESSED YOU REALLY ARE  Take Lisa’s Mini Stress Assessment designed to support you in your journey to optimize your health by eliminating chronic stress.    COACH ME LIVE SESSION If today’s episode hit home, why not bring your question directly to the mic? Lisa is now offering complimentary Coach Me Live sessions where podcast listeners get coached live on air. If you’re building your wellness brand or just need clarity on your next step, this is for you. Request your Coach Me Live spot   LINKS AND RESOURCES — Visit https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/ to learn about our programs   FOLLOW ME — Instagram: @lisaangelsmith Facebook: @ThePlantBasedFoodie LinkedIn: @lisaangelsmith Website: https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/   RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW PODCAST – If you love the content and find it valuable, please consider rating, reviewing, and following my show! New episodes drop weekly, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.  

In this episode, Lisa continues the Anatomy of Complete Surrender series with the third principle of radical obedience: joy, not resistance. She raises a direct question: what if you are doing what God told you to do, but still making yourself miserable in the process? Lisa talks about the stress, irritation, and heaviness that can show up even when you have technically obeyed. She makes the distinction between simply following instructions and fully surrendering to the assignment with your heart, your attitude, and your spirit. This conversation is for the person who has said yes to the assignment, but still feels tension around what it requires. Lisa invites you to look at where resistance may be hiding and what it means to show up with joy instead.   MENTIONED EP. 146 Stop Focusing on Pain and Have the Courage to Desire Pleasure   JOIN OUR NEXT 30-DAY PLANT-BASED VEGAN SOS CHALLENGE What if you could feel better in just 30 days? Starting January 1, 2027, join Lisa A. Smith and John Lewis (Bad Ass Vegan) for a 30-day plant-based reset without added salt, oil, or sugar. Live prep classes begin in October and continue through November and December to help you prepare for the challenge. Get live coaching, simple recipes, expert guidance, and a supportive community to help you build healthier habits and take control of your well-being. Ready for your reset? Join the Challenge or Upgrade to VIP for an enhanced experience.   FIND YOUR CLARITY TODAY! Inside the CLARITY™ Collective, Lisa helps you eliminate chronic stress, prioritize your health, protect your peace, and make decisions with more confidence. This is for you if you’re tired of overthinking, putting yourself last, and waiting for life to slow down before you finally do what you know is right for you. The CLARITY™ Collective gives you the support to turn what you already know into the way you actually live. Join the CLARITY™ Collective and let this be the place where things finally change.   DISCOVER HOW STRESSED YOU REALLY ARE  Take Lisa’s Mini Stress Assessment designed to support you in your journey to optimize your health by eliminating chronic stress.    COACH ME LIVE SESSION If today’s episode hit home, why not bring your question directly to the mic? Lisa is now offering complimentary Coach Me Live sessions where podcast listeners get coached live on air. If you’re building your wellness brand or just need clarity on your next step, this is for you. Request your Coach Me Live spot   LINKS AND RESOURCES — Visit https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/ to learn about our programs   FOLLOW ME — Instagram: @lisaangelsmith Facebook: @ThePlantBasedFoodie LinkedIn: @lisaangelsmith Website: https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/   RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW PODCAST – If you love the content and find it valuable, please consider rating, reviewing, and following my show! New episodes drop weekly, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.

In this episode, Lisa continues the Anatomy of Complete Surrender series with the second principle of radical obedience: immediately, not eventually. Using the story of Jarena Lee, the first Black female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lisa explains why delaying your assignment is not just about fear. It is also about freedom. Jarena had to wait years before she was allowed to preach, while many of us delay what God told us to do even when we have the freedom to move. She names three reasons people move slowly: the need for control, the need for certainty, and imposter syndrome and also makes it clear that waiting has a cost. Problems can escalate, courage can fade, and the people you are called to help may continue waiting for what you have not released. This episode is for the person who knows God already gave the instruction but keeps delaying the first step. Tune in as Lisa reminds you that radical obedience means moving immediately, not eventually.   FIND YOUR CLARITY TODAY! Inside the CLARITY™ Collective, Lisa helps you eliminate chronic stress, prioritize your health, protect your peace, and make decisions with more confidence. This is for you if you’re tired of overthinking, putting yourself last, and waiting for life to slow down before you finally do what you know is right for you. The CLARITY™ Collective gives you the support to turn what you already know into the way you actually live. Join the CLARITY™ Collective and let this be the place where things finally change.   DISCOVER HOW STRESSED YOU REALLY ARE  Take Lisa’s Mini Stress Assessment designed to support you in your journey to optimize your health by eliminating chronic stress.    COACH ME LIVE SESSION If today’s episode hit home, why not bring your question directly to the mic? Lisa is now offering complimentary Coach Me Live sessions where podcast listeners get coached live on air. If you’re building your wellness brand or just need clarity on your next step, this is for you. Request your Coach Me Live spot   LINKS AND RESOURCES — Visit https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/ to learn about our programs   FOLLOW ME — Instagram: @lisaangelsmith Facebook: @ThePlantBasedFoodie LinkedIn: @lisaangelsmith Website: https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/   RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW PODCAST – If you love the content and find it valuable, please consider rating, reviewing, and following my show! New episodes drop weekly, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.

In this episode, Lisa opens the Anatomy of Complete Surrender series with a direct conversation about radical obedience, chronic stress, and the exhaustion that comes from trying to control what God already told you to release. She introduces the first principle of radical obedience: complete, not partial. You can register the business, write the book, begin the health journey, or have the hard conversation and still be incomplete if you stop before doing all of what God told you to do. With humor, honesty, and her signature edge-snatching style, Lisa explains that radical obedience means doing all of what God told you to do, not just the part that feels easiest to start. She calls out the spirit of good enough, the desire for partial credit, and the cost of leaving assignments unfinished. This episode is for anyone who keeps starting but not finishing, praying for relief while still holding on to control. Lisa invites you to stop treating your assignment like a nice-to-have and move it into the must-have category.    MENTIONED Episode 143 The Top 5 Consequences of Disobedience and How to Avoid Them   READY TO GET TO THE ROOT OF YOUR STRESS? Join the CLARITY™ Stress Elimination Lab, October 19th to 23rd, and learn how to identify what is actually driving your chronic stress so you can begin addressing it at the root. Over five days, Lisa will help you look beyond the surface-level symptoms and get clear on what needs to change so you can move with more peace, confidence, and clarity. Early enrollment pricing is available until October 12th.   DISCOVER HOW STRESSED YOU REALLY ARE  Take Lisa’s Mini Stress Assessment designed to support you in your journey to optimize your health by eliminating chronic stress.    COACH ME LIVE SESSION If today’s episode hit home, why not bring your question directly to the mic? Lisa is now offering complimentary Coach Me Live sessions where podcast listeners get coached live on air. If you’re building your wellness brand or just need clarity on your next step, this is for you. Request your Coach Me Live spot   LINKS AND RESOURCES — Visit https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/ to learn about our programs   FOLLOW ME — Instagram: @lisaangelsmith Facebook: @ThePlantBasedFoodie LinkedIn: @lisaangelsmith Website: https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/   RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW PODCAST – If you love the content and find it valuable, please consider rating, reviewing, and following my show! New episodes drop weekly, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.