I’m sitting at home, my wife is in the background talking to her sister in Zambia, she just kissed me on the head, and I’m drinking my coffee. If you find that distracting, or if you think a podcast needs to be recorded in a sterile studio to be "professional," then I’ll save you some time: I am not for you.

Nah, baby—this is that “real everyday life” kinda bid’ness!

I lived under the banner of "professionalism" for a long time, and I’m calling bullshit on it for me. This episode is about the Real Empowered Self—which means getting to know who you actually are when the masks come off and we get real with ourselves. We’re talking about the habits of "keeping your head down" to avoid getting hurt and why that limitation is killing your expansion.

Surgical Truths in This Episode:

• The Death of the Script: Why I trust my intuition over a teleprompter. Life isn’t linear (1, 2, 3... A, B, C), so why should our growth be?

• The "Professional" Lie: Why I refuse to invest in a studio when the real work happens in the middle of a messy, beautiful life.

• Herd Mentality vs. Self-Awareness: Are you keeping your head down because it works, or because you're afraid to be seen?

• The Note-Taker’s Edge: Why you need to write down your moments of inspiration. Don't trust your memory; trust the physical act of recording your growth.

I’m Chase Murphy. You are worth being loved exactly as you are, right the f*** now. Not when you’re "fixed," not when you’re "professional"—right now.