Ep 174: Three Ways to Get Present, No Matter What's Happening Around You

What if the secret to your best work isn't trying harder — it's allowing more?In this episode, Marie shares a personal story from a recent retreat where she made a counterintuitive choice: instead of preparing by drilling her content, she prepared by protecting her energy. The result? The best coaching of her life. And it happened because she got deeply, radically present.This episode is a practical toolkit for getting present — no matter how wild and chaotic the world around you isWhat you'll hear in this episode:The retreat experience that changed how Marie thinks about preparation, performance, and presence — and why she coached better by trying lessWhy presence isn't about turning off your brain or your expertise, but about partnering with the parts of yourself you can't logically nameThree tools you can use anywhere, anytime — whether you're in a hard conversation, a chaotic day, or facilitating a room full of peopleThe three tools:Grounding A quick practice (can take 2 minutes or 10 seconds) using breath and visualization to root yourself, release what you don't need, and invite in the energy you want. Great for clearing other people's noise out of your system and filling back up with your own vibe.Focus Out When self-consciousness or self-doubt creeps in, the answer isn't always to go deeper inward — sometimes it's to become a field of presence looking outward. Curiosity. Observation. Loving awareness. The Body Anchor Learn the physical sensation your body produces when you're truly present — that specific buzz, that particular feeling — and use it as an anchor you can return to anytime. Your body has its own language. This tool is about learning to understand it and learning to speak it.Mentioned in this episode:Moxie Mastermind + the Moxie Morning Routine (where Marie teaches her full meditation practice)Walden by Henry David ThoreauHow to connect with Marie:On the Web | The Local BloomInstagram: @the.bloom.coachAll Things Marie on LinkTreeJOIN THE BLOOM ROOM!We'll take all these ideas and apply them to our lives. Follow me on Instagram at @the.bloom.coach to learn more and snag a spot in my group coaching program!