Ep 183: Compounding Results

Marie is officially in August — aka her favorite month, aka the month she designed her entire life around so she could be fully present with her kids. She's headed to the Alicia Keys Hell's Kitchen cast party, a road trip up to Washington, Seattle, the Quillute territory, Portland, Bend, and Disneyland where her son will be dressed head-to-toe as Jack Sparrow (with a beard made from his own hairbrush — yes, really). But before she disappears into summer magic, she's leaving you with one of the most important concepts she teaches inside the Moxie: the law of compounding results.Because here's what nobody tells you when you're in the middle of doing the work and not yet seeing the payoff: that's not failure. That's exactly how it's supposed to go.What you'll learn in this episode:Why the ideas that actually change your life sound completely ridiculous at first — and why that's a feature, not a bugWhat the law of compounding results is and why the world does not work in straight lines, no matter how much our brains want it toWhy expecting effort to produce a predictable, linear result is the exact thing that will make you quit before the waterfall comesReal examples of compounding results in action: raising kids, dating, marketing a business, learning to surf, learning a language, writing a book — and why every single one requires sustained effort before you see the payoffWhy you are responsible for your results but never entitled to them — and what that distinction actually means for how you show upHow to stay in momentum during the Sahara Desert stretch — that long, dry season where you're working hard and nothing seems to be movingWhy collecting failures is just as valuable as collecting wins, and how to flip the script so every failure becomes evidence that you're getting closerHow a weekly accountability group statistically takes you from 50% to 95% likely to achieve your goal — straight from the researchWhat the book Grit by Angela Duckworth tells us about sustained effort vs. inherent talent — and why grit wins every timeThe reflection question to sit with: where are you expecting linear results and creating defeat where there actually is none?Also in this episode:A sneak peek at Pocket Moxie — the AI companion Marie is building to give Moxie ladies 24/7 access to her full library of resourcesThe Moxie Bots — Marie's AI backend team (yes, she named them)A new course called Finding Moxie — a preview of her upcoming bookThe Moxie Mastermind September cohort — seven months this time, with one-on-ones, a retreat, and a couple spots leftThe Moxie Mastermind September cohort is almost full. Apply now at dothebloom.comHow 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!