Break Before You Break with Omi Bell
by Omi Bell
Omi Bell shares intimate voice notes from her sabbatical journey in "Break Before You Break.Warning: this isn't perfect. The audio isn't always edited. She is recording while traveling all over the world. The length of an episode can be anywhere from 2 minutes to 20 minutes. These are truly authentic downloads in real-time. In this raw and authentic podcast, Omi fearlessly delves into topics of worthiness, hope, and the challenges of navigating life's unpredictable terrain as a businesswoman and holistic wellness practitioner. Omi Bell is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, author and radio show host. She is the CEO/Founder of Black Girl Ventures - a nonprofit breaking barriers to access to capital for under-resourced entrepreneurs.From moments of soaring triumph to the depths of hopelessness, Omi offers profound insights into finding your way, asserting sovereignty, and embracing vulnerability. With candid discussions on entrepreneurship and finance, "Break Before You Break" invi
Episodes
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Episode 41: Stop Performing. Start Telling the Truth.
At some point, the performance stops protecting you and starts costing you. This episode is an invitation to exhale to stop curating your life for approval and start telling the truth to yourself first. We're talking about the stories we perform, the thoughts that become our character, and what...
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Episode 40: What AI Can't Replace (And Why That Matters)
Beneath the conversation about AI is a deeper fear: Will I still matter? This episode isn't about resisting technology. It's about remembering what can't be replicated. We're talking about intuition, presence, judgment, and why leaning into your humanness is your competitive edge in an automated...
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Episode 39: Discernment Is the New Ambition
There was a time when saying yes to everything felt like ambition. Now it just feels like overload. This episode is about the shift from doing more to choosing better, from hustle to discernment. It's about trusting your vision, protecting your energy, and understanding that precision is the new...
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Episode 38: Boundaries Without Disappearing
Boundaries aren't walls but we've been taught to build them that way. This episode is about finding the space between being boundary-less and disappearing completely. It's about learning the difference between rules and boundaries, staying connected without being depleted, and protecting your…
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Episode 37: The Loneliness No One Warns You About
Leadership comes with a loneliness no one talks about. Not from being alone but from being the one who has to stay quiet, carry the weight, and be misunderstood. This episode is about the isolation that comes with responsibility, the cost of being "the strong one," and learning who can actually...
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Episode 36: Is it time to pivot or time to commit?
Every season of uncertainty asks this question: Should I change everything or stay the course? Sometimes we confuse boredom with misalignment. Other times we stay loyal to paths that no longer fit. This episode slows the question down. Because clarity doesn't come from urgency. It comes from...
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Episode 34: How to Make Money without Losing Yourself
Burnout used to be the price of ambition. But something's shifting. People don't just want money anymore they want their nervous systems intact. This episode is about earning and sustaining without self-abandonment. Because the goal isn't just to get paid. The goal is to still recognize yourself...
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Episode 33: Success didn't fix everything. Now what?
You got the title. The visibility. The thing you worked so hard for. And it didn't heal what you thought it would. This episode is for anyone who reached a milestone and quietly thought, "Why do I still feel this way?" Nothing is wrong with you. You just arrived somewhere that requires a…
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Episode 32: Am I behind or am I just tired?
That scroll can turn a good morning into a spiral real fast. One wedding announcement, one house purchase, one award and suddenly you're questioning everything. This episode is about the difference between actually being behind and just consuming everyone else's highlight reel. Because maybe…
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Episode 31: How authentic is authentic enough?
In this episode I am exploring the places where I am more or less authentic. "Keeping it real" is the base of authenticity however, code switching has become necessary for most people. Authenticity is a physical and spiritual alignment. It's internal. Only you know the feeling of distance that...
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Episode 30: Does this Deserve a Piece of You?
When you focus on exchanging time for money you will never feel completely whole because time is priceless and money is energy. The better question is "does this experience/relationship/engagement deserve a piece of me?" Let's explore this.
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Episode 29: Cancel Last Season and Start a New Show
Taking an intentional break gives you enough time to press pause on the current story you're living in to decide whether or not you should cancel the season or create a new episode for your life. Living in themes can make us feel stuck. What if the story you're living in is completely up to you?
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Episode 26: Your Order is not My Order
Thoughts on who I am and what I will allow.
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Episode 24: What's Next? - My Voice Notes to the World
These podcast episodes are my raw thoughts and conversations being recorded and shared with the world. This is a unique experience. I am breaking from the "norm" of what a leader should do and giving you my deepest reflections. "Break Before You Break" is all about recognizing how your physical...
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Episode 8: Tweak the Features that are Ripe for Fruitition
Stop taking the longest distance to see progress.
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Episode 7: You Did It Omi!
I have never stopped to realized that I have actually accomplished everything I set out to accomplish. Is it time to think about what's next?
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Episode 6: Living in the Future
I was living so far into the future that I didn't even recognize today as relevant. I felt like I had to flee the past, plan the future, and take today as some kind of side car vs being the main event.
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Episode 5: I Want to be Well
What I focused more on being "wellthy" vs. my only focus being on being wealthy!
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Episode 4: Fulfilling Your Purpose while Absent from your Body
I am living and walking in my purpose while also not truly connected to body.
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Episode 2: Is being tired being ungrateful?
I was taught that any level of complaint is being ungrateful. I wanted to take a break but I don't want God to think I am being ungrateful for my blessings. I want to be a good steward over my blessings and take a break at the same time.
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Episode 1: Sabbatical Day 3 - It doesn't feel beautiful yet...
Everyone keeps saying how wonderful it is that I am taking a sabbatical. I don't feel wonderful at all. I am asking myself "am I tripping?!
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Where vulnerability meets resilience. Join host Omi Bell on her sabbatical journey as she candidly shares voice notes exploring themes of worthiness, hope, and finding one's way through life's twists and turns. In this intimate series, Omi fearlessly dives into the depths of emotion, discussing…
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About this show
Omi Bell shares intimate voice notes from her sabbatical journey in "Break Before You Break.Warning: this isn't perfect. The audio isn't always edited. She is recording while traveling all over the world. The length of an episode can be anywhere from 2 minutes to 20 minutes. These are truly authentic downloads in real-time. In this raw and authentic podcast, Omi fearlessly delves into topics of worthiness, hope, and the challenges of navigating life's unpredictable terrain as a businesswoman and holistic wellness practitioner. Omi Bell is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, author and radio show host. She is the CEO/Founder of Black Girl Ventures - a nonprofit breaking barriers to access to capital for under-resourced entrepreneurs.From moments of soaring triumph to the depths of hopelessness, Omi offers profound insights into finding your way, asserting sovereignty, and embracing vulnerability. With candid discussions on entrepreneurship and finance, "Break Before You Break" invi
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