Changing My Life By Living Like A Rom-Com Main Character

Changing My Life By Living Like A Rom-Com Main Character

From According To B by Bokang Lehlokoe

September 22, 2025 · 23 min · Season 2 · Episode 5

About this episode

In this episode, Bokang Lehlokoe explores living life with 'main character energy' inspired by romantic comedies and shares insights on pursuing audacious dreams.

What would your life look like if it was the opening scene of a rom-com? For me, that question went from a fleeting thought to a full-on experiment. In this very first episode of According to B: Rom-Com Edition, I share how I decided to flip the script on my own life and start living with main character energy.From childhood weekends spent at the movies, to being raised on the glossy promises of early 2000s romantic comedies, I talk about the unrealistic expectations they planted in us and the reality check of what 30 actually looks like. Spoiler alert: no magazine corner office, no perfect meet-cute, just a lot of Netflix, Uber Eats, and scrolling LinkedIn.But then came the shift: what if the only thing standing between side character energy and leading lady energy was audacity? Inspired by the bold, sometimes delusional choices of rom-com heroines like Jenna Rink, Eva Dandridge, and Elle Woods - I decided to create my own plot twist. Thus, The Rom-Com Experiment was born.In this episode, I break down what it means to give yourself permission to dream again, why audacity is the bridge between who you are and who you want to be, and how to start taking those baby steps toward a…

People in this episode

Host: Bokang Lehlokoe

Topics covered

  • romantic comedies
  • self-improvement
  • audacity
  • life experiments
  • main character energy

Keywords

  • rom-com
  • main character energy
  • self-discovery
  • audacity
  • life changes

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