The Identity Upgrade Behind Big Bodacious Goals

The Identity Upgrade Behind Big Bodacious Goals

From Home Stagers and Designers on Fire by Marianne Cherico

January 6, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 173

About this episode

In this episode, Marianne Cherico discusses the importance of pursuing ambitious goals that challenge one's identity and comfort zone.

This year I would like to invite you to start thinking about goals differently. Most people won't reach for goals that might disrupt their life, their identity or their nervous system. They choose goals that are sensible, comfortable- goals their brains can agree to without breaking a sweat. And while those goals feel safe, they rarely change anything. In this episode, I'm talking about the goals that don't feel reasonable- the big, bodacious badass ones. The goals that make you hesitate before saying them out loud because you know that they will require you to become a different version of yourself. The ones that trigger that familiar internal alarm, whispering "this feels dangerous". If that made your heart bit a little bit faster, this episode is for you

People in this episode

Host: Marianne Cherico

Topics covered

  • goal setting
  • personal development
  • identity transformation
  • ambitious goals
  • overcoming fear

Keywords

  • big goals
  • bodacious goals
  • identity upgrade
  • personal growth
  • comfort zone

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