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Celebrating 5 Years Podcast Anniversary: The Real Truth Behind My Glow Up | Habits of A Goddess
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Jasmine Rasko
When you are creating the life you desire, it takes dedication, focus and more importantly, a clear mind. You ever have one of those days where everything just fell off? It's so easy to feel overwhelmed. That's been me more than I care to admit. But recently I found something that actually helped. It's called Headspace. It's not like other apps. It's not about just shutting everything out. It's about finding a little space in your day to breathe, to reset. There's a huge library of meditations and mindfulness exercises that fit whatever I need at the moment. Headspace offers one on one coaching with a team of clinical experts and trained coaches work together to bring you science backed care. The app has customized personalized approaches that help you navigate through all of life's moments, big and small. Feel good and mean it when you say it for a limited time get headspace free for 60 days go to headspace.com goddess that's H E A-S-P-A C E.com goddess to unlock all of headspace free for 60 days headspace.com goddess hey goddess. So it's a new year, 2025 and you're thinking how am I going to make this year different? How am I going to create something for myself? I desire to be my own boss or see if I can turn this business ideal I've been thinking about into a reality, but I don't know how to make it happen. Shopify is how you're going to make it happen and let me tell you how. Listen Goddess, everyone starts with little to no experience in life. I started my e commerce business with Shopify and over the years one thing I realized is that if you want to create, make the vision plain and simple. Shopify doesn't overcomplicate business. You can transform your passion into a business. You can start making money online. You can turn your online community into customers with Shopify. 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My mission for whoever's listening to this podcast is is that you find ways to empower yourself, attract the life you desire and feel supported. On this self love journey, I have experienced a new way of opening up to the endless possibilities of healing and growing through sharing my voice. I'm your host Jasmine Rasko and today's episode we will be talking about celebrating five years Podcast Anniversary, the real truth behind my Glow up. Also, if you're enjoying the podcast, don't forget to give Habits of a Goddess Podcast a five star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I love reading the reviews you guys leave. It means the world to me to see how truly the podcast has made a positive impact in your life and when you leave a review, it helps other goddesses discover the podcast too. I cannot believe I am recording this episode. I cannot, I can believe it, but like, I cannot believe it. Can you believe? Five years of Habits of a Goddess podcast. This is a huge milestone in my career as a podcaster, as an entrepreneur, as, as a just person, just in general. This is a huge, huge milestone and I do not want to ever downplay this moment because this is huge. Five years ago, May 2020, I decided to release the very first episode on Habits of a Goddess podcast. And guys, when I tell you this, this has been a journey, a beautiful journey. A journey of growth, of journey of self love, a journey of healing, of journey of refining my own voice, a journey of building confidence, a journey of building up my own inner goddess. The very first episode that I came out with was exactly on May 22, 2020, called Self Love. I am affirmations and oh my God, I'm getting goosebumps as I, as I talk because, well, I, I, I knew that I wanted to start this journey with self love, being intentional with affirmations that feels good inside and out. Affirmations that is not only going to plant the seeds today, but it's also going to carry you in the future. And I planted these seeds five years ago. So if you have been on this journey with me from the very beginning, I adore and appreciate and love you. I do, truly, from the bottom of my heart, because you've seen this podcast grow and if you are new here, I appreciate you for tuning in, for you tapping in, because there is a reason why you've been attracted to the Habits of the Gods podcast. And hopefully today you will fulfill that desire of your attraction to the podcast. So five years, five lessons. Five. There's so many more lessons, but I am going to stick to five little nuggets of lessons that I feel like if you've ever just, if you ever wanted to start anything in life, whether it was to start over and create a whole new Persona, a whole new identity, like a whole new level up of you, if you want to start a new relationship, a new business, a new career career, or you know, you want it to just start fresh, you want a clean slate, this is for you. If you wanted to change and self improve your life, this is for you. This podcast has been a blessing in disguise. Like, I had no clue how, how this would like turn out. I just knew that I had something to share, something to share that was meaningful, something that was going to just not only help and Empower myself and nurture myself, but other women, because collectively, we are all connected. And I just feel like if you have ever come across the podcast or my social media, you feel some kind of connection. Something is calling you. Something is calling over here. And we're gonna tap into it. We're gonna tap into it. So I'm gonna share with you five lessons over the past five years and the real truth behind my Glow up story. Because this journey did not just start five years ago. This journey started the day that I was born, which is coming up really soon. I am a Gemini, and Gemini's. Oh, my God. You know, we're multifaceted. We are multifaceted. We're intelligent, we're beautiful. We love to travel. We're very ambitious. We're headstrong. We have many, many, many, many, many adventures in life. And you need you a Gemini in your life. This podcast is during, like, this podcast was birthed during Gemini season. And that was, no pun intended. I just naturally started the podcast on that day. Like I said, I. That was like the day of the release. There was no full, like, meeting or any. I didn't even have a team. There was nothing that was set in stone for like, a date or anything. I just, I went with my intuition, and I want you guys to lean into that as you're listening to this episode. So lesson number one. One of the lessons that I've learned in the past five years as being the voice of Habits of a Goddess is confidence isn't given, it's grown. And let me just share this. I know the women that tune into this podcast. You have been. Because I. I read the dms. You've been working on yourself. You've been working on your confidence, your self esteem, your inner voice. And I used to think confident women were just born that way. They had something I didn't. But podcasting taught me that confidence is built episode by episode, word by word. Confidence is built every single day. You have to work on your confidence because there will be times in life where other people will come into your life and you may compare yourself. Or we have social media today where you can just get online and you can scroll and you can compare yourself. And when I started this podcast, I did not want to lean into the comparison, because comparison is the thief of joy. I leaned into my own inner wisdom, my own inner voice, and I want to share what truly helped me grow over many, many years of just healing different areas of my life. And confidence, it isn't given. In the beginning, when I First started the podcast, I had no idea how to record. I didn't even know, like, how do you add music? I didn't even know, how do you even monetize a podcast? Like, how do you make money as a podcaster? I, I had no skin in the game. I had no clue. I didn't even have anyone, I didn't even know anyone that personally had a podcast because podcasting five years ago wasn't as popular as it is today. And when I first started podcasting, I wanted to make sure that I would not get stuck on trying to be perfect. I want it to be authentic, like my voice, my message, my style of delivery is truly authentic and I never wanted to stray away from that. I feel like when I'm being my truly self and I'm showing up as myself in my natural state, messages, everything just flow natural. It flows natural. It flows from my heart as it should. So if you are looking for a sign or just like this is your sign, to just work on your confidence, your inner goddess and use your voice. Use your voice to empower yourself. And when I say use your voice, I don't mean necessarily like, oh, you have to go out and start a podcast. This is like to use your voice to reaffirm what is already true for you. God is to reaffirm that you are a divine feminine goddess. To reaffirm that you're intelligent, you're smart, you're beautiful, that you are worthy of success, you're worthy of the love. And when you use your voice and you're working on your confidence, you don't just learn how to speak, you learn how to own your voice. And doing so, you tap into your. When you are creating the life you desire, it takes dedication, focus and more importantly, a clear mind. You ever have one of those days where everything just fell off? It's so easy to feel overwhelmed. That's been me more than I care to admit. But recently I found something that actually helped. It's called Headspace. It's not like other apps. It's not about just shutting everything out. It's about finding a little space in your day to breathe, to reset. There's a huge library of meditations and mindfulness exercises that fit whatever I need at the moment. Headspace offers one on one coaching with a team of clinical experts and trained coaches where together to bring you science back care. The app has customized personalized approaches that help you navigate through all of life's moments, big and small, feel good, and mean it when you say it for a limited time. Get Headspace free for 60 days. Go to headspace.com goddess H-E-A d s p a c e.com goddess to unlock all of Headspace free for 60 days headspace.com goddess feminine power. You t that femininity and you can be soft and strong at the same time. You can be graceful and grounded at the same time. So confidence grows when you show up every single day. And I've been showing up with habits of a goddess every single day. Okay, every single day. And it shows throughout each episode. When the episodes are released, it shows this community has grown. It's beautiful. And I'm proud of the many women who have messaged me and share like, hey, I've helped them with their confidence. You guys, like, I try my best to respond and, and listen, you know, interact in the DMs, because I love when you guys share with me, like how the podcast has helped you and change your life and you discover it maybe in a time in your life where you wasn't feeling your best during a season, maybe wasn't, you know, your best version of yourself. But over time, this podcast have helped you develop a sense of confidence and self esteem and has helped you tap into your inner goddess. And that's what it's all about. That's what it's all about. That's what I have been doing intentionally on this journey, is to show women like, hey, your voice matters. Your mindset is everything. And how you think of yourself, how you look of yourself, how you show up for yourself every single day that matters. Self love starts with you. Self care starts with you. When you're poured into yourself with affirmations, with the guided meditations, you are planting the seeds and that's powerful. So the lesson I learned is speak up, use my voice. Because you never know who's listening. You never know. Like me, reserving and holding off is not going to help myself or anyone. So me showing up, being confident, using my voice, even when I don't feel as confident, I work through that. I work through that. There, there's been days, there's been many times in my life on my journey where there was moments I did not feel as confident. But let me tell you, confidence grow through repetition. The more you practice, the better you get. You'll become certified in that field. So each time you show up for yourself, you're building confidence. So if you're feeling like you're lacking confidence lately, keep going, keep going. Move with grace, move with intention. Lean into your voice, lean into that beautiful essence that you have. And that's what I've been doing throughout this episode. That's what I've been doing throughout the many, many episodes that I've recorded. I've leaned into my natural gift, which is speaking Geminis. If any of you guys are Geminis, please come over and let me know, because I know I have a lot of listeners and I know a lot of you guys are Geminis too. I know it. I had a video that went super viral on Tick Tock. It was something about, like, Gemini is like, tell me, tell me you're a Gemini woman without telling me you're a Gemini woman. A lot of you guys, you know, from the podcast, saw that video and you were commenting, and I was just thinking to myself, you know, as a Gemini myself, we are great communicators. We're intellectual, we like to be stimulated, like our mind needs to be stimulated. And I've tapped into that energy. I've amplified that version of myself. So if you've been feeling lately a lack of confidence, a lack of self esteem, a lack of inner beauty, a lack of whatever, take that and change it around. Work on that mindset, shift that mindset and tap into the abundance energy. Confidence is key. Anything that you're doing in life, you need confidence. So that's one of the lessons I've learned, is to really tap into my gift and be confident. Be confident showing up on the podcast, be confident showing up in my social media and promoting myself. Promoting what it is I have to offer to the world. And what it is that I have to offer is teaching women how to love themselves, how to put yourself on a pedestal, how to prioritize yourself through self care, self love, spirituality, affirmations, working out, nourishing your body, like all of that is so important. And you do need confidence to speak and lead with that in life. And women will follow along. Like, I'm planting these seeds and you guys are listening and picking up and using it. And I love that. I love when you guys message me and you say, hey, I've applied this to my life and I notice a difference. To me, that is real influence. That's impact. And I'm proud of you guys. Like, I'm really, really, truly proud. If you've been listening to the podcast, you know, for the past five years, or even if you're just new here, or if you've been listening for a few years, I truly appreciate you. Okay, Nelson, lesson number two. Ah. Your people will find you, but you have to be willing to Be seen. Oh, my God. I created a episode on this and I also created a video on my YouTube channel, my personal YouTube channel and habits of God's YouTube channel. Afraid of being seen, Goddess Today in 2025, are you afraid of being seen? If you're afraid of being seen, that is what. What is holding you back from your abundance. That's what's holding you back from your next level in life. One of the biggest surprises on my journey is you can never stop what is meant for you. Okay? People will find you. People will find you. People are seeking what you know. And let me tell you, don't underestimate yourself. There's a lot of things I do naturally, and I don't think, like, it's something that maybe might interest anyone, but sometimes I will meet people and they'll say, oh, my God, you should totally make a video on that, or you should make an episode on that. And I'm like, you know what? You're right. Because I have accumulated a lot of knowledge over the years through trial and error, through life lessons, and my audience is ready for that message. The right people will find me. So that's another thing too, is don't be afraid of being seen. Don't be afraid of being seen. Like, women from all corners of the world will show up and support your message because they're going to resonate with it. They're going to be in alignment with it. It's all about visibility. So show up if you are influencer, content creator, or, or if you're like, just someone who's like, really looking to transform, don't be afraid of the results that you're going to get. Don't be afraid of being seen. There is a community out there that's waiting to support you, and I am living proof of that testimony. When I first started this podcast five years ago, I had zero followers, zero listeners, zero ads, zero sponsors. 0,00000. You have to start. Everyone starts at zero. But here's the thing. You're starting at zero, but you're also starting with some, some information, some data, some wisdom. Because your life lessons can be turned into a beautiful story, a beautiful book, a beautiful business, like, you can use what you know, the knowledge to help other people along the way. And I use this platform, the podcast, to help empower women. Not only just myself, but to help empower power women from all over the world. All over the world. And watching this beautiful global podcast audience that I've built over the past five years, women from all corners of the world messaging me saying like, hey goddess, like, the message you shared, the episode resonated with me today. Like it's truly, oh my God, it's truly heartwarming. And to me, I think it's so insane to know that like someone from maybe Switzerland or Aruba or South Africa or, or Asia or California or Minnesota, like people from all over the world tune in collectively and they resonate with what I'm saying. Like, I find that so mind blowing. So don't be afraid to show up. Don't be afraid to offer your femininity. We need more of that. Don't be afraid to offer what you know. When I stop caring about who is going to support me or other people's opinion or just judgment or the fear of being seen. When I stop caring truly, I started manifesting abundance of opportunities. And if you've been a long time listeners, you listener, you're gonna know exactly what I'm talking about. You don't know exactly what I talk, what I'm talking about. When I first started this podcast, for one year, I did not show my face. You guys didn't even know like the, the face behind the voice. There was no picture of me on the COVID art of this podcast. And even on the Instagram page there was like no picture. It was just affirmations, it was inspirational messages. There was no like really picture of me. And a year later goes by, I go live for the very first time on Instagram. And if you don't follow habits of goddess on Instagram, you still didn't really get to see me or know like the voice, the, the face behind the voice. So every once in a while, I'll go live and I'll interact. I'll do a get ready with me and you guys would tune in, I'll answer some of your questions and like, we'll have like, you know, goddess chats. And those were fun. They were amazing. But I still was not really truly showing up. Like, full visibility. Like, you literally had to go and scroll, scroll, scroll back to watch a old live to realize like, oh, this is habits of a Goddess Jasmine, you know, and there was a method behind that because at first when I first started the podcast, I was, there was a few things I really wanted. Whoever resonated with the name and just felt drawn to the podcast, like that was your reason of tuning. You know those mornings when you're standing in front of your closet and feel nothing? That's your sign. It's time for something new, something soft, something aligned, splendid creates Timeless, elevated pieces that move with you through every season. From buttery soft teas to pull on pants that flow like a second skin, this is a softness without sacrifice, style without stress. From morning meditations to moonlight dinners, splendid pieces are your daily ritual in wearable form. 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The other partial was truly afraid of being seen in my vulnerability, like sharing moments throughout the this journey, moments of just times where maybe I didn't feel my best or, you know, things that happened in my childhood or sharing different things, different stages in my life, things that I was ready to share right on the podcast. That was another reason why too, of like just kind of like hiding behind the the voice, right? Not really showing the face. And then four years later, I finally come out and I put my face on the podcast cover art and I realize I'm ready to be seen. I'm ready to put a face to my story. I'm ready to start showing women like, hey, your people will find you. You just have to be willing to be seen. More brand deals started coming in, more opportunities, more networking events, more listeners started listening to the podcast and subscribing and downloading all, all of that started happening when I started actually showing up and not being afraid of being seen. So if you have been afraid to be seen, to show up online and be authentic and connect and share your truth, share your story, share things that feel naturally good to you. This is your sign to start showing up and be visible. Take up space, Take up space. So even if you're, you know, in the beginning, when you're building your starting something, I know you're probably wondering, is anyone listening? Is anyone watching? Keep going, keep going. Because your voice is planting seeds. You can't even see yet. I did not know how this would turn out five years ago. I just simply started. And Here we are five years later, over 300 episodes. By the way, that is love. That is purpose. That is alignment. That's divine connection. That's divine alignment. That is leading with intuition. It will all work out for you once you allow yourself to let go of any limited beliefs. Yes, people are waiting to cheer you on. People are waiting to high five you. Okay? And just so you know, the journey in the beginning, it may feel lonely. That's because you're purging. You're purging. You're clear. You're clearing out the old and you're welcoming the new. So you may lose friends, and you will lose friends, you may lose family, and you will right that are not as supportive, that may not believe in your ideals, your vision for yourself. And whatever aspect that you're working on that you're leveling up in life does. This doesn't only apply to, like, if you want to be a podcast or influencer. This applies to anything in life, okay? Relationships, personal, business, career, health, health goals. I just had this conversation with a girlfriend who lost a lot of weight, and she said that her old friends started treating her very different because she lost a lot of weight and they started treating her and a way of, like, projecting. And I said, I knew that was going to happen because you are. You are a different person, but you're the same person, just a better version. So a lot of times we are afraid to be seen because we're afraid to let go of other people's versions of ideas, of how they perceive us in their head. But guess what? Lean into that confidence that you're building. Lean into that intuition that you're creating for yourself to move through and flow in life and that you're guiding. You're guided by your intuition. Lean into your femininity, lean into your purpose. Lean into what you're destined to be in life, and the right people will come along and follow and support and love and celebrate you publicly. That's so important. That's so important. Lesson number three is vulnerability is your superpower. It's not a weakness. I've learned the more that I share and open myself up, the more empowered I am. And I used to think that I had to have it all together to lead. You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to have it all figured out. When I first started this podcast, I had no clue. I didn't Have a network or a manager or any of that. You don't have to have it all together to figure it out. You can lead in many different ways in life. You can lead with your knowledge, you can lead with your femininity. You can lead with your softness. You can lead with your courage. Oh, you can lead with your courage. When you lead with courage in life, you are telling the universe, you're communicating to the universe that you are. You are ready for what it is that you are asking the universe for. You're manifesting it. So lead with courage, lead with intention, lead with heart. Don't be afraid to share the vulnerable side of you, but do it in your own unique way. Okay, for me, it's the podcast for you. You have to discover that as you're learning and as you're relearning yourself, as you're developing your voice, as you're strengthening your voice, learn how to communicate your vulnerability side in your feminine energy. Vulnerability is going to gain you access to the next level. So there is nothing more powerful than a woman who leads with her heart. Okay? You are leading in your goddess energy, and that's how you attract everything that is meant for you. Because you're leading with the goddess energy. That's attractive. That energy is delicious. Goddess energy is top tier energy. You're going to gain access to opportunities, relationships. I know a lot of you guys have asked me about relationships and how to attract this, how to attract that, and I want to say work on yourself. Put yourself on a pedestal. Be selfish with yourself. Focus on yourself. Because when you focus on yourself and you put yourself at the center, the universe will surround you with the things that you desire in your heart. So lead with that vulnerability. If that. If your desire is to manifest a husband, if your desire is to manifest a relationship, okay, I've had. You guys have messaged me and submitted personal questions that you wanted me to share and talk about on here, and this was one of them. If your vision for yourself is to manifest your husband, to manifest your inner relationship, to become that soft life woman, whatever it is that you desire, right? Put yourself at the center. You are the focus point in this whole scenario. You are the main character. Because main character attracts goddess energy, attracts. Lean into that. Don't be afraid to be vulnerable and be honest with about your intentions in life, but use, use that vulnerability to level up. Okay? Journal, journal. Like when I say vulnerability, I don't necessarily mean like you're going and you're telling every complete stranger, like your deepest, deepest desires or you know, you're getting on the Internet and you're sharing your deepest, deepest desires before you're ready to share. You can do that in your journal or you can do that in a therapy session. You guys know I am a strong advocate for therapy and you can lean into that too, until you're ready to actually speak that out, you know, and you're confident behind what you're desiring. But lean into that if that's your desire. Lean into becoming that woman who attracts the best case scenario in her life. So continue focusing on you and I'm going to share more of that on Habits of Goddess Instagram page. So definitely make sure you're following. I will share more videos and answer you guys questions on that video style. I know you guys love the get ready with me, so I would definitely do that. Lesson number four is self expression is sacred and it heals. Express yourself, Goddess. When I started recording this episode, I had no clue what I was gonna say because five years is a long time. When you think about it, five years is a very long time. And I've been expressing myself for five years throughout this whole channel, this platform to women who I may not ever meet in real life, because women from all over the world is tuned in, right? I'd be lucky to meet some of you guys, and I have had the pleasure to meet some of you. But self expression is sacred. And when you learn to express yourself, it becomes a portal. You never know who's listening to you. Podcasting for me has become a form of therapy. I've learned to process my emotions and alchemize my pain and turn it into a purpose. Whether I turned it into an episode, I got a meditation and I, you know, I've created something here that is helping me level up and you guys get to tune in and tap into that same well of energy. So for me, joy is self expression, love is self expression, happiness is self expression. And I'm doing that every single day. I'm tapping into my, my way of self expression myself. This podcast is a way that I self express, express, express myself whenever I create beautiful content on the Internet, that's a way of me self expressing myself. The way I do my makeup, my hair, the way I look, you know, like all of that is self expression. And I take pride in that. And you should too. Every time, the first thing you do in the morning, you are expressing how you feel. So when you're tuned into the episodes, you're like, I'm, I'm self expressing myself. Because this is going to carry on and set the tone throughout the whole day. Listening to something that feels good and that is nurturing your mind, body and soul. And then you go out and you're just so much lighter and free and flowy in life. You're self expressing yourself and it's so people notice is very contagious and is radiating. It's. It's so contagious. So keep expressing yourself in the most divine feminine way. It's not just about put on a beautiful floral dress and lipstick and per heels and a designer bag. It's not just that. It's your energy. Your energy is a unique way of expressing yourself. So how are you showing up every single day? Your energy? Are you showing up in your goddess energy? Self expression is sacred. So continue showing up in the most divine feminine way to express yourself, goddess. And last lesson number five, purpose is found in the ripple, not the numbers. Okay, I will be honest. When I first started this podcast, I had no clue how to see or tell if anyone was listening to me. Like, the data, the analytics. Like, I had no clue because it wasn't as like a dashboard like how YouTube is or how Instagram is. Like on Instagram you could see how many people liked your posts, or on YouTube, you could see how many people watch your video. With podcasting, I could not tell anything because at the time the platform that I was using, it wasn't as like I wasn't really familiar with it. So I was just creating content for probably about eight months before I discover how to see how many people are listening to Habits of a God. Summer's here, and Nordstrom has everything you need for your best dress season ever. From beach days and weddings to weekend getaways. In your everyday wardrobe, discover stylish options under $100 from tons of your favorite brands like Mango Skims, Princess Polly and Madewell. It's easy too, with free shipping and free returns in store order pickup and more. Shop today in stores online@nordstrom.com or download the Nordstrom app podcast. And I remember the very first time I could see the downloads, the numbers. It was like I had 15,000 listeners and I was like, oh my God, people are listening to me. Like, there are people actually listening to my podcast. Can you imagine standing in a room speaking to 15,000 people? I can imagine that, but I've done that on the podcast. But like thinking back, like, wow, that's a lot of people. So, like, I always view and look at the numbers in that aspect. Like, that's a lot of People, and that's something to celebrate. Now. That was five years ago, obviously. Today I've grown and surpassed that number. And I'm very grateful for the. The many, many, many, many goddesses who have turned in over the years and listened to Habits of Goddess podcast because it shows that everything that I've been sharing, it has helped someone. And whether it's, you know, in your life, in your season, whatever season you're going through in life, like, it's helped, and I'm truly grateful. But I also learned that don't get caught up in the numbers, because real impact, real influence isn't always loud. Sometimes it's just that one DM that says, you changed my life. I needed this episode. Listening to your podcast has healed my inner child. Or listening to your podcast, or listening to your podcast. I got out of this depression listening to your podcast, I started that business. Listening to your podcast, I manifest it. Abundance of streams of income. Listening to your podcast, I learned to love myself. I learned to prioritize my happiness. Like, those are the DMS I have gotten over the years and many, many more. To me, that is success. To me, that touched my heart more than whether it's 500 listeners, a million listeners, 5 million listeners. Like, numbers are great, yes, for business. But what's more important is actually seeing and hearing the responses that you guys have shared over the years. And I am so grateful. I've had a few moments, encounters in person where I've met some of you guys, and you, you know, you tell me, like, oh, my God, I listen to your podcast every single day on the way to work, and I. I'm so touched. I feel like I can do this. I can accomplish that. Like, to me, that is real impact. That, to me, is a positive influence. Like, yes, I love creating other beautiful content, but just to know that, like, the power of my voice can really, truly transform and change someone's life, that, to me, is very powerful. And I don't take that for granted at all. And for me, purpose isn't just about, like, popularity. It's about alignment. Everything is alignment for me. It's about using my gift, my voice, my platform to serve something greater, bigger than I am. It's about connection. It's about showing up. Because there was a time where I wish there was a me. And now I am that girl. I am that goddess. Right? And so are you. And so are you. You tuning into this episode is everything and more, because you are that girl. You are the it girl. The it girl. You are the goddess. Okay. And whatever it is that you are seeking throughout life, just know your purpose and alignment. Timing is everything for you. So don't get caught up in what's popular, what's trendy. I want you to truly hone into your natural gift. Like what makes you happy, what makes you shine, what makes you feel good. How do you feel listening to this episode? Like, how does it resonate with you? Like, like watching other creators online, not just listening or watching me, but like, how is that impacting you or is it or is it not? You know, like that. Just take mental note. But I've learned that there's so much power in your thoughts and the way that you interpret them. Like you feel your emotions first before anyone else. How do you make yourself feel in the morning? And I'm grateful to be part of that morning with you. I'm so grateful to be part of the mornings with you. It means the world to me. It truly means the world to me to be part of the mornings with you. And I couldn't have done that without me being confident, owning it, showing up and loving every aspect of myself. This journey is a self paced journey. I'm not rushing. And you should not be rushing either. But like, this journey is a personal journey. So when you show up, other people are going to notice. And yes, they may ask you like, hey, what are you doing? Are you listening? Are you reading books? Like, what is it about you that's glowing? I want you to take a moment to acknowledge you are the, you are the reason why you're glowing because you are stepping up every single day, pouring into yourself every single day. So, Goddess, this episode is brought to you by State Farm. Knowing you could be saving money for the things you really want is a great feeling. 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And sometimes support doesn't look like what you think it is. Sometimes the people who you want to support you, they may not support you, but that should never stop you from following through what you should be doing in life, what you're called to do. So only you know that. So never, ever, ever stop showing up for yourself. Even when you don't have a huge audience or a huge support system like I want you. If you could take away one thing today from this episode is show it for yourself. If that looks like you take an extra 5, 10 minutes in the morning to make yourself up, are you taking an extra 30 minutes to work out? Are you taking an extra 20 minutes, 30 minutes to listen to a podcast episode that makes you feel good, that you can implement and apply it to your life? You're taking your vitamins, whatever it is, drinking more water, or you're putting your phone on, do not disturb. And you're actually just being in your own energy, you're submerging in your own essence and you're actually just pouring into yourself before you go out into the world. Because everyone is going to want to take up space in your life, but you should always prioritize, you goddess. And that's why I created this beautiful podcast and I would continue sharing any and everything that is going to help you and myself too along the way as I grow and become more refined and just more knowledgeable and just things that I just feel like, feels good. And I want to share too with you guys. So I will be doing a lot of traveling soon. I do have a birthday coming up, so I will be creating some birthday content. If you guys want to come over and see that, check out me on my personal page at Jasmin Rasco. All of my social media links are in this episode description, so you could check that out too. And I'm just so grateful. Five years. I get chills just thinking about that. Like, how long do you think you could do something before you get paid? Just, just put that little seed, little. Just hear me out. How long do you think you could do something? Showing up before you get recognition, before you get paid with sponsorships or recognition or acknowledgement or whatever. How long do you think you can do that? How long? When I think about when I started this journey, I did this for many, many, many, many years before the brand deals, the opportunities, the abundance, the followers, the downloads. I did this for a very long time. So if anyone ever have wonder, like how long did it take you to get to where you're at in life? Keep going. There's no secret formula, no secret method like keep going in life. Keep showing up. You don't know when that time is going to come for that recognition. Don't look at your competition. There's no competition. There's you. There's only you. There's one of one. Keep going in life. I've been doing this for a very long time and I'm at a point in my life where I just feel like, hey, this is more bigger than I am because I truly enjoy what I do. And I know the influence, the impact of the many women that tune into this podcast. I know that it's collectively healing and growing and activating something within you. Like something is, is within you activated. And I know that me carrying on my message and pouring into myself and pouring into you guys is serving the greater good. And I'm very proud of that. I'm proud of myself. So I'm giving myself a hand clap of five years and I would love for you goddesses to come over and celebrate with me. Five year custom window treatments are a small upgrade that have a big impact. No better time to shop than now@blinds.com's Memorial Day mega sale. Blinds.com invented a better way to shop for window treatments completely online with upfront pricing, no showroom markups, no salespeople in your home. Choose from classic shutters to outdoor shades and more. All backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee. ShopBlinds.com's Memorial Day mega sale now save up to 50% site wide plus a free measure, rules and restrictions may apply. Anniversary on the latest post and just comment and share the podcast and I would love that. Thank you so much. Remember to be kind and gentle with yourself. And here's the five more years of expansion, connection and becoming more unapologetically. Okay, I'm excited. So thank you Goddess. If you've been with me throughout these years, thank you so much. I'm so deeply grateful for every download, every message, every moment, every year. I'm grateful for you guys. If you enjoy this episode, please don't forget to share the podcast and give us a five star review. Remember to be kind and gentle with yourself. I want to leave you with an affirmation that you can repeat throughout the day. Place your hand over your heart and just take a deep breath and breathe and repeat this affirmation after me. I am proud of the space I've created for myself and others. I am proud of the space. Space I've created for myself and others. I am proud of the space I've created for myself and others. Goddess, I am so proud. I am so proud of the space I've created here, this amazing community. I'm so proud of you too for joining me on this beautiful, divine journey. I'm so proud. We need more femininity. We need more spaces like this. We need more love. We need more. We need more. So if you feel called to share your voice, to impact, empower other women with your natural gifts, whatever that looks like for you, you could be a makeup artist, a talented voice artist, something creative, business, a mother, blogger, influencer, whatever it is that you feel natural like take up space today. Not tomorrow, but today. Take up space. This is your sign to start now, to show up and create the space, the audience, the opportunities, the support, the love, all of that is waiting for you. So take up space. Goddess. Happy 5 year anniversary habits of a Goddess thank you for listening to this episode. If it resonated with you today, leave us a beautiful 5 star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Also, come over to our Instagram @habitsofagoddess to connect with our community and comment under our most recent post of your thoughts of the episode. I love interacting with you goddesses and I appreciate your love and support. Don't forget to share the podcast and tag us at Habits of a Goddess. Have a beautiful day. Cheers. Happy five year Anniversary.