# 122. Beliefs I've Had to Clean Up In Order For Me To Grow Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-felt-experience-6435899/122-beliefs-i-ve-had-to-clean-up-in-order-for-me-to-grow Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-felt-experience-6435899/122-beliefs-i-ve-had-to-clean-up-in-order-for-me-to-grow.md Podcast: [A Felt Experience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-felt-experience-6435899) Published: 2025-10-24T07:00:36+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/maria-camila/2279242 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/216235/2279242/maria-camila/2025_10_20_02_21_01_086857bc-88b3-4a27-96a6-17fe2996421d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-felt-experience-6435899/episodes/122-beliefs-i-ve-had-to-clean-up-in-order-for-me-to-grow Duration seconds: 1402 ## Resource 🎙️ Beliefs I’ve Had to Clean Up (So My Business Could Grow) Podcast: Speak Your Truth and Look Good Doing It Host: Camila – Brand Photographer + Videographer 🔑 Episode Summary In this episode, I’m being very direct about the belief systems I’ve had to clean up about myself, my work, and the people I serve . Strategy is simple—but the beliefs you carry determine how you show up, how much you’re willing to give, and how you allow people to pay you. I talk about how careless language reveals your belief system, how it impacts your results, and how holding subtle judgments about your audience quietly sabotages conversion and connection. This is a call-in to service providers, leaders, and anyone doing mission-led work: your belief system permeates everything , and if you don’t address it, no strategy will stick. 📌 You’ll hear me talk about: Why cleaning up your belief system matters more than any visibility strategy The impact of calling your audience “broke,” “not ready,” or “lazy” (even jokingly) The sneaky belief: “I’m putting people in harm’s way by making them visible” Outgrowing the idea: “My community doesn't have money to invest” Releasing the belief that white people are unsafe and learning to lean into shared humanity Fears around being white-passing and photographing women of color — and building trust through devotion and learning Breaking out of the “hardworking Latina but underpaid” trope and reclaiming generosity without self-sacrifice Why entrepreneurship rewards devotion, care, and love more than performance How your beliefs impact how willing you are to be seen, charge, and lead 💬 Quotes from this episode: “If your belief system sucks, your results are going to suck.” “There are people with strong opinions on the internet who don’t even have strong result… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-felt-experience-6435899/episodes/122-beliefs-i-ve-had-to-clean-up-in-order-for-me-to-grow/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-felt-experience-6435899/122-beliefs-i-ve-had-to-clean-up-in-order-for-me-to-grow.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.