Welcome to Sparked.
I'm Cara Bradley.
I've got a really interesting story for you today.
It's about a great episode of the television series The Bear.
Sloppy,
Gruff cousin Richie,
He spends time at this Michelin star restaurant where he sharpens up,
He shifts his attitude,
And he starts wearing suits.
People notice throughout the episode,
Richie,
You look great.
Richie,
What's going on?
You've sharpened up.
His response every time,
With confidence,
Was,
I wear suits now.
There was no explanation,
No backstory,
Just a declaration.
I wear suits now.
How often do you explain yourself when you don't need to?
I know I have.
I've justified many things.
Why I transferred colleges,
Why I quit my MBA,
Why I let my hair go silver,
Why I sold my yoga studio,
Left Philly,
And lived on the road for three years.
At 60 years old,
I finally see it.
I don't owe anyone an explanation,
And neither do you.
I am done.
I am not justifying any longer.
No more oversharing for me.
So here's where I stand.
I'm a performance coach.
I cut through excuses and get people into action.
I'm a writer and the creator of Sparked.
I share what works.
Hard work,
Disrupting patterns,
Pushing limits,
And never staying stuck.
I am building a fired up community on Substack that refuses to settle for good enough.
I hope you'll join us.
So this is who I am,
Period,
End of story.
Like Richie,
I found a new level of confidence,
And it's working.
Now it's your turn.
Who are you right now?
Can you state it simply without overexplaining?
Decide.
Decide who you are.
Own it.
No backstory.
No justification.
I wear suits now.
Thank you,
Cousin Richie.
