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I Can Do This Show Me How!
Welcome to "I Can Do This, Show Me How," a podcast where each episode is an adventure on a transformative journey. I'm Dr. Linda Rose, your guide through the realms of empowerment and self-discovery. At age 34, I stepped onto the campus of West Los Angeles College to enter the PACE Program, feeling utterly out of place. Having barely graduating from high school and after spending over a decade as a secretary in the space and technology sector, I was burdened by an inner critic that whispered I…
Episodes
- I Can Do This Show Me How!
What It Means to Stay a Learner: Curiosity, Schooling, and the Independent Mind
When did you last change your mind about how you learn? Most of us build our ideas about education early, in our own classrooms, at our children’s schools, or…
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Self-Efficacy and One Simple Question: What Can I Do Next?
What happens when the goals that once gave your life its shape stop making sense? Sometimes you've reached them. Sometimes your circumstances shift. And…
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The Hero's Journey at 75: Rick Benzel on Callings, Challenges, and Open Doors
A theater major who studied mime in Paris. A would-be French professor who found 300 applications on file for a single job opening. Two layoffs, a…
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The Transformative Power of Learning and Awe
What if the story you tell about yourself is already out of date? In today's solo episode, I explore the psychology of awe and why it might be the key to…
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Why Adult Learners Don’t Return to School for a Just One Reason
In today's solo episode, I'm reflecting on something I've carried with me for decades: the idea that education became a mirror for me—not just a way to learn…
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"What Can I Learn?" The Question That Ends Imposter Syndrome
What if the voice telling you "I don't belong here" is actually saying something else entirely: "I am still learning how to be here." In today's solo episode…
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Not Smart Enough? How I Proved That Voice Wrong Again and Again
What if the biggest obstacle standing between you and the life you want is not a lack of opportunity, but a voice inside your own head telling you that you are…
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The Choice Threshold: How to Stop Reacting and Start Building the Life You Deserve
When was the last time you stopped and asked yourself: am I reacting, or am I actually choosing? There is a difference, and it matters more than most of us…
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Ask Your Way Into Becoming: The Power of Constructive Questions
Have you ever looked back at a moment of crisis and realized it became the exact catalyst you needed? What if the hardest parts of your journey aren't detours…
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Gratitude as Your Superpower: Why It's Not About Ignoring Your Pain
When things fall apart, the last thing you want to hear is "just be grateful." It feels dismissive. It feels fake. But what if gratitude isn't about ignoring…
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Take Off the Mask: Who You Are When No One Is Asking Anything
We spend years building versions of ourselves that fit the expectations around us. At work, we show up one way. With family, another. In relationships, yet…
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The Hidden Cost of Staying the Same
We all know the feeling of holding back from something we know we need. Whether it's a relationship that no longer serves us, a dream we keep deferring, or a…
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The Prescription Is Free: Walking, Breathwork, and the Path to Lifelong Vitality
What if one of the most powerful tools for healing, longevity, and mental well-being was something you've been doing since the day you learned to stand?…
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Moving from Apathy to Action
Even the most productive of us are afflicted from time to time with low motivation. Being in a headspace where it’s difficult for you to even conceptualize the…
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Why Fear, Shame, and Uncertainty are Signs of Change
What if the struggles, doubts, and turning points in your life weren’t random, but instead part of a larger story that’s unfolding as it should? And what if…
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Finding Purpose in Your Next Life Chapter
What happens when the life you’ve known for decades suddenly changes? How do you respond? Life transitions, whether voluntary or unexpected, often challenge…
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Transforming Your Life Through Conscious Journeys
Think about your most memorable travel experience. What did you see, hear, touch, smell? What about this particular experience made it memorable for you? What…
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Learning Your Way Forward
Part of life’s journey is navigating through difficult times. We all face hardship, struggle, and hurdles that can sometimes seem impossible to climb. What…
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Why Can Asking Questions be Scary?
Have you ever asked a question that you were scared to know the answer to? If so, you’re not alone. For a lot of us, exercising curiosity can sometimes feel…
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The Quiet Power of Resilience
Sometimes a new year can almost feel like a new beginning. A clean slate that represents exciting possibilities and strengthened ambition to reach your goals…
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Revisiting: Taming the Dragons: How to Banish Self-Doubt and Procrastination for Good
I want you to think about your own journey—it can be a journey that you're on now or a journey that you have transitioned from. I also want you to think about…
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The Paths That Change Us
As the year comes to a close, many of us find ourselves looking back on the path we’ve travelled in the past year. What challenged us? What changed us? And how…
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Gathering Wisdom for a New Year
Every year we undergo a mix of challenges, victories, revelations, and unexpected turning points. Given this, it’s important to pause long enough to reflect on…
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Honoring Your 2025 Journey - A Year-End Reflection Through the Hero’s Journey
As 2025 draws to a close, have you taken time to honour the year you’ve lived? Have you contemplated every twist, turn, detour, triumph, and loss? In these…
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Endings and Beginnings - What We Learn from Letting Go
Have you ever felt that life was calling you in another direction? Sometimes, things that we’ve built and poured ourselves into, whether it be careers…
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Balancing Body and Spirit with Dr. Yun Kim (Part 2)
Oftentimes, when our bodies and minds are worn down, healing those parts of ourselves involves re-balancing. A huge part of this is listening to your body and…
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Integrating East and West - Dr. Yun Kim on Acupuncture’s Rise in Modern Medicine
Sometimes the path that’s meant for us isn’t obvious at first. We may even turn away from our calling, only to find ourselves called back with a greater sense…
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Searching For (and Finding) Gratitude, Awe, and Joy in Everyday Moments
Have you ever noticed how paying attention to the simplest things can completely shift your mood? It might be the sound of children playing and laughing in a…
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Danny Crumble Talks Supporting Black Male Students in Higher Education
Have you ever felt like some of your most defining qualities, qualities that are integral to who you are as a person, are viewed as barriers to success in the…
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Choosing Healing Over Harm: Danny L. Crumbles’s Story of Transformation
Have you ever faced a turning point that changed the entire course of your life? Sometimes the most upending life moments force us to ask who we are, what we…
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Finding Purpose in Medicine with Dr. Kimberly Richardson
Have you ever felt a calling towards something, but the journey of answering the call seems too tedious, maybe even impossible, to make? To those of you who’ve…
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From Grief to Growth: How My Memoir Helped Me Heal with Tracie Rosser-Green
Have you ever felt like life was moving forward while you were standing still? Perhaps you’ve been through grief, painful transitions, or instances of…
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Dream Stages and Real Struggles - Ranella Ferrer Gets Honest
Sometimes the path to our purpose isn’t clear or easy. It twists through doubt, reinvention, unexpected detours, and, all the while, your resilience continues…
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How Mary E. White Turned Pain Into Purpose and Built a Ministry for Women
Life doesn’t always move in a straight line. Often, our path twists through pain, unexpected challenges, and moments that force us to question who we are and…
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The Space Between Shifts: Navigating Restlessness, Fear, and Inertia
Our purpose in life can sometimes feel clear and steady, and other times life moves us out of our comfort zones, either gently or with full force. The truth…
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When Purpose Shifts: Finding Meaning After Change
There are moments in life when our purpose feels clear and steady - and then there are moments when everything shifts. Life has a way of moving us out of our…
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From Hood to Hollywood: Princess Monique’s Journey of Purpose and Power
Life is full of transformative moments—some of them foreseen, others arriving as complete surprises. These moments can be so transformative that they shift the…
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From the Ashes: A Father and Daughter’s Hero’s Journey
Life isn’t life without its challenges. Some are minor, others are life-altering. American writer, Joseph Campell, would frame these challenges, particularly…
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Moving Forward in Life by Going Back to School: The Courage to Begin Again
Have you ever thought about changing careers? Maybe going back to school to learn a new skill or trade? Have you ever been deterred from these types of…
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Dissecting the Educational Journey of a Young African American Woman (with Dr. Vaniethia Hubbard)
Change isn’t easy. Adaptation isn’t easy. But both are something we all must do at some point in our lives. Whether they feel significant or not, these life…
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Women’s History Month: Bullying in the Workplace
My entry into the workforce after graduating highschool was likely different from that of a young woman of the same age entering the workforce today. That…
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Attitude and Imagination: Fostering a ‘Growth’ Mindset
When you look back on your time in school, is there a particular teacher or staff member who stands out? One who made a big enough impact, good or bad, that…
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Courage, energy, effort: Shaping Your Future
As we grow into adulthood and progress through life, many of us start to better understand that a blueprint for success does, in fact, exist. That’s not to say…
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Finding Strength in Uncertainty: A Personal Journey of Resilience and Growth - Part 2
Think back to a time in your life when you were going through something difficult. A time when the tides weren’t moving in your favor and things may have felt…
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Where to Begin? The Importance of Mentorship
As adults, we are often resistant when it comes to change. Things like changing jobs, stepping into new professional roles, or even going back to school can…
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Finding Strength in Uncertainty: A Personal Journey of Resilience and Growth
Life is full of twists and turns, moments that test our resilience, and times when we’re forced to step into the unknown. It’s these moments of uncertainty and…
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The Cave We Fear to Enter: Education, Mentorship, and Transformation with Dr. Damon Cagnolatti
Life is a journey filled with challenges that shape who we are and what we’re meant to become. Whether we’re exploring new paths, facing fears, or finding…
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How Storytelling Inspires
Have you ever been inspired by someone? Just hearing their story ignited your passions, fueled your values, and encouraged self-reflection? And have you ever…
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Self-reflection and Redefining Your Purpose
Questioning our life’s purpose is something we all do at one point in our lives. We often associate it with a job or role, but what if it’s so much more than…
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Embracing and Transitioning Through Change
Change is inevitable, yet moving through it often leaves us feeling disorientated and uncertain. Deviating away from the life we know usually feels…
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Staying True to the New You
Life transitions are not easy. It’s part of life’s journey for us to grow and evolve but the process of doing so is often challenging and uncomfortable. Part…
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The Hero’s Journey: Recognizing Your Archetype
Humans are complex beings and sometimes it can be difficult to truly make sense of what we’re feeling, or even what we may need at a certain point in time…
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The Hero’s Journey: Moving Through Fear
Have you ever noticed that, when you’re working towards a goal, the hardest part is often getting started? Ever wonder why that is? Well, a large part of it is…
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The Hero’s Journey: Navigating Personal Transformation
As you age and form habits and tendencies, you naturally become more resistant to change. It can be difficult to break free from routine and stagnation and…
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Taming the Dragons: How to Banish Self-Doubt and Procrastination for Good
I want you to think about your own journey—it can be a journey that you're on now or a journey that you have transitioned from. I also want you to think about…
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A Hero's Transformation: 17 Stages of Growth and A Roadmap To Success
Joseph Cambell's hero's journey is more than a mythological framework; it is also a powerful tool for personal development and a complete roadmap for…
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Transformation Through Self-Discovery
Navigating life is challenging at times. We inevitably run into bumps and crossroads that can leave us disoriented and stagnant. So how do we move through…
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Coming Soon! I Can Do This Show Me How!
The I Can Do This Show Me How! Podcast with Linda Rose. Coming June 13th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.