Mindset: Building a Life with Strategy, Self-Worth, and the 1% Rule

In Episode 18, “How to Elevate Your Life — Strategy, Self-Confidence & the 1% Rule,” Bridgette unpacks what it truly means to stop comparing yourself to others and start becoming the kind of woman who leads her life with clarity, discipline, and purpose. Inspired by Rule 4 from Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life, this episode explores how small daily improvements can lead to massive personal transformation.

Bridgette reflects on her powerful journey—from not being able to run a quarter of a mile to crushing her fitness goals in Navy training—and how embracing the 1% better mindset has helped her step into alignment, confidence, and purpose-driven living.

1. Turning Comparison into Strategy Why the only person you should compare yourself to is who you were yesterday—and how that mindset unlocks consistent growth.

2. The Power of the Inner Audit How to use your internal critic as a feedback tool instead of a source of shame—just like inspecting a home before buying it.

3. Discipline Over Perfection Why small, sustainable efforts matter more than dramatic overhauls—and how they create real momentum.

4. From Lost to Aligned Bridgette shares how leaving behind a teaching career, joining the Navy, and facing herself changed everything—from her body to her mindset and her mothering.

5. Focus, Aim, and Alignment How narrowing your focus helps you see what really matters—and why aiming higher brings deeper meaning to your life.

6. The Self-Responsibility Revolution What happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and start taking the small steps anyway—no matter how imperfect they feel.

7. Legacy, Alignment, and the Highest Good How choosing to aim high—beyond superficial desires—shifts your relationship with yourself, others, and the world around you.

• Small steps lead to lasting change.

• Growth comes from alignment, not pressure.

•  You have the power to elevate—right now, right where you are.

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