The Rachel Martin Podcast

Rachel is back from an intentionally quiet summer with a new series: Lessons I'm Collecting. In this first installment, a Noah Kahn concert at Fenway Park becomes a powerful reminder that people don't remember what happened, they remember who they became. She shares why every race, business, and event is just the vehicle, the real work of creating belonging, and one question that changes h...

Rachel shares the two-decade-old phrase that rewired how she handles anxiety: see things how they are, not worse than they are, then control the controllables. She breaks down the brain dump method that turns a spiraling mind into a clear action list, and gives this week's FIO Move. Want more like this every Friday? Join FIO Friday: https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e ORDER THE FIO MINDSE...

What if you could see a transcript of everything you complained about today — and had to read it out loud to someone? Gary V dropped that challenge this week and Rachel Martin couldn't let it go. In this episode, Rachel connects that question to something she watched unfold in her own backyard: South Berwick's 9th annual Tuskegee Sister City gathering — a decade-long project built entirely...

The most meaningful things in Rachel's life — Pumpkinman, Race Across America, the Tuskegee sister city project — had zero master plan. Just a feeling, and a first step. This week, Rachel shares what's happening in her hometown this weekend, why your next big thing doesn't need a blueprint, and the one move you can make in the next 48 hours to stop waiting and start. FIO Move included....

Rachel missed two weeks — but has been incredibly intentional. In this episode, she breaks down the glass balls and rubber balls framework: some things in your life shatter when you drop them, while others simply bounce. Rachel shares what was pulling her energy over the past two weeks (Hazel's fourth surgery, Rick's Run's 10th anniversary, a moving her son back to Boston area, Tuskegee weekend, a...

Your brain is answering questions all day long. The problem? Most of us are asking the wrong ones. This week I'm talking about the power of expansive questions, how your RAS (reticular activating system) locks onto whatever you tell it matters, and why swapping "why am I stuck?" for "what is one move forward?" can change everything. Plus, I'm giving you a 7-day challeng...

Rachel continues last week's "calling my shot" thread. After months of thinking, she's decided to add an official fundraising component to Pumpkinman's 20th anniversary. The big declaration: if the community hits the fundraising goal, she'll do a Year 21. Core lesson: accountability is the single greatest accelerator of progress. Whether it's finishing a book, pivotin...

What happens when you know exactly what you need to do but you keep avoiding it? This week I'm getting real about a two-week avoidance loop on my biggest event goal of the year: doubling 19 years of community impact in a single season. I walk through the FIO Loop live on air, name the fear that's been keeping me stuck, and commit to one specific action to break through. If you've been...

You're losing the day before it starts. This week I caught myself reading emails before my feet hit the floor. Reacting to everyone else's priorities before I'd even figured out mine. In this FIO Friday, I'm talking about the one shift that changes everything: play offense first, respond later. Guard your morning. Control the inputs so you can control the outputs. Your FIO Move: Tu...

It snowed in Maine this week. In April. And it taught Rachel something she needed to share with you. In this episode, she breaks down one of the most powerful reframes for anyone in the middle of growing something — the difference between "weather" (the bad day, the setback, the doubt) and "season" (the bigger arc you're actually living). Plus your FIO Move for the week. 📖...

Carol Dweck changed the personal development world with growth mindset. That work is foundational. But there's a gap nobody's talking about: people who believe in growth and still don't start. This episode breaks down the Launching Belief framework from The FIO Mindset and why I think it's the missing piece between believing change is possible and actually committing to YOUR change...

This week I hit a wall. I’m building something massive right now — events, partnerships, the kind of vision that wakes you up at 5 AM — and instead of feeling fired up, I felt paralyzed. Every idea collapsed on top of me at once. Classic overwhelm. So I used a 3-step tool I call the O-O-C: Observe, Optimize, Celebrate. It killed the spiral in 90 seconds and gave me my energy back. Today I’m teachi...

In this week’s episode, Rachel shares a simple 3-Step Spring Headspace Reset to help you clear mental clutter, let go of what’s no longer serving you, and move forward with more clarity. Because sometimes the next bold move isn’t adding more — it’s clearing space. 🎧 Want more mindset fuel? FIO Friday emails → https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e 📖 The FIO Mindset → Home | Mysite 1

What if the biggest predictor of success isn’t talent or intelligence—but your ability to see possibility ? In this short episode, Rachel shares an insight inspired by personal growth expert Brendon Burchard: highly successful people consistently train their minds to look for opportunity, even in uncertain moments. Rachel challenges you to shift your perspective this week and ask a powerful questi...

What do you do when you can’t compete at the level you once did? In this episode, I share the real story behind a state championship — and why the medal wasn’t the most important part. After a crash ended the season, everything shifted. Training stopped. Identity changed. The comeback didn’t begin at the same level it left. It required rebuilding differently. And that’s where most of us struggle....

You’re not failing. You’re not stuck. You’re not behind. You might just be in the middle. In this episode of FIO Friday, Rachel shares what it feels like to be in a quieter, recalibrating season — healing old wounds, navigating new roles, and wondering if slowing down means losing your edge. It doesn’t. You’ll learn: • Why the middle is where real capacity is built • The difference between speed a...

Get the book The FIO Mindset → https://www.thefiomindset.com Want more mindset fuel? Join the FIO Friday newsletter → https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e Most people think momentum starts with motivation. It doesn’t. It starts with a decision — often one you make before you feel ready. In this week’s FIO Friday episode, Rachel shares how a speaking opportunity she said yes to just a week ago,...

📘 Want the full FIO framework? The FIO Mindset goes deeper into how to move forward—even in the messy middle. 👉 Order the book on Amazon: 💛 Get FIO Friday delivered to your inbox Weekly mindset fuel + one simple action to keep you moving. 👉 Join here: https://thefiomindset.kit.com/d33acbd37e This episode is about navigating the beautiful messy middle —when life is full, nothing is wrong, and y...

📘 My book The FIO Mindset is officially out in the world. If you’re navigating fear, momentum, or the next version of yourself, this episode is the heartbeat behind the book. 👉 Order The FIO Mindset on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gpyQCxK After book launch week ended and the noise quieted, fear showed up again—for me. Not the loud, dramatic kind. The subtle kind that asks different questions: Can you...

She was crying at the top of the mountain, terrified she was going to fall again — and minutes later, she was racing down a ski racecourse after shattering her leg 2 years ago. In this FIO Friday episode, Rachel shares the emotional and powerful story of her daughter Hazel’s return to ski racing after a devastating injury — and the exact mindset shift that helped her face fear, take action, and fi...

Tonight, my daughter is stepping back into a ski race for the first time in two years — after a crash that shattered her tib/fib. As I record this, we don’t know how it will go. There’s no result yet. No ending to report. Just the choice to step back into the gate. In this FIO Friday, I share a lesson that’s stayed with me since I first heard it — that life comes down to what we focus on, what we...

As we enter a new year, this episode is a gentle reminder that time matters. I share why I treat every day like New Year’s Day, why I don’t do traditional resolutions, and a simple 3-minute reset you can do this weekend to get intentional with how you’re living your time. If this resonates, I also invite you to preorder my book, The FIO Mindset—written for people who want to live with purpose, not...

What if the most important thing you do for 2026… is something you start this week ? In this special end-of-year FIO Friday episode, Rachel walks you through a simple but powerful 3-step loop to stop waiting, stop overthinking, and start behaving like the version of you that already knows where you’re going. You’ll learn: Why your future self is built in quiet weeks , not big moments The one quest...

What if the only real way to lose… was to quit? In this FIO Friday episode, Rachel Martin celebrates a major milestone—the official pre-order launch of her debut book, The FIO Mindset: Figure It Out —and shares the principle that carried her across the finish line after five years of writing, pivoting, and figuring it out as she went. This episode is a reminder that momentum doesn’t come from moti...

Last week, FIO Friday went quiet for a powerful reason. Rachel spent the entire week at the hospital and witnessed the birth of her identical twin granddaughters, Stella and Ariana, on December 5, 2025. In this episode, she shares the perspective shift that followed: sometimes the “pause” isn’t a detour from the work—it is the work. Listeners will leave with a simple FIO Move to trade pressure for...