Ep. 29 - This Hollywood Actress Is Building An Empowered Life: How Sara Quiriconi Rewrote Her Story

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In this powerful episode of the Ascent Life Podcast, host Brandon Long sits down with Sara Quiriconi — actress, writer, producer, and mental health advocate. Diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at just 19, Sara overcame multiple setbacks to build a resilient, purpose-driven life in Hollywood.

Sara shares her journey of turning adversity into strength, the power of choosing an empowered life over victimhood, and practical tools for staying disciplined amid rejection and uncertainty. Discover how she uses a strong morning routine, daily writing, visualization, inner child work, and “rewriting her life as the lead” to create opportunities instead of waiting for them.

She also opens up about:

Treating your acting career (or any creative pursuit) like a business

The importance of supportive relationships and protecting your energy

Balancing hustle with rest and real living

Her upcoming film and TV projects

Creating Be The Lead Planner to help others step into their main character energy

Whether you're an actor, creative, entrepreneur, or anyone feeling stuck, this conversation delivers raw inspiration on resilience, mindset shifts, and living fully — healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Key Timestamps:

00:00 Intro & Elon Musk wisdom on reading & learning

02:29 Sara Quiriconi’s story

05:39 Creator vs. Victim mindset

08:45 How discipline beats motivation in acting & life

16:08 The power of writing your future

19:00 Be The Lead Planner explained

23:18 Defining purpose through storytelling

27:58 Facing fear and leaning into it

37:28 Upcoming projects & final advice

If this episode inspired you, share it with someone who needs to hear it — our mission is to help 1 million people a day live their best lives.

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Connect with Sara Quiriconi:

https://www.saraquiriconi.com/

https://www.instagram.com/livefreewarrior

https://www.youtube.com/@Sara_Quiriconi

Thank you for joining me on this journey as we all push towards self actualization through resilience, and adaptability, creating a positive impact on the world —using our “unique ability” to fulfill our purpose, and become the best version of ourselves: healthy, wealthy & wise!

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We’ll continue our paths together on the next Ascent Life!

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Cheers, and Godspeed

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