In the Moment

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Do you feel like this? I am challenged by feeling

Do you feel like this? I am challenged by feeling like I’m “not doing anything at all” when I’m not ALL IN, on something. When I have an unproductive or irregular day I say to myself “Why are you like this? You could have been so much more.”

It didn’t matter that I got some work done, had breakfast on the table, and grocery shopped for the week, all before 9am yesterday. That I ran a board meeting, went to calls, got work done, ate healthy, went for a walk, even took a short nap. Because I know there were hours of distraction, or because I didn’t do yoga, because I didn’t make dinner.

Instead I tend to think that if I didn’t have a day that was to the level I wanted it to be at that I “didn’t do a good job” that day.

But who am I trying to impress and gain the approval of? My friends and family love me. My clients and team give me great feedback, even when I ask how I can do better (...And of course I’ll always try to do better) and I have limitless grace for others (I never hold them to the same crazy expectations I hold myself to). There is a balance here somewhere.

I’m just putting this here because I woke up before my alarm today with some fresh new perspective. In order to be truly content, I need to give myself approval before I seek it from anyone else.

If I don’t want to give myself too much grace because I’m motivated by the challenge, fine. If I still want to reach for those expectations, cool. But I need to give myself approval and hold acceptance for myself by the end of the day.

I think a lot of people, even the most healthy, strive for approval and acceptance in some ways, but maybe true fulfillment comes from approving of oneself.

I’m going to try it, want to try it with me?

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Traveling always fills me up— I’m still dreami

Traveling always fills me up— I’m still dreaming about spending a couple low-key days with my sister and mom last week in DC. I came back with fresh ideas and perspective, just from changing things up for a minute. Miss you @sashleyvee 💔
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Shout out to all of us. . . . . . . . #tuesdaymoo

Shout out to all of us.

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I’ve been insecure about a few things in life bu

I’ve been insecure about a few things in life but never about showing up online. I know this sounds weird so let me explain.

I realized from an early age that there was something powerful about representing.

Because of the fast-growing social media landscape, diet-culture and media we all store subconscious beliefs that people are supposed to look a certain way, act a certain way, be a certain age, have a certain standard of life “in order to be successful” but what we don’t learn is that success isn’t the same to everyone, and it’s incredibly subjective.

You make the rules. I’ve had a deeper respect for this as I’ve learned more about myself.

I am not picture perfect, I am a soft, but sexy, ambitious but self-aware, awkward but bold, nerdy but professional. I am a human being and I can be here to represent a different version of what you may define as success.

I can be your version of a business owner, a wife, a speaker, a coach, a professional, a young entrepreneur, a community volunteer, an empathetic leader, a friend.

Trust me I’ve struggled in my personal life to find balance and love for myself, and I’m learning every day how powerful it is to love myself. It’s powerful to be and “love” you too.

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📸: @startswithdk

🖤 Sarah and I watched a Ted talk by Lisa Genova

🖤 Sarah and I watched a Ted talk by Lisa Genova about building an Alzheimer’s resistant brain. Some of the key takeaways were inspiring and they had nothing to do with crossword puzzles.
- Make new memories.
- Try things.
- Experience new Experiences.
- Create new pathways for yer brain.

Happy to be here making new memories with the people I love dearly. 🖤

Take care of yourself in those non-blooming season

Take care of yourself in those non-blooming seasons too.

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It’s TRULY my honor to tell you about my podcast

Trying to make yoga a habit again once a day. It’s part of that whole being nicer to myself thing I was talking about earlier this week! I always feel refreshed and creatively inspired after.

Habits are good for lots of reasons and I know I feel better about a lot of things in my business and life when I stay focused on some kind of consistency. Any tips and tricks for making yoga a daily habit? Favorite yoga apps?

I’ve been just telling myself all I need to prioritize is 5 minutes, that’s it. And usually I end up doing more. 🙂

Happy to hear your tips!

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Hello Monday! How did you get here so fast? P.S.

Hello Monday! How did you get here so fast?

P.S. Recently I was interviewed for 3 amazing podcasts! Thank you @kellybaader, @alvarezamira / @theunstoppablewoman and @inst.acurtis. I’ll let you know when they’re out because I talk about different things on each of them.

I also interviewed @kellybaader myself! I love her story and I can’t wait to share it with you. She’s truly someone who pushes others to ask themselves “You think it’s not possible for you? Why not?” ♥️

And P.P.S. I interviewed @johnleedumas for the Real Personal Branding podcast recently, episode is coming soon — he shared a bit about how he does relational things that don’t scale, how “experts” sometimes lie to others about how to achieve success, and how to figure out what living in “enough” is for you—it was super interesting. I’ll be excited to share that episode when it comes out.

Just came here to tell you that I hope your week brings some peace. 🖤 There is a lot of heaviness in the world and whenever you need a listening ear, not just this week, I’m here. You don’t always need to be a ray of sunshine.
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Hey!!!! My latest podcast episode is only 5 min lo

Hey!!!! My latest podcast episode is only 5 min long, and it outlines exactly this. Do you have 5 min?

I have been privileged to be part of many news stories and on many podcast interviews and what you do before and after the interview can really count.

These are some of the tips I counsel my clients on as well. Let me know if you like this small bite size digestible content!

Link in my bio! ♥️
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“In my life I’ve discovered that if I cling to

“In my life I’ve discovered that if I cling to the notion that something’s not possible, I’m arguing in favor of limitation. And if I argue for my limitations, I get to keep them.”

I think about this quote all the time by Gay Hendricks in his book The Big Leap.

I examine my mind constantly to ask myself “why can’t this be done?” And “Who’s voice am I hearing in my head telling me this is the truth and why should I accept it?”

Here’s to you observing your upper limit and blowing past it.
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Quick post to tell you I have the pleasure in bein

Quick post to tell you I have the pleasure in being part of a powerhouse of a room on Clubhouse this afternoon and if you’re around you should join us and make the room even more cool.

If you are an Apple user and still need a clubhouse invite dm me. I think I have 1 left. 🙂

Thanks to my co-moderators:
@andy_storch
@brandonbirkmeyer
@riverandquill
@connectwithpablo
@tearoutthetags
@josephbojang
@bobgentle
@inst.acurtis
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Oh my gosh! I’m so tired and so happy. RANT. I d

Oh my gosh! I’m so tired and so happy. RANT. I don’t like when people say “Do something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

I love what I do, and I work hard! I work hard— and my word of the year was efficiency, I’m working hard to make everything more efficient. To make sure I can stay in my creative place and help everyone I want to help.

Working hard does not = Hustle
Working hard does not = Bad
Working hard does not = Unsuccessful.
Working hard for something you love can be so validating and so rewarding.

Just being honest. And every piece of my tired soul is worth it. But yeah I’m tired this week. It’s true. Tired and happy. 🖤

P.S. did you listen to the Impactful Women podcast series on my podcast: Real Personal Branding? The women in that podcast gave me great perspective on so many pieces of life. One of my favorite things @bethannhoward4 said... “Everything in life has a season.”

P.P.S. shout out to my small and mighty team who amazes me with every damn project I throw at them.
@tear_uh - my junior designer
@actuallysimple - my exec assistant
@fynngentle - my podcast editor
@jen_cook - my copywriter
We are building something great and I wouldn’t have it without them.

P.P.P.S. I booked myself a facial tomorrow at @massageinnovations and I’m excited to do nothing for 1.5 hours and enjoy that.

What can you do for yourself this weekend? A walk? An hour to yourself to listen to podcasts or audible? A bike ride? Journal time? Thinking time? Tell me. ♥️

And to those of you working hard for things you love to do, I get you.
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For the last couple of weeks I have been on this i

For the last couple of weeks I have been on this incredible journey of interviewing nearly 50 women for this 4-part EPIC podcast episode. I can’t say how monumental this has been.

When I originally put the call to women in my email and Facebook group I expected 10-15 at the most, not 50+ but now that I’m thinking back on it — of course these women showed up, stood up. ♥️ We were meant for this.

I originally thought of this idea for International Women’s Day and to dedicate it to my friend Alicia who passed last April from breast cancer.

Alicia encouraged and championed women to be fearless and always use their voice to speak about the causes they cared about.

What has transpired since this original idea has blown my mind. So many stories. Not sad ones. But exciting stories of overcoming challenges, pushing boundaries, moving mountains, and full of advice for their past self.

I’ve now spent countless hours interviewing these beautiful women from every different walk of life. Moms, Grandmas, Sisters, Immigrants, Surgeons, Life Coaches, Entrepreneurs, Designers, Former Military, Photographers, Authors, Fashion Designers, Leadership Coaches, and everyone in between.

I truly feel like I got a masters degree in being a badass woman this week.

I could go on and on, but what I want to say is HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY! Please enjoy listening to these women and everyone that they represent.

I will always work to be a better woman, to learn about the things I have never had to experience, to lift my fellow women up as much as possible.

Thank you! Link in my bio.
Episodes 1-2 out today
3-4 out tomorrow!

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Anyone who has ever had an interaction with @katel

Anyone who has ever had an interaction with @katelerickson, I am 90% sure thinks to themselves, “How can a person be THAT kind, cool, and smart as hell?!”

Kate is a powerful business woman who is co-author of the podcast journal “Idea to Launch in 50 Days,” a genius systems and workflow professional, a podcaster (her show Ditch Busy) is one of my favorites, and her and John Lee Dumas have planned transformational, life-changing, high-end live mastermind weekends when we aren’t in a global pandemic.

In a few hours a new podcast episode is going to drop and you’re going to get to hear exactly how she plans intimate high-end experiential weekends for groups of people in their community (and be able to swipe her workflow for free) but...

You might also recognize Kate as the engine at Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award-winning podcast where John Lee Dumas interviews inspiring entrepreneurs who are truly on fire. So essentially everything she says on this show is full of fresh professional and personal advice that you can actually use.

I met Kate in San Diego during Social Media Marketing World and then in Denver where we got to chat for a good amount of time.

The care, life, and encouragement she pours into people she meets is unmatched. You can see how this shines through in her processes and workflows for heart-centered entrepreneurs who want to live a life with purpose, flexibility and freedom.

I remember when we hung out in Denver I was going to walk 1.5 miles back to my Airbnb and she convinced me to get an Uber because I didn’t know the neighborhood.

Another time Kate introduced me to truly one of my greatest friends today @andy_storch through a Facebook message because she knew we would connect.

Another time she and John almost met up with my Latvian relatives purely on recommendation from me, as they were visiting the Baltic countries.

What I’m saying is Kate is the real deal. She’s kind and genuine... and worth learning from. Go connect with @katelerickson and listen to this new episode of the Real Personal Branding Podcast. She’ll help you add structure to your life for the better and do it with kindness.

P.S. thanks Kate! You’re amazing.

I’ve been lucky to be able to squeeze 50+ podcas

I’ve been lucky to be able to squeeze 50+ podcast interviews in this week. You might be saying ...Wait what— did I say that right? 50?

YES. 50.

10 min or less each, back to back, for a special set of episodes I’m releasing next week for International Women’s Day.

I wanted to have women on who have a story to tell about overcoming limiting beliefs to build incredible businesses and careers and about taking paths less traveled — advice for future generations or for their past self.

I’m releasing this episode Monday in honor of my dear friend @dibea1 who passed away last April— She always encouraged me to always stand up for what I believed in and was an encouraging force in my life.

I sent out an email and put something in my Facebook group about it. I opened up my application the next day to see 56 applicants. 😀

As I started reading their stories I realized heavily “I can’t choose.” I had to feature them all. Each person had different wisdom but one recurring theme is “start early.”

As humans sometimes we wait until perfect moments to do something. We are afraid of failure or of what others will think. You can make it mean whatever you want it to mean, but my friends...Early means... now. Start now.

I can’t wait to share these with you starting on Monday. More info then. Until then back to interviews!

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Having insecurity and self doubt does not mean you

Having insecurity and self doubt does not mean you can’t have a successful business.

I look at myself as I turn on a zoom call every once in awhile and wonder myself if the self-doubt is showing on my face. It doesn’t make me less good at what I am passionate about. Not at all.

Sometimes I have weeks or even months where I question everything I’ve ever done. And I’m noticing this is a thread of many “successful” people I know— these thoughts do not make me unsuccessful.

I told a group of peers in my business group on a call about some of these feelings yesterday. And I’m telling you now, not because I want to appear weak, but because I want to normalize it.

I don’t think any entrepreneur or employee, or business owner, or practitioner of anything is immune to this feeling... it also doesn’t mean you’re not grateful for what you have.

And it is not a barometer of your success.

The question is what will you do after you have that feeling.

For me, I try to shake it off a few ways, I talk to my business coach, my wellness coach, a therapist. Talking it out helps me. I try to stick to my routines.

I think A LOT. Probably too much, but sometimes I just need a few days to think things through.

And I believe (I have to) and trust that I will eventually think of solutions, or growing opportunities that bring me out of the storm clouds of self-doubt. I have to believe that in order for me to keep going.

@kristinahoyercollective helped me realize today that I do believe in myself even when I don’t think I do.

Do you believe you have the solutions inside of you somewhere... even when you don’t have the answers?

Let me know. It’s always easier to go through the weird times when you know others have experienced it too.

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Quick post to tell you I have the pleasure in bein

Quick post to tell you I have the pleasure in being part of a powerhouse of a room on Clubhouse this afternoon and if you’re around you should join us and make the room even more cool. If you are an Apple user and still need a clubhouse invite dm me. 🙂

Thanks to my co-moderators:
@andy_storch
@brandonbirkmeyer
@thepersonalbrandphotog
@moneyhoneyrachel
@connectwithpablo
@tearoutthetags
@thecoachchris_
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Drinks and doggies for Valentine’s Day with @sky

Drinks and doggies for Valentine’s Day with @skylercdavis. Not much is better. ♥️

📸 @skylercdavis

I made this a long time ago but the quote is ever-

I made this a long time ago but the quote is ever-present in business... and especially on my mind for this upcoming week.

Leaning into growing your business can be scary. I’m leaning into something big this week that I’m going to have to do “scared” and I look forward to outlining it at a later time.

What is something you’ve done scared? Inspire me with your stories! 👇 I love hearing from you.

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