Be You Not Them

#4 - It's Never Too Late!


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IF THESE LADIES CAN DO IT, THEN SO CAN YOU. In this episode, we share the stories of some truly inspiring women who decided to change their paths in life, whether it was in their career or their own health. We hope their stories can serve as a testament that it's never too late to change your life.

[04:30] Vera Wang's Story - From Figure Skating To Iconic Wedding Dresses

[7:00] Joy Mangano - From Single Mom Jumping From Job to Job To A Millionaire Inventor

[10:50] Viola Davis - Making Her Break In Movie Industry In her 40s

[17:00] J.K. Rowling - After Many Rejections, She Launched The Book Series That Made Her An 'Overnight' Success

[25:00] Sara Blakely - From Failing The Bar To Powerhouse Businesswoman

[28:00] Ernestine Shepherd - The Oldest Competitive Bodybuilder In The World

[39:40] Takeaways from These Stories.

  • The Big 'F Word' - How we have built this stigma around failure and failing
  • Showing Up Everyday even when you don't feel like it
  • Start Somewhere, it doesn't have to take thousands of dollars to accomplish something.
  • Having the right mindset to propel you forward
  • Surrounding yourself with the right people

Books/People mentioned: If you want to read more on the lovely ladies we discussed today… Vera Wang, Joy Mangano (Who the movie Joy was based on), Viola Davis, J.K. Rowling, Sara Blakely, and Ernestine Shepherd. A book we mentioned in our takeaways was Be Obsessed Or Be Average by Grant Cardone.

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Now go on and be your badass self! Make that change you've been waiting for <3

Baklava,

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Be You Not ThemBy Natassia Coelho and Nina Jean-Louis

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