Abundantly Clear Podcast

The things that happen to us in our childhood aren’t just buried and forgotten forever. Our childhood experiences are crucial to our emotional development and wellbeing. The adult figures in our lives during our childhood are our primary attachment and play an important role in how we experience life, because they lay a foundation of what the word is going to look like for us. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie digs into how our childhood experiences are reflected in our adult life patterns, the behaviors we’ve carried from our childhood into our adult life, and why we need to create a new belief that works if whatever was modeled to us does not. Tune in to find out if it's high time you created a new belief about what you believe in.

You’ll Learn:

• Why there is a pattern in the behaviors that were modeled to you about emotions, behaviors, communication, achievements and money
• What trauma is, how it happens and how it affects the way we lead and show up to the world. 
• How to allow yourself to evolve into a better version of yourself
• and so much more!

Favorite Quote:

Trauma doesn't necessarily mean that it was that vision, that painted a picture of something horrific happening, like losing a family member or losing a parent or going through a divorce or being raised in a house that abuse was common. Trauma can also mean being dismissed, and not being loved and not being shown attention or affection or emotional support. Trauma can also mean being praised for everything that you did that was good and creating beliefs about who you are, that you are somebody that achieves things. So that is the only way that you feel worthy. Trauma shows up in so many different ways.

– Malorie Nicole

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

Fear is a powerful emotion that has paralyzed and prevented many from achieving their goals. Can you imagine all those opportunities that one would miss if they chose to live in the prison of fear their entire life? 

For over 30 years, fear drove Patrick Sweeney’s choices and actions, making him miss out on a number of amazing opportunities that life presented him. It is after contracting a rare form of leukemia that Patric realized his courage was a super-power. He decided that if he beat the disease he’d get over his biggest fear, flying. He now flies a stunt plane in aerobatic competitions. It is one of the greatest joys in his life, a true passion that was hidden from him because of fear. He is the founder and CEO of four technology companies, holds seven patents, produced award-winning adventure documentary films, and is an agile investor in over 30 start-ups. He, however,  chose to leave all these behind; to write Fear is Fuel and help millions of people find the courage and the life of their dreams. 

In this episode, Patrick talks about some of the life-changing decisions he made, how he replaced judgment with curiosity, and how changing the way of thinking and decision making is particularly relevant to today’s leaders. Tune in to learn how you can find and understand your hidden fears, and confront them to achieve peak performance. 

You’ll learn:

• How to be vulnerable yet authentic even when so much is expected of you
• The difference between semantic and emotional memory
• The true meaning of servant leadership
•  How to develop a blueprint for bravery and courage
• And so much more!

Favorite Quote

I could see, for the first time, the difference between people who were putting limits on what they could achieve, and where their life could go, because they were afraid of not being the authentic version of themselves. And those were the relationships that I had to have the courage to say goodbye to.

-Patrick Sweeney

Connect with Patrick:

• Website: pjsweeney.com
• Instagram: @thefearguru

Patrick’s New Book:

• Fear Is Fuel: The Surprising Power to Help You Find Purpose, Passion, and Performance, by Patrick Sweeney II. Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 3 Feb 2020.

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

No one is perfectly immune to fear. We all freeze up or hesitate sometimes at the thought of taking the next step in front of us, especially if it’s something we’ve never done before and the stakes are high. But no matter the context, the fear we feel never needs to dictate what we choose. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie tackles the way fear affects us, including how we perceive our fears, the mindset you’ll need in order to approach your fears and move past them, and how to give yourself the opportunity to stretch out beyond what scares you to achieve the great things you’re meant to achieve. Tune in for a wake-up call concerning whatever it is that’s making you anxious right now.

You’ll Learn  

• Why things will always go wrong with that new thing you’re scared to try, and how to handle it when they do
• How fear wins over us when we prioritize perfection in the projects or initiatives or steps we take
• What to ask yourself as you think about the things you’ve accomplished and how those lessons might push you forward   
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“When you let fear dictate your every move, you will not branch and create new things and allow the business to grow as well. And you were designed to solve problems. You were designed to figure things out, you were designed to constantly have 1000-piece puzzles put in front of you over and over and over again and put them together.”

 - Malorie Nicole

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

Entrepreneurs have a lot of alternatives to juggle on any given day, which frequently leads to paralysis by analysis and a lot of other anxiety and stress. What if you could clear out all the junk surrounding your decision-making and identify a clear path forward? 

After a 15-year career as COO of a growing architecture firm, Jodi Hume shifted gears and has made a name for herself over the last decade providing on-call decision support and facilitated leadership conversations for startup founders, corporations, entrepreneurs and executives. While Jodi works 1:1 with a small number of clients, she is always looking for ways to make more space for leadership conversations in the broader community. She convenes facilitated round-table conversations for entrepreneurs; and each week, she co-hosts So, Here’s My Story… a podcast built from real, honest, business stories with poignant takeaways and plenty of humor. You can also find her at the mic as lead singer of her band, The Wafflers. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie and Jodi dig into the decision fatigue that most entrepreneurs and business owners suffer from, digging down beneath the surface-level symptoms of frustration and burnout to unearth the root problem and instill some clarity, and making space for activities that fill us up - even if they feel unproductive. Tune in for an energetic chat about getting clear and making the most of your entrepreneurial journey.

You’ll Learn  

• Why we’re usually wrong when we think we are avoiding making a decision (and what that inaction costs us)
• What the fear of asking for help, or the environmental pressure to “figure it out” on our own does to our lives, both in and out of business
• How Jodi’s upbringing helped to shape her into the powerhouse entrepreneur - and singer - that she is today  
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“As an entrepreneur, you are - I have this friend who said, ‘If you had a golden goose that actually laid golden eggs, would you march it up and down the square in the rain until it was exhausted and not let it rest and not give it good food and not let it do anything fun?” You as a leader, you are that golden goose. You have a responsibility to take care of yourself and not be exhausted and know the difference between good hustle and bad hustle and when to give yourself a break. It's super important.”

 - Jodi Hume 

Connect with Jodi:

• Leadingclarity.com (if you’re interested in chatting with her, mention that you heard her on this podcast!)
• So, Here’s My Story podcast

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

What gets you through the multitude of tasks you do in a day? Have you stepped back to answer this question for yourself? Knowing what drives you is a huge part of mapping your path to unique success. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie digs into intrinsic and extrinsic motivation - how they show up in our lives, figuring out which one fuels us, and combining the two to continually level up, both inside and outside of your business. Tune in to zoom out on what drives you and empower yourself to make impactful changes right now.

You’ll Learn  

• What each type of motivation looks like in your day-to-day and how to recognize it easily
• Why both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators carry you a certain specific distance as far as what you can accomplish
• How the type of motivation that pushes you forward manifests in the way you lead other people   
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“Every defined goal that you set is an extrinsic motivator, and it can be backed by an intrinsic purpose. It's not that these two are mutually exclusive. The question is, are you allowing and looking at both to be part of your reality and part of your business and the culture that you're creating?”

 - Malorie Nicole

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

As a busy entrepreneur, you probably have a pretty set routine, right? When was the last time you sat back and looked at where you're actually headed, and why you want to get there?

Elijah started his entrepreneurial journey as a freshman in high school by buying misspelled "macboks" and "ipoods" on eBay and flipping them for profit. Over the next decade, Elijah hit all the startup clichés–self-taught programmer, college dropout, co-founder of a Silicon Valley startup, and even lived on a sailboat for a year. Elijah left San Francisco for New York City to co-found his new venture, Matter, a software product studio blending in-house startup incubation with product, design and engineering innovation. His latest project, Grit List, is a 10-year commitment to write personal growth stories every week. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie and Elijah jam on achieving fulfillment through healthy, balanced struggle, thriving in an entrepreneurial environment made up of multiple engaging projects, and ditching our common obsession with reaching the outcome. Listen in to reinvigorate the inspiration that made you do what you do in the first place.

You’ll Learn  

• Why challenge is a foundational piece in Elijah's brand of personal growth
• How Elijah took the process of building a new product every month and turned it into a test drive for the company he has now
• What to shift your focus to in order to make and reach goals that drive you towards your own idea of success  
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“The creation part is what is so alluring to entrepreneurship, and freedom, right? And if you end up building something that's working and everything's going forward, then you don't really need to create more. And you're kind of structured in that - let's keep doing what's working and maybe improve it. But if that kills your soul, then that's not right for you. Maybe you need to build multiple things and kind of move on and move through stages, you're the early-stage person. Just do what you love and then go on to the next thing.”

 - Elijah Murray 

Connect with Elijah:

• Matter Product Studio 
• Grit List 
• Twitter

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

Goals are exciting...until they're not. When the shine and desire has worn off of your plans, time to look closely at the way you're using your time right now, today. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie breaks down the signs that you're not fully tapping into your potential, ways to get back to trusting the part of you that wants more out of life, and the questions you should be asking yourself to climb out of the plateau and start playing the game with everything you've got. Listen in for the wake-up call that most of us desperately need right now.

You’ll Learn  

• Why doing tasks and staying busy because you feel the need to "follow the steps" indicates that you're playing small
• How to dig deep into your brain and unearth the things that move and motivate you
• What we lose when we give into fear and refuse to consider doing things that challenge us   
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“If you feel like you're just kind of hanging out, not really excited, not really not excited, but just somewhere in between, but not fulfilled, you're playing small - it's time to dream bigger.”

 - Malorie Nicole

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

Healing others doesn't work if you're running on empty yourself. Have you made an effort recently - especially recently - to refuel your goals and how you strive to reach them? 

Amanda Jane Daley is a leading business mentor for health and wellness entrepreneurs. With nearly 20 years in online marketing, Amanda has earned recognition by the world's top advertising awards. Yet the fast-paced corporate lifestyle saw her training in multiple energetic healing modalities for many years to “survive” and heal her own health. Since stepping away from the corporate grind to combine her two superpowers, healing and marketing, in a unique business mentoring approach, she has built a 7-figure online coaching business that has served 1000s of new entrepreneurs worldwide. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie and Amanda discuss Amanda's difficult introduction to the concept of burnout after her corporate career, our mental hang-ups around the money we make (even when we're making a lot of it), and how the ways in which we take care of ourselves are taking center stage, now more than ever. Listen in for a piercingly honest look at success backed by purpose and commitment.

You’ll Learn  

• Why Amanda approaches her life in entrepreneurship as a personal development journey above all
• What "spiritual bypassing" means, and why it's vital that we engage in some healthy confrontation with our own shadows
• How the best health coaches out there continue to come back to the basics, no matter what level they reach  
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“There truly is an energetic nature to all of this. It's mindset, it's action. Of course, you don't just meditate your way to a successful business… but 80% of the "success" for me has come from shifting things internally. And that's why it's been, you don't do that without things that push you to do that. I think that's why it's a big personal development journey.”

 - Amanda Daley 

Connect with Amanda:

• Visit amandajdaley.com/abundantlyclear to get some goodies specifically for Abundantly Clear listeners!
• Check out Amanda's programs at Upswing Mastermind

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

When was the last time your emotions ran away with you? It's a universal experience, but also an avoidable one. All you'll need is a little understanding and a dash of effort. 

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie gets into how we become conscious thinkers - including the reality of how we feel emotions, reframing our reactions to those emotions, and a few exercises to help you take control over your states of feeling.

You’ll Learn  

• How our bodies and brains dictate our emotional responses to our thoughts and environment
• Why manipulating the process by which we feel is not labor-intensive or even particularly hard
• What you can do internally to begin recognizing your power and agency in the way you feel   
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“You are not actually your feelings. You have them, but your identity is about the conscious awareness of what you are allowing to go through you.”

 - Malorie Nicole

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!

What would you do with a year away from your business? Could you even tear yourself away to begin with? Most of us get so wrapped up in the things we perceive to be important and forget to expand our perspective beyond our own tunnel vision. 

Steve Larsen is an author and financial educator developing practical tools to help people manage their money more efficiently. Through his 100-million-dollar wealth management firm, financial planning classes at Gonzaga University, and easily digestible online courses, Steve has helped thousands of people pursue what is most important to them. Steve’s goal is to silence the noise in the financial advice industry and provide normal people with practical solutions for their money and career. Through his forthcoming book The Year Off and previous title Financial Advice that Doesn’t Suck, he exposes the hidden agendas of a greedy financial industry while providing you with tools to make smart decisions for your family.

On this episode of the Abundantly Clear podcast, Malorie and Steve lay out the truth about managing money, including how Steve makes financial planning engaging (even to the worst budgeters out there), the lessons learned from his full year away from work, and taking full advantage of life in whatever way makes the most sense for us. Tune in for a story you won't hear from the average accountant.

You’ll Learn  

• Why the financial advice we have been given online and in media is steering us wrong
• How we set unrealistic expectations on retirement and what happens when we get there
• What you need to examine to make the right major move for where you are in life and in business  
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“You know, business owners have a big advantage of being able to fade away and phase out and do consulting and, you know, whatever they do to continue to cause trouble, but people who are in corporate America - almost to a person - the ones who struggle the most are the ones who like their job, because the ones who hate their job actually have an easier time not looking back. The ones that like their job but it's just kind of time and they're getting tired; they struggle a lot. So, this can also apply to really anybody who's approaching a major change in their life.”

 - Steve Larsen 

Connect with Steve:

• Instagram 
• Facebook 
• Financial Advice That Doesn't Suck on Amazon

How to get involved

• Malorie has become an expert in helping people remove their mindset blocks, so they can experience the growth in their business and decrease in stress they desire. Check the site to learn more, download a freebie and stay connected.

If you liked this episode, take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and post a review, or visit us here - and be sure to check out episodes 57, 63 and 24 to hear more from Malorie’s clients!