Active Ingredient Podcast

This week's solo is all about the importance of spending time alone with yourself. For the majority of my life, spending time alone was something I just simply did not do. I didn't like it, didn't think I needed it and was scared of what would come up. In this episode I get into how it's been one of the most important tools in my life and learning to not feel guilty when I need to ask for alone time.

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In today's episode, I'm interviewing one of my best friends, and literally one of the best in the PR/brand building space, Ian Edwards. 

In this episode, we get into all things PR world/our past, manifesting, emotional intelligence, imposter syndrome, when is the right time to pivot and so much more.

Some Questions I Ask:

• I want to know what little Ian was like (11:06)
• What questions were you asking yourself when you felt you had reached the peak of your career while working for IMG? (26:22)
• How do you organize yourself to manage so many projects simultaneously? (29:33)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Ian remembers the good old days when he used to be Sophie's boss (6:43)
• Ian shares his thoughts on emotional intelligence (15:15)
• Ian describes the thinking process that made him want to "climb other mountains" after reaching a peak in his career (19:12)
• Ian talks about how the pandemic helped lots of people incubate really creative ideas (21:31)
• Ian talks about the intimate relationship between imposter syndrome and successful careers (27:01)
• Ian shares his thoughts on the PR world (28:06)
• Ian shares the most significant takeaways he got from his experiences in Sicily (38:01)

Resources:

• TENUTA Market website
• Book: Gay Hendricks - The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level

Connect with Ian:

• LinkedIn

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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This week's episode is about being discerning about where we spend or mind share. Every day, millions of companies are fighting for our attention. If we're not careful we'll fall prey to really smart advertising, influencers, mindless scrolling, sales, new launches it's just so much. That is why it's so hard to focus on something and focusing is what actually moves the needle in anything in life.

In this episode, we highlight the importance of focusing on the things WE care for, the parts of our business or personal development we want to see grow and evolve. We recognize the need for this proactive work of staying focused, how to commit to it, and the benefits we can get from this practice. 

In addition, I share a simple yet powerful exercise that showcases the power of our attention and gives us a clue of how to use it to build what we desire and attract more of what we want into our lives. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A quick update on the show's evolution and a statement on new sponsors (2:41)
• How actively focusing on my business' needs helped me get more clients (10:38)
• An exercise to hone in on the power of our focus (14:10)
• An example of how our mind creates more of what is in alignment with our attention (15:46)

Resources:

• Reset with Liz Tran podcast
• Active Sunrise Yoga with Sophie at happie space 

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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Clayton Olson joins us today to talk about the relationships we build with others and ourselves and how to navigate personal growth within them.

Clayton is an International Relationship Coach, Author, and Facilitator, with over 15 years of experience enhancing and optimizing human behavior and social dynamics.

Throughout our conversation, we delve into the evolution of Clayton's relationship with himself, which led to developing his coaching career. We explore the effects of growing up in chaotic environments, how it defines our relating style, and how that makes us feel under safe, non-chaotic circumstances.  

We analyze the role of triggers in relationships and what they mean in terms of growth. We also touch on the difference between making a sober decision to walk away from a relationship and doing it because we felt triggered. 

Clayton also gifted us with golden nuggets on enhancing our relationship with ourselves, and he shared some practical yet powerful tools to do it.

Some Questions I Ask:

How did you land in the relationship space? (2:33)

When your dad passed away, you said that the chaos stopped, everything got still, and you didn't like what you saw. What was coming up for you in that stillness? (6:59)

In relationships, there are so many triggers that clearly are growth opportunities. Still, how do you know the distinction between a relationship to stay in and grow and a relationship not set for growth? (18:16)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Clayton shares about his journey and the discoveries he made about himself and his identity (5:11)

Clayton explains how growing up in chaotic environments affects how we create and behave in our relationships (9:03)

What is the best way to react to the pit in the stomach we feel when we find ourselves out of our comfort zone in a relationship (11:28)

Clayton describes how the meta-architecture of our relationships works (16:13)

Clayton talks about getting good at dancing in conflict with our partners (22:23)

Clayton talks about the importance of learning to be at peace with things instead of trying to solve them (33:21)

Resources:

Clayton Olson Coaching website

Book: Michael Singer - The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Book: Shanti Christo Foundation - Way of Mastery

Connect with Clayton:

LinkedIn

YouTube

Let's connect!

Active Ingredient Instagram

Sophie Weill Instagram

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Before doing something, we tend to pay more attention and get worried about what could go wrong; in most cases, those things are one, totally irrelevant, and two, created by fear.

Although fear's reasons to show up are to protect ourselves, the power of deciding whether doing something might be dangerous or not is ours. 

In this episode, we talk about doing the things we want, especially if they are far away from our comfort zone. We explore the reasons why we doubt ourselves before trying something new, unravel the reasons why fear shows up, and we learn how to take the steering wheel of our decisions. 

I also share the mantra I tell myself and think about before trying something new and what we can learn from the wonderful feeling of doing something we said we would do.  

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About how perfectionism has paralyzed me countless times in the past (2:40)
• How I felt after doing something new, teaching my first yoga class (5:07)
• Why we shouldn't let fear decide whether we are doing something or not (8:09)
• We must focus on ourselves. No one cares about what we are doing (10:11)
• We are floating on a rock into nothingness. Just do the thing (12:09)
• About the piece of resting the head on the pillow knowing that we did it (16:41)

Resources:

• active sunrise yoga with Sophie at happie space 

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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The last couple of days have been overwhelming I'm not going to lie; I was surprised by an overwhelming feeling bigger and stronger than my habits, structures, and the systems I have in place to deal with such emotions. 

But again, the universe showed up in the form of a mind-blowing book, "The Untethered Soul" by Michael Singer, which taught me exactly what I needed to learn about our thoughts and our relationship with them. 

In this episode, I share some of the lessons I got from the book and how they helped me accept, witness, and let pass through me the overwhelm I've been feeling lately, without clinging to either positive or negative thoughts and just trusting the process. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Relying on our motivation to cope with things is not always the best choice (2:43)
• Why Michael Singer's book showed up at the right time in my life (7:06)
• Trust the process. Solutions will come forward (9:19)
• Allowing the time for our emotions to be there and go through us (12:31)

Resources:

• Book: Michael Singer, Peter Kerkrot - The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
• Oprah's Super Soul - Michael Singer: Free Yourself from Negative Thoughts

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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Today's episode guest is my amazing business coach Ben Easter. He revisits us to talk about the zone of genius, what it is, how finding our own will help us thrive in our lives and our businesses, and what we can do to stay as much as we can in it. 

Our conversation revolves around the importance of honing our craft in our zone of genius, the practical ways we can use to discover our zone of genius, and the differences between the zone of excellence and the zone of genius. 

Ben also highlights the importance of connecting what we are good at and what we love to do with something financially compensated by the world. We discuss the importance of considering the zone of genius concept when hiring and enrolling people on our teams, how to identify our and other people's abilities, and why we feel less "productive" when performing zone of genius tasks that feel easy to us. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• Can you explain what the zone of genius is? (7:03)
• How can we get to the point where we remain in our zone of genius and don't get distracted by other activities in our business? (13:11)
• What are your thoughts on the business model that instills in employees to know every part of the business? (20:14)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• What it means to operate in our zone of genius (8:42)
• How does our "original setup" affect how we connect with our zone
• Why do we end up blocking others from operating in their zone of genius when we work out of ours (16:03)
• Getting paid to learn is a brilliant model in the world (26:59)
• The differences between the zone of genius and the zone of excellence (34:36)
• Why is it that when we do "easy tasks" in our zone of genius, we feel we weren't productive, and how to change that mentality (38:25)

Resources:

• Lucid Shift Coaching website
• Lucid Shift Coaching Facebook
• Lucid Shift Coaching YouTube channel
• Book: Gay Hendricks - The Big Leap

Connect with Ben:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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The guest of this week's episode is Samantha Jade who is the founder of the BySJ method and app, SoulCycle instructor, mom and overall massive inspiration to me and so many others.

On this week's episode we get into Sam's journey in the fitness world, the injury that forced her to slow down and re-evaluate every part of her life, why she chooses to share her struggles publicly and the importance of not attaching your identity to your work - even when your brand is you.

Some Questions I Ask:

• What were you as a child, and which one, of those qualities do you still have? (6:34)
• How long did it take you to come from that guttural place of stopping caring for certain things and focusing on yourself to start attracting the right things into your life? (24:25)
• How did you build your personal brand based on authenticity, and how can anyone listening do the same? (27:04)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Samantha's experiences as a therapist and the lessons she got from that experience (11:25)
• Falling in love with SoulCycle (14:18)
• A question that didn't age well (17:41)
• The universe's intervention in Samantha's life (33:29)
• The benefits of removing emotions and detaching ourselves from our jobs (41:16)

Resources:

• BY SJ website
• BY SJ App

Connect with Samantha:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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This week's episode is with Angelo Grinceri who is an amazing trainer and founder of a recently launched fitness studio in NYC called Happie Space that offers regenerative strength training, breathwork and sound meditation. 

On this week's episode we get into Angelo's journey and commitment to staying true to himself even when it meant letting go of everything that he thought he wanted, we talk about planting seeds, nurturing relationships, remaining hopeful and open to opportunity no matter the current circumstance and living between feeling the extreme levels of excitement and doubt that come with starting something new.

Some Questions I Ask:

• What are the traits you had as a kid that are still part of your personality today? (2:31)
• Why do you think fun and the joyful part of life are not a priority nowadays? (3:48)
• What did you learn from the experience of having lost everything, coming back to your parents' home, and then exploring the world? (11:24)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The difference between the success as a byproduct of joy vs. the things done "by the book" (4:33)
• About Angelo's journey into the wellness and nutrition industry (6:45)
• The most important thing in our world and the only thing we can rely on at the end of the day (11:38)
• Learning to trust and enjoy long processes (17:07)
• You gotta show up and do the thing, even if you are scared of it (23:23)

Resources:

• Happie website
• Happie TV

Connect with Angelo:

• Instagram
• Facebook

Let's connect!

• Active Ingredient Instagram
• Sophie Weill Instagram

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This week's episode is with branding wiz and truly one of the most empathetic leaders I personally know Madison Utendahl. Madison is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Utendahl Creative: the all-female, Black-owned, full-service branding, and design agency behind brands like Simon Huck's Judy, Halsey's About Face, and Lena Dunham's Good Thing Going Productions, among several other industry-disrupting brands. Prior to starting her own branding firm, she was previously at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Refinery 29's 29Rooms, and Museum of Ice Cream. She's not only a force in branding, she is also actively paving the way for the future of work beginning by protecting creative talent from burnout at all costs - she recently launched an anti-burnout campaign and instituted 5 weeks of mandatory office closures throughout the year at her agency

On this episode, we get into the journey of realizing self-worth, detaching your identity from what you produce, having grace with yourself, and focusing on impact and kindness above all else. 

Some Questions I Ask:

What were you like as a child, and do you feel like those qualities are in your personality today? (3:05)

Why do you think people struggle so much with changes, whether at work or in their personal lives? (5:04)

Where do you think the lack of worthiness almost all of us feel comes from? (11:48)

What do you think is the balance between feeling enough and content and striving? (22:23)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What is the underline reason why we stop ourselves from changing (8:36) 

Where did social glorification of anxiety take Madison (12:03)

The difference between acknowledging people and what they're doing (13:52)

The opposite of scarcity isn't abundance (20:43)

Why do we tend to feel out of place when we are enjoying ourselves (27:13)

Success, approval, and recognition are transient (32:41)

Resources:

Book: Brené Brown - Daring Greatly

Book: Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Book: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang - Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Book: Héctor García, Francesc Miralles - Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Connect with Madison:

website

LinkedIn

Instagram

Let's connect!

Active Ingredient Instagram

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