Follow your heart. Give up on old dreams to make room for a new one. Recorded in May of 2014, shortly after Amanda Frances quit her PhD program, she had been life coaching for three years part time and on the side, and felt ready to go big with her business. She had dreamed of obtaining a PhD since she was a teenager, but a new dream had emerged. Sometimes we have to let go of an old dream to make room for a new dream. Sometimes, we realize what we thought we wanted isn't what we actually wanted once it arrives. Sometimes we have to reassess, weigh the perceived costs against the supposed benefits, and make a change. As always, Amanda shares with us how to follow our hearts to our ultimate destiny and desires.

Putting your heart, passion and purpose ahead of the practical, logical, and realistic. Recorded in December 2017, Amanda shares examples from her own business of how to she monetized a small audience from the beginning. It didn't look possible, but that made it fun. She shares that the money she makes is not dependent on number of followers alone, but on connecting to and serving the following you have. Amanda riffs on the power of energetic decision when it comes to getting what you want.

Seven and a half years ago — at the age of 25 — I had an idea for a business. I felt crazy as hell (who am I to do this?), but followed my heart anyway. Entrepreneurship is the type of journey that will require you to Rise the F*ck Up over and over again. In this episode I share about the beginnings of starting a small business that is now a multimillion dollar international brand that serves tens of thousands of students worldwide. I am so happy you are here.