Capture Your Confidence

On today’s episode, we chat with Sophia Fifner, an advocate for organizations that support gender equity and survivors of sexual assault. Sophia shares her personal journey towards confidence and how competing in pageants helped her gain the courage to handle any situation. We also explore the difficult and traumatic experience she faced and how it led to her passion for public service and leaving behind a legacy of building community spaces. Through therapy and listening to her inner voice, she has grown tremendously and shares her insights on how women can navigate significant pivots and connect with their purpose.   Tune in to hear:

• Pivotal moments in Sophia’s life
• A promise she made to her daughter in 2016
• The importance of transitioning to confidence
• Leaving a legacy

  Connect with Sophia: www.sophiafifner.org Instagram: @sophiafifner TikTok: @sophiafifner   Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

This topic is something we hear frequently. At times, it can be challenging to figure out how your various passions can blend into your life, play their part in the brand of you, and how business look when you have multiple interests and talents. In today’s episode, we share how to utilize your passions toward your brand while not overcomplicating it either.   In this episode, we cover:

• It’s more than okay to be multipassionate
• Thinking about the overarching umbrella
• Are you monetizing all of your interests?
• Passions that are career paths versus hobbies
• Advice for people who have a lot of interests

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

Confidence is a journey, so it’s important to have checkpoints along the way to make sure we are on track and continue to be doing what we have intended to do. We encourage you to take inventory of these six things so you are not only aware of how prevalent they may be, but also determine if pivots or adjustments are needed.   Tune in to hear:

• The importance of self-awareness around criticism
• Comparison is the thief of joy
• Our mindset about any action is good action
• The importance of having a support system
• How can you grow if you can’t grow?

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

Join us for today’s episode as we reflect and celebrate our first 100 episodes that we have been airing, each and every week for a little over the last two years! Creating this podcast and recording episodes together for you each week has become a bright and joyful experience for us, fills our cups in so many ways, and we can’t wait to see what the next 100 episodes will hold as well.   Tune in to hear:

• Our favorite podcast guests and conversations
• What the podcast does for the conversation around confidence for women
• Our vision for the future of this podcast

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

At some point in every woman’s life, usually every few years, the decision about whether or not to pivot happens. Pivots can happen in all areas of your life, from personal to professional, and can also arise and follow your various seasons of life as your time is pulled in different directions. In today’s episode, we share with you some pivots we have seen in our circles of motherhood, signs that it’s time to pivot, and what needs to happen before you make the pivot. If you’re feeling the itch about your current phase in life and dreaming of something different, we want to make sure that you feel the excitement of the change that is on the horizon, rather than ignoring the possibility of what could happen next.   Tune in to hear:

• Feeling the need for a change
• Considering a pivot into or away from entrepreneurship
• The first sign that it’s time to pivot
• How to visualize what things would be like before you pivot
• The importance of having a clear vision
• Making the opportunities happen for you

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

During a busy season, we often shut down, get laser focused, go through the motions, and turn off a lot of our intuition, which can lead to survival mode. It is a choice to turn your intuition and confidence back on, using everything you have learned from us so far, so that you are able to use this as a time to shine, rather than fall back on old habits. Today’s episode is all about creating a plan, so that when things get busy, we are staying ahead of the curve as much as possible.   In this episode, we cover:

• How to organize your calendar
• The benefits of color-coding, including business meetings
• How to do this from a family perspective
• Building self trust and competence
• Knowing how to say “no” to things on the calendar
• Strategies for saying “no” when you have no time

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

Today’s episode is all about being proactive about asking what you want so it doesn’t turn into an unhinged blow up. The reality is, your partner and the world can’t read your mind. Our message today is for all types of asks: from personal to professional. So whether you are needing your partner’s support for something, or more business leads from your network, this episode gives you the confidence to flex this muscle and ask for what you want!   Tune in to hear:

• The importance of vocalizing for what you want
• Asking doesn’t have to be in response to getting upset
• Examples for asking what you want at work
• The ripple effect within your network
• Exactly how to ask for what you want

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

Let’s make hard conversations not hard. Today’s episode is a continuation of one from a few weeks ago, and is specifically about how to be direct in everyday situations, whether they are happening at home or professionally. It’s an on-ramp, off-ramp method that is comprised of just a few steps so that your relationships are still intact while still defusing the situation.   In this episode, we cover:

• Why being direct may have a bad rap
• The personal development work to do first
• The three steps to the on-ramp process
• How to smoothly off-ramp at the end of the conversation
• The importance to giving yourself time to regulate and calm down first

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

Are you finding yourself in a season of transition, or uncertainty? Oftentimes, we feel uneasy or even scared when things are a bit tumultuous because we don’t yet see the proof. However, we know the proof is already there from your past experiences, which have built your foundation within your own confidence, and you will weather this season.   Tune in to hear:

• How do you feel during a transition and look for patterns
• Getting comfortable with the discomfort
• The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people
• Finding the breadcrumbs of certainty during a season of uncertainty
• How can you create stability and backbone in your life?

Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/

Our guest today is Stefphanie Harper. Stefphanie has been in the marketing industry for most of her career, and recently transitioned to being a real estate agent in Central Ohio. She is sharing with us what the transition has been like, the importance of building relationships and community in your career, and the things people see and don’t see when it comes to being an entrepreneur.   In this episode, we cover:

• What inspired her to transition from marketing into real estate [:51]
• How she dealt with those that doubted her [3:14]
• The importance of the relationships and community built in your previous career to move into your next [6:43]
• Simply being kind to ourselves [12:09]
• The not-so-glamorous side to entrepreneurship [14:59]
• What Stephanie wants her legacy to be [20:03]

  Connect with Whitney & Stephanie: [email protected]   Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_  The Other 85: https://theother85.net/  Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham  Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/