Episode 51 - Wow! Ashley and Joy had an opportunity to listen to the incredible, empowering commencement message that Beyoncé gave to the Class of 2020. They were inspired to create a podcast episode based on three words: Bet on Yourself. 

How are you successfully betting on yourself? It’s time to challenge your mindset, fears, flaws and failures and reach for success. 

Joy called 2020 the Diamond year and season because of the way that diamonds are formed. It’s time to focus on success and the road to personal and professional significance and that means going ALL IN. How do we go all in? Listen in and gather strength from this episode. Thanks to Queen Bey for the inspiration. Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community - https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Got questions or comments? Learn how to contact us directly by, duh, listening to the Podcast. Email: [email protected] 

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Episode 50 - Congrats to Ashley and Joy for making it to 50 episodes of the Challenge Yo Self podcast! And this one is hot: Reclaim My Summer. 

Many of your plans have changed. Many trips were canceled, but Ashley and Joy are going to give you some practical and creative tips to make your summer hot and fun. 

Turning up is still an option. You ready? Let’s reclaim our summer together. Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards. 

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Episode 49 - Ok let’s all admit that grooming and personal hygiene may have taken a nose dive over the past few months. That coupled with protests and emotional fatigue, we all might have slipped in the self-care department, even while profusely washing our hands and social distancing - hopefully. 

Ashley and Joy talk grooming standards for summer in the middle of a pandemic. Frankly, the old habits just won’t cut it in a new era or will they? Tune in and challenge yo self to determine if you will raise or lower your grooming standards as we approach summer. 

Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards.  

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Episode 48. Ashley & Joy went beyond the burger and fries culture to discuss how the 24-hour news cycle, social media scrolls, and endless video clips may be creating painful triggers. Therefore, ask yourself how you can structure your day well to consume information that will improve your quality of life and educate you on what you can do to move forward. 

The impact of a social media diet is discussed along with chilling out from feeling forced to speak. Speak when you have something to say. What you feed yourself grows. Let that sink in and enjoy our extended show today as we continue to navigate rocky waters with a hole in the boat. But we are getting there. 

Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards. 

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Episode 47 - Ashley and Joy thought about skipping another day of podcast making. Then they realized they needed the encouragement too. As Ashley figures out what to say, Joy comes up with a rhyme straight out of the Wizard of Oz playbook. Honestly, we didn’t want to leave our beloved podcast community hanging during this chaotic, challenging time. We talk self care, protests, DJ Dnice, work climate, and being patient with yourself. In the midst of it all, we found a way to laugh. So tune in, invite friends and remember that it’s totally ok to feel what you’re feeling. World change doesn’t happen over night. Racism won’t end over night. But little by little we can all make a decision for real change (as we pray Joy cuts her toenails). By the way, are you registered to vote? 

Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards. Challenge Yo Self - and friends and family too.

Challenge Yo Self podcast presents We The Community: A Conversation with Yvonne for the finale of our Winning Women: Living Life on Purpose series.  Yvonne Kinston (@natural2theroots on Instagram), a local government official, was elected to her first term of City Council for District 9 in the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, which is adjacent to one of the largest military posts in the country, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, home of the 82nd Airborne.  Ashley and Joy were honored to sit down and converse with her.

She’s been recognized for her activism and her love for her community.  The Governor of North Carolina appointed her as a commissioner to the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.  She received various awards and honors for her work and commitment to community involvement, labor rights and public service. A graduate of Fayetteville State University, a Historically Black University, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.  She’s a mom of three. She’s a grandmom.  She’s committed to educating and serving the people of Fayetteville and beyond, as she paves the way for a better life for those coming up after her.  In the climate that we are currently living, this conversation is poignant and purposeful.  May you draw strength, inspiration, and motivation to get involved in your community, too.

This is the finale conversation of Challenge Yo Self podcast’s Winning Women series.  For the month of May 2020, Challenge Yo Self has intentionally focused on Women in Leadership with a series entitled “Winning Women: Living Life on Purpose”.  It’s time to shift the mindset of what it means to be a leader by sharing stories, shifting expectations, and discussing what it means to win, past and present.  By bringing forward women of many different disciplines -  corporate, faith, coaching, business, public service, entrepreneurship, and psychotherapy -  the podcast has highlighted the fact that women can win and that women win in every area

Continue to be motivated by our conversations with dynamic women as we close out May 2020. 

Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards.

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Episode 45 - As our groundbreaking course correction conversation with Koula completes, Ashley and Joy receive a lesson in true motivation (and how it pairs well with confidence) and a visual of "overflow" they will never forget.  

A Winning Woman from Australia, Koula is an emerging leader who has immersed herself into the field of coaching... following in the footsteps of her mentor, world-class coach, author, speaker Brendon Burchard. A Confident and Motivation Coach who made some groundbreaking course corrections from the field of biomedical science into her genius zone as a coach, Koula sits down for a conversation with Ashley and Joy about her life growing up in a small town in Australia before heading to the larger city where she now resides, Melbourne. Koula is determined to share her insight with the world. She's ready to let her light ignite the motivation that lies dormant within women and have them live the life they've forever dreamed about. For those of you out there who feel that you've done all of the right things, yet still feel underwhelmed and wanting more, this conversation is for you.

Contact with Koula on Instagram @_Make__It__Happen and email her at [email protected] for more. She's a wealth of information.

For the month of May 2020, Challenge Yo Self is tackling Women in Leadership with a series entitled “Winning Women: Living Life on Purpose”.  It’s time to shift the mindset of what it means to be a leader by sharing stories, shifting expectations, and discussing what it means to win, past and present.  By bringing forward women of many different disciplines -  corporate, faith, coaching, business, public service, entrepreneurship, and psychotherapy -  the podcast is highlighting the fact that women can win and that women win.

Continue to be motivated by our conversations with dynamic women. Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards.

Excitingly, our Challenge Yo Self Cooperative on positivity begins June 1st, 2020.  Join now:  https://joy-university.teachable.com/p/challengeco/

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Episode 44 - On Step Two of the conversation, Joy's big idea turns into huge dividends as Koula provides an on-the-spot confidence and motivation coaching session with Ashley. Listen in as Ashley finds her lightbulb moment. 

Meet Koula. Some words to describe her: Old Soul. Adventurous. Concise. Millennial. A Subtle Force. Enlightening. Inviting. A Winning Woman from Australia, Koula is an emerging leader who has immersed herself into the field of coaching... following in the footsteps of her mentor, world-class coach, author, speaker Brendon Burchard. A Confident and Motivation Coach who made some groundbreaking course corrections from the field of biomedical science into her genius zone as a coach, Koula sits down for a conversation with Ashley and Joy about her life growing up in a small town in Australia before heading to the larger city where she now resides, Melbourne. Koula connects with Ashley in this episode to display the benefits of coaching.  After going through her own coaching experience a few years ago, she knew she had found her calling. To date, Koula has taken up various landmark trainings and seminars in Australia and the United States and has had the opportunity to share space with world class leaders. Now, Koula is determined to share her insight with the world. She's ready to let her light ignite the motivation that lies dormant within women and have them live the life they've forever dreamed about. 

For those of you out there who feel that you've done all of the right things, yet still feel underwhelmed and wanting more, this conversation is for you. Contact with Koula on Instagram @_Make__It__Happen and email her at [email protected] for more. She's a wealth of information. 

For the month of May 2020, Challenge Yo Self is tackling Women in Leadership with a series entitled “Winning Women: Living Life on Purpose”.  It’s time to shift the mindset of what it means to be a leader by sharing stories, shifting expectations, and discussing what it means to win, past and present.  By bringing forward women of many different disciplines -  corporate, faith, coaching, business, public service, entrepreneurship, and psychotherapy -  the podcast is highlighting the fact that women can win and that women win. Continue to be motivated by our conversations with dynamic women. 

Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards. Excitingly, our Challenge Yo Self Cooperative on positivity begins June 1st, 2020.  Join now:  https://joy-university.teachable.com/p/challengeco/ 

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“It’s sad that we live in a time that if I didn’t take a video, it didn’t happen.” 

It is time to do something. Right now, right here in the states, we have an epidemic of hate, violence, silence and racism that is widespread. What will you do? 

Tonight Joy & Ashley can’t breathe and we talk candidly on Challenge Yo Self podcast about the blistered soul of America. We would be remiss to go one more day without addressing the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, AND MORE. We would be wrong to sleep another night without addressing the health disparities of COVID-19. Either you’re a part of the problem or the solution. There is no middle ground. 

Solutions: vote, fill out the census, look at the person in the mirror, challenge your places of worship, educate your friends and family, write your legislators, make a change today. Leave a message with us if this impacted you. It takes every voice lifted and every person engaged now. Will you join in the fight against injustice? 

Email: [email protected]. Thanks for listening intently and for sharing with others.

Episode 42 - Meet Koula.  Some words to describe her:  Old Soul. Adventurous. Concise.  Millennial. A Subtle Force. Enlightening. Inviting. 

A Winning Woman from Australia, Koula is an emerging leader who has immersed herself into the field of coaching... following in the footsteps of her mentor, world-class coach, author, speaker Brendon Burchard.  A Confident and Motivation Coach who made some groundbreaking course corrections from the field of biomedical science into her genius zone as a coach, Koula sits down for a conversation with Ashley and Joy about her life growing up in a small town in Australia before heading to the larger city where she now resides, Melbourne.  In this episode she shares about taking the "right" path and realizing that the "right" path left her feeling unfulfilled.  She wanted more.  She shares how she began a journey to finding herself and how the field of coaching truly found her.  The one thing that was certain was Koula's growing passion to help people. After going through her own coaching experience a few years ago, she knew she had found her calling. To date, Koula has taken up various landmark trainings and seminars in Australia and the United States and has had the opportunity to share space with world class leaders. Now, Koula is determined to share her insight with the world. She's ready to let her light ignite the motivation that lies dormant within women and have them live the life they've forever dreamed about.  For those of you out there who feel that you've done all of the right things, yet still feel underwhelmed and wanting more, this conversation is for you.  

And up next on Step Two... Koula takes Ashley on a demonstrative coaching experience. Don't miss it!

Contact with Koula on Instagram @_Make__It__Happen and email her at [email protected] for more.  She's a wealth of information and inspiration.  

For the month of May 2020, Challenge Yo Self is tackling Women in Leadership with a series entitled “Winning Women: Living Life on Purpose”.  It’s time to shift the mindset of what it means to be a leader by sharing stories, shifting expectations, and discussing what it means to win, past and present.  By bringing forward women of many different disciplines -  corporate, faith, coaching, business, public service, entrepreneurship, and psychotherapy -  the podcast is highlighting the fact that women can win and that women win.

Continue to be motivated by our conversations with dynamic women. Follow our antics daily and join our That Wednesday Life community by following us @challenge.courage on Facebook and Instagram and hopping over to our 24/7 blog and connections community https://thatwednesdaylife.com. Leave us a message/question/comment at anchor.fm/boldstandards.

Excitingly, our Challenge Yo Self Cooperative on positivity begins June 1st, 2020.  Join now:  https://joy-university.teachable.com/p/challengeco/

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