I don’t think I have ever said YES so fast to having someone as a guest on the podcast as I did for my guest today. I am thrilled to introduce you to successful entrepreneur, best-selling author, podcast host, life & business transformation coach, and international public speaker, Daniel Mangena.

Daniel is a Public Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Broadcaster, and Coach. He is best known for his highly successful Micro2Millions program, being the author of Stepping Beyond Intention, and his Do it With Dan and Beyond Success podcasts. He is completely self-made and has spent decades perfecting his world-class coaching methodology.

 Daniel seeks to share his vision of empowerment and joy with the world. Using his podcasts (available on all major platforms), frequent blogs, guest articles, and a series of worldwide workshops; he has built an ever-expanding community.

 Named in the Wall Street Journal as a “Master of Success” and listed as one of the top 10 life coaches to watch for in 2021. Daniel also offers coaching and consultations in groups and in one-on-one sessions. Each of these sessions honors his mission and helps his clients find abundance, meaning, and joy in their lives.

Daniel quickly became one of my new favorite people and I know you’re going to love him too.

In this episode of the Contagious Confidence Podcast we talk about:

• The misconception about the topic of Stop Meditating
• Why whatever your practice has to come to an end
• Why it's so important to take responsibility for your life and educate yourself 
• How everything points back to intentionality 
• What confidence has to do with all of this 

Where to Find Daniel

• Facebook: @thedreamerceo
• LinkedIn: @dreamerceo
• Instagram: @danielmangena.official
• Club House: @dreamerceo
• YouTube Channel
• Twitter:  @dreamerCEO
• Website: www.dreamwithdan.com/contagious
• Podcasts: Do It With Dan & Beyond Success

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
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Ahhh dating…brings up a lot of feelings, doesn’t it? Dread, excitement, and anxiety…just to name a few. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves when it comes to dating because, for most of us, the goal of dating is to find the person we want to spend our life with. No matter where you are on that journey, it’s tough to keep putting yourself out there not knowing what the end result is going to be. It takes a lot of trying and this can really take a toll on our confidence and how we approach dating in general. But what if I told you, that you have more control over your experience than you think? My guest, Amber Grubenmann is a dating coach and I have a feeling that our conversation just might help change the way you think about and approach dating.

Amber is the creator of the highly-rated Women's Dating And Confidence Podcast. She works with women of all backgrounds in her group and 1:1 coaching programs helping them go from dating to exclusive- without playing games.

In this episode of the Contagious Confidence Podcast we talk about :

• Dealing with dating anxiety
• How to listen to what your emotions are telling you about the quality of your connection
• How to find love when you have low self-esteem 
• What it means to build up your emotional bank account 
• How not to settle in a relationship 
• How to build up your confidence before going on a first date 
• Why it's important to set date intentions 

Plus, Amber answers some listener questions! 

• How to handle the end of a date whether you're interested or not interested
• How to bring up being divorced when dating someone new
• How to be more confident going in for your first kiss
• and more!

― Iyanla Vanzant

Where to Find Amber: 

• Podcast: Women's Dating And Confidence Podcast
• Instagram: @ambergrubenmann
• Website: www.ambergrubenmann.com

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

Is there something about you that you feel you need to hide from everyone else? Have you ever looked in the mirror and not liked what you saw? 

As soon as I met Barbara Lally, I knew I would never be the same. I was so impressed by her openness and profound insight about her struggles. 

At the age of 10, Barbara Lally began pulling out her hair without being able to stop. What some viewed as a “bad habit” she may grow out of, the pulling continued and Barbara was later diagnosed with trichotillomania, the hair-pulling disorder. 18 years after her diagnosis, Barbara made the decision to accept her disorder and wrote a memoir called The Trichster Diaries. This was the first time Barbara was open about her trichotillomania in a public setting. It changed her life. Barbara finally loves herself for who she is and works tirelessly to spread awareness of a disorder that once caused her immense shame.

No matter what you’re going through, you’ll take something away from this episode.

In this episode of the Contagious Confidence Podcast:

• Her journey with self-acceptance. 
• How to show up as you are.
• Barabara talks about how vulnerability changed her life.
• Tips for embracing things about you.
• Why it's important to trust people around you.

Where to Find Barbara and Her Book: 

• Website: Barbaralally.com
• Buy The Trichster Diaries Book on Amazon
• Buy the My Trichster Diaries Guided Journal on Amazon
• Podcast: Trich Talks
• Trick Community Instagram: @thetrichsterdiaries 
• Personal Instagram @authorbarbaralally 

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

My guest, Jen Szpigiel, left me speechless several times throughout her interview. How Jen navigates her life, how she speaks, and her generosity, and wisdom absolutely blew me away. I cannot wait for you to hear this conversation. 

Jen is not only iconic, but she’s also magnetic. She’s the true definition of contagious confidence because being in her presence made me want to be better. She inspired me to change my mindset around things like money and time, to practice more gratitude, and so much more. 

About Jen:

Jen is the founder and CEO of Becoming Iconic, a 7 figure global business & leadership brand that elevates entrepreneurs who desire to create a 7 figure legacy through integral leadership.

Jen is also the host of the podcast Becoming Iconic: The Masterclass. Becoming Iconic is all about the real, the raw, and the vulnerable truth about being a female entrepreneur while weaving in the practicality of what it takes to design a life and business you love.

Becoming Iconic is the invitation to step into the new paradigm of leadership and empower women who are ready to revolutionize the way they show up in their lives and businesses forever while welcoming in pleasure, joy, and abundance.

In this episode of the Contagious Confidence Podcast:

• How we can start living in luxury and pleasure NOW
• What it really means to live in pleasure regardless of the amount of money you have
• How we can break out of old narratives and mindsets 
• How to figure out what brings you pleasure and joy
• How to manage masculine and feminine energy 
• Jen shares an exercise that can help you reframe your thoughts about money 

Where to Find Jen:

• Podcast: Becoming Iconic: The Masterclass 
• Instagram: @becomingiconic
• Website: becomingiconic.co

Stay Connected:

• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

Have you ever thought about what your purpose is in being here on this earth? Do you feel like you know what it is? Or do you think you’ll always be searching for it? Or have you lived your entire life thinking that your purpose was one thing, only to realize it wasn’t what you thought it was? 

I’ve totally been there. For so long, I felt like I could never get clarity on what my purpose in life was. I felt like the things that I was doing lacked meaning. Like I was going through the motions and never really understood why I was doing what I was doing. Sound familiar? 

If you’ve ever struggled with knowing what your purpose is, I’m glad you’re listening to this episode. And if you’ve never really thought about your purpose and don’t think it’s that important, I’m glad you’re listening to this episode too.
 
About Amy Eliza Wong:
Amy Wong is the founder of Always On Purpose®. She is an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, and facilitator working with organizations such as Airbnb, Salesforce, Roku, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more. Amy offers transformative leadership development and cutting-edge communication strategies to executives and corporate teams around the world, as well as institutions including Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. She pulls from various disciplines, studies, and practices to find a consilient approach to achieve flow and create profound impact through the three lenses of Self, Relationships, and Results.

In this episode of the Contagious Confidence Podcast:

• What it means to live life ON purpose 
• Why being present is important
• How purpose and confidence are related
• How to deal with self-doubt and our fear of rejection
• How we can ultimately have inner peace

Where to Find Amy:

• Website: www.alwaysonpurpose.com
• Buy her book, Living On Purpose
• LinkedIn: @amyelizawong
• Instagram: @amyelizawong

Stay Connected:

• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

Stay Connected:

• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

I want to warn you that what I am going to talk in this episode might be triggering to some of you listening. If talking about suicide and depression is triggering to you, please skip this episode.

In this episode of the Contagious Confidence Podcast:

• Katie addresses what she's learned from taking a break from social media and the podcast.
• Katie shares her thoughts about Cheslie Kryst's death. 
• Katie shares 5 tips that help her get through tough times.

Resources:

• Psychology Today 
• Better Help
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Network of Depression Centers
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

Do you ever feel like you’re all over the place? Like you can’t seem to find anything? Or that the clutter in your life is just going to swallow you whole? We’ve all been there. Some of us enjoy decluttering and organization a little more than others, and some of us are too overwhelmed at the thought of even starting to declutter or organize our lives and therefore tell ourselves that we’ll just never be that organized, but my guest is going to prove you wrong. I had the great honor of interviewing Jane Stoller, also known as Organized Jane on the podcast and I can’t wait for you to hear what she had to say. Jane and I talk about how organizing and decluttering our lives can help us feel more confident and how even setting aside 10 minutes a day to organize an area in our home can make a huge difference! Jane also shares some of her top tips for organization and decluttering, so get ready to take some notes!

Get to know Jane:

Jane is a Swiss-Canadian life-biz organizer, speaker, author and university instructor whose passion is in decluttering spaces and organizing business processes. Jane wrote her first book in 2016 to help friends get more organized. It ultimately gained international attention, and this allowed Jane to turn her passion into a profitable business, Organized Jane.

No matter who you are, I know you're going to learn a lot from this episode, so grab those earbuds and press play now!

How to Connect with Jane:
Website: www.organizedjane.com
Instagram: @organizedjane

Stay Connected:

• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

Have you ever been told that you're just not creative?  In this episode I chat with certified professional coach, Sarah Koestner, about how we can use creativity to unleash our confidence. Sarah believes that everyone is creative and that creativity connects us to our aliveness. We talk about all the different forms that creativity can take and how allowing ourselves to enjoy the process rather than focus on the end product is so important. We also talk about what it means to be a sensitive person and how we can navigate life's transitions with more ease and less anxiety. 

About Sarah Koestner: Sarah is a certified professional coach and a mom of a beautiful boy. She's also a former actor with 20 years of experience who is now passionate about supporting highly sensitive people as they navigate life's transitions with more ease and less anxiety. Growing up Sarah's sensitivity was often labeled as a weakness or problem. Through her own journey of healing and inner work she began to see it as the gift that it truly is. Now she supports others so that they can get underneath their anxiety, fear, doubt, perfectionism and all the other ways we sabotage ourselves so that they can hear the voice of their own inner guidance. Sarah partners with her clients to develop more self-trust and shares tools so that they can live a more courageous and empowered life. 

I hope you love this episode as much as I do!

Sensitivity resource Sarah mentioned: https://hsperson.com

Where to find Sarah:
Instagram: @sarahkoestnercoach
Website: https://www.sarahkoestner.com

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
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I love setting goals going into each new year. I usually start thinking about goals I want to have going into a new year pretty early and take some time over the holidays to put those goals to pen and paper. I like having my goals where I can see them so I am constantly reminded of them throughout the year. If you're interested in learning more about how I set my goals, here is the Goal Setting Episode that I mentioned.

I recently finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear and I am so glad that I read it while I was thinking about what I want my goals to be for 2022. As I was reading this book, it got me thinking about who I want to be and how I can build good habits in becoming that person.

I also listened to an episode of  The Goal Digger Podcast Episode with Jenna Kutcher the other day which inspired me really start thinking about where I put my time and energy. 

In this episode I share a few goals that I am setting for myself in 2022 and why I am such a big believer that if you put something out into the universe it has a way of manifesting itself. I take setting goals VERY SERIOUSLY.

I really am on a mission to be the best version of myself and I know that not everyone feels this way. But I really believe that being honest and vulnerable with you, my listeners, will not only help you think about some things differently, but it will also help me hold myself accountable. I hope you enjoy this episode!

You can listen to Brittany's episode that I mentioned by clicking here.

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
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We’re faced with so many decisions every day; some will impact us for a short time and others will have an impact on our lives forever.

Clare Cui made the decision to get breast implants because as a fitness competitor, she was told that she needed to. She came to this decision on her own but little did she know, it would soon start affecting her health and well-being. 

I talked to Clare six weeks after making the decision to get her implants explanted, and she blew me away with everything she had to say. I promise you don't want to skip this episode.

More about Clare: 
Clare Cui is an international sales expert, trainer, and speaker who has led multi-seven-figure sales teams to close over $9 million in high ticket sales ($4 million during 2020 alone!) 

With experience in leading and consulting teams for multi-7-figure entrepreneurs such as Lisa Nichols, Rachel Bell, and Sage Lavine, Clare is an expert in teaching online coaches and service providers how to convert high-ticket sales without pushing or convincing.

Since 2014, Clare has been teaching coaches how to have a permission-based sales conversation that results in consistent $10, 20 to upwards of $50k months by empowering coaches to confidently stand in their highest value.

Where to connect with Clare:
Instagram: @clare_cui

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• Katie’s IG: @katieehawkes
• Podcast’s IG: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
• Email: [email protected]