Welcome to Episode 39, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn is joined by Donica Merhazion, author of Born at the End of the World and fifth grade teacher. Donica offers an in depth look at her unique creative process as a writer and how she was able to turn her family's powerful story of survival during the Red Terror into a fictional narrative. Everyone has a different way of creating and processing their ideas, and Donica discusses everything that has helped her on her creative journey to becoming the writer she is today. From a definition of success that focuses on maintaining meaningful relationships with others to searching for fulfillment in every step of the process, this episode is filled with advice for any creative who feels far away from the end result they are striving for.

Welcome to Episode 38, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about a process she has used to reset and reconnect with herself to find clarity. It can be hard to know whether the goals you are working on are actually leading to something bigger for your life, especially when the work gets hard. Sometimes it can feel like you don't really know where you are going. To work through a tough spot, Ailyn took herself on a reset session with her laptop and her journal, and she managed to create a positive sense of direction and newfound clarity. She takes you through the questions she asked herself in her journal, her mindset, and her process of setting a North Star goal. This episode is full of anecdotes, examples, and journal prompts to help you reset, so grab a journal and enjoy!

Welcome to Episode 37, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about her process of achieving her goals in 30 days. Committing to a goal for a month is an awesome way to start a new goal or project, build a new habit, or get back into a goal you've taken a break from. This is a fun and effective challenge that can help you get serious and fall in love with the process of achieving your goals along the way. Ailyn talks about how to plan to work for 30 days, how to track your progress, and how to support yourself throughout the month. This episode is packed with tips, tricks, and personal examples from Ailyn!

Welcome to Episode 36, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about the process of writing her debut novel. From getting the initial idea for the book in March of 2021 to letting go of the second draft in May of 2022, Ailyn reflects on how far she has come and the lessons she has learned along the way. Writing a book isn't easy, but it challenges you to build your own unique creative process. Creating any form of art can look different for everyone. But it can be difficult when you feel stuck in the middle of the process and the finished product is so far out of reach. Ailyn talks through the biggest takeaways of this process since finishing her updated book outline and what she is doing next to keep moving forward. Progress isn't always linear, but as long as you stay consistent and keep creating, you will reach your goals.

Welcome to Episode 35, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks with Jenna Banks, a social entrepreneur, author of I Love Me More, speaker and self-love advocate! Jenna talks all about the importance of self-love and how embracing it has impacted her life. She has learned how to listen to her intuition, prioritize her needs, and believe that what she wants for her life is possible for her. Jenna and Ailyn talk about the full scope of self-love, stories from Jenna's book I Love Me More, and actionable steps you can take today to start giving yourself the love you deserve. When you start showing yourself love, you power yourself up and get closer to achieving your goals!

Welcome to Episode 34, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about the importance of talking about yourself and your accomplishments to others. She shares her own struggles with this and how she noticed that she's been pushing aside her success instead of owning it. It's very easy to feel like we can't talk about our accomplishments without becoming arrogant. When we meet someone new or a friend asks about our endeavors, we want to be humble. We may not feel comfortable with the spotlight being on us. But undermining our success takes away our confidence! We need to build confidence in ourselves and learn to talk about what we do with excitement, joy, enthusiasm, and strength. Ailyn takes us through the process of learning how to talk about ourselves in this episode, and she reads excerpts from a great article that have helped her rethink her conversations with others.

Welcome to Episode 33, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about the process of setting intentions. Now that she has entered summer break, Ailyn wanted to go straight to the next productive step on her journey. But she realized that she needed a break, a chance to rest and reset. As she has been working on finding more time for herself, she started to learn about setting intentions and how they can help create a sense of direction, and this was what she was missing. Intentions are larger and more general aspirations of where you want to go next, and your goals are the specific landmarks along the way of that journey with action steps for you to take. Ailyn talks about how she is setting intentions for her overall vision and what that process looks like.

Welcome to Episode 32, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about the process of evaluating and editing her goals. Sometimes when we set goals, we think that they are fully aligned to what we intend to achieve. We want our goals to be connected to our overall dreams. But sometimes, those goals are not aligned to those dreams in the way we thought. Ailyn shares her experience with her writing goals and explains that she wasn't focusing on where she was in the process. Ailyn talks about her process of figuring out how to evaluate her goal, shift her focus, and set a new goal. Editing your goals is about changing your approach to get closer to your dreams.

Welcome to Episode 31, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about what to do when your plans change. It can be really difficult when you've spent lots of time and energy creating a plan to achieve your goals, only for that plan to feel like it's turned upside down. Whether you are facing external or internal obstacles, Ailyn offers lots of tips to help you figure out why you're stuck and what you can do next. There is always a solution, even when we can't see it at first. It's all about balance!

This is Episode 31 of the Dream Achieve Repeat journey! Thanks so much for tuning in! Follow Ailyn on Instagram @dream.achieve.repeat and join the community of Achievers!

Welcome to Episode 30, Achievers! In this episode, Ailyn talks about how to keep showing up for your goals. Showing up consistently can be hard, especially when we lose motivation, feel uncomfortable doing the work, or don't like taking the action steps that we have to take. But in order to achieve your goals, you have to keep showing up. How do you do this? Ailyn takes you through a simple process to remind yourself why you've decided to take on this challenge in the first place. Then, she talks about different ways to make showing up easier. From block scheduling to building a list of exciting things to do while you do the work, there are lots of ways to find joy in the hard work!