Earn Your Happy

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Balancing the guilt of being a good parent while also working hard
• Avoiding overwhelm while juggling multiple projects

Resources:

• instagram.com/drinklitepink

Show Notes:

Welcome back to Questionably Awesome! Today, Evans and I answer your questions about imposter syndrome.

@michaela_slade asks: How do you maintain focus and avoid overwhelm when you've got multiple projects on the go?

Katelyn Moss asks: I have some problems with my self esteem being a good mom and working at my dream job but I feel that mom guilt and the guilt is HEAVY. What do I do?

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How happiness makes you more productive
• The five things you can do to impact your happiness daily

Resources:

• Text FAST to 310-421-0416 to get early bird access and a $2000 discount to our Fast Foundations Mastermind
• Watch: TEDxBloomington - Shawn Achor - "The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance"

Show Notes:

Happiness increases your productivity by up to 31%. It also increases your ability to learn. We wrote down five things that will help make you a happier human being, thereby increasing your productivity. When you do these five things, you will truly have the energy to move through business – and life – the way that you want.

Five things that impact happiness:

1. See stress as a challenge and not a threat.
2. Gratitude and three wins
3. Exercise
4. Acts of kindness
5. Environment

If you want to make big changes in your life, you have to approach it from a place of happiness and positivity. Feeling miserable and slogging through the change is only going to slow you down.

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

• Learning the skill of dating
• Getting your dating mindset right
• Where to source dates
• Defining your comfort zone upfront
• How to handle follow-through

Resources:

• damonahoffman.com
• Instagram: @damonahoffman

Show Notes:

Damona Hoffman is brilliant. She’s a dating coach, but her advice goes far beyond romance: it applies to your friendships, your business partnerships, and more. We talk about dating, relationships, and finding love during a pandemic. I love talking about the dynamic that relationships play in life, and Damona truly brings it.

Question Highlights:

• How did you get into being a dating coach?
• How do people navigate dating during this time?
• How do we narrow down what we’re looking for?
• What is the next part of the dating funnel?
• What are some questions you can ask yourself to set yourself up for a better dating experience?

Guest Bio:

Damona Hoffman is a dating coach & TV personality who starred in the A+E Networks' (FYI TV) series #BlackLove and A Question of Love. She’s a contributor for CNN Headline News (HLN), BET.com, The Washington Post, LA Times, Match dating app, and more. Her advice has been featured in hundreds of publications, podcasts, and TV shows, and she was the subject of an Oprah O Magazine cover story in 2019.

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

• The exciting changes coming to Earn Your Happy
• Taking failure as feedback
• Adding value every day
• Making a commitment to showing up
• The success formula

Resources:

• Text PODCAST to 310-496-8363 to submit questions to Questionably Awesome

Show Notes:

Success is a numbers game. So many people think that things are going wrong or that they aren’t good enough when just one or two things don’t go well. But the key to success in anything is in the number of times you try. The more you fail, the faster you learn. The more you learn, the faster you succeed. And the more you succeed, the better you can leverage that success. So don’t quit the game early — put in the numbers.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Overcoming imposter syndrome
• Creating a plan and implementing it
• Finding ways to add value

Resources:

• Text PODCAST to 310-496-8363 to submit your questions to future episodes!

Show Notes:

Welcome back to Questionably Awesome! Today, Evans and I are going to be answering more of your questions around goals and dreams.

@jennaatkinsonp5 asks: What are the best ways to add value if you don't have a big social media following?

@tima922 asks: I am struggling with creating and implementing a strategic plan for my goals. Where do I start?

@sheriazhomayoon asks: The vision I have for myself and my professional work sometimes feels "too big". Then I question, "who am I to take that on"? How do I overcome this?

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Showing enthusiasm and passion
• Taking messy action
• Getting comfortable with asking for help
• Collaborating for success
• Showing up consistently, even when things are hard

Resources:

• Text FAST to 310-421-0416 to get early access to my mastermind and $500 off your enrollment

Show Notes:

We’ve worked with many successful people over our careers, and many of them go on to achieve even greater success. Meanwhile, some people continue to struggle in their businesses, never quite reaching their full potential. The thing is that what people struggle with seems to be universal: We hear it all again and again. We’ve identified the common traits that set apart those who succeed from those that struggle.

If you can embrace these five traits of successful entrepreneurs it can quickly shift your results for the better.

• Enthusiasm and passion

Enthusiasm doesn’t mean being loud and bubbly in public — though honestly, that can help. What it means is that when you describe your product, when you do your marketing, and when you tell someone what you do, people can feel the passion in you. If it doesn’t come naturally to you, don’t worry: Enthusiasm is a muscle you can build. So get pumping.

• Messy action

Time is your most valuable asset. You don’t need to know everything before you start. As long as you have some idea of what you are doing, you can figure out the rest as you go if you are just taking action. And chances are, you’ll learn it even faster.

• Unapologetic asker

Many people are so focused on providing value to others. That’s great! But how would you provide value if you never knew what people needed? Let’s flip it around. How great would it make other people feel to know that they are providing you with something you value? That’s right: Fantastic.

• Collaboration

Collaboration is the shortcut to success. Collaboration in your business, in your social media, and in your marketing will fast track you to success. Focus on networking and partnerships and help others grow while helping yourself. Instead of looking up to the titans in your industry, look around to the people at your level and you can all level up together.

• Consistency

Statistics show that people have to see your offer 7-8 times before deciding to buy from you. With how hard it is to reach people, in order for people to see you enough you need to be taking action daily.

You can learn all of these on your own. You don’t need anything to start doing these things.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• What video games can teach you about success
• How to power up your life
• Putting yourself into spaces that challenge you
• Making asymmetrical bets
• The different levels of life

Resources:

• levelingup.com
• singlegrain.com
• Read: "Leveling Up"

Show Notes:

Eric Siu is an amazing human being. Getting into video games as a kid he discovered that he was building a lot of skills, joining teams, and creating communities — all things that he didn’t have in real life. As he grew up he learned to take that same passion and skill set and apply it to other areas of his life. In his new book "Leveling Up" Eric uses video games as a lens to view personal growth and achievement in a way that anyone can understand. If you’re ready to reach the next level, give this a listen.

Question Highlights:

• What does leveling up mean to you and where did it come from?
• What’s most important to you right now?
• What makes you think that anyone can win at life and business?
• What are the universal truths you see in successful people?
• How did you move through your family not supporting you?
• How do you put yourself into spaces where you continue to level up?
• How do you mentally prepare for putting yourself in uncomfortable situations?
• What’s something that you couldn’t live without?

Guest Bio:

Eric Siu is the CEO of content intelligence software ClickFlow, which helps you grow your traffic while looking like a genius. He also owns ad agency Single Grain and has worked with companies such as Amazon, Airbnb, Salesforce and Uber to acquire more customers. 

He hosts two podcasts: Marketing School with Neil Patel and Leveling Up, which combined have over 30 million downloads to date. 

He also speaks frequently around the world on marketing and SaaS.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• The placebo effect
• How belief affects us positively and negatively
• How what you consume affects your life

Resources:

• instagram.com/drinklitepink

Show Notes:

Believing in yourself is going to get you to where you want to go. I believe manifestation is one of the most powerful tools we can use to accomplish our goals, improve our lives, and make ourselves feel better. And that’s not just my opinion: It’s backed up by science! We all know the placebo effect and how in many instances it is nearly as powerful as actual medication — all with the power of our mind. So why don’t we think that the power of belief can work just as well with our goals? Spoiler alert: It does.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Doing the hard things
• The psychology of facing tough days
• Choosing your version of hard
• Acknowledging the season that you’re in
• Procrastination disguised as productivity

Resources:

• Text FAST to 310-421-0416 to join our Fast Foundations mastermind group
• Visit liquidiv.com and get 25% off your first order with promo code HAPPY

Show Notes:

When you stop doing the hard stuff, life actually feels harder. It’s not always easy to do the things you need to do to live the life that you want. But if you skip out on the hard stuff, the rest of your life is only going to be harder. Doing it may be the hard part, but the reward makes life easier.

There’s a couple of psychological tricks to help you face a challenging day. One is to block out the impact of how hard it’s going to be and instead focus on how it’s going to feel on the other side. You can also choose to feel grateful for everything you have in your life — including the things that are afforded by those hard things.

You also need to acknowledge the season of life that you are in. Sometimes what you desire is on the other end of doing something that you don’t want to do. If you enjoy personal space but you have a goal that requires you to momentarily give that up, acknowledge it upfront so that you know that this is only temporary and that it will be worth it.

Life is going to get hard. That’s unavoidable. But it’s up to you whether the hard things you do in life lead to an easier life on the other side. Pick the hard you want in life, and don’t let the drive to live easy lead to frustration.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Removing emotion from failure
• What stops women from achieving their potential
• Creating something you love
• Viewing your career in the long run
• Remembering why you started your business
• Mastering the art of the ask

Resources:

• rebeccaminkoff.com
• Read: “Fearless”

Show Notes:

Rebecca Minkoff is a legend in the fashion industry. Her new book “Fearless” shares how you can find courage, creativity and success on the other side of fear. We talk about everything from imposter syndrome to living into your big dreams and all of the fears she’s still facing in her life right now and how her mindset helps her get through all of it. You’re going to learn to think like her so you can get through the hard things too.

Question Highlights:

• What has the book journey been like for you?
• Why did you choose the topic you did for your book?
• What do you do in the interim when you don’t have any answers yet?
• What do you see that stops most people?
• Who was your customer and what excited you about what you wanted to create?
• What’s something you’ve learned that’s a universal truth for success in business?
• How did you start to enjoy the journey along the way?
• How do you create positive pressure in your life?
• What was the tipping point for creating your own business? When did you get pulled out of your zone of genius?
• What roles do relationships play in your life?
• How do you go about asking for what you need?
• What’s the value you’ve gotten from your podcast?
• What do you do when things do not end the way that you want?

Guest Bio:

An industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwear and apparel, Rebecca Minkoff’s  modern bohemian designs are inspired by strong, confident and powerful women who are drawn towards a  west-meets-east sensibility.  

After developing an affinity for design while in the costume department in high school, Rebecca Minkoff  moved to New York City at age 18 to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. 

In 2001, Rebecca designed a version of the “I Love New York” t-shirt as part of a five-piece capsule  collection, which appeared on The Tonight Show and became an overnight sensation. 

In 2005, Rebecca designed her first handbag, which she dubbed the “Morning After Bag,” a.k.a. the “M.A.B.”  This iconic bag ignited Rebecca’s career as a handbag designer and inspired her edgy, feminine creations in  the years to come. Rebecca’s success was further enhanced by the support of her brother, the company’s  CEO and co-founder, Uri Minkoff, who helped usher in and pioneer the company’s industry-leading  innovations with technology and fashion. 

After four years of designing statement-making handbags and accessories with her trademark leathers,  studs and hardware, Rebecca returned to her roots of apparel design and introduced her first ready-to-wear  collection in 2009. 

Today, Rebecca Minkoff is a global brand with a wide range of apparel, handbags, footwear, jewelry and  accessories products. In the spring of 2017, Rebecca Minkoff Watches was launched, reimagining the  category through their decidedly downtown, rock-and-roll aesthetic.  

The brand has 3 national retail stores, eight international locations, and is distributed in over 900 stores  worldwide. In 2015, Rebecca Minkoff stores unveiled the first ever “Magic Mirror” technology, where  customers could interact with mirrors installed in the dressing room walls of her store and tap to pick out  additional sizes, colors and styles of clothing. 

In 2011, Rebecca won industry recognition when she was awarded the Breakthrough Designer Award from  the Accessories Council. She is an active member of the CFDA, and supports multiple philanthropies  including Baby2Baby organization. In August of 2017, she was announced as a member of the first-ever New  York State Council on Women and Girls, in the company of other female industry leaders including  Refinery29 founder Christene Barberich, SoulCycle CEO Melanie Whelan and Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert.  Rebecca is dedicated to bringing women together to enact positive change. 

In September of 2018, she established the Female Founder Collective, a network of businesses led by  women who invest in women’s financial power across a socio-economic spectrum by enabling and  empowering female-owned businesses. 

In 2020, Rebecca will launch a diffusion line of children’s clothing called ‘little minkoff”, marking a foray into  designing a truly sustainable and environmentally friendly collection. She will also launch a new name sake  fragrance to be sold at retailers nationwide. 

Rebecca is married to director Gavin Bellour, and they reside in Brooklyn with their three children.