Earn Your Happy

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Creating boundaries
• Caring less about things that don’t matter
• Being mindful of the things you’re putting attention into
• Sticking up for yourself

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Welcome to Questionably Awesome. Evans and I answer your questions about setting boundaries, getting over compassion fatigue, and caring less.

Question 1:

@saraharango99

How do you create boundaries that allow you to see what's possible, but stop comparing?

Question 2:

@sarah_loves_carbs

Compassion fatigue. It's very real. Have you experienced it and how did you get over it?

Question 3:

@baileythegreatt

How do you balance your compassion with people who take advantage of it?

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How to say no to friends without letting them down
• Leveling up your tribe
• Setting boundaries with your partner
• Communicating love languages
• Setting boundaries around spending habits and communication

Resources:

• Fast Foundations: fastfoundations.com

Show Notes:

We are back with another episode where I sit down with my husband Chris and we talk about what’s going on in our lives around a cup of coffee. This week, we have a few questions from our listeners about saying no to friends, setting boundaries, and love languages.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How solving your own problems can lead to a business
• Feeling comfortable pivoting when you see new opportunities.
• Relationships with friends and family moving in different directions
• Getting your audience to receive the message you’re sharing
• How to receive feedback
• Communicating as an introvert

Resources:

• Learn more: chalenejohnson.com

Show Notes:

Chalene Johnson has so many talents I’m not sure what to talk about first: Her dance moves, her high kicks, her ability to shift people into reaching their highest potential, her business savvy, or her TikTok account. She is the real deal, she is pure fire, and she will light your soul up with education and truth.

Question Highlights:

• What was foundational for you?
• How did you pivot without feeling guilt?
• How do we move on when we feel our personal relationships aren’t working?
• What’s some advice for how to take feedback?
• Is there anything in your life you feel that next-level communication could help you?

Guest Bio:

New York Times Best Selling Author of Push, Chalene Johnson is a lifestyle and business expert, motivational speaker, and podcast host. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Today, with her husband, Chalene runs a fun-loving, collaborative team focused on helping others live a healthier, more simplified life through their online academies, membership sites, and live, sold-out seminars.

Chalene, with the help of top dietitians, doctors, researchers, and experts, she founded the 131 Method - a nutritional coaching program that’s turning the diet industry upside down. Chalene’s new book The 131 Method just came out in April 2019. She hosts two top-ranked podcasts, The Chalene Show and Build Your Tribe, Huffington Post recognized Chalene as one of the “Top 50 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch.”

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Giving yourself forced breaks
• How to fit in when you are joining a new tribe
• Having hard conversations upfront
• Being willing to say yes and give new experiences a shot

Resources:

• Fast Foundations: fastfoundations.com

Show Notes:

You’ve all said you wanted to hear more of Chris and me, so here we are to having a laid-back discussion about whatever is on our mind! Today, we talk about the benefit of forcing yourself to take breaks, and how to fit in when you’re leveling up your tribe.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Showing up where the opportunities are
• Not letting yourself stagnate
• How bigger problems bring bigger hope and deeper connections
• Failure leads to greater joy
• How to prove to yourself that you’re all in
• Stepping into your glory

Resources:

• Learn more: eventluv.com

Show Notes:

What I’m talking about today is the theme for my Bliss Project event, and that is going all in. I didn’t really understand what this meant for a big portion of my life, but even now when I do, I didn’t realize how safe I was playing it. If you are done sitting in your comfort zone, you need to commit to a decision.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How marriage works
• Losing friends and making room for new ones
• Transitioning from one group of friends to another
• Dealing with loneliness

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Welcome to Questionably Awesome. Evans and I answer your questions about friendship, losing friends, making room for new friends, and grappling with transitions.

Question 1:

@jesswecann

Why do you think some friends stick with you through the mud of life and some bail?

Question 2:

@atracktive

How do you navigate the transition space when you know you're up-leveling your tribe but you also feel super isolated because the new up-leveled tribe hasn't come through yet?

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Recognizing the beauty in people and the world
• How trauma can shape you
• How to stop people-pleasing
• Breaking patterns and stepping into your calling
• Hurting your family by being successful
• Life gives you the lessons that you need

Resources:

• Learn more: laceyjohnson.com

Show Notes:

I was so lucky to connect with Lacey Johnson over the phone, and before even meeting with her in person I felt immediately connected. She has stories that are going to take your breath away and move you, and I can’t wait for you to hear them.

Question Highlights:

• Why do you connect with people so well?
• What got you interested in writing?
• What are some things you saw in your life that shaped you
• What was one of the biggest things you realized you were capable of creating?
• How do we make room for letting our truth come out?
• How does self-betrayal show up for you and what do you have to do?
• What do you do to see the opportunity in life?

Guest Bio:

Lacey Johnson is an award-winning essayist, editor, and journalist. She has worked with a broad range of authors, celebrities and entrepreneurs — including Deepak Chopra and Daymond John. She founded The Wonder Report in 2018, and her words can be read in a variety of print and digital media sources including Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Woman’s Day, POPSUGAR, and OprahMag.com—many of which have been syndicated by Apple News, MSN, The Huffington Post, and Yahoo!

With a deep intrigue for human beings and fiery passion for smacking her readers in the face with the truth, she writes and reports boldly and introspectively about topics that challenge the status quo — in the realms of love and relationships, spirituality, trauma, women’s issues, wellness and the nuances of a successful and fulfilling life. She is also deep in the process of co-authoring her first book, which is a conscious and gutsy exploration of the illusions of fame, power, success, and the inescapability of humanness—all told through narratives involving some of the people the world most idolizes.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• The three things that set us apart
• Being accountable
• The three vital pieces of accountability
• Controlling your environment
• Thinking about the big picture

Resources:

• Fast Foundations: fastfoundations.com

Show Notes:

On this quickie, I’ve invited my husband along! We talk about 3 things that we know have made us successful and stand apart from the rest.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Learning in a state of joy
• Focusing on solutions and belief
• Trying on the highest version of yourself
• Feeling more like yourself
• Meeting people with zero expectation

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Welcome to Questionably Awesome, where you’re going to find yourself questioning why you are listening. Evans and I answer your questions about doing a rebrand, finding courage, setting goals, and the fear of getting close to people.

Question 1:

@alecialindsay

How to be bold in sharing when your soul decided to do a "rebrand"?!

Question 2:

@katieandhercanines

How do you find the courage to leave the religion you grew up with and limiting beliefs?

Question 3:

@andi_ruth

HALP: I often fear the more people I get close to just leads to more stress and obligation to others.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Working with a publisher vs. self publishing
• What happens when your dream comes true and you don’t realize it
• Imposter syndrome
• Getting the confidence to crown yourself
• Serving people with purpose
• Remaining fearless as your audience grows
• Doing things that are uncomfortable for other people

Resources:

• Learn more: caraalwill.com

Show Notes:

Whenever I get a chance to have a glass of champagne with someone, I’m probably not going to pass it up. With Cara Alwill being the creator of the Champagne Diet blog, I needed more of that. She is one of the most down to earth, champagne-loving girls girls I know. She has a new book called Girl on Fire that you are not going to want to miss.

Question Highlights:

• What was the difference between working with publishers and self-publishing? 
• Why do people always wait to be chosen instead of choosing themselves?
• Can we skip the publisher process or is it a part of the journey?
• Why do we need to burn the rule book in order to move forward?
• What is your confident voice saying, and what is the other voice saying?
• What are you available for?

Guest Bio:

Cara Alwill Leyba is a bestselling personal development author, mentor to women entrepreneurs and creator of The Champagne Diet blog. She has self-published eight bestselling books, including the worldwide sensation Girl Code, which have inspired women around the world to step into their power and fulfill their potential. Cara’s books have been translated into multiple languages like Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Mongolian and Vietnamese. Her weekly podcast, Style Your Mind, has achieved over six million unique downloads as she continues the conversation started in Girl Code. Cara has been featured in Forbes, Glamour, Shape, Entrepreneur, Success, Cosmo, Marie Claire and many more publications.