Earn Your Happy

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How sometimes you just have to go through fear
• How some days are just about survival, and that’s okay
• How habits like eating right and getting enough sleep can keep you safe

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Time for another Q&A Day with me and Evans! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! In today’s “questionably awesome” episode, Evans and I are talking all about fear. We cover how fear can crop up no matter how successful you are and how we need fear to push us to new levels. 

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Chris and Lori’s Become Aligned course
• How Natalya and Naomi deal with their very busy schedules
• How going to the gym with her mom is helping Natalya deal with the loss of her father
• How Natalya and Naomi make time for their families
• How having children fits into a wrestling career
• Natalya and Naomi’s next steps
• How it took Natalya five years to get into WWE
• How Natalya and Naomi support each other and their fellow competitors 

Resources:

• Instagram: @_wwe_natalya_

Show Notes:

Today my guests are WWE stars Natalya and Naomi. We chat about how they keep each other motivated even though they’re on the road and busy all the time. We also cover how Natalya is coping with the loss of her father and how they make time for their families. In this conversation I learnt a lot about how Natalya and Naomi push through to reach their goals. For example it took Natalya five years to get accepted for WWE but she kept trying.

Question Highlights:

• You want to stay in shape for the ring. But you’re on the road all the time. How do you mentally prepare for that? 
• What do you do when it feels like you can't push through mentally? 
• What is something that you wish more people knew about you?
• What are your next steps, career wise?
• When did you realize that helping other competitors and lifting them up actually lifts you up?
• What are you most excited about right now in your life?
• What is something for people who feel like they're either afraid or hitting a wall? 

Guest Bio:

With a combination of beauty, talent and untamed desire, Natalya is proudly carrying on the legacy of the legendary Hart Family in WWE.

The daughter of Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Natalya was trained in the rough-and-tumble Hart Dungeon. That unforgiving training ground that churned out mat greats like Brian Pillman and Natalya's husband, Tyson Kidd, molded The Queen of Harts into one of WWE's most dangerous submission grapplers. She also learned from her uncle Bret “Hit Man” Hart by driving many of her opponents to tap via a Sharpshooter.

Her presence out of the ring is almost as formidable: Starring on E!’s Total Divas reality series and working as an active supporter of WWE and The Creative Coalition’s Be a STAR Alliance, Make-A-Wish, Susan G. Komen and the WrestleMania Reading Challenge.

Natalya came agonizingly close to capturing championships for several years until she finally broke through at SummerSlam 2017, defeating Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship to earn the gold for the first time since claiming the Divas Title in 2010.

As the second-highest cause of whiplash behind car accidents, Naomi first turned heads as a dancer for the NBA's Orlando Magic and hip-hop stars like Flo Rida. These talents would take her around the world, as Naomi performed everywhere from North Korea to Indonesia.

Despite all that success, Naomi's dance steps couldn’t satisfy her competitive spirit, which is how she found herself as a contestant on WWE NXT. Despite being eliminated in the final week of her season, Naomi soon launched into orbit around Planet Funk, as one half of The Funkadactyls. From there, she broke out on her own, determined to take WWE by storm.

The Total Divas star has since had a series of remarkable runs as both fan-favorite and corner-cutting villain, doggedly pursuing the Divas Championship for the better part of a year and cementing her status as a ring general by heading up the attitude-filled Team B.A.D. of Tamina and Sasha Banks during the Divas Evolution. 

Naomi then reinvented herself yet again as part of the SmackDown LIVE brand, making one-and-all feel the glow as she came face-to-face with her destiny by winning the SmackDown Women’s Championship twice, including an epic victory at WrestleMania 33 in a Six-Pack Challenge Match. A year later, she made history once again when she eliminated Bayley to win the first-ever WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34. After the 2019 Superstar Shake-up, Naomi is now adding a glow to the red brand.

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Chris and Lori’s mastermind, Fast Foundations
• Why sometimes we need to end friendships
• Why everyone in our life is there to teach us something
• How we must give up the idea that we are always right

Resources:

• The Fast Foundations Mastermind
• The Bliss Project 2020

Show Notes:

Today I want to chat with you about toxic friendships and breaking up with friends. I know some of you are like, yes, please give me the goods. I need to break up with friends right now. It's absolutely true. Some relationships have an expiration date and when they pass it, the friendship can go south. Not everyone is supposed to be with you for your entire journey. People who we attract in our lives that cause problems from the get-go can also teach us something - how to treat everyone with compassion and set boundaries in the most loving way possible. To move through life with more flow and ease, we must give up the idea that we are always right and in fact assume that everything is our fault and that everything is a lesson. I hope today’s quickie serves as a reminder or way for you to be able to get back to the heart-centered reason of WHY you’re working on your dreams.

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Not putting too many expectations on our friends
• How holding space for people allows them to figure out their own problems
• How investing in friendships doesn’t mean they’re going to work out
• How to move beyond superficial friendships

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Time for another Q&A Day with me and Evans! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! In today’s “questionably awesome” episode, Evans and I are talking all about friendship - how to be there for a friend without trying to be their coach and how to take relationships beyond the superficial.  

Review of the week:

Diggitybop

Don’t miss this podcast!Lori, you’re my freakin hero! Every single podcast blows me away with some lightbulb blast of inspiration...I always feel more grounded and focused after listening, and that’s huge. I feel like you’re the cool friend who’s always real and tells you the deep truth in a way that makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing your light and providing us with this priceless content!

Question 1:

@your.authentic.expansion

How to help your friends without coming across as self-righteous?

Question 2:

@amandaibarkley

I feel as though all of my friendships are superficial, is it me or them?

Question 3:

@aplacetoshare

What if you have a friend who NEVER asks you questions?

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Chris and Lori’s course, Become Aligned
• How Ashley began to heal from an eating disorder
• Why Ashley co-founded the first no Photoshop fashion magazine 
• How Ashley takes daily action to rewire her brain
• How we are more than our bodies
• How Ashley views fashion as an expression of self and a chance to make an impact
• How we all have a message to share
• How to craft your unique headline 

Resources:

• Appleseedcommunications.co
• bloomlovely.co

• Read: Unknown To Unforgettable: How To Stop Playing Small, Land National Media Attention, And Position Yourself As A Power Player

• Instagram: @speaktoinspire

• becomealigned.com

Show Notes:From a small town in Arkansas to the magazine industry of New York. In this conversation Ashley Crouch and I chat about fashion, how she healed from an eating disorder and how much her concept of beauty has changed along the way. She also shares amazing tips on how to hone in on your message and craft a unique headline that will work for national media, top stages, TED talks and beyond.

Question Highlights:

• What was going on in your mind when you were a teenager with an eating disorder?
• What does it look like to love ourselves every day?
• How do we get out the door when we are wearing something we really want to wear but it doesn’t feel like us yet?
• What is something we can do in our professional life to make ourselves unforgettable?
• How do we really get out there and stay true to our message, even when people are telling us that our message needs to be different, we're not good enough, we don't have enough followers or there's not enough interest in that category?

Guest Bio:

Ashley Crouch is the founder of Appleseed Communications and an award-winning visibility strategist who lands her clients in the most coveted outlets in the country. Every client served helps support a woman business owner in 21 resource-poor nations, such as the Philippines, Kenya, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Cambodia. She is also the author of the #1 International Bestselling Book, Unknown To Unforgettable: How To Stop Playing Small, Land National Media Attention, And Position Yourself As A Power Player. In 2011 her desire to broaden the definition of beauty led her be on the founding team of Verily, the first fashion magazine for women that did not use Photoshop.

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Chris and Lori’s mastermind, Fast Foundations
• How being afraid of failure is really about being afraid of what other people will think
• How to add value to people you want to learn from
• How it doesn’t matter what people think of you as long as you are living your purpose
• How you have to forgive other people’s petty actions
• How having something to prove can make you unstoppable
• How if something’s not working, it’s probably because you’re not taking enough action

Resources:

• The Fast Foundations Mastermind
• The Bliss Project 2020

Show Notes:

There's some new energy coming through for me. And I'm absolutely loving it. What I've been experiencing is realizing that my life is giving me everything that I need right now in order to get to the next level. And it's up to me to take notice and to put myself in situations in order to make these next things happen. Also I'm speaking to a lot of people who are messaging me right now talking about how they are really afraid to take action but really it’s because they're afraid of what people will think. Today’s episode is all about how to find and act on the opportunities we need. As long as you put myself out there and make sure that you do everything that you can, you're going to start connecting. I hope today’s quickie serves as a reminder or way for you to be able to get back to the heart-centered reason of WHY you’re working on your dreams. 

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How to know when it’s time to move on from a friendship
• How to sustain a long-distance friendship
• How to find your tribe

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Time for another Q&A Day with me and Evans! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! In today’s “questionably awesome” episode, Evans and I are talking all about friendship - when to move on from a friendship, how to sustain important friendships and how to find your tribe.

Review of the week:

Evans and Lori are hilarious. Amazing and growth based content partnered with joy and silliness makes it so much fun to tune in. Love you guys.

Question 1:

@themindfuldream

Tips on sustaining a long-distance friendship the best way? Think 5530 miles apart.

Question 2: 

@ashjnems

How do you truly know when an old friend isn't meant for your current season of life?

Question 3:

@missynelson

How do you deal with a friend that suddenly stops all communication?

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How Alexa got into wrestling
• How Alexa recovered from eating disorders
• How Alexa creates safe boundaries for herself and deals with online bullying
• Alexa’s plans for her future

Resources:

• Instagram: @alexa_bliss_wwe_

Show Notes:

Today my guest on the show is professional wrestler Alexa Bliss. Alexa watched wrestling growing up, then competed as a bodybuilder while she was recovering from eating disorders. Although she got a lucky break to become a wrestler she says really she was training for it her whole life because she’s been in athletics since she was five. In this conversation we talk about online bullying, handling out of control situations and pushing yourself to achieve your goals. What I learnt from interviewing Alexa is that the basic mindset and principles are the same exact across the board, no matter what your dream is. I don't care if you want to start a business. I don't care if you want to be an entrepreneur. I don't care if you want to be a WWE superstar. It is all the same mindset and belief in yourself and connection to other people.

Question Highlights:

• How did you become a professional wrestler?
• How did you integrate recovering from eating disorders into your fitness journey?

• How do you keep a safe boundary for yourself mentally when you're in the public eye all the time?

• What keeps you going in those moments where you don't think there's anything left?

• What do you hope teenage girls get from seeing you?

Guest Bio:

Alexa has been a driven competitor her entire life, excelling especially in gymnastics and eventually becoming a Division I cheerleader. Alexa even entered the world of competitive bodybuilding, where she became one of the youngest competitors to receive her IFBB Professional status. With such an incredible athletic background, it’s little wonder that Alexa quickly became one of NXT’s most dangerous Superstars. Although she never captured the NXT Women’s Title, she was a constant threat.

When she joined SmackDown LIVE, Alexa ascended to the top by becoming a two-time SmackDown Women's Champion. Then she made history at WWE Payback, becoming the first Superstar to win both the SmackDown Women's Title and the Raw Women's Title. 

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Chris and Lori’s mastermind, Fast Foundations
• How to “plant” the right feelings so you reap the benefits later
• How to dismiss negative thoughts and excuses
• How failures can help you to succeed
• How dreams come with problems that you need to solve
• How you need to take your pain and transform it into your purpose

Resources:

• The Fast Foundations Mastermind
• The Bliss Project 2020

Show Notes:

I get so many questions and messages from aspiring or beginning entrepreneurs and people who want to start living their purpose. The truth is we're all in different places and it really is just about falling in love with the process. I’m starting a new business right now and even if it doesn’t succeed, I know I was meant to do it. In this episode I talk about how to stop feeding negativity and “plant” positive thoughts so you nourish your ideas and your gifts and can reap the benefits later. I hope today’s quickie serves as a reminder or way for you to be able to get back to the heart-centered reason of WHY you’re working on your dreams.  Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How fear and pain are a necessary part of uplevelling
• Making the mundane magical
• Overcoming self-doubt
• The need to be around people who are striving for similar things
• Listening to your inner guide
• Minding your mental space
• Overcoming judgement of others
• Not downsizing your dreams

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Time for another Q&A Day with me and Evans! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! Listen in as we answer questions that you have sent in, and hear our favorite quotes of the moment! In today’s “questionably awesome” episode, Evans and I are talking about overcoming self-doubt and judgement of others plus how to embrace being in your 30s. Your assignment for this week is to make up a fantasy in your mind - what if your dreams came true in the best and biggest way possible? What would that look like? 

Review of the Week:Tayneub: Lori and Evans, y'all are my SOUL SOOTHERS! So grateful for this podcast. I look forward to my morning walk everyday because I know I get to spend it with you. Much love xoxo Question 1:@ivriymIs there anything that you want to overcome currently?

Question 2:@rachu04How to avoid negative feelings of people in my own mind?

Question 3:@evelaceymusicJust turned 30, what would you have wished someone told you to start (or stop) by 30?

Earn Your Happy is a production of Crate Media