Feels Like Flow

If you're rethinking how you use social media, this episode is for you. I'm in the midst of my own reset, particularly with Instagram. The most recent data shows that on average we're spending more than 3 hours per day on our phones, with 1 in 5 spending more than 4.5 hours.

These do not add up to my best days. For now, I'm taking a long break to decide how to move forward. Some considerations:

Some favorite resources if you're exploring your own relationship with social media:

Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport (book)

Stolen Focus, Johann Hari (book)

How to Break Up with Your Phone, Catherine Price (book)

The Shallows, Nicholas Carr (book)

Wanting, the Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, Luke Burgis (book)

The Social Dilemma (documentary)

Your Undivided Attention (podcast)

Off the Grid (podcast)

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This conversation with Adela Hussain will rev up your energy and commitment to go after your entrepreneurial dreams.

Adela's enthusiasm and confidence is contagious. We talk about how to get unstuck on visibility, surround yourself with the right people, and take more action.

From management consulting to fashion tech startup to PR maven teaching clients how to DIY their publicity --

Adela’s the founder of Start Ups & Co and is a master at helping you pitch your business to people that don’t know you…yet.

Adela discovered she had a talent for pitching when she first started doing PR for her own fashion tech start up and was featured in 14 publications in 12 months, including the Harvard Business Review without pitching!

She has been featured in the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Stylist, Psychologies, Metro and 10 other publications. She was also a finalist in Cosmopolitan’s Self Made Award in 2017 and in 2018 she was in Sarah Woods’ Top 10 Female Founders In The UK To Watch list.

Known for her high energy and laser-sharp thinking, Adela she spent 20 years as a management consultant and did cool stuff like help British Airways acquire an airline, be on a new board for Sky and boss men around in India for tech tool launches.

Her Pitch to Press programme and PR Hero School have helped hundreds of founders fall in love with PR and master their media pitching to sky rocket their sales.

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Grab 10 Steps to get your business in the media now.  This powerful guide has helped entrepreneurs land features in Harvard Business Review, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Stylist, Red Magazine and more. Your newsworthy business begins now. Get it here: https://www.pitchtopress.com/

Connect with Adela on Instagram: @startupsandco

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If you're anything like me and a new year gives you big energy for simplifying and organizing, you will love this episode. The motivational boost I got from talking to Michelle has held strong -- I've honestly spent time getting organized every single day since we recorded a few weeks ago!

Michelle Urban is a professional home organizer and owner of The Organize House, a full-service organizing company in Portland, Oregon. Michelle helps families achieve order by removing the clutter and creating organizational systems that support daily routines and habits and work with the natural flow of a home.

We talk about the most common obstacles people face when it comes keeping their space tidy and how that affects daily life. I also share some of my own personal challenges with organizing and Michelle talks me through possible solutions.

One of my favorite takeaways: "Everyone is embarrassed of their space and we shouldn't be. We all live very similarly, we just just don't know it."

I'm so excited for you to meet Michelle, I know you'll love this conversation!

Find Michelle online and get her free decluttering checklist at The Organized House.

Connect with Michelle on Instagram for daily inspo: @theorganizedhouse.co

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I promise you are in for such a treat with this first interview on the show. Mary Schroeder is a professional touring circus artist and an online entrepreneur co-leading a business that facilitates transformational retreats all around the world.

She's every bit as inspiring as that sounds. Mary and I are in a mastermind group together and every time she speaks, we all swoon with our mouths hanging open at her magnetism and ingenuity. 

We cover so many juicy topics -- 

A few gems from Mary:

"As I started to heal, I got access to the feeling of joy in my body, and it was something I was unwilling to let go of."

"Discipline liberates creativity."

"Creativity is like a geyser and you can turn it on or not."

Mary Schroeder is a creative circus entrepreneur and digital marketing nerd. Specializing in combining handstands and hula hoop juggling, she tours her original productions all over Europe with the company she co-founded, Hopscotch. In addition to spending lots of time upside-down, she's the operations boss at Unconventional Life, a global retreats and personal development company co-run with her sister. Her mission is to empower others to tap into their somatic superpowers and use the body's inner wisdom as a wellspring of joy, deep fulfillment, and success. You can find her at Unconventional Life's next retreat in Egypt in May 2023!

I'm so excited for you to meet Mary, I hope you love this conversation!

Find Mary's business at Unconventional Life Show. You can also learn about the launch she mentioned for Art of Experience Retreats.

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Connect with Mary on Instagram: @maryandcircus

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Quick intro to season 2, so happy to be back! Sharing what's next for the podcast including some inspiring interview episodes coming up. 

Also sharing a personal update about what I'm focused on in 2023, including some specifics about my human design, allowing things to flow, and a fun manifestation that came out of nowhere. 

"When you want to grow flowers, you don't start with the petal. You have to plant the seed first..."

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Casual episode this week about my own process with seeing where I've been overly focused on outcomes and shoulds at the expense of joy and flow. Sharing how we get back on track and all the benefits of releasing perfectionism, including access to flow. 

It's not always easy to follow the advice to "do what lights you up!" and I'm talking about the courage we need to play and experiment and plug back into our potential. Plus a few bits about human design and other current hopes and excitements. 

Let's get into it!

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Change is scary and new ideas can be fragile. When you want to change careers (or change your life!) and the people around you aren't supportive, it can be crushing. 

But it doesn't have to be! On this episode we're talking about how to convert the 5 main categories of people in your life from naysayers to supporters.

And no matter what -- you are not here to be the best supporting actor in someone else's movie. This is your life! 

Book mentioned: The Six Pillars of Self Esteem by Nathaniel Branden.

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A lead producer on a major daily talk show gave me some unforgettable career advice that I think most of us (women especially) really need to hear. 

Whether you're updating your resume, preparing for an interview, or exploring what careers are even possibility for you -- make sure you're not underselling yourself. 

What's the BEST attitude to bring into any career change? Let's talk about it. 

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If you find yourself checking off lots of to-do's, ordering all the supplies, setting yourself up for success -- WITHOUT making big progress toward your goals -- this quick episode is for you.

Of course we want to build a foundation but there's a fine line between putting our best foot forward and procrastinating. 

Don't let procrastination and perfectionism keep you stuck, try this instead.

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What did laying people off teach me about the kind of work that lights me up? And more importantly, how can you gather clues about your purpose from what you're doing TODAY? Even if you hate your current job or feel passionless and stuck. Today's episode has a practical strategy to do just that.

Book I mentioned: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

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Podcast cover photo: Natalie Gildersleeve

Music: Chris Shards