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How to reach your goals while having fun with Annie F. Downs


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Hey friend! I couldn’t let us get too far into Smart Girl Summer without bringing back a conversation I had last summer with a friend who is a pro on fun!

My friend Annie F. Downs is the podcast host of That Sounds Fun, a best-selling author of multiple books, including devotionals, a children’s book, and the New York Times Bestseller That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby. 

Annie is a sought-after speaker and a brilliant business woman, and I can’t wait for you to hear all the insights she shares!

Lean in and listen as Annie and I talk about:

  • How Annie got to where she is today professionally (and some encouragement if you feel like you’ve worked for a long time and seen little movement)

  • The key to managing comparison and imposter syndrome

  • Why failure isn’t as bad as it may seem- and why Annie says nothing is a total failure

  • Annie’s biggest piece of advice for someone who is pursuing a dream, especially in creative work

  • Annie F. Downs  is a New York Times Bestselling author, speaker, podcast host, owner of the That Sounds Fun Network. Her most recent devotional, Chase the Fun: 100 Days to Discover Fun Right Where You Are, is available wherever books are sold. Annie lives in Nashville, Tennessee. 

    Favorite quotes:

    • “Finding and creating the email to send to your friends on the other side of your work that sounds and looks like you is really important.”
  • “You don’t bring a guest to get the guest’s audience. You bring a guest that blesses your audience.”
  • “Nothing is a total flop or failure. Everything is an experiment that you pivot as you build.”
  • “If you don’t know why you are doing what you are doing, when you get put in the fire you will jump out.”
  • “Go after the thing that is in you, get someone who really believes in you to come alongside, and ask God to open and close all the right doors.”
  • “Fun actually will make you feel more healthy physically, spiritually, and emotionally so you have got to start putting it on the calendar like you do every other thing.”
  • Links to great things we discussed: 

    • Annie F. Downs Website

  • Annie F. Downs Instagram

  • Annie F. Downs Facebook

  • Annie F. Downs YouTube

  • Annie F. Downs TikTok

  • Annie F. Downs Twitter

  • Annie F. Downs Pinterest

  • Chase the Fun: 100 Days to Discover Fun Right Where You Are

  • That Sounds Fun Podcast

  • Il Makiage Concealer

  • Ipsy

  • Buc-ee’s

  • The Diplomat

  • Neon - John Mayer

  • Why Georgia - John Mayer

  • Be Curly Curl Enhancer

  • Order your copy of Remaining You While Raising Them here.

    Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :)

    xo,

    Alli

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