Nic Hyl (pronounced Nick Hill) is the founder and creative director of New York’s emerging and award-winning swimwear, clothing, and activewear brand, Nic Hyl Clothing. As a lover of travel, fitness, fashion and having previously worked in the fashion industry for brands including Norma Kamali and Ralph Lauren, Nic has taken her experience, love of fashion, Jamaican roots, and Florida upbringing to create a brand inspired by her love of quality fashion and a vacation-inspired lifestyle.

Timestamps

• [00:36] Welcome to this episode of the big possible show. It's time to welcome Nic Hyl.
• [01:12] Who’s Nic and what does she do?
• [03:28] Nic’s goal for 2022 is to have 4-6 paid speaking engagements for the year.
• [04:15] Watching from a distance vs. unapologetically chasing after your goals.
• [08:03] Humbling yourself and asking for help from other people. 
• [10:08] Give twice and ask once. People are a lot more willing to help if you are also willing to contribute.
• [11:17] Fashion and design industry: What the future looks like.
• [14:05] How consumers can support the eco-friendly fashion and design industry.
• [16:57] Some practical tips to live more courageously, chase a dream, and maintain happiness.
• [18:42] No one that has any measure of success got it overnight.
• [19:45] If you never give up, you have a 50% chance of succeeding.
• [20:50] Nic’s decision-making process and frameworks
• [24:26] The goal is always to go visit your grandparents.
• [25:16] Nic’s most impactful life lesson.

Notable Quotes

• It was about knowing what I wanted but also being in environments that are conducive to helping me get what I want.
• I knew if I didn’t take that job, I might not ever get the opportunity again.
• Very rarely in life does anybody ever do anything on their own 100%.
• People who are successful ask. There’s no ego with accomplishing what it is that they want.
• Whatever the thing is, you have to ask for help.
• People are afraid to ask for help because they are afraid that they’ll get a No.
• No one is really explaining what the consequences of our choices that we’re asking for are.
• Start off with smaller goals that are able to be accomplished to boost your ego.
• You’re going to get told No. Don’t take it personally.
• I try not to make my decisions on emotions and fear. I try to make the decisions based on just factual, true, or false information about that topic.
• Once the decision is made, that’s what it is. I don’t go back and second guess myself.
• Make the best decision that you can with facts that you know, thinking about where you are and where you want to go.
• If you already know that it’s not getting to your goal, why are you entertaining it?
• Without investing in our businesses, they probably aren’t going to grow.

Resources

Get In Touch With Nic Hyl

Website: https://nichyl.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nichylclothing/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicHylClothing

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