Ideas to Life Podcast

Takisha Artis is a Financial Life Coach  and CEO of Takisha’s Theory, a Lifestyle Elevation Firm specializing in financial life coaching & personal development.

Takisha is a woman who is trying to help others change their belief about who they are and what they want and get the money to match that. She never saw herself starting a business but through her work as a CPA she saw a need and started to meet it.

Some key takeaways from this interview:

1. Don't be afraid to shift.

The business you start doesn't have to be the business you keep.  Takisha has made a few shifts in her business based on the needs she was seeing from her customers.

2. When you start your own business you can set your own rules.

You don't have to run your business based on the same rules of your 9 to 5 job. You have the freedom to create your own rules around the lifestyle you want.

3. Clarity comes through action.

We want the end result without going through the process. But it's going through the process that will get you the result."

4. Help those who want your help.

We often times want to help our old selves from a few years ago. That person may not want or be willing or able to pay for our help. You want to help the people that want your help. For those who you have a passion to help, your role may be to create awareness.

To find out more about Takisha visit her website - www.takishastheory.com

You can also follow her on social media platforms @takishaartis

Visit our website - www.ideastolife.me  for more resources and to join the community.

You can share your thoughts on this episode, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching in the Ideas to Life Lounge facebook group 

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Fredrick Bussey is an entrepreneur, coach, speaker and author. His newly released book is titled "Breaking Orbit". 

Fredrick's background was in the music industry where he worked as a songwriter and a producer. He transitioned into artist management and marketing and eventually became a partner in a PR firm.

One key shift that happened for Fredrick came through a coach saying to him "God doesn't make people without solutions."

He realized then that he along with most people had not been taught how to discover his gifts and deploy it in the world. This has become his life's work. 

Some key takeaways:

1. A gift is given to you by someone else. A skill is something you acquire for yourself. Your gift is your capacity to fulfill a certain function for a specific purpose.

2. No gift that was created with a purpose can fail the purpose it was created to achieve. This relieves the pressure of competing with others.

3. Success is walking in your gift everyday. It isn't tied to money or titles.

To find out more about Fredrick or buy his book visit his website - www.fredrickbussey.com.

You can also follow him on social media platforms @fredrickbussey

You can share your thoughts on this episode, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching in the Ideas to Life Lounge facebook group 

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Matthew Goins and his wife Marnel, started Puzzle Huddle in January 2018. They have 3 children under the age of 6 years old who love puzzles. The Goins were frustrated by the lack of diverse images on commercially produced puzzles. The family began creating unique designs. Their company provides puzzles that showcases inclusive images that children and others will love.

Matthew shares on our podcast his love for education who has 3 degrees from Howard University. He is proud of his African American heritage. Education and cultural pride are definitely things that the Goins wanted to instill into their children.

The Goins saw a problem and created a solution that has turned into a business. 

Here are the big takeaways from this interview:

1. Look for solutions to the problem you see

Instead of remaining frustrated, Matthew and Marnel created a simple solution - puzzles for their children - that has now become a solution for others with the same problem.

2. Start small and be willing to learn

Matthew shared how he made his first puzzle out of cardboard. Then he graduated to having 4x6 puzzles made. Then he grew to having full size puzzles. Sometimes we wait to get things perfect before we start. We can start and then perfect things.

3. Be open to feedback

Matthew shared how he has received feedback on other groups that would like to see themselves represented in his puzzles. As he seeks to be diverse, he remains open to feedback. 

Check out the puzzle huddle website and follow them on social media on all platforms at @puzzlehuddle.

You can share your thoughts on this episode, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching in the Ideas to Life Lounge facebook group 

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Mr Ant Davis (@mrantdavis) is one of the funniest social media comedians who puts out content that is relatable and the whole family can enjoy.

Ant shares in this episode how he figured out his gift for finding humor in simple things by growing up in the church. He connected with @kevonstage and Jason Fredericks and they formed the Playmakers. 

Here are the big takeaways from this interview.

1. Start with what you have

Ant shared how they started with their first play and the conditions weren't perfect but they got going anyway. The Playmakers grew from there and helped to launch their individual stand up careers after.

2. Be strategic with your creativity

Even though Ant does improv comedy online, he still schedules time to record his daily videos. It is a part of a larger strategy to get booked for shows and to end up on tv.

If you are creative you have to be strategic as well and not waste time and energy.

3. Stay focused on your goals

Ant gets a lot of his comedy ideas from the feedback of his viewers. However he is clear that he can't listen to every positive and negative comment online.

Great reminder for us all that we can't allow the voices of others to control our pursuit of our dreams.

You can share your thoughts on this episode, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching in the Ideas to Life Lounge facebook group 

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Kymone shares on this episode the challenges that come with being a creative person. As with anything that can work for you, your creativity if you are not careful, can work against you.

In this episode we looked at these challenges:

1. Not sticking to a plan

2. Not mastering a method

3. Undue personal stress and pressure

4. Frustrating to follow

Listen to hear how Kymone talks about each of those struggles. We also share about some possible solutions.

1. Set up systems

2. Decide the duration at the beginning

3. Have continuity covering your variety

4. Keep a journal of new ideas.

What about you? Have you had any challenges as a creative individual? What were they? How did you overcome them? What would you like help with.

If you would like to dive deeper into this topic and share your feedback join the Ideas to Life Lounge on facebook.  You can also learn how to share your own content or even get free coaching.

Visit facebook.com/groups/ideastolife.

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What does it mean to be in business? Well one of the first things you realize is you have to make money to stay in business.

Our guest for this episode, David Arrington, started his business in 2012, but kicked it into high gear in late 2015. His company is called Arrington Coaching and their focus is on Leadership Development.

David shares some necessary truths with us about entrepreneurship. Some of the take aways from this episode are:

1. Entrepreneurship is work.

You have to be willing to invest the time and energy to make your business work.

2. Be afraid to not transition

Life is full of transitions. David has made a few in his career. He shares "I was more afraid of what happen if I didn't take the step."

Even within your business, you have to be willing to make transitions.

3. Don't be afraid to sell 

Businesses go out of business because of cashflow. You have to believe in the value of what you are offering enough to sell it. David walked us through a masterclass on selling and talking about money. 

We would love to connect with you more in our free insider group to discuss this episode, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching go to facebook.com/groups/ideastolife. 

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We are back after a month off. This episode is a very personal and transparent one. Kymone shares where he's been, what he's been doing and some important lessons learned during the break.

Lesson #1 - You are making a bigger impact than you realize

We may be questioning our reach, our impact and the difference we are actually making with the work we are doing. We learn that more people are watching than we know, more people are listening than we realize and more people are following than we believe.

The work you do is important because someone is being helped by it.

Lesson #2 - Clarity gives confidence

We each long for clarity as to our purpose, our lane and our assignment. Oftentimes we need the help of others to find that clarity. When it comes, it provides energy because we know clearly what we are supposed to be doing.

Lesson #3 - The biggest limit to success is your own belief

It is great and helpful for others to believe in the work we are doing and what we have to offer. Those are encouraging. What is most important however is our personal belief in our offering. 

If we truly believed, we would not let rejection stop us. We would not pull back at the first obstacle. We would keep going. 

If you would like to join our free insider group to discuss this episode more, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching go to facebook.com/groups/ideastolife.

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Jenelle Jack helps experts and creatives to write their book, share their story and make an impact.

In this episode we learn that Jenelle always had an interest in writing but was afraid to put herself out there. Jenelle is an overcomer after having to learn to walk again after a hit and run accident.

That spirit came through in this episode as Jenelle shared about her self-publishing journey. Jenelle went from writer to coaching and consulting with others who wanted to take a similar journey.

"I thought I needed to be selling millions of copies of books or have a huge platform to coach others. But being online using social media opened my eyes to the fact that regular people a few steps ahead could teach others."

To coach you simply have to understand the process, share your knowledge and experience so you save people time and money by learning from you.

Jenelle emphasized the importance of building an email list. She talks about why just having a social media following is not enough.

You can connect with Jenelle on her website - buildandcreatenow.com 

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Latarsha Horne, Coach Tarsh, is a Certified Professional Coach with over ten years of experience in learning and development as an instructional designer, training facilitator, learning strategist, and performance improvement coach. She helps clients unlock their potential and get more of the results they want through self-empowerment, inspired-action, and strategic planning. Because when you know what to do and are clear about how to do it, progress happens quickly.

Latarsha shares how she made a decision to transition from working for a company to starting her own business. She created a plan and executed it. 

Latarsha helps us to understand coaching and how it can help us. "A coach is a thinking partner." This interview helps us to understand how to really help others rather than being an answer person or a fixer.

"If you tell me what to do, then that's effective in the moment. But if you can provide me with a path, a set of steps I can take and I can figure it out myself, then I can self-solve going forward."

Coach Tarsh helps us to understand how to manage fear and to understand the power of choice and the power of resilience.

You can connect with Coach Tarsh on her website - CoachTarsh.com and on facebook, twitter and instagram @CoachTarsh

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Rachel Frescino is a creative at heart who loves innovation and is thrilled to be an educator. She is passionate about student engagement and creating rich, hands-on experiences that make learning come to life.

Besides teaching her students, Rachel is also an entrepreneur. She creates materials to use in the classroom and then shares them with others on the educational marketplace website, Teachers Pay Teachers under the name LearningwithMrsFresh.

Rachel shares in this episode about learning to appreciate her own creativity and stepping out to use it beyond classroom. 

We also learns some tips on how to grow our instagram presence. It involves building a community and being true to yourself.

Rachel discovered Teachers Pay Teachers and has created resources based on things she was already doing in her classroom. We discuss the power of repurposing content for business.

Art has been an interest of Rachel's since high school and she shares how she has been utilizing as a creative outlet and a business venture through hand lettering.

Rachel shares that "everyone has something to offer and we need to find it."

This episode inspires people who use their creativity on their job to repurpose the work they do to build a business.

You can connect with Rachel on instagram @learningwithmrsfresh

If you would like a FREE 1 hour coaching session email Kymone at [email protected]

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