Lessons from a Quitter

This week on the pod, I'm reviewing Martha Beck's Finding Your Own North Star.

If you've ever wondered how you should find your calling or passion, this book is for you. It is a guide to uncovering what has always been there.

In this episode, I discuss:

• The difference between the essential self and the social self
• How to start listening to your essential self and why that's so important
• How to start charting a map to your new life
• and more...

This week on the pod, I'm reviewing Martha Beck's Finding Your Own North Star.

If you've ever wondered how you should find your calling or passion, this book is for you. It is a guide to uncovering what has always been there.

In this episode, I discuss:

• The difference between the essential self and the social self
• How to start listening to your essential self and why that's so important
• How to start charting a map to your new life
• and more...

What if I told you there was a tool that could help you figure out what you should be doing with your life?

Sounds pretty amazing, right?!

What if I told you that tool was the ever-popular personality assessment?!

Before you roll your eyes, hear me out.

I used to laugh at these new-age, woo-woo BS tests. If it wasn't scientifically proven, I didn't want to hear it.

But then I took one...just for fun...and something happened.

It was accurate. Like, eerily accurate. Like, I swore that one of my family members was playing a trick on me and messed with the results because there is no way something can know me to a "T" like that accurate.

And reading about myself for the first time in that assessment changed the way I saw myself.

For so long I had obsessed over my "weaknesses".

​​Why couldn't I just be more organized?! It's not that hard. Just put things back where they belong!​​​

Why do I care so much about what other people think?! Why do I take on their emotions? Just let it go. For the love of God, let it go, woman!

Stop seeking so much attention! You're not the center of the universe. Sit down!

And, on and on...

I have a feeling your inner monologue is similar. Maybe different in words but the same tone.

But when I read that personality assessment, I realized that I was literally built this way. It's not a weakness. It's not a glitch. This is who I am. This is how I tick. And I can spend the rest of my life ​​​​​​beating myself up for who I'm not. Or I can decide to embrace who I am.

This really started me down a road of self-acceptance and self-compassion. And that is ultimately what led me to do the things that light me up.

And I know it can do the same for you.

So this week on the podcast, I have back my friend, Christine McAlister. Christine is a business coach, the founder of Life With Passion, and the bestselling author of The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere. She helps high-achievers replace their incomes & make 6-figures with businesses they love AND that support the life they want to live.

Luckily for us, she is also a certified administrator of the Myers-Briggs personality assessment.

We'll talk all about how to figure out what your personality type is and how that can help you in a search for the perfect career. ​​​​​​​​

What if I told you there was a tool that could help you figure out what you should be doing with your life?

Sounds pretty amazing, right?!

What if I told you that tool was the ever-popular personality assessment?!

Before you roll your eyes, hear me out.

I used to laugh at these new-age, woo-woo BS tests. If it wasn't scientifically proven, I didn't want to hear it.

But then I took one...just for fun...and something happened.

It was accurate. Like, eerily accurate. Like, I swore that one of my family members was playing a trick on me and messed with the results because there is no way something can know me to a "T" like that accurate.

And reading about myself for the first time in that assessment changed the way I saw myself.

For so long I had obsessed over my "weaknesses". 

​​Why couldn't I just be more organized?! It's not that hard. Just put things back where they belong!​​​

Why do I care so much about what other people think?! Why do I take on their emotions? Just let it go. For the love of God, let it go, woman!

Stop seeking so much attention! You're not the center of the universe. Sit down! 

And, on and on...

I have a feeling your inner monologue is similar. Maybe different in words but the same tone. 

But when I read that personality assessment, I realized that I was literally built this way. It's not a weakness. It's not a glitch. This is who I am. This is how I tick. And I can spend the rest of my life ​​​​​​beating myself up for who I'm not. Or I can decide to embrace who I am. 

This really started me down a road of self-acceptance and self-compassion. And that is ultimately what led me to do the things that light me up. 

And I know it can do the same for you. 

So this week on the podcast, I have back my friend, Christine McAlister. Christine is a business coach, the founder of Life With Passion, and the bestselling author of The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere. She helps high-achievers replace their incomes & make 6-figures with businesses they love AND that support the life they want to live.

Luckily for us, she is also a certified administrator of the Myers-Briggs personality assessment. 

We'll talk all about how to figure out what your personality type is and how that can help you in a search for the perfect career. ​​​​​​​​

Traci Connell is an award-winning creative entrepreneur whose business sense and design skills are combined with a passion for delivering interiors that are at the heart of a livable style. Formally trained as an elementary teacher, Traci enjoyed the creativity and structure of the classroom but knew she had not found her passion. The big "Ah-ha" moment came in 2000, when a dear friend asked, "why can't you make money doing something you love?" and after careful consideration, Connell Interiors was born. While working to provide a second income, the first decade was spent developing her eye for design, honing her skill for business practices, holding leadership roles within the Interior Design Society, and completing successful client projects as well as many charity opportunities.

In 2011, life threw a curveball and Traci became a single mother with three children. Traci realized and accepted that her business was no longer a second income, but it was the sole source of income. Fueled with pure passion to feed her family and realize her dream, the rebirth of her company was established as Traci Connell Interiors.

During the last eight years, Traci Connell has grown her revenue twenty-fold to over two and a half million dollars, and her net profit grew tenfold. She has gone from running her business from her kitchen table and her car trunk to acquiring a full design studio.

Traci Connell is an award-winning creative entrepreneur whose business sense and design skills are combined with a passion for delivering interiors that are at the heart of a livable style. Formally trained as an elementary teacher, Traci enjoyed the creativity and structure of the classroom but knew she had not found her passion. The big “Ah-ha” moment came in 2000, when a dear friend asked, “why can’t you make money doing something you love?” and after careful consideration, Connell Interiors was born. While working to provide a second income, the first decade was spent developing her eye for design, honing her skill for business practices, holding leadership roles within the Interior Design Society, and completing successful client projects as well as many charity opportunities.

In 2011, life threw a curveball and Traci became a single mother with three children. Traci realized and accepted that her business was no longer a second income, but it was the sole source of income. Fueled with pure passion to feed her family and realize her dream, the rebirth of her company was established as Traci Connell Interiors.

During the last eight years, Traci Connell has grown her revenue twenty-fold to over two and a half million dollars, and her net profit grew tenfold. She has gone from running her business from her kitchen table and her car trunk to acquiring a full design studio. 

Most people accept the limitations placed on them by society, never questioning how much more they're actually capable of. Tasha Cochran is not most people. And that is why I'm thrilled to have her on the podcast today to blow up people's assumptions of what is possible.

Tasha Cochran is an attorney, co-founder of One Big Happy Life, and a true trailblazer for lasting and effective financial freedom.

However, Tasha began her career journey as a 19 year-old single mother in the military. Wanting to provide the best for her daughter, Tasha set her sights on law school and didn't rest until she got into one of the country's best schools, Yale Law. After graduation, she began working as a lawyer in Consumer Finance.

While she excelled at her career, and made valuable connections, she found herself wanting more. Needing a passion or hobby to take her mind of the stress of work, Tasha began creating YouTube videos on a topic she loved to talk about, finances. That hobby eventually led her down a path to create One Big Happy Life where she serves as a wealth expert and strategist to help others find sustainable and realistic solutions to building their wealth and lifestyles.

In under 3 years, Tasha began making multiple six-figures with One Big Happy Life all while still working a full-time job as a lawyer. In fact, Tasha only quit law six months ago in order to focus on and scale OBHL.

Tasha and her partner Joseph have built an empire by accepting fluidity and rejecting society's standards of the "right" way of doing things. With their Wealth Builders Academy program, they teach individuals to take charge of their finances and stop living by limiting beliefs. Tasha is a shining example of what it is like to craft your own journey and design a life that works for you.

In this episode, we discuss:

How building your dreams and having a career aren't mutually exclusive

Why it's ok to not follow a strict life plan

How sharing your story can help you and others grow

The value of hard work in a quickly growing online space

And so much more.

Tasha's Links:

Website

Instagram

Wealth Builders Academy

Most people accept the limitations placed on them by society, never questioning how much more they’re actually capable of.  Tasha Cochran is not most people. And that is why I’m thrilled to have her on the podcast today to blow up people’s assumptions of what is possible. 

Tasha Cochran is an attorney, co-founder of One Big Happy Life, and a true trailblazer for lasting and effective financial freedom. 

However, Tasha began her career journey as a 19 year-old single mother in the military. Wanting to provide the best for her daughter, Tasha set her sights on law school and didn’t rest until she got into one of the country’s best schools, Yale Law. After graduation, she began working as a lawyer in Consumer Finance. 

While she excelled at her career, and made valuable connections, she found herself wanting more. Needing a passion or hobby to take her mind of the stress of work, Tasha began creating YouTube videos on a topic she loved to talk about, finances. That hobby eventually led her down a path to create One Big Happy Life where she serves as a wealth expert and strategist to help others find sustainable and realistic solutions to building their wealth and lifestyles. 

In under 3 years, Tasha began making multiple six-figures with One Big Happy Life all while still working a full-time job as a lawyer. In fact, Tasha only quit law six months ago in order to focus on and scale OBHL. 

Tasha and her partner Joseph have built an empire by accepting fluidity and rejecting society’s standards of the “right” way of doing things. With their Wealth Builders Academy program, they teach individuals to take charge of their finances and stop living by limiting beliefs. Tasha is a shining example of what it is like to craft your own journey and design a life that works for you. 

In this episode, we discuss:

How building your dreams and having a career aren’t mutually exclusive

Why it’s ok to not follow a strict life plan

How sharing your story can help you and others grow

The value of hard work in a quickly growing online space

And so much more.

Tasha’s Links: 

Website

Instagram

Wealth Builders Academy