Let's Get Uncomfy

Today we are talking about weird shaming.

This topic has been heavily on my mind; lately, it is weird how our society and culture will try to shape us to be ‘normal’. I have been told I was weird, to stop being so intense, to change this or change that, to be more normal my entire life. I tried to fit into a square peg into a round hole and was left on the outside so many things. Until one day I decided to embrace my weirdness and build my dream life!  I myself am a firm believer that if we showed up as our most authentic selves, we would cultivate an incredible world full of truly happy people.

Because what is ‘normal’? Who decides what is ‘normal’?

We live one life. You, my friend, only have one life so don’t waste it trying to be ‘normal’. Whatever your weird thing is, whatever the world has tried to get you to think is weird about yourself or unacceptable about yourself. I challenge you to pursue it today. Step into it. One step, do one thing today.

Time Stamps

[3:31] My growth journey & how I embraced being my weird self.

[7:30] Why diving into the authentic and real you will open the doors to a life you are obsessed with.

[10:50] The key that you hold to your superpower!

[14:48] My call to action for you today!

About Annie

Annie Graft is the CEO of Fit Life Fit Me; she has a passion for fitness, health, and personal growth. Annie found her love of fitness through her career in the Air Force and gymnastics. Her mission is to stand for more than just fitness or workouts because life is much more than abs! She wants YOU to find what sets your heart on fire and pursue that! Your life is in YOUR hands, so get up and go after your dreams!

Links & Resources:

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Get podcast updates, inspiration to boost your day and, personal growth quotes by following the Let's Get Uncomfy Podcast on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Welcome back fam! Today I have a powerful interview for you. We are addressing inequality and injustice with Eboni Ward. Eboni is a mom, life, and fitness coach, she is an entrepreneur, and today we getting uncomfy about inequality.

If you immediately have the urge to shut this episode off or you are already feeling defensive by reading the title of this episode. I encourage you to stick it through with us. This is a profound episode and I know there are people out there who were just like me completely unaware of the injustice happening around us. It is time to sit in our feelings and self reflect because this is a human problem. It is not irrelevant to you no matter what your skin color is.

Racism is real it is an ongoing issue in all of our communities and the only way to change this is to step up and learn the lessons we need to learn to move forward together. We need to take responsibility for our naive upbringing, we need to take responsibility for our actions because if we don’t we will not grow passed the racist roots that our country is grown on top of.

I hope this episode teaches you as much as it taught me. I honestly have had my eyes opened up so much through everything that has happened over this summer and I want to be a part of the changes coming for our future generations. It's like Maya Angelo once said “Do the best until you know better when you know better do better”

We gotta do better fam. I am going to do better and hopefully, this helps you realize that we all can do better together.

Time Stamps:

[9:50] The difference between appropriation and assimilation.

[10:00] The historical culture behind braids and protective hairstyles.

[11:30] My experience being reprimanded in middle school for cultural appropriation.

[14:30] Motherhood as a Black woman and the historical lessons Eboni wants others to understand are behind people’s views.

[23:05] How we can get through the layers of racism and find a way forward together.

[27:50] What steps you can take to change systemic racism in your daily life.

[34:00] Gentrification and Eboni’s experiences with gentrification in her life.

[47:30] Resources Eboni recommends for those who want to learn about the Black community, and how to support big changes that need to happen.

[1:08:00] Eboni’s hard no & Hell Yes

Links & Resources:

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Get podcast updates, inspiration to boost your day and, personal growth quotes by following the Let's Get Uncomfy Podcast on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Eboni’s website and fitness team!

https://www.thefittteam.com/fitness-programs

Follow Eboni on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/fitt.eboni/

Read about the Jim Crow Laws 

https://www.amazon.com/Crow-Laws-Racism-American-History/dp/0766012972

I am coming on in full emotion today. I just spent an hour crying in my car, and I don’t know who needs to hear this, but I want you to know you are not alone. I want you to know that the moments that have you crying in your car are what shape you. We can’t have good days without having bad days my friends. This is real life, the low moments are inevitable but the important thing is these low moments are not what defines you. What you do after going through these hard moments is what defines you as a business owner, as a mom, as a girlfriend, as a wife, as a best friend, as an athlete. It’s what you do next that will push you to grow, that will build your personal development, change your mindset, and ultimately change your life.

In this episode, I share some tips and exercises I do on my bad days. Because what I have realized is that allowing a bad day to dictate your day, productivity, or energy is not the way you grow. That is the way you remain stuck.  Life is hard, and I get that. But think about it, what if you are going through this hard time to be able to push past it, to perceiver to keep going through it, to learn from it. To be able to teach somebody else down the road who is going to need you to coach them through it because they're going through the same thing. 

Let's get uncomfy ya'll because when we are uncomfy when we are crying in the car, we are making room for growth in our lives in ways we didn't even know were possible. 

If this episode resonates with you please share it on IG and tag me or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. These small steps are how we make the world a better place. 

Time Stamps:

[2:45] One of the first things I do when I am having a bad day.

[4:39] Journaling the feels and cleansing your energy to grow and learn from your bad days.

[7:25] How to learn when something is serving you vs. when you are serving it.

[10:00] Planning your pivot from the things that are not helping you grow.

[12:05] Feeling your emotions, getting vulnerable, and cultivating strong connections in your life.

[17:22] How to seek support, get vulnerable, and recognize unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Annie Graft is the CEO of Fit Life Fit Me. She has a passion for fitness, health, and personal growth. Annie found her love of fitness through her career in the Air Force and gymnastics. Her mission is to stand for more than just fitness or workouts because life is much more than abs! She wants YOU to find what sets your heart on fire and pursue that! Your life is in YOUR hands, so get up and go after your dreams!

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Get podcast updates, inspiration to boost your day and, personal growth quotes by following the Let's Get Uncomfy Podcast on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Today we are talking about bodybuilding, bikini competitions, prep, and the lifestyle that goes into this world!  Kasey Wilson is an IFBA bikini Pro, a speech pathologist, and a posing coach who has a burning passion for competing. She started competing in 2016 after someone recommended she try competing, and she jumped in head first! Kasey continued to compete while completing her undergrad and master’s programs. She achieved her goal of earning her IFBB Pro Card in 2019!

In this episode, Kasey and I talk about her journey into competing, and bodybuilding began how she keeps a healthy mindset with her body and her mindset towards food. She shares her tips on how you can face your fears and start bodybuilding if it feels right. We also talk about how friendships can be tough to keep when your mindset is different than those you surround yourself with. How your ‘why’ will help you navigate important personal relationships, improve your personal growth, and ultimately how you stay true to yourself through the challenges you may face in life.

Key moments in this epic personal development episode to tune into!

[3:25] How Kasey’s journey as a bodybuilder and IFBA PRO began.

[8:55] Kasey’s tips for getting into bodybuilding.

[13:31] Friendships can be tough, especially when you are taking something serious that they may not understand is important in your life. Learn how Kasey handles the struggle between social life, strong friendships, and her bodybuilding schedule.

[16:37] The truth about being stuck on becoming a pro bodybuilder, and how you can keep yourself from getting stuck while also changing your life for the better.

[17:20] Knowing your why is SUPER important in personal relationships, personal growth, bodybuilding, and ultimately how you stay true to yourself through all the challenges you will face. Learn how Kasey cultivated her why while building her bodybuilding career.

[18:25] Keeping a healthy relationship with your mindset, food, and body are difficult. Kasey shares how she keeps a healthy mindset through journaling practices and gratitude practices.

[27:50] Kasey shares bodybuilding and competing moments that make all the prep and hard work worth it!

[29:01] The future is hard to prepare for, so  I asked Kasey how she sees her transition from competing into marriage or motherhood happening and any tips she may have for women wanting to make a big change like this.

[30:35] Kasey shares her HARD no, never do this  & HELL YES do this today! Tune in to get the scoop.

[31:59] Kasey’s embarrassing moment that she shares with my uncomfy fam!

Annies website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

For daily doses of inspiration in your life, business, and personal development follow the Let’s Get Unfomfy Podcast Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Kasey's links

https://msha.ke/kaseylfitness_ifbbpro/

Check out Kasey’s fitness and bodybuilding journey by following her on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/kaseylfitness_ifbbpro/

Have you guys ever heard the phrase “embrace the suck?”

I hear this phrase all the time, and honestly, I used to live by it. I used to think that everything had to suck to one day be great. I thought pain, terrible things, toxic relationships were part of the journey and accepted it with the hope that maybe one day everything will be great.

In this episode, I share how six years ago, I graduated from basic survival training with the military. We got sent into the woods to survive and hunt for ourselves. We had to trek across the colorado mountains in the snow. I am sharing this because, at this point in my life, I remember embracing the suck was something I heard every day. You would ask people how their day was, and they would say, “embracing the suck!”

I thought that if I stick through this path I was on eventually, something great will happen. But guys, there is something different between knowing something is not right for you, knowing it sucks, knowing it’s toxic, knowing it’s damaging and hurtful. It is very different putting up with that than embracing the hard work, the dedication, consistency, and effort it takes to build something amazing for yourself.

Because the truth is, you do not have to embrace the suck to have an amazing life. I want you to know that no. You don’t have to embrace the suck, in my opinion, it’s all about finding the hard-ass work that is going to be fulfilling, and empowering and exciting. And that is not going to look the same for everybody.

So if you feel a heart tug to do more, be more show up as more, and live a bigger life, take a step in that direction. Start with one step at a time, it is going to be challenging, but it will be worth it.

I believe in YOU, my friend!

TIMESTAMPS for key moments in this epic personal development episode!

[2:15] Six years ago, I was in a completely different place in my life embracing the suck, doing something that was not truly fulfilling me. Learn how I realized this path was not right for my mental health, personal development, and business growth.

[7:30] The moment I pivoted into becoming an entrepreneur and how I embraced the challenges that fulfilled me instead of embracing the suck on a path that I did not want to do.

[10:02] What the last three years have taught me as I launched multiple businesses that challenged me to grow, face my fears, and build my personal development.

[13:22] How I realized I was walking a path that others had chosen for me instead of a path that was meant for me.

Links & Resources:

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website.

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

For daily doses of inspiration in your life, business, and personal development follow the Let’s Get Unfomfy Podcast Instagram! - https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Are you in a positive and strong relationship with yourself? Do you take yourself on dates?

We sat down with Umama Kiraba to answer these questions and more! Umama is the queen of dating herself, the start-up master, and honestly one of the people who inspired me to follow my heart tugs. She is a firm believer that your relationship with yourself will never go away, you are always going to be your biggest cheerleader. So, its time to treat yourself, my friend!

Umama is a fitness expert, CEO of the Sweat Pack a community for fitness and accountability. Umama was recognized as one of Forbes 30 under 30 because of her genuine passion for connecting people through fitness. Umama was not an athlete, she began her fitness and personal growth journey with home workouts. For her it was never about transforming her body, it was about doing something completely for herself. It was about learning how to show up and learning how to follow the rules while also developing a student mentality. The student mentality shows us how to let go of our ego, and go into new environments and how to ask questions and be willing to learn. Why are these important? Discipline, a student mentality, and work ethic are all the characteristics of a thriving entrepreneur. An entrepreneur YOU can be! Right after you get uncomfy.

Whether you are married or dating or wherever you are at dating yourself is something we all should invest time into! Getting uncomfortable and then becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable pushes you to learn about yourself so you can be your best cheerleader no matter what the world thinks, says or throws at you.

Just like the student mindset the mindset behind dating yourself transforms into business, work, relationships, and lifestyle. Dating yourself allows you to show up in your relationships without expectations from your partners so that your partners know that you want them there not that you need them there. And that alone will transform your relationships!

Key points to tune in to:

[6:35] How has fitness allowed Umama to transform into a businesswoman.

[ 9:10] How Umama is being real with herself in the new normal.

[11:44] Why dating yourself is such an important part of your personal growth.

[17:48] Umama’s tips on how to follow your heart tugs when you worry about not being supported.

[25:08] What it is like being an honored Forbes 30 under 30, and how you can accomplish a milestone like this too!

[30:30] Umama’s hard NO and HELL yes!

[31:00] Umama’s embarrassingly empowering moment.

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Get podcast updates, inspiration to boost your day and, personal growth quotes by following the Let's Get Uncomfy Podcast on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Umama’s Website - https://sweatpack.co/

Umama’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/smallandstrong.fit/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/umamakibria/

Have you ever thought “I want to start a business!”

“I want to take that adventure!”

“I want to do XYZ” and you discount the countless amounts of effort, the energy, the consistency it took because you did not see the work that went on behind the scenes? And you think they are some magical being who has better mental health, smarter, better, has more time, has more money than you have…

I think everyone has, BUT it is time to clear the air and get uncomfy with this topic. Because sista friend, whatever your goals are YOU CAN DO IT!

We get into the real talk in this episode because I want to share with you how I created something from nothing, how I created the thriving successful businesses from absolutely nothing. We are so conditioned to have goals, dreams, ambitions in our heads, and when we verbalize them to someone we give them the power to support us and accept us and give us the okay. When they don’t we take it as a personal blow.

At the end of the day, what do you have to lose by going for it? Because guess where you are going to be if you don’t go for it? You are going to be regretting not going for it. We get one life, what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for external support? Are you waiting for someone to say its acceptable? Or are you going to own your ambitions and go for it?

I want you to figure out what is your purpose, and right now that might seem so broad and so big but it starts with the little things, it starts with figuring out what you love doing. It all starts with mindset, it starts with beliefs, it starts with showing up and not allowing that negativity, that judgment that criticism to get in your way because it’s going to be there no matter what. It starts with figuring out what you can do to give value to others around you. I want you to sit in your ideas, visualize your day, what does your life look like when you are your best self? Paint a clear picture and then start showing up as her!

SAY IT, LIVE IT, EMBODY IT!

I believe in you!

Key points to tune in for:

[2:51] How I created something from nothing.

[5:45] What you need to do to find and live your passion in life!

[7:00] The first thing I did to follow my calling that led to my a 100K person community, multiple successful businesses, and this personal development podcast!

[10:05] The secret to moving past criticism, judgment, and negativity so that you can live the life that lights you up and become the best version of yourself!

[13:06] How to visualize your big idea, change your mindset, build your dreams, accomplishing your goals, and start showing up as that person daily.

[15:00] How to provide value to people with the things you love doing and how I provided free content every single day for years before launching.

[19:35] The DM that changed it all for me! Led to my very first launch and led to me becoming a serial entrepreneur.

Get even more uncomfy with me!

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration,  mindset practices, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Get podcast updates, inspiration to boost your day and, personal growth quotes by following the Let's Get Uncomfy Podcast on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

It is time to normalize NORMAL body image my peeps! If you get caught comparing yourself to others or are feeling upset with your physical self then this episode is for you.

Today we are talking about cellulite,  body image, and self-love. I am joined by my friend Gabby Male, CEO of SWITCHITUP, creator of the Rose Retreats, fitness expert, and all-around empowering woman. Gaby shares her first-hand experiences in overcoming her eating disorders, reaching her fitness goals, and still not feeling like she was enough. She realized health goals are more than a number on a scale, our health includes our physical health, mental health, and emotional health as well. Those small habits that you do every single day like the way you think, the way you speak, the way you spend your time all add up to who you are. And you should be proud of that person because there is NO ONE else like you!

Gaby and I also dig into how social media (especially Instagram!) can be a positive outlet for growth, but can also create an unhealthy relationship with ourselves. We all know that social media has evolved over the last few years, but how have YOU evolved? How are you growing? The power to manifest your best life is inside of you my friend! It is time to tap into that, it is time to learn to send yourself love notes, yell to the mountaintops how much you love yourself.

Because when you step into your own power.

You give permission to others, to do the same.

Key uncomfy moments to tune in for:

[3:05] Gaby’s story & her mission to empower women just like you.

[13:10] How Gabby used social media for self-love & to fight her inner demons.

[17:09] Gabby’s advice on getting more vulnerable in your life and on social media.

[20:18] Things you can do on days you are over critical of yourself.

[26:42] How letting go of being focused on #’s on the scale opened up opportunities for Gaby.

[31:30] Gabby’s first steps in leaning into her heart tugs towards being a successful businesswoman.

[38:10] What’s next for Gabby Male!

[40:10] Gabby’s HARD no & HELL yes.

Links & Resources:

Purchase some cute apparel or join my fitness app -  https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

For fitness, lifestyle, personal growth, affirmations and how to achieve your dreams follow Annie on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Add more positivity  & self-development to your day by following us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Fill your feed with self-love and empowerment by following Gaby on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gabbymale/

Gabby’s inspiring journey post I mentioned - https://www.instagram.com/p/CCofu6QpaxJ/

Check out Gaby’s website - https://evolveyourlife.teachable.com/p/switchiitup

Welcome to the first episode of LET'S GET UNCOMFY!! I am so grateful to get to be a part of your day!

If you are here then you are probably craving more in your life, you feel a heart tug. Something is calling you to feel more, be more, and show up as more. And you might be putting it off, but let me tell you, my friend. You are not alone. 18 months ago my incredible fiance fixed my ultimate excuse for not starting this personal development podcast. He bought AND set up all the gear I needed in my little office area, and you know what?

I STILL HAD EXCUSES!

The next big excuse I had was that one day the negative nancy in my mind was going to go away, that the right time would come along, that I would feel ready. But guess what I still don’t feel ready and here I am doing it anyway. Everybody feels and has negative thoughts BUT it is all about how you overcome that. I am launching this podcast to bring you incredible interviews and solo casts about health, personal growth, trauma, wealth, business, literally anything that might make us uncomfy.

I don’t want you to get 18 months down the road (like me) and realize that you are still going to have roadblocks on your path. You will never be 100% ready, there will never be a “perfect time.” So it is time to launch, lean in, take action, and GET UNCOMFY.

This is your sign to Pursue what people say is unlikely.

We only have one life We only get one shot, one life, one chance!

Are you going to let your fears and hesitations and doubts dictate your life?

Key points to tune in for:

[2:10]  How to go where the heart tugs pull you.

[3:35] How leaning into the uncomfy led me to launch this podcast!

[5:57] Why most uncomfortable moments lead to the most growth.

[9:00] Getting passed excuses and how they kept me putting off my launch for 18 months.

[13:00] How to use your imperfections to reach your goals!

Annie Graft is the CEO of Fit Life Fit Me, she has a passion for fitness, health, and personal growth. Annie found her love of fitness through her career in the Air Force and gymnastics. Her mission is to stand for more than just fitness or workouts because life is much more than abs! She wants YOU to find what sets your heart on fire and pursue that! Your life is in YOUR hands, so get up and go after your dreams!

Get even more uncomfy with me!

Check out my latest fitness apparel or join my fitness app through my website

https://www.anniefitlifefitme.com/about

Get daily personal development inspiration, workouts, and lifestyle fun by following me on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/annie_fitlifefitme/

Get updates and, personal growth quotes by following the Let's Get Uncomfy Podcast on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/letsgetuncomfy.podcast/

Welcome to the Lets Get Uncomfy Podcast!

Join your host Annie Graft, CEO of Fit Life Fit Me,  personal growth, fitness expert, serial entrepreneur, and now PODCAST HOST twice a week for solo casts and life-changing interviews to help you get uncomfy, reach your goals and do the work to become your best self my friend!

This is going to be a place for all the real talk. I am an advocate for all things healthy living, fitness, wellness but it will be so much more than that. We are going to talk about mental health, relationships, business, personal growth, marketing, inspiration, wellness, all of the things! Because just like me I know you are not just one dimensional. There are tons of things happening in your life daily that change who we are and how we show up in the world. I want this podcast to be a place where you get inspiration for all aspects of your life. 

It is time to show up in a real way and be your fullest self! And I am here to grow alongside you. It is time to pursue the things that others call unlikely my friend!

Lets do this!

I am so excited about this podcast launch you guys!

If you can share this trailer with one friend I would be forever grateful, and if you share it on your social media don't forget to tag me your new BFF in all things personal development, mindset, business, mental health, wellness, marketing, relationships, and fitness!

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