Love Your Mondays

Welcome to the first solo episode from The Love Your Monday Podcast. If you've been following me on Instagram, you know that I have dubbed the year 2021 as the year of the DM. Now with those DMs, I asked my followers to submit questions that they would like me to answer in this podcast episode, and that's exactly what I am doing today. Remember, there are so many common questions, and by stepping up and putting that question out there, you're probably going to be helping other people as well who are too afraid to ask.

In today's episode, we are discussing the topic of asking. From colleagues, friends, and even family members, when we think of asking someone for something, our natural instinct is to assume rejection from others. So many people want to ask for help, but they are afraid. Today we will be looking at some research and dive a little deeper into why we should ask for help and the research you need to do first before asking.

If you're not already following me, be sure to follow me at @loveyourmondays. If you have any career or business questions that you would like to be answered either on this podcast or in private, be sure to stop by and send me a DM. I love to support you.

In today's episode, were specifically covering:

• How to address when you are feeling undervalued and underpaid in the workspace
• Labeling your emotions and taking ownership and action
• Passive Income and what is it?
• Why do you want to be passive with your income?
• Creating more work/life balance and creating boundaries
• Creating an end of the workday signal

If you found this episode helpful or know someone who can benefit from these questions, be sure to share it with a friend.

Resource Mentioned:

Book: The Four Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss Book: Reinforcements, Heidi Grant Halvorson

Connect with Makenzie:

Instagram: @loveyourmondays Facebook: @LoveYourMondays Website: www.loveyourmondays.co/ YouTube: @LoveYourMondays LinkedIn: @Makenzie Chilton

In today's episode, I'm talking to Lindsay, a Registered Dietitian, speaker, and writer on a mission to make food feel-good body, mind, and soul. She has been featured in/on The Huffington Post, Global BC, CBC News, CKNW radio, Canadian Living, and Chatelaine among other popular media outlets. Using a blend of science-based nutrition with mindful and intuitive eating practices she helps her community nourish their cells from the inside out while finding a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. Lindsay believes that food has the ability to connect us more deeply to ourselves, our community, and the world around us.

As a graduate from the University of British Columbia's Dietetics Program, with a 5-year degree in nutrition and over a decade of experience in the field, Lindsay inspires change in individuals and groups through her blog, individual and group coaching community workshops, and her 321 Method meal plans.

In today's episode, were specifically covering:

• Breakdown of education on how to become a dietitian
• The struggles with food
• Next career step after graduating from school as a dietitian
• Making the next steps to where she is today
• Moving full-time into private practice
• Skills she learned while running her own practice
• Where she is now and how she made another big jump in her career
• How she made the switch from moving from one company to entrepreneurship
• Advice for anyone who wants to move from employee to self-employed

Connect with Lindsay Pleskot:

Instagram @lindsaypleskot Website: www.lindsaypleskot.com Youtube: @lindsaypleskot Pinterest: @lindsaypleskot Facebook: @lindsaypleskotrd

Community Highlight:

Website: www.foodwellnessequity.com

Connect with Makenzie:

Instagram: @loveyourmondays Facebook: @TheBreakRoombyLoveYourMondays Website: www.loveyourmondays.co YouTube: @LoveYourMondays LinkedIn: @Makenzie Chilton

In this first episode, I am talking to Anita Cheung, a freelance artist based in Vancouver, Canada. She works solely with traditional media, and her illustrations are influenced by whimsy and wonder. When she isn't illustrating, she is the principal of her creative studio- specializing in art direction, branding, and website design/development for small businesses.

As an adult sometimes we are asked the question, what did you want to be when you grow up? Many things come to mind, such as doctors, teachers, veterinarians, and so on. The reality is though many of us aren't what we thought we would be as adults. This is the case with Anita.

Growing up, Anita wanted to be an author. She loved everything that had to with books, and her favorite was Matilda. However, that idea of becoming an author started to change as she became an adult.

Anita attended college, received her degree in global health and nutrition, planned on receiving her master's degree in public health, and worked for a non-profit soon after. Similar to many college students, Anita worked several different jobs during her college years. Still, her favorite was a studio manager position for a company called Barre Method, a boutique fitness studio. As part of being a studio manager, Anita learned the begin-the-scenes work of running a business, how to survive and thrive, and discovered the creativity that comes with running your own business. The plan of working for a non-profit organization was thrown out the window, and Anita decided to start her own business after finishing college.

In today's episode, were specifically covering:

• Starting her first meditation business
• Fear of others opinions
• The transition of letting go and moving on to something new
• Advice for people who want to start a business
• Monetizing your joy (should you or shouldn't you)
• Fear of making change
• Community and support that comes with entrepreneurship
• Lies and myths of entrepreneurship that need to go away
• Fears or obstacles that are preventing you from making a change
• The mentality of how hard can it be

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Resources Mentioned:

• "The Modern Trap of turning hobbies into hustles."

Connect with Anita:

Instagram: @ineeeda Website: www.createwithneets.com Illustration Work: www.doodlesbyneets.com/ TEDx Talk: The Bravery to Begin Again

Community Highlight: https://www.nestingdoulacollective.com

Connect with Makenzie:

Instagram: @loveyourmondays Facebook: @TheBreakRoombyLoveYourMondays Website: www.loveyourmondays.co/ YouTube: @LoveYourMondays LinkedIn: @Makenzie Chilton

In this welcomes episode, I will tell you what you can expect from the Love Your Mondays Podcast, and I take you back in time and let you in on how Love Your Mondays started.

In this podcast, I will be joined by guests from different industries to talk about how they created and found a career that they love. You will get tricks, tips, and you will learn how you can make them work for you. The careers may be different but the themes are widely applicable.

If you want behind the scenes, be the first to know about workshop drops, and exclusive career and business advice follow me on Instagram @loveyourmondays

Connect with Makenzie:

Instagram: @loveyourmondays Facebook: @TheBreakRoombyLoveYourMondays Website: www.loveyourmondays.co/ YouTube: LoveYourMondays LinkedIn: Makenzie Chilton