MORE with Ava Beilke

Ava shares five keys to feeling comfortable and confident showing up online. What initially started as a reflection on the first birthday of the podcast quickly evolved into 5 lessons for showing up online, regardless of your platform of choice, since personal growth and bravery are more important than technical skills when it comes to creating content. From starting before you're ready, to developing a creative callus, keeping your why in check and authentically embodying the things you share - these keys are perfect for any rich-bixch who desires to feel more comfortable and confident online. Tune in and take notes - your future podcast, vlog, book, art, or personal brand on social media will thank you. 

If the topic of today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to go deeper with me. I just opened the waitlist for my digital course, I AM SOCIAL, where we combine the energetics of self love and the strategies of social media to help you build and embody your personal brand with clarity and confidence so you can get seen and grow your presence online. Join the waitlist here and be the first to know when the course opens.

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Ava dives into the messy world of airport etiquette. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or a first-time flier, navigating the airport can sometimes feel overwhelming…It’s giving chaos. To hell with the rhetoric that the airport is a ‘lawless’ place with no rules. There are actually lots of rules, written and unwritten, and it benefits us as passengers to follow airport etiquette.

A surprising amount of this airport etiquette actually starts at home before you even step foot inside the airport, like checking in online and familiarizing yourself with the airline's bag restrictions, finding your boarding time and level of security clearance. Ava sheds light on the dreaded "secondary security screening selection" (SSSS) and provides advice on how to handle it if you find yourself in that situation.

Moving on to the airport itself, there are plenty of dos and don'ts for checking in, checking bags, and going through security. It wouldn’t be an airport rules convo without addressing the infamous 3-1-1 liquid restrictions and defining what even constitutes a liquid according to TSA guidelines.

Between security and boarding, there are fewer written rules, but there are still important unwritten ones that often go unnoticed. Mainly, being considerate and respectful of others. At the end of the day, we all want to get where we’re heading in the smoothest way possible, and being a considerate traveler tapped into the written and unwritten rules of the airport helps.

If you want to hear about the part where you actually get on the plane, check out episode 45: Airplane Etiquette 101.

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After a series of bad days (hello sad girl fall, mercury retrograde, road construction, etc.), Ava is ready to break the cycle and compiles her best tips for turning around a bad day. While bad days are a regular part of life, they still suck. Spiraling about them only makes it worse. It’s important to fully feel the bad days to give contrast and appreciation to the good days. But at some point, we need to take initiative to break the cycle. Ava shares 12 ways to turn around a bad day, from taking inventory of your current situation to reframing negative thoughts, self-care practices, making plans for the future, and everything in between. At the end of the day, bad days offer information. We can use this information to course-correct and set us on a path towards greater alignment. This episode is a reminder that bad bixches have bad days too, and you're not alone. It's never too late to turn things around.

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Ava takes a vacation to Santa Fe, New Mexico and reports back with the scoop. If Santa Fe seems like a random spot for a vacation, that was absolutely the goal. Looking for a chill spot to self-isolate, sit by a pool, and vibe - this destination fits the bill. Often regarded as a city for outcasts, misfits, and creatives of all types (slay), there’s a unique culture in Santa Fe making it a place not quite like anywhere else. An old motor court circa 1936 turned stylish roadside hotel complete with a pool, bar, and food truck was Ava’s home base for this trip, which turned out to be the perfect oasis once she got through a long and dark hour-long desert drive from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. A lightbulb moment at the Georgia O'Keeffe museum has Ava thinking that Miss Georgia may have been the O.G. brand trip influencer, and a leisurely wine-tasting experience led to a visit to a jewelry store. From dining to shopping, wine tasting to museum dwelling, plenty of dilly-dallying occurred, and plenty of must-do’s were identified. Tune in for the best spots to stay, eat, drink, shop, and vibe if and when you find yourself in the Santa Fean desert.

Destinations mentioned in this episode:

El Rey Court

La Reina

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market

Gruet Winery Tasting Room

Paloma

Esquina Pizza and Copita Wine Bar

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Ava is joined by professional astrologer KJ Atlas for a juicy conversation on astrology for business and how this ancient language can help you build a business and a life that’s in alignment with who you truly are using your unique astrological birth chart as the blueprint.

KJ Atlas is a whisperer of the ancient language of time and nature: also known as astrology. She decodes its complexities into something useful, meaningful, and practical through one-on-one coaching work, using astrology to help you optimize every aspect of your life.

We’ve all indulged in the plentiful astrology memes of the internet aka astrological junk food, but astrology is and should be so much more. The information of astrology can help with everything from understanding who you are as a person to identifying which European hot-spot is best-suited for your next vacation, from who your most-compatible love matches are to understanding what type of business fulfills your life purpose.

In this episode, we’re digging into astrology for business. KJ shares how astrology can influence all aspects of business including the type of business you have and how you serve others, how your brand looks, your day-to-day calendar, the location of your business, and even the importance of timing when it comes to launching new projects, products or services.

Whether you’re just starting out with a new business concept, ready to realign an existing business to take it to the next level, or just want to be more true to yourself, this discussion offers valuable insights and practical advice for heart-led entrepreneurs to leverage the power of astrology and is exactly what the spiritual doc ordered.

Episode Resources

Learn more about KJ’s 1:1 coaching program, In Tune Entrepreneur

Connect with KJ on Instagram and TikTok @kj.atlas

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Ava shares a roundup of her favorite media picks of the moment. While consuming content can take on many purposes from educating yourself on a subject to finding human connection, Ava is very much in an entertainment phase, consuming things for the pure joy of it. As media continues to shape-shift (video podcasts, audio books) the format lines are blurry, but the sheer volume of choices for consumers has never been better. If you’re looking for something new to watch, stream, read or follow, you’re in the right place! Tune in for MORE entertainment recommendations, including must-see shows, must-listen music, must-read books, and must-follow influencers. From podcasts and memoirs to TikTokers and music, from comedy to self-help, there’s so much to love.

Resources

Barbie

Call Her Daddy

Chicken Shop Date

Diary of a CEO

Fred Again..

Taylor Swift

Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain

Natalia Benson The Podcast

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain

Victoria Paris

Jake Shane

Bobbi Althoff

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Establishing the need for a vacation is fairly easy. It’s what comes after that’s more difficult. Your vacation time is precious and should be treated as such. In this episode Ava provides strategies for defining, defending, and enjoying your vacation. We absolutely have to start off by defining what counts as a vacation because the boundaries between work and life are hella blurry babes. After a vacation is defined, it comes down to defending your vacation like there’s no tomorrow aka setting boundaries. All of the hard work pays off so long as you can get into Ava’s three vacation states of mind. The fun doesn’t stop on the last day of vacation though - post-vacation integration and easing back into daily life completes this journey. Tune in and get encouraged to prioritize vacation so you can enjoy it to the max for best work-life balance results.

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This week Ava shares a loving reminder that self-love is not a linear journey, it’s a cyclical one. On occasion, life asks us to recommit to the practice of self-love, and it’s easier when you have the right tools in place. Ava explores the definition of self-love, its importance in our personal and professional lives, and includes tips for checking in with your self-love score, increasing self-love through awareness, positive self-talk, and fundamental self-care, and tips for success on the self-love journey. If you find yourself drifting away from your heart-center, this episode is full of reminders and tools to bring you back to a strong foundation of self-love so you can live better.

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What are the signs that it’s time for a vacation? Asking for a friend… It’s no secret that Ava’s been in need of a vacation, and chances are you do too. To all of the chronic Girlbosses putting it off until ‘after the next work project’ and people pleasers waiting for ‘the right time’- we love you dearly but enough is enough! It’s time to prioritize yourself and take a well-deserved break to avoid hitting burnout. In need of a sign? Ava has a list of 11 signs that it's time for a vacation including physical signs like overworking, emotional signs like feeling apathetic or emotionally unwell, and situational signs like a natural lull in work or receiving an exciting invitation. If you identify with any of these signs, consider it a permission slip to take a vacation.

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Ava is joined by The Lifestylist, Amanda Busby, for a conversation on developing your personal style, the benefits of a capsule wardrobe, and how to create a wardrobe you’ll love to wear. 

As the Lifestylist Amanda Busby works with her clients to develop their signature style and transform their lives through confidence coaching, wardrobe editing, personal shopping, and intuitive styling – helping clients feel empowered, aligned, and owning a sense of self. She’s also the Editor-In-Chief of The Circle Magazine, and Host of the Always Ask podcast, on a mission to bring you the most influential minds that have inspired her on her own self-discovery journey around the globe. 

Personal style and self-expression is such a huge piece of who we are, and Amanda believes that having a wardrobe that feels aligned makes all the difference. Ava tapped Amanda’s styling expertise to help her create a capsule wardrobe in advance of her digital nomad adventures in London after feeling frustrated with a closet full of clothes that didn’t match her vibe, and while she started off with heavy resistance to the idea of a capsule wardrobe (read: not a minimalist) she’s now a firm believer in the capsule gospel. If the concept of having a highly-curated collection of wardrobe pieces that you absolutely love sounds exciting, a capsule wardrobe is for you. 

Tune into this episode for capsule wardrobe 101 and answers to the most pressing capsule wardrobe questions including what a capsule wardrobe is and who it’s for, where to start with the (sometimes very overwhelming) process of curating a wardrobe, the universal pieces that should be in every wardrobe, how many pairs of each clothing type we’re really talking about here, and more. Psst! Capsule wardrobes don’t have to be beige and boring. 

Episode Resources

Learn more about Amanda Busby’s Styling Services

Follow Amanda Busby on Instagram and YouTube

Discover The Circle Magazine 

Shop Amanda’s must-have travel steamer and packable duffle

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