Nothing's Serious

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How to reframe the way you approach setting boundaries
• Boundaries don't mean there has to be a "bad guy"
• How to communicate when someone is testing your boundaries

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq

Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | [email protected]

Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog

Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press

Show Notes:

Have you ever crossed the line before? On this episode, host Sarah Dawn is here to keep us and others from stepping over the line of the boundaries in our personal and professional lives! We'll discuss the best practices for boundaries and how we can find them, reframe the way we think of them, and how we can avoid the fallout of setting them. Boundaries are all about taking care and nurturing what is ours, so join us and learn how to keep them in place and follow them for yourself!

00:40 What do people think about boundaries?

1:40 The fear of boundaries.

4:05 Reframing the way we approach boundaries.

7:30 "You won't be hard on yourself for realizing you need boundaries after the fact".

11:10 "There doesn't need to be a bad guy".

16:50 "Do not apologize for setting boundaries".

21:50 "Follow your own rules and don't play favorites".

24:10 What is the point of setting boundaries?

26:55 Does it hurt to set boundaries?

28:30 Using compassion to set boundaries.

30:30 What happens if someone comes at you for your boundaries?

33:15 Leaning on your support system.

34:50 What is the reward for setting boundaries?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A new perspective on how to approach gratitude.
• How gratitude can be weaponized against us.
• How you can start practicing gratitude, even if you're a cynic.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq

Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | [email protected]

Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog

Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press

Show Notes:

You'll be thankful you tuned in for this episode of Nothing's Serious! For Thanksgiving week, Sarah Dawn is here to help you see gratitude in a new light. As important as it is to be grateful, it's not always sunshine and rainbows as people make it out to be. We put on our cynic's hat and explore how gratitude can be weaponized against us, and what it's like being labelled the "ungrateful" one. Then we tackle the question: How can you start practicing gratitude in a different way? Join us and find a new way to be thankful this holiday!

00:40 Does gratitude come easily to you?

02:45 Gratitude from a cynic's POV.

05:10 What is the difference between calling yourself out and self-shaming?

07:10 What do you not like about gratitude?

08:25 When has gratitude been weaponized?

11:10 How does this continue into our lives later on?

15:15 How can gratitude be used to manipulate boundaries?

18:20 Why is it important to become aware of these things?

20:15 Can you practice gratitude as a cynical person?

23:10 Is it okay to not be a gushy person?

25:25 The beauty of unfiltered gratitude practice.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The tools you need to work through your anticipation and anxiety
• How to stop restricting yourself and allow new possibilities to happen
• How to take inspired action

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq

Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | [email protected]

Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog

Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press

Show Notes:

Are you ready to turn all your anticipation situations into "I got this" situations? Then this is the podcast for you! This episode is all about embracing the anticipation and unpredictability in our day to day lives! If you're anxious about lifestyle changes or new outcomes, then we're here to give you the tools you need to work through it step by step. From learning how to free ourselves from self-imposed restrictions to knowing when and how to take inspired action, our goal today is to help you take back control and stop letting anxiety run your life for you! 

00:35 The anxiety behind making life changing situations.

03:55 How do we spiral into anxiety and how does it affect us?

06:00 What is the beautiful unpredictability of life?

09:35 Why should we allow anything to be possible?

15:40 How can we let go of needing one specific outcome to happen?

19:35 When should we take inspired action?

23:25 Knowing when and how to be respectful and appropriate in the action you take.

28:35 Should we let others into our anticipation situations?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How you can create a meditation practice that works for YOU!
• You have so much more value than just how you serve OTHERS.
• Screw the "right way"...What's important is what feels good to you!

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq

Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | [email protected]

Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog

Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press

Show Notes:

If you feel like you suck at meditation...stick with me! Or maybe you already have a meditation practice you love! In this episode, I'm sharing some ideas of different ways to meditate and tune into your intuition. Each of us are so different! So it would make sense that meditation can look different for you than it does for me. I'm sharing some examples of what works for me, including how I knew it was time to close my consulting business. Tune into this episode, so you can tune in to yourself!

02:00 What if I'm "not good" at traditional meditation?

05:15 How to set the time and space you need for meditation.

08:30 Imperfection is where the magic happens! Just start!

10:15 Try any mix of THESE things to find what type of meditation works best for you.

14:15 Wouldn't it be cool if…

17:00 What do you feel drawn to the strongest while journaling, 

21:40 How did I know it was time for me to close down my consulting business?

26:00 What did it look like deciding to close my business? 

29:15 Remember...there is no "right" way! (Listen to what FEELS right to you!)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The types of people we tend to follow and why we do it
• How we choose to follow these people
• The downsides of following blindly and how we lose ourselves in it

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq

Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | [email protected]

Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog

Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press

Show Notes:

Stop following and start listening, because today we're saying "screw you!" to the right way! This episode, Sarah Dawn takes a deep dive into the world of following. From life gurus to mentors to influencers and celebrities, we're looking into the question of who we look up to and why we do it. We also explore the different kinds of people we follow, and what the consequences of being too much of a follower can be. So if you're ready to begin finding what the "right" way means for you, then we're here to help you down that path! Ready to take the first step?

00:00 Finding your right way.

01:05 Who decides what the "right" way is?

06:30 Refusing the words of others.

11:15 Staying in the middle ground.

13:30 Being a blind follower.

16:50 What are the consequences of following too much?

19:40 How can you start to align with yourself?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What led to closing a profitable business.

That success DOESN'T have to come with a side of burnout.

The power of ditching the pressure to have it all figured out.

Nobody has better access to your path than YOU do.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq

Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | 

Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog

Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press

Show Notes:

It's SEASON TWO! Life has been lived (and enjoyed), and some amazing changes have come of tuning into what I feel called to create in this season. Along with the pivot and new beginnings of my business, we've changed the name of the podcast from Blissed Biz, to Nothing's Serious! Of course, I'll be sharing some similar messages of avoiding burnout, and growing in life, spirituality and business….only we're going to have MORE FUN doing it! Enjoying life doesn't have to come after "earning it" with the whole blood, sweat, and tears bit. We can enjoy it all along the way!! Tune in to this very first Nothing's Serious episode, more about my story, what led me to close a profitable business, and what's next. 

02:15 Growing up with limited resources and surrounded by limiting beliefs.

05:00 "Ya, I'll be a lawyer!" - Second Grade Sarah

11:00 Experimenting as a young teen, and going on a "field trip" to a women's prison.

15:20 Lessons I learned from my mom and her ability to keep moving forward.

17:00 When I started my first job.

19:30 Putting myself through law school, creating success in my career, and hitting burnout.

22:15 The wakeup call my body gave me to slow down.

24:00 Being introduced to a different spiritual way of living.

29:00 The big move I NEVER thought I could do.

34:20 The recurring story I kept hearing from other entrepreneurs.

36:15 Pouring into creating a course, gaining clarity, and pivoting the business.

41:00 What went "wrong"?

45:30 How I'm taking time to listen to myself and what I feel called to.

48:00 Stepping into something new is NOT wasteful.

51:00 Enjoying life isn't something you have to learn by it being hard first.

55:00 What is coming next for us here on Nothing's Serious.

Welcome to Nothing's Serious! I'm Sarah Dawn, International Speaker, Attorney, and Entrepreneur exploring the lighter side of life!

We're talking about Business, Personal Development, Spirituality and everything in between that I know will be impactful without needing to get all serious. Let's grow together, and remember WHY we even want to in the first place! Wherever you are in your journey, remember THIS is the time to enjoy it, not when you "arrive" at your destination. I couldn't be happier to have you here, growing with me, and having fun doing it!

 Have you ever crossed the line before? In this episode, our host Sarah Dawn is here to keep us and others from stepping over the line of the boundaries in our personal and professional lives! We'll discuss the best practices for boundaries and how we can find them, reframe the way we think of them, and how we can avoid the fallout of setting them. Boundaries are all about taking care and nurturing what is ours, so join us and learn how to keep them in place and follow them for yourself!

00:40 What do people think about boundaries?

1:40 The fear of boundaries.

4:05 Reframing the way we approach boundaries.

7:30 "You won't be hard on yourself for realizing you need boundaries after the fact".

11:10 "There doesn't need to be a bad guy".

16:50 "Do not apologize for setting boundaries".

21:50 "Follow your own rules and don't play favorites".

24:10 What is the point of setting boundaries?

26:55 Does it hurt to set boundaries?

28:30 Using compassion to set boundaries.

30:30 What happens if someone comes at you for your boundaries?

33:15 Leaning on your support system.

34:50 What is the reward for setting boundaries?

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Connect with Sarah Dawn on Instagram for more business tips, inspiration, and ongoing conversations from this podcast: @sarahdawnbiz

https://www.instagram.com/sarahdawnbiz/?hl=en

Join the Blissed Biz Collective

https://www.facebook.com/groups/blissedbiz/

Schedule a call to Work with Sarah Dawn

https://www.sarahdawnconsulting.com/workwithme

Check out the services Sarah Dawn offers on her website:https://www.sarahdawnconsulting.com/

There's gonna be tears and a lot of snot! Ok, maybe not in this episode, but that is a disclaimer you might hear from today's guest if you decided to book your free breakthrough call with her! Karishma Sharma is on the podcast today sharing her own personal journey of experiencing anxiety, and how she found healing as she broke through energetic and subconscious blocks! Doing the real work to change your mindset and open yourself up to growth doesn't always look pretty (hello tears and snot) but it is just as needed to work through and have a healthy mindset as it is to have a healthy body! Tune in to hear more of what this process really looks like, and the benefits you can see in your life and business.

01:00 How do you work with women to help them make breakthroughs?

03:00 What was a turning point for you that made you decide you needed a change in your life?

07:20 What was your first introduction to energy healing?

10:10 The power of the subconscious mind.

16:20 How are your thoughts affecting your day-to-day reality?

18:45 Do you see highly successful people have imposter syndrome?

21:50 Finding the right energy healer to work with.

27:30 Is the process painful? Does it hurt to do the subconscious work?

32:45 What is your response to people who are resistant to change?

35:30 Are the goals you're working toward even YOURS?

39:45 What are you working on right now?

Follow Karishma on Instagram | @karishmavsharma

Let Karishma know you heard her on the Blissed Biz podcast for your free breakthrough call!

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Connect with Sarah Dawn on Instagram for more business tips, inspiration, and ongoing conversations from this podcast: @sarahdawnbiz

https://www.instagram.com/sarahdawnbiz/?hl=en

Join the Blissed Biz Collective

https://www.facebook.com/groups/blissedbiz/

Schedule a call to Work with Sarah Dawn

https://www.sarahdawnconsulting.com/workwithme

Check out the services Sarah Dawn offers on her website:https://www.sarahdawnconsulting.com/

What if you worked super hard to build the career of your dreams, to then pivot and create something different? We're excited to welcome today's guest, Francesca Witzburg, award-winning Trademark and Intellectual Property lawyer, and partner at the law firm Loza & Loza! Francesca shares her story of working up to become a partner at a big law firm to then pivot to go after the LIFE she wanted for herself. It's about checking in with yourself and going after big goals in a way that is in alignment with your values. Along with Francesca's story, she also dives into what we need to be considering as business owners when it comes to trademarking!

03:20 What led you to law school?

06:00 Changing course from working to become a partner at a big firm.

07:30 Being an assertive little girl and being put into a box.

10:50 What did it look like at you were hitting burnout?

13:15 The power of moving on without needing to create an "enemy" in the story.

17:50 How do you bring fun and creativity into your own practice?

19:20 Take Kim's Quiz: What is your personality type?

22:30 What has it felt like being able to show up as yourself and have fun educating others?

26:00 The benefit of hiring for things outside of your zone of genius!

29:00 Why is trademarking so important?

31:15 How can I check and see if something has already been trademarked?

32:20 What could happen to a business that uses branding and the trademark is owned by someone else?

35:15 How do I know what needs to be trademarked within my business?

37:30 How can we learn more and set up a 15-minute free consult?

Follow along with Francesca on Instagram | @thetrademarkattorney

Schedule a FREE 15 Minute Consultation

Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:

Kim Woods website | https://www.kimwoods.com/

Take the Quiz | https://www.kimwoods.com/klt-assessment/

Uspto.gov

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Connect with Sarah Dawn on Instagram for more business tips, inspiration, and ongoing conversations from this podcast: @sarahdawnbiz

https://www.instagram.com/sarahdawnbiz/?hl=en

Join the Blissed Biz Collective

https://www.facebook.com/groups/blissedbiz/

Schedule a call to Work with Sarah Dawn

https://www.sarahdawnconsulting.com/workwithme

Check out the services Sarah Dawn offers on her website:https://www.sarahdawnconsulting.com/