Outgrow The Grind

In today's episode we're joined by Iffy Ibekwe, an accomplished attorney, mother of four, wife, runner, lover of languages, and soon-to-be traditionally published author. Iffy's takes us on a journey from external measures of success that may "look good" into internal, felt experiences of success that actually "feel good."

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• About Iffy's journey from a young lawyer trying to build her professional reputation to an in-house attorney for ten years, and then space to determine her next moves after being let go.
• What Iffy thought a gap in her work history would mean to others and herself
• All of the beautiful ways Iffy reconnected to what felt good to her
• How Iffy reconnected with her inner 5-year-old that loved to color
• Iffy's advice to anyone on their journey of outgrowing the grind
• Two reflection questions for you: What did you love to do as a kid? How can you make a little space to revisit that activity in your current life?

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Connect with Iffy through her website or on Instagram @ibekwelawpllc
• Reconnect with your own sense of fun, joy, and curiosity that you had as a kid in a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh

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One of the biggest outcomes of an effective coaching engagement is whether hand-me-down beliefs were uncovered and shifted. It's hard to tell what belief systems were passed along to us and whether (or not) they serve us or align with who you want to be now. 🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• Which Outgrow the Grind listener won our feedback survey drawing for a $50 gift card to buy plants + flowers
• What belief systems have stunted my growth over the years
• What belief systems my coaching clients have transformed in our coaching container
• A few questions to ask yourself about your own beliefs and whether they actually fit

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Uncover some of YOUR outgrown beliefs in a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh.
• Follow The Chocolate Green Thumb on TikTok or IG. See what she picked out here.
• Do you want more about belief systems? Listen to my interview with Melanie Maxwell "Presence Over Perfectionism" (Season 2, Episode 11).

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As we enter another holiday season with no doubt a lot to DO, let's not forget who and how we're BEING too.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• That where we put our attention at any given moment becomes who we are and how we're remembered.
• Who and how we are matters to us and those around us.
• Boundaries can be as simple as what's okay with you and what's not okay with you.
• When we speak up, we give others the opportunity to know the real us.
• Setting boundaries means we care enough about the relationship to be honest.
• Your reflection question: who and how do I want to be this holiday season?

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh

• Share your feedback about the Outgrow the Grind podcast here: bit.ly/otgfeedback

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Tasha Booth is an agency owner, coach, and podcaster. She is the Founder & CEO of The Launch Guild - a Course Launch Support & Digital Marketing Implementation Agency supporting established coaches and course creators with Course & Podcast Launches, Operations & Systems Management, and Content Management & Repurposing. Additionally, she mentors Virtual Support Pros who are passionate and ready to grow their businesses while living life on their own terms, and she is the host of the How She Did That Podcast -- a podcast for Virtual Assistants, Online Business Managers, and Project Managers to learn business and tech tips.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• How a getaway with her spouse inspired Tasha to outgrow the grind.
• Why it's important to ask yourself, "Is it bringing me closer or further away from my 'why'?"
• That support is helpful, and you don't have to do the things you're not good at.
• How having communities that celebrate with you and motivate you to do better are important.
• That we can do everything, but we can't do everything at once.
• That it's really important to give each idea and new venture its own separate and unique time to blossom and bloom.
• Your reflection question: Am I creating enough space for growing my dreams?

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Connect with Tasha on her website www.thelaunchguild.com and on social media @thelaunchguild
• Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh
• Share your feedback about the Outgrow the Grind podcast here: bit.ly/otgfeedback

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Natasha Rankin is a Business & Mindset Coach for introverts, empaths, and highly sensitive women. She's the creator of The Sensitive Business Academy that helps coaches, healers, and service providers package their wisdom and expertise into a soul-aligned group program that scales, so they can change more lives while protecting their energy.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Natasha saw a possible glimpse of her future at her corporate job inspired her to outgrow the grind.
• When you're being instead of doing, work feels effortless.
• That you don't have to choose between being successful or being yourself.
• How our body gives us messages.
• How Natasha trusted herself and the universe to get to where she is today.
• How to separate acknowledgement from action.
• Put yourself in a container of like minded people.
• Reflection question: What activity feels like zero effort for you?

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Connect with Natasha through her website www.natasharankin.co and on social media @thenatasharankin
• Share your feedback about the podcast here: bit.ly/otgfeedback
• Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Today we're joined by Angela E. Matthews, a DIY Investment Coach and the founder of the Happy Investor Method, an investment education company. As an experienced investor and investment trainer, Angela has created a method to make investing in the stock market and growing your wealth accessible, profitable, and fun.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• How a request for time off was a catalyst for Angela to give herself permission to follow what she really wanted.
• What Angela put into the google search bar that led her to exactly what she's doing today.
• All about brave asks and how there can be release in the word "No".
• Angela's unique version of an "Eat, Pray, Love" journey that took her way outside her comfort zone
• Which stock Angela purchases when she's feeling sad.
• Why the ONLY person you need to get permission from is YOU.
• Which celebrity Angela "borrowed" a flower from once in New York City.
• Reflection question: What is something you've been waiting for permission for? Write yourself a permission slip and go for it!

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Connect with Angela through her website www.happyinvestormethod.com/live.
• Learn more about my late Grandpa here: https://www.stacyrayekellogg.com/blog/in-memory-of-my-grandpa
• Schedule a free 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In today's episode, you'll meet Susan Elizabeth, CEO and Founder of Operations Made Easy. Susan is a Certified Online Business Manager who loves details, planning, and keeping things on track. Operations Made Easy, is dedicated to providing operational support to Woman of Color Entrepreneurs so they can achieve the level of success they desire!

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• How setting boundaries and sticking to them helped Susan to outgrow her grind.
• That it's okay to say 'no' or decide that something can wait for tomorrow.
• Susan's tips for setting, keeping, and communicating your boundaries.
• The reason Susan decided to start her own business.
• What inspired Susan as she was outgrowing the grind.
• How Susan chooses to be the mom, daughter, and entrepreneur that she had wanted and envisioned instead of what she grew up to know.
• Two reflection questions: 1) What is the life you envision for yourself? 2) Where can you ask for help right now?

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Connect with Susan at https://www.operations-madeeasy.com/ or on Instagram at @heysusanelizabeth.

🌱 Curious about how I can support you in outgrowing your grind?

• Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh
• Join us on Instagram at @outgrowthegrind

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If you are, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Welcome back to Season 4 of Outgrow the Grind! Today we're joined by Sara Dean, a mindset, business and leadership coach and the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast. After enduring her own identity crisis following the birth of her son, Sara took her background in psychology, health, and wellness and rebuilt her identity, one step at a time. She is on a mission to inspire women and moms, in particular, to live bigger, bolder, braver #everydamnday.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• About Sara's original approach to scheduling as a "brand new baby podcaster"
• The toll her disjointed schedule had on her energy levels
• How Sara borrowed from other women entrepreneurs just a few steps ahead of her to carve out space for herself
• What the heck "Fun Fridays" are!
• Sara's two [invaluable!] pieces of advice to reclaim your time and energy so your calendar works for YOU instead of everyone else
• The link between our calendar and our boundaries
• How Sara carved out time and space for creativity during the pandemic (while also running her business and being home with her son)
• Your two reflection questions: 1) How does your body let you know your schedule is unsustainable? 2) What is one shift you can make in your calendar to fill up your own cup more?

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Connect with Sara at www.shamelessmom.com or by listening to her Shameless Mom Academy Podcast here. Find Sara on Instagram at @shamelessmomacademy.
• Share your thoughts on the podcast at bit.ly/otgfeedback.

🌱 Curious about how I can support you in outgrowing your grind?

• Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh
• Join us on Instagram at @outgrowthegrind

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If you are, please subscribe and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Welcome to the final episode of Season 3. In this episode, I share how SUPPORT is one of the key growing conditions for both plant and people growth!

You'll hear from three of my real clients who share how coaching support helped them.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• The ways support helps you grow
• What I used to think about asking for help and support from a coach
• About what coaching with me was like for three of my clients - meet Joy, Vanessa, and Michelle!)
• What those three clients wanted from coaching
• How coaching is different than therapy
• What my free sample session is really like!
• The hesitations that came up for one of my clients before she decided to say yes to coaching AND the impact her yes had on other areas of her life
• What Joy, Vanessa and Michelle loved the most about coaching with me
• About what changed as a result of our coaching together

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In today's episode, we're joined by intuitive percussive healer, Dr. Giavanni Washington.

While a biologist, epidemiologist and ethnographer by training, Dr G, as she is affectionately known, is a mother, Council holder and healer. She not only fervently believes you can reach the next level, she stands at the threshold gently supporting your migration from one plane to the next.

Trigger warning: In this episode, we talk about suicide.

🌱 In this episode, you'll learn:

• All about Dr. G's journey of outgrowing the grind (including her 3 PhD programs!).
• How she found her commitment to herself.
• A powerful question we can ask ourselves is "'What is your true desire in this?"'
• That we can see ourselves in images that we can aspire to be.
• That sometimes, trauma can open up something inside of you, that you didn't know was there.
• About Dr. G's Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck - and which card I pulled right before our interview...
• How to not put pressure on yourself to know all the answers when you're taking the first step.
• To be in community means to be able to receive, not only to give.
• Why you give from the saucer and not the teacup.
• You can still be successful and also feel good. It doesn't have to hurt.
• We have to stand up! And take naps!
• Outgrowing the grind is unique, individual and constant. It requires effort.
• It takes the time it takes.

🌱 Seeds planted in this episode:

• Get your very own Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck here: https://go.blackgoddesswithin.com/bgw-deck.
• You can find Dr. G on social media at Instagram: @blackgoddesswithin and Facebook: @giavanni.washington

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Ready to let me help YOU outgrow the grind? Find me here:

Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://calendly.com/compassrosecoach/30-min-coaching-sample-session/

Join my Outgrow the Grind mailing list: https://www.outgrowthegrind.co/

Visit my website: https://www.stacyrayekellogg.com/

Follow Outgrow the Grind or DM me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outgrowthegrind/

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Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!