Pink Lemonade Podcast

In this episode, Whitney B. explains why you should choose life and never become so busy that living your best and only life, becomes at bottom of your to-do list.

About Girls That Make

This episode is sponsored by Girls That Make. Girls That Make created an education platform to help to show women of all ages that they can be successful in technology and that they don't need to feel intimidated by STEM. To learn more, visit www.girlsthatmake.com. Be sure to use the promo code PINKLEMONADE for $10.00 off.

Are you still clutching to a security blanket?

A security blanket is supposed to serve as a transitional object. At some point, you have to let go of that relationship with the object or thing that makes you feel safe so you can move to the next point in your personal growth. In this episode, Whitney B. discusses how and why a security blanket can both stifle and support your growth and how to recognize when it's time to focus more on living than a temporary sense of security.

About Girls That Make

This episode is sponsored by Girls That Make. Girls That Make created an education platform to help to show women of all ages that they can be successful in technology and that they don't need to feel intimidated by STEM. To learn more, visit www.girlsthatmake.com. Be sure to use the promo code PINKLEMONADE for $10.00 off.

We all have a story to share. But do you know how sharing it can not only change someone else's life, but yours?

In this episode Whitney B. discusses:

+ The Importance of Telling Your Story

+ The Scientific Reaction of Your Body Through Storytelling & Listening

+ How Telling Our Story Connects All of Us Through Similiarities

This episode is dedicated to Chandi Rae, founder of the Tell Your Story Conference in Dayton, OH.

You want success and you want it right now -- understandable. However, when we are impatient or ungrateful, it puts a wedge between our right now and our future. In this episode of Pink Lemonade, Whitney B. discusses the true meaning of the word "Yet" and why we should allow it to guide our footsteps to live a more patient and gracious life.

***EDIT: I realize that I said "squirrel" and not Golden Egg for the Willie Wonka reference. The squirrel was actually mentioned in the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and not the 1971 movie.

Read the Skinny Black Girl's Guide to Freedom: bit.ly/sbgcodefreedom

Playing it safe, by all means, is a security mechanism that we naturally rely on when we believe that the stakes are too high to take a risk. Sometimes a risk is not a risk, and is only a risk because we magnify our assumptions to overshadow our possibilities. In this episode of Pink Lemonade, Whitney B. discusses:

+ The Differences Between Comfort Zones, Learning Zones, and Panic Zones and How They Affect How Ability to Take Action

+ Why Regularly Going Outside of Your Comfort Zone Increases Your Comfort Zone Parameters

+ How Asking Yourself the Hard Questions Can Lead to the Root of Your Self-Doubt and Give You Clarity on Moving Forward

+ Why Giving Yourself Credit and Trusting Yourself are Major Keys to Eliminating Doubt

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Sometimes we ask for things in life but don’t want or realize that we aren't putting in the work to manifest our desires. Whitney B, discusses how things hardly happen by chance, and the energy and work we put into what we want will come back full fold through proper positioning, planning and preparation.

In this Episode You will Learn:

+ The Distinction Between Planning and Preparation and Why You Need Both to Position Yourself For Success

+ How to Live as If You Already Have What You Desire

+ Why You Should Learn How to Find Opportunity in Challenges

+ How to Use Your Intentions to Filter Out Things That Get in the Way of Your Ask

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Like an email inbox, our lives can become cluttered with situations and relationships that do not provide us with the best value. In this episode of Pink Lemonade, Whitney B. breaks down:

+ Why You Should Unsubscribe to Things that Don't Complement Positive Energy

+ The Three Different Types of Relationships in Your Life and How to Manage Them

+ The Art of Not Taking Things Personally to Regain Focus

+ Why Less is More: Adding More of What You Love and Less of What You Don't Need

+ The Importance of Regularly Making Time to Declutter Your Life

Don't let your focus become tuned out by the noise. Listen to Pink Lemonade and be sure to subscribe on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Play.

When someone asks you to introduce yourself, how you normally respond? A lot of times we define ourselves by our job titles, relationships, or beliefs. We largely define ourselves by labels that both self-inflicted and generated by people around us. At some point in your life you likely picked up a label that has followed you throughout your life, whether you like it or not.In order to take ownership of your life and created an identity, you have to stop caving in to the labels that people give you. We have to realize that our circumstances, past, hell, present are not the one all end all of how we define ourselves. In this episode of Pink Lemonade, Whitney B. explores how to stop allowing labels to define you and gives tips including:

+ Realizing the Power of Your Words

+ Why You Should Stop Giving Other People Your Power

+ Make a Conscious Decision About How You Want to Measure Your Life

To listen to the episode of the Dr. Will Show mentioned in this episode, click here: https://soundcloud.com/dr-will-deyamport-iii/whitney-l-barkley-making-moves-the-dr-will-show

The energy equity you invest in others can be depleting and ultimately prevent you from having the energy to focus on your own thoughts and feelings. In this episode of Pink Lemonade, Whitney B. discusses how we inadvertently create personal open door policies that infringe on our ability to have solitude, why it's important to know the difference between solitude and loneliness, and the benefits and strategies to make "me-time" a priority for your personal growth.

Fear is often categorized as something that can be conquered and forgotten. However, fear is a natural part of the process and is healthy -- even if it reoccurs after you've "conquered" it. In this episode, Whitney B. discusses how to recognize reoccurring fear and how to manage it so that you are able to conquer it every time. Tips include:

+ Understanding Difference Between Caution and Fear

+ Putting Yourself in a Position to Consistently Face Your Fears

+ Equipping Yourself with Knowledge to Eliminate What-if's

+ Realizing that Fear is a Part of the Process and Makes You Human

+ How Changing Your Mindset with Grace Can Make Fear Go Away

+ Remembering That You've Fought Bigger Battles and How This One is No Different Than Before