Ready to Launch Podcast

Natalie Barbu of the Real Reel Podcast | Quitting Her Job And Starting Her Own Consulting Business in Her Early 20s

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After graduating university with a degree in industrial engineering, Natalie Barbu landed a job at Accenture, a top tier consulting firm. Despite it being a coveted position, she quit within the first year to go full-time on Youtube — a decision she does not regret in the slightest. Natalie was able to earn more money on the platform than she was earning at Accenture, be the boss of her own time and best of all, enjoy the creative freedom that she most values. It wasn't long after going full-time on Youtube that she started her own LLC, Natalie Barbu Consulting. In this episode, we get into the story behind these major life transitions, the logistics of growing on social platforms such as Instagram and Youtube, the reality of being your own boss and growing your own business and of course, how we can apply Natalie's knowledge to our own personal and professional choices.

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Some points we hit:

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1. How did Natalie know when it was time to quit her job at Accenture to pursue Youtube full time? How much of a security net should you have before you freelance?

2. What goes into starting your own business in your twenties? What kind of person is the lifestyle cut out for?

3. How do you know if you should work for yourself over finding employment in a corporate environment?

4. What did growth look like for Natalie on Youtube? What do people need to know that are trying to grow their own channels? Is it too saturated to grow on Youtube in 2020?

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MY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/zoekenealy/

NATALIE'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebarbu/?hl=en

NATALIE'S PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-real-reel-podcast/id1456261473

How To Develop Your Intuition As A Woman + All About Magnetism | Intuitive Eating, Living & Business Coach Pandora Paloma

In this episode with Pandora Paloma, author of Intuitive Living and 360 coach (Intuitive Eating, Living and Business), we get into what it means to let your intuition guide the way for your life and decision making. What does the process look like of getting to a place where your gut feeling actually knows what is right for you and how do we get our executive decision making to cooperate with it? First, you have to clear the path of negative programming, but what happens after that? How do you know when you're ready to trust your gut? Also, now that 2020 is just around the corner, we get into the mindset that Paloma wants all her girls going into the new year with. What is the difference between goal setting and intention setting and why is this distinction important for our success? I also get into why I am going to start working toward a less black and white conversation surrounding personal development for the sake of acknowledging mental health struggles that a lot of people deal with. So excited about this episode because we finally get into the WHY behind the concepts we are talking about. E.g., yes it's great to be "magnetic" but what does that actually even mean and on what basis?

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MY YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-MGaDn7FaFJ34esbKKfslA?view_as=subscriber

PANDORA'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pandorapaloma_/?hl=en

How To Start A Successful Youtube Channel (How Coco Lili Quickly Grew To 550,000 Subscribers)| COCO LILI

I spoke with Coco Lili, Youtuber and entrepreneur on how she grew her youtube channel to more than 550,000 subscribers in fewer than five years! Perfect timing since she will be launching her course soon on how to launch and grow your youtube channel in present day. Offline, I had a talk with Coco about why she left the new age. I went into the interview asking about how her spirituality has guided her throughout her career, and to get her take on the usual new age rhetoric—manifestation, zodiac, twin flames, etc. However, she told me that she recently completely stopped partaking in all of these practices as she is now a believer in God and doesn't feel that participating in a lot of the common new age practices is fulfilling. "It's like a drug" she said. "It feels good to accomplish something but then it always leaves you wanting more." If you guys want to hear this part of the episode, just let me know and I will post! I have a pretty long intro regarding my take on all of this. I really appreciate the place that Coco is coming from and I too feel very sobered regarding a lot of the commonly held beliefs in the world of self-development. I talk about how spirituality reflects an external locus of control over and internal one and how this is more commonly linked with depression and anxiety. Also updates on my time in London!

COCO LILI YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvFrHlE8Q1JBtXU1atvRhA

MY YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/LovelyPink93

COCO LILI INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cocolilii/?hl=en

MY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/zoekenealy/

How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others And Embrace Your Individuality| Hayley Luckadoo, Females on Fire Podcast

In this heartwarming episode with Hayley Luckadoo, serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, host of the Females on Fire podcast, and co-owner of Luckadoo Media (where she coaches girls in their professional growth and scale) we talk about the qualities and habits that she sees moves the needle the most for girls in their careers, and when building their online brands. We also get into what she sees hold her girls back the most, what mindsets are toxic for expansion and what daily habits get in the way of both enjoying the growth process and being able to see tangible success short-term and longterm. We also get into whether or not it is good to pay attention to other people in the same type of field as you, should we compare ourselves and our work ethic to gauge how hard we are working? We also get into whether or not a little bit of guilt is good in the stages of trying to grow a business. Does it help to propel your forward or is this just a toxic mindset? I also share the eye-opening dream I had the other night, that was a huge indicator that I a mindset shift is necessary if I am ever going to be able to fully appreciate where I am in the moment. Btw, I have been finding that it's the times that I am fully immersed in the moment and grateful for exactly where I am that I see 11:11 a lot... Just saying.

MY INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/zoekenealy/

MY YOUTUBE (VLOG LIFE): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-MGaDn7FaFJ34esbKKfslA?view_as=subscriber

HAYLEY'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hayleyluckadoo/

Mimi Bouchard On Health, Career & Relationship Transformation | Mimi Bouchard, the MIMIBEE Podcast

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In her first year at university, Mimi Bouchard read The Success Principles by Jack Canfield, and it would be safe to say that the rest was history. Her first self-development book lit a fire under her comparable to no other. She dropped out of college, up and moved to London, grew her social media following, got into her dream relationship, and today is involved in multiple businesses, hosts a top motivational podcast and creates online courses for others to transform their lives in the same way that she did. This podcast speaks to Mimi candidly on the transition she made from being insecure and lacking in direction, to having the body, career and relationship that she always dreamed of having but never thought she could.

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The MIMIBEE Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mimibee-podcast/id1434308661

Utilizing Astrology in Your Personal Development | Celestial Events, Location Astrology, Challenging Birth Charts and the 2020 Forecast | Julia LUTS

I am so excited to have Julia on from Look Up At the Stars Astrology on the Ready to Launch podcast! We get into what people actually come to her for when they want to understand more about their birth charts, how you can apply an understanding of your birth chart to your personal growth, the strengths and weaknesses of different people's birth charts and what that means for their lives, the link between astrology and your gut feeling, whether astrology means that you can thrive in some locations more than others, whether astrology means that everything is predetermined or "written in the stars", what the forecast for 2020 is and what the link is between astrology and manifestation. Hint: there is exciting news for us in December. This goes way deeper than just your zodiac sun sign and mercury retrograde so listen up, there's a lot to learn.

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Kinda Dating's Natasha Chandel on the Ready to Launch Podcast to talk about all things respect in relationships!

Points hit:

— signs that your relationships might be lacking in respect

— ways to communicate self-worth and standards

— dating during me too movement

— disrespect in job interviews

— the loudest person in the room does not always indicate the most confident person in the room

How To Start A Podcast (And Why You Should in 2020!) | Forbes Podcasts Founder Molly Beck

Molly Beck, founder and CEO of Messy.fm and the creator of the Forbes podcast, is on Ready to Launch to talk about how you could get started with podcasting! Who is right for podcasting, what is the quickest way to grow your podcast, how do you find your voice in podcasting, what type of people should you interview for your podcast? We also go into the future of podcasting, how quickly will the popularity of having your own podcast rise? As she says, it is the 2008 of youtube for podcasting, it's the perfect time to get into it. She also gives details on how her podcasting platform messy.fm can help you easily create, post and improve your new or existing podcast.

I am still out of a place to live in London and I am moving there in a few weeks! V happy about that. This isn't to say that I did not come very close to signing a place, though. But then I forgot to remember that people you meet on Facebook shouldn't be trusted right? I'll try Craigslist.

Anyway, you all know that I am a huge Dave Asprey fan who is the king and founding father of biohacking. I was looking into "unfair advantage" the other day and decided not to buy it, but I did decide to bring an expert on the show to talk to us about other nootropics. Nootropics are what people might be referring to when they say "performance enhancing drug." Personally, other than caffeine and the occasional l-theanine, I can't say I take any of these. Regardless, thought this would be an interesting learning experience. As always, consult your doc first.

In this episode I have on Dr. Amy Arnsten from Yale School of Medicine to talk about how stress is impacting our brains—particularly the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for higher brain function—planning, rationality, decision-making, etc. Stress actually has both an immediate and long-term effect to brain function depending on exposure. This alone can exacerbate symptoms of mental illness. Plus, her lab discovered a drug that aids in prefrontal cortical function (by the end of this episode that will mean something to you). Also, I have a PSA in the beginning of the show to anyone who thinks they want to call dibs on their preferred gender on a night out.

Dr. Amy Arnsten shares more information regarding our conversation today here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_mqP7P-azU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUNI1UHs8E