There are so many young women (13-19) struggling with self-esteem, confidence, self-acceptance, and life skills. They struggle to discuss these things with their families, and they usually struggle until adulthood.

Today’s guest helps these young women with these struggles early, so they have techniques to navigate the obstacles and life decisions.

Pamela Simon is a Teen Mindset Coach and she has been helping and mentoring for over 20 years.  Pamela has a Bachelor's Degree in Educational Psychology and has previously worked as a case manager at a group home for teens. She’s had a passion for helping teens since before college. Her mission for Divine Mindset is to help empower young women age 13-19 through building their self-confidence and self-esteem.

In this episode, we talked about:

Pamela leaves us a message for young women to walk away with from this conversation; “Always look to yourself. Because the end of the day you're going to always be there for you when nobody else is there. Look to yourself and as long as you feel okay with it, it's probably the right answer.”

To fostering female leadership by empowering young women,

Riah

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An overabundance of nonprofits means more competition and less resources for everyone, and guarantees that success in reaching your mission is that much more difficult.

Today’s guest is Dee Fretwell of The Life Dom. She is an instructor, consultant, and global innovator, who works with both for-profit and nonprofit businesses, often working towards strategic planning, whether it's a business plan or strategic funding, and works in operational aspects of the organization.

Dee has been working with nonprofits since she can remember. Having spent over 20 years in nonprofit development, strategy and business systematization, her experience in this industry is hard to compete with. Fretwell’s business approach blends a straight-shooting communication style with a casual format that ultimately leads to a fun and efficient experience.

In this episode, we talked about:

If you’re a nonprofit organization that's ready to roll up your sleeves and get some serious funding going, Dee can look at some systems and help put operational pieces in place to strengthen them, as well as find ways to collaborate with other nonprofits. Most importantly, from Dee herself, "Listen to your heart". There will be things you will care about that you will want to help make a change on, and it doesn't have to come from your own blood, sweat, and tears. 

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Launching a new career in today's rapidly evolving world is challenging. The world has changed, but the systems of job training have not.

Today’s guest is a multi-awarded entrepreneur who launched his first two companies at the age of 19. Now he has built an innovative online platform for aspiring digital marketers to gain valuable experience, and in turn, allow business owners to find help in exchange for mentoring.

Moe Abbas is the CEO and co-founder of Acadium, where anyone can launch a career in digital marketing for free. These include roles in social media, content writing, graphic design, and more.

In this episode, we talked about:

Higher education for millions fails to prepare people for the job market but leaves them with lifelong debt. That’s why we need a system that can train millions of people affordably, effectively, and quickly.

To level up in business by lifting someone up through apprenticeship,

Riah

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Today’s guest is someone who has a story of triumph over tragedy. Stephanie’s traumatic experience had her rising as a phoenix, finding her purpose in her struggle and helping others conquer theirs.

Stephanie Shaw is the founder of Leigh & Ollie.  She took the strategies she implemented to recover from a two-year illness and turned it into a coaching and online education business where she teaches women how to manage their hormones so they can lose weight, have more energy, and slow the aging process.

Stephanie created a protocol, The Mind Body Business Method.

The protocol supports high-performing female divorceés by helping them peel back the layers of why they can’t lose the weight – down to the DNA.  As a result, clients build lasting lifestyles of confidence, energy, and a body they deserve.

Stephanie’s Master of Science is from Northeastern University.

She holds a nutrition certification from AHPA and an exercise and nutrition certification from Precision Nutrition.

In this episode, we talked about:

We all know the saying “If a door closes, another one opens”. And sometimes it’s hard to see the reason why we are suffering, but Stephanie’s story is a testament to the faith we should have in the bigger plan for our pain, so we can rise up and turn it into purpose.

To overcoming struggles and turning it into sacred service,

Riah

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Being the boss, with all the perks that come with it, requires being on top of our own schedules. But being efficient with managing our time and energy effectively is one of the biggest obstacles that business owners face on a day-to-day basis. And with countless techniques out there, how do you come up with a schedule that actually works for you?

Today’s guest is Claire Jones. And in this episode, we are going to talk about sustainable schedules, what the heck that is, how our brain works with that, how we can create an effective calendar and in turn, a sustainable lifestyle and, that's based on science!

Claire Jones is an experienced speaker, certified NeuroLeadership Coach, and Business Strategist that has worked with small businesses for over 15 years. As someone who knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle to build a sustainable business, her mission is to act as your trusted guide so that you can create the right schedules, marketing strategies, processes, and systems to scale your dream business. As a result, her clients are able to step away from having to do everything themselves and devote more time to the things they love.

Claire delves into these topics:

Building a sustainable business starts with building a sustainable lifestyle. It starts with identifying our needs, how we want to show up, what we do best, what we can improve on, and building strategies that promote efficiency in all areas of our lives.

To creating a sustainable lifestyle and business,

Riah

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It can be tempting for small business owners or solopreneurs like myself to jump in the bandwagon of the hottest marketing trend to get ahead. But is it actually bringing valuable results?

Today’s guest is Natalie Swan. And in this episode, she tells us about the misconceptions of marketing ourselves online and what we can do better, and to be able to present ourselves and reach our ideal clients more effectively.

Natalie has 10 years of experience in brand strategy and marketing, with a background ranging from supporting small businesses, to large-scale national & international events, to enterprise-level companies. For nearly four years, she's supported small business owners with marketing by cutting through the common BS advice and being scrappy to get results. Her membership program, the Client Attraction Plan of Action, helps small business owners attract ideal clients who can pay for their services without all the time-consuming marketing strategies.

Natalie delves into these topics on the show:

* Consistency for consistency’s sake -- why it won’t move your business forward

* Repurposing Content -- why it’s not working versus choosing the right platform for your business

* Starting small and simple - Going deeper into relationships you already have

* How to set yourself apart when you’re on a new platform

While most marketing strategies are designed to create the facade that more content or more followers are good for business, at the end of the day, it’s making meaningful personal connections that really go a long way.

To forging genuine relationships with our clients,

Riah

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In this day and age where freedom of speech and expression is more valued and encouraged than ever, most of us fall into the trap of listening to respond rather than listening to understand. How can we find the balance and connect more with others by talking less and listening more?

“We're all way more aligned than we think we are. We just aren't listening to each other.”

Today’s guest is Lyn Lindbergh. And in this episode, she tells us the value and art of meaningful listening.

Lyn Lindbergh is the founder and creator of ListeningSkills.shop, which provides group and one-on-one sessions that aims to help people improve their listening skills as a means to solve the world’s issues while creating deep and meaningful connections.

She is also an award-winning author, blogger, fitness influencer, and host of three podcasts including Listening Skills.

Today, Lyn talks about some of the ways we can listen deeply, intently, and more effectively:

* Absolving judgment; listening to understand

* Put that phone down. Pay attention

* Active Listening. Rephrasing or clarifying points.

If we can speak up about our truths and share them with others, we can also give others the chance to be heard. If people truly know how to listen, most of our global issues would be resolved easily. True connection is founded in mutual respect, and that includes respect for each other’s points of view, even if, and especially when we disagree with them.

To seeking to understand rather than be understood,

Riah

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Everyone knows the saying “Live life to the fullest” but few really understand what that entails. Most people complain about what’s wrong with their lives but fail to take responsibility for it. Whether in business or in our personal lives, knowing when to say, "Fuck it!" and make the necessary changes is the key to growth and fulfillment.

Today's guest will tell us why and when we should say, “Fuck it!” and decide to move forward.

Ricardo Zulueta is the founder of Fükitt Clothing (pronounced [foo-kit]), an inspirational brand with the mission to inspire and motivate people to live life without regret and accept challenges that are worth the risk.

Ricardo is also an advocate of mental wellness and suicide prevention awareness. His purpose is deeply rooted in losing his brother from suicide. He discovered that what causes mental illness is rarely our circumstances or situations, but by how we perceive what happens to us. Their company theme color is teal, which is the color associated with suicide prevention.

Although pronounced differently, Fükitt acts as a reminder to say, “Fuck it!" It acts as a reminder to stop complaining about life, take it less for granted, and take more risks.

Today, Ricardo talks about how important your mindset is for your business and for your mental health, and how making a decision is where it all starts:

* Living life without regret. Just make a decision and everything else will follow

* Having an infinite mindset. Developing a mission or sense of purpose. What is your Why?

* Taking accountability when solving problems. Remedy the cause, not the result.

* Changing your perspective. Your perspectives are always going to be a threat or a benefit to your purpose.

If you find yourself in a loop of self-pity, resentment, anger, or regret, then say, “Fuck it!” Shift your perspective, decide where you want to go and why, and just take the steps that will move you towards that direction.

To being proactive in shifting our mindset,

Riah

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The word "Quitting" has such a cultural and societal stigma on it that we are afraid of touching it and thinking it. But did you know that quitting for the right reasons can actually be beneficial to your life? Today's guest will tell us why. Coonoor Behal is the Founder & CEO of Mindhatch, a consultancy that helps organizations create the conditions for innovation and creativity to thrive. 

Through Mindhatch, Coonoor delivers her unique mix of expertise in Design Thinking, OrganizationalImprov™, Innovation Facilitation, and Diversity & Inclusion. Coonoor has helped several big organizations such as Deloitte, Starbucks, Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Inter-American Development Bank’s Gender & Diversity Division (as well as the Department of State and the Pentagon) on strategy and collaborative thinking in many different ways.  Coonoor is also the author of I Quit! The Life-Affirming Joy of Giving Up, which will be published by New Degree Press in April 2021. The book seeks to help readers rethink and reframe quitting by sharing stories from everyday people who summoned the courage to quit things in their lives 

Today, Conoor talks about how quitting has changed her life and how it can change yours too. 

Let's explore: 

* Finding the confidence to quit that which does not serve us anymore 

* Upholding our values even if it means letting go of a job or opportunity 

* How quitting can make more room for joy and beauty and your life 

* Understanding what you want to do versus simply putting up with something 

* How talking to others who have a story about quitting can help you with your own choices 

If you are thinking of quitting something or have just quit and are struggling now, Coonoor has one important piece of advice: Look back to what made you feel that way and make a list of what you can live with and what you can't. 

Seeing the trade-off of the things that you are giving up should help you cope or make your decision. And remember, quitting isn't a bad thing! 

To protecting our values and knowing when to quit, 

Riah 

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You, as a person, deserve recognition for your hard work. You deserve to feel like you belong. You deserve to feel like it's okay to be you.

Don't you agree?

LaShawn certainly does. LaShawn is a health and wellness promoter and is one of the leaders in her company. And I learned a lot about Multi Level Marketing from her than I ever did in all my years of being an MLM lover and kit hoarder.(wink wink!) 

Here's the thing, not all of us want to belong to corporate America. Some of just want to be part of a community where we can belong and fit in without forgetting who we are and how we feel about ourselves. 

In today's episode let's hear LaShawn tell us all about:

* Quality Leadership

* Misconceptions we have about MLM

* Having a Team and Building Connections

* How she approaches the process of inviting people on board

* The value of community and connections

Remember, you are IMPORTANT. And the way you feel and think matters. You deserve to belong in a place where you can THRIVE and live your best life. Now it's time to connect and do something about it. 🧡

To feeling good and being healthy inside out,

Riah

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