This episode of The Being Human Podcast was made with a very special guest and friend of mine, Shayda Torabi, and we’re talking all about the number one thing we think is running our lives: Time.

We schedule our days by it, make excuses around it, and deny how much choice we have in how we spend it.

Time is the most valuable asset for you, and the reality is, there’s only so much you can get done in a day. Today’s episode is all about how Shayda’s personal journey has shaped her priorities, and we’re diving into some amazing perspectives on how we spend time in our lives.

Shayda has been called one of the most influential Women in WordPress and now she’s one of the women leading the cannabis reformation conversation building one of Texas’ premier CBD brands. She's currently the CEO and Co-Founder of RESTART CBD, a female-run education first CBD wellness brand, and the host of a podcast for cannabis marketers called To Be Blunt, where she interviews top cannabis brands on their most successful marketing initiatives.

I can’t brag enough about her - and I know after listening to this episode, you’ll want to hear even more from her.

Take a listen.

Resources and Links from the Show: 

• RESTART CBD
• Shayda’s Website
• The To Be Blunt Podcast
• Shayda’s Instagram

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Key moments to tune in for:

• [4:00] How your core values affect your time and shift your priorities
• [11:52] Optimizing for new scenarios and how much choice you have over your time
• [27:41] The pain that pushes us out of our comfort zone 
• [36:15] Why you should take the time to know who you are

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Social Work from C

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The latest episode of The Being Human podcast with Mel Ava is a firestorm of epic info on turning your creative idea into a business.

Mel is a master at seeing the gold in any person, idea, or situation and creating a unique strategy to leverage that gold in sustainable and real business. She’s a creative business strategist with a knack for helping entrepreneurs innovate and create, giving them the power to go from stuck, stagnant, or confused to clear, concise, and imaginative. 

As a strategist, she helps aspiring and scaling entrepreneurs elevate the relationship between their business, themselves, and the clients they serve by bridging their business gaps with the right, and in this episode she gives you her 4-step process to grab some of that clarity for yourself. 

Resources and Links from the Show: 

Discover more about Mel Ava:

• Mel Ava's Website
• Mel Ava's Instagram

Grab my FREE Guide on 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women: www.vasavikumar.com/freeguide

Join the MIND Your Own BUSINESS community here: http://vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

Key moments to tune in for:

• [9:43] Putting structure around your creative spirit so you can make it work for you
• [15:51] Understanding what you do want and getting the support you need to be powerful
• [28:46] What you feel like you’re missing because you aren’t you there yet and how you’ll show up
• [38:03] Structure and creativity especially in the face of shiny object syndrome
• [39:56] How to get a free strategy mapping session

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Social Work from Columbia University. She’s the host of the Being Human with Vasavi Podcast and Former Co-Host of Studio 512, a lifestyle and entertainment morning show in Austin, TX. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, FOX, VH1, and was a regular on NBC’s Kansas City Live as the “Keepin’ It Real Guru.” She believes that when you cultivate a solid relationship with yourself, you can be, do, and create anything you want.

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The latest episode of The Being Human podcast blew me away. I’m joined by a woman who truly does it all, Megha Rao, who has a full-time corporate job by day and by night she serves as CEO for her South Asian-inspired contemporary clothing brand, holiCHIC by Megha, all while being a mom of two.

Her brand represents her love for mixing pieces from her Eastern and Western styles, inspired by her Indian-American identity. I love her energy, admire so much of her tenacity, and respect the heck out of her, and after you listen to this episode I know you will, too.

This episode is all about finding ways to do all you want while still being aligned with who you are because as most of us know, starting a business certainly isn’t easy, and for someone like Megha who balances being a mom, a full-time job, and her business, we can make it more difficult that it needs to be while juggling it all!

Key moments to tune in for:

• [7:40] Megha Rao’s mindset that allows her to do it all without the sexy excuses
• [14:30] How Megha keeps her sanity and still has time for self-care, pursuing her passions and doing everything else in her life (+ her secret to success)
• [21:43] The mindsets that make us: How Megha balances work and life with kids and how she applies the same mindset to her business
• [34:40] Asking for help, supportive partners, and letting go of the “I have to do it all” mentality that’s slowing you down
• [40:09] Your one desire can happen if you want it bad enough and parting words from Megha

Resources and Links from the Show: 

Discover more about Megha Rao:

• Megha's Website
• Megha's Instagram
• holiCHIC Facebook
• holiCHIC Instagram

Grab my FREE Guide on 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women: www.vasavikumar.com/freeguide

Join the MIND Your Own BUSINESS community here: http://vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Social Work from Columbia University. She’s the host of the Being Human with Vasavi Podcast and Former Co-Host of Studio 512, a lifestyle and entertainment morning show in Austin, TX. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, FOX, VH1, and was a regular on NBC’s Kansas City Live as the “K

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Have you ever asked yourself, “Why can’t I do the little things I need to be doing to take care of myself?” 

Well, my guests today on The Being Human podcast are two amazing women in my membership community who took part in my 14-Day Morning Reboot Challenge to tackle just that. I’m so excited to introduce to you Kari Laskowski and Kim Barman as we talk all about how their personalized morning routines, the challenges they faced in and outside of this reboot (especially losing their normal routines during the pandemic), and how it has positively impacted them.

Both Kim and Kari are part of the MYOB community. Kari lives in Chicago with her husband and her two-year-old. When she's not chasing her toddler around the city, she's either cooking, watching a documentary, or, on a good day, writing.

Kim Barman joined the community because she’s starting her own business and found herself caught up in her head about it in a way that wasn't productive. Her anxiety may have been related to the chaos brought on by the seemingly never-ending pandemic, but she thought that sharing courage with other women doing big things with their lives could only help. It was a way of holding herself accountable. 

According to them they got what they wanted and much more with this community and 14-day challenge, and I have no doubt they’re going to go on to do great things. Let’s dive into everything they learned, loved, and had to let go of as they set up their morning routines and finally stuck to them.

Key moments to tune in for:

• [8:13] The simplicity of a morning routine, plus the obstacles and thoughts around this from Kari and Kim’s perspective
• [21:25] The sexy excuses, resistance and health issues that slow us down
• [30:24] The connection between new projects and the habits of a new routine, and the old habits that slowed these women down
• [40:51] If you’re thinking of starting a morning routine or joining the MYOB community but you’re resistant to take the plunge
• [47:30] The relief of being in a community and the comfort of others - especially when you’re isolated

Resources and Links from the Show: 

Grab my FREE Guide on 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women: www.vasavikumar.com/freeguide

Join the MIND Your Own BUSINESS community here: http://vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Social Work from Columbia University. She’s the host of the Being Human with Vasavi Podca

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Today I am joined by Jen Pastiloff, an activist, public speaker, author and teacher. She is the best-selling author of “On Being Human” and even Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, calls Pastiloff “a conduit of awakenings.”

Jennifer has been featured on Good Morning America as well as in People Magazine, Shape, New York Magazine, Health Magazine, and more for her distinct style of teaching, which she has taught to thousands of women in sold-out workshop all over the world. When we aren’t in a pandemic, she travels the world giving a workshop consisting of a unique hybrid of yoga related movement, writing, sharing out loud, letting the snot fly, and the occasional dance party. 

She’s is the founder of the Shame Loss course at shameloss.com and lives with her husband and 4 year old in Los Angeles, while also being a cohost of her new podcast  “What Are You Bringing?” with Alicia Easter, which we’re definitely diving into during this episode, so listen for more. 

Jennifer reads lips and deaf without her hearing aids. She also likes coffee and believes in the motto “ don’t be an asshole.”

Her vulnerability and authenticity is truly inspiring to me and I can’t wait for you to see how in this episode of The Being Human podcast.


Resources and Links from the Show: 

Discover more about Jennifer Pastiloff:

• Jennifer’s Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Jennifer's new podcast

Grab my FREE Guide on 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women: www.vasavikumar.com/freeguide

Join the MIND Your Own BUSINESS community here: http://vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

Key moments to tune in for:

• [9:57] The mindset behind Jen being fully self-expressed and authentic, plus faux vulnerability we see everyday
• [20:52] Stopping the supposed to’s and should’s while grieving your experiences
• [34:55] The hardness of the pandemic and the origin of being embarrassed for being lonely
• [46:01] Detaching: Not letting the good or bad inflate or deflate you and how “fixing” in the self-help industry 
• [57:03] What it means to be human according to Jen

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Socia

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Most of us were either raised in a chaotic household and had first-hand experience with conflict, or we were raised to avoid our problems and swap our feelings under the rug. 

Both scenarios prime us for disconnection from ourselves. Learning how to think for ourselves begins with being able to withstand all of our feelings, especially the unpleasant ones. 

We seek out what is familiar to us. A household filled with arguments, unpredictability, instability will most likely lead us to (subconsciously) seek out people, places, and things that remind us of the chaos. Now, logically that makes no sense right? Why would anyone seek out chaos? Because it’s comfortable. It’s familiar. It’s safe. And even though we tell ourselves we don’t like the drama, our nervous system is used to the ups and downs. In fact, peace feels more uncomfortable than chaos does. 

This is a bold statement to make, but I’m going to say it.

Every single problem we experience has a solution and it all starts with saying no to the chaos.

Most people deal with their problems by freaking out and worrying about the worst case scenario, which inevitably sends them into a downward spiral of darkness and doubt. We look to who we can blame and point fingers at. The solution is by asking the right question— “How am I responsible for this?” or “How did I create this and what do I need to do to solve this?”

And because we’re addicted to chaos, worry, anxiety, and trying to control the crap out of everything in our lives, we don’t ever really seek a viable solution. We stay stuck in the never-ending cycle of drama, chaos, and worry—only to feel defeated, small, and powerless. 

Only through stillness, self-reflection, and questioning our thoughts can we begin to notice our beliefs and behavioral patterns.

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In today’s episode, Raya Reaves and I are talking all about money - how to make it, mindsets to shift around it, and the stories we tell ourselves about it. I’m so excited to introduce you to Raya because her approach is simply powerful.

Raya teaches women how to create and stick to realistic budget plans and reach their financial goals without sacrificing all the good stuff in life. She launched City Girl Savings in 2015 as a resource for women from all walks of life to learn about personal finance and money management, and she resides in Austin, Texas with her boyfriend and two Yorkie dogs.

Listen, we’re taught to not talk about money, so this episode may be triggering for you, but I promise you it’s worth it.

Money doesn’t need to be uncomfortable. You’ll see why when you hit play.

Key moments to tune in for:

• [07:50] How Raya started empowering women for financial success
• [14:10] What you can do today for financial independence, especially when you’re reliant on your partner’s income
• [23:54] Simple budgeting mindset shifts: When you just don’t want to give up that lifestyle
• [32:47] The inner dialogue you have before and after using Raya’s methods
• [39:05] Working through the emotions and the overwhelm

Resources and Links from the Show: 

Discover more about Raya Reaves:

• Raya Reaves’ Website
• City Girl Savings
• Instagram
• Facebook

Grab my FREE Guide on 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women: www.vasavikumar.com/freeguide

Join the MIND Your Own BUSINESS community here: http://vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Social Work from Columbia University. She’s the host of the Being Human with Vasavi Podcast and Former Co-Host of Studio 512, a lifestyle and entertainment morning show in Austin, TX. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, FOX, VH1, and was a regular on NBC’s Kansas City Live as the “Keepin’ It Real Guru.” She believes that when you cultivate a solid relationship with yourself, you can be, do, and create anything you want.

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It's November 1! Which means it's a new month and new theme inside of the MIND Your Own Business membership community. This month we're focusing on...FOCUS.

When I think about how much time I’ve WASTED, how much energy I have WASTED, and how much money I have WASTED due to my lack of focus, I want to cry. 😭

Here’s the good news: it’s not too late. It never is. Because the moment you DECIDE to focus on YOU, YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR CREATIVE IDEAS▶️you’ve got momentum.

Listen, I’m sorry if this is harsh. But I’m actually not sorry for sounding harsh. I’m sorry that you’ve allowed your creative projects and business goals to take a backseat. I’m sorry that you think you have time to waste on people, places, and things that aren’t bringing you closer to your fullest self-expression.

Most of all, I’m sorry that you haven’t given yourself a fair chance at bringing your FULL self to the table.

And if you’re done waiting, beating yourself up, going to bed at night promising yourself “tomorrow I’ll focus on....” then I’m inviting you to listen in to today's episode on the 7 Habits of Highly Unfocused People.

Links Mentioned On Today's Show

Interview with Jordan Gill: vasavikumar.com/blog/episode19

Join the MYOB Community: vasavikumar.com/membership

Book a 15-minute Solution Focused Call: calendly.com/vasavi/solution

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Today I am joined by Amber Lilyestrom, a former Division 1 soccer player, transformational branding strategist and business performance coach, writer and speaker on a mission to empower women to position themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders through social media, engagement marketing and the creation of an online brand presence.

Amber is a seven-figure business owner who has helped thousands of women worldwide turn their passions in to heart-centered brands and thriving businesses, while also homeschooling her daughter with her husband and business partner, Ben.

She has been featured in Entrepreneur and Working Mother Magazine and is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast. She is the creator of the Ignite Your Soul Summit annual live event and multiple life-changing online programs.

Amber’s disciplined, athletic experience is a hot topic in this episode as we approach how her mindset has dramatically changed over the years, why she chose to shift into a surrender mindset, and how she helps women find the framework that fits them to build success.

This is an amazing conversation, and I’m so excited to share it with you.

Key moments to tune in for:

• [11:41] How Amber developed the disciplined mindset
• [16:40] Amber’s approach when faced with procrastination and other mindset shifts
• [24:16] Amber’s story, including the trauma and her family’s coping perspectives
• [35:50] This is what surrender looks like, and how it can save everything
• [44:49] Creating a framework that fits you

Resources and Links from the Show: 

Discover more about Amber Lilyestrom:

• Amber’s Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• The Amber Lilyestrom Show

Grab my FREE Guide on 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women: www.vasavikumar.com/freeguide

Join the MIND Your Own BUSINESS community here: http://vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

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Vasavi Kumar leads the coaching industry with 10 years of experience and has helped thousands of women overcome major life obstacles to create new heights of success. Her work is known internationally from speaking engagements in India and across the USA. Vasavi is recognized for getting to the bottom of the intersection of self and business roadblocks and her methods teach clients how to master the art of getting what you want, by mastering their mind.

Vasavi holds dual Masters degrees in Special Education from Hofstra University and Social Work from Columbia University. She’s the host of the Being Human with Vasavi Podcast and Former Co-Host of Studio 512, a lifestyle and entertainment morning show in Austin, TX. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, FOX, VH1, and was a regular on NBC’s Kansas City Live

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Most of my twenties and thirties were spent invalidating and gaslighting myself. It was no wonder that I attracted people into my life who treated me the way I treated myself- with utter disrespect and disregard for my voice and heart.

Deep inside of you there is a voice, whisper, and a nudge that has never left you. Yet time and time again, you ignore it. You invalidate it. You disregard it.

You already know you deserve better from you.

Out of all the thousands of clients I have worked with over the course of ten years, the number one challenge for them is self-trust. 

It’s the reason why I started the MIND Your Own Business community and it’s also why I’m super excited to share that I have THREE spots left for my upcoming Hit Publish Mastermind for coaches, therapists, and service-based entrepreneurs.

You don’t need to change who you are. You need to remember who you are at the core. Get rooted in that knowing. Speak up. Share your message. Embrace your story. Because someone out there needs to hear it.

Links mentioned in today's episode:

Hit Publish Mastermind: vasavikumar.com/hitpublishmastermind

MIND Your Own Business membership Community: vasavikumar.com/membership

Connect with Vasavi on Instagram: @mynameisvasavi

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