Well folks, here we are. The final episode of That's Aloud. I offer my deep gratitude to all my listeners and guests: it's been an honor and a privilege to help these stories get out into the world. But as the due date for Release Your Masterpiece--the book, the course, and the mastermind--looms closer, I find my energy naturally shifting, and I hope you'll shift along with me. If you've found benefit in this podcast and/or the That's Aloud blog, I welcome you to join me at my new online home: releaseyourmasterpiece.com

Meanwhile, I couldn't have asked for a more perfect final guest. Alex Murphy, co-founder of OnTrack Coaches and my partner in crime for Studio Be, is here to remind us all that, regardless of what the school system tried to teach us growing up, nobody can control us except us. Enjoy!

Highlight Reel:

0:45 - Not all value is monetary

4:30 - Overcoming perfection paralysis

8:30 - The 2 things educators and parents need to understand

16:20 - A new way to teach and learn

17:30 - Asking the big questions

31:00 - Imagine a school system that put students in charge of their own learning & growth

40:55 - Be a scientist, not a judge

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/15dXYtbh_wg

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/the-only-thing-you-really-need-to-know-w-alex-murphy-co-founder-of-ontrack-coaches

Have you ever found yourself in the fast-lane, speeding toward a destination you thought you wanted to reach, only to look around and realize that you were on the wrong track altogether? Today's guest, best-selling author Linn Random, can definitely relate. After getting what was, in hindsight, some really encouraging feedback from big-name publishers in college, she gave up on her writing dreams and became a high-powered sales and marketing exec. Now she applies those superpowers to her true calling: writing and, even more importantly, getting her writing into the hands of the right readers. In this episode, you will learn the basics of book marketing, including: 

2:00 - learning who you really are

9:00 - clarifying your "high concept"

14:00 - connecting your concept to your audience's emotions

18:30 - identifying your target audience

22:00 - how to get your audience to come to you

You'll also learn about my upcoming book, Release Your Masterpiece: A Powerful Guide to Discover Your Authentic Gifts and Put Them to Good Use (releaseyourmasterpiece.com), which will be available for presale at the end of November 2021. In fact, next week, I'll be in Columbia meeting with my amazing Red Thread Publishing (redthreadbooks.com) book launch team and filming the video portions of the Release Your Masterpiece course, which is designed to transform unhappy employees and struggling freelancers into successful Creators. 

That means the FINAL EPISODE of That's Aloud will air Thursday, November 11th.

That's right, this is the second-to-last episode of That's Aloud, Season 4: Hindsight 2020. And as of now, I'm not planning a Season 5. This has been an incredible experience, and I'm beyond grateful to every amazing guest who has come on here to boldly share the story the world isn't getting. If you'd like to continue your journey to authentic, aligned, creative living, please come join the party at releaseyourmasterpiece.com!

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Wj1kqmetbkM

Read the Transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/believe-in-your-book-w--linn-random

"I hate my job." If this is a phrase with which you are all-too-familiar, this episode is for you. Casey Berman of leavelawbehind.com is here to help you take the reins of your career, and steer yourself into a position where you are leveraging your unique genius to create real value for the world. 

Highlight Reel:

1:00 - You are it

4:30 - Exposing the illusion/drama/game/movie/Maya of life

5:45 - The "I hate this" moment

9:00 - Cobbling together something new

13:00 - Why you need to be doing informational interviews

15:00 - Beware the cheap pay-off

17:00 - Your unique genius

25:00 - Find your why

27:00 - There's a better way

35:00 - Face your fears

42:00 - What time freedom looks and feels like

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/e5CUGkWTv9w

Read the Transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/find-your-unique-genius-w--casey-berman

Hope is one of those words we love to throw around. But what does it really mean to have hope in the face of a tragedy like the loss of a child? Candice DeLeeuw (@candice_deleeuw), author of Hope (Amidst the Stories I Told Myself), and founder of Hope In Healing Hearts is here to share her powerful story of loss, bravery, and helping other grieving moms heal.

Highlight Reel:

1:30 - It's okay to break, just don't stay broken

4:00 - Surfing the seas of grief

5:00 - Hearts

9:00 - How to help a grieving friend

13:30 - 2020, the year of missing time

17:30 - How to homeschool like a boss

19:00 - The type A guide to handling uncertainty

25:40 - What hope is

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/O0a8R-cZj04

Read the Transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/hope-in-healing-from-the-heart-w-candice-deleeuw

We all know the first step to success is just showing up. But HOW we show up matters. Life and Leadership coach Micha Goebig (@go_big_coaching) is here to help us come out of the shadows and step into our authentic authority in all areas of our life.

Highlight Reel:

1:00 - Authentic Visibility

5:00 - Why "back to normal" isn't good enough

12:30 - Learning to ask for and accept help

15:00 - The only boundaries you're in charge of are your own

16:30 - Every yes is a no to something else

17:00 - Honor your personal time

19:15 - Micro-dosing self-care

21:40 - Follow your curiosity

29:30 - Not everybody thinks like you (and that's a good thing)

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/yHzPhJpizUw

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/go-big-and-get-home-authentic-visibility-w--micha-goebig

Learn more: https://www.michagoebig.com/

Anyone who's ever tried to create anything knows that the hardest part is just getting started. This week's guest, Shreya Shettigar (@StoriesByChaya), is here to help you dive in, and keep going, no matter what. Ready to transform your daily grind into a daily delight? Ready to turn your problem into your solution? That's aloud!  

Highlight Reel:  

1:30 - Versatility is the spice of life 

6:30 - Project AAE 

8:15 - 2020 and forced introspection 

11:00 - Don't let the grind get you down 

13:30 - Chaya's writing process 

18:00 - How to start any creative process 

29:40 - Keep moving forward

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/FNB7RtIuTWk

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/how-to-start-w--shreya-shettigar

Dating can be stressful, even in the best of times, let alone in the wake of a global pandemic. But not to worry, delightful dating coach Connell Barrett (https://datingtransformation.com/) is here to help you stay grounded in your authentic worth while you're out there looking for love. The tools he shares in the course of this fun conversation will help you make good use of fear, recognize the difference between rejection and projection, and step out of expectation and into creation. 

Highlight Reel:

1:00 - Mom was right: be yourself

3:00 - What we're here to do

5:00 - Giving soulfishly

11:30 - Connell's journey

13:45 - Authenticity tools for dating (and life)

21:00 - What rejection is and isn't

23:30 - Give the present of your presence

25:30 - Who's the hero of your story? Who's the villain?

35:00 - When lightening strikes twice

39:50 - Buy into your own worth

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/xbQGLMZ9S9w

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/your-mother-was-right-be-yourself-w--connell-barrett

Whether you're well-acquainted with your Chakras or just now hearing the term for the first time, Emily Tamayo Maher's Meaning Method can help you better understand your creative process and easily get unblocked at any point along the creative journey, from ideation all the way to connecting with your audience. Ready to discover the gold at the end of your own personal rainbow?

Highlight Reel:

3:30 - The feminine, intuitive story the world isn't getting

7:00 - Taking the leap

13:30 - Down the manifesting path

18:00 - All writer's blocks are chakra blocks

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Nx_BfU7D0L0

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/unblock-your-chakras-w--emily-tamayo-maher

They say you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. But there will come a time when you're fresh out of honey, and the vinegar is flooding from your tear ducts, not to mention your sweat glands, and you know to your very core that if you don't open up your mouth and set it free, it will drown you from within. In those moments, it's time to get loud. But not just loud. Loud and effective. In this episode, black female performance poet laureate Stacy Dyson, author of Lovely and Suffering and Follow Me On This, joins me to talk about her journey from polite, if occasionally snarky, poetess, to the phenomenal force to be reckoned with she has finally allowed herself to inhabit. Learn more at: https://saintwinterraines.com/

Highlight Reel:

2:00 - Getting loud & effective

9:00 - The little things that get us through

11:00 - With right comes responsibility 

15:30 - Breonna's Song

20:00 - If you don't see color, you don't see me

35:00 - Nobody wants your qualified apology

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/ndPs_D-79t8

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/get-loud-effective-w-stacy-dyson

Nobody asks for their struggles. The world wasn't clamoring for a global pandemic, just like this week's guest was in no way hoping to end up parenting her special needs child alone and balancing that with a busy clinical psychology practice in the midst of said pandemic. But here we are. And Shenira Billups (@mgihllc), Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of Mental Growth & Internal Healing LLC (https://www.mentalgrowthinternalhealing.com/), regards those struggles as teachers, here to help her grow stronger, gain more resilience, and become the spiritual warrior she is always in the process of becoming. What did you learn from Professor 2020? What will you do with that new wisdom, and those new skills and abilities?

Highlight Reel: 

1:30 - When resources aren't shared

9:50 - Finding balance and strength

11:00 - Professor 2020: tough but effective

17:50 - Humility and empathy

21:30 - Rock bottom

30:00 - Good grief

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/CPMIwklSX8o

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/build-resourceful-resilience-w--shenira-billups