On August 18th, our entire world was flipped upside down. The world lost a wife, a mom, a friend, a sister, a mother figure, a sister-in-law, an aunt and so much more. My mom was my biggest cheerleader and the podcast’s number one supporter. This episode is for her. An episode to remember the legacy she has gifted us all. An episode to celebrate the amazing, loving human my mother was. An episode for us, to remember her, love her, and listen back to when we all need a second to spend with her.

In this episode, Jennifer is sharing her tips, tricks, and tools for creating financial freedom through investing! Want to know her biggest secret? You will have to listen, but let me give you a hint, it goes along the lines of having a really great network!! Learn more about it in today’s episode!

Want to connect with Jennifer? Find her on Instagram!

@Investingininteriors

Geneva Ellis is a creative, yet pragmatic, multi-passionate feminist who loves to learn about the world and connect with people through travel, food, books, music, and nature. She is also a Gemini if you couldn't tell by the “creative yet pragmatic” sentiment!

Geneva is an Associate Certified Wellness Coach and Lifestyle Designer. She partners with health and wellness organizations and founded Take Care Wellness, a boutique coaching studio, where she helps millennial women navigate change, doubt, decisions, and stress through holistic and sustainable self-care actions.

Burnout, anxiety, abandonment, heartbreak, and tough decisions are not unfamiliar to Geneva. She has done and continues to do the work to identify and break unhelpful beliefs and habits, gain clarity, and create holistic self-care routines that empower her to design her life on purpose.

Geneva has quickly become someone I deeply admire. You may recognize her name because she has been on the podcast before. Last time, we chatted about wellness, but this round we changed it up. Inspired by a recent phone call we had, Geneva and I are chatting about all things raw, authentic, and real. Join us in this candid conversation about real life, struggles, being uncomfortable, pivoting, and seeking joy.

Connect with Geneva on Instagram at @takecarewellnesscoaching

One day I realized I didn’t believe in myself. I still struggle with it at times. But over the last year, I have fired myself back up to deeply believe in what I am doing.

I was hesitant to start anything new. I was hesitant to create change. I was hesitant to do anything different. I was scared. I lacked confidence. I had all the skills in my toolbox and was really fortunate to learn skills like public speaking, leadership, following dreams, and doing really big things fairly young. When I was 16 I was invincible with my dreams. I was in 4-H, running a music venue, on a youth city council for my hometown, building parks, and living a life purely to positively impact the world.

When I was just over 20 years old I lost that. I started fearing what people would say. I feared what would happen if I tried to change. I feared trying new things. I worried about my image. I let things on social media stop me. I gained weight. I fell into a career and just ran with it and then suddenly didn’t know how to change, switch things up or follow my purpose.

Last year when we moved to Arizona I left my stable career in the middle of COVID after Eric was laid off. We sold our house and we picked up and relocated. I switched careers to work in the fitness industry, at a time when the entire fitness industry was shut down.

I became deeply passionate about the nutrition and fitness industry over the last few years but never knew how to make it a full-time gig. I coached nutrition on the side and obviously created the podcast but I fell short in believing I could be in the fitness industry full time. I was deeply concerned that someone wouldn’t trust someone with “my body”.

Here are the steps I took when I stood in my own way.

1. I stopped giving a crap about what other people would say.

2. I decided to believe in myself.

3. I remembered my why.

4. I unfollowed everyone on social media that made me feel less than I was.

5. I started believing in others.

Ep44 Figuring out Failure with Aubrey Damato by Callie Wylie

Want to know one of the things I learned while reading this book? It’s ok to say no and let go of commitments that are no longer serving you!

Back in January, I launched a book club. We would all read one non-fiction book a month and do a Zoom call to chat about it. My plate is now full and it has become difficult to schedule a Zoom call around multiple people schedules, so I am officially pivoting the book club.

Once a month, you will get a “10 takeaways” episode of my favorite 10 lessons from the book. This month, the book was “Dream Big” by Bob Goff. This book was powerful, it has changed my entire life. It reframed how I operate Glowponent, how I lead my team at Club Pilates, and even how I live life in my relationships.

What was your biggest takeaway from this book? Let’s chat about it on Instagram!

I talk constantly about how you have to be around the right people in order to level up your life, accomplish your goals and love your life. Being surrounded by energy vampires can be a huge factor in your life’s success.

In this episode, I give you the steps I take every day to ensure that the people in my life are elevating my life instead of draining me.

Failing is always looked at as this big negative thing. Failing is sold as a lack of success. It is sold as a negative thing. Failure is an opportunity to learn. It is an opportunity to succeed. In this episode, I give you step-by-step coaching on how to take your biggest failures and turn them into your greatest successes.

Stop thinking you need to exhaust yourself in order to achieve success. It’s actually just the opposite. Take care of yourself, have set downtime, and know when to slow down. These are all part of what you need to do in order to be able to fully show up for yourself, your life, and everyone around you. If you are running to the levels of burnout, you will never be able to achieve full success. Without setting clear expectations and boundaries, you will never be able to achieve a life free of burnout.

In this episode, I give you all the little steps you need to set clear boundaries, overcome burnout, and prevent it from happening in the future.

We all know that by June our January intentions have likely been derailed. We set all these awesome goals and 6 months in, we are tired, drained, plans have changed, the world has changed, our minds have changed and we are a little off track.

In this episode, I give you steps to get back on track, remembering your why, pivoting, and how to move your second half of the year in a stronger direction than ever before. This quick six-minute episode could be the difference between crushing your goals in 2021 and having them get pushed back to 2022! Let’s freaking do this!