The GlowPonent Podcast

Landing a career you love can feel really hard. It can be overwhelming and can oftentimes feel like you have tried a million things and nothing really sticks. BryAnn Smith launched a jewelry company in 2015. When she realized that it wasn’t exactly what she wanted to be doing, she made a pivot. Fast forward to today and you will find BryAnn Smith selling homes in central California. She is a total powerhouse.

One of the things that has impressed me the most? Her social media.

BryAnn has a social media presence that is complete FIRE! She is transparent. She is raw. She is open and honest. She brings beautiful, educational content to her followers every single day!

In this episode, BryAnn teaches the following:

1. How to Land a Career You Love.

2. How to Keep Going when it feels Impossible.

3. How to Leverage Your Career with Social Media.

4. How to Become More Transparent on your Social Media.

5. How to Create Content that Makes Sense.

6. How to Create a Fluid Brand.

7. How to Build an Intentional Following.

Follow BryAnn on Instagram:

@bryannsmithrealtor

The internet is slammed with ads, posts, blogs, information, and content all related to kicking off your new year strong. In this episode, Success Coach Danielle Rojas, owner and CEO of The Rojas Co, breaks down exactly what you need to do to make sure you have a successful year and accomplish your goals and intentions.

This episode is JAM PACKED with helpful tools and resources!

Here is what you will learn:

1. How to acknowledge where you are and eliminate the noise.

2. Learn who you need to be in order to accomplish your goals.

3. Learn what it means to be authentic to yourself.

4. How to get started with setting your goals.

5. How to break down goal setting.

6. The importance of rewarding yourself every step of the way.

7. How to many sure your goals align with your values.

If you want to connect with Danielle, you can find her here!

Instagram: @therojasco

You may be really good at what you do, but do you actually love every second of it? Jamie Slough, the owner of The Brand Therapist shares her story of being really amazing at her career in Real Estate but realizing she needed something more. She was tired, burnt out, and lacking any boundaries. When Jamie had her son, she quickly realized that grinding 24/7 wasn’t building a life she loved.

Jamie took the plunge in January of 2019 and launched The Brand Therapist, a marketing company that helps small businesses.

In this episode, Jamie breaks down the following:

1. How to be your best self

2. How you are your own brand

3. The importance of visualization

4. What work-life balance actually means

5. How to be more present

6. Setting boundaries

7. The importance of owning your life

8. The importance of loving your life

Connect with Jamie Slough

Instagram: @the.brand.therapist

Website: thebrandtherapist.com

Owning a business can be stressful. It is easy to put work first and let your health fall behind. Courtney English, the owner of Moxie Law, knows this all too well. She has first hand experienced the pressures of being an attorney and putting her work first, and her wellness last. Courtney dives deep into the reality of being an attorney and what that means for your health. We discuss why she launched her business and how she breaks down stigmas around being an attorney.

She also gives you the first glimpse into a new business she is launching in the effort to help attorneys take back their health, manage their stress, and become healthier and happier as a result.

On this episode, Courtney gives you the best life lessons including:

1. Stay Hydrated

2. Give Yourself Grace

3. Sometimes we are not perfect, and that is totally ok!

4. How to Manage your stress

5. Becoming aware of your stress triggers

6. The importance behind your health for a successful career

7. The power of exercise, journaling, and meditation.

If you don’t know my history with Courtney, she is also the Trademark attorney that helped me navigate the uncharted waters of trademark issues and my re-brand.

Connect with Courtney English here:

Instagram: @moxielawoffice

Website: www.moxielawoffice.com

Let’s Recap 2020. Most would say that 2020 was the worst year of their life. We differ from that opinion. Yes, we struggled. Yes, Eric lost his job. I went through the most painful thing I have ever had to do at a job- I had to lay off almost my entire team. (Let’s not mention the day that Eric got laid off, I had to lay off my team. Talk about a day full of fear and so much sobbing). Yes, we uprooted everything. Yes, I will be honest, we moved fast because we were scared. It was so uncomfortable. We left our friends. We left behind our family and friends. We left our security systems. We left our gym. We sold our house.

Let me tell you why all of that is positive. Without all of this, we never would have re-branded. We never would have pushed. We never would have chased something bigger. We never would have gotten so uncomfortable. We went all in and I am so excited.

Go Big in 2021. You have nothing standing in your way. You have a new year ahead of you. You spent a year in growing pains, so let’s go up and move forward with something bigger.

Here is how I am approaching it.

Make a vision board.

If you want to constantly be pushing towards your dreams, you MUST see them. You must see them every single day. Rip up magazines, draw pictures, write words. Create a vision board of your 2021 and where you want to see yourself grow and go.

Pick a Word or Phrase of the Year.

My 2021 phrase of the year is “grounded and growing”. Having a word of the year gives you a measuring stick to base your decisions upon. For 2020, my word of the year was “level up”. I turned to “level up” whenever I needed to make a choice. When things got hard, I went back to my word to decide how to pivot. I can honestly say that I am proud of how I leveled up in 2020. For 2021, you will see me intentionally base my decisions on the “grounded and growing” mindset.

Write Out Your Goals

I am writing out three goals. These three goals have to be BIG. Stop dreaming and setting goals that are small and achievable. If you only set goals for yourself that you know you can achieve, you are not stretching yourself hard enough.

For each major goal, write out a few micro-goals that will get you closer to that major goal.

Let me break this down with an example.

Major Goal: I want to run a half marathon in January 2022.

Micro Goal 1: I will run 3 miles a day, 2x a week for 4 weeks.

Micro Goal 2: I will run 4 miles a day, 3 days a week.

Micro Goal 3: I will run 5 miles a day, 3 days a week.

Micro Goal 4: I will run 20 miles a week

Micro Goal 5: I will run 10 miles in a single run!

Share your vision boards, your goals, and your word on your social media. Tell people what you are doing. Manifest it. Live it. Breathe it. Let’s put 2020 behind up and chase the biggest goals in 2021!

Let’s freaking get after it!!!

Teresa Hurtado has been through a self-acceptance and self-love journey that she’s been incredibly open with. She actively works hard at breaking down walls around health, wellness, mindset, and weight. She has openly shared her story of discovering where she is happiest with herself.

This episode brings straight fire. Teresa talks about overall wellness. She breaks down everything around heath- not just weight. We chat about the connection between mind, body, and soul!

Teresa chats about health mindsets, self-reflection, gratitude, positive affirmations, growth, and outgrowth. She chats about taking action, getting out of your own way, and creating a life you love.

Takeaways:

1. Find Your Circle.

2. Self Reflect on Everything.

3. Take Changes- Statistics show that men are more likely to chase a career they are underqualified for than women.

4. Not everyone wants to see you grow and reach your goals.

5. Confidence is a muscle you have to train.

6. Practice positive affirmations.

7. Journal gratitude.

8. It’s ok to outgrow friendships.

9. Circle up with people who match your vibe.

Teresa can be found on

Instagram: @te.re.sah

You have to be the one to make the decision. No one else can tell you that you’ve got to do something. You have to want it. You have to be in the right mindset to tackle that goal. Emily Zupanic did just that. Emily decided that enough was enough and she set out to change her career and her wellness.

Emily is a 31-year old that grew up in Pennsylvania. When Emily relocated to Ohio, she found herself miserable in a job she hated. What do you do when you hate your job and you are like Emily (and me- I do this too!), you eat your feelings. You find yourself spiraling into a negative vortex.

Emily left that job. She landed herself a new career that filled her job and brought her joy. She decided that the nightly alcohol and binge eating was no longer necessary. She found her spark. She found her why. Emily took the next couple of years to deeply learn about herself and how to take her wellness back. She learned it’s not just about movement or food, but a variety of elements.

Emily shares her journey of losing weight, kicking food guilt to the curb, and becoming her best self.

The advice Emily leaves you with is invaluable.

1. Small Goals Lead to Big Results.

2. Focus on One Day at a Time.

3. Dedication is Greater than Motivation.

4. You have to be the One to Make the Decision.

5. You have to be Ready!

6. You must fill your cup before you can fill anyone else's.

Follow Emily’s health journey and story on Instagram @emilygotgoalz

Growing up, a career was always portrayed as a means to show stability. It didn’t matter if you loved what you did, it mattered that you could provide for yourself and your family. It was expected to not love what you do. You were expected to go to work, make a stable income, and provide for your household. Margie Keates is pushing barriers to break that stigma. Margie believes deeply that you should never be ashamed of what you love and what career you want to hold.

Kaleen Canevari is a powerhouse. She is a Mechanical Engineer and Pilates Instructor which has combined to bring her the business that she owns! Kaleen is the founder of Flexia, a Pilates Experience brought into your home. Kaleen discovered through her story that there wasn’t a solid, good answer to bringing Pilates into the home that was size-inclusive and accessible to everyone which drove her to become deeply passionate about creating foundations for anyone and everyone to have access to Pilates and wellness. Kaleen resolved this issue by launching her own reformer, which will be available in the Spring of 2021.

Kaleen shares her story of overcoming knee pain through Pilates, which opened so many doors for her journey, career, and life. Kaleen breaks down the benefits of Pilates, how it can impact your life, and how it can create wellness in your world and everyday life.

The key advice that Kaleen will leave you with? “Just because you don’t see someone else doing it that looks like you, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it!” If you are passionate about something and want to chase something, don’t stop because you are the only one that looks or seems like you- you were meant to chase your dream.

You will fall in love with the support, love, kindness, and compassion that Kaleen expresses, teaches, and gives.

Connect with Kaleen Canevari - Flexia Pilates

Web: https://www.flexiapilates.com

IG: flexiapilates

It’s pretty obvious that we all seem to celebrate gratitude a little more around Thanksgiving but I really, strongly believe that we should all be focusing on gratitude a little more. Gratitude helps me set my intent and my mind for the day. It helps me set my attitude. You get to choose your attitude and mindset for the day. Are you showing up with a grateful heart or a negative, angry heart? Are you showing up being grateful in your interaction with others today?

So many people ask me constantly how I am so positive and happy. Let me give a side note that I am not always happy and positive, but I do actively work to become more positive, happier, and more optimistic. I have struggled deeply with anxiety and depression. I have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. I struggle hard, too. It’s ok to struggle. It is completely ok to not be ok. What has helped me more than anything is that I always come back to gratitude to refocus and realize how much joy I really have around me.

When I have a bad attitude, it is usually because I am struggling to find the things I am grateful for. When I have been screamed at by a customer at work, I can make the choice to be angry and snarky back to that person, or I can make the active choice to be grateful that they came into my day so that I can bring a little positivity. You get to make that choice.

I journal gratitude every day and it’s impacted my life. When you are journaling your gratitude, don’t just write down the same three things every day and move on. Think every day about what you are truly grateful for. Think of new things every single day to journal down. Write down what you are grateful for and why. Do not overthink this. Think about the little moments during your past 24 hours that have brought you joy that you are grateful for. Maybe someone smiled in the car next to you. Maybe you have a really awesome person in your life that made dinner. Maybe laundry was done when you got home. Maybe you got an hour to yourself. Maybe you accomplished something at work you’ve been struggling with or working on. Maybe you ran for the first time in months and you are really freaking proud of your body.

Throughout your day, focus on new things that make you happy and that you are grateful for. When you look through the eyes of gratitude, you will slowly realize how much joy there is in the world.

Gratitude is an intention. It is something you can work hard at receiving, understanding, and embracing, or it is something you can turn a blind eye to and ignore. You can make the choice to accept the positive, beautiful, amazing things happening around you and for you. You get to decide how you want to view things.

Make today beautiful. Keep Glowing.