The Goal Standard

What do you do when society has expectations on what your life and career should be, but you don't feel the same way? - Do what works for you!

That's exactly what Jasmine Green did when she gave up an opportunity to go to Medical School.  She realized it just wasn't right for her.  Just as quickly as Jasmine made that decision, she went from a path of financial and professional security as a doctor to starting over from scratch.

Jasmine went through a turbulent time trying to figure out what she was meant to do.  She quickly got caught up in a bunch of dead-end jobs, just trying to survive. Jasmine had no sense of direction, identity, and was completely lost and alone.

She hit her rock bottom when she ended a relationship and had to up move back home with all of her belongings.  For most people, this would have been enough to put aside any vision of a successful future, but Jasmine always knew that she was meant for more.  So she put a plan in place to live the life she knew she deserved.  

Jasmine's story is so incredibly impactful because no matter what circumstances she was in, she never wavered from doing the work it takes to figure out one's purpose.  She had so many career pivots before she got to where she is today. 

Now, Jasmine is working as a successful 7-figure sales coach helping business owners reach multiple six figures. Her purpose is to help her clients become who they need to be to in order to earn the results they desire. 

The best part of it all is, Jasmine no longer has to continue to seek and search for clients, opportunities, or income - they all come to her.  

Here are some key takeaways

• How to be secure in your decisionmaking 
• How to surround yourself with people and resources that are going to uplevel you 
• Why you need to listen to your intuition to discover your purpose

In this episode, we're talking to Shauntay Parrish of The Glam Kitchen who talks about getting laid off, to creating her food blog and everything in between. She used getting laid off as an opportunity to learn how to blog and demonstrate share her love of cooking to the world. Her blog took off.  That's how The Glam Kitchen was born. 

The Glam Kitchen is an online food blog inspiring millennials to be more comfortable in the kitchen.  If you already follow Shauntay, you know her food is mouth-watering!  It's been a labor of love for Shauntay, and she's grown it to over 71k followers on Instagram and has even catered for celebrities like Jess Hilarious.

Shaunte has always loved cooking and creating meals for her friends and family, but she never really thought that she could grow her brand into what it is today. Shaunte's story is so interesting because Food Entrepreneurship is quite new, and just starting to take off. 

Shaunte is now successfully balancing her 9 to 5 and The Glam Kitchen while working toward becoming a full-time entrepreneur. For anyone looking for tips and advice on how to balance both your passion and your profession, this episode is for you! 

• How she monetized her blog from the beginning
• How her catering business started from a celebrity reaching out to her 
• How to consistently create content that your audience wants. 
• How to successfully balance your job and business
• What it's really like to transition to from a 9 to 5  into full-time entrepreneurship

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The Glam Kitchen

Website: theglamkitchen.com | Email: [email protected] | Instagram: @theglamkitchen 

The Goal Standard

Email: [email protected] | Instagram: @goalstandard_ | Twitter: @goalstandard_| Facebook: The Goal Standard

In this episode, we're talking to my therapist Tamyra Villines of Lynn eTherapy about what's happening with COVID-19 and how we can stay grounded through this time of uncertainty.  This is a really important conversation because anxiety is something that a lot of us are dealing with right now as everything is up in the air and so unsure of what's happening next. 

Tamyra gives her expert insight on what's happening right now and giving us tips on how to stay sane through it all.  For anyone who is struggling when it comes to managing all of the uncertainty we're dealing with, this episode is for you.

• How to stop worrying about the future and what we can't control 
• Why the lockdown has forced us to slow down and make mental health more personal 
• How to reach out and build communities for support 

After making the transition into Management and leadership roles, Ashley Cash, founder of ACash Coaching started to understand the difference between being an employee and a decision-maker.

She kept climbing the corporate ladder until she hit a career crisis.   She was unfulfilled and couldn't figure out why. Sitting in her cubicle, half-mad, half depressed, Ashley kept thinking: "this cannot be it".   She wanted more and wanted a way to help other women realize their worth in the corporate world like she did. 

Ashley took a leap of faith to start working on a business idea that would allow her to do just that.  Now, she helps women get hired and get paid while still slaying in the corporate world.  

The best part of this article is the gems that she drops in terms of career growth. If you're looking to climb the corporate letter while making the money that you deserve, this episode is for you!  Check out the link in my bio to listen. 

We talk about: 

• What gets discussed behind closed doors and what mediocre men ask for and get. 
• The number one reason Black Women struggle with when it comes to getting more opportunities. Hint: it has nothing to do with us asking for more. 
• How to position yourself the right way to get more money in your career. 
• How to excel at a business and a full-time job at the same time 
• How to get in the room where decisions are made.

Right now, we're in a weird place.  Everything has turned upside down, and although we ALL need a necessary break, some of us need a reminder of how dope we are. 

So I'm taking us back to an episode that is solely focused on overcoming self-doubt and fear.

I'm sharing my experience with self-doubt and sharing 13 ways to overcome it.

CHILE... 

None of this was on my vision board!

I know most of us are feeling the effects of COVID-19, which could mean that our lifestyles have to change for a while.  

A lot of us are working from home at the moment, and while there are new distractions and responsibilities, we might just have enough time to focus on those goals we've been putting off! 

If you're trying to figure out how to make the most of this time, I'm giving you 5 ways to make it happen, no matter what your goals are. 

Check out the #goals playlist curated to keep you motivated and focused!

In this episode, we're talking to Marty McDonald of Boss Women Media about going from working on her dream projects on the side to becoming the founder and CEO of Boss Women Media, a community that aims to create experiences to propel women of color forward in their careers. 

Marty created BWM in 2016 as a personal need to connect with women who desired more from their 9-5 jobs. After great success from her first event in May 2016, she knew there was a need for women to collaborate together.

She established the foundation of Boss Women Media as a brand and soon knew this was not just a social organization, but an opportunity to help women cultivate the life they desired. 

In 2018, Marty left her corporate job of 8 years to pursue Boss Women Media full-time and make it a globally known brand. 

She's sharing all the tea on what it's really like to quit your job and go after your dreams. 

This week, we're talking to Makaela Richardson of Free The Fresher about creating this business as a student in London.  

Originally from Bermuda, Makaela moved to the UK at 18 to pursue her college degree.  If you don't know, London is expensive, and as a student, it's even worse! Makaela couldn't find any program that would provide school supplies and living expenses at an affordable price, so she decided to create it herself!    

Makaela started her college subscription service with zero funding and within its first year, Free The Fresher had acquired over 30,000 members. Now, at just 24, Makaela's business has processed over $2 million in revenue (in 2019).  

The best part about her story is that The start of Free The Fresher was all self-funded. 

Makaela's journey hasn't been perfect but it's certainly been worth it.  

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Makaela Richardson

Email: [email protected] | Website: The Glow Up Podcast

2020 just started and I've ALREADY had a few setbacks!  But I'm using every opportunity I can to turn them into wins.  One of the biggest changes this year so far is... 

We're changing our podcast name!  The Glow Up is now The Goal Standard.  In this episode, I'm spilling all the tea on why I had to change the name, what the process was like, and what's next for The Goal Standard.  

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The Glow Up Podcast

Email: [email protected] | Instagram: @glowuppodcast | Twitter: @glowuppodcast | Facebook: The Glow Up Podcast

Sierra Howard of the I Don't Do Budgets Podcast talks about how she went from 9k in debt to secretly paying it all off. 

Sierra talks about how she started developing a really bad spending habit in college and how it got out of control.  It got to the point where she was actually embarrassed to talk to her partner about how much debt she was in. I'm so happy she talked about this because so many of us hide our debt in shame instead of bringing it out to light.  

Sierra took everything she learned and now helps people who are in a similar position as her get out of debt and grow their savings and investment portfolio.  

Then, she started the I Don't Do Budgets podcast to share stories, advice, and insight into how we look at money.  

Here's what we talk about: 

• How money is talked about in the Black Community 
• The moment she realized she needed to do something about her debt 
• How her experience has allowed her to make a business out of helping other people to get out of debt 
• Why Sierra doesn't do budgets
• How going into Sephora without a plan is always a

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Sierra Howard

Email: [email protected]  | Instagram: @idontdobudgets | Website: idontdobudgets.com

The Glow Up Podcast

Email: [email protected] | Instagram: @glowuppodcast | Twitter: @glowuppodcast | Facebook: The Glow Up Podcast