When it comes to achieving goals, failure isn't the enemy, BOREDOM is.

Any big goal we make requires a shift in behavior, a new habit or set of habits. We hit the ground running, packed with motivation and excitement...so why can't we make it stick? What's the key?

This episode we're talking about the thing we have to get comfortable with in order to stick it out and succeed - BOREDOM. Buckle up - 2021 is sure to be a wild ride, but I think we're up for it!

Failure is not the antithesis of success, it's a prerequisite for BIG success.

On this week's episode I'm sharing one of the biggest "failures" of my career, how it wrecked me, and how it ended up serving me in the long run. The reason I'm sharing this? I hope it will serve as an example that FAILING is not only NOT the end, but it's a NECESSARY step in making it BIG time. Failing is inevitable, and while it feels like crap in the moment, I think we have so much to learn from our failures.

Listen in this week to learn how I process that grief, how I mentally switch gears, and get back up. It's not about failing, it's about failing FORWARD.

You are the product of the 5 people you spend the most time with.

I'm sure you've heard that phrase before, but have you thought about it? Have you thought about the impact of the people you surround yourself with on your daily habits? Your mindset? Your success? Your GROWTH?

As we head into a new year, it's natural to start thinking about goals and dreams and prayers for the coming year. We make these goals and then we shoot for them, but how often to we follow-through?

If you're not considering the effect of your PEOPLE on your PROGRESS, then you're missing a HUGE piece of the puzzle! Let's talk about it!

It's time. It's time to stop the cycle of "I went through it, so you have to too!" It's time to use what we've learned from our STRUGGLES and SUPPORT those who come after us.

And that's PRECISELY what today's guests, Dr. Ashley Gray and Dr. Monica Tarantino are on a mission to do. They've joined forces to form Vets on the Rise, a fantastic resource for newer graduates in veterinary medicine.

But what makes this particular partnership so special is that they're using their experience to BETTER the experience of those who come after them. They're NORMALIZING the very real and normal STRUGGLE of the first year out of school in addition to putting together resources to REDUCE THE STRUGGLE.

It's my honor to welcome these women to the podcast this week for a discussion of all things relating to that very struggle.

And if you want more of these two - you can find them on Instagram: @southernpetvet @seniordogdoc and @vetsontherise

Additional Resources:

- veterinariansontherise.com

- Becoming a Millennial Veterinarian, a book by Dr. Ashley Gray

Live life on PURPOSE.

This is the legacy of my friend, Brittany Crosby.

This weekend marked one year on earth without her. That's still somewhat incomprehensible to me, but here we are. If you don't k now Brittany, well I sincerely encourage you to find her account on Instagram and read her posts, because even though she's not walking the earth with us anymore, she continues to inspire me with her words.

After her diagnosis at 27 years old of stage 3c ovarian cancer, she fought, she leaned into her story and shared it with so many, and she demanded of us that we life our lives ON PURPOSE. That we STOP walking through our OWN STORIES aimlessly. That we STOP being AFRAID of our dreams and GO AFTER THEM. Because we simply don't know how much time we have on this earth.

Not a day has gone by in the past year that I haven't thought about Britt, wondered what she might say or what she might think about one thing or another. And it was her voice in my head that told me to stop being so SCARED and launch this dang podcast. It's because of HER this community exists.

My words could never really do justice for who Brittany was and is, but I hope you'll find her words and her legacy an inspiration like the thousands of others who knew her (in real life or via social media), and loved her.

Miss you, B. Love you.

Have you ever felt like you've invested so much into so something that you simply can't just walk away? Even if it's slowly killing you?

So much time.

So much money.

So much effort and heart.

That you feel STUCK in a job, relationship or situation that you know in your gut isn't where you want or need to be, but you just can't seem to CHANGE it or LEAVE it, because you feel like it would be a WASTE?

Today's episode features former attorney, Goli Kalkhoran. She walked away from the law after a lifetime of working towards this exact goal...and she's never been more fulfilled.

Goli shares with us how she got to where she is, what she had to face to get there, and how she's now coaching professionals on how to change and/or QUIT a mediocre life!

Whether you want to QUIT and find your REAL purpose, or you desperately love what you do but HATE how you do it, this episode is for you. YOU DESERVE A FULL LIFE.

& if you're like me and now fully obsessed with Goli and want more of her you can find her on Instagram @lessonsfromaquitter , on her website lessonsfromaquitter.com or her podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/6N1ycFhbi9SpYXew3NrhSF?si=V7XTDINETh62UtjAtdlrbw (Spotify)

No one will advocate for you more than you advocate for yourself.

This week's episode talks about a form of self care which is standing up for yourself and asking for what you WANT, not JUST what you NEED.

Are you ready for the challenge?

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but you're doing incredible things.

Just keep going.

If you've ever felt STUCK or you can't seem to move out of that in a FUNK feeling, then this week I've got a treat for you.

Inspired by a recent funk of my own (I was feeling more than a little irritated the other day), I wanted to create this episode to share the skills (and the reasons behind them) that I've developed over the past few years that have helped me move through and OUT of that roadblock that is "STUCK". 

In today's episode we're not just talking about the WHY we get stuck, but the HOW to get UNSTUCK. It isn't how many times we get knocked down, right? It's how fast we get back up that counts!

It's not all about you.

Oh, I mean that in the NICEST way possible, that more often than not, the way people engage with us has NOTHING to do with US, and EVERYTHING to do with THEM. And when we make the CHOICE to not take anything personally, we are free from carrying the weight of other people's opinions, other people's actions, and other people's behavior. And that my friend, is too heavy a burden to carry.

I hope this week's episode will help give you some freedom to honor what YOU think of you more than what anyone ELSE does!