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  • 25 | Not a Girl Boss or a Stay-at-Home Wife, but Somewhere in Between

    Avani Jain reflects on the duality of life and identity. She discusses her experience of feeling caught between different roles and labels, such as being a girl boss or a stay-at-home wife. Avani emphasizes the importance of creating our own unique mix of identities and not subscribing to societal expectations. She shares personal stories of stepping away from social situations and learning to be comfortable with being alone. Avani also explores the challenges of making and maintaining friendships in her thirties, highlighting the need for patience and boldness in cultivating meaningful connections.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Embrace Life's Duality: Embrace the duality of life and the opposing feelings that reside within us. It is human to experience conflicting emotions.
    • Be Uniquely You: Create your own unique mix of identities and don't feel pressured to fit into societal expectations or labels.
    • The Art of Solitude: Learn to be comfortable with being alone and enjoy your own company. It is okay to step away from social situations when needed.
    • Friendships in Your Thirties: Making and maintaining friendships in your thirties requires patience and time. Be bold in reaching out and be patient in cultivating deeper connections.
    • It's Okay to Cancel Plans: Canceling plans is okay. Protect your energy and don't overcommit yourself.
    • High-Quality Connections: Choose the right people to spend your life with and prioritize high-quality, meaningful friendships.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction and Honesty

    03:47 Embracing Opposing Feelings

    06:08 Creating Your Own Mix of Identities

    09:20 Unsubscribing from Societal Expectations

    14:51 The Power of Canceling Plans

    25:07 Patience and Boldness in Friendship


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    25 min
  • 24 | The Cost of the Hustle, Zoom Calls from the Car, & Trusting Others

    Avani Jain discusses the concept of the hustle and what it's costing us. She shares a conversation she had with a friend about the cost of not reaching goals and how it made her realize the importance of considering the cost of achieving goals. Avani reflects on her own experience of hustling and the turning point when she realized it wasn't worth it. She emphasizes the need to prioritize health, relationships, and overall well-being while pursuing success. Avani also talks about the importance of trusting and delegating to others, as well as the identity shift required to create a more balanced and fulfilling life.

    Today on Unsubscribe:

    Weigh the Costs of Reaching Your Goals: Consider the cost of achieving goals, not just the cost of not reaching them.

    Put Health and Relationships First: Prioritize health, relationships, and overall well-being while pursuing success.

    Trust and Delegate for a Balanced Life: Trust and delegate to others to create more balance and fulfillment.

    Transform Your Identity for Fulfillment: Undergo an identity shift to align with a more balanced and fulfilling life.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction: The Controversial Take on the Hustle

    03:06 Considering the Cost of Achieving Goals

    08:56 The Turning Point: Realizing the Cost of the Hustle

    12:30 Trusting and Delegating to Others

    22:46 The Flip Side: Considering the Cost of Goals

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    22 min
  • 23 | From Pseudo-Productivity to Slow Productivity

    Avani discusses the concept of slow productivity and how it has changed her approach to work. She shares insights from Cal Newport's book, Slow Productivity, and highlights the importance of reducing obligations, giving time to big goals, and obsessing over the quality of work. Avani emphasizes the need to move away from the culture of pseudo productivity and focus on meaningful results. She also talks about the freedom and fulfillment that comes from aligning work with personal values and goals.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Slow Down: Slow productivity involves reducing obligations and focusing on what matters the most.
    • Big Goals, Steady Pace: Big goals require time and should not be rushed.
    • Quality Over Quantity: Obsessing over the quality of work leads to greater impact and fulfillment.
    • Beware of Busyness: Pseudo productivity is a culture of busyness without meaningful results.
    • Align and Thrive: Aligning work with personal values and goals brings freedom and fulfillment.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to Slow Productivity

    03:23 The Era of Pseudo Productivity

    05:22 Chapter 1: Embracing Slow Productivity

    08:24 Chapter 2: Giving Time to Big Goals

    12:08 Chapter 3: Obsessing Over Quality

    14:01 Chapter 4: Breaking Free from Pseudo Productivity


    References:

    https://calnewport.com/my-new-book-slow-productivity/


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    16 min
  • 22 | Cozy Hobby Era, Lo-Fi Mornings, & Widening the Base of Support

    Avani discusses re-entering her cozy era, widening her base of support, and romanticizing life once again. She shares a personal story about accepting help and the importance of widening the base of support in our lives. Avani also talks about her love for cozy hobbies, such as coloring and playing video games, and how they help her relax and indulge in self-care. She emphasizes the need to prioritize self-care and create a cozy and abundant environment in our lives. Avani also shares her low-effort morning routine and recommends the Superlist app for organizing tasks and creating structure in daily life.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Strength in Numbers: Widening the base of support in our lives allows us to lean on others and create a strong foundation of support.
    • Cozy Hobbies for Self-Care: Engaging in cozy hobbies, such as coloring and playing video games, can help us relax and indulge in self-care.
    • Overflow of Abundance: Creating a cozy and abundant environment in our lives can lead to a sense of overflow and fulfillment.
    • Morning Bliss: Prioritizing self-care and creating a low-effort morning routine can set the tone for a positive and productive day.
    • Organized Life: Using organizational tools like the Superlist app can help create structure and manage tasks effectively.


    Chapters

    00:00 Re-entering the Cozy Era

    02:51 Widening the Base of Support

    09:31 Indulging in Cozy Hobbies

    13:07 Creating a Cozy and Abundant Environment

    20:43 Organizing Tasks with Superlist

    Reference:

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    23 min
  • 21 | Prenups, Splitting Finances, Crypto 101, & Getting Fired

    Avani Jain discusses various topics related to money, career, and personal growth. She starts by talking about investing in cryptocurrency and emphasizes the importance of education and understanding the philosophy behind it. Avani also shares her approach to splitting finances with her significant other, highlighting the importance of building a life together and creating a joint account. Lastly, she offers advice on how to bounce back after being fired, encouraging self-reflection and seeing it as an opportunity for growth.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Learn Before You Invest: Educate yourself before investing in cryptocurrency and understand the philosophy behind it.
    • Building a Future Together: When splitting finances with a significant other, focus on building a life together and create a joint account.
    • Grow from the Experience: After being fired, reflect on your role in the situation and use it as an opportunity for personal growth.
    • Turn Setbacks into Opportunities: See setbacks as a chance for something better to come into your life.


    Chapters:

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:00 - Money, career, and personal growth

    04:00 - Crypto investing for beginners

    08:30 - Splitting finances with a significant other

    16:00 - Importance of financial alignment

    18:20 - Rebounding after being fired

    22:20 - Conclusion


    References:

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    21 min
  • 20 | Travel/Life Org Tips + Working With a Personal Assistant

    Avani Jain answers questions about organization and money. She shares her tips for organizing trips, including using project management tools like ClickUp and creating templates for planning and packing. Avani also discusses how she organizes her life using project management systems and communicates with her assistant. She emphasizes the importance of having systems in place to reduce stress and create peace of mind. The next episode will focus on the topic of money.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Transform Your Travels: Use project management tools like ClickUp to organize and plan trips, creating templates for tasks related to booking, researching, and packing.
    • Household Harmony: Create a centralized hub or wiki for household information, including preferred vendors, gift cards, and personal care providers.
    • Efficient Collaboration: Establish clear communication channels with your assistant, using tools like Slack and ClickUp for task management and documentation.
    • Stress-Free Living: Develop systems and processes to streamline and automate tasks, reducing stress and creating peace of mind.
    • Business Approach to Life: Apply organizational principles to personal life, treating it like a business to effectively manage adulting responsibilities.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction and Overview

    02:09 Organizing trips

    04:34 Packing and preparation

    06:49 Stress relief through organization

    09:07 Last-minute checklist before leaving home

    11:30 Organization system for life

    13:06 Using project management tools

    15:32 Creating a household wiki

    16:28 Communication channels with the assistant

    18:46 Using SimpleTexting and Zapier for task automation

    19:23 Importance of systems and organization

    21:32 Stress relief through organization

    23:47 Conclusion


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    23 min
  • 19 | Nervous System Regulation, People Pleasers Anonymous, + Recent Book/Pod Faves

    Avani Jain answers questions from her audience in an Ask Me Anything format. She discusses topics such as regulating the nervous system, recovering from people-pleasing, podcasts she's listening to, and the last book she read. Avani provides tips and tricks for regulating the nervous system, including breathing exercises, going outside, and setting boundaries. She emphasizes the importance of mastering firm boundaries for people-pleasers. Avani also shares her favorite podcasts, including Boss Babe, Make Shift Happen, and Manifestation Babe. The last book she read and recommends is 'Slow Productivity' by Cal Newport.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Unlocking Inner Calm: Regulating the nervous system involves identifying dysregulated states and implementing practices like breathing exercises, going outside, and setting boundaries.
    • Breaking Free: Mastering firm boundaries is crucial for recovering people-pleasers.
    • Top Podcast Picks: Avani recommends podcasts like Boss Babe, Make Shift Happen, and Manifestation Babe.
    • Boost Your Productivity: The book 'Slow Productivity' by Cal Newport offers valuable insights on productivity and quality.
    • Efficiency with Ease: Integrating practices from the book, such as focusing on quality and balancing scheduled and unscheduled time, can lead to more effective work.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction and gratitude for audience participation in AMA episode

    02:09 Discussion on being a generator and thriving in responding to questions

    04:38 Identifying dysregulated nervous system responses to stimuli

    08:15 Techniques for regulating the nervous system: short-term and long-term strategies

    10:39 Personal experiences and examples of dysregulated nervous system responses

    13:03 Explanation of firm boundaries as crucial for recovering people-pleasers

    17:42 Examples and insights on setting and enforcing boundaries to alleviate people-pleasing tendencies

    19:02 Podcast recommendations including Boss Babe, Make Shift Happen, and Manifestation Babe

    23:16 Overview and insights from Cal Newport's book "Slow Productivity"

    25:37 Integration of "Slow Productivity" concepts into personal and professional life

    27:45 Preview of upcoming topics on organization and finances, and gratitude for audience engagement


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    22 min
  • 18 | Subscribing to Relaxed Money Vibes & Overflow

    Avani Jain discusses the concept of relaxed money vibes and overflow. She emphasizes that money is energy and shares specific strategies and practices to cultivate a relaxed state of being when it comes to money. Avani talks about the importance of releasing the need to hold on tightly to money and instead embracing the idea of overflow. She provides daily practices such as affirmations and tapping videos, as well as weekly and monthly practices like visualization and budgeting. Avani also shares a once-in-a-while practice of leaving money with positive notes as a way to signal abundance and share the idea of overflow with others.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Harnessing the Power of Money as Energy: Money is energy and treating it as such can help attract abundance.
    • Cultivating Financial Success: Practicing a relaxed state of being when it comes to money can lead to greater financial success.
    • Daily Practices for Wealth: Daily practices such as affirmations and tapping videos can help shift mindset and attract wealth.
    • Weekly and Monthly Rituals: Weekly and monthly practices like visualization and budgeting can help manifest financial goals.
    • Spreading Abundance: Leaving money with positive notes as a once-in-a-while practice can signal abundance and share the idea of overflow with others.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction: Relaxed Money Vibes and Overflow

    06:23 Daily Practices for Attracting Abundance

    08:14 Weekly and Monthly Practices

    14:54 Once in a While Practice: Overflow Forward

    19:44 Recommended Resources

    21:45 Conclusion


    Resources:

    Morning Manifestation Tapping

    • Rich As F*ck: More Money Than You Know What to Do With by Amanda Frances https://amzn.to/3UaqwId
    • You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero https://amzn.to/49UeLvl
    • Magnetic Mindset: How To Make Love To The Universe And Manifest Anything by Gala Darling https://amzn.to/49R91Co


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    21 min
  • 17 | Sudden Goodbyes, Craving Freedom, and What I’m Unsubscribing to Right Now

    Avani shares her raw and vulnerable thoughts on recent events in her life, including the passing of a team member. She reflects on the fragility of life and the importance of honoring legacies. Avani also discusses the concept of freedom and the need to create space for oneself. She explores the idea of doing less for more impact and unsubscribing from oversubscribing. Additionally, Avani shares the content she is currently consuming, including books and podcasts that have inspired her.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Embracing Life's Fragility: Life is fragile, and it's important to appreciate the ephemerality of life and honor the legacies of those who have passed.
    • Unsubscribe for Freedom: Creating space and freedom in our lives requires unsubscribing from oversubscribing and doing less for more impact.
    • Energy Matters: Being intentional about the energy we surround ourselves with, both online and offline, is crucial for our well-being.
    • Fuel Your Growth: Consuming inspiring and thought-provoking content, such as books and podcasts, can fuel personal growth and transformation.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction and Raw Reflections

    10:01 Creating Systems for Freedom

    14:30 Releasing from Over-Scheduling

    19:23 Unsubscribing to Negative Energy

    24:49 Choosing Energies That Align

    32:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts


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    30 min
  • 16 | Using Life as Your Meditation

    This episode is all about power of softness, opening, and allowing in our lives. Avani shares her realizations from therapy and how she has been finding peace and stillness in the midst of a busy life. She talks about using yoga as a form of meditation with movement and the benefits of accessing the theta brainwave state. She emphasizes the importance of finding balance between the egoic state and the theta state and shares practical tips for grounding and practicing mindfulness in everyday moments.


    Today on Unsubscribe:

    • Embrace Peace and Stillness: Softness, opening, and allowing can bring peace and stillness in our lives.
    • Yoga as Meditation: Yoga can be a form of meditation with movement and can help access the theta brainwave state for healing and relaxation.
    • Balancing Ego and Theta States: Finding balance between the egoic state and the theta state is important for our well-being.
    • Mindfulness in Action: Practical tips like grounding into gratitude, cycling through breath, and using mantras can help us practice mindfulness in everyday moments.
    • Life as Meditation: Being present in the flow of doing and using life as a meditation can bring joy and fulfillment.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction: The Power of Softness, Opening, and Allowing

    00:31 Embracing Softness and Opening Up

    02:24 Letting Go of Makeup Expectations

    04:46 Finding Stillness in a Busy Life

    07:06 Yoga as Meditation with Movement

    09:18 Accessing the Theta Brainwave State

    11:38 Balancing the Egoic State and the Theta State

    13:45 Practical Tips for Mindfulness in Everyday Moments

    15:34 Using Life as a Meditation

    17:57 Grounding into Gratitude for Present Moment Awareness

    20:16 Developing Mantras for Centering and Grounding

    22:41 Soften, Open, Allow: A Powerful Meditation Practice

    24:46 Bringing Peace and Joy into Every Moment

    26:58 Conclusion: Living a Life of Meditation


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    22 min

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Unsubscribe is a podcast for the career-focused person who does it all – but is ready to finally put themselves first. Serial entrepreneur and retired people pleaser, Avani Miriyala, is here to…