Up with Neeley Neal

In this episode, you will learn:

How Sarah has started multiple businesses alongside her corporate career, and being a mom to 2 wonderful teenagers!

Lessons Sarah has learned from favorite moments at events, and from her mother.

Resources + Links

Follow Sarah on Instagram @eventivebrush

Learn more on Sarah's website EVENTive Brush Website

Tune in to Sarah's podcast

EVENTive Entrepreneurs on Apple Podcasts

Free event checklist: Event Checklist Opt-In (eventivebrush.com)

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

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Show Notes:

We may be great connectors and cheerleaders, but we mean business! In this episode, I'm joined by my favorite event expert that I've had the pleasure of working with, Sarah Brush! Sarah has 20+ years of experience as event planner at a tech company, she and her husband started a side business together, and she has her own business as an event consultant. On top of being an event queen, she is an incredible mom of two, and one of the best connectors and supporters of her friends I know! We dive into ways event hosts can make their attendees experience special and connect them together, and what Sarah does to support herself with all the hats she wears!

02:30 What a day in the life looks like for Sarah Brush.

06:00 How the pandemic gave Sarah the time to connect with community outside of corporate.

08:15 Why are events so important for businesses from big corporations to small businesses?

09:40 Do you have a few events that you've been part of that stand out in your mind? 12:30 What was it like going to the Taylor Swift concert with your daughter?

17:15 What are you loving about having teenagers?

19:00 A lesson Sarah learned from her mom that she wants to pass on to her kids.

22:30 What do you do to support yourself as a busy mom?

27:30 How can we work with you for events?

In this episode, you will learn:

Why I'm focusing on longevity by living a happy healthy life NOW!

8 specific things I'm being intentional about in my life to take care of myself from the inside out!

Resources + Links

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

We're all getting older day by day, what are you doing to take care of yourself and live a full out life for the long haul? In this episode, I'm sharing 8 specific things I'm doing now in my 40's to focus on longevity and happiness in my life! Most of these things are pretty simple, but they ALL take intentionality! They're all things that make me feel my best from the inside out! The body you're living in is the only one you'll get, so what are you doing to take care of yourself? I'd love to hear some of the practices you have to focus on your longevity! Take a screenshot and tag me on Instagram with your favorite of the 8 things I mention in this episode, or even better something you would add to the list!

02:15 The mentor that showed me what it looked like to live a full out vibrant life.

05:00 Why I'm eating more protein! 06:40 Do you know what is going on with your hormones?

08:00 Why I decided to get invisalign again.

09:30 Are you making sure to drink enough water?

11:40 The toxins I'm eliminating from my life.

13:30 Investments I'm making in my skincare.

17:15 Kicking the Zoom fatigue and getting more active!

20:00 Why I'm focusing on my relationships and continuous education!

In this episode, you will learn:

It's possible to have abundant relationships and create abundant wealth!

How to stay in alignment with your spouse as an ambitious couple.

The gifts of financial literacy and relationship capital that keep on giving!

Resources + Links

Follow Kara on Instagram @kara_ayala

Follow Kara's exclusive female investor community on Instagram @reignand.co

Learn more about the Next Level Couple Community + Mastermind

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

One of my favorite people is joining me on the podcast! We met at Event Love back in 2020, and my goodness has so much growth and change happened for both of us since then! Today's guest, diving into money mindset, marriage, and new seasons of life and motherhood, is Kara Ayala! We talk about why women need to empower themselves in their financial literacy, the benefits of becoming an accredited investor, the immeasurable value of relationship capital, and ways to stay in alignment with your spouse especially through rapid seasons of growth!

03:00 What lessons and transitions have you been through since we met at Event Love in 2020?

06:15 Why is it so important for women to have financial literacy?

10:00 How do you begin taking ownership if you're a "damsel in denial" with your money?

16:20 Ways money is a mirror for where your mindset is.

19:00 What is an accredited investor, and what are the benefits of becoming one?

22:15 The beginning of Mike and Kara's entrepreneurial journey.

26:00 How are you exploring new things and growing in this new season of motherhood?

29:40 Ways to make sure we're staying in alignment as a couple.

34:20 Why is relationship capital so important?

In this episode, you will learn:

Why building a solid money mindset is the foundation of being able to create wealth.

That it's possible for us to rewrite the "money stories" we grew up with.

Some of my favorite podcasts about money and building wealth!

Resources + Links

Check out these podcasts I mention in the episode;

• Marriage Money & Mayhem with Kara Ayala: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marriage-money-mayhem/id1550317904

• Investing for Freedom with Mike Ayala:https://investingforfreedom.co/

• Bigger Pockets podcast: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcasts/real-estate

• Real Wealth podcast with Kathy Fettke: https://realwealth.com/real-wealth-show-podcast/

• Mind Your Business podcast with James Wedmore: https://www.mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

Working on your money mindset IS personal development. It's so closely woven into our beliefs about our own worth, and what we are capable of creating in this world. Money is a tool, which is so simple, but the meaning we give it goes deep. Whether you're new to this concept of money mindset, or this is a refresher for you, this episode is full of great questions to check in on your beliefs around money, and how they are impacting your ability to create new levels of wealth. You are worthy of being wealthy!

03:00 What is money mindset?

05:15 Exciting conversations coming up on the podcast that are SO MONEY!

09:20 What are the stories that were given to you about money growing up?

12:30 Having a positive money mindset is the foundation.

14:40 Some of my favorite podcasts about money and creating true wealth.

In this episode, you will learn:

What led Shelly to the Bridal and Prom business.

Growing the business from 1000 square feet to 12,000 square feet.

How Shelly has navigated working with family, and the ups and downs of business.

Resources + Links

Connect with Shelly

Instagram @shelly_wagner_11

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

I know you're just going to love today's guest! Shelly Wagner is my bestie, former college roommate, and in this episode we're chatting about her amazing bridal and prom store! The store that I happened to buy my wedding gown from! Shelly shares lessons she's learned along the way as she has grown as a business owner, navigated being in business with her family, and gone from 1000 square feet to 12,000 square feet (and everything that comes with it!) Tune in to hear from a true boss lady with a heart of gold!

01:40 Meet my bestie, former roommate, and boss lady Shelly Wagner.

07:15 How has your upbringing influenced your work ethic and understanding of business? 10:30 When you started your business did you know exactly how you wanted your consultants to run it?

13:00 Thoughts on running a business with family! 16:40 Moving on up from a very DIY'ed 1000 square feet to today with 12,000 square feet.

21:30 How do you train your employees with such a specific customer experience? 27:00 What was the transition like going from being so hands on in your business to growing your team?

31:15 What helps through the ups and downs of life and business?

35:30 Ways my husband has supported me in my business.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to identify those who you want to be on the journey with you vs those that are meant to play "NPC's" in your game of life!

Resources + Links

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

In today's world it can be all too easy to allow the opinions of others to get really loud. With social media it can be easy to forget that there are some people in our lives that are truly on the journey with us, and others who are simply meant to play "NPC" characters in our stories. Your family, those are the ride or die peeps, the ones you connect with and are there to enjoy the ride and weather the storms with you! Then there are NPC's who may be there to give you information, but aren't on the journey with you. It's meant to be this way and the beauty is you are free from feeling like you need to weigh EVERY opinion or people please. You don't have to be everyone's cup of tea and that's how it's meant to be! Take a second to audit who you've been bringing along on your journey, and who you'd like to invite to continue moving forward!

02:00 There's family and then there are NPC's (aka non-player characters).

03:20 Who's opinions actually matter in the grand scheme of your life game?

06:15 We all need a village, luckily you get to choose who is in your close village circle.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why time is just a construct! How to bend time in your favor!

Resources + Links

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

Repeat after me…time is a construct. You know that saying "Time flies when you're having fun"? On the flip side, we all know what it feels like when time is dragging on. Our perception of time can change, which means we can bend it in our favor! In this episode, I'm sharing some things we can do to work towards personal goals, and make the most of the time we have! After all, time is the most valuable thing we have, and we want to spend it intentionally! I'd love to hear what you are going to do more of, and less of, with your time moving forward! Shoot me a DM on Instagram so I can thank you for listening to this message and keep the conversation going!

02:00 Time is a construct.

05:15 How does our perception of time change in different situations?

06:40 What you can do to bend time in your favor.

09:00 The power of prioritizing your personal goals.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to turn FOMO into GOWI (aka Gratitude of What Is!)

A time I recently felt fear of missing out creep in, and what I did to make sure I spiraled UP instead of down!

Resources + Links

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

Next time to start to feel FOMO (aka Fear of Missing Out) take a moment of gratitude for what you have in your life. Both current experiences and past ones too! In this episode, I'm sharing a time I recently felt FOMO as I was otherwise engaged and couldn't make it to an event. It was the perfect opportunity to reflect, be present and grateful! That's when I came up with a new acronym, GOWI, Gratitude of What Is! All the feelings are meant to be felt, so it isn't about toxic positivity. It's making sure to have the full picture in mind when those feelings of FOMO creep in! Tune in to hear how I intentionally make sure I spiral UP instead of down!

01:00 What do you think about when you hear the acronym FOMO (aka Fear Of Missing Out)?

04:15 Do you spiral down or UP when you start to feel FOMO? 08:00 Reframing those feelings of missing out or missing the past into gratitude.

11:20 What does it look like to focus on doing upward spirals?

14:00 Replace FOMO with Gratitude of What Is (aka GOWI)!

16:30 How I'm committing to focus on gratitude, my strength, and what's to come next!

In this episode, you will learn:

The number 1 key to living a FULL OUT life! The life that is meant for you!

Ways to really attract and create what God is ready to bless you with.

How to stay in a state of positive expectation, especially during challenges.

Resources + Links

Connect with Neeley on Instagram @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win sisterhood & community. Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

How is living in positive expectation different from manifestation? We hear that word all the time, manifestation, and I have some thoughts about it that go deeper on faith, attracting, and creating more of what you want. What is meant for you! In this episode, I'm talking about how to live in a state of positive expectation, especially through challenges. It's truly knowing that great things are coming your way, in fact they're already surrounding you! If you are in a tough season, or a season of celebration and abundance (maybe for most of us a mix of all of the above) send me a DM on Instagram! I'd love to keep the conversation going, and know what's going on in your world during this season!

01:00 The first KEY to living a full out life!

03:15 How does having a positive expectation help you see and CREATE more positivity?

05:00 Ways to stay in a state of positive expectation as challenges arise.

07:20 What do you need right now in this season? Shoot me a DM on Instagram to keep the conversation going!

In this episode, you will learn:

My take on when it's helpful VS harmful to focus on your higher self.

Questions to ask if you are connecting to TRUE YOU.

Resources + Links

Connect with Neeley on Instagram: @neeley.neal

Shoot Neeley a Text: Click here to text now or send the word PEP to 480-418-7156 for weekly fired up motivation & messages!

Learn more about our Go Fit Win alumni sisterhood, that's now part of the all-new Fired Up! Network (FUN! Get it?) Join our email list for details & get your first routine today: http://start.gofitwin.com/first-routine-free

Show Notes:

Your higher self isn't someone who exists in the eternal future. Too often as ambitious women, we set these goals for our future and then mistake those goals for WHO we're meant to be. Don't get me wrong, I like the concept of having a higher self, the problem is when those goals that are a constantly moving goalpost show tell us that we're never quite there. Our higher self becomes an aspiration rather than who we really ARE now. In this episode, I share a different perspective on focusing on your Higher Self, something I've found to only point out what's lacking vs knowing and connecting to my TRUE SELF. My true self who is whole right now! Which one do you personally resonate with more? Shoot me a dm on instagram, and make sure to join my text list!

03:15 Is focusing on your aspirational "higher self" stealing your peace now?

05:00 When is it helpful to focus on your higher self vs when it becomes a disservice?

07:40 Your higher self isn't someone who exists in the eternal future.

08:15 What would it look like to connect and reacquaint yourself with TRUE YOU?

09:00 Your goals and the true you are NOT the same thing.

09:30 Who is the true you, and what would it feel like to show up as her today?