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It's true that you are beautiful just as you are.  Tish Lee is on the show today and she’s here to help us be our authentic and beautiful selves.  Tish is on a mission to encourage women of all sizes to be comfortable in their own skin without apology.  In today's episode, we see just how true that is. 

Each post on Tish's Instagram shows her authentic self.  In this interview, she gets a little personal with us, discussing how she handles internet trolls and her own self-consciousness.  It does not matter where you are in your life, you are perfect and you do not have to defend yourself in order to be yourself.  This episode is uplifting, enlightening, and inspiring at the same time.  Come listen and feel our body-positive energy flow!

Resources:

Accountability and Recovery Inspirational Coloring Pages

ShiningSelf.Com

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Is mindset ever basic?  Mindset work is something I have done on my own without even realizing it. When you think you've completed the work on a topic, you hit the finish line, and then BAM! It has returned.  We help you overcome imposter syndrome and procrastination in today's episode.

Here are a few ways I keep myself aware when I'm getting in the way of my life and business.  If you take a moment to reflect on what you are doing, you may discover that you are running from success. It's up to you to create, so let yourself experience the frustrations and the feelings.  Take a listen, I might be able to help you identify your signs and guide you on how to stop them.

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**DISCLAIMER: this podcast episode has sensitive subject matter regarding suicide. If you need help, If you're having suicidal thoughts, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to talk to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area at any time (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). If you are located outside the United States, call your local emergency line immediately.

Heyyy, we're talking to Iva Ursano today.  She has some amazing stories to share with us.  Iva is the epitome of perseverance. After an abusive relationship, she moved to a new country.  She let her tea leaf reader decide which country!  Can you believe that?!  She made a complete career change. Teaching herself about freelance writing with YouTube videos.  She’s had her income completely wiped out due to Facebook and Pinterest business model changes. And through all that, she’s still winning. She is a true bada$$.

 In Iva's inspiring story, you'll learn that no matter how low you seem, you're never out of options.  Besides being a writer, she's also a coach who says what needs to be said.  Having strong feelings is not something she fears, and in today's episode, she explains why it's important to have them and how to deal with them.  I hope you will find her grit and determination as inspiring as I do.

Iva Ursano is a retired hairstylist turned freelancer from Ontario Canada living a life of freedom and joy in Guatemala. Her two main goals in life are to inspire people around the world with her blogs and to feed hungry little bellies in the poor town she now calls home.

Iva completely reinvented her life in 2012 after leaving an abusive relationship and hitting rock bottom. She left her 25+ year hairstyling career and became a freelance writer. In 2015 she moved to Guatemala, a place she now calls home, and teaches other women how to completely transform their lives in midlife and beyond.

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Blazing Trails

Blazing Trails Podcast

Blazing Trails Courses

Are you using the blame game and not taking control of your business and life choices?  Self-responsibility and taking charge of your business?  There is a tendency to think that we don't have to know everything in business.  However, there are a few things you should know.  In order to succeed in business, you must own it. It's important to listen to your gut instinct.  In business, following other people's processes and plans isn't a good idea.  Create your own.  Be true to yourself.

Our topic today is your business mindset.   Make your business unique by listening to what you already know.  Learning from your mistakes and figuring out how to do better next time.  Don't play the blame game, own your mistakes, and create the business you want.

Resources Mentioned:

 Get Past Your Sh*t book on Amazon

I'm chapter 13 and it's my epiphany/wake up call.

A person's journey to overcome anxiety can last a lifetime.  It makes many of us freeze in our tracks and feel panicked.  My guest today is Tara Hayes, author of Panic to Picnic: How to Find Your Own Personal Path to Peace of Mind.  She is here to eliminate our fears and remind us that you can be an expert, even if you need help.

Our business is influenced by our fears and anxieties.  We must embrace those fears in order to succeed.  Talking about our fears and anxieties takes courage.  Tara talks about her RACE to Recovery and how she was able to face her fear and anxiety, accept what works, and push herself to come out on the other side.  Get on board with us as we ride the rollercoaster of anxiety and discover what's beyond the fear.

Tara Martina Hayes is an Author and Mental Wellth Mentor who is dedicated to helping anxious working women like herself to heal while she heals herself.

Tara took the bold decision of leaving her education as she realized that her background doesn't completely align with what she currently does and her purpose which is to help heal others.

Tara went on to become a self-published author of her book, 'Panic to Picnic: How to Find Your Own Personal Path to Peace of Mind'. She decided to start her page on Instagram to help working women overcome worry, fear, and anxiety to regain control of their lives.

Her page teaches tips for anxiety management as well as entrepreneurship and business growth tips.

This includes different activities like journaling, nutrition, exercise, and developing a positive mindset.

She is also the owner of Tarafied Publishing, LLC in which she helps Wannabe Introverted Female Entrepreneurs self-publish their stories.

Connect with Tara:

Panic to Picnic

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Consider yourself to be an expert?  Is an expert required to have a degree, certification, or to be a professor?  Many of us overlook the fact that we have decades of experience.  You may not realize it, but as you learn and share, people see you as an expert.  Don't let imposter syndrome rob you of your expertise. If you've helped people, you are an expert.

Val shares valuable advice about how to know when you are an expert at something in this episode.  And whether your expertise is credible, even if your own social media does not reflect that.  Take a moment to reflect on that internal struggle, learn why you think you might not be an expert, and she will give you options on how to quiet that voice or shut it up for good.  Other people may view you differently than you view yourself.  Now is the time to understand that!

Resources Mentioned:

Kelly’s Coaching Ladder link

Can you identify your feelings of failure?  Is perfectionism, avoidance, control, and feeling behind one of your biggest struggles?  Maybe you worry about it all.  It is possible to alleviate the fear of failure that weighs you down if you know your triggers.  To get out of a self-sabotage rut, you need to recognize and redirect your efforts.  

We're going to talk today about failure and who cares if you fail.  It's equally important to ask - who cares if you succeed and what if you do succeed?  As entrepreneurs, we often overthink and overanalyze our businesses.  Things are constantly changing, and those changes can cause anxiety and stress.  We need to break out of that cycle, recognize our symptoms, and surround ourselves with people who will lift us up and help us achieve our potential.

Have you ever been accused of being too quiet?  Shy? Loud?  Or just a little too much?  As individuals, we all have unique personalities; being told that we are too much can be a drain on the psyche.  You are, essentially, listening to people who tell you that your personality needs to change.  You aren't good enough.  Don't listen!

I'm diving into the topic of personality today.  You know, that part of you that makes you unique and qualified to be you.  Listening to those negative feelings around your personality is holding you back from the next step in your life.  Let's talk about how to embrace our personality and attract the people who love us (and our personality).

Resources Mentioned:

Who the Hell Are You Talking To  https://valselby.com/who-the-hell-are-you-talking-to/

Have you reached the limit of your comfort zone?  You know, that place where you think, "I'm not good enough.".  That is where self-doubt thrives.  There is a part of you that thinks you aren't good enough, even if you take one more class, learn one more thing, and become an 'expert' in this last thing.  I'm sure you've experienced this feeling.  Everyone has.

What if you could put an end to imposter syndrome?  Let's talk about what makes someone an expert and how you feel about them.  The moment you feel scared or uncertain of yourself, you are stretching your comfort zone.  This stretch is crucial to growing your business.  Come on, let's talk about leaning into the stretch and learning to embrace the path you are taking.

Lack of focus is the number one stumbling block most people tell me.  The problem is that they can't keep a focus, they want to do everything but find themselves stretched in many directions at once.  They are looking for an angle, a course, or a coach to help them find their focus and make it work for their company.  We are often distracted in so many directions that we miss the implementation part, which keeps us unfocused. 

Staying focused is what we are talking about — identifying these steps and implementing them. Find your three most important tasks for the day, stay within the scope of those tasks, and complete them. Let’s make sure we have our ideal client.  Let’s stop comparing ourselves and our businesses to others.  And let’s focus on positive outcomes. This first episode dives right into our businesses and keeping on task.  Now let’s turn up the volume on your business.

Resources Mentioned:

Who the Hell Are You Talking To?