Raise your hand if you answered YES to this question!  We see you.  We are right there with you, wishing it wasn't’ the case, but so often we allow our fear of criticism to stop us from pursuing our dreams, our passions, and this keeps us feeling stuck and unfulfilled!

In this episode, we took a raw and real look at why we “hold back” from talking about our dreams, our journeys, our struggles, our desires; why we “hold back” from showing up and taking action as our authentic self.  We care too much about what people might think of us.  We put too much thought energy into worrying if we will be accepted or approved or liked by others.  We seek validation outside of ourselves, and it leaves us feeling empty and lacking.  Why?  Well, we explored a short passage in Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, in the section called “Fear of Criticism.”  Here is the quote that Sara read from page 269: “The fear of criticism robs people of their initiative, destroys their power of imagination, limits their individuality, takes away their self-reliance, and does them damage in a hundred other ways.”

Four tips we shared with our listeners if you are fearing criticism:

1. Become aware of your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.  Write it on a piece of paper.

2. Ask yourself, “Is this thought/belief true?”

3. Write the opposite thought/belief that you want your brain to adopt.

4. Burn the paper with the false belief on it to symbolize it is gone and no longer yours.

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Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

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You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

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Kelly Armstrong: 

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Lisa Taylor: 

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Do you have goals and passions but have not taken action to “make them happen?”  Did you hit a disappointment or perceived failure and now feel stuck there?  This episode spoke to all 3 of us even as we were recording it.

We dove into a section in the Chapter called “Persistence” in the book Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill.  Sara and Kelly shared how they have been feeling like they have not been taking action in the pursuit of their dreams, and feeling stuck in what to do to get rid of that feeling.

Here are a few of the Symptoms of Lack of Persistence we touched on:

1. Failure to recognize and clearly define exactly what you want.

    10. Willingness, even eagerness, to quit at the first sign of defeat.

    11. Lack of organized plans, placed in writing where they may be analyzed.

    12. The habit of neglecting to move on ideas, or grasp opportunity when it presents itself

    13. Wishing instead of willing.

    14. Habit of compromising with poverty instead of aiming at riches–a general absence of ambition to be, to do, and to own.

To study the rest of the 16 symptoms in this book, grab your own copy here: https://amzn.to/452tKkH  and know that your purchase is helping to keep our podcast on the air.  Thank you!

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

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You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

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Lisa Taylor: 

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Have you been struggling to believe something will come true in your life?  Are your thoughts and beliefs actually working against you?  In today's episode, Sara shares how she put one simple mantra into work first in her mind and then in her actions.  During her recent trip to Italy, there was a train that went on strike, so they were not able to use their tickets, but didn’t get a refund.  And Sara made the decision to step out in belief that this money would be refunded to her, and it was!  She took action in alignment with her goal being achieved, she said her mantra of “I am so happy and grateful now that money comes to me in expected and unexpected ways.”   And with repeated that mantra came a child-like, playful faith filled with lightness and anticipation.  Sara released the time line and the “how” and simply took action after new ideas were “downloaded” into her mind because she was staying in a state of belief.  Sara stayed connected with her goal every day, and grew her child-like belief by emotionally connected to her goal and feeling the joy of that money being refunded to her.  When we stay open, unexpected ways and means present themselves.

We referenced the book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill when he said, “Your belief or faith is the element that determines the action of your subconscious mind.”  If you would like to read more about growing your belief, please know when you order using this link, you are helping to support the continued production of our podcast.  Thank you.

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Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

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You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

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Mama guilt is a real thing!  Whether you feel guilty for spending time away from your kids or feel guilty that you are not spending enough time with your kids, mama guilt can be a big weight on your shoulders.  But does it just come with the territory, or can we choose to think differently.  

In today’s episode, our goal is to encourage you to create goals and give value to setting time aside for people connections.  We are made for connection.  Add connecting with certain people to your “to-do” list and choose to feel good about that.  Having a mix of task goals and people connection goals will give your summer the balance and satisfaction that you are desiring.  Mama guilt doesn’t have to be your dominant mode of feeling!  What are the things and people that are most important to you?  Write your goals down and add them to a time block, and make the rest of this day, week, month, year, or season intentional and free of the mama guilt!

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

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You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

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[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

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Episode 71: Growing your Belief

We started off today with a Bob Proctor quote, “You don’t have to know how.  You just have to believe you can.”  Isn’t that the truth?  When we believe it will be done (and step out in faith/ belief it is already done) then the “how” will present itself.  

That is what this episode is all about.  

Lisa shared how she had been reinvigorated to write out her “now goals” and tape them to her bathroom mirror, and repeat them  several times a day, evoking the feeling of increased belief and faith.  She wanted to sell her truck and purchase a newer car for herself, and so she had some fun with this.  She stepped out and like a little child, believed that it was going to happen and her job was to believe and then be ready to receive.  Maybe not ready to receive the goal, but often before that happens, when we stay “open to receive” what we receive are what we like to call “divine downloads,” creative ideas that we would not have had if we weren’t in this state of expected belief.   Yet, as we stay “open to receive” ideas, and step out and take action in alignment with our faith, amazing things happen and goals are brought to completion!  

We want to encourage our listeners to grow their belief and step out in that faith, expecting to receive and watch these things to happen in your life as well.

All 3 of us have read and studied Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, and we are encouraging you to get a copy and learn along with us.  Here is the link to order yours: book: https://amzn.to/3JM7tzp  Know that your purchase helps us keep this podcast on the air. Thank you.

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

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You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

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Lisa Taylor: 

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Have you reached a goal recently and now wonder what is next?  Or have you been so busy with the “to-do’s” of family, parenting, job, etc. that you have forgotten about your own passions, desires, and goals?  If so, this episode will inspire you and remind you that you can always pause, reset, restart, and refocus on the things that matter most to you.

In today’s episode we encouraged our listeners to get back to “your roots” meaning, get back to getting quiet and listening to your thoughts, feeling, desires, and aspirations.  Get refocused on what it is that matters most to you.  Allow your heart to remind you of your passion and purpose.  Kelly, Sara, and Lisa have all been on a journey and for Kelly moving back to Colorado signifies the end of a chapter or goal, and now she is asking herself, “Now what?”  What direction does she want for this new chapter of her life?  And we would encourage you to do the same.  To begin a habit of getting quiet, perhaps first thing in the morning, and spending some quiet moments with yourself asking your soul these questions:

1. What do I want the second half of this year to look like?

2. How am I feeling about the different areas of my life,  at this moment?

3. What is it that “lights me up,” gets me excited, and just the thought of it motivates me to take action?

We want to help you awaken the desires and dreams you have inside your soul.  All 3 of us have read and studied Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, and we are encouraging you to get a copy and learn along with us.  Here is the link to order yours: book: https://amzn.to/3JM7tzp  Know that your purchase helps us keep this podcast on the air. Thank you.

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

In this episode, Lisa coaches both Sara and Kelly on questions that aid in helping them to discover and narrow in on what matters most to them based on past experiences in their life.  You can do this exercise through journaling or even using a voice memo app, but we modeled how a coach can play a role in reflecting back to you some of the key words you used and possible core values.

Here are the 3 questions Kelly and Sara were asked:

1. What were some moments in your life that brought you the greatest joy and fulfillment? 

2. Write about a time(s) when you felt disempowered?

3. At the end of your life, what is the legacy that you want to leave behind?  What do you want to be remembered for?

For a complete list of questions and your FREE copy of our Core Values Assessment,

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Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

Maybe you have heard the words “core values” but do you know what your core values are, or the purpose of having core values?  In this episode, we introduced this valuable tool to help us discover and live aligned with what matters most to us!

Lisa shared that being involved with a direct sales company first introduced her to dreaming and asking herself, “What is your WHY?”  This got her thinking beyond her present existence, but over time, the question lost its power, becoming trite and overused.  Since then, Lisa has taken several Core Values Assessments and has found this exercise, along with journaling, to be instrumental in understanding what matters most to her.

Knowing your core values has two big benefits:

1. It helps you better understand who you are, how you are wired, and what naturally would be important to you.

2. It helps you to make better decisions and have a clearer direction in life, because you can determine which choices align with your core values.

For a free copy of our Core Values Assessment, we  would encourage you to join our free Facebook community at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

You can also SUBSCRIBE and watch us on Youtube at www.youtube.com/@wakeupanddreampodcast

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

If you have been following this series, you have learned how Sara went from feeling overwhelmed, worried, and full of mom guilt to Sara doing the inner work we love to talk about, and it resulted in her anchoring her thoughts and emotions on one word: Excitement!

In this episode, Sara shares how by doing this inner work of shifting her thoughts and emotions prompted some incredible “flow” and creative ideas for things the boys could do while mom and dad were away, but how one little stuffed animal, name Picco created such incredible excitement and connection, even those they were a half a world apart from each other physically.

Sara shares some of her travel adventures, highlights, and tips with us, so if you have any plans for travel as a couple or family, we would encourage you to check this episode out! 

We would encourage you to share your thoughts and ideas with us when you join our free Facebook community at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

You can also SUBSCRIBE and watch us on Youtube at www.youtube.com/@wakeupanddreampodcast

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

If you haven’t listened to Episode 65, we would encourage you to do so, as this is really Part 2 of a 3-part series where we have been getting a sneak peak into Sara’s life.   In Episode 65, Sara shared how she shifted her thinking around her upcoming trip to Italy with her husband.  Before, she was filled with feelings of anxiety, worry, mama guilt, and all the things.  But doing this inner work allowed her to shift her thinking and therefore shift her emotions around this trip, and ultimately created the results that she desired.  It is such a magical story!

In this episode, Sara shared more of the specific ideas that she put into place in the days prior to leaving, and how focusing on the word “excitement” played a key role in allowing her heart and mind to remain at peace.  Listen in to here how Sara “stayed in a state of flow” because she was anchored in this focus on making this a time of “excitement” for not only her anniversary trip, but also created excitement around how to keep the boys engaged and included in their trip as well.  These ideas are genius!

Do you get anxious about traveling without your kiddos?  Or perhaps you are a young mom and the thought of leaving them creates a lot of unsettled emotions.  If this is you, you will be so encouraged by Sara and how she put this inner work to work for her benefit, but more than that, she modeled for her boys how to make a conscious decision as to the feelings you desire to have in the future, and start feeling them now.  This will give you the results  you want, just by focusing on one word and feeling all the good feelings sparked by that word.

Share your thoughts and ideas with us when you join our free Facebook community at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

You can also SUBSCRIBE and watch us on Youtube at www.youtube.com/@wakeupanddreampodcast

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor