Weaving Your Reality

Are you looking for a mentor? Do you find yourself seeking external validation when it comes to your business? I've been there.

In the past year, I've learned how to access my own inner mentor by developing my intuition.

It's awesome to have mentors and coaches that will challenge you to grow, but if you don't spend the time tuning up your own compass, it's not going to feel 100% aligned.

In this episode, I share my experience and invite you to pick a project this year and let it be guided entirely by your own inner mentor.

I'd love to hear about your experience with this in the Woke & Wired Facebook group, or email me [email protected]. I also invite you to send in your Qs and request for the next solo episodes.

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I met the best-selling author and motivational speaker Agapi Stassinipoulos at the WELL Summit, where we both spoke. Her keynote blew me away and left me feeling vulnerable, empowered and connected. I ran into Agapi again when her sister Arianna Huffington was hosting a breakfast at their Soho apartment. Agapi is a bright beam of light, and I learned a powerful lesson in believing in my work from her. The 5-minute meditation that she shares in this episode is guaranteed to shift your state and bring confident ease into your presence.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• How experiencing failure in her acting career led her to her spiritual journey
• Allowing vs hustling
• Lessons in money and the karma of finances
• How to allow your soul to come in and give you answers
• How to believe in yourself and your work
• How to overcome failure
• How to trust that everything's unfolding the way it should be
• The importance of surrounding yourself with people who believe in you
• How to raise your vibration and shift your consciousness
• Agapi's take on social media strategy
• Loving yourself by forgiving yourself

Watch the powerful 5-minute meditation from this episode on YouTube.

See all show notes from the episode on wokeandwired.com.

Have you heard of Dr. Will Cole's book "Ketotarian"? It's been shared by everyone from Dr. Axe to goop and Glossier's Emily Weiss. Ketotarian is not just another diet book, but a body of work that invites you to establish a powerful mind-body connection and love your body enough to nourish it with good foods. In this conversation, Dr. Will Cole and I cover subjects he hasn't covered in any other interviews. We talk about:

• Why his office starts the day with a meditation
• How being aligned on a personal level has impacted his business
• What Dr. Will Cole's day-to-day as a functional medicine doctor looks like
• How he decided to launch his online courses
• What role social media plays in his business
• The understated tea that he drinks every morning
• How to deal with comparison on social media and stay in your own lane
• Practical tools for feeling aligned
• What exactly is Ketotarian, a plant-centric approach to eating
• You can't heal a body you hate: the powerful role that mindset plays in your health
• Why learning to love yourself is an important part of wellness

See show notes on wokeandwired.com Connect with Dr. Will Cole:

• https://drwillcole.com/
• https://drwillcole.com/ketotarian/
• @drwillcole

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I met Sahara Rose on Instagram (of course!) many years ago. What we had in common was food blogging – that's how both of us started our online businesses. Since then, Sahara has transitioned from being a raw vegan blogger to being one of the top Ayurvedic authors and a successful entrepreneur that guides people to pave their path to freedom, joy and purpose through her online programs. In this episode, Sahara Rose shares her story of overcoming challenges to get to where she is today. We discuss:

• How she went from being a raw vegan blogger to healing her body with Ayurveda
• How that led her to following the calling to modernize Ayurveda
• How she powerfully chose the path of Ayurveda over law school
• How to connect to your inner voice
• The real money talk behind building her Ayurvedic content and online courses empire
• How she published a book with Penguin Random House
• Why she recommends self-publishing to anyone thinking of writing a book
• How she started creating passive income and wealth by giving up one-on-one health coaching sessions to launch online courses
• The most simple way to launch an online program with no experience
• How Sahara Rose pivoted her social media account from food to lifestyle (from @eatfeelfresh to @iamsahararose)
• The benefit of having your main instagram account under your real name
• How she grew her Instagram by almost 100K followers in a year
• Seeing Instagram as a sacred space
• How to set boundaries with social media and not get too energetically involved with it
• How to protect your energy on social media
• Entrepreneurship from an Ayurvedic lens

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sahara Rose's Podcasting Headset with Noise Cancelling Mic
• Sahara's Abundance Mindset Masterclass
• Crystal Criminals - Crystals IRL course

Connect with Sahara Rose:

• Instagram @iamsahararose
• Dosha quiz: iamsahararose.com
• HighestSelfPodcast.com

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This is a special episode that features my friend Katie Hess, founder of LOTUSWEI. In this conversation, Katie actually interviews me – this is an audio from Katie's FLOWERLOUNGE podcast.

See show notes here.

Some of the things we talk about are:

• How a broken heart, sleeping on a couch, and being kindly asked to leave the country led me to my path and current career
• The journey to the @breakfastcriminals Instagram success
• The balance between being present and sharing on social media
• How cultivating depth outside social media can promote endless possibilities
• How to successfully run both a personal Instagram account and a business account
• Some of the biggest challenges I've faced on social media
• What to do when your work and/or social media doesn't feel exciting anymore
• The importance of having a life on social media
• How to avoid creative burnout

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ksenia interviews Katie Hess for Woke & Wired (listen or watch it)
• Ksenia.nyc for social media offerings
• My video from the Amazon acai jungle

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Evan Rock left a high-power real estate job in LA to live off-grid in Hawaii, while sharing his inner journey through it all on YouTube. His wife Megan Moon left a job at one of NYC's hottest organic meal delivery companies to join Evan in Hawaii, and now they're building a family business using YouTube and Instagram. Moon and Rock share a holistic world of inner and outer alchemy through online content and products, offering their 58K+ YouTube subscribers a glimpse into their jungle living – not just the pretty moments, but also the dark and difficult moments of being human that lead to growth and transcendence.

I had the pleasure of meeting Meagan many moons ago in New York, and then visiting Evan in Hawaii, and following their journey has expanded my vision of what's possible. I hope this conversation moves you as much as it moved me!

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Evan Rock and Meagan Moon met thanks to YouTube
• How the Moon and Rock business started
• Evan and Meagan's Morning rituals that makes a world of a difference
• How Evan went from being a high-powered real estate executive in Los Angeles to living off-grid and diving into philosophy and meditation and sharing it all on YouTube
• How YouTube helped Evan write a book
• What Evan did to build two successful YouTube channels
• The sacrifices it takes to be in a relationship
• How to be in an expansive partnership
• How Meagan took over Evan's YouTube channel and grew it from 20K to 50K after being a private person with no social media presence
• What stopped Meagan from sharing on social media for many years, and how she broke her limiting beliefs by posting 30 videos in 30 days
• The biggest mistake many people make on social media
• Using the dark moments as your tool to grow and transcend
• Why comparison isn't necessarily a bad thing
• Meagan's social media strategy on Instagram and YouTube
• Practical YouTube growth tips
• How they work as a team on the production of their YouTube content to build their family business
• What's next for Moon and Rock
• Meagan's take on sponsored posts
• How they set boundaries with social media

See all show notes on wokeandwired.com

Connect with Meagan Moon and Evan Rock:

• moonandrock.com
• @meagan_moon
• @evan.rock

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Matt Belair went from being a snowboard bum to a host of a top spirituality podcast (Master Mind, Body and Spirit Show) and a best-selling author. The thing that hasn't changed is his love for martial arts, his open mind, and a strong desire to find the most effective tools and practices for self-mastery and positive impact on humanity.

In this very special and motivational conversation, we talk about:

• The most effective practices that he's learned from years of testing and interviewing top performers and spiritual leaders
• How doing 3 acts of kindness every day can transform your life
• How to achieve your goals from a state of fulfillment
• The sacrifices it takes to follow your dream
• Matt's personal top practices for connecting with the spirit
• Native American wisdom he's learned from David Lonebear
• Spirituality, social media and entrepreneurship
• How Matt started his top-rated podcast, Master Mind, Body and Spirit Show
• His experience reintegrating back into the world after Burning Man
• A journaling exercise to expand your consciousness
• How to set boundaries with technology and your phone
• The life-changing power of morning rituals
• Matt's relationship with money and the sacrifice it took to follow his dream
• The path of materialism and how to get over it
• Redefining success
• How shamanic death ritual changed his life

Show notes and quotes: https://wokeandwired.com/matt-belair-redefine-success-and-reach-your-highest-potential-through-3-acts-of-kindness

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Megan Bruneau is a therapist, entrepreneur and podcast host with over 12 years of counseling behind her back. She is known for being transparent about sharing her own story of eating disorder, anxiety and perfectionism. Through her writing and speaking, Megan has created a platform where she shares stories of challenge, shame and failure (her own and today's top entrepreneurs) on a personal and entrepreneurial level. Her mission to empower you to like yourself, follow your dreams and make it big.

See all show notes here.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Megan's journey from a licensed therapist to being an entrepreneur, a coach, a writer and a speaker
• How she juggles it all and how she plans to scale
• The relationship between spirituality, entrepreneurship and personal development
• Managing anxiety and depression
• Her discomfort with being perceived as an influencer
• Redefining being an influencer
• Her experience with the diet culture and weight loss messaging on social media
• The importance of viewing social media critically
• Seeing beauty in the mundane
• How Megan got 3,500 followers overnight after Melissa Hartwig mentioned her
• Bringing compassion and normalcy into social media
• The mistakes she made that prevented her Instagram growth
• How she became a MindBodyGreen contributor
• How she moved to New York
• How perfectionism may be holding you back in your life and how to move forward
• Why positive thinking doesn't always work and what to do about it

Mentioned in this episode:

• Megan's podcast, The Failure Factor
• Mark Groves @createthelove
• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

Connect with Megan Bruneau:

• meganbruneau.com
• @meganjbruneau
• Facebook

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Chinae Alexander knows her makeup, her worth, and how to build a community that cares. She's a badass entrepreneur, writer and speaker. We connected years ago (we share the story on the podcast), and I've watched her successfully pivot from being a fitness Instagrammer to a lifestyle personality and businesswoman. When we spoke together on a WELL Summit panel, I knew I needed to get her on my podcast, so here we go!

In this episode, we discuss:

• How we met at an influencer event and the big global brand deal Chinae has manifested since
• Being an influencer on a mission to change the world
• The social media strategy that got her 146K Instagram followers
• Creating an online community that's interested in more than your transformation photos
• Pivoting from a fitness blogger to a lifestyle personality signed with one of the top talent agencies
• The real reason she does IRL meetups with her followers
• Her plans to be in politics
• How she turned her social media presence into business when she was just starting out
• How to grow your business as a control freak
• Chinae's ethnicity
• A refreshing take on sponsored content
• Chinae's take on Flat Tummy Tea
• Why it's important to take your job as an influencer seriously
• Why it's more important to engage with sponsored content then regular content
• Her tips for creating aligned brand partnerships (both for brands and influencers)
• How to charge what you're worth
• The importance of investing money back into your business
• Getting Instagram verified

Connect with Chinae:

• @chinaealexander
• chinaealexander.com
• YouTube: Chinae Alexander

See all show notes here.

Watch the video version of this in-person interview on YouTube.

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Intuitive healer Chloe Elgar started her business journey as a holistic nutritionist and was quite successful at it. She had a history of severe eating disorders herself, which made her very good at helping others find peace with food. The problem was, somewhere deep inside she knew that it wasn't fully aligned with who she was. It wasn't until she was hit by a car that she responded to the wake-up call to slow down, listen to her intuition and pivot her business to being an intuitive guide, a superpower she was connected to since she was a child.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Using psychology and holistic nutrition to heal your relationship with your body
• How Chloe was visited by spirits as a child
• Running a successful holistic nutrition and finding the courage to admit that it wasn't aligned
• The important power of rest
• Pivoting her brand and social media presence from food to being a psychic guide
• Tools you can start developing now to connect to your intuition
• How the emotions you're experiencing are an indicator of your alignment
• Fear VS not being in alignment
• Her experience going to Elizabeth Gilbert and Cheryl Strayed's writing retreat
• What she learned from podcasting
• How she started her blog Chloe's Countertop overnight
• How to set boundaries with social media
• Chloe's relationship with money
• Redefining "witchy"

Connect with Chloe Elgar:

@channeledbychloe

channeledbychloe.com

Chloe's Book

Connect with Ksenia:

Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method

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