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Chandra Sanders shares her journey of personal growth and transformation, the essential upgrade. She discusses the importance of human sustainability, reframing challenges as opportunities for growth, and embracing a blank slate to create one's own identity. Chandra also highlights the need for workplaces to prioritize employee well-being and purpose, especially in the post-pandemic era. She addresses the challenges faced by individuals in their 40s and beyond, offering advice on finding balance and embracing change. Chandra encourages introspection and self-care as essential steps towards personal and professional growth.

Timestamps:

(03:24) Understanding Human Sustainability

(08:54) Embracing Challenges as Opportunities for Upgrade

(13:06 )The Power of a Blank Slate

(19:14) Finding Transferable Skills and Embracing Change

(25:20) Transforming Workplaces for Human Sustainability

(30:23) Overcoming Ageism and Pivoting in Career Transitions

(36:04) Balancing Hustle and Harmony

(39:49) Preparing for an Essential Upgrade

Connect with Chandra Sanders here:

Instagram  - @officiallychandra 

Website: www.chandrasanders.co

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With a new name and direction, Paula shares her move to let go of the old and and embrace the bold - focused on amplifying the voices of what appears to be "your average person", daring to break the mold. Stop living on autopilot and find the courage to pursue your wild ideas, no matter what others think. 

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Timestamps:

0:10 Embracing Bold Ideas and Non-Conformity

2:12 Unconventional leaders making a difference

4:00 Overcoming fear and taking action despite it.

7:37 Prioritizing Helping Others Succees

9:38 Inner Power and Creativity

How can spending time with horses drastically change your life? Today’s guest, Genevieve Nicholas, shares her work as an Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator. Gen uses her horses as teaches on being present. Her work with women and teenage girls builds a feeling of safety, leadership and respect. Allowing her clients to walk away grounded, connected and confident in using their voice. We discuss different learning styles, making brave choices and developing the skill of speaking out as women.

Gen is a horse mad seasoned entrepreneur who has a passion for horses and being outdoors. Originally from Australia, Gen now calls Plano, Texas, home having made the move with her husband and two children back in 2012.   

Gen previously owned a successful café chain in Australasia, with five branches across Sydney. She had a strong career in corporate accounting and extensive leadership experience with a global corporate company. However, when she hit her forties Gen felt uninspired, done with the corporate life and was ready for a fresh start doing what she loved, with women who inspired her.  

Gen knows in her heart that if she can make a difference in one person’s life and help with their growth and development to provide some relief as well as tools they can utilize, she will have succeeded in her life mission - to change someone's world one human at a time!

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www.saddleuplifeskills.com

Or find her on Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn @saddleuplifeskills

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Timestamps:

(02:17) Gen shares what it means to be an Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator and how it differs to therapy.

(04:30) How the horses guide the humans through different learning styles and picking up on internal conflicts.

(10:08) How learning with a horse parallels to learning in everyday life. 

(12:10) The choices you make in life

(12:50) Choices, using your voice, speaking up and being authentic in all areas of life.

(14:50) Everybody is a leader!

(20:10) Gen’s personal experience of having children with mental health challenges, breaking the stigma and making a difference to mental health.

(25:00) The results Gen has seen in her clients through her work in as little as 4 hours. 

(28:30) Developing the skill of speaking out.

(32:00) The Equine Assisted Learning Network - Equine options for those not in Plano Texas.

(35:23) Tapping into your bold, brave self whilst working with Paula.

What does it take to be successful? Today’s guest, John David Mann, shares his journey from writing parables to now his third co-authored crime novel. We talk about framing success and how we often have an incorrect perception of the successes of others. John shares how exploration and curiosity are the keys to productivity and success in business, life and all creative endeavours. John shares his 1 year writing program for writers to “get good” at all levels. He leaves us with a final reminder that the “world needs the fruits of your passion!”

John David Mann is coauthor of more than thirty books, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers. His writing has won multiple awards, including the Living Now Book Awards Evergreen Medal for its “contributions to positive global change.” His first thriller, Steel Fear, has been nominated for a Barry Award. This year’s sequel, Cold Fear, was hailed by Jeffrey Deaver as “one of the best crime novels of the year.”

Connect with John David Mann!

https://johndavidmann.com

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Do you ever find yourself following the crowd, even when you're not sure it's the right thing to do?

In this episode, we dig into the importance of curiosity and challenging perspectives, even when others think we should stick to the status quo. There are some surprising benefits of being a curious contrarian and this episode is sure to show you how going against the grain can lead to success and positive change. Prepare to be inspired to question everything and unleash your inner rebel.

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Timestamps:

(02:11) Challenge yourself to ask for what you need.

(04:02) How many times have you done the right thing and then realized it actually hindered your growth?

(06:24) By listening to myself, I wound up meeting my husband.

(07:42) How do you start to tap into your curiosity?

(10:09) Expose yourself to new experiences and new information.

(11:57) Challenges that come from challenging the status quo and the positive outcomes.

(13:45) Why you need to embrace your natural curiosity -.

(16:37) How can you be curious?

How do you go from being a straight A student and high achiever to being diagnosed with ADHD in your 40’s? In this episode I’m sharing how curiosity in the work with my clients created a spotlight on myself and the clues that led me to testing and a formal diagnosis. Plus you’ll learn ways I stay organized, productive, and prioritize that are gamechangers even if you aren’t neurodivergent. 

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Timestamps:

(00:03) The diagnosis that completely shifted my thinking around productivity.
(02:47) Why perfectionism and trying to get it right is blocking your success.

(04:45) The way time blindness showed up in my life.

(06:43) How being addicted to being busy made it hard to pause.

(08:18) The self awareness signs that created opportunities for growth.

(10:39) Some of my favorite tools and tricks for working WITH my beautiful brain.

(14:12) Tricking yourself into making work fun.

(16:28) Prioritizing when everything seems important.

(18:37) The most effective way to get things done without compromising yourself.

Do you believe you have what it takes to create sustainable wealth outside of a salaried job? In this episode Jen Schultz shares how every woman has what it takes to create their own abundance using the skills they have already acquired but maybe not recognized! Jen shares her vulnerable journey from teaching in a low-income school, to independent contractor, to then teaching other women how to create the freedom just as she has. Jen shares practical questions, advice and ideas so you too can live a “non 9 to 5” life!

In this episode we chat about:

Imposter syndrome, mental health and how you can still move forwards.

Finding clarity in the fog of life as it is.

The responsible way to transition out of traditional work and into a lifestyle of freedom.

Doing the things because you are afraid.

Navigating personal attacks in business.

And so much more!

Connect with Jen here:

https://www.thenonninetofive.com

https://www.facebook.com/thenonninetofive

https://www.instagram.com/thenonninetofive/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenshultz/

In 2010 Jen Shultz, Founder of The Non-Nine-to-Five™ found herself battling anxiety and depression.  During this dark time, she received an intuitive persistent message urging her to create a business and generate an income on her own terms.  That year, Jen went against all "safe norms", followed the call, and quit her full-time teaching job to become self-employed. 

For over 8 years Jen has been educating, training, and coaching conscientious high-level women who have a deep knowing they are not meant for the 9-5.  She leads the women she works with into successful and sustainable self-employment so they can tap into their unique skills and strengths, make a difference in the lives of others, generate an income on their own terms, and never go back to a 9-5 job.

Jen is a highly intuitive educator and coach as well as an international speaker on a mission to empower as many women as she can to stop feeling stuck in the 9-5 grind and strongly step into purposeful, successful, and sustainable self-employed work!

Jen holds a BA in Communication (University at Albany), MA in Special & General Education (New York University) and is a certified professional coach through iPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching).

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If you’re interested in working with Paula, send her an email paula@thecourageblueprint.com

Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/be__fearless_with_paula/

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/befearlesswithpaula/

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Timestamps:

(03:25) Jen shares her journey from anxiety, depression and extreme low self-esteem in her teaching job at a high achieving charter school in the Bronx to independent contract tutoring and self-employment entrepreneurship.

(10:15) How to begin the transition from 9 to 5 to starting a business.

(13:34) Resilience when transitioning to a non 9 to 5 role when faced with financial implications.

(20:00) Using divine guidance, higher powers, Christianity and God to lean into abundance, success and wealth.

(26:00) Jen shares her highest and lowest moments in her 12 years as a business owner.