You're Qualified - To Pursue Profit AND Purpose

Hello, Imposters! Welcome to a special episode - the first solo episode of the You're Not Qualifed podcast.

Courtney walks through her mountaineering experience to date, lessons learned and stories about her trials by fire. From Mt. Saint Helens to Ecuador, development of physical and mental strength have been equally necessary to hone, but have been often elusive. A theme has also emerged... there will be tears.

Let's go climb mountains.

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Resilience is a tough state of mind to master. The ability to suffer well through pain, fear, adversity, and uncertainty can be incredibly hard to understand and learn. It is not impossible to hone these skills - though, guidance through the tumultuous landscape of learning resilience is worth its weight in gold. Bo Bergen, host of the Lead To Win Podcast, joins Courtney to dive deep into what it means to pursue greatness.

Explore your pain cave.

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Imposters, a New Year is upon us. THANK YOU for an amazing 2023 - this podcast grew a lot last year and I have you to thank for that. I hope that you are going after everything that scares you, and you are BRINGING that energy into 2024.

Today's episode is all about tackling your goals and creating the life of your dreams within 5 years. Aliki Simone breaks down goal setting into three phases that are all part of building the life of your dreams. If you are seeking change, concrete and incredible change, this is the episode for you. You CAN conquer all of your goals in this new year.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! My gift to you: this timely bonus episode.

Imposters, if you have thought for a long time (maybe even your whole life?) that you were "not a runner" and "could never do that" when tackled by the thought of running more than a couple of miles... think again. The city of marathon runners has a small population - but that is just because so many people do not know or believe what they are capable of. After this episode, you will no longer be one of those people.

Join Courtney as she chats with Sean Robinson in this bonus episode to get you primed and ready for your New Year New You pursuits. You are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for.

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There are really no places in life that we are safe from the feeling of not being qualified, or good enough - the job search is no exception. However, just like there are tools to overcome imposter syndrome in your personal life, there are tools to overcome imposter syndrome while searching for a job. "Just start" - yea, it's cliche, but we break this down -- and much more -- in this very valuable episode about searching and landing your next job.

Join Courtney as she chats with Annie Margarita Yang, author of "The 5 Day Job Search", and your advocate - she will lead you to the job of your dreams.

Also, Imposters, Annie is awesome and she is giving you all a 10% discount on her book - visit her website to purchase (https://www.annieyangfinancial.com/) and use code: QUALIFIED at checkout.

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Do you support friends who run marathons while doubting that you would ever have "what it takes" to run a marathon? Do you doubt your ability to complete a notoriously difficult hike near where you live? Do you fear you will not be able to outrun the zombies during the inevitable invasion? (let's just hope they're more "Shawn Of the Dead" and less "28 Days Later", eh?) I have a counter thought for you - you CAN do the physical activities you are avoiding due to fear of failure, or fear of not having what it takes (seriously, what even is that). You can hone your mental and physical skills to perform in incredible ways. And I am here to help you get there. And outrun the zombies in the apocolypse.

Imposters, welcome to the new series of the YNQ pod - Endurance Series. I will share my stories and other people will share their stories about pushing their mind and body beyond what they thought they were capable of in the mountains, in tough races... whatever looks too hard for the "average folks" - which is not you. Extreme endurance sports are for you - I promise.

We are kicking it off with an encore of Lisa Thompson's episode - the second American woman to summit K2 and a personal hero of mine.

Go climb that mountain.

Changing your life overnight is something we see in movies.. we don't see it IRL often - in fact, rarely. Though, it is MUCH more accessible than we are led to believe. Do you have a great idea for a product that brings joy / solves a problem / fills a gap / brings you to life with inspiration? Make the prototype. And hit the ground running on the way to licensing your idea. You just have to start.

I would wager that you probably are reading this and saying to yourself - "there's no way I have a good enough idea to actually make money off of" - but Stephen Key, the founder of InventRight and one of the world's leading experts on product licensing, is here to talk you into your next move and out of your self doubt. Go after it, because you can.

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It is August. People are getting ready to go back to school, or begin school. People are also likely stuggling with finishing or deciding to start college. Just know, that the only "right" answer is the answer that makes sense for the future you want to have. This is your life. You CAN finish college 10 (++?) years after you started. You can skip that college degree altogether.

Friends, Imposters - if you have not yet finished your college degree and it has been well beyond four years since you started; OR if you are determining your future and struggling because you are pressured to pursue college but that might not be the best path for you - this is the episode for you.

Brian Howard, host of "Unfiltered Discussions", joins us on this episode. He shares his story - the challenges he faced in high school and leading to college, his timeline for finishing, and his thoughts on the value and importance of understanding what it is *you* want, and not what someone else wants.

Let's talk about it.

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If you exist right now, chances are you have met someone who has been laid off from their job, or maybe you have been laid off from your job within the last few years. Layoffs are a b**ch, but they are not your fault. They can feel like an impossibly low point to come back from - will you recover? The answer is YES, undeniably yes... it takes some planning and patience and self-love. All things you have within you.

Lauren Kwedar Cockerell is here to help you navigate this difficult time, and provide a solid launching pad of advice to jump off of. She is President at Kwedar & Co., and has overcome a layoff before while 8 months pregnant. She built an amazing company and brand after being laid off; she is absolutely thriving and wants you to thrive too. In fact, she knows you can.

Layoffs are not the end. Sometimes they are just the beginning.

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Following your dreams and passions can seem daunting - it could feel that you have no time to pursue what it is you want to do. Do you want to sail around the world? Do you want to learn coding and become a software developer? You CAN. And Liz Shipton, author, former software developer now educational writer, and full time sailor, joins to share her story of pursuing her dreams and goals. Plan, take small steps and medium steps and large steps, and believe in yourself and your abilities.

You WILL get there.

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