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    Stop Playing at Life

    Season 2 of the "Stop Playing at Life" podcast is where Melissa Holmes and her guests discuss small business, mindset, and life to help entrepreneurs gain knowledge and insight to grow in their entrepreneurial endeavors.
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    Episodes (60)

    Educating Your Children with Roxanne Leroy

    Educating Your Children with Roxanne Leroy

    Melissa talks with Roxanne Leroy about educating your children.

    Watch FULL Interview here:  https://youtu.be/kRevEMR1Vf8

    Listen to Interview here: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/22761443

    Roxanne is a multi-faceted entrepreneur. She owns a private online homeschool, tutoring and consulting business. Roxanne says that she’s very eccentric. Which is probably a weird way to describe herself to someone but the sense of the word means unconventional or slightly strange and she is a bit unconventional. Roxanne doesn’t think in the manner of most and her perspective about life is a little strange.

    Roxanne wanted to be a teacher because she loves children. Someone told her that that statement alone was not enough. She disregarded their opinion and pursued education anyway. She later found out that she hadn't communicated what she meant by “I love children” in the correct manner. So here's her explanation again: “I want to be an educator because I love the smile on their face when I haven't seen them in two, five, or seven days because of a weekend or break. Knowing that in about thirty seconds they won't be able to contain their thoughts and let me know everything I have missed in their lives. I want to be an educator because learning is lifelong.  When we are children that is the time we are the most hungry for it.  I wanted to be an educator because I valued the time and effort someone spent leading me to what I wanted to do in life. There are so many reasons that I could go on and on.”

    Connect with Roxanne:

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/eccentric._.education

    FB: https://www.facebook.com/EccentricEducation

    Web: https://www.eccentriceducation.org/

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #education #talktues #homeschool #solopreneurtips #solopreneur #smallbusiness #growbusiness

    The Power of Breath with Jennifer Redden

    The Power of Breath with Jennifer Redden
    Melissa talks with Jennifer Redden about the power of breath, self acceptance and leading yourself as an entrepreneur.

    Jennifer is a Quantum Breath Activator and Emotional Mastery Mentor with over 17 years of experience in breath therapy, transformational healing, and non-linear awareness. She guides female executives and professional women to liberate themselves from the emotional overwhelm & pressure of external circumstances so they can experience joyful freedom in their life and create the Soulful Impact they are meant to this lifetime without the constant hustle.

    Connect with Jennifer:

    IG: http://instagram.com/itsjennredden 

    LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-j-redden-0659a962 

    Web: http://orangeskywellness.com 

    FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quantumsecret

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    Book Recommendations: Joe Dispenza - Becoming Supernatural, Sanaya Roman - Creating Money, Dalai Lama -The Book of Joy

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    Course Innovation with Mandie Kramer

    Course Innovation with Mandie Kramer

    Melissa talks with Mandie Kramer about diversifying your revenue streams with instructional design.

    Mandie is motivated and enthusiastic about instructional design and e-learning innovation. She helps passionate creators spread their message with innovative approaches to learning. A spark lights within her when she has the opportunity to apply creativity in the problem-solving process while making a difference in the lives of authors and online course creators! She helps creators validate, test, and innovate their online course. Mandie is also the producer of "The Wander Mom Diaries Podcast."

    Connect with Mandie:

    https://linktr.ee/idinnovated

    https://linktr.ee/wandermomdiaries

    https://linktr.ee/stemtactics

    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stem-Tactics

    Book Recommendation: Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #instructionaldesigner #talktues #elearning #solopreneurtips #solopreneur #smallbusiness #growbusiness

    Video Marketing with Monike Mileva

    Video Marketing with Monike Mileva

    Melissa talks with Monika Mileva about building visibility and getting clients through video marketing.

    Monika is a video marketing expert, content & funnel strategist and she helps entrepreneurs build the know, like and trust factor and get high ticket clients with video marketing.

    Connect with Monika:

    https://theexpertimpact.com/home50278028

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/theexpertimpact

    FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/320765279628973

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    Sustainable Health Habits with Olivia Whalen

    Sustainable Health Habits with Olivia Whalen

    Melissa talks with Olivia Whalen about  personal training and health coaching for corporate women and women entrepreneurs.

    Liv is a personal trainer and health coach helping former athletes to fall in love with fitness again, find their true identity, and recreate structure in their life after competitive sports.

    Connect with Olivia:

    FB: https://www.facebook.com/livyourfit/

    IG:  https://www.instagram.com/livyourfit/

    Website: https://oliviawhalen.com/

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #sustainablehealthahbits #talktues #healthiswealth #solopreneurtips #solopreneur #smallbusiness #growbusiness

    Emotional Intelligence with Katrina Hahling

    Emotional Intelligence with Katrina Hahling

    Melissa talks with Katrina Hahling about purpose, self worth + confidence, and emotional intelligence.

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    Katrina Hahling is passionate about helping women spend less time feeling lost to themselves and avoiding their creative work. Through online courses and 1:1 mentoring, Katrina saves the creative ones years and thousands of dollars by guiding them to align with their soul, pursue their deepest desires while shedding layers of fear, doubt, guilt, shame and old stories. By creating online businesses and sharing themselves and their work with the world, her clients become who they came here to be.

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    Connect with Katrina: www.katrinahahling.com  www.instagram.com/katrina_hahling  www.facebook.com/katrinahahlingcoach  https://anchor.fm/katrinahahling

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #emotionalintelligence #talktues #selfworth #solopreneurtips #solopreneur #smallbusiness #growbusiness

    All Things Dance with Audrey Bready

    All Things Dance with Audrey Bready

    Melissa talks with Audrey Bready about dance, owning a brick & mortar studio and online dance program for postpartum moms.

    Audrey Bready is a professionally trained classical dancer who helps women naturally rehabilitate their postpartum bodies through dance so that they are able to be strong and confident in themselves. Through her 1:1 training program, she teaches moms how to gently heal and restrengthen their bodies, while engaging their babies and children. The fight to find time to exercise is over! Audrey is a mom of 3, and a wife of 13 years. When she isn't dancing with other moms, she teaches at her brick & mortar dance studio in Mission, TX, and enjoys time at home with her family. Join her Facebook Group, Postpartum Dancing Moms, to start dancing today!

    Connect with Audrey:

    FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/DanceArtsOnline

    FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ppdancingmoms

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #dance #talktues #postpartummoms #solopreneurtips #solopreneur #smallbusiness #growbusiness

    Stop Playing at Life
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    Brand & Web Design with Denise Cardo

    Brand & Web Design with Denise Cardo

    Melissa talks with Denise Cardo about brand & web design.

    Denise helps bold, vibrant entrepreneurs to attract their dream clients through strategic web design & brand.

    Connect with Denise:

    Website: https://digitalpalmcreative.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalpalmcreative/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/readytolaunchdesign

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #webdesign #talktues #branddesign #solopreneurtips #solopreneur #smallbusiness #growbusiness

    Fashion Design with KJ Anderson

    Fashion Design with KJ Anderson

    Melissa talks with KJ Anderson about fashion design and owning a clothing brand.

    Kenjulia "KJ" created I.SLAND Couture, the I.SLAND meaning "I SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE", as her fashion brand name and brand mantra. I.SLAND Couture is a fashion design company that creates One of One custom- wearable apparel for men and women and the brand currently has 2 street-wear collections available on the brands website.

    Connect with KJ:

    Website:  https://www.islandcouturehouse.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/islandcouturehouse

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/islandcouture4you

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    Reversing Type 2 Diabetes with Desiree Gaffley

    Reversing Type 2 Diabetes with Desiree Gaffley

    Melissa talks with Desiree Gaffley about reversing type 2 diabetes and becoming a health coach.

    Desiree is a Certified Health and Mindset Coach. She helps busy professional women reverse Type 2 Diabetes without extreme dieting in 90 days or less!

    It is her passion to help revolutionize the way women eat so that they in turn may help their families. Together they will make the world strive for a better lifestyle! She helps busy women regain their vitality to energetically take part in their work, social and family environments so that they may be their best, happy accomplished self NOW!

    Connect with Desiree:

    https://ezenergywellness.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/desiree-gaffley-82972717/

    https://www.instagram.com/ez.energy.wellness/

    https://www.facebook.com/DesireeGaffley

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/ezenergyaccelerator

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #reversingtype2diabetes #healthcoach #talktues #solopreneur #healthiswealth #growbusiness #solopreneurtips

    Overcoming Relationship Anxiety with Mor Yelvington

    Overcoming Relationship Anxiety with Mor Yelvington

    On this episode of Stop Playing at Life, Melissa talks with Mor Yelvington about overcoming relationship anxiety in life and business.

    Mor is a phenomenal woman helping other women! She is a Certified Advanced Theta Healing Facilitator and Practitioner, Access Consciousness Bars Practitioner, Dream Interpreter, and Intuitive Energy Healer. She empowers women to overcome relationship anxiety so they can have the happy, passionate, fulfilling relationship and life they desire.

    Connect with Mor:

    Website: https://linktr.ee/MorphHealing

    FB: https://www.facebook.com/MorphybyMor

    IG: htpps://www.instagram.com/essenceofyou47

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #relationshipanxiety #energyhealingtools #solopreneur #talktues #intimacycoach #growbusiness #solopreneurtips

    Stop Playing at Life
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    Overcoming Procrastination with Suzanne Mills

    Overcoming Procrastination with Suzanne Mills

    On this episode of Stop Playing at Life, Melissa talks with Suzanne Mills about overcoming procrastination and living out your best life.

    Suzanne Mills lives in England with her family.

    After being diagnosed with cancer when her children were small, she rebuilt her life and discovered a passion for personal growth and mindset that helped her overcome the challenges she faced while recovering.

    Suzanne is now passionate about helping entrepreneurs overcome procrastination and tap into their potential to live life on their terms as she believes everyone can create a life that makes you feel free, fulfilled and confident, so that you can live every day focusing on what really matters to you.

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CrushProcrastination

    Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alifebeyondlimits

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #overcomingprocrastination #liveyourlegend #solopreneur #talktues #overthinker #growbusiness #solopreneurtips

    Personal Brand & Messaging with Pixie Grace

    Personal Brand & Messaging with Pixie Grace

    On this episode of Stop Playing at Life, Melissa talks with personal brand & messaging expert Pixie Grace about growing a business using these two tools.

    To connect, friend her on FB: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyPixieGrace

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    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    #personalbrand #messaging #solopreneur #talktues #growbrand #growbusiness #solopreneurtips

    47. You Are Enough

    47. You Are Enough

    You are enough, PERIODT!

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

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    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

    46. Success

    46. Success

     

    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

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    On the forty-sixth episode, Melissa talks about success.

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    She does them on the fly so please excuse the background noise.

    45. Fear of Losing People

    45. Fear of Losing People

    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

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    On the forty-fifth episode, Melissa talks about the fear of losing people.

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    She does them on the fly so please excuse the background noise.

     

     

    44. Release Hatred

    44. Release Hatred

    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

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    On the forty-fourth episode, Melissa talks about releasing hatred.

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    She does them on the fly so please excuse the background noise.

     

     

    43. Your Uniqueness

    43. Your Uniqueness

    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

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    On the forty-third episode, Melissa talks about your uniqueness.

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    She does them on the fly so please excuse the background noise.

     

    42. Modeling

    42. Modeling

    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

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    On the  forty-second episode, Melissa talks about modeling.

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    She does them on the fly so please excuse the background noise.

    41. Importance of Reading

    41. Importance of Reading

    If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help! There are trained professionals available 24 hours every single day.

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    On the forty-first episode, Melissa talks about the importance of reading.

    Be unapologetic and transform yourself into the person you choose to be, so you can LIVE!

    She does them on the fly so please excuse the background noise.