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Imagine trading the certainty of a medical career for the unpredictability of capturing life's fleeting moments through a lens. This is the story of Demi Mabry, who left her stethoscope dreams behind to embrace the vibrant world of wedding and portrait photography. 

Her journey from aspiring healthcare professional to celebrated photographer unveils the sheer power of passion pivots, the struggle against burnout, and the quest for a balanced life. Join us as Demi opens up about her vibrant transition, offering a candid look into the heart of creativity and the resilience required to chart one's own path.

Three Takeaways from today's podcast:

1. Navigating the Pivot: Learn how Demi's leap from pre-medicine and psychology to photography wasn't just a career change but a complete life transformation. Her story is a testament to the courage needed to follow one's heart, even when it leads away from the conventional path.
2. Battling Burnout with Purpose: Discover Demi's strategies for combating the all-too-common entrepreneurial burnout. Her commitment to maintaining connections and prioritizing self-care highlights the importance of finding a balance between work and personal life, offering practical advice for entrepreneurs on the brink.
3. Embracing Rest and Gratitude: Uncover the transformative power of gratitude and rest in Demi's life. By sharing how these simple acts have helped her find peace amidst the chaos of entrepreneurship, Demi's insights offer a roadmap for anyone looking to rediscover joy and passion in their work.

Whether you're battling burnout, pondering a pivotal career change, or simply in need of a dose of inspiration, this story is for you. 

Discover how embracing change, prioritizing self-care, and finding balance can transform your work and life. Hit play now and join us on a journey that promises to enlighten, encourage, and empower. 

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Andrew Hudson (@MyBuddyAndrew) is an indie hacker who has taken an unconventional journey. From getting his hands dirty as an auto mechanic to now paving the way as a software entrepreneur, Andrew shares how skills honed in the garage fuel his tech ventures, Hauling Buddies and WrenchRadar. We get under the hood of his entrepreneurial journey, discussing the challenges and triumphs of running a two-sided marketplace for pet transportation and how his knack for logical thinking and compartmentalization drives his businesses forward.

We explore how a simple Facebook group grew into a booming business, with Andrew shedding light on his strategies to harness social media and tap into niche markets. We also discuss Andrew's exciting book project inspired by his son's love for space. This episode is a deep dive into the world of independent hacking, entrepreneurship, and the power of passion projects that all started with an auto mechanic's love for problem-solving.

Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyBuddyAndrew

00:00:00 From Auto Mechanic to Software Entrepreneur
00:09:53 Building Facebook Groups for Hauling Services
00:19:44 Running a Marketplace Challenges and Solutions
00:29:07 Business Idea Development With AI and Automotive Data
00:36:16 Challenges With Car Software Updates
00:46:53 Learning, Building, and Sharing

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• (00:00) - From Auto Mechanic to Software Entrepreneur
• (09:53) - Building Facebook Groups for Hauling Services
• (19:44) - Running a Marketplace Challenges and Solutions
• (29:07) - Business Idea Development With AI and Automotive Data
• (36:16) - Challenges With Car Software Updates
• (46:53) - Learning, Building, and Sharing

Join Dallin and Bryson in an insightful discussion about the transformative journey of personal growth, recovery, and the power of support groups. They delve into the principles of self-mastery, drawing parallels between neural pathways in the brain and the significance of consistency in habit formation. Exploring concepts from psychology and scriptures, they emphasize the role of social groups in sustaining recovery, drawing from their experiences with programs like Sons of Helaman and Metamoroni.

The conversation highlights the importance of Manpower, a set of essential goals, and the critical role of Personal Warrior Trainers in guiding individuals through their recovery journey. They discuss the value of passion projects, the challenges and rewards of various stages in recovery, and the significance of fighting for long-term fulfillment despite short-term setbacks.

Hi, hello, did you miss me? The In-Between is back from vacation, and Elizabeth's favorite person to introspect with is back on this week's episode, none other than Joshua Dairen! Liz pulls out a card game and starts asking Josh a series of "introspective hot seat" questions - lol. Giggles aside, today's episode is filled with wisdom and advice to pretty much everyone, but especially those on their own creative, entrepreneurial, or passion project journeys (aka everyone! and if this isn't you, then today's episode might inspire you). If you'd like to see this episode in person, check out The In-Between's Youtube channel! Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. 

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For 9 years, Tracy Hawkins led workplace strategy at Twitter as they scaled from 700 to 13,000 employees.  Today, she's Grammarly’s Global Head of Workplace Experience and Connection.  In this episode, she will share Grammarly's formula for hybrid work and how deeper levels of research and experimentation help them create better outcomes for work and the workforce.

Tracy also explains how impactful company culture can be, relating a story of how a hashtag at Twitter emerged from employees supporting a coworker with cancer and evolved into an influential mantra. For Tracy, mission-driven, people-focused cultures are key when seeking new roles.

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Join me this week as I share a personal episode reflecting on 18 years of making decisions based on following my intuition. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• HOW to pursue what you want intuitively
• What it looks like to *not know* and follow your intuition
• How the best experiences in life are ones we don’t plan for
• How wishing for a clear plan for how to do each step actually limits your potential (and what you think is possible for yourself)

If you want to feel intuitive in your creative practice, AND tap into your one-in-eight-billion perspective and contribution, head to www.jenmoulton.com/newsletter and get my Intuitive Creation Audio. You’ll receive an audio that teaches you a unique process to reliably tap in BEFORE you make any creative work so you can overcome procrastination, overwhelm, and where-do-i-start-itis. 

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Join me this week as I share the importance of understanding your WHY in creating and sharing your art. It is an amazing tool that: 

• Provides mission clarity
• Helps in decision-making
• And you can filter decisions through (big and small). 

Exploring and defining your WHY, and understanding what drives you to create and share your work, ultimately creates a deep well of enthusiasm and energy in pursuing your creative passions. 

I also reflect on my own journey of understanding my WHY in making jewelry, and how it led me to be so passionate about sharing, and teaching, other creatives to figure out their own WHY.

Episode links:

If you want to feel intuitive in your creative practice, AND tap into your one-in-eight-billion perspective and contribution, head to www.jenmoulton.com/newsletter and get my Intuitive Creation Audio. You’ll receive an audio that teaches you a unique process to reliably tap in BEFORE you make any creative work so you can overcome procrastination, overwhelm, and where-do-i-start-itis. 

Get the transcript and full show notes HERE

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As we strive to become stronger as people, we want to get motivated. From family to music, we showed what the power of motivation can do. But really we went Rocky mode on this one! 

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:03 Let’s Address The Situation
• 03:29 Music Really Do Be Inspiring  
• 11:26 Something in my EAR. HMMMMMMMMM
• 17:15 The Fast & The Family
• 29:01 More Money, More Problems
• 31:49 Working Out?
• 35:50 What Movies Inspire Us
• 42:09 Passion Projects

Need some musical motivation? We got you covered: 

► MAsian by Brandon

► Impulse by Carlos
► Anthem by Daniel

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What better time to talk about New Year’s Resolutions than…the end of January? By the end of January 64% of people have given up on their resolutions, which led Arielle and Linda to think: “are we failing them or are they failing us?” 

In this episode, we talk about our journeys with New Year’s Resolutions, what has worked for us and what has not and how we are approaching the year ahead with curiosity and self-compassion.

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In Episode 5, we are chatting with Lauren Tierney! Lauren is the creator and host of the former LifeSnacks podcast - a platform for young women to connect and learn from other smart and successful people about navigating the many complexities of life after college. Last year, together with her co-host, she launched Allowlist, a weekly Web3 podcast highlighting consumer-focused blockchain and metaverse use cases. 

In this conversation, Lauren shares her journey of creating her own passion projects outside of her regular 9-5, building community in a new city, and the effect of finding purpose on her own mental health. Lauren also gives us a brief explanation of Web3 and why she’s passionate about it.

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Jess and Jess are coming to you live from Nepenthe Art Gallery located in Ft. Hunt/Alexandria, VA. 
The theme of this audience involved conversation was centered around women (and a few men!) in their 40's, 50's and 60's deciding to move toward other areas of professional interest in second, third, fourth iterations of their careers. Attendees of this live recording have the chance to contribute their experiences and opinions to the conversation. Is it a generational shift in the culture that allows us to feel free to pursue our passion and interest instead of staying true to a career that we studied for and presumably committed to? 
Lots of inspiration, food for thought, and beautiful experiences woven throughout this episode! The ups and downs, fears and anxiety, and utter thrill of learning a new facet of ourselves through stepping out into a new career are all accounted for here! 

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Welcome to Linda's Corner.  In this episode, entrepreneur Renee Harris shares the journey of raising a family while building a business.  Renee is the mother of 9 children and the owner of MadeOn Skin care products.  You can learn more about her all-natural skin care products at her website https://hardlotion.com and you can learn more about how to turn your child's interests into long-term, marketable talents at their website https://parenttheirpassion.com.

Some of the highlights Renee shares:

• How solving a problem of dry, cracking, and bleeding hands and feet led to creating simple skin care solutions that work
• Why people with sensitive skin and allergies love their all-natural products
• Natural skin care - a few easy products you can make from home that fixes your skin
• Natural approaches to eczema or other skin conditions
• The benefits of using a "hard" lotion over using traditional lotions and creams
• Transitioning from selling at farmer's markets to a million dollar online business
• Raising and homeschooling 9 children
• Raising a family of entrepreneurs while building a business
• How to turn your child's interests into long-term, marketable talents
• And more

Please share, subscribe, leave a rating and review, visit the Linda's Corner website at lindascornerpodcast.com and/or follow on youtube, facebook, instagram, and pinterest @lindascornerpodcast. Thanks!

Also please visit the Hope for Healing website at hopeforhealingfoundation.org for free resources to increase happiness, build confidence and self esteem, improve relationships, manage stress, and calm feelings of depression and anxiety.  

It was in 2018 that LA-based Ellen made the leap from her career as an executive creative director in digital marketing to co-create We Are All Daughters a Quantum Holistic Healing Space supporting collective healing through education, energetic therapy, plant medicines, and ritual tools. Because of her own need to make a healthy lifestyle change, these tools help reprogram the subconscious and regulate the body so that we can be liberated to live authentically. 

The Woo Knew? Podcast launched in April 2019 and follows creators Sam and Ellen's transformational journeys as they explore the world of alternative healing. That same month, Ellen became a certified breathwork guide. With her background in design and music, shamanic healing, and entheogenic plant medicines, Ellen created an energetic practice that merges breathwork, guided visualization/shamanic journeying, Cannabis Sativa and freeform movement. 

Through this journey work, Ellen guides her circles to connect deeply to their bodies, their "Little Selves," and to vast Quantum realities where the subconscious can be reprogrammed and old traumas released from the energetic and physical body. With her life practice and offerings, she acknowledges with gratitude the First Nations of the Tongva and Cahuilla, the Ancestors of the lands upon which she resides, and her own ancestral lines extending to Taiwan and China. 

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In this episode, I brought on one of my best friends Chance Nelson for a fun and insightful conversation! Chance and I met in college as fraternity brothers, and we worked together as  President & Vice President. We both took our roles very seriously and helped grow the fraternity, while balancing academics, student organizations, fitness, and personal lives. 

Chance now is a teacher, a football coach, and has a shared responsibility for the "Bourbon Boys" a Digital Brand that can be found on Instagram/Tik Toks. Chance helps create content to educate and entertain both new and long term lovers of Bourbon. Our conversation is focused on work life balance, goal setting, and passion projects. 

Although this episode doesn't fully dive into how to "Run Breiter", this episode is meant to motivate people on how to Run a Breiter Life. 

In this episode, we have a casual chat about our own personal ideas and passion projects we would tackle if we had the time and inclination to do so.  We share how we would apply our skills to the projects that have meaning to us.

On Today's Episode, it is all about the Girl Talk with a fellow Podcaster Syd Michelle of The Glow Up Project Podcast. (recorded in February 2021)

Girl Talk:
- Advice on How to Start a Podcast
- The Key Components of Glowing Up
- Collaboration over Competition

Interested? Grab a Cup & Join the Talk

Connect with our Guest @thesydmichelle @theglowprjctpod

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Without knowing who you are, it’s hard to find your true purpose in life. 

Does that ring true to you? 

In this episode of the Like Dragons Did They Fight podcast, Karen and three coaches discuss the power that identifying one’s purpose brings to one’s life. In our very first podcast, we talked about the importance of remembering who we are and whose we are. That basic understanding can be life-changing. But there is more we need to know.

We believe that every person is sent to earth with unique gifts that can be used to bless the world. But many of us go through life without ever recognizing those gifts - and never knowing the joy possible when we find and live our purpose using them.

Have you heard of “Passion Projects”? When a person finds their gifts, their 'element', and starts using them to bless the world, they have discovered a passion project. Huge shifts in their perspective of life can occur. Having a passion project of your own can bring you excitement and drive, and a reason to get up each morning and to keep learning and growing - all the while, making the world a better place. 

And can you imagine the power over the adversary that you gain when you are no longer drifting, but you wake each day with a definite purpose?

Listen in and see how others have discovered their purpose - and how you can too!

If you would like to submit any feedback or if you have benefitted from these principles please visit our Email at likedragonspodcast@lifechangingservices.org

Sons of Helaman is a program for young men struggling with self mastery issues where they learn technics and principles to help them combat the influence of the adversary. For more information please visit https://lifechangingservices.online/sonsofhelaman/

The Mothers Who Know Program is  a Christ-centered team of mothers who provide support, connection, training, and hope when your children battle pornography or other challenging issues. For more information please visit https://motherswhoknow.org/

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If you would like to take a careful look at the training handbook for Eternal Warriors training system, you are invited to download, for FREE, the eBook, "Like Dragons Did They Fight" at likedragonsfree.com

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Welcome to the Part Time Wizards podcast.

Interviews that explore the weird and wonderful world of hobbies, pass times, and passion projects.

Conversations with people about that one thing that get's them really excited, outside of their day job.

Whether that's a musician that cross stitches the night away, a banker that loves to wrestle, or a florist that collects old cowboy boots.

These stories are all bound together by the common thread of creative exploration, passion and discovery.

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