Nothing's Serious: Recent Episodes
Sarah Dawn
Welcome to Nothing's Serious! I'm Sarah Dawn, International Speaker, Attorney, and Entrepreneur exploring the lighter side of life!
We're talking about Business, Personal Development, Spirituality and everything in between that I know will be impactful without needing to get all serious. Let's grow together, and remember WHY we even want to in the first place! Wherever you are in your journey, remember THIS is the time to enjoy it, not when you "arrive" at your destination. I couldn't be happier to have you here, growing with me, and having fun doing it!
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How to build a community of women in business through networking and connection.
- Why it’s important for women to support and empower other women in business.
- The best way to ask for help and learn from mentors.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Lindsey & Coley on Instagram | @thefound.ress
Learn more and get involved at the https://www.foundress.co/!
Download our FREE mini course: 5 Legal Foundations to cover your butt!
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
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Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Two heads are better than one! That’s why we have not one, but two special guests joining us today: entrepreneurs and co-founders of the Foundress in Scottsdale, Lindsey Holt & Coley Arnold! They’ve built a community of women business owners by fostering connection and support. Now, they’re sharing all their wisdom with us as they go over their incredible business journey from past to future. We’ll talk about starting a business, asking for help, networking, empowering the women around us, and even more! Join us in building a community of like-minded women just like you!
00:00 Introducing the empowering co-founders of the Foundress, Lindsey & Coley!
03:10 Where did your business start?
04:50 How did you find the right space for you?
07:30 What was the first thing you did after starting your business?
09:20 What made you realize women needed more support?
13:05 Why is it crucial for women to support other women, especially in business?
15:35 Why do we need people to bounce ideas off of?
17:10 What made you two start another business after the Foundress?
20:15 What is coming next for the Foundress?
22:55 When and where is it appropriate to “pick someone’s brain”?
24:30 The right way to ask for help.
28:30 How does the Foundress build community through connection?
30:05 Outside of the Foundress, what else is coming up next this year?
In This Episode, We chat about:
The legal contracts and resources you need, without the fluff and legal jargon!
When is too early, or too late to get your legal protection in order.
What you need in place BEYOND your LLC!
How to protect yourself if your business is sued.
Resources + Links:
Check out this book mentioned in the episode
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Download our FREE mini course: 5 Legal Foundations to cover your butt!
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Use code: PODCAST20 to save 20% on our easy to use contracts
https://www.thelegalshoppe.com/
Have questions or need help filing for a trademark?
https://www.thesdglawfirm.com/
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Are you confident in the legal foundation you have in place for your business? Do you even know what that legal foundation should include in the first place? We’re here to help! Just like our motto for the podcast, we’re taking something like legal protection and ditching the “serious” and confusing legal jargon. I’m here to share resources we’ve created to help you get the correct legal protection in order for you and your business, so you can breathe easy and spend your time thriving in YOUR zone of genius! From the right timing to get legal in place, what you need beyond filing your LLC, to some common misconceptions about trademarks, this episode will cover what you need for your legal foundation without being so dang serious!
02:30 True or false: Being an attorney leads to burnout?
06:00 How I’m filling the gaps and creating easy to use contracts you need for your business.
11:40 Is it too late for me to get legal protection in order?
13:50 Do you have the trademarks you need?
19:00 What if someone else has trademarked the name of my brand or business?
23:40 What happens if I am sued and don’t have a proper LLC?
25:30 How do I legalize my website and email campaigns?
29:00 Third party services to use for your email campaigns that meet anti-spam laws!
31:50 Changing the negative connotation around contracts and legal protection.
38:00 Red flags that a client might not be a good fit.
39:00 When is the right time to get legal in place for my business?
41:10 How to separate bad legal information for the correct information that's relevant to you?
44:00 You’re NOT an a**hole for insisting on legal protection!
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Why nothing in life is a straight line and why we need to rethink the linear myth.
- How to embrace a nonlinear path and live your most fulfilling life.
- Finding, focusing on, and creating what’s important to you.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Are you stuck on your path? We’re here to help get you back on track! Today, we’re going to be breaking down the old-fashioned linear myth of measuring success. We’ll discuss why nothing in life is linear, how it's been holding us back all this time, and what we can do to start living our most fulfilling lives. What happens when we stop measuring our success against others? Why do we need to create conversation and self-reflect? How can we unlock more possibilities and opportunities for ourselves? Embrace your path in life, with all its twists and turns, because you never know what you’ll learn from the journey!
00:40 Are our paths in life linear?
03:10 Why do we need to stop shaming ourselves?
05:25 What did we lose during the past two years of the pandemic?
08:30 The recent shift towards self-reflection.
11:15 How is this shift affecting women?
12:20 Why is the old linear view of life still holding us back?
14:00 What happens when we get stuck measuring ourselves against other people?
17:15 A lesson about personal development.
18:40 Why is nothing linear?
20:30 How can we live our most fulfilling lives?
23:20 How do you find what’s actually important to you?
25:45 Why should we care about the linear myth?
27:45 What is the key to creating and achieving more?
29:35 Getting yourself out of a loop.
30:35 How can you continue the conversation?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- What causes burnout in graduate school and professional work.
- The connection between race and research data, and the negative effects of overwhelming data on a researcher’s mental space.
- How societal pressure and work culture leads to more and more burnout.
- How modern society treats and views women in power and their earned titles.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Dr. Abrams on Instagram | @drjasmineabrams
Learn more about the Thrive Institute at https://www.whenyouthrive.com/
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
What is the key to avoiding burnout and teaching ourselves how to thrive? In this episode, we have Dr. Jasmine Abrams, an international behavioral research scientist, professor at Boston University School of Public Health, and affiliate faculty member at Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS! Dr. Abrams is the founder of the Thrive Institute for Professional Development, aiming to reduce burnout and encourage healthier lives for working professionals. She’s here to weigh in on the topic of burnout and work culture, especially amongst women and women of color!
We will discuss the inherent connection between data and race, the societal and individual pressures that promote overwork, the way women in power are viewed and treated today, and even more. What causes us to burnout most often? How does overwhelming data impact a researcher’s mental wellbeing? Why do we force ourselves to work too hard for too long? Before you get burnt, join us in learning how to thrive and succeed in the best way for you!
00:00 Meet today’s special guest: Dr. Jasmine Abrams, an international behavioral researcher, educator, and entrepreneur!
03:50 What work do you do and what made you want to do it?
05:25 How does your program help grad students with burnout?
07:45 What was your burnout experience?
10:40 How long have you been working for?
13:30 How did your research work affect your burnout?
16:30 Why is it impossible for researchers to be non-objective?
19:05 How can data be indirectly harmful to a researcher’s mental wellbeing?
22:40 The connection between race and research data.
24:45 What is the effect of racism on this data?
28:00 What is the issue with rewarding overwork?
31:10 Why do you think people feel pressured to work so hard?
35:55 Trying to “prove yourself” into burnout.
37:45 What was your experience during grad school as one of the only black women in your class?
40:00 What is the pressure behind having to break stereotypes?
41:30 Women in power and their titles.
44:55 How are these titles still challenged even in the modern day?
47:45 What are the similarities between op-eds of the past and today?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- What happens when you allow yourself to surrender to opportunities.
- The truth about attachment versus detachment, and the benefits of adopting a detached mindset.
- How to pursue your own path and arrive at your intended destination in life.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Samantha on Instagram | @samantha_montalbano
Check out the Boldness Factor!
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Everybody has their own journey, but how do we arrive at the destination we’re supposed to be at? In this episode, we are joined by Samantha Montalbano, an email marketing strategist, copywriter, and mother of twins! She runs the Boldness Factor, a successful email copywriting and marketing business, and today she will be sharing her story of how she got to where she is now. We’ll discuss choosing the path of surrendering and how it can lead to new and exciting opportunities. Then, we dive into the dichotomy of attachment and detachment, and why embracing a detached mindset can be beneficial to personal growth. We have a lot of wisdom to help you along your journey, so join us and learn how to arrive at where you’re meant to be!
00:00 Meet our special guest Samantha, the woman behind the Boldness Factor, email marketing strategist, and copywriter!
03:10 Where did your journey first begin, and how did you know which direction to take?
06:05 How did your parents react to you not pursuing your bachelor’s degree?
08:30 Forcing your visions to come to life.
11:15 Why should we stop shaming ourselves for procrastinating?
12:15 What made you decide to take a rest and surrender?
15:35 What do we need to invest in?
17:05 When did you start writing emails? How did you turn it into an opportunity for a business?
21:25 What does detachment really mean?
25:15 The truth about attachment versus detachment.
28:50 What advice do you have for aspiring copywriters?
30:55 What journey are you on right now?
32:35 How do we arrive?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How generational patterns and trauma affect and influence us.
- What causes people to get stuck in cycles.
- How to break the cycle of abuse and trauma for the next generation.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
What shapes us into the people we are today? In this episode, we are joined by the incredible Romel Peters, a woman in business, mother of two, and aspiring motivational speaker, who is here to help dissect the generational patterns and traumas we all face! What causes people to get stuck in cycles? What are learned behaviors? How do we carry generational trauma? Most importantly of all, how can we break the cycle and start anew for the next generation? We’ll be taking a close look into self-discovery and self-reflection in this insightful episode! Join us and break the pattern for the happy, fulfilling life you deserve!
00:00 Introducing special guest, Romel Peters: business owner, mother of two, transformational coach, and aspirating motivational speaker!
02:40 How did you get to where you are today?
05:20 What subconsciously influences our personality and habits?
09:30 What made you realize you needed to break your pattern?
14:20 Having the awareness to self-reflect.
16:15 How do people get stuck in cycles?
18:50 What was the moment you recognized your learned behaviors?
21:15 Being the fighter.
25:10 How many generations of trauma do we carry in our DNA? How does that affect us now?
26:25 Wanting “anything but that” in the wake of trauma.
29:00 What can we do to raise our kids with strong male and female role models?
31:35 What do we need to realize about being human?
34:50 How can we stop the cycle of generational trauma?
36:30 Making decisions and setting boundaries that are right for you.
39:55 How do we set an example for our kids to learn from?
41:45 What do you have coming up in the next two years?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How to make pivots, find new goals, and move forward.
- The importance of being aligned with your business and your energy.
- Where I’ve been, where I’m going, and where we’re going together next.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
After a long break, we are finally back and ready for action! Our revival episode will serve as both an update and advice on starting a business the right way. We’ll be talking about creating and finding new goals, aligning yourself with your business, embracing the normalcy of upheavals, discovering your underlying purpose, and more! Then, we’ll discuss where I’ve been since the New Year and where I plan on going next. Finally, we’re going to take a look into where we will be going for the future of this podcast! There’s a lot to cover in this episode, so don’t miss out!
00:40 Welcome back to Nothing’s Serious!
03:30 How can we revive our New Year’s goals?
06:00 Moving forward and finding new goals after January.
09:15 Why is it important to find the normalcy in upheavals and pivots?
12:25 What was the most difficult time in my career?
15:55 The dangers of being misaligned.
18:40 Is growing a business easy?
20:25 Where have I been and where am I going?
23:15 How did I find my underlying purpose?
26:40 Why am I happy with the shifts I’ve made?
30:15 What it feels to be perfectly aligned.
31:35 Where are we going together?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How we identify/label ourselves and the people around us
- The categories we use for identification
- How to make true, genuine connections and the dangers of staying surface level
- The key to personal growth and evolution
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
How do you identify yourself? On today’s episode, we’re getting deep and examining the question no one can hide from: who are you? From names and job titles to religious and political affiliations, we’re exploring the categories we most often use to identify ourselves and other people. Then we’re digging deeper and exploring what it means to make true connections, and why we tend to avoid them in favor of surface level ones. How does this stop us from evolving, as individuals and as a society? Our goal today is to help you find what’s at your core, so you can start being genuinely you!
00:40 The “who are you?” question.
01:20 What’s in a name?
03:10 Why should we stop tying our careers into our identity?
06:30 How do we use religion as identities?
08:25 What are food identifications?
09:10 How have the last two years changed the way we view politics as identifiers?
14:25 How to not introduce yourself.
16:15 Can we hotwire connections?
18:25 Why do we choose to make surface level connections?
21:45 How have we been conditioned to stay surface level?
22:45 The dangers of staying surface level.
25:10 How does it start, and where does it go from there?
29:10 How do we grow and evolve?
33:10 Finding the core of who you are.
35:25 What is the language we can use to identify our true selves?
38:35 Who do you want to connect with?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Superpowers that will help you understand, communicate, and work through conflict.
- What is REALLY behind all the feels when it comes to conflict.
- How to balance self-awareness and giving yourself grace.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
So we talked about assholes and what is causing so much stress in the world, now let’s talk about how to resolve conflict. In other words, we’re diving into how to have empathy (for both yourself AND those you have conflicts with) and other superpowers that will help you understand the underlying cause of the conflict and move past it.
02:40 Observations on a plane.
07:15 The super power of having perspective on the big picture.
13:00 What is the conflict actually about?
19:30 How can we step back and get real about what our anger is about?
22:00 The power of being inquisitive of what could be causing the other person's anger.
26:15 How to keep your boundaries while working to resolve conflict.
30:00 Is your conflict about expectations or about what is actually happening?
35:00 Having empathy with those you have conflict with.
39:00 Balancing self-awareness around your behavior and not beating yourself up about it.
41:30 The pumpkin pie story: It’s not about pie.
45:40 How to create space for yourself to resolve conflict.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The deep, root cause of everybody’s anger in today’s world.
- Why we need to become aware of our anger and its source.
- How to begin making real and better changes for ourselves moving forward.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Have you wondered why everyone seems so angry all the time lately? We’ve been wondering the same thing! Today, we’re talking about aholes - we all know one and chances are we’ve been one. But what’s really the cause of all this anger in the world today? We’re getting to the root of what’s affecting our collective psyche, and what we can do about it. Then, we discuss how we can find new perspectives and make connections in the highly polarized state we live in. There’s only one way we can make a better world for ourselves, so tune in and take the first step with us!
01:15 Why is everyone so mad lately?
03:20 What is the root cause of this anger?
08:50 Are we actually all in the same boat together?
10:20 The polarization of media and content in today’s age.
15:10 How has this affected our psyche?
16:20 What happens once we become aware of our source of anger?
18:35 What can we do when we become the a**hole?
21:10 Learning to lean in.
25:15 Why doesn’t shaming others work?
27:55 How can we start making real change?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How to reframe the way you approach setting boundaries
- Boundaries don't mean there has to be a "bad guy"
- How to communicate when someone is testing your boundaries
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Have you ever crossed the line before? On this episode, host Sarah Dawn is here to keep us and others from stepping over the line of the boundaries in our personal and professional lives! We’ll discuss the best practices for boundaries and how we can find them, reframe the way we think of them, and how we can avoid the fallout of setting them. Boundaries are all about taking care and nurturing what is ours, so join us and learn how to keep them in place and follow them for yourself!
00:40 What do people think about boundaries?
1:40 The fear of boundaries.
4:05 Reframing the way we approach boundaries.
7:30 “You won’t be hard on yourself for realizing you need boundaries after the fact”.
11:10 “There doesn’t need to be a bad guy”.
16:50 “Do not apologize for setting boundaries”.
21:50 “Follow your own rules and don’t play favorites”.
24:10 What is the point of setting boundaries?
26:55 Does it hurt to set boundaries?
28:30 Using compassion to set boundaries.
30:30 What happens if someone comes at you for your boundaries?
33:15 Leaning on your support system.
34:50 What is the reward for setting boundaries?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- A new perspective on how to approach gratitude.
- How gratitude can be weaponized against us.
- How you can start practicing gratitude, even if you’re a cynic.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
You’ll be thankful you tuned in for this episode of Nothing’s Serious! For Thanksgiving week, Sarah Dawn is here to help you see gratitude in a new light. As important as it is to be grateful, it’s not always sunshine and rainbows as people make it out to be. We put on our cynic’s hat and explore how gratitude can be weaponized against us, and what it’s like being labelled the “ungrateful” one. Then we tackle the question: How can you start practicing gratitude in a different way? Join us and find a new way to be thankful this holiday!
00:40 Does gratitude come easily to you?
02:45 Gratitude from a cynic’s POV.
05:10 What is the difference between calling yourself out and self-shaming?
07:10 What do you not like about gratitude?
08:25 When has gratitude been weaponized?
11:10 How does this continue into our lives later on?
15:15 How can gratitude be used to manipulate boundaries?
18:20 Why is it important to become aware of these things?
20:15 Can you practice gratitude as a cynical person?
23:10 Is it okay to not be a gushy person?
25:25 The beauty of unfiltered gratitude practice.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The tools you need to work through your anticipation and anxiety
- How to stop restricting yourself and allow new possibilities to happen
- How to take inspired action
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Are you ready to turn all your anticipation situations into “I got this” situations? Then this is the podcast for you! This episode is all about embracing the anticipation and unpredictability in our day to day lives! If you’re anxious about lifestyle changes or new outcomes, then we’re here to give you the tools you need to work through it step by step. From learning how to free ourselves from self-imposed restrictions to knowing when and how to take inspired action, our goal today is to help you take back control and stop letting anxiety run your life for you!
00:35 The anxiety behind making life changing situations.
03:55 How do we spiral into anxiety and how does it affect us?
06:00 What is the beautiful unpredictability of life?
09:35 Why should we allow anything to be possible?
15:40 How can we let go of needing one specific outcome to happen?
19:35 When should we take inspired action?
23:25 Knowing when and how to be respectful and appropriate in the action you take.
28:35 Should we let others into our anticipation situations?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How you can create a meditation practice that works for YOU!
- You have so much more value than just how you serve OTHERS.
- Screw the “right way”...What’s important is what feels good to you!
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
If you feel like you suck at meditation...stick with me! Or maybe you already have a meditation practice you love! In this episode, I’m sharing some ideas of different ways to meditate and tune into your intuition. Each of us are so different! So it would make sense that meditation can look different for you than it does for me. I’m sharing some examples of what works for me, including how I knew it was time to close my consulting business. Tune into this episode, so you can tune in to yourself!
02:00 What if I’m “not good” at traditional meditation?
05:15 How to set the time and space you need for meditation.
08:30 Imperfection is where the magic happens! Just start!
10:15 Try any mix of THESE things to find what type of meditation works best for you.
14:15 Wouldn’t it be cool if…
17:00 What do you feel drawn to the strongest while journaling,
21:40 How did I know it was time for me to close down my consulting business?
26:00 What did it look like deciding to close my business?
29:15 Remember...there is no “right” way! (Listen to what FEELS right to you!)
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The types of people we tend to follow and why we do it
- How we choose to follow these people
- The downsides of following blindly and how we lose ourselves in it
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast | sarah@sarahdawnconsulting.com
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
Stop following and start listening, because today we’re saying “screw you!” to the right way! This episode, Sarah Dawn takes a deep dive into the world of following. From life gurus to mentors to influencers and celebrities, we’re looking into the question of who we look up to and why we do it. We also explore the different kinds of people we follow, and what the consequences of being too much of a follower can be. So if you’re ready to begin finding what the “right” way means for you, then we’re here to help you down that path! Ready to take the first step?
00:00 Finding your right way.
01:05 Who decides what the “right” way is?
06:30 Refusing the words of others.
11:15 Staying in the middle ground.
13:30 Being a blind follower.
16:50 What are the consequences of following too much?
19:40 How can you start to align with yourself?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
What led to closing a profitable business.
That success DOESN’T have to come with a side of burnout.
The power of ditching the pressure to have it all figured out.
Nobody has better access to your path than YOU do.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Sarah on Instagram | @sarahdawnesq
Shoot Sarah an email with an AHa moment from the podcast |
Check out the blog | https://thesarahdawn.com/blog
Book Sarah as your next speaker | https://thesarahdawn.com/press
Show Notes:
It’s SEASON TWO! Life has been lived (and enjoyed), and some amazing changes have come of tuning into what I feel called to create in this season. Along with the pivot and new beginnings of my business, we’ve changed the name of the podcast from Blissed Biz, to Nothing’s Serious! Of course, I’ll be sharing some similar messages of avoiding burnout, and growing in life, spirituality and business….only we’re going to have MORE FUN doing it! Enjoying life doesn’t have to come after “earning it” with the whole blood, sweat, and tears bit. We can enjoy it all along the way!! Tune in to this very first Nothing’s Serious episode, more about my story, what led me to close a profitable business, and what’s next.
02:15 Growing up with limited resources and surrounded by limiting beliefs.
05:00 “Ya, I’ll be a lawyer!” - Second Grade Sarah
11:00 Experimenting as a young teen, and going on a “field trip” to a women’s prison.
15:20 Lessons I learned from my mom and her ability to keep moving forward.
17:00 When I started my first job.
19:30 Putting myself through law school, creating success in my career, and hitting burnout.
22:15 The wakeup call my body gave me to slow down.
24:00 Being introduced to a different spiritual way of living.
29:00 The big move I NEVER thought I could do.
34:20 The recurring story I kept hearing from other entrepreneurs.
36:15 Pouring into creating a course, gaining clarity, and pivoting the business.
41:00 What went “wrong”?
45:30 How I’m taking time to listen to myself and what I feel called to.
48:00 Stepping into something new is NOT wasteful.
51:00 Enjoying life isn’t something you have to learn by it being hard first.
55:00 What is coming next for us here on Nothing’s Serious.
Welcome to Nothing's Serious! I'm Sarah Dawn, International Speaker, Attorney, and Entrepreneur exploring the lighter side of life!
We're talking about Business, Personal Development, Spirituality and everything in between that I know will be impactful without needing to get all serious. Let's grow together, and remember WHY we even want to in the first place! Wherever you are in your journey, remember THIS is the time to enjoy it, not when you "arrive" at your destination. I couldn't be happier to have you here, growing with me, and having fun doing it!
Have you ever crossed the line before? In this episode, our host Sarah Dawn is here to keep us and others from stepping over the line of the boundaries in our personal and professional lives! We’ll discuss the best practices for boundaries and how we can find them, reframe the way we think of them, and how we can avoid the fallout of setting them. Boundaries are all about taking care and nurturing what is ours, so join us and learn how to keep them in place and follow them for yourself!
00:40 What do people think about boundaries?
1:40 The fear of boundaries.
4:05 Reframing the way we approach boundaries.
7:30 “You won’t be hard on yourself for realizing you need boundaries after the fact”.
11:10 “There doesn’t need to be a bad guy”.
16:50 “Do not apologize for setting boundaries”.
21:50 “Follow your own rules and don’t play favorites”.
24:10 What is the point of setting boundaries?
26:55 Does it hurt to set boundaries?
28:30 Using compassion to set boundaries.
30:30 What happens if someone comes at you for your boundaries?
33:15 Leaning on your support system.
34:50 What is the reward for setting boundaries?
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There’s gonna be tears and a lot of snot! Ok, maybe not in this episode, but that is a disclaimer you might hear from today’s guest if you decided to book your free breakthrough call with her! Karishma Sharma is on the podcast today sharing her own personal journey of experiencing anxiety, and how she found healing as she broke through energetic and subconscious blocks! Doing the real work to change your mindset and open yourself up to growth doesn’t always look pretty (hello tears and snot) but it is just as needed to work through and have a healthy mindset as it is to have a healthy body! Tune in to hear more of what this process really looks like, and the benefits you can see in your life and business.
01:00 How do you work with women to help them make breakthroughs?
03:00 What was a turning point for you that made you decide you needed a change in your life?
07:20 What was your first introduction to energy healing?
10:10 The power of the subconscious mind.
16:20 How are your thoughts affecting your day-to-day reality?
18:45 Do you see highly successful people have imposter syndrome?
21:50 Finding the right energy healer to work with.
27:30 Is the process painful? Does it hurt to do the subconscious work?
32:45 What is your response to people who are resistant to change?
35:30 Are the goals you’re working toward even YOURS?
39:45 What are you working on right now?
Follow Karishma on Instagram | @karishmavsharma
Let Karishma know you heard her on the Blissed Biz podcast for your free breakthrough call!
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What if you worked super hard to build the career of your dreams, to then pivot and create something different? We’re excited to welcome today’s guest, Francesca Witzburg, award-winning Trademark and Intellectual Property lawyer, and partner at the law firm Loza & Loza! Francesca shares her story of working up to become a partner at a big law firm to then pivot to go after the LIFE she wanted for herself. It’s about checking in with yourself and going after big goals in a way that is in alignment with your values. Along with Francesca’s story, she also dives into what we need to be considering as business owners when it comes to trademarking!
03:20 What led you to law school?
06:00 Changing course from working to become a partner at a big firm.
07:30 Being an assertive little girl and being put into a box.
10:50 What did it look like at you were hitting burnout?
13:15 The power of moving on without needing to create an “enemy” in the story.
17:50 How do you bring fun and creativity into your own practice?
19:20 Take Kim’s Quiz: What is your personality type?
22:30 What has it felt like being able to show up as yourself and have fun educating others?
26:00 The benefit of hiring for things outside of your zone of genius!
29:00 Why is trademarking so important?
31:15 How can I check and see if something has already been trademarked?
32:20 What could happen to a business that uses branding and the trademark is owned by someone else?
35:15 How do I know what needs to be trademarked within my business?
37:30 How can we learn more and set up a 15-minute free consult?
Follow along with Francesca on Instagram | @thetrademarkattorney
Schedule a FREE 15 Minute Consultation
Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:
Kim Woods website | https://www.kimwoods.com/
Take the Quiz | https://www.kimwoods.com/klt-assessment/
Uspto.gov
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What is resentment trying to tell you? In this episode, we are joined by author, speaker, and host of FRIED. The Burnout Podcast, Cait Donovan! Along with speaking about Burnout, Cait practices acupuncture and helps clients through 1-on-1 coaching so they are able to set boundaries, and gain the time and energy to run their lives and businesses! Tune in for a no bullsh*t conversation about what happens when you hit burnout, how to move forward, and the power in tuning into what resentment is trying to tell you!
03:30 What was the process like writing your book on Burnout?
05:40 How have ambitious women and mothers been uniquely affected this past year?
10:00 Ways we drive ourselves to burnout.
17:15 How does the need for community look different for everyone?
19:30 What should we do to keep ourselves from withdrawing from community?
22:00 What message are you sending your body by not taking care of your basic needs?
27:40 Do you feel worthy of having a full cup?
32:15 What are we sacrificing when we aren’t willing to make a change?
36:00 What is the first thing ambitious women can change when burnout makes it feel like an impossible task?
42:00 How is resentment the most powerful tool you aren’t using?
46:15 Ways we have set and upheld boundaries!
49:30 Where do you focus your healing now that you have set your boundaries?
53:00 What does it look like to be in alignment beyond meditation?
56:00 The power in resetting your structure and knowing your preferences!
Connect with Cait on Instagram | @cait_donovan
Buy Cait’s Book! The Bouncebackability Factor
Check out her podcast | FRIED the Burnout Podcast
Check out Cait’s Resentment journal Mini Course
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From finding the goals that are the right fit for you from the start, to how to make the process fun, our host Sarah is giving some incredible tips for working towards your goals that are sure to succeed! As we set personal and business goals, there are so many things we can stumble on along the way, most of them being mindset! Tune in for questions you can ask yourself to choose the right goal, pivot as you see it through, and when taking those first steps towards your goal listen for why it’s important to go get your passport first!
01:00 Life and goals are meant to have seasons!
02:50 Is the goal true to you?
06:00 When approaching a goal, what does it mean to take a “last step” first?
08:15 How to move from “I wish I could” to take action towards your goal
10:20 How to let go of TIME alone being a measure of success!
11:20 Stop viewing sidetracks as signs from the universe that you’re doing something wrong!
13:50 How willing are you to make shifts?
15:15 What can you learn from honest evaluation and then making needed adjustments?
18:30 How do you focus on celebrating the journey instead of the “destination”?
21:30 What goals are YOU starting and working towards right now?
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We’re calling Bullsh*t on basic self-care! Of course, getting a massage can be very restorative, but it isn’t going to give you the results of REAL self-care if you are leaving your massage and entering right back into chaos and overwhelm. Today on the podcast, our host Sarah is sharing tips to help you set habits and systems to avoid burnout, and give you the ability to take time for self-care without having to play catch up later.
01:00 What is “breadcrumb self-care”?
05:00 Are you leaving self-care and returning right back to overwhelm?
10:15 How I took time off, only to return to a full desk having to get caught up.
13:15 How do we structure things to take time for REAL self-care?
16:40 What are you or your team spending unnecessary time on that could be automated?
19:50 How to change your habits!
23:15 True self-care is a long-game play!
26:30 Sleep is a non-negotiable!
27:20 What does our family’s evening turndown service look like?
31:00 The importance of staying hydrated!!
33:20 Caring for yourself through movement!
34:15 What do you do to center yourself?
36:00 Grab this free tool to help guide you to what you can outsource!!
Check out this resource: One Week to Business Bliss
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What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word "sell"? Jennifer Gitomer is a master mindset and sales growth coach, helping female entrepreneurs achieve multi-6 and 7 figures. After leaving corporate America, Jen became a master salesperson, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and sales business coach! What are your beliefs about yourself, your offerings, and how do those beliefs impact your business!? Along with tactical sales tips on clear messaging, Jen shares how we can examine those beliefs we have around our identity, and how to step into being the person that runs your ideal business and ideal day!
02:00 Tell us about YOU - Meet Jen Gitomer!
4:00 Why do you think so many people struggle with sales?
7:20 How important are YOUR beliefs about what you are selling?
10:10 What do you tell your clients when no one buys their offering?
13:20 What can I do to make sure my messaging is clear?
15:30 The importance of making an emotional connection and people knowing who YOU are!
19:20 How did you stop allowing your business to take over your life?
26:20 What is my ideal day, and how can I become the person that lives it?
29:20 The importance of the language we use about what we “can” and “can’t” do!
34:20 How can we identify as the person we want to be first, and then have our actions follow?
38:10 What did you change about your business so you no longer felt constantly overwhelmed?
46:25 How are you helping business owners hit 6-figures, and multi-6-figures?
Learn more about Jen and buy her book | salesinanyminute.com
Follow Jen on Instagram | @jengitomer
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The right business mentor is NOT someone that will kick you out of the driver’s seat of your business. This episode is all about finding an expert that will support you in creating the business you want to build and the life you want to create with it. While at the end of the day these things are yours to act on, the right business coach or mentor is someone who will help leverage the work you are doing with strategies to fast-track your progress. Tune in for ways to find that right mentor for you, red flags to avoid, and Sarah’s perspective as someone who has invested in coaching as well as helped businesses as a coach herself!
00:40 Quick disclaimer on Mentors, Coaches, and Consultants!
01:20 How my childhood taught me to be independent and figure things out myself!
04:40 What were my first interactions with coaches like?
08:30 How did you open up to experts helping you grow?
09:15 What did your first coaching team help you get clear on?
12:00 How can you fast-track the growth of your business?
14:30 This is how you can get out of Operations tunnel vision!
16:30 What to keep in mind when choosing the right business coach or mentor?
19:00 Watch out for these red flags when working with a coach.
21:50 How I check in with my own clients to make sure their goals are at the forefront.
24:10 How to not lose sight of what you want for yourself.
28:00 How to know in a short conversation if a coach is a good fit for you?
31:15 Do you feel completely safe and comfortable disagreeing with this potential coach?
34:15 Join us for the Women Thrive Summit!
Get your ticket for the Women Thrive Summit:
https://join.womenthrivesummit.com/?sc=tgCkyGnt∾=bP7FYFL3
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If you have ever held overworking yourself as a badge of honor, you’re not alone. Those of you who have listened to previous episodes know how our host Sarah Dawn prided herself in working right up until the moment she gave birth, and how she used to take work calls at all hours of the night. In this episode, Sarah is joined by Dr. Kennette Thigpen as they both share their experiences and the imminent burnout if you don’t change your mindset, taking needed time to recharge! Kennette shares her own personal mental health journey, from a motorcycle accident to working with corporations to support their employees Mental Health and Wellness. Tune in for an honest, vulnerable, and fun conversation about a topic that affects us all!
00:30 Meet Dr. Kennette Thigpen!
03:40 What got you started in working on Mental Health with the corporate world?
05:50 How did the accident and physical injuries affect your Mental Health?
09:10 How did you navigate the shame surrounding Mental Health and Mental Illness?
12:30 What did your transition look like from working on your own Mental Health, to helping others in the corporate world?
16:15 What do you say when you see someone at work that seems to be struggling with their Mental Health?
17:40 How can stress lead to anxiety and depression?
22:00 Do you re-charge yourself the same way you recharge your phone?
25:40 How we can let go of stress and overworking being a badge of honor.
28:00 How burnout affects your quality of work and relationships with everyone you work with.
30:00 Examining our old beliefs of what a good work ethic looked like.
33:10 How to rewire our mindset to have healthier boundaries.
34:00 Questions you can ask to check in on yourself and tune in to how you are feeling.
37:50 How can everyone tune into your Wellbeing Wednesday?
Connect with Kennette:
Instagram: @welltrust_partners
https://www.instagram.com/welltrust_partners/?hl=en
FB: @welltrustpartners
https://www.facebook.com/WelltrustPartners
Linkedin @drkennettethigpen
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkennettethigpen/
And check out her website: https://www.welltrustpartners.com/
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This episode is full of actionable tips and resources for you to create a Blissed Business! Our host Sarah talks about her story of checking all the success boxes in business and realizing the reality of running on an empty cup. In this episode, Sarah gives 5 traits you can emulate to find fulfillment and success in your business! It’s about remembering YOU. It's about how you should be just as ambitious about creating a life you love as you are about creating success in your business. It’s about delegating and empowering those on your team, and making an impact! Tune in to hear what you can DO to create and live as a blissed business owner!
01:00 The danger of trying to create a Blissed Business with mindset alone.
03:00 Do you have to work yourself to the bone to build a successful business?
05:00 What about work-life balance? Does it exist?
08:30 What trait brings you fulfillment in running your business?
10:00 Are you clear on your role as a business owner?
10:45 Are you a leader or a manager?
12:15 What are your Standard Operating Procedures (aka SOP’s)?
14:30 Are the systems and procedures you have in place still working for you?
16:40 Do you respect your systems and procedures with your own behaviors?
20:10 What will your life be affected by applying these 5 Traits of Blissed Business?
22:45 Resources that will guide you to creating a Blissed Business!
Check out Sarah’s resources mentioned in this episode :
1 week to Business Bliss - enter your email address in this link below!
https://sarah-dawn.ck.page/4ffd4a04e7
Monthly Business Review - enter your email address in the link below for your monthly template!
https://sarah-dawn.ck.page/ac593b0f25
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Welcome back to the Blissed Biz podcast! On this very first guest episode, our host Sarah is joined by friend and fellow entrepreneur Lattice Hudson! Lattice has always been ambitious from working quickly up the corporate ladder in her early 20’s, to building her online coaching business! Lattice is passionate about helping women scale their businesses to 6 figures and beyond! In this episode, Sarah and Lattice dove into her story scaling her own business, and how she handled the challenges 2020 threw her way as an individual and a business owner. Tune in to hear how she poured into the community with her perspective as a black woman, her expertise in Human resources, and combined her teaching into the workshop that changed her business!
02:20 Meet Lattice Hudson!
04:00 What attributes do you think helped you work your way up in corporate at such a young age?
07:10 How did you start asking for business as a new entrepreneur and how has that evolved?
12:00 What it REALLY looks like pushing through “no’s”, and being in “flow”.
13:45 The privilege and missing piece of thinking you just need to be in flow.
16:30 How did you shift and thrive your business through the challenges we faced in 2020?
19:30 How not playing small and following my gut to launch a workshop changed my life.
22:30 How did you pour into the community with your perspective as a Black Woman, and experience in Human Resources?
25:25 When do you take time for yourself as an entrepreneur?
30:00 The importance of having hobbies OUTSIDE of work!
32:15 How do you set and keep your boundaries?
33:30 What are you working on now?
Follow along with Lattice on Social Media:
Instagram: @latticehudson
https://www.instagram.com/latticehudson/?hl=en
Facebook: https://facebook.com/iamlatticehudson
Clubhouse: @latticehudson
Check out Conversations that Convert
https://www.latticehudsontraining.com/conversationsthatconvert
And go over to her website to see how you can work with Lattice:
www.latticehudson.com
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Welcome to the very first episode of The Blissed Biz Podcast! In this episode, our host Sarah Dawn shares her story from growing up with scarcity around money to building the career and business she always dreamed of! After years of laser focus and determination to build a successful career, Sarah found herself asking the pivotal question, “What the hell am I doing this all for!?” Putting herself through Law School and building her career, Sarah always had a clear vision of professional success but no measurement of what would make her happy in her personal life. Tune into this episode to hear how she has changed her lifestyle from burnout to hitting goals AND prioritizing things she loves outside of business!
00:50 How Law School trained me to make my career my sole focus.
03:00 Why did I end up with this level of success that was dysfunctional for me personally?
03:50 How childhood observations shaped my career goals.
08:00 Deciding to become a lawyer!
10:00 How the hellbent drive for success has been my greatest strength in some ways, and my Achilles’ heel in others.
13:30 What the hell am I doing this all for? What is my end goal?
14:40 The fulfillment of hitting revenue goals AND prioritizing what we love in life outside of business!
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