The Recovering Perfectionist: Recent Episodes
Claire Riley
Take #ImperfectAction to start your project, build your business and up-level your life… Nothing fun ever happed in Perfection Land - it’s a boring myth and I want to teach you practical and mindset hacks to make real change for yourself and the world!
Christine Agha is a NLP coach, a medium and healer who works with highly sensitive women who want to learn how to connect with their body's wisdom!
I'm super excited to show off this guest for a few reasons. First of all, this person is a heart-centred personal and business development coach. This person also has a background in athletics and hospitality and resort management, is a motivational speaker and they've also hosted their own TV show, which I'm sure we'll talk about shortly. But most excitingly, this person is our very first dude on the show.In this episode of The Recovering Perfectionist podcast, I chat with James Gardiner - the VERY FIRST dude interviewee on the show!We talk aboutJames focuses his coaching on understanding personality, brand DNA, how to create a strategy and implement said strategy, and positioning. He sees over and over again that if there's a misalignment between a person's truth and how they're showing up, it will manifest itself in business guaranteed!Some core ideas we discuss:* The importance of having boundaries and showing up authentically and being honest about what you want and how you want to live and who you do and don't work with. * You have to roll up your sleeves and do the deep work, right? You need to get in the trenches, and it's to get to really unpack the truth to get to your real truth. And in business or in or in life. You have to roll up your sleeves and dive in. You know. And the reward is magic. Yes, it's brilliant when you get it * Everything is a work in progress? It's not like, 'ok we've done that work now we can move on with the rest of our life and never talk about it again". * The middle lane analogy: And so that middle lane will always evolve as we evolve. And what we need to do is just adjust the scope of the lane as we move forward in life. And as we attract new business associates or venture out or go into relationships, you know, it ultimately has to serve us. * Once we get crystal clear on on what it is we want the 'how' will become clear too * Practicing failure on whatever scale you can. Learning that you can ask for something and be rejected...and no one's going to die. And it's going to be okay. * The idea about being magnetic, which means you're also going to be repellent. And the more repellent you are to certain people, the more attractive you are, to the right people - whether it's friends, relationships, business, network, clients - but it's really scary to take that first step to be, you know, not all things to all people. * There's a lot of males out there that are in this kind of purgatory - they want to be more emotionally accessible and they walk that fine line between the bro club and having really heartfelt discussions or being vulnerable * Showing up as the TRUE YOU in whatever situation (whether in an interview, whether on stage, whether in a Starbucks, or at the gym, having a beer with a friend etc.) * Being a conscious warrior - going all in with * The difference between being a 'recovering perfectionist' and being amazing at what you do * External validation and how to stop seeking it
James shares awesome resources, tips and videos on his Facebook page facebook.com/canordinaryinspire
Learn to stop letting other people's opinion of you get in your way!Dr Menije Boduryan specialises in working with womxn on how to break up with perfectionism! She shares how the cycle of perfectionism can rule our lives, our personal triggers to seeking perfectionism, and when we care too much about other people's opinion, it feeds into our perfectionism.Dr Menije, of Embracing You Therapy (www.embracingyoutherapy.com), is a leading expert on overcoming perfectionism and building an authentic life. Dr. Menije knows that her clients are completely capable of busting out of their comfort zone, taking ownership of their dreams, and creating a new sense of self. Dr. Menije is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Los Angeles, CA.
Naomi Findlay reached out when lockdown was in full swing to offer her expertise to Recovering Perfectionists who suddenly found themselves spending FAR more time in their home spaces than ever before. She shares practical tips on how to make it a space you LOVE!
Suzanne Cullberg is an incredible weight loss and mindset coach - we chat about how to use time in quarantine to benefit you long term!
Why are we swinging between super-flat and super-motivated and productive since this whole pandemic thing threw a great big spanner in all of our works? Ari Powell and I are going to have a chin-wag about what's actually going on here and what you can do about it to make the most of this time at home...
Jodie Thornton has saved many a mum from completely losing her marbles (me included). We chat about how this time in lockdown can transform us as mothers - FOR THE BETTER!
Michele Peppler is the QUEEN of connection. We talk about the MOST important connections and relationships to maintain during lockdown - and how to do it!
Tash Corbin and I talk about how to use this WEIRD time to make your business more profitable, easier to run and more aligned to your own gifts!
Shannon Dunn is an incredible entrepreneur and a talented artist! Join us as we discuss how to connect with your creative side during lockdown and beyond!
Naomi Findlay (www.facebook.com/naomifindlayofficial) is Australia's Renovation Royalty. Naomi works with hundreds of homeowners around the country helping them create healthy, wealthy and beautiful spaces. She is the founder of NaomiFindlay.com and the International Institute of Home Staging, and a Mum to 4 beautiful children. Naomi was voted Ausmumpreneur's Rising Star of the Year and is a featured design expert on shows like Changing Rooms AU and The Home Team.- Naomi was in radiation oncology and medical science, did a PhD but was always searching for something to make her happy- realised she needed to just do what she loved- did design quals while doing- design, renovation and styling business- moved to teaching / courses / TV- having a plan is the best for when shit goes wrong- understand what makes us most efficient, productive and creative- space medicine - what’s around us changes us on cellular levels- cells are effected by their environment- we are effected by our environment- 16% productivity and 17% creativity impacted by what’s in our environment- connecting environment with nature- positioning desk to have a view- plants at eyeliner- using natural timbers in desk accessories- sansiveira - #1 air purifier- textures, patterns to create environment can increase relationship building- it’s also about how the people you bring in to your space feel- pay attention to how spaces emotionally effect you- certain spaces can increase our heart rate, change cognitive ability, impact blood pressure etc- take note of what positively effects you- colours, textures- we collect so much stuff all the time - sometimes we think we don’t like it… could just be what’s relative- put all the accessories onto your dining table - then treat that like the shopping centre- what do you love as-is- what do you like… but… (needs to be a different colour, or if I cut the top off)- then top it up with 50% of other things you need / love- High / low in interiors (as in fashion)- lounges were $50- upholstery cost $1000- Branding- whatever’s behind you needs to be on-brand- not too polarising or offensive- variety -- backdrops- space medicine- clear space
Advice from a non-perfectionist who coaches a LOT of perfectionists! How perfectionism is fear in a fur coat and fear stops you moving forward.Jenny Cole is an Executive Coach, Consultant & Cheerleader⁃ Jenny is a Recovering Principal who worked in education for a long time but burned out trying to do too many things at once⁃ She coaches women who are perfectionist but has never identified herself as one⁃ Women are often juggling so much - careers, caring for families, very busy etc⁃ She was curious about perfectionism⁃ Perfectionism is ‘Fear in a Fur Coat’ - women who are perfectionist are frightened⁃ Imposter syndrome: we're so afraid of making a mistake and of 'being caught out'⁃ We gloss over this fear with beauty and order and doing⁃ Social Media perfectionism is its own issue⁃ The concern is that some women attach self-worth to the quality of what they do - everything they do has to be 100% perfect⁃ Anxiety, being too busy, and procrastination, lack of confidence⁃ Turn our thoughts into action⁃ If we think it has to be perfect, we put it off or it takes too much time, we won’t take risks, we won’t do something if we can’t do it perfectly⁃ All behaviour is learned - if you try and squash your perfectionism, it will show up somewhere else⁃ Give yourself tiny little new behaviours⁃ Catching the thoughts in your head - tell a different story⁃ Accountability buddy⁃ perfectionism naturally builds failure⁃ lower the barJoin The Recovering PerfectionistsAbout JennyI am a busy professional woman. A mess of glorious imperfections stitched together with good intentions. I am a coach, facilitator, cheerleader and mother to Albert the spaniel. In my spare time I run a successful Education Consultancy.I am endlessly curious and draw greedily from the well of worldly wisdom and I am always keen to share what I know with the wildly wonderful women I work with.I believe that my clients are endlessly skilled and capable but sometimes they need to just get out of their own way. I also believe that the world is ready for a little more joy and we need to find ways to build that into our livesMy professional qualifications are diverse - from Industrial Relations, Education (including 12 years as a school Principal) , Leadership and Positive Psychology but my greatest learning came when I was taught to SHUT UP and listen - to let go of my ego and get out of my own head. Only then I could truly be of service to my clientsCheck out her Website - https://www.positivelybeaming.com.au
After finishing her studies, Honor had an opportunity to work with women who had Post-Natal Depression* Then at around the age of 30 she experienced burnout and all she was offered was medication * She went on her own healing journey and uncovered her perfectionism and how it was manifesting * Perfectionism comes from the way we’re parented and also the way we’re socialised to be the good girl, be polite, be neat etc. * There’s a lot of pressure to fit into these roles and when we step outside of these roles, we don’t really know what to do with ourselves * Mini goals - break down the big goals into tiny steps and just focus on one at a time * 80% of something is better than 100% of nothing * Grab Honor’s free Perfection eBook
Join The Recovering PerfectionistsAbout HonorHonor Newman is a psychologist who has been specialising in women with perfectionism for the past 7 years.After experiencing depression as a teenager and especially severely in my 20s I’ve dedicated my life to learning how to heal in every area of life – including health, wealth, love and happiness. I’ve seen my life and those of clients transform as there has been shifts in limiting beliefs and traumas from of my mind and body.I went from living in a falling down share house with no partner and no job to owning a gorgeous four bedroom home with amazing views, a great career as a psychologist and coach, great friends and 2 beautiful children. ( I have a cute lover too but-shhh!)
Habits - taking small sustainable action (breaking big goals down into sustainable stepsINTROSuzanne Culberg is a weight loss coach who doesn’t do weigh-ins! She helps women press the reset button on their life, establish new habits and chunk down their goals into doable bite-sized parts so they can feel good about the progress they are making.* Suzanne had 2 kids and a FIFO husband when she decided to enter online business in the weight release area * She was still 150kg but really wanted to know what was actually going on, beyond the calories in and out * We understand habits as an adult, such as brushing our teeth or having a shower * When we go to make a change, we compare ourselves to what we want and it’s too big of a jump * If we discount the power of small steps, we set ourselves up for failure * Choose a minimum baseline - 5 minutes, 3 days a week - it’s about consistency, sustainable and habit rather than outcomes * Celebrate what you're achieving as you're achieving it! * Everybody is different - when we’re feeling motivated to make a change, it’s easier to do stuff so we pick too many * The process is more important than the outcome * Add things in, don’t cut more out * Don’t wait for motivation… be a GPS - where do you want to go (not away from)
Join The Recovering PerfectionistsAbout SuzanneMany of us want to make life long changes to the way we eat and move, but instead we cycle through patterns of dieting and binge eating. Having overcome this cycle herself, going from super obese at 150 kilograms Suzanne has released 78 kilograms.Suzanne’s great passion is helping people break out of this cycle by understanding that it isn’t about the food, people can never get enough of what they don’t truly want, and instead she helps them release the weight by uncovering what it is they are truly hungry for!Suzanne knows that no single approach is right for every individual and so she has trained in a range of modalities including Neuro-linguistic Programming, Personal training and group fitness training (she holds a Certificate III and IV in fitness). Suzanne’s educational background also includes a Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of Tasmania.
How brave boundaries and contracts that care can help you face the fear of getting it wrong. Sorting out limiting beliefs from real world dangers, and why taking imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.* Michelle Whitehead is an Australian lawyer and mediator to creative, intelligent entrepreneurs * She studied law after being told that she’d never make money writing books * After a few years, she qualified in mediation and realised that she had no idea how to market a business of her own * Discovered online community of women in businesses that lit them up * Thinking she’d leave law behind, she felt called to help these women to create business relationships that flourish, rather than feel like barb wire fences * Having boundaries means you can be of service without throwing yourself under the bus * Boundaries need to be
- Internally aligned - if they’re not a match for you and your vision, you’re never going to stick to them. Approach these from a holistic space. How do they affect you physically, financially, personally, spiritually?2. Externally applied - no good if no one knows about it* As a procrastinator and recovering perfectionist, she knows that boundary-setting is crucial to a healthy business and mind
- 16 Brave Boundaries - to look into, broken into 7 parts
- Future-proofing your business - who you want to be as a boss… taking ownership and responsibility
- Understanding the regulatory system
- Your business doesn’t exist in a vacuum
- Understanding what ‘best practice’ looks like for yourself and your business
- Being open to feedback and customer complaints
- Website T&Cs are a perfect way to start - investigation into boundaries. Services, disclaimer, who I can and cannot work with, IP, Refund policy, payment and cancellation policies, confidentiality
- The work out where you’re up to in your business - don’t feel like you have to do it all
Join The Recovering Perfectionistshttps://www.michellewhitehead.com.au/brave-boundaries/Michelle Whitehead is an Australian lawyer and accredited mediator who provides creative entrepreneurs with the ultimate tools for business self-care. Michelle believes wholeheartedly in the need for education around legal concepts, particularly for creative entrepreneurs who – when faced with paying a lawyer to bore them to death - would rather run the risk of not knowing. She is enchanted by the fascinating challenge of reinventing traditional legal constructs for the needs of a new paradigm of business, basing them on principles of connection and caring rather than fear and avoidance. She creates contracts that care, demystifies intellectual property, advises on setting brave boundaries, handles conflict with empathy, and provides risk management with a woo woo twist. She is also an unschooler who can't resist any story that begins "once upon a time."
Katie is all about reclaiming your awesomeness - which is whatever that is for us and how we want to grow our awesomeness!People work from an emotional level - we carry around our baggage… she helps to lighten the load and get rid of the stress.Optimal wellness is different for everyone!When she first started, it was all about helping people change their lives. She was baking paleo foods commercially, as well as working as a teacher and all the usual life stuff. She realised that people needed more than just the recipes and plans - that started her on her NLP and mindset training.She wanted to teach adults how to handle anxiety!Katie was always told to ‘step out of her comfort zone’.. but it's more like ‘expanding your comfort zone’… Step in until you’re frightened… then step back and reflectBreaking it down:⁃ Support yourself with 4-5 people whose opinion you trust implicitly⁃ Trust they will tell you their honest opinion⁃ Have a coach who can push you - they will put it right back to you - who can hear your story or what you’re creatingObserve yourself⁃ get curious about yourself in order to be a great leader for our families or tribes, or communities⁃ we need to be compassionate with ourselvesKatie has been a Type 1 Diabetic for 33 years - her focus is on getting to optimal health and staying there for as long as possible. She had to have the perfect timing, perfect sugar, perfect health. There was no room for error. Now she’s delving into her vulnerability - this perfectionism is no longer serving her!Join The Recovering PerfectionistsKatie's passion lies in helping ambitious but health-depleted women increase their productivity and motivation through managing their anxiety/stress, strengthening their mindset and reclaiming their vitality so that they can ENJOY life.Katie believes you need to give yourself permission to live beyond your fears and free yourself from anxiety. She know what it is like to be BUSY, and to feel like life is spinning out of control, and more than anything, I want to help you create practical solutions to eliminate the overwhelm that has been filling up your life and getting you off track.Katie is a wife, mum, business owner, anxiety/pts survivor, speaker, educator and the founder of Katie Godden Coaching, your calm and courage coach. In my own life, I’ve discovered that courage doesn’t mean we’re never afraid, but instead that courage is simply taking action, even in the face of fear and uncertainty. And now I’m here to not only help you unleash your dream lioness, expand your comfort zone and help you take the steps necessary to make those goals a reality. I never realised the power of taking the chaos out of life.
Janet Kafadar is a coach who teaches women how to build their online business empires after dark, while working a day job, raising a family and everything in between. Her mission is to activate her clients to go after what they want - with burning themselves into the ground.Free Guide: Build Yo' Biz on 20mins a Day - www.janetkafadar.com/20minsJoin The Recovering Perfectionists
Brooke fell into Bookkeeping and then woke up a few years ago and realised she wasn’t happy, despite looks on the outside. She was halfway through her life and didn’t want to be on autopilot any more.There’s a lot of talk about being in alignment and being your authentic self. After completing training with the Institute of Intuitive Intelligence, she thought bookkeeping was behind her - but now realises that she has so much positive change to bring to this industry and the people who work with bookkeepers.Key points from our conversation:1. Work out what you actually are (and not being what you need to be for everyone else) 2. Familiarity vs courage 3. Start saying ‘no' and set boundaries that work for you 4. Walk away from what is no longer serving you 5. 1. There’s a ripple effect when you start living in alignment - how important your high vibe is - it streams across the whole family atmosphere 6. Know that you have a choice to change your life - it’s simple but not easy 7. Encourage everyone to get in touch - stillness, silence, solitude… we don’t give ourselves times to hear what’s actually going on 8. Drop down out of your head and into your heart
Check out Facebook mama.com.auJoin The Recovering PerfectionistsBIOBrooke Hunt is set to revolutionise the Financial Industry, creating a movement ready to turn the Industry on its head.As a Spiritual Leader and qualified Intuitive Guide, Brooke combines this role with her 15+ years experience as a Bookkeeper and Business Advisor. This exciting new modality brings forth a new paradigm in Abundance Creation, delving into both the conscious and subconscious within your financials.What drives Brooke is her desire to create riches in as many women as possible, knowing that the more money they are making, the more people they are serving, and the more difference together we are making in the world.Brooke teaches one on one with clients, on-line courses, runs in-person workshops, and retreats.Brooke resides in the South West of Western Australia, where she lives with her hubby, three children and dog named Spike. She loves to meditate and consciously create a high vibrational state to spend her days in.
Shilpa Agarwal is a Book Coach… with 'Nothing to prove, nothing to defend'⁃ Shilpa is a new Australian Citizen - she’s been coaching for the last 5 years in a business with her husband's support. Now she’s a book coach and works with people to write their books which helps people to understand more about their modality and craft⁃ One beautiful autumn morning she wanted to go for a run (or do something that felt good for her heart)… but her head was saying ‘what sort of serious business woman goes for a run when they should be working..?'⁃ Believing, as many of us do, that 'THEY will know that you’re not serious about your business’⁃ She found so many excuses and never ended up going for a run⁃ Then 24 hours later, she actually gave herself permission to go for a run… she realised that she had nothing to prove and nothing to defend to anyone⁃ Surrender and trust that you can write your book⁃ Surrender what is not in your control⁃ Write down on paper - real reasons - what’s in it for YOU and for your readers⁃ Top tips⁃ Structure before creativity (your creativity needs structure to thrive). For example... if you’re looking to paint, you need some basic tools, time, and intention to get started⁃ Chunk the process and the story down - bullet-point everything out⁃ Why are you writing this book (intro chapter) - your intention⁃ Elaborate on bullet points⁃ mindset and technical / strategic things⁃ Moderation is the key⁃ Writing your book is a 6-month journey⁃ You don’t need to have all the answers or know exactly what it’s going to look like⁃ Purge your worries often (The worry is not important - it just wants to be seen before it goes away)Facebook.com/shilpabookcoachGet started writing the book bit.ly/mybookmapJoin The Recovering Perfectionists
Lisa Kniebe climbed Mt Kiliminjaro with her family - and she learned a lot about herself along the way audio Block Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3. Learn moreLisa is a UK-born nurse, come copy coach and copywriting launch specialist* Studied literature and neo-natal baby care * Started first business through telling stories of sculpture and art * Studied teaching and became a teacher and taught in primary school for 5 years - loved creating safe, inclusive emvirmonent s * As a family we wanted to adventure for 3 months around the top end of Australia * Took the plunge and started a travel blog * Realised I'd become so involved with career I forgotten to do what I love * Starter Stella Polaris Copywriting and now Lisa Kniebe Coachoing * Gemini says yes... Cancerian says yes, but * This is the only time that as a family we could leave for 3 months * I made a commitment to the love of my life - my family * Blogging - started when we travelled on dirt roads while in the outback and share the photos and fun with family and friends * Story-Telling was the best things about it - the family's interaction while travelling * It's always about the stories about the people * Started another blog - Mummy to Mum - parenting blog about what it's like - the identity shift * I'd been very adventurous in my teens but I became over-protective when I became a mum * My husband suggested that we climb Mount Kilimanjaro as a family - I said no * I wanted to bring back adventurous me and grew into the goal * Started planning 2 years ago - started training and committed financially to the adventure * 5895m high - super low on oxygen - everyone who did it seemed super young and super fit * Every time I trained I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere... once we were in Africa... I committed to the journey * Would it still be meaningful if I didn't make the summit? * Committing to just being present in any moment of * Top 3 * Gather your team - self-belief is a bit of a luxury - it needs to catch up to the people who champion you 1. Having a map / loose plan... 2. fix the goal but don't fixate on it! 3. Cheer squad * Fear that motivated me - it became the ignition to success
Join The Recovering PerfectionistsLisa is a sales copy specialist helping online entrepreneurs scale their service based businesses with high converting sales copy and funnels. A fast thinking Gemini, Lisa has always been a word wizz, but found her business superpower by accident when she was mentoring start-ups. Whether it was her nursing background or her teacher's instincts, she discovered an uncanny knack to instantly immerse herself in another business, zone-in on the strategic sticking points and effortlessly find intuitive solutions to move past them.When she's not writing copy, Lisa can be found sleeping under the stars in a swag, experimenting mercilessly in the kitchen or adventuring under sail. Although climbing Mt Kilimanjaro was her biggest challenge yet, she believes adventure is a state of mind, one that she brings to her business everyday.Check out her WebsiteLike her Facebook PageFollow her on Instagram
- Kristan Kershaw is a health coach with a focus on minerals - in this episode, we talk about how your behaviour is impacted by food and minerals... and what to do if you're imbalanced. Mum of twin teens and an almost-7-year-old who had a baby with big gastro issues and allergies
- She had to go on an elimination diet after being told she just had 'one of those allergic babies'
- She found that her family had a history of mineral imbalance and after lots of education and dietary changes, through these supplements, they have desensitised her allergies
- This led her to help other people and turn it into a business
- Stress (metabolically, mentally, financially) is all contributed by mineral imbalance. When we're stressed, once of the first things our bodies does is release chemicals that reduces magnesium
- Long term stress leads to more issues
- Bio-available copper in our bodies is really important so our bodies can use
- We tend to put ourselves last
- When she started looking at issues - she checked herself out at the same time as her kids...
- We can't give someone else the best care if we're not operating well
- Get familiar with what it feels like to get nourished and that it's ok to take care of ourselves
- Could be as simple as swapping a cooking oil for a certain type of butter
- A lot of us are told we're low in iron - actually a symptom of low bio-available copper
- Be an advocate for own health and do your own research
- Stress and sleep are massive
- Our grandparents and parents ate very differently than we do
- Australians and western cultures have changed the soil and therefore the food and minerals we are consuming
- Instruction manual you can start with - what minerals are actually doing in my body https://therootcauseprotocol.com/about/?ref=6
- Adrenal Cocktail: Orange Juice, Salt, Cream Of Tartar - healthy electrolyte drink
- Bruce Lipton - stress at a cellular level
- Teen Brain - dopamine, gabba and serotonin - how they all work together
- addictions are tied in with our minerals
Kristan Kershaw naturally has been supporting others around her to learn and find their way since a young age. She has developed that skill in connection over time and has added a lot of knowledge and experience to this via formal training. She has completed a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science, a Cert IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) as well as extensive training with Morley Robbins to be a Root Cause Protocol Consultant in the area of mineral dysfunction and metabolism in the body.Kristan's forte is helping to simplify really complex topics, and to help clients make connections between their past and present stresses and the resulting changes to our bodies. As you connect to your mineral metabolism results and your stress, it opens the path to healing and restoration.Kristan is passionate about transferring this knowledge to others and empowering them to not just be told (and accept) what is going on with their health, but to embrace it and understand it. The more we understand about how our bodies work, the more we can be in-tune with them, and can find our path to optimal health. Minerals run our bodies, and insufficient or imbalanced minerals in our body will lead to a range of symptoms from allergies and food intolerances, fatigue, to depression and anxiety related conditions, to concentration challenges in kids and adults alike, diabetes and other autoimmune conditions, and so much more.Along Kristan's journey, she has been researching and learning alongside Teresa Bowley - a well respected and known face in the 'FAILSAFE' food intolerance circles, and someone with years of experience and knowledge in the area of FODMAPs food restrictions.Follow her on Facebook and check out her website
We often teach children to avoid mistakes and even shame them when they do make mistakes. What we're missing out is the opportunity to help them nurture the qualities of persistence, courage, humility, kindness, stamina, self-control, resistance, and so forth.
Kim Foster-Carlson has been a journalist 30 years, with a history steeped in international sports. Based in San Francisco, this mother of 3 found her perfectionism rubbing off on her 2 daughters, who are athletes themselves, and knew it was time to find a better way.
Caylie and I share a lot of common ideas. Namely around taking Imperfect Action to get started or begin a new project... getting out of your comfort zone is called that for a reason.
- Growing up she was obsessed with her body 'not being perfect' - Body image and conforming to what society refers to as 'beautiful'- What beauty is for us? - Understanding your truths. Knowing your absolute, core, top 5 values - the things that you can't live without or we will lose our sense of self, sense of integrity and sense of who we are.- Knowing your core values will allow you to express yourself without caring about what norm/society will think about you and what you wear, etc. - She wants to be an inspiration to her girls to break good girl rulesJoin The Recovering PerfectionistsBIOVerity Mansfield is a transformational coach, mentor and self-love advocate. She is the founder of A Beautiful Truth, which supports women holistically to acknowledge the true beauty within, through coaching, on-line programs and workshops.With 20 years of exploring the concepts of beauty (including the international fashion industry), self-love and self-transformation, her own life experiences have enabled her to teach other women how to embrace their strengths and live life on their own terms. Verity Mansfield works in assisting other women through their own journey of self-love and empowerment as they awaken to their own fulfilment. She firmly believes in working towards creating generations of empowered women, to create real change and real beauty in the world.Check out her Website
Julia went through a 'very difficult divorce' and managed to turn her mess into her message - helping herself and women through break-ups and hard times in relationships
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If you listen closely, you can hear Kate and I virtually high-fiving each other as we chat about doing business YOUR WAY, with what you've got, before you're ready!
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Kate Toon is an award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant with almost two decades of experience in all things advertising, digital and writing. Originally from the UK but now based just outside Sydney. She has worked with big brands such as eHarmony, Curash and Kmart. And she's helped countless small businesses produce great content and improve their copywriting and SEO. Kate is also the founder of The Clever Copywriting School and The Recipe for SEO Success eCourse, as well as co-host on the Hot Copy Podcast. She presents the Write for Business show for the Dale Beaumont's Brin.ai app and recently launched The Copywriting Conference - Australia's first dedicated Copywriting Conference.
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Julie is a super creative designer (amongst many other things) and we talk about how NOT to let the graphic design and style of your business hold you back!
Emma has fast become one of my fave people to follow in the Body Love and Acceptance Space. She's a real woman, with real curves and a arsenal of gorgeous, nurturing and practical tips to start ACTUALLY loving and appreciating the package we come in. We talk about everything from her journey, to her challenges, to her tips for overcoming self-loathing, self-sabotage and heap of other awful self-things many of us are in the habit of doing!
Lynette and I bond over our mutual love of spreadsheets and systems, but we also chatted extensively about Gretchen Rubin's 4 tendencies and how they might be affecting your productivity.
Melinda is an online business coach and messaging strategist - to make it more simple, she helps women to really nail their business message so it just cuts through the bull online.
Angela is my latest #BizGirlCrush. She's the founder of Finlee and Me and has recently launched Angela Henderson Consulting. She's the doyenne of blogging, social media, tribe-building and being freaking real online - hoodies, messy office and all!
This incredible woman has literally had my mind thinking since we spoke a few weeks ago
Jade is a creative business owner, art therapist, artist and certified Barbara Sher life coach based in the Inner West of Sydney. She loves using art therapy and coaching to help people see themselves and their situations in new ways, and helping others create, connect and work towards their dreams.
Face Reading. That was my first ever interaction with Melanie way back when I was just starting out in my business.
Kirsty has as diverse a background as the functions she now performs in her life and beautiful business partnership, Smart Chicks. From raising children, starting and selling franchises, marketing, athletics, international travel and more, this woman is as grounded and authentic as it gets!
Professional Artist, Creativity Coach, Art Therapist & Registered Psychologist, this impressive and inspirational woman, Felicity O'Connor, is changing lives of creative people all over the place.
Remember when you were a kid, you were always being told to 'mind your own business'? Or was that just me? Seriously though... it was a thing, right?
Katie Wyatt, #PodQueen and all-round business babe legend, chats with me about doing things differently. From running online communities to creating courses on podcasting, from health and wellbeing to parenting, this woman is a force to be reckoned with. I have followed and been inspired by her since the very beginning of my business journey and without her, this podcast would almost certainly not even be #AThing
Anyone who's ever spoken to me probably knows of my intellectual affair with Lisa Murray (Lisa doesn't know it, but I am eternally in her debt for opening my eyes to the beauty of energy, play and intuition in my business). Lisa's spoken at my monthly event and we rub shoulders in the online and real life world in some of the circles we know and love.
Janeen, an international trainer, coach, author and podcaster fills us in on the real secret to making more sales in online business. She's been at this gig for 20-something years and knows her stuff!
Talk about 'WOW' words - this Word Stylist is a fountain of content knowledge and you are going to love her tips about writing and creating content for your business.
Liz and I work in similar ways, setting up structure and processes for consistent content creation and dissemination and as she's an ex-journo, she knows how to use the written word to get your message and services out there!
I met Karen at a recent speaking event I went to in Brisbane. I was a little awe-struck in a kind of 'I want to be like you when I grow up' kind of way. A naturally charismatic, eloquent and interesting woman - and a bloody good speaker - I giggled like a schoolgirl when she said to me 'it's like I'm talking to myself ten years ago' (at least thats what I did later on in my car when no one could see or hear me). Epic compliment.
"Oh, you still just work in a shop?" and a million other asinine questions non-retailers ask people who work in retail after ago 17. People are loving the show but also asking for more of moi!
I have long been a complete #fangirl of Trish Everett’s. From following her around on social media, to casual Skype chats about one thing or another, I lap up pretty much everything she put out into the world. In early 2016, my husby and I completed her signature program, Sweet Talk - an online couple’s communication course LIKE NO OTHER. When you do a communication course, you expect to ‘learn’ about open language, body talk and active listening. Sweet Talk was SO MUCH MORE. Anyone who’s ever spoken to me for more than 5 minutes will probably have heard me wax lyrical about Trish and Sweet Talk and the immensely deep shifts I felt during and since the course. Trish took us through processes to uncover our relationship styles (eek), our behaviour (double eek) and our needs (eeeeeeek!) and one of my biggest takeaways was about Personal Responsibility… that is:- Owning your own stuff- Not owning everyone else’s- Standing in and honouring your own truth- “I am powerful” (not just responsible)- The Cereal Bowl of Doom- Setting boundaries, moving them and respecting others’- What actually ARE my needs- How do I communicate my needs- How can I meet my own needs- Why do I ‘have to’ do this- Who am I doing all this for?
Trudi is such an incredible ball of energy, confidence and interesting information, I couldn't wait to chat with her. When she contacted me a few weeks ago, with some ideas for the show, I was so excited!
Karen is on a mission to remove the stigma and taboo from intuition. We had the most incredible conversation about my intuitive journey (which I literally haven't even packed the bags for, I'm so close to the beginning).
The gorgeous Shilpa Agarwal is on a mission to interview 100 women about what makes them tick, what inspires them and what their purpose in this life is! I was soooo stoked when she invited me to take part.
I've had a serious BIZ CRUSH on Swapna since I first came across this Queen of Content! She's diverse, she's clever, she's great fun and does business HER WAY!
Since I worked in the corporate world, for a management consulting firm, I've been obsessed with Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a personality typing tool. When I first found out about it, it really helped me to get my head around, not only my own preferences and behaviours, but also those of people around me and how best we might work together.
I absolutely LOVE Anna's no-B.S. approach to raw and real parenting, nurturing your children AS WELL AS yourself and the space she holds for mothers to own their struggles, their wins and whatever is going on for them at the moment.
Emma was one of the first people I had anything to do with in the online business world. Early on, her 7-day challenge helped me articulate my brand, my message and my client charter (in was sexier terms than that) and just this basic interaction was inspirational - the little extras she offered were nurturing, creative and personal.
The first time Lisa and I chatted - a fifteen minute call turned into an hour and we could have carried on for hours! I was totally intrigued by Lisa's impressive history and we totally bonded over some personal stuff, including 'The Motherhood Thing' and what that had meant for each of us...
Jasmine and I totally geek out over online tools and systems, and this episode is no different... I thought I was pretty tech-savvy... and then I met Jasmine.. This woman takes it to the next level... cray cray and endless possibilities... I just want to hand her the keys to my biz systems and tell her to wake me up when it's done...
"Inner Critic" is a pretty new term and concept to me... The first time Liz and I chatted, I asked her to explain - simply - what the hell everyone meant when they said 'inner critic' and I LOVED her analogy (listen in for it) and it really helped me to understand, make sense of it all and start to make some decisions about how I was and wasn't going to interact with them anymore.
This switched-on, globe-trotting, number-crunching, mum-of-two has opened my eyes to what it might ACTUALLY be like to live the life of the SuitcasePreneur AND she set up my gorgeous online bookkeeping systems... so you know, #InLove...
We planned to talk about events... what we actually talked about was soooo much more...
I'm a huge fan and admirer of Leah's - her ability to ask the right questions and just 'get' stuff that's practical, actionable and real (even if I didn't want to admit it)... I wrote 'Fear vs. Intuition?' in my list of topics for the show, and the Universe delivered Leah to talk to me about it...
"God I wish I worked with you when I first started my business" is the eternal mutters from my mouth to Ale. We have done some AWESOME sessions together which have refined and clarified my ideal client, my client journey and how it all intertwines with my values and beliefs... She's incredible at what she does, with a very impressive career and life history.. she tells us
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