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The final episode of the Summer School Series is here! Congratulations for making it through the 60 Day Challenge! I hope you learned about yourself and your business more than ever and got an understanding on balance. Today we are talking exactly about that! Finding peace in the balance, not letting your mind wander off in feelings that are not facts.As stated in the podcast, a break is coming! I think even my mic needs a break because girlie gave up on me. So when we come back you will hopefully have a new mic and more revelations to chew on.You know where to find us until we meet again!Thank you for all your support as i grow in front of you.HOW TO FIND US EVERYWHERE:https://linktr.ee/AdvantageousClothing
Happy 4th Year! What a journey it has been! I am so thankful to have you here and I am so thankful for all your support. Starting a business is challenging because your "failures" are public but recently I found that as motivational. I love watching brands and influencers flourish to become what they were meant to be. It's the glass half full theory in my eyes. I get to show everyone the journey while talking about what I've learned. Is everything I am doing correct? Not all the time. However, I am still learning but it's a gift i get to share it with you.
Cheers to another year filled with joy and prosperity. May this year be the biggest impact we make yet! Stay encouraged and fight for your goal! The world is waiting on you!!
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This year is not over just yet but she has been whooping me with revelations that has caused my elevation of sight. (My grandma would've lost it on that one so i'm gonna write that one down for prayer. Have to come with heat for missing 2 weeks.) I am kinda loving maturity! The peace it has brought to my life is amazing. I am able to put myself in others shoes and understand their perspective, I don't harbor my gifts anymore, and my skin is clear. Won't He do it!!!
What have you learned this year?
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If the peanut butter sandwich before creativity was a must then let me share my favorite brand better yet you ever try drinking coffee after? The way it hits the taste buds does something only Disneyland could replicate. But anyways, here we are with a part 2!!
As stated, I felt like there were some holes in the last episode becuase I was worried about being misunderstood. Then I took my own advice and laid it out in this episode because it was needed. Not everyone is a vulture but you'd be surpriseddddd at how many people are. Get you a lil role in management gig and you'll see!
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Being a leader is a role we will all play at some point in life. As a parent, or a manager, or a group fitness leader...girl someone is going to try to push a boundary. This episode is for the person who is new to the business world and you don't super love standing up for yourself. When I first started my business, every project fell through or went wrong, people used me, and I always had this feeling of people not taking myself serious.
I started watching leaders and how they carried themselves. I noticed there was a correlation to how they treated themselves and how people treated them. If you treat yourself like a queen then people will not approach you UNLESS they can give you what they have watched you give yourself.
This might just have to be a two part video because I have so much to say!! Just understand nonverbal language is louder than anything that comes out your mouth.
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Turns out the 'set back' was a set up! So Carol in accounting with the stank attitude is actually a giant practice worksheet for your patience needed in the future at that next job. I am quite surprised I didn't hit you with the "POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH IS IN THE TOUNGE" line because you know I love it.
I know life can get heavy and it is hard to change your mindset when it's fresh. But have your moment, God accounted for it. Don't put pressure on yourself to be this giant that can handle everything. You weren't made to be that, you were made to be human with feelings. So have your moment but then get back up and seek direction and understanding. Your ecosystem is bigger than you think. You have no idea what could happen tomorrow, next week, or Jan 21. So sit in expectation of great things.
Also, someone get Nicki on the phone. I'm free for a croissant next Thursday around 11:30.
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I try to not have regrets in life but those bedazzled DC's would've pulled me through a lot if i kept them. Anxiteyyyyy wow , so i filmed this like 3 times because I was not confident in uploading a source of info on the internet that didn't have purpose. I pray that by this time around we were able to get you an episode that is real and relatable. Becoming a new person is mostly unnoticeable right? You look back after a few months and then become surprised at your growth but then there are times were it is a called out change. An ordered change. No starbucks stars to save you :( However, your order is ready for pick up girl so it's time to choose.Are you okay with the cost?
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I've written the word discipline so much that I finally know how to spell it! YAY! I definitely let auto correct have the responsibility of cleaning up my attempts at the word for years. Crazy how I used to be in HONOR'S spelling club (major nerd) and now I am auto corrects biggest user.
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I wanted to talk about training discipline today because this week showed me what it really means to deny your feelings for the greater good. I wanted to throw in the towel and ruin my morning routine for extra sleep and push work to other days so I could relax. Yet, because I have started a challenge and wanted to lead it, I pushed through those feelings. I want to mention that this is not a lifestyle to have all the time. For me personally, since we are on a 60 day Lock In I wanted to continue with my goal of being consistent and that is was brought me to todays episode!
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It's almost like since I said I was going to stay dedicated, the world is giving me every opportunity to mean it. Girl, July is spicy! But I am pushing through to say we will come out on the other side happy we pushed through!
I am so happy you are here and ready to put the work in! Today, we are talking about accepting that it is going to take us a while to get to the top floor and enjoy the view. We know the climb up is going to be harsh so do we need to let weight out of our bags? Maybe an extra rest on floor 5?How are you taking the tiniest step forward?
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Thank you so much for your questions! I am excited to be of help to you and hope I was able to lead you into the right direction. No one told me following your dreams would be such an emotional journey. I have learned so much about myself through advantageous and the podcast, thank you for allowing me to share it with you!
Finding your passion is how you find happiness in life. Passion for your craft, for your spouse, for your body all take some soul searching. We mostly focus on helping you stay motivated once you've chosen your passion but how do you even trust you got the right one? Spoiler, all paths lead to it. However, sometimes i just need an answer not a soul searching journey so that is exactly what we are talking about today.
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Welcome to Success Summer School! This is the start of a new series to help brush up and get ahead of things in time for the second half of the year. We have been charging forward aaaall year fighting the fear of the new, unknown and the known so it's fair to relax a bit.
Today we are talking about the slumps that mental health and life can cause us to be in and how to work THROUGH it. Staying motivated can be a reflection of our mental health so instead of bullying yourself to push through, we are going to find lasting ways to work through it, peacefully. All three of these tips are thing I actively practice in my day to day life. Such as, I'm going to get coffee after this is all uploaded because that bed was just too delicious this morning but I pushed through a fab workout and half a work day so YAY!
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Shoutout to the 5 yo girlie who tested my gentle parenting attempt with all those why questions. She made me realize the moment you stop wondering about you and the world around you is the moment you throw in the towel. I've had the pleasureeeee of working with many seasoned people who have taught me this lesson in corporate america. Some people are just okay with okay. You aren't though! You wouldn't be here watching/listening to this episode if okay was good enough for you.
I'll be the first to admit that wondering can be painful but the wisdom that comes from it on the other side is priceless.
Do this in all areas of life not just your business. At the garden, I learned that if you want a plant to produce flavorful fruit and veggies you need to plant flowers around so that many bees come to visit. The more chances the plant can get bees covered in different pollen to mix with their existing pollen, the sweeter the fruit. The more you wonder, the more you gain flavor and you never know where that may lead you girl!
Also, stop screaming at the bees. It's the greatest compliment EVER like girl, they thought you were a flower!!!!
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Listen we are out of the era of being a people pleasure and now entering our "I love myself too much to do all that" era . Maturing is learning our worth with comes with many many trials that will teach us. However, one we don't open our eyes to learn is the connection our self love has to the success we have in life.
True results in anything you do won't come until you decide to make it happen. This episode will be a continuation to the list we made of our future ideal selves we made in the last episode. Knowing what needs to change is one thing but what about when we truly don't what to get up and "hustle", you want to sleep the day away. It requires a mindset shift of "i love myself too much to do all that"
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Hellooooo! Todays topic is something I have struggled to understand for a while, how to live like you already are there. It was hard for me to look at my current life and pretend that I was already the creative director of Nike's high fashion line or the fashion designer behind the hot new brand advantageous. It almost felt disrespectful for some to suggest that I change my life to model that when I couldn't even get a whole tank of gas. However, I wasn't getting the big picture.
I realized the girl who gets stressed out over low views or side tracked by yet another tiktok recipe, would never survive in the career I wanted. I had to not only change my daily habits but the way I reacted to things. My roots needed to supply the correct nutrients and that required me to grow.I hope you liked this episode! I had a lot of fun filming it for you and pray it met you were you needed it.
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My sincere apologies to the gratitude girlies but that method is...well, expired. I mean this in the nicest way but I need more than that when my mind is spiraling. (But if that works for you in encourage you to continue it. I am glad you found something that helps!)
How do you continue that peace that came from your morning routine? What habits do you fall back on when you planned for your day to go a certain way then you receive news that flipped your whole week? Now am I really hating on the grad journal girlies? No. I think that is great practice for when the true test comes. Today, we are talking about incorporating methods throughout your day that will help you stop spiraling by using gratitude to grab it. This is hard to do because we were trained naturally to speak negativity. Therefore, we need methods of positivity to fall back on that expand beyond just the morning or evening journal sesh.
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Hiiii! Welcome to the last epi in the Adjustment Series!
We are wrapping it up by talking about what to do when the blueprint doesn't yield like we planned. This series was an uplifting one that was meant to motivate you to try again but this time with a clear plan. When you make a vision plain, it is hard to not be motivated to attack it.
However, I felt it was important to talk about when it feels like you made the wrong blueprint because everything is going "wrong". You see, life does this cute lil thing called testing you. Ultimately, this is all for your good because God caused it to be so. These moments are meant to strengthen you and your endurance because you will need these tools for life. It may seem like it's never going to end but the faster you change your mindset about it, the faster it ends.
Thank you SO much for joining me on this series!! To date, this has not only been the most impactful series I've made but the most I've ever poured into one and I appreciate those who have listened. I love you and pray your blueprint is anointed by the Most High.
S/O my growing UK audience!! And S/O Nicki Minajjjjjj
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Today I am being the passing by friend in the elevator of life. I've come to quickly drop a word of inspo and say it is time to talk nice. You have done the work to get here where you need to be, you made the blueprint, and you cut the underlying roots. Now it's time to come for the way you speak to yourself.
I found myself not walking boldly in my decision to become an entrepreneur because I felt like the carfax would put me on blast. I didn't have enough numbers, I haven't sold out of anything yet, I didn't have an assistant to grab me coffee, etc. But the textbook definition of entrepreneur doesn't say anything about having an office with Central Park views so why was this my definition? We have to change the way we speak to ourselves. You are capable. You are able. You are smart. You are talented. All of these things are true so they qualify you to claim that you are an influencer, you are a chef, you are (insert goal here). If you keep holding back from claiming what you are, attaining what you are will be impossible.
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Girl I almost didn't upload this but I went on a lovely walk this morning and felt like it was important to embarrass myself. Transparency is a super power, so I've hearddddd... so anywho, I was running my life on fear and had no idea. I was in the kiddie pool swearing I was in the wave pool doing something. (RIP Big Surf for all my AZ natives).
What did you birth a root in that you thought you killed but didn't? I thought my biggest root was being afraid to make the jump and trust God but turns out it was actually fear of losing it all. The safety, the money, the progress girl I wasn't willing to gamble none of that while Drakes out here in Turks putting $2 million on a single number. Since our motto of the year is facing fear all year, I cut the safety root because it was holding my fruit and I hostage.
How did I find out this was my root? My pinkprint blueprint! I compared it to the life I was living and I had my next move. If I was never uncomfortable how was I going to get stronger? If i never added nutrients to my soil, how was I going to come back to life?
Shoutout to Nicki Minaj! NY STAND TF UP.
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This episode is for my fellow Barbs who need someone to check in! How are you girlie? How did quarter one treat you? Me personally, I was really wondering why I was working so hard but not seeing fruit. This episode is inspired by a conversation I was having with my Dad as well as my boyfriend. We forget that as humans it is our duty to hope in the biggest best thing possible. It is supposed to be unattainable because that is where God meets us on the journey.
We get so stressed out about these little side GTA missions that literally don't have anything to do with the plot. We label them bigger than what they are when we don't know exactly were we are going next. So I encourage you to carve some time out this weekend to make your pinkprint on exactly how big your goal is and how you will get there. Don't put a single constraint or worry on there.
THINK BIG B!TC#
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For the one who doesn't know how to feel accomplished when you have made a stride towards your goal! This one is for you AND me!! For most of us, following our dream requires us to keep our head down and work work work. It requires us to make sure we are always improving and making the transition to the next stride as easy as possible. It is incredibly easy to get caught up in numbers and results so much so we forget that there are things we could have been celebrating all along. So when we finally do make that huge accomplishment, it doesn't feel as such because we were looking for that thing to give us a feeling. Not that we should create space for the feeling. It doesn't have to be a brand new bag or car, it could be a pedicure and froyo on the way home. This episode will bring the Love Thyself Series home with a reminder that we have to create space in our schedules for some self love time or we will become numb to the amazing life we are building. HOW TO FIND US EVERYWHERE: https://linktr.ee/AdvantageousClothing
Boundaries...how many of us have them?? My dad used to have that song on loop for me back it the day! Boundaries are rules we put in place to protect ourselves. Protect means safety from harm but it's also means safety of my proudest accomplishments. Maturing is hard work to accomplish. We went from having a set schedule from ages 5-22 and then we are tossed into the real world to fend for ourselves. This is were we pick who we want to be, what career do we want to build and what is my role in the lives around me. We get tossed and tumbled making decisions about friends, lovers, and mindsets BUT it teaches us our boundaries. If you're here, that means you have a major goal to attain. When you make the decision to change your life you will be met with friends who don't like that, family that still thinks you're 13 and old habits that didn't serve you well. This is where boundaries come into place. They are here to protect you while you are on the race to your goals. Deciding to go after the goal was hard enough and i think you owe it to yourself to not let anything get in the way. Not even yourself. HOW TO FIND US EVERYWHERE: https://linktr.ee/AdvantageousClothing
Welcome to our newest series, Love Thyself. We will be talking all things self love because love is what makes the world go 'round. When we hear that saying we think that means the act of love in a positive way but it also refers to the lack of love going around as well. Bullies are bullies because their momma never loved them correctly and then that didn't set up their self love account for generational wealth. (Dang I should've wrote this before filming because that was gold.) Self love is important on this journey of life for many reasons. The main one being that you can not rely on people to meet your needs if you never meet your own needs. (like I really should've waited on filming wow) Your gas light has been blinking for a minute girl. You about to be on the side of the road broke down if you don't fill up soon! Today we will be talking about just that. How to identify our love tank is empty, how to fill our love tank and how to monitor our love tank. What is your love language?
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I'm fired up! This one is it. The perfect way to end out Motiv8 series and to start the year off right! Telling people our plans is a dose of dopamine yet a game of telephone. Our people just want the best for us and I can't be mad at that because I want the best for them too. There comes this point were we have to be like those annoying people who post about moving in silence except we really will be. We have been saying we will be up against the face of fear all year! We can't afford to allow people to add their own twists, worries or fears on to our goals. It was your goal for a reason.
How do we prepare? Meal preps! Except these ones don't taste nasty by Friday.
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For the ones who love to plan everything about a vision from the outfit you'll wear to the way you'll place the forks on the dinner table, I am here for you. Hi my name is Mariah and I was a planner abandoner. If my pinterest was public you would see the years of boards I have left to gather dust. Then one day I was tired of the cycle of intense happiness to disappointment so I search everywhere for tips on how to stay motivated.
Yes a planner can help but first and foremost you have to understand why you are in the cycle. Is it fear? Is if boredom? Is it lack of belief? Once you address this, I promise the rest falls into place.
I believe 2023 is different than any other year we have met. I feel like if we stay locked in the results we have been longing for will start to come to us. The hardest part about being locked in is staying locked in. Life is so unpredictable and it is incredibly easy to focus on the way the unplanned makes us feel. Without changing our habits, goals are just wishes. Follow along on this journey through the three part series to staying motivated throughout 2023! There is absolutely nothing wrong with setting goals for the year but it requires a mind set shift to accomplish. I want you to grab everything that was meant for you this year.
I need you to.
This will be your best year yet.
This will be your best year yet.
This will be your best year yet.
This will be your best year yet.
I am convinced getting older is understanding the true meaning behind common phrases like "comparison is the thief of joy".
Today we are diving into that very phrase and explaining how social media is actually the thief of joy. When we first walk into a room where we need to speak, have a partner, or sit in a group; we are looking for someone who seems nice. Your definition of nice will vary from mine because it is personal. You are looking for someone who reminds you of you. Maybe same gender, same hair, same ethnicity, or same t-shirt. You are looking for someone who has something in common, it's human nature. Even the people we follow on social media remind us of ourselves or maybe they have a life that you wouldn't mind switching with.
Scrolling social media has snuck into our human nature and amped up our rate of comparison astronomically because there is not end to your feed. There's always another suggested video right after the last one until you pull yourself away to get back to work. You'll see a post that motivates you, then another that makes you laugh, and then there is that one post that makes you feel like everyone else had it easier than you because you didn't have your dream car by age 18. So you swipe out of the app feeling down and chances are you have no idea where this funk came from.
Social media is fun and I enjoy it myself! However, it's time to pull ourselves out of this cycle of moods. Social media is not bad but too much time on it is so it is time to set a temp gauge to let you know when it's time to get off.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I kept it light in this episode so you had more room for mac and cheese. We ran a Q&A on Instagram and majority of the questions were about the brand and how it came to be. I have never sat down and shared this so I was super excited to do so today!
The major take away from this episode is that your passion has been chasing you your whole life. I was too stubborn to realize fashion was my passion and didn't trust that I would fly. Ultimately it comes down to one choice: Becoming your dream is hard and living a life that you know isn't meant for you is hard. Choose your hard.
I am thankful for each and every single one of you!! Have an amazing weekend and get some much deserved rest. We will pick up next Thursday!🤎
Failure is often the main negative stronghold for many of us that births our long periods of doubt and lack of motivation.
I encourage you to change the way you look at it to be like a Roobma vacuum. You know that little circle robot vacuum that goes around peoples houses vacuuming all on its own? When you first get this machine it has no idea what the layout of your house looks like so often times it runs into many obstacles. It'll run into a wall, turn 10 degrees or so and try again. Maybe it didn't turn enough so it'll hit the wall again from a different angle then adjust another 10 degrees and try again. Eventually, through all these recorded mistakes it learned from, the Roomba will have learned how to get past the wall. After all these "mistakes" or "failures" it will finally be in it's purpose!
Just like the Roomba, you are recording these wall hits and how you store that experience is critical to your success. Will you give up at the first wall? Or will you record the layout and learn from it?
Welcome to the deep babe!
Did you notice that every character in the bible that left a significant impact required a season of isolation? How inspirational! The isolation incubation period is where your significant impact on the world is formed. Girl there's too many trolls out here looking to kill anything but their bad attitudes so we have to stay strapped with the core values we pick up in these periods. The easiest way to stop a tree from growing is to pick it from the root before it sprouts. If our roots aren't deep enough it could cause damage to our growth!
Isolation comes in waves of phases. Everyone will look different, act different, heal different. This episode is a compilation of revelations I made as well as tips on how to survive.
Welcome to the first episode on the Create Success Podcast brought to you by Advantageous Clothing!
Our tagline, Create Success, is the shortened definition of the word 'advantageous'. Our clothing brand was started to inspire people to create success by chasing their hearts desires and purpose in life. There is so much meaning behind the tagline that it had to overflow in other areas so we could continue to motivate people in more ways than one! Grab a snack and a pen because it is time for takeoff! Over the course of this season, we will be talking about the habits that must go and must stay in order for us to become fulfilled and happy with our lives. Change is hard but staying in the same unprofitable cycle is harder!
In today's episode, we are talking about cleaning up our top 5 influences in life. This doesn't always mean the top 5 friends! Girl just keeping one these days is hard enough. We are talking about what 5 things have your eyes and ears most of the day and how that will/won't influence you to be the person you need to be.
Thank you for going us on this journey! We are so happy to have you.