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0:00:04 Being an entrepreneur is not easy.
0:00:06 The entrepreneur has a different type of mindset.
0:00:09 The number one thing that you can remember and accept in life
0:00:12 is that your friendships are going to change, and that’s okay.
0:00:14 We started recording on our closet floors.
0:00:17 It was not perfect. It was not organized.
0:00:19 It was a mess, but it felt so right.
0:00:22 So if we had waited to start until we got a studio,
0:00:25 had the business all set up and the strategy right,
0:00:26 like, we would have never started.
0:00:27 A lot of people want to be an entrepreneur
0:00:29 for the idea of what being an entrepreneur
0:00:32 is, they kind of see what’s happening online on social media.
0:00:34 They’re like, oh, you work from home,
0:00:36 or you work on the beach, or it’s sexy.
0:00:38 It’s not like that.
0:00:42 Why do you feel like most of these business marriages don’t work?
0:00:44 If we just love each other, this will be fine, right?
0:00:46 But then you get into the marriage, and you’re like,
0:00:47 oh, this is a lot of work.
0:00:49 The most important thing that people need to look for
0:00:52 in relationship for entrepreneurs is
0:00:55 when we first started, I was so insecure about it.
0:00:58 But I think what I realized was that as an entrepreneur,
0:01:01 you’re meant to, if I know if I can make this much here,
0:01:03 if you give me 40 hours a week, like, watch me.
0:01:06 Like, there’s no limits how much money I can make.
0:01:08 If you guys go do your own things,
0:01:10 do you get jealous or competitive ever?
0:01:12 It’s all going to come out right now.
0:01:31 Young and Profiters, welcome back to the show.
0:01:34 Today, we’ve got an in-person episode
0:01:37 with Krista Williams and Lindsay Simczyk,
0:01:39 who are the hosts of the Almost 30 podcast.
0:01:42 Now, this is a podcast that they started nine years ago
0:01:44 on their closet floor.
0:01:47 Now, it’s one of the top podcasts in the world.
0:01:49 They’ve got a thriving online community.
0:01:52 They’ve got so many different revenue streams.
0:01:54 They’ve built an incredible business around their podcast.
0:01:56 So in this episode, we’re going to talk all about that.
0:01:58 We’re going to talk about career pivots,
0:02:01 the pivotal period of your Saturn return
0:02:04 right before your 30s, and how you can navigate that.
0:02:06 We’re also going to talk about relationships,
0:02:09 work marriages, and so much more.
0:02:10 We get really deep in this conversation.
0:02:12 I think you guys are going to love it.
0:02:14 Without further delay, here’s my conversation
0:02:15 with Krista and Lindsay.
0:02:18 Welcome to Young and Profiting Podcast, Krista and Lindsay.
0:02:19 Thank you.
0:02:21 We’re so excited to have you guys.
0:02:21 So excited.
0:02:24 So as I was researching for this interview,
0:02:27 I found out that you guys say that you’re in a marriage.
0:02:30 And you guys recently joined the App Media Network.
0:02:32 You know that I also have a business partner, Jason.
0:02:34 I always feel like we’re married,
0:02:37 even though we’re not romantically married.
0:02:40 But talk to me about why you guys call yourself a marriage
0:02:42 and what does that really entail?
0:02:46 When you’re in business with your best friend, especially,
0:02:50 there are so many layers to the dynamic.
0:02:52 And in a marriage, as you know, when you get married,
0:02:57 you share finances, you share just deep growth
0:02:59 and learning in all aspects of your life.
0:03:01 And when you become entrepreneurs as best friends,
0:03:05 you start to share finances first and foremost.
0:03:07 And then you get into the deep work
0:03:11 of becoming confident, successful entrepreneurs,
0:03:16 which requires you to really look at every aspect of yourself
0:03:19 and every aspect of how you are in a relationship.
0:03:22 So Krista and I have been through therapy.
0:03:23 Oh my gosh.
0:03:24 Through coaching.
0:03:29 We have had really, really hard conversations about finances,
0:03:31 about our vision for the future,
0:03:34 about what’s working and what’s not working.
0:03:39 And so there have been many times where like the lines are blurred.
0:03:42 I’m like, I kind of want to be more of your friend right now.
0:03:43 Yeah.
0:03:44 But we’re in a business conversation.
0:03:45 Yeah.
0:03:45 And vice versa.
0:03:50 So it’s been something we always have to actively participate in
0:03:51 and actively work on.
0:03:52 Yeah.
0:03:53 If you think about our marriage,
0:03:55 almost 30 is our baby.
0:03:55 Yeah.
0:03:56 So with parents,
0:03:59 sometimes we prioritize almost 30,
0:04:00 our baby over our relationship.
0:04:04 And so we’re more in that role of the parents of our baby
0:04:05 than we are as friends.
0:04:08 And so it’s sometimes felt like we’ve lost sight of friendship
0:04:09 because we’re so focused on the business
0:04:11 and the growth of the business.
0:04:13 And we also have to focus on aligning our dreams
0:04:14 and visions for the future.
0:04:14 Yeah.
0:04:15 In a marriage,
0:04:17 you have to continue to come back to like,
0:04:17 where are we going?
0:04:18 How are you feeling?
0:04:19 Where are we going?
0:04:21 And we have to do that all the time.
0:04:22 So whenever people want to start businesses
0:04:23 with their best friends,
0:04:26 I’m always hesitant to tell them to do so
0:04:30 because most of the time it fails when people do that.
0:04:31 And we’ve been really lucky.
0:04:32 We put in the work during the process
0:04:35 and it’s been the most beautiful relationship of my life,
0:04:36 but it’s not easy.
0:04:37 Wow.
0:04:39 I love that you guys are sharing this with us
0:04:40 because it’s so interesting.
0:04:44 Why do you feel like most of these business marriages
0:04:47 with your best friends don’t work?
0:04:48 What makes you guys work?
0:04:50 So I think for most of us,
0:04:52 the ideas that we were told about marriage
0:04:54 were from Disney movies,
0:04:54 were from media,
0:04:56 were these ideas of marriage and relationships
0:04:59 that are not actually real or supportive
0:05:00 of healthy dynamics and relationships.
0:05:01 You know,
0:05:04 we could essentially be in an unhealthy marriage forever,
0:05:05 she and I.
0:05:06 But what we want for our lives
0:05:07 is to be happy,
0:05:08 to be fulfilled,
0:05:09 to do something great.
0:05:11 So now we came into our relationship,
0:05:12 our marriage,
0:05:14 with the idea of marriage being something
0:05:14 where you sacrifice,
0:05:16 you’re not in alignment,
0:05:17 you don’t speak your truth,
0:05:19 you don’t ask for what you want,
0:05:21 you don’t create something amazing.
0:05:23 And so a lot of people go in with that thought,
0:05:25 like this will just work without work.
0:05:26 Yeah.
0:05:27 I went into my previous marriage,
0:05:28 I was married,
0:05:29 and I kind of had that idea,
0:05:31 if we just love each other,
0:05:32 this will be fine, right?
0:05:33 But then you get into the marriage,
0:05:33 and you’re like,
0:05:35 oh, this is a lot of work,
0:05:36 a lot of checking in with myself,
0:05:37 checking in with you,
0:05:39 realigning our values.
0:05:41 And so if you go into a business partnership
0:05:44 without checking in on the relationship,
0:05:45 checking in on the values,
0:05:47 checking in on the direction of where you’re going,
0:05:48 it’s not going to work.
0:05:49 Something’s going to happen,
0:05:50 you’re going to build up resentment,
0:05:53 and you’re probably going to end up breaking up.
0:05:54 I think the most important thing
0:05:55 that people need to look for
0:05:57 in relationship for entrepreneurs
0:05:59 is being able to communicate.
0:06:00 Just like a marriage,
0:06:01 the number one thing in relationship
0:06:02 is communication.
0:06:04 You need to be talking about
0:06:04 how you’re feeling,
0:06:05 what’s coming up for you,
0:06:06 what you want,
0:06:07 where you want to go,
0:06:08 what works for you,
0:06:09 what doesn’t work for you.
0:06:11 And we’ve really focused on our communication
0:06:13 and communicating respectfully
0:06:15 and with love and with intention.
0:06:16 And that’s been the biggest thing
0:06:17 that’s really kept us together.
0:06:19 That’s so interesting.
0:06:20 Talk to me about the communicating
0:06:22 with love and respect.
0:06:24 So if you guys are having a disagreement,
0:06:25 how do you guys approach it?
0:06:28 Yeah, we coined this phrase
0:06:29 called clearing conversations.
0:06:32 So this practice where
0:06:34 there’s usually something funky in the air.
0:06:36 We’re kind of feeling like something is off
0:06:39 and we will schedule a walk.
0:06:40 And a walk,
0:06:42 because I think sitting down
0:06:42 across from each other,
0:06:43 staring into each other’s eyes
0:06:45 can be very intense
0:06:48 and kind of activate the body
0:06:51 in a way that doesn’t really support honesty
0:06:53 and flow in a conversation.
0:06:55 So oftentimes we’ll go on a walk.
0:06:56 We’re moving our bodies.
0:06:58 We’re next to each other
0:07:00 and we’re able to look at each other,
0:07:01 but also like give each other a break.
0:07:05 And our intention in these clearing conversations
0:07:07 is to bring truth and respect,
0:07:09 to be a great listener
0:07:13 and really have it be an experience
0:07:14 of us against the problem
0:07:16 rather than Krista’s the issue.
0:07:17 We got to get to the bottom of it.
0:07:19 And that’s really helped us
0:07:21 because we all have egos.
0:07:22 It’s a thing.
0:07:24 And so when you approach a problem,
0:07:25 it’s easy to be like,
0:07:27 you know, you did this to me
0:07:29 and you made me feel this way.
0:07:30 But in these clearing conversations,
0:07:33 we are very intentional to use I statements.
0:07:34 The story I’m telling myself
0:07:36 is that you don’t care
0:07:38 about this part of the business
0:07:40 and I have to take it all on by myself.
0:07:42 And in sharing these I statements,
0:07:45 I’m able to see under the hood
0:07:48 of like what’s been turning in Krista’s mind.
0:07:50 And then I’m able to say,
0:07:52 oh, wow, if I believe that,
0:07:53 I would be feeling that way too.
0:07:56 And it just gives us an opportunity
0:07:57 to not only share our experience,
0:07:58 but then to listen.
0:08:00 You know, I think both of us
0:08:01 are really great listeners
0:08:02 and we listen with our heart
0:08:04 rather than our minds
0:08:05 thinking of what to say next.
0:08:07 So the clearing conversation,
0:08:09 I think, is essential for any friendship,
0:08:10 any business partnership,
0:08:13 any marriage as a standard in a relationship.
0:08:16 So I got a chance to get to know you guys
0:08:17 because we were doing negotiations
0:08:18 for Yap Media.
0:08:20 You just joined my network,
0:08:21 which is just so exciting.
0:08:21 We’re so excited.
0:08:24 And it seems like you guys
0:08:25 wear totally different hats.
0:08:27 Like I remember at one point,
0:08:28 Lindsay was like,
0:08:30 I’m going to handle the contract stuff
0:08:31 and you have your own stuff
0:08:32 that you’re handling.
0:08:32 So talk to us about
0:08:34 how you divide the labor
0:08:35 and how you think of that
0:08:36 with your company.
0:08:37 Yeah, I think getting clarity on that
0:08:38 is really important
0:08:40 for any business in general
0:08:42 and for really any business partners,
0:08:42 especially.
0:08:43 For us,
0:08:45 the way that we delegated roles
0:08:46 happened naturally,
0:08:48 but happened very early on.
0:08:49 So my experience was in the corporate.
0:08:51 I worked in finance management consulting
0:08:53 and I actually was doing
0:08:55 some brand deals on the side
0:08:56 as a blogger.
0:08:58 And Lindsay was an actress.
0:08:59 She worked at SoulCycle.
0:09:00 She was an amazing performer.
0:09:01 She knew a lot about production.
0:09:02 She knew a lot about performance.
0:09:04 She brought a lot to the table
0:09:05 from the aspects of the business
0:09:06 of creativity
0:09:08 that I didn’t really have access to.
0:09:09 So early on,
0:09:09 I was like,
0:09:10 I’m going to take on more
0:09:11 of the business strategic part
0:09:13 because that’s where I was living before.
0:09:14 So I actually had it backwards.
0:09:15 You’re part of the business.
0:09:15 Got it.
0:09:15 Okay.
0:09:17 And then Lindsay brought
0:09:18 more of the creativity.
0:09:20 So when we started building the business,
0:09:23 it was like both of us working together
0:09:23 and then we saw
0:09:25 where we were fitting naturally
0:09:26 and we claimed the domains.
0:09:27 And over the years,
0:09:29 we had to reclaim domains
0:09:29 of where we are
0:09:30 and where we work
0:09:32 because we were trying to overlap
0:09:33 for quite a bit
0:09:34 and that doesn’t really support us.
0:09:34 You know,
0:09:35 it doesn’t really help for us
0:09:37 to both be two cooks in the kitchen.
0:09:39 So I’m more strategy.
0:09:40 I’m more of the partnerships.
0:09:42 I’m more of the overall ideas
0:09:42 that we have
0:09:43 that move the business forward.
0:09:44 And Lindsay is so helpful
0:09:45 with the creativity.
0:09:46 She’s so helpful
0:09:48 with the relationship with the team.
0:09:50 She’s a great communicator with the team.
0:09:51 So there’s just stuff
0:09:52 that she’s naturally good at
0:09:53 that she brings to the business.
0:09:53 Yeah.
0:09:54 Do you guys,
0:09:56 have you ever heard of Mind Pump,
0:09:56 the podcast?
0:09:57 Yes, of course.
0:09:57 Okay.
0:09:59 So Adam Schaefer came on my show.
0:09:59 Love them.
0:10:00 And it’s four guys
0:10:01 that talk about fitness,
0:10:02 health.
0:10:03 And he was telling me
0:10:05 that they’re invested
0:10:07 in all of their businesses together
0:10:08 outside of just the podcast.
0:10:11 So they all invest in real estate,
0:10:11 stocks.
0:10:13 One of them wrote a book.
0:10:14 They all get royalties
0:10:16 even though they did nothing for the book.
0:10:17 And they’re just embedded
0:10:18 in business together
0:10:20 no matter what the endeavor is.
0:10:22 So how do you guys look at it?
0:10:24 I saw you have like a new YouTube channel.
0:10:26 If you guys go do your own things,
0:10:27 how do you think about it?
0:10:29 And do you get jealous
0:10:30 or competitive ever?
0:10:32 It’s all going to come out right now.
0:10:33 I know, honestly.
0:10:35 You know, I’ve been thinking about this.
0:10:38 Well, I think what’s so interesting,
0:10:40 you know, when we started almost 30,
0:10:40 we were going through
0:10:42 a very specific time in our life
0:10:43 and the show has evolved
0:10:44 as we have evolved.
0:10:46 And I think with that evolution too
0:10:49 comes our own very unique gifts
0:10:51 and how they want to be expressed
0:10:51 in the world.
0:10:54 So Krista has an incredibly successful
0:10:55 coaching business,
0:10:56 retreat business,
0:10:58 and so many of her gifts
0:11:00 that could not be truly fully expressed
0:11:01 in Almost 30
0:11:02 are now being expressed
0:11:03 through those businesses.
0:11:05 And I’m exploring this new season
0:11:07 of my life of motherhood
0:11:08 and what that might look like
0:11:10 in a community and brand sense.
0:11:11 So thankfully,
0:11:13 we’ve always just been
0:11:14 very, very supportive of the other.
0:11:17 I think where the conversation
0:11:18 comes in between us is,
0:11:20 okay, we’re in a season right now,
0:11:21 currently in real time
0:11:24 of being very full on with the book
0:11:24 and Almost 30.
0:11:26 And candidly,
0:11:27 I don’t have a lot of energy
0:11:29 to pour into New Mom on the Block
0:11:30 or anything like that.
0:11:33 And so we’ve had moments
0:11:34 where we’re like,
0:11:35 okay, we’re deciding to be full on.
0:11:36 We’re going to kind of pull back
0:11:38 on our other things a little bit
0:11:40 and just really be focused here.
0:11:42 And I think that’s important
0:11:43 and important to share
0:11:45 what’s tough about this
0:11:46 and what you’re struggling with
0:11:47 in your own lanes
0:11:48 of your own business.
0:11:50 Because I think we can create stories
0:11:51 in our heads
0:11:53 about do they want to like
0:11:54 go pursue that fully
0:11:56 and like what’s going to happen
0:11:57 with Almost 30
0:11:57 or, you know,
0:11:59 there’s just a lot of stories
0:12:00 we can create
0:12:01 or meaning that we can make
0:12:02 out of something
0:12:03 that is not really true.
0:12:04 So again,
0:12:05 it all comes back
0:12:06 to that communication.
0:12:07 Yeah, and I feel like it would
0:12:08 only benefit the business.
0:12:10 You know, her succeeding
0:12:11 or me succeeding
0:12:12 is only benefits our business
0:12:13 that we have together.
0:12:14 But I think what’s been
0:12:15 really beautiful about the way
0:12:16 that we’ve evolved
0:12:18 is we’ve always been like sovereign.
0:12:19 You know, I think early on
0:12:20 we were just doing
0:12:21 everything together.
0:12:23 We were so just embedded
0:12:23 in one another
0:12:25 and we kind of had moments
0:12:25 where we’re like,
0:12:27 okay, we are aware
0:12:28 that this could be for a season.
0:12:29 This could be for a time period
0:12:30 in our life.
0:12:31 We don’t want to be
0:12:32 so naive to think
0:12:33 that we’re going to want
0:12:34 to be in business
0:12:36 and financial business together
0:12:37 for the rest of our lives.
0:12:38 So investing in each other’s
0:12:39 businesses in that way,
0:12:40 we have put money
0:12:41 into things together.
0:12:42 We have made investments
0:12:43 in businesses together
0:12:45 that are longstanding.
0:12:45 But it’s like,
0:12:48 I don’t think for me personally
0:12:49 it feels truthful for me
0:12:50 to be embedded
0:12:51 with one person forever
0:12:53 financially or dream-wise.
0:12:54 I just like to do
0:12:55 a lot of things.
0:12:55 I like to create
0:12:56 a lot of different things.
0:12:57 I like to be my own person.
0:12:58 I never want to be
0:12:59 boxed in anywhere.
0:13:01 So that type of business model
0:13:02 wouldn’t really feel good for me.
0:13:04 But Almost 30 has helped us
0:13:05 as a foundation
0:13:07 show us what we’re good at
0:13:08 and show us what our audience
0:13:08 wants more of.
0:13:09 For motherhood,
0:13:11 obviously they’re going to see her.
0:13:12 She’s an amazing mother.
0:13:13 She’s built an amazing family
0:13:14 around that.
0:13:15 So they want more from her
0:13:15 in that.
0:13:16 So she’s like,
0:13:16 okay, cool.
0:13:18 I’m noticing this thing
0:13:19 that Almost 30 is providing for me.
0:13:20 What can I do more of in that?
0:13:21 Yeah.
0:13:22 For me, it’s the coaching and retreats.
0:13:23 How can I build more of this?
0:13:25 And so it just allows us
0:13:26 to be more robust
0:13:26 of who we are
0:13:27 and evolve in the business
0:13:29 and pour more into the business
0:13:30 because we’re happier.
0:13:30 Yeah.
0:13:31 You know, if you’re kind of just
0:13:32 looking to the business
0:13:34 to feed and satisfy
0:13:35 every one of your creative needs
0:13:36 or pursuits,
0:13:38 that doesn’t feel true for me.
0:13:40 I think having creativity spark
0:13:40 and then going
0:13:42 where it needs to go
0:13:43 is what I like to do instead.
0:13:44 I like that you guys
0:13:45 are doing your own things
0:13:47 outside of just Almost 30
0:13:48 because you have been doing this
0:13:49 for what, nine years now?
0:13:52 Has there ever been a moment
0:13:53 where you’re like,
0:13:54 I just don’t think
0:13:55 we can do this anymore?
0:13:56 Was there ever like
0:13:57 a struggling point?
0:13:59 Because I know in entrepreneurship
0:14:00 around the seven-year mark
0:14:01 gets really tough.
0:14:03 Did you guys have a tough moment?
0:14:04 You know what’s funny
0:14:05 is we’ve been honest
0:14:06 with each other
0:14:08 about what life looks like
0:14:08 past Almost 30,
0:14:10 but we’ve never had a moment
0:14:11 where we fought
0:14:12 or something happened
0:14:13 where we wanted
0:14:14 to throw in the towel.
0:14:15 Like we’ve always been
0:14:16 very conscious
0:14:17 about where this process is
0:14:17 and thankfully
0:14:18 we have a book coming out.
0:14:20 So like the book feels
0:14:21 like such a beautiful rounding
0:14:22 of the 10 years
0:14:23 we’ve been doing this.
0:14:25 It’s like all of our life’s work.
0:14:26 So we’ve really trusted that
0:14:28 and I think it’s normal
0:14:29 to feel like quitting,
0:14:30 but it’s actually just weird.
0:14:32 I think that’s what happens for me
0:14:34 when I’m expressing myself creatively
0:14:36 in other aspects of my life
0:14:36 and I’m not holding
0:14:37 this relationship
0:14:38 to be the only thing
0:14:39 that sustains me.
0:14:41 It’s just like romantic relationships.
0:14:42 If she’s supposed
0:14:43 to be everything to me,
0:14:44 if Almost 30 is supposed
0:14:45 to be everything to me,
0:14:46 I’m not going to be satisfied.
0:14:46 Yeah.
0:14:47 I need other things.
0:14:48 I need other people.
0:14:49 I need other creative outlets
0:14:51 and because we’ve both done that,
0:14:52 we both feel satisfied
0:14:52 and we come back
0:14:53 to the relationship
0:14:54 excited to be here.
0:14:55 Yeah.
0:14:56 So let’s talk about
0:14:57 how Almost 30 started
0:14:58 because I think
0:15:00 there’s a lot of life lessons
0:15:00 that we can learn
0:15:01 in that in itself.
0:15:03 So tell me about
0:15:04 how you guys first met
0:15:05 and came up with the idea
0:15:06 to start the podcast.
0:15:06 Yeah.
0:15:08 So we crossed paths
0:15:09 at around 27.
0:15:11 In our late 20s,
0:15:12 we were going through it.
0:15:14 The story goes
0:15:16 that a mutual friend of ours
0:15:17 introduced Krista and I
0:15:18 because Krista wanted
0:15:19 to audition for SoulCycle.
0:15:23 SoulCycle was a very popular
0:15:24 trendy workout at the time.
0:15:25 I was an instructor
0:15:27 and we got connected
0:15:29 and I remember the day
0:15:30 we scheduled a FaceTime.
0:15:31 Krista scheduled a FaceTime
0:15:33 and said,
0:15:33 you know,
0:15:34 I want to audition
0:15:35 for SoulCycle.
0:15:36 I would love to
0:15:37 just pick your brain,
0:15:38 understand the process
0:15:40 and I was happy to do it.
0:15:42 I was really loving
0:15:43 my time at Soul
0:15:45 and just for anyone
0:15:46 to want to do it,
0:15:46 I was like,
0:15:46 yeah,
0:15:47 it’s amazing.
0:15:48 Let’s do this.
0:15:49 So when we had our FaceTime,
0:15:50 I was like,
0:15:50 she’s cool.
0:15:52 Like this felt natural.
0:15:53 This felt like flow,
0:15:54 you know,
0:15:55 and that didn’t happen for me.
0:15:57 And so we stayed in touch
0:15:59 and through her process
0:15:59 of auditioning,
0:16:01 she didn’t end up getting it,
0:16:01 but it connected us.
0:16:03 And then eventually
0:16:03 she moved to LA
0:16:05 where we could see
0:16:06 more of each other
0:16:08 and really understand
0:16:09 on a deeper level
0:16:10 what each other
0:16:11 was going through.
0:16:11 And it was a lot.
0:16:13 We were having
0:16:14 relationship reckonings.
0:16:16 We were at war
0:16:16 with our bodies
0:16:17 in different ways.
0:16:18 We were running ourselves
0:16:19 into the ground.
0:16:21 We were individuating
0:16:22 from our family
0:16:24 and some of our friend groups
0:16:25 that we no longer
0:16:26 really felt aligned with.
0:16:28 It was this upheaval
0:16:30 that felt like
0:16:31 everything was crumbling,
0:16:32 to be honest with you.
0:16:34 And a lot of people
0:16:34 go through this
0:16:35 in their late 20s.
0:16:36 We wrote a book about it.
0:16:37 It’s no joke.
0:16:39 And what we found
0:16:39 in our friendship
0:16:40 was this comfort
0:16:42 and just this healing
0:16:42 and being able
0:16:43 to talk about it.
0:16:45 And so Krista came to me
0:16:46 one day.
0:16:47 We were at Bulletproof Coffee,
0:16:48 which is a cafe.
0:16:49 I love day fast for you.
0:16:51 That was one of my favorite spots
0:16:52 that unfortunately
0:16:53 does not exist anymore.
0:16:54 I know.
0:16:56 And she was like,
0:16:56 you know,
0:16:57 I feel like we could
0:16:58 start a podcast
0:16:59 talking about the things
0:17:00 that we’ve been talking about
0:17:02 just on a daily basis.
0:17:02 I was like,
0:17:03 yeah, I’m so down.
0:17:04 I’ve always been someone
0:17:06 that if you bring me
0:17:06 a creative project,
0:17:07 I’m like, let’s do it.
0:17:09 And I never really think about
0:17:10 if it’s going to be a thing.
0:17:11 If it lights me up,
0:17:12 I’m down.
0:17:14 So we started recording
0:17:15 on our closet floors,
0:17:17 sometimes in Krista’s
0:17:18 studio apartment in Venice,
0:17:20 next to like laundry
0:17:21 and whatever.
0:17:22 there was no,
0:17:23 was there a light in there?
0:17:24 There was no oxygen.
0:17:25 I know that.
0:17:26 It wasn’t video back then.
0:17:26 No.
0:17:28 Even when I started in 2018,
0:17:29 no video.
0:17:29 No video,
0:17:30 which was the dream.
0:17:31 Yeah, it was so much better.
0:17:33 I miss that because you just
0:17:34 got to focus on the content.
0:17:35 Same.
0:17:35 Yeah.
0:17:36 And you just get to rip.
0:17:37 Yep.
0:17:38 Like I really miss those days.
0:17:41 And we were on like a $15 recorder
0:17:42 just thinking like, okay.
0:17:43 Sometimes we would record
0:17:45 on the notes app on our phone.
0:17:45 Yeah.
0:17:46 I love that.
0:17:47 Just have like four episodes
0:17:48 on the notes app on our phone.
0:17:50 I was listening the other day
0:17:50 to like one
0:17:51 and they were just,
0:17:54 we’d have friends fake call in
0:17:55 to the podcast
0:17:56 and ask for advice.
0:17:57 Like they’d be like someone,
0:17:57 we’d be like,
0:17:58 ask about this.
0:17:59 And they’d be like,
0:17:59 hey, I’m Lauren.
0:18:00 I’m a listener.
0:18:00 And they were like,
0:18:01 not a listener.
0:18:03 It was like someone that we paid,
0:18:05 like the guest was like my ex
0:18:06 and his friends.
0:18:06 And we would just sit
0:18:08 in these horribly sounding
0:18:09 conference rooms
0:18:11 with the worst sound ever,
0:18:11 just echoing.
0:18:13 Everyone’s all over the place.
0:18:13 Yeah, dude.
0:18:14 It was crazy.
0:18:15 And just like talk.
0:18:16 It was not perfect.
0:18:17 It was not organized.
0:18:18 It was very just.
0:18:19 Mess.
0:18:20 It was a mess,
0:18:21 but it felt so right.
0:18:22 We were just moving.
0:18:24 We were being moved
0:18:27 by the experience itself.
0:18:28 So if we had waited,
0:18:30 we had waited to start
0:18:31 until we got a studio
0:18:31 and like,
0:18:32 you know,
0:18:33 had the business all set up
0:18:34 and the strategy right,
0:18:36 we would have never started.
0:18:36 Yeah.
0:18:38 And so as we took action,
0:18:39 that moved us.
0:18:39 We were like,
0:18:40 oh, this feels good
0:18:41 or oh, this doesn’t feel good.
0:18:42 Then we took another step.
0:18:44 So it was really imperative
0:18:45 that we started
0:18:46 before we were ready.
0:18:46 Yeah.
0:18:48 Because we got so much intel.
0:18:50 And in 2016,
0:18:51 September 2016,
0:18:52 we launched the podcast.
0:18:53 Amazing.
0:18:54 It is very different
0:18:55 than it is today,
0:18:57 but that’s the story of things.
0:18:58 People don’t realize
0:19:00 that you can just evolve over time.
0:19:02 Like my podcast cover
0:19:03 has changed 10 times.
0:19:04 Oh, I want to see that.
0:19:05 Oh my gosh.
0:19:06 What was the worst?
0:19:07 I used to have like
0:19:08 these cartoons of me.
0:19:09 We did.
0:19:12 We had two seasons of cartoons.
0:19:13 Yeah.
0:19:13 Two cartoons.
0:19:15 The one was like creepy.
0:19:15 Yeah.
0:19:16 One was like alien.
0:19:17 I don’t even know.
0:19:18 Because those were hot
0:19:18 back in the day.
0:19:20 Those were real innovative.
0:19:21 Oh my gosh.
0:19:23 Your cartoon was probably so cute.
0:19:24 It was cute.
0:19:24 But like, yeah,
0:19:27 I had crazy colors at one point.
0:19:28 Even the topic evolved.
0:19:29 It went from careers
0:19:30 to entrepreneurship.
0:19:32 And your story reminds me
0:19:32 of Jenna Kutcher,
0:19:34 who’s also in my network.
0:19:35 She started her podcast
0:19:36 in her car.
0:19:36 Yes.
0:19:38 Because it was the only quiet place
0:19:39 because she had dogs
0:19:40 and they would bark in the house.
0:19:41 So she used to record
0:19:43 her episodes in her car
0:19:45 with her Apple iPods.
0:19:46 Yeah.
0:19:47 Same with you guys.
0:19:49 One of the top female podcasters
0:19:50 in the world now.
0:19:51 And you guys started
0:19:51 in your closet.
0:19:52 Right?
0:19:54 So you can evolve over time.
0:19:55 It doesn’t have to be perfect.
0:19:56 You don’t need perfect equipment
0:19:58 or even a perfect idea.
0:19:59 I think that’s what
0:20:01 when I work with women
0:20:02 or any business owners,
0:20:03 I’m oftentimes
0:20:04 when they’re showing me
0:20:05 everything that they’re like,
0:20:06 here’s my Pinterest board.
0:20:08 I’ve got the Instagram handle.
0:20:09 I’ve got this.
0:20:10 And they’ve got all the aesthetic.
0:20:10 And I’m like,
0:20:11 I love you girlies.
0:20:13 But oftentimes that’s procrastination
0:20:14 for actually doing the thing.
0:20:15 And I’m like,
0:20:16 you can have the full package,
0:20:18 the perfect package.
0:20:19 But if you don’t have the audience,
0:20:20 if you don’t have the consumer,
0:20:21 like what are we even doing here?
0:20:21 Yeah.
0:20:23 And I think I’m always someone
0:20:24 that’s a fan of building,
0:20:25 building it well
0:20:26 and getting the reactions
0:20:27 from people.
0:20:27 Because you’re like,
0:20:28 okay, what do people,
0:20:29 I’m going to build it.
0:20:30 What do you guys feel about this?
0:20:31 Okay, cool.
0:20:31 We’re going to go here.
0:20:32 We’re going to go here.
0:20:33 Like on the beginning
0:20:34 of the business,
0:20:35 people wanted to be in person.
0:20:36 So we went on tour.
0:20:38 We did live in-person events.
0:20:39 And then we like evolved from there.
0:20:41 And so rather than just staying in your house
0:20:42 and building something,
0:20:45 how can you really bring it out into the world
0:20:46 and be with it as it’s evolving
0:20:47 and be okay with that process?
0:20:48 Get your reps in.
0:20:49 Yes.
0:20:51 So you guys were working full-time jobs
0:20:53 when you started the podcast.
0:20:55 How did you balance your time
0:20:56 and what advice do you have
0:20:57 for other people
0:20:59 who want to start a side hustle podcast,
0:20:59 whatever it is,
0:21:00 while they’re working?
0:21:02 I have so much respect and love.
0:21:03 So for anyone,
0:21:04 this is me talking to you,
0:21:05 I love you so much
0:21:06 that’s working a full-time job
0:21:08 and wanting to pursue your passion
0:21:08 and your business
0:21:10 and that thing that you’re doing.
0:21:12 Because for me and most of my life
0:21:13 in the corporate world,
0:21:15 I had this burning sensation
0:21:16 and desire to do something with my life,
0:21:17 to be creative,
0:21:18 to create,
0:21:20 to be my own boss,
0:21:22 to live a life that felt different,
0:21:23 that felt different
0:21:24 than the corporate life was giving me.
0:21:27 And so when I moved to Los Angeles,
0:21:29 I had quit to pursue blogging full-time.
0:21:30 So I was like,
0:21:32 I’m going to be a blogger full-time.
0:21:33 I had no plan,
0:21:34 no purpose.
0:21:35 I wasn’t making money.
0:21:37 And that,
0:21:38 obviously,
0:21:39 you don’t start making money
0:21:39 from not making money.
0:21:42 So I had to get a serving job.
0:21:43 I was babysitting.
0:21:43 I was nannying.
0:21:45 I was doing odds and ends jobs
0:21:46 at like 80 hours a week.
0:21:47 I was like,
0:21:47 okay,
0:21:49 I can’t do 80 hours a week
0:21:50 and make so little.
0:21:51 So I was like,
0:21:51 I have to go back
0:21:52 to the corporate world.
0:21:54 I failed at being a blogger.
0:21:55 I failed at doing entrepreneurship.
0:21:57 And I was really bummed.
0:21:58 And it took me a long time
0:21:59 to find another job.
0:22:00 I’d been in debt
0:22:00 at that point.
0:22:02 But I was like,
0:22:02 okay,
0:22:02 let’s do this.
0:22:04 So I got back to working
0:22:04 in the corporate world.
0:22:05 That’s when I met Lindsay
0:22:08 at that beginning of that point.
0:22:09 And it was beautiful
0:22:09 because that job
0:22:10 in the corporate world
0:22:11 that I worked
0:22:12 in digital marketing
0:22:14 not only supported me financially,
0:22:15 but supported me
0:22:15 in learning skills
0:22:16 that I could apply
0:22:17 to almost 30.
0:22:19 but just really was something
0:22:20 that I’m so grateful for.
0:22:21 I don’t think I showed up
0:22:22 as the best employee.
0:22:23 I wasn’t someone
0:22:24 that I don’t think
0:22:25 you’d want to hire
0:22:26 because I was so obsessed
0:22:27 with almost 30.
0:22:27 Yeah.
0:22:29 But it was such a beautiful aspect
0:22:29 of what we did.
0:22:30 But what we would do
0:22:31 is in the morning,
0:22:32 Lindsay and I would talk
0:22:33 on my way to work
0:22:34 to downtown Alain Traffic.
0:22:35 We’d plan for the day.
0:22:36 We’d talk about things
0:22:37 that were going on,
0:22:37 social media,
0:22:39 planning for the podcast.
0:22:40 At my lunch break,
0:22:41 I would answer
0:22:42 almost 30 emails.
0:22:43 I would do almost 30 social.
0:22:45 We would figure out
0:22:46 what we were doing with guests.
0:22:47 At the end of the day,
0:22:48 either she and I
0:22:48 would meet and record
0:22:50 or we would do something
0:22:50 related to the podcast.
0:22:52 So it was really something
0:22:52 that on the weekends,
0:22:53 during the week,
0:22:55 we were just fully immersed
0:22:56 and focused in the business.
0:22:57 And it was just giving us
0:22:57 so much life.
0:22:59 Like it was just feeding us
0:22:59 in this way
0:23:01 that I had never been fed before.
0:23:02 So while I was definitely
0:23:04 burning myself out
0:23:05 and I wasn’t very healthy
0:23:06 at that point,
0:23:07 it just felt really right
0:23:08 and it felt really good.
0:23:09 And it was sustaining me
0:23:10 in a way,
0:23:11 in a purpose way
0:23:12 that I wanted so badly
0:23:13 to be sustained in.
0:23:14 So even though
0:23:16 I was just going so hard,
0:23:17 I felt this feeling
0:23:18 that I hadn’t felt ever.
0:23:20 And I felt this drive
0:23:20 to purpose
0:23:21 that just felt
0:23:23 and moved me
0:23:24 in a way I hadn’t been.
0:23:26 Sometimes you need
0:23:26 to sacrifice
0:23:28 and work really hard
0:23:29 and it’s just for a season.
0:23:30 Yes.
0:23:31 I also started my podcast
0:23:32 as a side hustle.
0:23:33 So I was working
0:23:34 two years in corporate
0:23:35 while starting this podcast.
0:23:36 I started my company
0:23:38 as a side hustle
0:23:39 and I didn’t quit my job.
0:23:40 I had 30 employees
0:23:41 all around the world
0:23:42 and I still
0:23:43 didn’t quit my job.
0:23:43 Wow.
0:23:44 It was during COVID
0:23:46 so I got away with a lot.
0:23:47 So it was like
0:23:48 the summer of COVID,
0:23:49 the first summer
0:23:51 and I just built this business.
0:23:51 I was making over
0:23:52 six figures a month
0:23:53 in my agency,
0:23:55 my social agency at first
0:23:57 and I still was nervous
0:23:59 to be an entrepreneur again.
0:23:59 Wow.
0:24:00 So I didn’t quit my job
0:24:01 until I was like
0:24:03 really knew
0:24:04 that I was going to be safe
0:24:04 and that everything
0:24:05 would be okay.
0:24:07 When did you guys feel like,
0:24:08 oh my gosh,
0:24:09 we don’t need to work
0:24:10 full-time jobs anymore.
0:24:12 this has really taken off.
0:24:13 When was that moment
0:24:14 for you guys?
0:24:15 For two years,
0:24:16 we juggled our full-time jobs
0:24:18 with Building Almost 30
0:24:20 and in the beginning,
0:24:21 Krista had these existing
0:24:22 relationships with brands
0:24:23 because of her blog,
0:24:24 which was amazing
0:24:25 and really taught us
0:24:27 how to build
0:24:28 a working relationship
0:24:29 with a brand
0:24:31 and really make it personal
0:24:32 and I don’t think
0:24:33 that exists as much
0:24:34 in podcasting anymore
0:24:36 but it was a beautiful time
0:24:37 where we could talk
0:24:37 to a brand
0:24:38 and say,
0:24:39 what are your goals?
0:24:40 How can we help you
0:24:41 with your goals
0:24:43 and really make it collaborative
0:24:45 and so after two years
0:24:47 of being in that flow,
0:24:48 we were able
0:24:50 to sustain ourselves.
0:24:51 It was scary
0:24:52 definitely to quit.
0:24:53 I think you quit in June,
0:24:54 I quit in December.
0:24:55 So six months later,
0:24:56 I quit
0:24:59 and we had a team
0:24:59 to sustain.
0:25:01 These are things
0:25:02 that we definitely
0:25:03 had to plan for
0:25:05 and we would tell
0:25:07 anyone who’s building
0:25:09 a business on the side
0:25:10 that not to take the leap,
0:25:12 not to just do it
0:25:13 without understanding
0:25:14 the financial consequences
0:25:16 or the risk
0:25:18 because if you are
0:25:20 focused on surviving
0:25:23 and like making money
0:25:24 to support your team
0:25:25 or the resources,
0:25:27 then you’re probably
0:25:28 not going to be creating
0:25:30 in a way that feels
0:25:31 really in flow
0:25:32 or aligned
0:25:33 because you’re coming
0:25:35 from that place of fear.
0:25:35 Yeah, yeah.
0:25:37 So it was important for us.
0:25:38 I think when I first quit
0:25:38 my job to pursue
0:25:39 blogging full-time,
0:25:41 I just thought it was like cute.
0:25:41 I was like,
0:25:42 oh, I’m just going to see
0:25:43 what happens.
0:25:44 I’m going to see
0:25:45 where the universe meets me.
0:25:47 And then in the second part,
0:25:47 I was like,
0:25:48 you know what’s cute?
0:25:48 Forecasting.
0:25:50 And like seeing
0:25:51 how much revenue
0:25:52 we have coming in
0:25:53 for the next six months
0:25:53 and seeing how much
0:25:54 we’re spending
0:25:55 and seeing how much
0:25:55 I need to earn
0:25:56 to feel good
0:25:56 and seeing how much
0:25:57 you need to earn.
0:25:57 It’s like,
0:25:59 I think it really asked
0:26:00 and called for me
0:26:01 to step into a new level
0:26:02 of truth
0:26:03 and a new level
0:26:04 of clarity
0:26:05 that I didn’t really
0:26:06 give myself before.
0:26:06 With money,
0:26:07 I was just,
0:26:08 I didn’t want to look at it.
0:26:09 And now I was like,
0:26:10 how can I really see clearly
0:26:11 what we’re doing
0:26:13 and how we want to do this
0:26:14 and how we want to live?
0:26:15 Because if you want to plan,
0:26:16 you have to be able
0:26:17 to be with money
0:26:18 in a way that’s neutral,
0:26:19 be in a money
0:26:20 in a way that’s loving,
0:26:21 be with money
0:26:22 in a way that’s supportive
0:26:23 of your goals.
0:26:24 And I think my reframe
0:26:25 of that of being like,
0:26:26 this money is what’s
0:26:27 going to sustain my life.
0:26:28 How can I look at it
0:26:29 with respect
0:26:30 and get really clear
0:26:32 about what’s going on
0:26:32 rather than just
0:26:33 putting it to the wind?
0:26:34 Yeah.
0:26:35 But there was one moment
0:26:35 I remember
0:26:37 we were in our full-time jobs.
0:26:38 We got asked to speak
0:26:39 at this event
0:26:40 and we hosted the event
0:26:41 the full day.
0:26:42 And I remember
0:26:42 the amount
0:26:43 that they paid us
0:26:45 to speak at one session
0:26:45 was the same
0:26:47 as my bi-weekly paycheck.
0:26:48 And I was like,
0:26:49 in this one hour,
0:26:50 I was myself.
0:26:51 I had so much fun.
0:26:52 I didn’t have to put on.
0:26:53 I wasn’t faking it.
0:26:54 And in the corporate world,
0:26:55 I felt like I was faking it.
0:26:56 I felt like I was putting
0:26:57 on a mask every day.
0:26:58 I felt like I had to be
0:26:59 someone I wasn’t.
0:27:00 And I was like,
0:27:01 I know if I can make
0:27:01 this much here,
0:27:04 if you give me 40 hours a week,
0:27:04 watch me.
0:27:05 There’s no limits
0:27:06 how much money I can make.
0:27:08 And so that moment
0:27:09 for me was like the unlock
0:27:09 where I was like,
0:27:10 no, it’s time.
0:27:11 I love that.
0:27:13 What was your moment?
0:27:14 For me?
0:27:15 Yeah, when you were like,
0:27:15 it’s time.
0:27:17 I remember that I found out
0:27:18 I was going to be
0:27:19 on the cover
0:27:20 of Podcast Magazine.
0:27:22 It was January 2021.
0:27:24 And I was like,
0:27:25 oh my God,
0:27:27 people know me so much
0:27:27 in my podcast
0:27:28 that they want me
0:27:29 to be on the cover
0:27:30 of Podcast Magazine.
0:27:31 And I was like,
0:27:32 I have all these employees.
0:27:34 The other moment was
0:27:36 I hired my first U.S.
0:27:37 full-time employee
0:27:39 and she quit her job
0:27:40 to work for me.
0:27:41 And I was like,
0:27:42 I got to at least
0:27:43 quit my job now.
0:27:43 Yeah.
0:27:45 like I can’t have
0:27:46 a full-time.
0:27:46 Yeah.
0:27:49 So it was an amazing moment.
0:27:49 Being an entrepreneur
0:27:50 is so awesome.
0:27:51 But to your point,
0:27:53 knowing that you can
0:27:54 actually sustain yourself
0:27:56 and not just like
0:27:57 jumping out the window.
0:27:59 And sometimes that takes
0:28:00 a season of sacrifice
0:28:01 and a season of just
0:28:03 waking up super early
0:28:04 and working late nights.
0:28:06 And then you’ll be safe.
0:28:08 And to your point,
0:28:08 be able to create
0:28:10 without all this stress
0:28:12 because you’re living
0:28:13 paycheck to paycheck.
0:28:14 Now, you guys have done
0:28:16 an incredible job
0:28:18 growing a loyal audience.
0:28:18 Like it’s not normal
0:28:20 to achieve the type of success
0:28:21 that you guys have achieved
0:28:22 in podcasting.
0:28:24 So how do you think
0:28:25 about your audience?
0:28:26 I think we’ve aligned
0:28:27 this community
0:28:29 because we were able
0:28:31 to be so open
0:28:32 from the get.
0:28:32 You know,
0:28:33 we were ourselves
0:28:35 probably to a fault
0:28:36 if you listen back
0:28:36 to old episodes.
0:28:38 But I don’t think
0:28:39 a lot of people
0:28:39 were doing that
0:28:40 back then
0:28:42 in the podcasting space.
0:28:43 And especially
0:28:45 speaking to women
0:28:46 our age
0:28:47 who were just going
0:28:48 through so much
0:28:48 and feeling alone.
0:28:49 You know,
0:28:50 I think we were speaking
0:28:52 to that experience.
0:28:52 We were speaking
0:28:53 to the highs
0:28:54 and the lows
0:28:55 and to give them
0:28:56 the resources
0:28:58 and the confidence
0:29:00 to take the next step forward
0:29:00 I think was
0:29:02 probably more powerful
0:29:03 than we could ever
0:29:04 truly comprehend.
0:29:06 And what we found
0:29:06 was that
0:29:07 our ability
0:29:09 to be more
0:29:10 than a podcast
0:29:12 was very important
0:29:13 in our growth.
0:29:14 So what that looked like
0:29:16 was hosting events
0:29:17 early on
0:29:17 and saying,
0:29:18 hey,
0:29:18 we’re going to be
0:29:19 hosting an event
0:29:20 at the SoulCycle
0:29:21 in Santa Monica.
0:29:22 We want all of our
0:29:24 listeners in the local area
0:29:25 to come.
0:29:26 We would sell it out.
0:29:28 We would hang out afterwards.
0:29:30 And slowly but surely
0:29:31 this in-person effect,
0:29:33 we started to understand
0:29:34 the power of it.
0:29:35 We were able
0:29:36 to hear their stories.
0:29:36 We were able
0:29:37 to hug them.
0:29:38 We were able
0:29:40 to really understand
0:29:41 the impact of the show
0:29:42 and that would
0:29:43 then influence the show.
0:29:44 So they’ve always
0:29:45 been a part
0:29:47 of our success
0:29:48 and not in that
0:29:48 literal sense of,
0:29:49 yeah,
0:29:49 they’re our listeners.
0:29:50 They’re the numbers.
0:29:51 But it’s more so
0:29:52 they’ve influenced
0:29:53 the type of content
0:29:53 that we create.
0:29:54 They influence
0:29:55 our next decision
0:29:57 and what we want
0:29:58 to provide for them.
0:30:00 So they have been integral
0:30:01 and I think they feel that.
0:30:02 I think they feel that
0:30:03 in the way that we talk
0:30:04 to them on the show,
0:30:05 in our content.
0:30:07 Do you think the events
0:30:08 help spread word of mouth?
0:30:09 Because I feel like
0:30:11 there’s so much connection
0:30:12 even with me
0:30:13 when I do webinars
0:30:15 and even though
0:30:15 it’s virtual,
0:30:17 I feel like I get super fans
0:30:18 so I couldn’t even imagine
0:30:20 if I had my listeners
0:30:21 in a live event.
0:30:22 The best.
0:30:23 So do you feel like
0:30:24 that really helped
0:30:24 you guys grow
0:30:25 in the beginning?
0:30:26 I think, you know,
0:30:26 people,
0:30:27 it’s not like we were
0:30:28 the first people to tour
0:30:29 but like it was just
0:30:31 in 2016, 2017, 2018.
0:30:32 It was just a different world.
0:30:33 Yeah.
0:30:33 It’s like podcasting
0:30:34 really from 2020
0:30:36 has started to become
0:30:36 what it is.
0:30:36 Yeah.
0:30:37 It’s more like show-based.
0:30:38 It’s more touring.
0:30:39 Yeah.
0:30:39 And so we were touring
0:30:41 just in this really native way.
0:30:43 Like it was a world tour
0:30:44 but it was just super native.
0:30:45 We’d bring on guests.
0:30:46 We’d talk to people in person
0:30:48 and having that in-person connection
0:30:50 was so instrumental.
0:30:51 Not only because
0:30:52 we could learn from them
0:30:53 and be with them
0:30:53 and listen to them
0:30:55 but it was also like
0:30:56 created this social media moment
0:30:59 online that was growing us
0:30:59 in a way,
0:31:00 in a marketing way
0:31:01 that I don’t think
0:31:02 we would have had before.
0:31:04 It was creating this moment
0:31:05 for people that were almost 30
0:31:06 that were struggling
0:31:07 that were like having their time.
0:31:08 So I think that was
0:31:09 instrumental to our growth.
0:31:11 I think what we did there
0:31:13 is what I always say
0:31:14 with audience growth
0:31:15 is you always want to lead
0:31:15 and listen.
0:31:17 So we led by being like
0:31:17 you know what,
0:31:18 we’re going to go on tour
0:31:19 and then we listened to them
0:31:20 like what do you guys
0:31:21 want to see from us?
0:31:22 What do you want more of?
0:31:23 You can’t be fully listening
0:31:24 all the time to your audience
0:31:25 because then you’re not
0:31:26 who you are.
0:31:27 The reason why your audience
0:31:27 is with you
0:31:28 is because you’re a leader
0:31:29 and you are someone
0:31:31 that is leading in culture.
0:31:32 You’re leading in
0:31:33 whatever it is
0:31:34 that you’re an expert in
0:31:35 but you do have to listen to them
0:31:37 because they’re incredibly important.
0:31:38 They are the reason
0:31:39 why you exist
0:31:40 and why you are
0:31:40 making money
0:31:41 in the way that you are.
0:31:43 So it’s such a balance
0:31:44 of just finding that balance
0:31:45 between leading and listening
0:31:46 with your audience
0:31:47 so that you can stay
0:31:47 in your sovereignty
0:31:48 and who you are
0:31:49 but also really connect with them
0:31:50 in a real and genuine way.
0:31:52 Yeah, fam.
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0:36:33 I got a chance
0:36:35 to interview Mel Robbins
0:36:35 in person
0:36:36 a few months ago
0:36:37 and she does
0:36:39 this incredible job
0:36:40 of making it seem
0:36:41 on her podcast
0:36:41 that she’s only
0:36:43 speaking to one person
0:36:44 and she’s always
0:36:45 telling her listeners,
0:36:46 I love you,
0:36:48 you’re my friend.
0:36:50 She really cares
0:36:51 about simplicity
0:36:52 and she says that
0:36:53 if you try to act
0:36:54 too complex
0:36:55 or intellectual,
0:36:56 you come off
0:36:56 as elitist
0:36:57 and superior.
0:36:59 So she tries to make
0:36:59 everything like
0:37:00 really simple
0:37:01 with her audience.
0:37:02 Is there anything
0:37:04 in terms of
0:37:05 the way that you speak
0:37:06 to your audience
0:37:07 that you guys
0:37:08 are really intentional about?
0:37:10 Yeah, I love that.
0:37:11 I feel like we learned
0:37:12 so much from that.
0:37:13 There’s just small indicators
0:37:14 that she does
0:37:15 that creates that intimacy
0:37:16 with people
0:37:16 and she’s amazing,
0:37:17 friend of the pod,
0:37:19 just an incredible speaker
0:37:19 in that way
0:37:20 and she finds her lane
0:37:21 and just really knows it.
0:37:21 It’s like,
0:37:22 how can I make this
0:37:23 simple, clear,
0:37:24 relatable for people
0:37:25 that’s also impactful?
0:37:26 But for me,
0:37:27 that’s not my style.
0:37:29 I’m like so out there
0:37:30 mentally in the way
0:37:31 that I think.
0:37:32 I think when people
0:37:33 can find their lane
0:37:34 of what’s working for them
0:37:36 and really lean in on that
0:37:38 and really dial in on that,
0:37:39 that’s what people should do
0:37:40 instead of trying
0:37:41 to be other people.
0:37:42 But I think there’s
0:37:42 such a beauty
0:37:43 to the simplicity.
0:37:44 But I think what’s worked
0:37:45 for us is really staying
0:37:46 authentic to who we are.
0:37:47 You know,
0:37:47 in the moments
0:37:48 where I was going
0:37:48 through my divorce
0:37:49 or in the moments
0:37:50 where we were really struggling
0:37:51 with various aspects
0:37:52 of our lives
0:37:53 and even in our relationship,
0:37:54 we’ve been really honest
0:37:55 about it.
0:37:56 And there’s a magnetism
0:37:57 to authenticity
0:37:58 because you don’t know
0:37:58 what’s going to happen next.
0:37:59 You know it’s true.
0:38:00 There’s this energy
0:38:01 around it of truth,
0:38:03 of happening in the moment,
0:38:03 of relatability,
0:38:04 of curiosity,
0:38:05 of intention.
0:38:07 And I think it’s us
0:38:07 just staying
0:38:09 as authentic as we can
0:38:09 to who we are
0:38:10 in the moment
0:38:11 and hoping that
0:38:13 people can really see
0:38:15 themselves in us
0:38:15 and our struggle
0:38:16 and what we’re going through
0:38:18 and find relatability
0:38:19 in it and find inspiration
0:38:19 where they can,
0:38:21 but overall feel less alone.
0:38:23 So something that happens
0:38:23 to me,
0:38:25 which I think we probably
0:38:25 have in common,
0:38:27 is my show name
0:38:29 will sometimes cause confusion
0:38:30 with my audience.
0:38:31 So people will be like,
0:38:32 Don’t get me started.
0:38:33 I’m too old
0:38:34 to listen to Young and Profiting.
0:38:35 And I’m like,
0:38:36 no, we’ve got listeners
0:38:37 of all ages.
0:38:38 It’s just Young at Heart.
0:38:39 And I have to kind of explain
0:38:40 or even guests will be like,
0:38:41 well, I’m not young.
0:38:42 And I’m like,
0:38:43 if you’ve seen
0:38:44 any of my shows,
0:38:46 almost nobody is
0:38:47 like under 40 years old
0:38:48 who I interview,
0:38:49 you know?
0:38:50 So it’s not really
0:38:51 about being young,
0:38:52 but sometimes I’m like,
0:38:53 oh man,
0:38:54 I think my name
0:38:55 is holding me back
0:38:56 or is turning people off.
0:38:57 And I often think
0:38:58 about rebranding.
0:39:00 Have you guys thought
0:39:01 about that at all?
0:39:01 Especially as you
0:39:02 are getting older
0:39:04 or your audience,
0:39:04 do you worry
0:39:05 that they’re not evolving
0:39:06 with you?
0:39:06 Or like,
0:39:07 talk to me about that.
0:39:07 Yeah, I mean,
0:39:09 it’s the most common question
0:39:09 that we get.
0:39:10 Yeah.
0:39:11 What’s your podcast?
0:39:11 I’m like,
0:39:13 I’m almost 50.
0:39:13 What about me?
0:39:15 I’m almost 50.
0:39:16 Everyone thinks
0:39:17 they’re just as clever
0:39:19 each time they say
0:39:20 So we have to laugh.
0:39:21 We have to laugh
0:39:22 as if it’s the first time
0:39:22 we’re hearing it.
0:39:23 And also I bought every domain
0:39:23 that’s almost 40.
0:39:25 Every domain,
0:39:25 almost 40,
0:39:26 almost 40.
0:39:27 Every single one.
0:39:27 Oh, I love that.
0:39:28 I love that.
0:39:30 I’m a domain jerk.
0:39:32 It’s like my pastime.
0:39:33 I think we obviously
0:39:34 did not think about it
0:39:35 when we named the show
0:39:36 that it would be
0:39:38 as successful as it is
0:39:39 and live the life
0:39:39 that it’s lived.
0:39:41 But like you,
0:39:42 we’ve just thought about it
0:39:44 as this is such a metaphor.
0:39:45 You know,
0:39:46 we’re all almost something.
0:39:47 And that period
0:39:48 of being almost 30
0:39:51 is a foundational time
0:39:52 to just build
0:39:53 your relationship
0:39:54 with change
0:39:55 in a really healthy way.
0:39:56 So you don’t have
0:39:57 to be almost 30
0:39:58 to listen to almost 30.
0:39:59 But I think
0:40:01 it is such a potent time
0:40:02 that I hope that,
0:40:03 especially in talking
0:40:04 about the book now,
0:40:05 like people will think
0:40:06 about that time
0:40:07 even if they’ve already
0:40:08 been through it.
0:40:10 and see it as such
0:40:12 an impactful reckoning
0:40:13 in the grand scheme
0:40:14 of their life.
0:40:15 But yeah,
0:40:16 we’ve had moments
0:40:16 where we’re like,
0:40:17 should we rename it?
0:40:18 Should we totally rebrand it?
0:40:19 What do you think about it?
0:40:20 I think about it all the time.
0:40:21 Yeah, what’s your yes
0:40:21 and what’s your no?
0:40:23 I think that I will rebrand
0:40:24 my podcast
0:40:26 in the next year and a half.
0:40:26 Cool.
0:40:26 Probably,
0:40:27 even though so many
0:40:28 know the name,
0:40:29 but now Yap
0:40:30 has kind of taken over
0:40:31 and I feel like
0:40:32 I could just call it
0:40:32 Yap with Hala.
0:40:33 Oh my gosh,
0:40:34 that’s true, Yap.
0:40:35 And then that’s it,
0:40:35 you know?
0:40:37 So I think I’m slowly
0:40:38 rebranding Yap.
0:40:39 So like our logo
0:40:41 used to say Young and Profiting
0:40:42 now it just says Yap Media.
0:40:43 Totally.
0:40:44 So kind of rebranding to that.
0:40:46 I could see you guys rebranding.
0:40:46 I know.
0:40:48 You’re allowed to evolve.
0:40:48 Yeah, totally.
0:40:49 It’s been for 10 years,
0:40:49 you know?
0:40:50 It’s like the two things.
0:40:50 It’s like,
0:40:52 and this is what’s hard
0:40:52 as an entrepreneur.
0:40:52 You’re like,
0:40:53 okay, we have almost 30.
0:40:54 There’s a whole audience
0:40:55 of people to serve.
0:40:56 Do we want to serve
0:40:57 the almost 30 audience forever
0:40:58 with the tools,
0:40:58 research,
0:40:59 insights,
0:41:00 support
0:41:01 for this pivotal time period,
0:41:02 you know,
0:41:03 that we talk about in our book
0:41:04 and that we experienced ourselves?
0:41:05 Or is it something
0:41:06 that we do kind of try
0:41:08 to reach a new audience
0:41:09 with a different name change
0:41:10 and it’s tough?
0:41:11 I don’t know
0:41:12 if it’s reaching a new audience.
0:41:13 I think it’s allowing your audience
0:41:15 maybe to grow with you guys.
0:41:15 Yeah.
0:41:17 Because do you feel like
0:41:19 you’re getting new audience people
0:41:20 like in and out?
0:41:21 Or do you feel like
0:41:22 they’re just growing with you?
0:41:23 I don’t know.
0:41:24 I think it’s both.
0:41:24 Yeah.
0:41:25 You know,
0:41:25 I think,
0:41:27 I think especially with the book,
0:41:28 we’re going to get that
0:41:29 in flux of like
0:41:30 definitely kind of new,
0:41:32 actual almost 30s
0:41:34 people going through that time.
0:41:35 But people have grown with us.
0:41:35 I mean,
0:41:36 we hear all the time,
0:41:37 I’ve been with you
0:41:38 since the beginning
0:41:39 and they’ve been through
0:41:40 so much with us.
0:41:40 So it’s both.
0:41:41 Well,
0:41:43 I feel like with podcasting,
0:41:44 you can definitely speak
0:41:45 to a range of people.
0:41:46 So I feel like it’s safe
0:41:47 to say that you guys
0:41:48 would be able to cater
0:41:49 to people who are
0:41:50 in their mid-20s
0:41:52 till their early 60s
0:41:53 and still be relevant,
0:41:53 right?
0:41:54 Yeah.
0:41:55 The broader,
0:41:55 the better in my opinion.
0:41:56 When I have a man
0:41:58 DM me that listens to the pod,
0:41:59 like I’ll have 50
0:42:00 that are like,
0:42:00 what’s your outfit
0:42:01 or what are you wearing?
0:42:02 And I’m like,
0:42:02 ignore.
0:42:02 And then a man,
0:42:03 I’m like,
0:42:04 I really love that
0:42:05 relationship episode.
0:42:07 I will spend my whole day
0:42:09 like just like
0:42:10 when the unexpected people listen,
0:42:11 it’s just my dream.
0:42:12 I’m like,
0:42:12 oh,
0:42:13 this is my like.
0:42:13 And like you,
0:42:14 we have an age range.
0:42:15 Totally.
0:42:17 You definitely have an age range.
0:42:17 I’m sure.
0:42:17 Well,
0:42:18 you guys have done
0:42:18 such a great job.
0:42:20 So speaking of almost 30,
0:42:21 you’ve got this new book
0:42:22 coming out,
0:42:23 which I loved.
0:42:24 Thank you for giving me
0:42:25 a copy of it.
0:42:27 So what was the idea
0:42:28 behind this book?
0:42:29 What did you want to share
0:42:29 with the world?
0:42:31 I think we wanted to first
0:42:33 culminate and put together
0:42:34 everything that we’ve learned
0:42:35 in the process
0:42:36 of the rock bottom
0:42:37 that we started at,
0:42:38 where we met,
0:42:39 and to building two
0:42:40 sovereign,
0:42:41 amazing lives that we love.
0:42:43 In your late 20s,
0:42:44 it’s such a pivotal portal
0:42:44 in time.
0:42:46 And we realized that
0:42:47 you’re not lost,
0:42:48 you’re just becoming.
0:42:49 And that in the process
0:42:50 of this growth
0:42:52 and transformation period,
0:42:53 how can we approach it
0:42:54 with excitement
0:42:55 and with looking forward
0:42:56 to the change
0:42:57 and transformation?
0:42:58 And I think if I would have
0:42:59 had everything in this book
0:43:00 when I was struggling
0:43:01 so much with my mental health
0:43:02 in my late 20s,
0:43:03 I would have been
0:43:04 so much happier.
0:43:06 I’d be so much further in life.
0:43:07 And I would have felt
0:43:08 so much more at peace.
0:43:10 That age in your 20s
0:43:11 is unhappier
0:43:12 and more anxious
0:43:13 and depressed than ever.
0:43:14 People are struggling
0:43:15 more with their mental health
0:43:16 than ever before.
0:43:17 People are feeling
0:43:17 more lonely.
0:43:18 And our goal
0:43:19 is to help people
0:43:20 feel less alone
0:43:20 in their process
0:43:21 of awakening.
0:43:22 And so in the book,
0:43:23 we talk about
0:43:24 how to support yourself
0:43:25 through times of change
0:43:26 and transformation.
0:43:28 And we have research
0:43:29 from studies.
0:43:29 We have guests
0:43:30 that we had on the show
0:43:31 sharing insights
0:43:32 and inspiration.
0:43:34 And it’s just the guidebook
0:43:34 for anyone going
0:43:35 through their process.
0:43:35 Yeah.
0:43:36 You guys talk about
0:43:37 this concept
0:43:39 called Saturn Return.
0:43:40 Now, this is a very
0:43:41 like nerdy
0:43:42 entrepreneurship show.
0:43:43 We usually don’t get
0:43:44 too like spiritual
0:43:45 or into astrology.
0:43:47 But I was telling you guys,
0:43:47 I want my listeners
0:43:48 to learn something new.
0:43:49 I never knew about this.
0:43:50 So talk to us
0:43:51 about Saturn Return.
0:43:52 Yeah.
0:43:53 So when we learned about this,
0:43:54 I mean, it unlocked everything.
0:43:54 We were like,
0:43:56 wait, actually, what?
0:43:57 We were going through that
0:43:58 and everyone does.
0:43:59 So the Saturn Return
0:44:02 is an astrological transit
0:44:03 that happens for everyone
0:44:05 where Saturn comes back
0:44:06 to the place in your chart
0:44:07 it was when you were born.
0:44:09 And Saturn is the planet,
0:44:10 think of it as like the dad,
0:44:12 comes in and is like,
0:44:12 yo,
0:44:14 this is not working.
0:44:16 This is not aligned.
0:44:17 We got to look at this.
0:44:18 We have to be truthful
0:44:19 and honest about this
0:44:20 and make changes.
0:44:22 And it can feel
0:44:23 like your life
0:44:24 is falling apart.
0:44:25 It can feel like
0:44:26 everything you’ve known
0:44:26 to be true
0:44:28 is actually coming up
0:44:29 for questioning
0:44:31 in a really big way.
0:44:32 So whether it’s your career,
0:44:33 your relationships,
0:44:34 your relationship with yourself,
0:44:35 where you want to live,
0:44:36 what you want to do,
0:44:37 what your purpose is,
0:44:39 it’s a very existential
0:44:41 crisis type season.
0:44:45 But it is also probably
0:44:47 your greatest opportunity
0:44:48 yet in your life
0:44:51 to get to know yourself
0:44:52 in a way that will be
0:44:53 a foundation
0:44:54 for the rest of your life.
0:44:57 So for Krista and I,
0:44:58 we had themes of
0:44:59 relationships come up
0:45:00 where I was going through
0:45:02 a really intense breakup
0:45:03 and I thought I was
0:45:04 going to marry this person.
0:45:05 I thought I would be married
0:45:06 by the time I was 27,
0:45:07 have kids by the time
0:45:08 I was 29,
0:45:09 and then we’d walk off
0:45:10 into the sunset,
0:45:10 whatever.
0:45:12 And that didn’t happen.
0:45:13 I was like,
0:45:14 wait, so now what?
0:45:15 You know,
0:45:16 who am I then?
0:45:17 Who am I without him?
0:45:19 Who am I if this isn’t the plan?
0:45:21 But I think what Saturn
0:45:22 has the opportunity
0:45:23 to show you
0:45:24 is that,
0:45:24 yeah,
0:45:25 we can have a plan
0:45:27 based on how we grew up
0:45:28 and all the things,
0:45:30 but there is
0:45:32 a much more expansive
0:45:35 plan and life for you
0:45:37 if you lean into the unknown.
0:45:38 So, you know,
0:45:39 it’s a practice.
0:45:40 It’s a practice
0:45:42 to be able to have faith
0:45:43 in something
0:45:45 that you don’t know
0:45:46 what the next step is,
0:45:47 but I think Saturn
0:45:49 will really teach you
0:45:50 that that is the way,
0:45:51 you know,
0:45:52 that is truly the way.
0:45:53 And that’s something
0:45:54 that just happens
0:45:56 every 28, 29 years,
0:45:57 so it’s like
0:45:59 just a few pivotal points
0:46:00 in your life.
0:46:00 Yeah.
0:46:01 Maybe just like two or three.
0:46:02 Hopefully three.
0:46:02 Yeah.
0:46:03 Hopefully three times
0:46:05 if you live along that.
0:46:05 Yeah, Brian Johnson,
0:46:06 you’re four.
0:46:07 I’m kind of like sad
0:46:08 that I missed mine
0:46:09 and I didn’t know about it.
0:46:10 I wonder what was happening
0:46:11 when you were 27 to 30.
0:46:13 I shut down my blog
0:46:14 and got my MBA
0:46:15 and went into corporate.
0:46:15 There you go.
0:46:16 Because I felt like
0:46:17 I needed to grow up.
0:46:18 I felt like,
0:46:19 oh, I needed to grow up.
0:46:20 Yeah.
0:46:20 I need to like
0:46:22 take care of myself.
0:46:22 Yep.
0:46:23 No more games.
0:46:24 Your prefrontal cortex is also
0:46:26 coming online during that time.
0:46:26 So your prefrontal cortex
0:46:28 is actually responsible
0:46:29 for you making decisions like that
0:46:30 where you’re like,
0:46:31 I’m going to be more thoughtful.
0:46:32 I’m going to be more strategic.
0:46:34 I’m going to be more diplomatic
0:46:35 about how I’m spending my time.
0:46:37 So it’s not only like
0:46:38 the Saturn return period,
0:46:39 but there’s a lot of brain development
0:46:40 that’s happening
0:46:42 that changes how you operate
0:46:43 with life in the world
0:46:44 where you’re like,
0:46:44 okay,
0:46:46 now with my prefrontal cortex online
0:46:47 and becoming conscious,
0:46:49 how am I going to approach relationships?
0:46:50 Yeah.
0:46:52 How am I going to approach my career?
0:46:53 How am I going to approach my friendships?
0:46:55 And there’s just so much change happening
0:46:59 that it’s just can feel like a washing machine
0:47:01 if you’re not really being mindful of it.
0:47:02 And if you don’t have the permission
0:47:04 to see it as an opportunity
0:47:05 to lead you to a better life.
0:47:05 Yeah.
0:47:07 You were just talking about friendships.
0:47:08 And I know in your book,
0:47:09 you talk a lot about
0:47:10 making sure you’ve got
0:47:12 the right people around you.
0:47:14 Talk to us about your advice
0:47:14 related to that.
0:47:15 Yeah.
0:47:16 I think especially for entrepreneurs,
0:47:17 I mean,
0:47:18 the entrepreneur journey,
0:47:20 you in my perspective,
0:47:21 and this could be wrong.
0:47:22 So I was in corporate
0:47:23 and being an entrepreneur,
0:47:25 the entrepreneur has a different type of mindset.
0:47:27 You have a different type of set of values
0:47:28 and priorities.
0:47:30 And so it can be hard actually
0:47:30 as an entrepreneur
0:47:31 to relate to people
0:47:32 in the corporate world,
0:47:32 I think.
0:47:35 So just thinking about that
0:47:36 for your entrepreneur audience,
0:47:38 just really understanding
0:47:38 that your friendships
0:47:39 are going to change.
0:47:41 I think the number one thing
0:47:41 that you can remember
0:47:42 and accept in life
0:47:43 is that your friendships
0:47:44 are going to change
0:47:45 and that’s okay.
0:47:46 I think for me for so long,
0:47:48 I felt so much shame
0:47:49 that I didn’t have
0:47:50 the same four girlfriends
0:47:52 that I grew up with
0:47:54 and it wasn’t Sex and the City
0:47:55 and it wasn’t Girls
0:47:57 and it wasn’t like every movie
0:47:57 that I saw
0:47:59 where everyone was best friends
0:48:00 with the same people
0:48:01 for their entire lives.
0:48:02 I had friends come in and out,
0:48:03 I had changes,
0:48:04 I had transitions
0:48:06 and that actually was a good thing.
0:48:07 That was showing
0:48:08 how I was changing,
0:48:09 how I was evolving,
0:48:10 how I was prioritizing
0:48:11 different things
0:48:12 like not drinking
0:48:12 or partying
0:48:14 or my business
0:48:14 or spirituality.
0:48:16 And so accepting
0:48:16 that friendships
0:48:17 will change
0:48:18 is number one.
0:48:19 I think number two,
0:48:20 seeing friendships
0:48:21 as a vehicle
0:48:21 for your growth
0:48:22 just as deep
0:48:24 as your romantic relationships
0:48:24 is huge.
0:48:26 My romantic relationships
0:48:28 have been so powerful for me
0:48:29 but my friendships
0:48:30 have been such a place
0:48:31 for growth
0:48:32 and support
0:48:32 and love
0:48:34 and now I see
0:48:34 my friendships
0:48:35 as equal
0:48:36 to my romantic relationships.
0:48:38 They really see me,
0:48:38 they hear me,
0:48:39 they’ve been with me
0:48:41 and women especially
0:48:42 in women relationships.
0:48:43 the way that we can see
0:48:44 and support one another
0:48:46 is just next level.
0:48:46 Yeah.
0:48:47 I love that you’re saying that
0:48:48 because I know that
0:48:49 in my 20s
0:48:50 when I was in relationships,
0:48:52 I’d be the type of girl
0:48:52 that would be
0:48:54 not prioritizing my friendships.
0:48:56 I would just get sucked
0:48:57 into my relationship.
0:48:59 I’m sorry I’m with him.
0:49:00 We all have to do that.
0:49:00 Like I can’t do that,
0:49:01 you know,
0:49:01 and then you lose
0:49:02 your friendships,
0:49:03 then you break up
0:49:04 and then you realize
0:49:04 like oh crap.
0:49:05 Yes.
0:49:07 I did not do a good job
0:49:08 being a good friend
0:49:09 and now I don’t have
0:49:10 any friends
0:49:11 because I was prioritizing
0:49:11 my boyfriend
0:49:13 and all this kind of stuff
0:49:14 and now I look at
0:49:16 my girlfriend relationships
0:49:17 as actually sometimes
0:49:18 more important
0:49:20 than my romantic relationships
0:49:21 because they’ll be with me
0:49:22 no matter what.
0:49:23 They’re not going to go
0:49:24 fall in love
0:49:25 with somebody else.
0:49:28 They can’t cheat though.
0:49:28 They’ll hang out
0:49:29 with the other girlfriend.
0:49:30 You’re like what are you guys doing?
0:49:31 I’ll never forget that.
0:49:32 My mom after getting divorced
0:49:33 she was like
0:49:34 you don’t never lose
0:49:34 your girlfriends.
0:49:35 she’s like your girlfriends
0:49:36 are just so important
0:49:38 and you know I love men so much
0:49:39 but the texture and richness
0:49:40 of my life
0:49:42 has been so benefited
0:49:44 by deep female friendships
0:49:45 and relationships
0:49:46 and being an entrepreneur
0:49:47 is not easy.
0:49:48 You meet up against
0:49:49 limiting beliefs
0:49:50 and mindset
0:49:51 like setbacks
0:49:52 all of the time.
0:49:53 You have fear,
0:49:54 you have overwhelm,
0:49:55 you have stress,
0:49:55 you’re putting yourselves
0:49:56 out there,
0:49:58 you’re doing cringe things
0:49:59 and so to have cheerleaders
0:50:00 in your corner
0:50:01 or have people
0:50:02 that really see you
0:50:02 and support you
0:50:04 has kept me going.
0:50:05 100% of the way.
0:50:06 And I think
0:50:07 in the Saturn return period
0:50:08 for those friendships
0:50:11 that are for that lifetime vibe
0:50:13 they require that update
0:50:14 you know
0:50:14 because you’re kind of
0:50:15 working on like
0:50:16 old patterns
0:50:17 you’re working on
0:50:19 old everything
0:50:21 and so if you feel
0:50:21 like you’re changing
0:50:23 most likely your friend
0:50:24 is changing too
0:50:25 but you both are holding on
0:50:25 to how the friendship
0:50:26 has always been.
0:50:27 So I think
0:50:28 with a select few
0:50:29 in my life
0:50:29 I’ve had to
0:50:31 just have like
0:50:32 a come to Jesus
0:50:33 moment of like
0:50:33 hey this is actually
0:50:34 what’s important
0:50:34 to me right now
0:50:35 or this is what
0:50:37 I have capacity for
0:50:38 because sometimes
0:50:39 for example
0:50:39 in friendships
0:50:40 you don’t see
0:50:41 each other as much
0:50:42 maybe because
0:50:43 you’ve gotten married
0:50:44 or maybe you’ve moved
0:50:45 maybe you don’t
0:50:46 touch bases often
0:50:47 and we can make
0:50:47 so much meaning
0:50:48 out of that
0:50:49 and so if you have
0:50:49 a conversation
0:50:50 where it’s like
0:50:50 listen
0:50:51 I would love
0:50:52 for when we connect
0:50:53 it’s just really quality
0:50:54 and we’re able
0:50:55 to be really present
0:50:57 I think
0:50:58 that is super
0:50:59 super important
0:50:59 because
0:51:01 I don’t know
0:51:01 about you
0:51:02 but anytime
0:51:03 I would change
0:51:04 within a romantic
0:51:04 relationship
0:51:06 my then boyfriend
0:51:06 would be like
0:51:08 man you’ve changed
0:51:08 you know
0:51:08 would have such
0:51:09 a problem
0:51:10 with change
0:51:13 and then with
0:51:13 friendships
0:51:14 I always felt like
0:51:14 oh gosh
0:51:16 I can’t change
0:51:16 because then
0:51:17 they’re going to
0:51:18 feel a type of way
0:51:18 so I’m just giving
0:51:19 people permission
0:51:20 to change within
0:51:21 their relationships
0:51:22 and have actual
0:51:24 conversations about it
0:51:25 I think is really important
0:51:26 for everybody
0:51:27 tuning in
0:51:27 whether they’re a man
0:51:28 I actually have a lot
0:51:29 of male listeners
0:51:31 so whether they’re
0:51:32 men
0:51:32 women
0:51:34 if they’re thinking
0:51:35 about a career change
0:51:37 a career pivot
0:51:37 how should they
0:51:38 think about it
0:51:39 I think
0:51:40 that rumbling
0:51:42 happens for a lot
0:51:42 of people
0:51:43 where like
0:51:44 you are at
0:51:44 a job
0:51:44 that you’ve been
0:51:45 at for a while
0:51:45 maybe
0:51:46 most likely
0:51:47 you’re really good
0:51:48 at what you do
0:51:49 you get rewarded
0:51:50 for that
0:51:50 you are maybe
0:51:51 on a path
0:51:52 where you have
0:51:53 an upward trajectory
0:51:54 but there’s
0:51:55 something within you
0:51:56 that just says
0:51:57 I think there’s
0:51:57 something more
0:51:58 and I think
0:51:59 I want to pursue
0:51:59 something else
0:52:00 or you know
0:52:01 something else
0:52:01 does light me up
0:52:02 and I would love
0:52:02 to see what
0:52:03 would happen
0:52:04 and so
0:52:05 I think
0:52:06 first of all
0:52:07 you have to get
0:52:07 really clear
0:52:08 about that
0:52:09 is there
0:52:10 is there an opportunity
0:52:11 to pivot
0:52:13 within the actual
0:52:14 company
0:52:15 that you’re in
0:52:15 because it’s maybe
0:52:16 just a feeling
0:52:17 of what you’re doing
0:52:18 is it no longer
0:52:18 aligned
0:52:19 is there another
0:52:20 position at the company
0:52:22 if it’s a bit
0:52:23 more than that
0:52:23 and you actually
0:52:24 want to pursue
0:52:25 something else
0:52:26 which we both
0:52:26 have done
0:52:27 many times over
0:52:28 I think it’s
0:52:29 getting clear
0:52:30 about how do
0:52:30 I want to feel
0:52:31 on a day-to-day basis
0:52:33 what really
0:52:34 lights me up
0:52:34 asking those
0:52:36 questions
0:52:37 about the feeling
0:52:38 part of it
0:52:39 logistics will come in
0:52:40 but I had to
0:52:41 get clear
0:52:42 that what was
0:52:43 moving me
0:52:44 in that direction
0:52:45 came from like
0:52:46 this place
0:52:46 rather than
0:52:47 the overanalyzing
0:52:48 of everything
0:52:49 if that makes sense
0:52:52 so when I pivoted
0:52:52 for example
0:52:53 from pursuing
0:52:55 my acting career
0:52:56 to the podcast
0:52:57 I had to make
0:52:58 a conscious pivot
0:53:00 I could no longer
0:53:01 do both
0:53:02 and I think
0:53:02 for me
0:53:03 the question
0:53:03 was how do
0:53:04 you want to
0:53:04 feel on a
0:53:05 day-to-day basis
0:53:06 and I wanted
0:53:06 to feel like
0:53:07 I was creating
0:53:09 I was creating
0:53:10 literally something
0:53:11 but also my future
0:53:12 and with acting
0:53:12 I was waiting
0:53:13 to be chosen
0:53:15 so it made it
0:53:15 so clear
0:53:16 that that pivot
0:53:18 was right for me
0:53:19 to completely
0:53:19 let go of
0:53:20 the acting
0:53:21 and pursue
0:53:22 the podcast
0:53:23 full-time
0:53:23 and let that go
0:53:24 something that
0:53:24 you just said
0:53:25 like really
0:53:25 spoke to me
0:53:26 the fact that
0:53:26 you were basically
0:53:27 saying I’m in
0:53:28 control now
0:53:29 I’m not going
0:53:30 to wait to get
0:53:30 chosen
0:53:31 and I feel
0:53:31 like with
0:53:32 entrepreneurship
0:53:32 that is
0:53:34 such an amazing
0:53:34 part of
0:53:35 entrepreneurship
0:53:35 that you get
0:53:36 to control
0:53:36 your life
0:53:37 I dealt
0:53:38 with like a lot
0:53:38 of rejection
0:53:39 I was rejected
0:53:40 by radio
0:53:41 and TV
0:53:42 and satellite
0:53:42 radio
0:53:42 and then I
0:53:43 started my podcast
0:53:45 and did great
0:53:45 you know
0:53:47 and so I’d love
0:53:47 and so I’d love
0:53:48 to hear from you
0:53:49 of how did
0:53:49 being an entrepreneur
0:53:51 change you
0:53:52 mentally
0:53:53 spiritually
0:53:54 how did it
0:53:55 change you
0:53:55 on your journey
0:53:57 it helped me
0:53:57 become more
0:53:58 of who I came
0:53:58 here to be
0:53:59 to be honest
0:53:59 it gave me
0:54:01 the tools
0:54:01 it gave me
0:54:02 the friction
0:54:02 it gave me
0:54:03 the feedback
0:54:04 to allow me
0:54:04 to be who
0:54:05 I came here
0:54:05 to be
0:54:06 and that was
0:54:06 someone that’s
0:54:07 using her voice
0:54:08 someone that’s
0:54:08 standing in her
0:54:09 power
0:54:09 someone that knows
0:54:10 what she wants
0:54:11 someone that’s
0:54:12 clear on where
0:54:12 she’s going
0:54:14 and someone that
0:54:15 has to meet
0:54:16 every growth edge
0:54:17 I feel like
0:54:18 in the corporate
0:54:18 world
0:54:19 I was just
0:54:20 spending a lot
0:54:20 of my time
0:54:21 and my energy
0:54:21 towards someone
0:54:22 else’s vision
0:54:23 that I didn’t
0:54:24 really even align
0:54:24 with in the first
0:54:24 place
0:54:26 and I was there
0:54:26 for money
0:54:27 probably out of
0:54:28 fear of not
0:54:28 having money
0:54:29 or not having
0:54:29 purpose
0:54:30 and when you’re
0:54:31 an entrepreneur
0:54:32 you’re putting
0:54:32 all your eggs
0:54:32 in your own
0:54:33 basket I guess
0:54:34 and I feel like
0:54:35 it’s really just
0:54:36 helped develop me
0:54:37 as a better person
0:54:38 because the more
0:54:39 clear I am
0:54:40 with my relationships
0:54:41 within business
0:54:42 within my
0:54:43 personal life
0:54:44 the more
0:54:45 business I’ll get
0:54:45 the more
0:54:46 business will grow
0:54:47 and it’s been
0:54:48 so powerful
0:54:48 you know I
0:54:49 couldn’t see my
0:54:50 life being any
0:54:50 other way
0:54:51 but self-led
0:54:52 and self-made
0:54:53 through entrepreneurship
0:54:54 and I’m so glad
0:54:55 for it
0:54:56 what about you
0:54:56 Lindsay
0:54:58 to be honest
0:54:58 when we first
0:54:59 started I was
0:55:00 so insecure
0:55:00 about it
0:55:01 because I
0:55:01 didn’t have
0:55:01 a corporate
0:55:02 background
0:55:03 I came from
0:55:05 being my own
0:55:05 I suppose
0:55:06 entrepreneur
0:55:07 in my acting
0:55:08 life where
0:55:08 even though I
0:55:09 was waiting
0:55:09 to be chosen
0:55:11 I was having
0:55:13 to self-motivate
0:55:13 every day
0:55:14 to go on
0:55:15 auditions
0:55:16 to meet
0:55:16 agents
0:55:17 meet casting
0:55:18 directors
0:55:18 so I had
0:55:19 that experience
0:55:20 within me
0:55:20 as far as
0:55:21 entrepreneurship
0:55:22 goes but
0:55:23 when it came
0:55:23 to the business
0:55:25 side I just
0:55:26 felt so insecure
0:55:27 but I think
0:55:28 what I realized
0:55:29 was that as
0:55:29 an entrepreneur
0:55:30 you’re meant
0:55:32 to really
0:55:33 double down
0:55:34 on your gifts
0:55:34 you know
0:55:35 and you will
0:55:36 learn everything
0:55:37 else along the
0:55:38 way you know
0:55:38 I’ve learned
0:55:38 so much
0:55:39 about business
0:55:40 and just
0:55:40 doing it
0:55:41 and making
0:55:41 mistakes
0:55:41 and learning
0:55:42 from Krista
0:55:44 so it’s
0:55:44 been really
0:55:45 important for
0:55:46 me to
0:55:47 acknowledge
0:55:48 the insecurities
0:55:48 around what
0:55:49 I don’t
0:55:49 know
0:55:51 but actually
0:55:51 that’s not
0:55:52 where my
0:55:53 focus is
0:55:53 meant to go
0:55:53 you know
0:55:54 my focus
0:55:54 is meant
0:55:55 to double
0:55:55 down on
0:55:56 what I’m
0:55:56 really good
0:55:57 at and
0:55:58 really step
0:55:58 in there
0:55:59 because especially
0:55:59 in a partnership
0:56:00 you know
0:56:01 we’ve come
0:56:02 together so well
0:56:02 like a puzzle
0:56:03 where like
0:56:04 my strengths
0:56:05 are something
0:56:05 that fit
0:56:06 perfectly
0:56:06 in the puzzle
0:56:07 and then Krista
0:56:08 fills in her
0:56:08 strengths
0:56:08 where I’m
0:56:09 kind of
0:56:09 like lacking
0:56:10 so it’s
0:56:11 it’s been
0:56:11 really really
0:56:12 beautiful
0:56:12 but entrepreneurship
0:56:14 has given me
0:56:15 just a lot
0:56:15 of confidence
0:56:17 in every aspect
0:56:17 of my life
0:56:18 you know
0:56:18 I think
0:56:19 when I
0:56:20 think about
0:56:22 starting over
0:56:23 in any way
0:56:24 I think about
0:56:25 almost 30
0:56:25 you know
0:56:26 I just always
0:56:27 reference that
0:56:27 experience
0:56:28 of just
0:56:29 building something
0:56:29 from
0:56:30 nothing
0:56:31 building it
0:56:32 from an
0:56:32 idea
0:56:33 and I’m
0:56:33 like
0:56:34 oh yeah
0:56:34 I can
0:56:35 do this
0:56:35 yeah
0:56:35 you know
0:56:36 it’s like
0:56:37 it really
0:56:38 adds to
0:56:39 that well
0:56:40 of confidence
0:56:41 that you have
0:56:41 for the rest
0:56:42 of your life
0:56:43 I love that
0:56:44 so one of my
0:56:44 last questions
0:56:45 for you guys
0:56:46 if somebody
0:56:47 is almost
0:56:48 an entrepreneur
0:56:50 they have the
0:56:50 idea of becoming
0:56:51 an entrepreneur
0:56:52 they’re in this
0:56:52 transition period
0:56:53 they might be
0:56:53 working a corporate
0:56:54 job
0:56:56 what is your
0:56:57 advice to how
0:56:57 they should
0:56:58 treat this period
0:56:59 and their
0:56:59 next steps
0:57:01 this is my
0:57:02 personal belief
0:57:03 but I feel like
0:57:03 a lot of people
0:57:04 want to be an
0:57:04 entrepreneur
0:57:05 for the idea
0:57:06 of what being
0:57:06 an entrepreneur
0:57:07 is
0:57:08 they kind of
0:57:08 see what’s
0:57:09 happening online
0:57:09 on social media
0:57:10 they’re like
0:57:10 oh you work
0:57:11 from home
0:57:11 or you work
0:57:12 on the beach
0:57:13 or it’s sexy
0:57:14 like there’s a lot
0:57:15 of entrepreneurship
0:57:15 I think especially
0:57:16 too earlier
0:57:18 in the previous
0:57:18 times that was
0:57:19 like girl bossy
0:57:20 and made everything
0:57:21 really really sexy
0:57:22 and fun
0:57:23 and like really
0:57:23 instagrammy
0:57:24 and marketing
0:57:25 and it’s not
0:57:26 like that
0:57:26 it’s the most
0:57:27 challenging thing
0:57:28 that you’ll do
0:57:28 and it has
0:57:29 made me
0:57:30 so insecure
0:57:31 at times
0:57:31 and so low
0:57:32 at times
0:57:32 and so unsure
0:57:33 of myself
0:57:34 at times
0:57:35 but it’s also
0:57:36 been so powerful
0:57:37 so I would check
0:57:37 first what is
0:57:38 the actual desire
0:57:39 because I think
0:57:39 entrepreneurship
0:57:40 doesn’t happen
0:57:41 I think your
0:57:41 creativity
0:57:42 and your idea
0:57:42 happens
0:57:43 I think you
0:57:44 build what
0:57:44 you want
0:57:44 to do
0:57:45 you become
0:57:45 who you want
0:57:46 to be
0:57:46 you create
0:57:46 what you’re
0:57:47 here to do
0:57:48 and then you
0:57:48 become an
0:57:48 entrepreneur
0:57:49 so I think
0:57:50 it should be
0:57:50 led by something
0:57:51 that comes
0:57:51 internally
0:57:52 like something
0:57:53 that you feel
0:57:53 like has to
0:57:54 exist in the
0:57:54 world
0:57:55 so I think
0:57:56 waiting until
0:57:56 you have that
0:57:57 calling
0:57:58 that like desire
0:57:59 that you feel
0:57:59 it in your gut
0:58:00 yes you’re like
0:58:01 this needs to exist
0:58:02 I need to create
0:58:03 this thing
0:58:03 because it doesn’t
0:58:05 exist and I feel
0:58:05 like my life
0:58:06 sucks without it
0:58:07 my life isn’t as
0:58:08 good without it
0:58:08 so I think
0:58:09 waiting until
0:58:10 you’re so called
0:58:11 that the things
0:58:11 that come up
0:58:13 and the how
0:58:13 of it all
0:58:14 just goes away
0:58:15 so when your why
0:58:16 is so strong
0:58:17 your how
0:58:18 just it doesn’t
0:58:18 even matter
0:58:19 how it happens
0:58:20 like our passion
0:58:21 and obsession
0:58:22 with our connection
0:58:23 and really
0:58:24 finding this
0:58:25 reason to help
0:58:25 people feel less
0:58:27 alone drove us
0:58:28 to like stay up
0:58:28 late at night
0:58:29 invest money
0:58:30 and take the
0:58:31 risk and so
0:58:32 what I would say
0:58:33 is find that
0:58:33 thing or wait
0:58:34 for that thing
0:58:35 or look intently
0:58:36 at the world
0:58:37 a little differently
0:58:37 with a different
0:58:38 lens to see
0:58:39 what is needed
0:58:40 and then create
0:58:41 that
0:58:42 any thoughts
0:58:43 yeah I think
0:58:44 I mean your
0:58:45 business that you
0:58:45 start will be
0:58:46 your mirror
0:58:47 and so it’s
0:58:48 I think imperative
0:58:49 from the get
0:58:49 to understand that
0:58:50 this will bring
0:58:50 up a lot
0:58:51 about you
0:58:52 and what you
0:58:53 are bringing
0:58:54 to the table
0:58:55 and so for me
0:58:56 it’s about having
0:58:57 a therapist
0:58:57 you know having
0:58:59 like resources
0:59:00 and tools
0:59:01 so that I can
0:59:01 come to each
0:59:03 moment as aware
0:59:03 and as conscious
0:59:04 as possible
0:59:05 it’s not always
0:59:05 going to be perfect
0:59:08 but how you do
0:59:08 one thing is how
0:59:09 you do everything
0:59:10 and I think
0:59:10 with a business
0:59:12 for me it was
0:59:13 showing me
0:59:14 where I could
0:59:14 really step
0:59:15 into my worth
0:59:16 it was showing
0:59:16 me you know
0:59:17 how I could
0:59:17 become a better
0:59:18 communicator
0:59:19 in all aspects
0:59:20 of my life
0:59:21 so I think
0:59:22 to be prepared
0:59:23 for that
0:59:23 and maybe even
0:59:24 set yourself up
0:59:26 by having a coach
0:59:26 or a therapist
0:59:27 from the get
0:59:28 I know it’s an
0:59:28 investment
0:59:29 but it’s the most
0:59:30 worthwhile investment
0:59:31 I’ve ever made
0:59:32 and helps me
0:59:33 both in business
0:59:34 and personal
0:59:34 yeah
0:59:35 it’s a good one
0:59:35 what would you say
0:59:37 so somebody’s
0:59:38 about to become
0:59:38 an entrepreneur
0:59:39 I really like
0:59:40 your advice
0:59:41 of why are you
0:59:42 doing this
0:59:43 is it because
0:59:44 you just want
0:59:44 to make money
0:59:45 is it because
0:59:46 you feel like
0:59:47 being an entrepreneur
0:59:48 has some clout
0:59:48 with it
0:59:49 I feel like
0:59:50 you need to
0:59:51 really understand
0:59:51 if you have
0:59:53 a good business
0:59:53 idea
0:59:54 so like for me
0:59:55 the big thing
0:59:55 is can you
0:59:56 make money
0:59:58 can you get
0:59:58 customers
1:00:00 will people
1:00:01 pay for this
1:00:01 thing
1:00:01 because a lot
1:00:01 of people
1:00:02 have these ideas
1:00:03 that nobody
1:00:03 wants
1:00:04 and I see
1:00:05 that time
1:00:05 and time
1:00:05 again
1:00:06 I remember
1:00:06 one time
1:00:08 somebody was
1:00:08 like on a
1:00:09 webinar with
1:00:09 me
1:00:09 and she was
1:00:10 talking about
1:00:11 how she’s
1:00:12 like building
1:00:12 an app
1:00:14 something about
1:00:14 like naming
1:00:15 your star
1:00:16 sign
1:00:16 or something
1:00:17 like this
1:00:17 and it was
1:00:18 such like a
1:00:19 far out there
1:00:19 idea
1:00:20 maybe it’s
1:00:20 because I’m
1:00:21 not into
1:00:21 astrology
1:00:22 or whatever
1:00:22 it is
1:00:23 but to me
1:00:24 I was like
1:00:24 okay
1:00:25 is that
1:00:25 something
1:00:26 that you
1:00:26 want
1:00:26 or that
1:00:27 other people
1:00:28 want
1:00:29 and so
1:00:29 for me
1:00:29 it’s about
1:00:30 channeling
1:00:31 demand
1:00:32 not trying
1:00:33 to create
1:00:33 demand
1:00:33 so find
1:00:34 something
1:00:34 that people
1:00:35 already have
1:00:35 a problem
1:00:35 with
1:00:36 like in
1:00:36 a lot
1:00:36 of people
1:00:38 and a
1:00:38 problem
1:00:39 where you
1:00:40 know how
1:00:41 to find
1:00:41 these people
1:00:42 like they
1:00:43 label themselves
1:00:43 something
1:00:44 they’re all
1:00:45 hanging out
1:00:45 in the same
1:00:46 places
1:00:46 they have
1:00:46 the same
1:00:47 titles
1:00:47 they’ve
1:00:48 gone to
1:00:48 the same
1:00:49 schools
1:00:49 or they
1:00:49 work at
1:00:49 the same
1:00:50 places
1:00:51 because then
1:00:52 your job
1:00:52 is easy
1:00:53 you just
1:00:53 find those
1:00:54 people that
1:00:54 have that
1:00:54 problem
1:00:55 and you
1:00:55 sell to
1:00:55 them
1:00:56 but I
1:00:57 find time
1:00:57 and time
1:00:57 again
1:00:58 people have
1:00:59 solutions
1:00:59 to problems
1:00:59 that don’t
1:01:00 exist
1:01:01 or you
1:01:02 can’t find
1:01:02 any customers
1:01:03 so I
1:01:04 just feel
1:01:04 like you
1:01:04 have to
1:01:05 know
1:01:05 that your
1:01:05 customers
1:01:06 exist
1:01:06 and that
1:01:07 they actually
1:01:07 have a
1:01:08 problem
1:01:08 that they’re
1:01:09 willing to
1:01:09 spend
1:01:10 their money
1:01:10 on
1:01:12 and this
1:01:12 solution
1:01:13 also has
1:01:13 to somehow
1:01:14 increase
1:01:14 their status
1:01:16 in some
1:01:16 way
1:01:17 you know
1:01:17 because people
1:01:18 just buy
1:01:19 based on
1:01:20 increasing
1:01:21 their status
1:01:21 whatever it
1:01:21 is
1:01:22 they make
1:01:23 every decision
1:01:24 based on
1:01:25 if it’s going
1:01:25 to increase
1:01:25 my status
1:01:26 or not
1:01:26 so is it
1:01:26 going to
1:01:27 improve
1:01:28 my wealth
1:01:28 are people
1:01:28 are people
1:01:29 going to
1:01:29 think
1:01:30 more
1:01:30 highly
1:01:30 of me
1:01:31 if I
1:01:31 have
1:01:31 this
1:01:31 thing
1:01:32 or if I
1:01:32 fix
1:01:32 this
1:01:33 problem
1:01:33 right
1:01:34 so it’s
1:01:35 all based
1:01:35 on status
1:01:36 so it’s
1:01:36 how does
1:01:37 it impact
1:01:37 their status
1:01:38 wow
1:01:39 you know
1:01:41 people are
1:01:41 great
1:01:41 I just
1:01:42 sometimes
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1:01:43 we’re doing
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1:03:44 out there
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1:03:45 there’s
1:03:45 a lot
1:03:46 of us
1:03:47 there is
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1:03:57 on time
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1:03:58 always pay
1:03:58 my rent
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1:04:00 and as a
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1:04:02 so much
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1:04:02 I’m going
1:04:03 on a trip
1:04:04 to Tulum
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1:04:05 birthday
1:04:05 with my
1:04:06 friends
1:04:06 and I
1:04:06 was able
1:04:06 to pay
1:04:06 for my
1:04:07 hotel
1:04:07 and my
1:04:08 airline
1:04:08 flight
1:04:08 by using
1:04:09 built
1:04:10 sounds
1:04:10 too good
1:04:10 to be
1:04:10 true
1:04:11 let me
1:04:11 explain
1:04:12 there’s
1:04:12 no cost
1:04:13 to join
1:04:13 and just
1:04:14 by paying
1:04:14 your rent
1:04:15 you’ll unlock
1:04:15 flexible points
1:04:16 that can be
1:04:16 transferred to
1:04:17 your favorite
1:04:17 hotels or
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1:04:19 it could even
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1:04:20 to a future
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1:04:22 more
1:04:23 when you pay
1:04:24 your rent
1:04:24 through built
1:04:24 you unlock
1:04:25 two powerful
1:04:26 benefits
1:04:27 number one
1:04:27 you earn
1:04:27 one of the
1:04:28 industry’s
1:04:29 most valuable
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1:04:30 every single
1:04:30 month
1:04:31 no matter
1:04:31 where you
1:04:32 live or
1:04:32 who your
1:04:33 landlord is
1:04:33 it doesn’t
1:04:33 matter
1:04:34 your rent
1:04:34 now works
1:04:35 for you
1:04:36 second
1:04:36 you gain
1:04:37 access to
1:04:37 exclusive
1:04:37 neighborhood
1:04:38 benefits
1:04:38 in your
1:04:39 city
1:04:39 built
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1:04:40 benefits
1:04:41 are things
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1:04:44 post-workout
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1:04:51 ready to
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1:04:51 built
1:04:52 points
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1:04:52 converted
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1:04:53 favorite
1:04:53 miles
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1:04:54 around the
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1:04:55 meaning
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1:04:56 can literally
1:04:57 take you
1:04:57 places
1:04:58 get your
1:04:58 next vacation
1:04:59 for free
1:05:00 just by paying
1:05:00 your rent
1:05:01 so my
1:05:02 question is
1:05:02 what are you
1:05:03 waiting for
1:05:03 you’re already
1:05:04 paying your
1:05:04 rent
1:05:05 start using
1:05:05 built
1:05:05 today
1:05:06 and take
1:05:06 advantage
1:05:06 of your
1:05:07 neighborhood
1:05:07 benefits
1:05:07 by going
1:05:08 to join
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1:05:22 up for
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1:05:24 okay so my
1:05:25 last question
1:05:25 that I ask
1:05:25 all of my
1:05:26 guests
1:05:27 you can
1:05:27 just answer
1:05:28 from your
1:05:28 heart
1:05:33 young
1:05:33 and
1:05:33 profiter’s
1:05:34 can do
1:05:34 today
1:05:35 to become
1:05:35 more
1:05:36 profitable
1:05:36 let’s go
1:05:37 with the
1:05:37 business
1:05:37 mind
1:05:38 first
1:05:39 I think
1:05:40 to become
1:05:40 more
1:05:40 profitable
1:05:41 a book
1:05:41 that I
1:05:42 love
1:05:42 that I
1:05:42 recommend
1:05:43 is called
1:05:44 a happy
1:05:44 pocket full
1:05:45 of money
1:05:45 have you read
1:05:46 that
1:05:47 it’s really
1:05:47 really good
1:05:48 about the
1:05:48 relationship
1:05:49 you can
1:05:49 have to
1:05:49 money
1:05:50 and the
1:05:50 energetics
1:05:51 of money
1:05:52 and it’s
1:05:52 been
1:05:52 incredibly
1:05:53 profound
1:05:54 and transformative
1:05:54 for me
1:05:54 I think
1:05:55 when you
1:05:56 think about
1:05:56 becoming
1:05:56 more
1:05:57 profitable
1:05:57 there’s
1:05:57 so many
1:05:57 different
1:05:58 aspects
1:05:58 of it
1:05:58 related
1:05:59 to your
1:05:59 business
1:05:59 but if
1:05:59 the
1:06:00 foundational
1:06:01 relationship
1:06:01 you have
1:06:01 to the
1:06:02 energetics
1:06:02 of money
1:06:03 isn’t there
1:06:03 you’re never
1:06:04 going to become
1:06:05 more profitable
1:06:05 so getting
1:06:06 your relationship
1:06:07 right
1:06:07 the energetic
1:06:08 frequency
1:06:09 and the
1:06:09 connection
1:06:09 you have
1:06:10 with money
1:06:10 is going
1:06:11 to be
1:06:11 incredibly
1:06:11 helpful
1:06:12 when I
1:06:12 could
1:06:13 finally
1:06:13 meet
1:06:13 money
1:06:14 and
1:06:14 respect
1:06:15 and love
1:06:15 money
1:06:15 in the way
1:06:16 that I do
1:06:16 I’m so
1:06:17 grateful
1:06:17 for the way
1:06:18 money moves
1:06:18 in my
1:06:18 life
1:06:19 I’m so
1:06:19 grateful
1:06:20 for the
1:06:20 way
1:06:20 money
1:06:21 gives me
1:06:21 freedom
1:06:21 for the
1:06:22 way
1:06:22 money
1:06:23 supports
1:06:23 my
1:06:23 health
1:06:23 for the
1:06:24 way
1:06:24 money
1:06:24 supports
1:06:25 my
1:06:26 family
1:06:26 like
1:06:27 I have
1:06:27 so much
1:06:28 respect
1:06:29 and love
1:06:29 for money
1:06:29 so money
1:06:30 loves to
1:06:30 work with
1:06:30 me
1:06:31 money
1:06:31 loves
1:06:31 to be
1:06:31 around
1:06:32 me
1:06:32 money
1:06:32 loves
1:06:32 to hang
1:06:33 out
1:06:33 with me
1:06:33 money
1:06:33 loves
1:06:34 to move
1:06:34 through
1:06:34 me
1:06:35 and once
1:06:35 you can
1:06:35 have
1:06:36 that
1:06:36 you can
1:06:36 really
1:06:36 see
1:06:37 how money
1:06:37 can move
1:06:37 more
1:06:37 in your
1:06:38 business
1:06:38 can we
1:06:39 actually
1:06:39 stick
1:06:40 on this
1:06:41 I feel
1:06:42 like I
1:06:42 have
1:06:43 an
1:06:43 incredible
1:06:44 relationship
1:06:44 with
1:06:44 money
1:06:45 sometimes
1:06:46 I wonder
1:06:46 I’m like
1:06:47 how do
1:06:47 people
1:06:47 not make
1:06:48 money
1:06:48 like
1:06:49 I feel
1:06:49 like I
1:06:49 just
1:06:50 attract
1:06:51 money
1:06:51 left
1:06:51 and right
1:06:52 right
1:06:52 like
1:06:52 where do
1:06:53 you think
1:06:53 that comes
1:06:53 from
1:06:55 my dad
1:06:55 was a
1:06:55 surgeon
1:06:56 cool
1:06:56 but he
1:06:57 grew up
1:06:57 super
1:06:58 poor
1:06:58 so my
1:06:59 dad
1:06:59 grew up
1:06:59 in
1:07:00 I’m
1:07:00 Palestinian
1:07:01 so he
1:07:01 grew up
1:07:02 with no
1:07:02 running
1:07:02 water
1:07:03 he was
1:07:04 dirt
1:07:04 poor
1:07:04 he became
1:07:05 a
1:07:05 surgeon
1:07:05 and then
1:07:06 when I
1:07:06 was
1:07:07 growing up
1:07:07 he never
1:07:08 wanted me
1:07:08 to feel
1:07:08 like
1:07:09 money
1:07:09 was an
1:07:10 obstacle
1:07:10 because
1:07:10 it was
1:07:11 for him
1:07:12 so like
1:07:13 if I
1:07:13 wanted to
1:07:13 buy
1:07:14 anything
1:07:14 I remember
1:07:15 one time
1:07:15 he bought
1:07:15 me like
1:07:16 a thousand
1:07:16 dollar
1:07:17 Furby
1:07:17 you know
1:07:17 like
1:07:18 QVC
1:07:19 when it was
1:07:19 really popular
1:07:21 you know
1:07:22 and he spent
1:07:23 a thousand
1:07:23 dollars to
1:07:23 get me
1:07:24 this Furby
1:07:25 his phrase
1:07:25 was
1:07:26 if something
1:07:26 was a hundred
1:07:26 dollars
1:07:27 he’d be like
1:07:27 oh that’s
1:07:27 free
1:07:28 I’m obsessed
1:07:29 and he would
1:07:30 always just
1:07:30 tell me
1:07:31 that’s free
1:07:32 that’s free
1:07:32 okay dad
1:07:33 can I have
1:07:33 this money
1:07:33 oh sure
1:07:34 no problem
1:07:35 so he made
1:07:36 me feel
1:07:36 like money
1:07:37 was just
1:07:38 so easy
1:07:39 and so
1:07:39 my whole
1:07:40 life
1:07:40 I just
1:07:40 thought
1:07:41 money
1:07:41 is easy
1:07:43 and now
1:07:43 I just
1:07:44 make a lot
1:07:45 of money
1:07:46 all the time
1:07:46 you know
1:07:47 like we just
1:07:47 like have
1:07:48 these huge
1:07:48 deals
1:07:48 and then
1:07:49 sometimes
1:07:49 I think
1:07:50 when people
1:07:50 like make
1:07:51 such little
1:07:51 money
1:07:51 I’m like
1:07:52 how
1:07:52 how are they
1:07:53 making such
1:07:53 little money
1:07:54 you know
1:07:56 so I have
1:07:56 a really good
1:07:57 but I have
1:07:58 bad relationships
1:07:59 with other
1:07:59 things
1:08:00 you know
1:08:00 what I’m
1:08:00 saying
1:08:01 so like
1:08:01 money
1:08:01 just happens
1:08:02 to be good
1:08:02 for me
1:08:02 but talk
1:08:03 to me
1:08:03 about
1:08:03 your
1:08:04 relationship
1:08:04 with money
1:08:05 and I
1:08:06 think a lot
1:08:06 of people
1:08:06 have
1:08:07 things
1:08:08 with money
1:08:08 in terms
1:08:08 of their
1:08:09 beliefs
1:08:09 oh yeah
1:08:10 I mean
1:08:11 it’s so much
1:08:12 it’s the hierarchy
1:08:13 of money
1:08:13 money means
1:08:14 worth
1:08:14 money means
1:08:15 safety
1:08:15 money means
1:08:16 security
1:08:17 money means
1:08:17 you’re bad
1:08:18 like if we look
1:08:18 at the media
1:08:19 programming
1:08:20 a lot of the
1:08:20 media programming
1:08:21 the villains
1:08:21 are rich
1:08:22 so we have
1:08:23 this idea
1:08:24 that having
1:08:24 money is bad
1:08:25 Jesus had
1:08:25 no money
1:08:26 you know
1:08:26 like the
1:08:27 gurus
1:08:27 and the saints
1:08:28 and the cultural
1:08:29 leaders from a
1:08:29 religious perspective
1:08:30 were usually poor
1:08:31 so we have
1:08:32 this embedded
1:08:33 idea around
1:08:33 money and
1:08:34 the relationship
1:08:34 to money
1:08:35 in our lives
1:08:36 and I think
1:08:37 so many of us
1:08:38 have grown up
1:08:38 with money
1:08:38 is shameful
1:08:39 you don’t talk
1:08:39 about it
1:08:40 you don’t talk
1:08:40 about money
1:08:40 you don’t talk
1:08:41 about sex
1:08:41 you don’t talk
1:08:42 about religion
1:08:43 so not only
1:08:43 are we not
1:08:44 talking about it
1:08:44 but we’re living
1:08:45 in a society
1:08:46 that’s telling
1:08:46 us that money
1:08:47 is bad
1:08:47 but yet all
1:08:47 the people
1:08:48 at the top
1:08:48 are figuring
1:08:49 out ways
1:08:49 to get money
1:08:50 so I think
1:08:51 when we can
1:08:51 really take
1:08:52 our power
1:08:52 back and have
1:08:53 a beautiful
1:08:53 relationship
1:08:54 with money
1:08:54 money actually
1:08:55 isn’t anything
1:08:55 it’s like
1:08:56 paper
1:08:56 yeah
1:08:57 so we’re
1:08:57 actually
1:08:57 placing
1:08:58 all this
1:08:58 energy
1:08:59 and value
1:09:00 and thought
1:09:00 and meaning
1:09:01 to paper
1:09:02 so like
1:09:02 how are we
1:09:03 can we take
1:09:03 the power
1:09:04 back and be
1:09:04 like this
1:09:05 is a tool
1:09:05 for me
1:09:06 to live
1:09:06 my life
1:09:07 in the way
1:09:07 that I
1:09:07 want
1:09:07 this is
1:09:08 something
1:09:08 I deserve
1:09:08 this is
1:09:09 something
1:09:09 that I
1:09:09 can move
1:09:10 through me
1:09:11 energetically
1:09:12 and become
1:09:12 something
1:09:12 that can
1:09:13 be supportive
1:09:14 of the life
1:09:14 that I want
1:09:15 and I think
1:09:15 so many
1:09:16 people
1:09:17 take what
1:09:17 they learned
1:09:18 or did
1:09:18 not learn
1:09:19 when they
1:09:19 were younger
1:09:20 from their
1:09:20 parents
1:09:23 and use
1:09:23 it as like
1:09:24 an excuse
1:09:25 not to
1:09:25 rewrite their
1:09:26 relationship
1:09:26 with money
1:09:27 so it’s like
1:09:27 my parents
1:09:28 never taught
1:09:28 me about
1:09:29 this is
1:09:29 something
1:09:30 I’ve done
1:09:30 my parents
1:09:35 never taught
1:09:36 me about
1:09:37 balancing
1:09:38 my checkbook
1:09:38 or like
1:09:39 how to
1:09:39 manage
1:09:40 money
1:09:40 or how
1:09:40 to invest
1:09:41 or how
1:09:42 to work
1:09:42 with a
1:09:43 credit card
1:09:43 like
1:09:43 never
1:09:44 none
1:09:44 of that
1:09:45 and there
1:09:45 was always
1:09:46 stress
1:09:46 around
1:09:46 money
1:09:47 there
1:09:47 was
1:09:47 always
1:09:48 fights
1:09:49 were
1:09:49 started
1:09:49 over
1:09:49 money
1:09:50 always
1:09:51 so I
1:09:52 really had
1:09:52 this
1:09:53 stiff arm
1:09:54 approach
1:09:54 to money
1:09:54 where I’m
1:09:54 like
1:09:55 money’s
1:09:56 over here
1:09:56 I don’t
1:09:56 really want
1:09:57 to look
1:09:57 at it
1:09:57 I don’t
1:09:58 really want
1:09:58 to talk
1:09:58 about it
1:09:59 I’ve
1:09:59 had
1:10:00 very
1:10:00 very
1:10:01 abundant
1:10:01 times
1:10:02 in my
1:10:02 life
1:10:02 and
1:10:03 usually
1:10:03 that’s
1:10:04 because
1:10:05 I am
1:10:05 not
1:10:05 connecting
1:10:06 money
1:10:06 to my
1:10:07 worth
1:10:07 and I
1:10:07 am
1:10:07 just
1:10:08 living
1:10:08 in a
1:10:08 way
1:10:09 that’s
1:10:09 like
1:10:10 incredibly
1:10:10 aligned
1:10:10 I’m
1:10:10 using
1:10:11 my
1:10:11 gifts
1:10:11 and that’s
1:10:12 usually
1:10:12 when I
1:10:13 have a lot
1:10:13 of money
1:10:14 coming in
1:10:15 but any
1:10:16 period of
1:10:16 time
1:10:17 where I’ve
1:10:18 literally
1:10:19 held money
1:10:20 as I’m
1:10:20 going to
1:10:21 feel okay
1:10:21 today
1:10:22 if I have
1:10:22 this amount
1:10:22 in my
1:10:23 bank account
1:10:24 it’s
1:10:25 evaded me
1:10:27 at all costs
1:10:27 so it’s just
1:10:28 really interesting
1:10:28 like Krista
1:10:29 said the
1:10:29 relationship
1:10:30 with money
1:10:30 on an
1:10:30 energetic
1:10:31 level I
1:10:31 think is
1:10:31 important
1:10:32 but also
1:10:33 looking at
1:10:33 where did
1:10:34 your money
1:10:34 story come
1:10:35 from
1:10:35 you know
1:10:36 just being
1:10:36 really
1:10:36 honest
1:10:37 about it
1:10:37 and knowing
1:10:37 that you
1:10:38 can rewrite
1:10:38 it
1:10:39 right now
1:10:40 in this
1:10:40 moment
1:10:40 you can
1:10:40 start
1:10:41 rewriting
1:10:41 it
1:10:42 you don’t
1:10:42 have
1:10:42 the
1:10:43 scarlet
1:10:43 letter
1:10:44 on you
1:10:44 for the
1:10:44 rest
1:10:44 of your
1:10:45 life
1:10:45 you can
1:10:46 absolutely
1:10:46 rewrite
1:10:47 this
1:10:47 and I
1:10:47 think
1:10:48 for me
1:10:48 it helped
1:10:49 to understand
1:10:49 why my
1:10:49 parents
1:10:50 had the
1:10:50 beliefs
1:10:50 that they
1:10:50 did
1:10:51 I
1:10:51 just
1:10:51 had
1:10:51 more
1:10:52 compassion
1:10:52 I
1:10:52 didn’t
1:10:52 have
1:10:52 as
1:10:53 much
1:10:53 resentment
1:10:53 towards
1:10:54 them
1:10:54 yeah
1:10:55 so
1:10:55 yeah
1:10:55 I
1:10:56 just
1:10:56 think
1:10:56 it’s
1:10:56 so
1:10:57 important
1:10:57 that we
1:10:57 kind
1:10:57 of
1:10:58 detangle
1:10:58 that
1:10:58 before
1:10:58 we
1:10:59 yeah
1:10:59 we
1:10:59 talk
1:10:59 about
1:11:00 that
1:11:00 in the
1:11:00 book
1:11:00 because
1:11:01 I
1:11:01 mean
1:11:01 especially
1:11:01 in your
1:11:01 late
1:11:02 20s
1:11:02 like
1:11:03 60%
1:11:03 of
1:11:04 people
1:11:04 have
1:11:04 student
1:11:04 debt
1:11:05 you
1:11:05 start
1:11:05 to
1:11:06 make
1:11:06 more
1:11:06 money
1:11:06 in your
1:11:07 late
1:11:07 20s
1:11:07 you’re
1:11:08 changing
1:11:08 jobs
1:11:08 like
1:11:09 a lot
1:11:09 of
1:11:09 people
1:11:09 are
1:11:09 getting
1:11:09 married
1:11:10 for the
1:11:10 first
1:11:10 time
1:11:10 they’re
1:11:10 having
1:11:11 children
1:11:11 so
1:11:11 there’s
1:11:11 so
1:11:12 many
1:11:12 different
1:11:12 financial
1:11:13 things
1:11:13 that are
1:11:14 happening
1:11:14 to people
1:11:14 during
1:11:15 that
1:11:15 time
1:11:15 so
1:11:16 I
1:11:16 think
1:11:16 for me
1:11:17 the rebel
1:11:17 part
1:11:17 of me
1:11:18 is always
1:11:18 like
1:11:18 I
1:11:18 just
1:11:18 want
1:11:18 to
1:11:19 somehow
1:11:19 take
1:11:19 the
1:11:19 power
1:11:20 back
1:11:20 from
1:11:20 the
1:11:20 system
1:11:21 and
1:11:21 figure
1:11:21 out
1:11:22 how
1:11:22 to
1:11:23 live
1:11:23 my
1:11:23 life
1:11:24 outside
1:11:24 of it
1:11:24 live
1:11:24 my
1:11:24 life
1:11:25 freely
1:11:25 and
1:11:25 it
1:11:26 doesn’t
1:11:26 mean
1:11:26 I’m
1:11:26 buying
1:11:27 a
1:11:27 yacht
1:11:27 or
1:11:27 a
1:11:27 private
1:11:28 jet
1:11:28 it
1:11:28 means
1:11:29 I’m
1:11:29 living
1:11:30 in a
1:11:30 way
1:11:30 that
1:11:30 feels
1:11:31 luxurious
1:11:31 and
1:11:31 free
1:11:31 to
1:11:32 me
1:11:32 that
1:11:33 feels
1:11:33 expansive
1:11:33 to
1:11:33 me
1:11:34 and
1:11:34 I
1:11:34 want
1:11:34 that
1:11:34 for
1:11:34 everyone
1:11:35 like
1:11:35 we
1:11:35 all
1:11:36 humans
1:11:36 deserve
1:11:36 that
1:11:36 and
1:11:36 the
1:11:37 more
1:11:37 we
1:11:37 can
1:11:37 break
1:11:37 outside
1:11:38 of the
1:11:38 systems
1:11:38 that
1:11:38 we’re
1:11:39 in
1:11:39 and
1:11:39 really
1:11:40 see
1:11:40 first of
1:11:40 our
1:11:41 inherent
1:11:41 worth
1:11:41 for
1:11:41 money
1:11:42 then
1:11:42 money
1:11:42 comes
1:11:43 to
1:11:43 us
1:11:43 like
1:11:43 what
1:11:43 you
1:11:44 have
1:11:44 already
1:11:45 I love
1:11:45 that
1:11:46 I love
1:11:46 your dad
1:11:47 yeah
1:11:47 my dad
1:11:47 was
1:11:47 awesome
1:11:48 he’s also
1:11:48 really
1:11:49 generous
1:11:49 so
1:11:50 taught me
1:11:51 that too
1:11:51 like he would
1:11:52 spend all his
1:11:52 money just
1:11:53 sending kids
1:11:54 to college
1:11:54 like
1:11:55 there you go
1:11:55 you know
1:11:55 what I mean
1:11:56 so I got
1:11:57 both being
1:11:58 super generous
1:11:58 and then
1:11:59 getting the money
1:12:00 that is so
1:12:01 beautiful
1:12:02 how about you
1:12:02 what is one
1:12:03 actionable thing
1:12:04 our young
1:12:05 and profiters
1:12:05 can do to
1:12:06 become more
1:12:06 profitable
1:12:07 tomorrow
1:12:08 oh boy
1:12:09 I think it’s
1:12:10 about relationships
1:12:11 so in terms
1:12:11 of your
1:12:12 audience
1:12:12 your customer
1:12:13 like how
1:12:13 can you
1:12:15 become
1:12:16 even more
1:12:16 human
1:12:17 with them
1:12:18 even more
1:12:18 connected
1:12:19 to them
1:12:19 and oftentimes
1:12:20 that means
1:12:21 vulnerability
1:12:22 from you
1:12:23 as the
1:12:23 founder
1:12:24 or more
1:12:24 vulnerability
1:12:25 in the
1:12:25 intention
1:12:26 or the
1:12:27 process
1:12:28 in creating
1:12:28 the product
1:12:29 it could
1:12:30 come in
1:12:30 different
1:12:30 forms
1:12:31 but I
1:12:31 think
1:12:31 that
1:12:32 vulnerable
1:12:32 storytelling
1:12:34 and that
1:12:34 honesty
1:12:35 is something
1:12:35 that
1:12:37 differentiates
1:12:37 you
1:12:37 and I
1:12:38 think
1:12:38 really
1:12:39 makes
1:12:39 people
1:12:40 buy in
1:12:40 you know
1:12:41 they want
1:12:41 to support
1:12:41 a brand
1:12:42 or a product
1:12:43 that has
1:12:43 a story
1:12:43 I do
1:12:44 I just
1:12:44 think
1:12:45 in this
1:12:45 day and age
1:12:45 there’s so
1:12:46 many things
1:12:46 that we
1:12:46 can buy
1:12:47 there’s so
1:12:47 many things
1:12:48 we can
1:12:48 invest
1:12:48 in
1:12:48 and it’s
1:12:49 like
1:12:49 at a
1:12:50 point
1:12:50 it just
1:12:50 kind of
1:12:51 hurts
1:12:51 you’re
1:12:51 just
1:12:51 like
1:12:52 okay
1:12:52 there’s
1:12:52 just so
1:12:53 much
1:12:53 stuff
1:12:54 but when
1:12:55 I
1:12:55 find a
1:12:59 and so
1:12:59 moving
1:13:00 I’m like
1:13:00 I want
1:13:01 to support
1:13:01 that
1:13:01 let me
1:13:02 put my
1:13:02 dollars
1:13:02 there
1:13:04 so I
1:13:04 think
1:13:04 bringing
1:13:05 in
1:13:05 more
1:13:06 storytelling
1:13:06 about
1:13:07 your
1:13:07 story
1:13:08 or
1:13:08 just
1:13:08 the
1:13:09 path
1:13:09 of
1:13:09 creating
1:13:09 this
1:13:10 product
1:13:11 I
1:13:11 think
1:13:11 could be
1:13:11 really
1:13:12 profound
1:13:13 something
1:13:13 that you
1:13:14 said
1:13:14 really
1:13:15 spoke
1:13:15 to me
1:13:16 and that
1:13:16 was
1:13:16 caring
1:13:17 about
1:13:17 your
1:13:17 customers
1:13:18 I don’t
1:13:18 remember
1:13:18 who told
1:13:19 me
1:13:19 this
1:13:19 but
1:13:19 they
1:13:19 were
1:13:19 saying
1:13:20 you’ve
1:13:20 got to
1:13:21 love
1:13:21 your
1:13:21 customers
1:13:23 because
1:13:24 if you
1:13:24 love
1:13:24 them
1:13:24 they’ll
1:13:25 feel
1:13:25 that
1:13:25 love
1:13:26 and
1:13:26 people
1:13:27 refer
1:13:28 something
1:13:28 based
1:13:29 on
1:13:30 what
1:13:30 it’s
1:13:30 going
1:13:30 to
1:13:30 make
1:13:31 them
1:13:32 look
1:13:32 like
1:13:33 they’ll
1:13:33 refer
1:13:33 you
1:13:34 and
1:13:34 put
1:13:35 their
1:13:35 own
1:13:35 brand
1:13:36 reputation
1:13:36 on
1:13:36 the
1:13:36 line
1:13:36 and
1:13:37 they’ll
1:13:37 only
1:13:37 do
1:13:38 that
1:13:38 if
1:13:38 they
1:13:39 feel
1:13:39 like
1:13:40 they
1:13:40 love
1:13:40 you
1:13:40 so
1:13:41 much
1:13:41 that
1:13:41 they’re
1:13:42 willing
1:13:42 to
1:13:42 put
1:13:42 their
1:13:43 reputation
1:13:43 on
1:13:43 the
1:13:43 line
1:13:44 and
1:13:44 they’ll
1:13:45 only
1:13:45 feel
1:13:45 that
1:13:45 way
1:13:46 if
1:13:46 you
1:13:46 actually
1:13:47 love
1:13:47 and
1:13:47 really
1:13:48 care
1:13:48 about
1:13:48 your
1:13:49 clients
1:13:50 you know
1:13:50 what I
1:13:50 mean
1:13:51 so you
1:13:51 really
1:13:51 need
1:13:51 to
1:13:52 care
1:13:52 about
1:13:52 your
1:13:53 clients
1:13:53 love
1:13:53 your
1:13:53 clients
1:13:53 think
1:13:54 about
1:13:54 them
1:13:54 how
1:13:54 can
1:13:54 you
1:13:54 do
1:13:55 the
1:13:55 best
1:13:55 job
1:13:56 possible
1:13:56 no
1:13:56 matter
1:13:56 what
1:13:56 you
1:13:57 sell
1:13:57 or
1:13:57 what
1:13:57 you
1:13:57 do
1:13:58 right
1:13:59 yeah
1:13:59 okay
1:14:00 last
1:14:00 question
1:14:01 okay
1:14:02 this
1:14:02 is
1:14:02 really
1:14:03 fun
1:14:04 you’re
1:14:04 in a
1:14:05 little
1:14:05 portal
1:14:05 I
1:14:05 know
1:14:08 okay
1:14:09 what
1:14:09 is
1:14:09 your
1:14:09 secret
1:14:09 to
1:14:10 profiting
1:14:10 in
1:14:11 life
1:14:11 and
1:14:11 this
1:14:11 can
1:14:11 go
1:14:11 beyond
1:14:12 business
1:14:13 prayer
1:14:13 and
1:14:14 God
1:14:15 that’s
1:14:15 just
1:14:15 my
1:14:16 vibe
1:14:16 I
1:14:16 feel
1:14:17 like
1:14:18 having
1:14:18 a
1:14:18 spiritual
1:14:19 foundation
1:14:19 or
1:14:19 having
1:14:19 a
1:14:20 foundation
1:14:20 of
1:14:21 like
1:14:21 an
1:14:21 anchor
1:14:22 point
1:14:23 for
1:14:23 my
1:14:23 life
1:14:24 has
1:14:24 just
1:14:24 been
1:14:26 exponentially
1:14:26 beneficial
1:14:27 to all
1:14:27 my
1:14:27 relationships
1:14:28 to
1:14:28 the
1:14:28 way
1:14:28 that
1:14:28 I
1:14:29 move
1:14:29 to
1:14:29 what
1:14:29 I
1:14:30 prioritize
1:14:30 to
1:14:31 what
1:14:31 I
1:14:31 want
1:14:31 to
1:14:31 create
1:14:32 and
1:14:32 I
1:14:32 feel
1:14:33 like
1:14:33 you
1:14:33 know
1:14:33 it
1:14:33 might
1:14:33 not
1:14:34 be
1:14:34 for
1:14:34 everyone
1:14:34 but
1:14:35 for
1:14:35 me
1:14:35 it’s
1:14:35 been
1:14:36 what’s
1:14:36 really
1:14:37 given
1:14:37 me
1:14:37 abundance
1:14:38 in
1:14:38 ways
1:14:39 that
1:14:39 are
1:14:39 not
1:14:39 just
1:14:40 financial
1:14:40 but
1:14:41 spiritual
1:14:42 and
1:14:42 meaningful
1:14:42 in
1:14:43 my
1:14:43 life
1:14:43 yeah
1:14:44 were you
1:14:45 always
1:14:45 religious
1:14:46 so
1:14:46 I
1:14:46 grew up
1:14:47 catholic
1:14:47 I
1:14:47 grew up
1:14:47 in
1:14:47 a
1:14:47 small
1:14:48 town
1:14:48 in
1:14:48 Ohio
1:14:48 and
1:14:48 so
1:14:49 it
1:14:49 was
1:14:49 very
1:14:49 religious
1:14:50 it’s
1:14:50 very
1:14:51 conservative
1:14:52 and
1:14:52 I
1:14:53 kind
1:14:53 of
1:14:53 lost
1:14:53 my
1:14:54 way
1:14:54 you
1:14:54 know
1:14:54 I
1:14:55 was
1:14:55 like
1:14:55 nihilistic
1:14:56 for a
1:14:56 while
1:14:56 I
1:14:56 was
1:14:57 like
1:14:57 just
1:14:58 figuring
1:14:58 things
1:14:58 out
1:14:59 and
1:14:59 I
1:14:59 kind
1:15:00 of
1:15:00 refound
1:15:00 my
1:15:01 faith
1:15:02 in
1:15:02 the
1:15:02 past
1:15:03 couple
1:15:04 years
1:15:04 probably
1:15:04 five
1:15:05 six
1:15:05 seven
1:15:05 years
1:15:06 and
1:15:06 it
1:15:06 doesn’t
1:15:07 mean
1:15:07 that
1:15:07 it’s
1:15:08 religiously
1:15:08 attached
1:15:09 or
1:15:09 connotated
1:15:10 I
1:15:10 wouldn’t
1:15:10 say
1:15:10 that
1:15:11 I’m
1:15:11 attached
1:15:11 to
1:15:11 any
1:15:12 religion
1:15:12 but
1:15:12 it’s
1:15:13 something
1:15:13 that
1:15:13 feels
1:15:13 like
1:15:14 really
1:15:15 perfect
1:15:15 for my
1:15:16 algorithm
1:15:16 perfect
1:15:16 for my
1:15:17 type
1:15:17 of
1:15:17 spirituality
1:15:18 and
1:15:18 the
1:15:18 way
1:15:18 that
1:15:18 I
1:15:18 move
1:15:19 but
1:15:19 yeah
1:15:19 I
1:15:20 grew
1:15:20 up
1:15:20 religious
1:15:20 and
1:15:20 had
1:15:20 to
1:15:21 re-find
1:15:21 it
1:15:22 I’m
1:15:22 asking
1:15:22 personally
1:15:23 because
1:15:24 I’m
1:15:24 not
1:15:24 connected
1:15:25 to
1:15:25 any
1:15:25 religion
1:15:26 but
1:15:26 I
1:15:27 always
1:15:27 think
1:15:27 oh my
1:15:28 gosh
1:15:28 I
1:15:28 really
1:15:28 want
1:15:28 to
1:15:29 have
1:15:30 religion
1:15:30 so
1:15:30 what
1:15:30 did
1:15:30 you
1:15:30 do
1:15:30 to
1:15:31 get
1:15:31 connected
1:15:31 to
1:15:31 your
1:15:32 spirituality
1:15:32 so
1:15:34 I
1:15:35 think
1:15:35 I
1:15:35 had
1:15:35 a
1:15:35 rock
1:15:36 bottom
1:15:36 humbling
1:15:37 event
1:15:37 I
1:15:38 think
1:15:38 Lindsay
1:15:38 and I
1:15:39 both
1:15:39 had
1:15:39 this
1:15:39 moment
1:15:39 of
1:15:40 humbling
1:15:40 and
1:15:41 then
1:15:41 we
1:15:41 also
1:15:41 had
1:15:42 an
1:15:42 amazing
1:15:42 coach
1:15:43 that
1:15:43 we
1:15:43 worked
1:15:43 with
1:15:44 that
1:15:44 brought
1:15:44 God
1:15:45 back
1:15:45 into
1:15:45 our
1:15:45 life
1:15:45 in
1:15:45 a
1:15:46 way
1:15:46 that
1:15:47 was
1:15:47 very
1:15:47 offering
1:15:48 and
1:15:48 helped
1:15:48 us
1:15:49 metabolize
1:15:49 the
1:15:50 idea
1:15:50 of
1:15:51 naming
1:15:51 the
1:15:52 creator
1:15:53 naming
1:15:53 this
1:15:53 infinite
1:15:54 source
1:15:54 of
1:15:54 love
1:15:54 and
1:15:55 support
1:15:55 and
1:15:56 helping
1:15:56 me
1:15:57 re-approach
1:15:57 God
1:15:57 in a
1:15:57 way
1:15:58 where
1:15:58 it
1:15:58 wasn’t
1:15:58 a
1:15:58 man
1:15:58 in
1:15:59 the
1:15:59 sky
1:15:59 that
1:15:59 was
1:16:00 punishing
1:16:00 me
1:16:00 or
1:16:01 had
1:16:01 this
1:16:01 idea
1:16:01 of
1:16:01 how
1:16:02 I
1:16:02 should
1:16:02 live
1:16:02 or
1:16:03 hated
1:16:03 me
1:16:03 if
1:16:03 I
1:16:03 did
1:16:04 this
1:16:05 it
1:16:05 was
1:16:05 like
1:16:06 what
1:16:06 if
1:16:06 there
1:16:06 was
1:16:06 this
1:16:07 benevolent
1:16:08 co-creator
1:16:09 of life
1:16:09 that you
1:16:10 had
1:16:10 that
1:16:10 loved
1:16:10 you
1:16:11 endlessly
1:16:11 and
1:16:11 that
1:16:11 was
1:16:12 there
1:16:12 for
1:16:12 you
1:16:12 endlessly
1:16:13 and
1:16:13 that
1:16:13 was
1:16:14 just
1:16:14 a
1:16:14 guiding
1:16:15 partner
1:16:15 for
1:16:15 everything
1:16:16 that
1:16:16 you
1:16:16 do
1:16:16 and
1:16:17 so
1:16:17 there
1:16:17 was
1:16:18 a lot
1:16:18 of
1:16:18 my
1:16:18 spiritual
1:16:19 practice
1:16:19 and
1:16:20 process
1:16:20 that
1:16:20 kind
1:16:20 of
1:16:20 led
1:16:20 to
1:16:21 this
1:16:21 I
1:16:21 had
1:16:21 done
1:16:22 so
1:16:22 much
1:16:22 energy
1:16:23 work
1:16:23 I
1:16:23 had
1:16:23 done
1:16:24 so
1:16:24 much
1:16:24 study
1:16:24 of
1:16:25 different
1:16:25 religions
1:16:25 and
1:16:25 spirituality
1:16:26 through
1:16:26 the
1:16:27 podcast
1:16:27 but
1:16:27 it
1:16:27 was
1:16:27 really
1:16:28 that
1:16:28 coach
1:16:28 in
1:16:28 a
1:16:28 rock
1:16:29 bottom
1:16:29 moment
1:16:39 anchor
1:16:40 is
1:16:40 the
1:16:40 most
1:16:41 supportive
1:16:41 for
1:16:41 me
1:16:41 I
1:16:42 find
1:16:42 that
1:16:42 almost
1:16:43 every
1:16:43 successful
1:16:44 person
1:16:44 that
1:16:44 I
1:16:44 meet
1:16:45 is
1:16:46 grounded
1:16:46 in
1:16:46 that
1:16:46 way
1:16:47 I
1:16:47 actually
1:16:48 that’s
1:16:48 crazy
1:16:48 because
1:16:48 I’ve
1:16:49 noticed
1:16:49 that
1:16:49 too
1:16:49 the
1:16:50 people
1:16:50 that
1:16:50 I
1:16:51 see
1:16:51 at
1:16:51 the
1:16:52 level
1:16:52 that
1:16:52 I
1:16:52 want
1:16:52 to
1:16:53 be
1:16:53 they’re
1:16:54 anchored
1:16:54 because
1:16:54 you
1:16:55 could
1:16:55 get
1:16:55 blown
1:16:56 in
1:16:56 the
1:16:56 wind
1:16:56 you
1:16:56 could
1:16:57 go
1:16:57 fall
1:16:57 for
1:16:57 this
1:16:58 fall
1:16:58 for
1:16:58 that
1:16:58 fall
1:16:59 like
1:17:00 there’s
1:17:00 a lot
1:17:00 of
1:17:01 things
1:17:01 here
1:17:01 that
1:17:01 could
1:17:02 pull
1:17:02 you
1:17:02 off
1:17:02 of
1:17:02 your
1:17:03 path
1:17:03 and
1:17:03 your
1:17:03 truth
1:17:03 and
1:17:04 having
1:17:05 just
1:17:05 something
1:17:05 where
1:17:05 I’m
1:17:06 like
1:17:06 okay
1:17:06 what
1:17:06 am
1:17:07 I
1:17:07 working
1:17:07 towards
1:17:08 who
1:17:08 am
1:17:08 I
1:17:08 working
1:17:09 with
1:17:09 what
1:17:09 are
1:17:10 my
1:17:10 guiding
1:17:11 principles
1:17:11 for
1:17:11 how
1:17:11 I
1:17:11 want
1:17:11 to
1:17:12 live
1:17:12 and
1:17:12 it
1:17:12 just
1:17:13 helped
1:17:13 so
1:17:14 much
1:17:15 yeah
1:17:15 I
1:17:15 have
1:17:16 to
1:17:16 second
1:17:16 it
1:17:16 I’ll
1:17:16 be
1:17:18 boring
1:17:18 inside
1:17:18 me
1:17:18 too
1:17:19 it’s
1:17:19 been
1:17:20 I
1:17:20 had
1:17:21 obviously
1:17:21 a
1:17:21 similar
1:17:22 experience
1:17:22 with
1:17:22 Krista
1:17:22 with
1:17:22 our
1:17:23 coach
1:17:24 but
1:17:24 my
1:17:32 also
1:17:32 brought
1:17:33 that
1:17:33 aspect
1:17:33 of
1:17:33 faith
1:17:34 into
1:17:34 my
1:17:34 life
1:17:34 and
1:17:34 to
1:17:34 be
1:17:35 able
1:17:35 to
1:17:36 connect
1:17:36 so
1:17:37 intimately
1:17:37 on
1:17:38 faith
1:17:38 with
1:17:39 someone
1:17:39 that
1:17:39 you
1:17:39 love
1:17:39 in
1:17:40 that
1:17:40 way
1:17:40 was
1:17:41 something
1:17:41 I’ve
1:17:41 never
1:17:42 experienced
1:17:42 and
1:17:43 just
1:17:43 opens
1:17:44 up
1:17:44 this
1:17:45 whole
1:17:45 realm
1:17:46 of
1:17:46 possibility
1:17:47 when
1:17:47 it
1:17:47 comes
1:17:48 to
1:17:49 yeah
1:17:50 just
1:17:51 being
1:17:51 a
1:17:51 human
1:17:51 on
1:17:52 earth
1:17:52 you
1:17:52 know
1:17:52 it’s
1:17:52 like
1:17:52 we
1:17:53 don’t
1:17:53 have
1:17:54 to
1:17:54 shoulder
1:17:55 everything
1:17:56 you
1:17:56 know
1:17:56 I
1:17:56 think
1:17:56 that’s
1:17:56 what
1:17:56 I
1:17:57 saw
1:17:57 growing
1:17:57 up
1:17:57 I
1:17:57 saw
1:17:58 my
1:17:58 parents
1:17:59 shouldering
1:17:59 everything
1:18:00 even
1:18:00 though
1:18:00 my
1:18:00 mom
1:18:01 was
1:18:01 spiritual
1:18:02 like
1:18:03 they
1:18:03 just
1:18:03 shouldered
1:18:04 so
1:18:04 much
1:18:04 and
1:18:05 now
1:18:05 it’s
1:18:06 just
1:18:07 my
1:18:07 greatest
1:18:07 joy
1:18:08 to be
1:18:08 able
1:18:08 to
1:18:08 like
1:18:09 just
1:18:09 give
1:18:09 things
1:18:09 up
1:18:09 to
1:18:10 God
1:18:10 and
1:18:10 just
1:18:10 be
1:18:10 like
1:18:11 I
1:18:11 trust
1:18:11 you
1:18:12 you
1:18:12 know
1:18:12 like
1:18:12 I
1:18:12 don’t
1:18:13 know
1:18:13 what’s
1:18:13 next
1:18:13 I
1:18:14 trust
1:18:14 you
1:18:15 and
1:18:15 thank
1:18:16 you
1:18:16 and
1:18:17 yeah
1:18:17 there’s
1:18:17 just
1:18:17 this
1:18:18 experience
1:18:18 of
1:18:19 gratitude
1:18:19 in my
1:18:19 life
1:18:20 now
1:18:20 that
1:18:21 I
1:18:21 feel
1:18:22 so
1:18:23 much
1:18:23 more
1:18:24 than
1:18:24 I
1:18:25 ever
1:18:25 have
1:18:25 before
1:18:26 and
1:18:26 I
1:18:27 think
1:18:27 that’s
1:18:28 been
1:18:28 the
1:18:28 fuel
1:18:29 because
1:18:29 even
1:18:29 when
1:18:29 things
1:18:29 are
1:18:30 hard
1:18:30 and
1:18:30 I’m
1:18:30 like
1:18:31 man
1:18:31 this
1:18:31 is
1:18:31 like
1:18:31 a
1:18:31 really
1:18:32 hard
1:18:32 season
1:18:32 I’m
1:18:32 always
1:18:32 just
1:18:33 like
1:18:33 but
1:18:33 I’m
1:18:34 so
1:18:34 grateful
1:18:37 for
1:18:38 this
1:18:39 pruning
1:18:39 season
1:18:40 this
1:18:40 I
1:18:41 know
1:18:41 you’re
1:18:41 working
1:18:41 on
1:18:41 me
1:18:42 and
1:18:42 I
1:18:42 trust
1:18:43 it
1:18:43 and
1:18:44 so
1:18:44 yeah
1:18:44 I
1:18:45 think
1:18:45 for
1:18:45 me
1:18:45 someone
1:18:45 who
1:18:46 does
1:18:46 take
1:18:46 on
1:18:46 a
1:18:47 lot
1:18:47 and
1:18:47 over
1:18:48 analyze
1:18:48 things
1:18:49 it’s
1:18:49 been
1:18:49 the
1:18:50 greatest
1:18:50 gift
1:18:50 to
1:18:50 just
1:18:50 be
1:18:50 like
1:18:51 God
1:18:51 I
1:18:51 totally
1:18:52 trust
1:18:52 you
1:18:53 that’s
1:18:53 so
1:18:53 beautiful
1:18:54 you guys
1:18:54 are
1:18:54 inspiring
1:18:55 me
1:18:55 yeah
1:18:55 and
1:18:56 it
1:18:56 can
1:18:56 look
1:18:56 like
1:18:56 the
1:18:56 way
1:18:57 you
1:18:57 want
1:18:57 it
1:18:57 to
1:18:58 look
1:18:58 you
1:18:58 know
1:18:58 I
1:18:58 think
1:18:58 we
1:18:59 think
1:18:59 of
1:18:59 and
1:19:00 honestly
1:19:00 let’s
1:19:00 just
1:19:00 say
1:19:01 we
1:19:01 name
1:19:02 God
1:19:02 in
1:19:02 the
1:19:02 book
1:19:03 we
1:19:03 say
1:19:03 God
1:19:03 and
1:19:04 we
1:19:04 say
1:19:04 like
1:19:06 you
1:19:06 call
1:19:06 it
1:19:06 whatever
1:19:06 you
1:19:06 want
1:19:07 to
1:19:07 call
1:19:07 it
1:19:07 but
1:19:19 I
1:19:19 reclaimed
1:19:19 God
1:19:20 in a
1:19:20 way
1:19:20 that
1:19:20 feels
1:19:20 a
1:19:21 little
1:19:21 rebellious
1:19:21 to
1:19:22 the
1:19:22 way
1:19:22 that
1:19:22 I
1:19:22 was
1:19:23 taken
1:19:23 away
1:19:23 from
1:19:23 God
1:19:24 through
1:19:24 religion
1:19:25 yes
1:19:25 do you
1:19:25 mean
1:19:26 like
1:19:26 when
1:19:26 people
1:19:26 say
1:19:27 source
1:19:27 energy
1:19:28 and
1:19:28 stuff
1:19:28 like
1:19:29 that
1:19:29 sure
1:19:30 yeah
1:19:30 I mean
1:19:30 source
1:19:31 energy
1:19:31 works
1:19:31 whatever
1:19:32 works
1:19:32 for
1:19:32 people
1:19:32 that
1:19:33 gets
1:19:33 them
1:19:33 anchored
1:19:34 in
1:19:34 there
1:19:34 for
1:19:34 me
1:19:35 I
1:19:35 just
1:19:35 felt
1:19:35 like
1:19:35 God
1:19:36 was
1:19:36 presented
1:19:36 as
1:19:37 something
1:19:37 that
1:19:38 was
1:19:38 not
1:19:38 loving
1:19:38 and
1:19:39 was
1:19:39 not
1:19:40 the
1:19:40 way
1:19:40 that
1:19:40 I
1:19:40 wanted
1:19:41 and
1:19:41 for
1:19:41 me
1:19:41 to
1:19:41 be
1:19:41 like
1:19:42 actually
1:19:42 it’s
1:19:42 not
1:19:43 that’s
1:19:43 the
1:19:43 church
1:19:43 that’s
1:19:44 man
1:19:45 God
1:19:45 what
1:19:45 you’re
1:19:45 talking
1:19:46 about
1:19:46 is
1:19:46 man
1:19:46 what
1:19:47 my
1:19:47 God
1:19:47 is
1:19:47 all
1:19:48 loving
1:19:48 my
1:19:48 God
1:19:48 is
1:19:49 all
1:19:49 knowing
1:19:49 my
1:19:49 God
1:19:49 is
1:19:50 with
1:19:50 me
1:19:50 so
1:19:50 it’s
1:19:50 like
1:19:50 oh
1:19:51 actually
1:19:51 I
1:19:51 just
1:19:51 I
1:19:52 was
1:19:52 kind
1:19:52 of
1:19:52 looking
1:19:52 at
1:19:52 it
1:19:53 through
1:19:53 this
1:19:53 religious
1:19:53 lens
1:19:54 that
1:19:54 like
1:19:54 I
1:19:54 don’t
1:19:55 yes
1:19:55 and you
1:19:55 had
1:19:55 to
1:19:56 unlearn
1:19:56 that
1:19:56 yeah
1:19:58 how do
1:19:58 see
1:19:59 it
1:20:00 that’s
1:20:00 how
1:20:00 I
1:20:00 feel
1:20:00 I
1:20:01 feel
1:20:01 like
1:20:01 God
1:20:01 is
1:20:01 really
1:20:02 loving
1:20:02 I
1:20:02 feel
1:20:02 like
1:20:02 there
1:20:03 is
1:20:03 something
1:20:04 out
1:20:04 there
1:20:05 I
1:20:05 grew
1:20:05 up
1:20:06 Muslim
1:20:07 so
1:20:08 and
1:20:08 but
1:20:08 I
1:20:08 don’t
1:20:08 feel
1:20:09 like
1:20:09 aligned
1:20:10 to
1:20:10 that
1:20:10 religion
1:20:10 but
1:20:10 I
1:20:10 think
1:20:11 it’s
1:20:11 primarily
1:20:11 because
1:20:12 I
1:20:12 just
1:20:12 don’t
1:20:12 really
1:20:13 understand
1:20:13 Arabic
1:20:14 yeah
1:20:14 I
1:20:14 didn’t
1:20:15 understand
1:20:16 anything
1:20:16 yeah
1:20:16 right
1:20:17 and
1:20:17 so
1:20:17 like
1:20:17 I
1:20:17 always
1:20:18 connected
1:20:18 with
1:20:19 Christianity
1:20:19 more
1:20:19 because
1:20:19 all my
1:20:20 boyfriends
1:20:20 were
1:20:21 Christian
1:20:21 and
1:20:21 I
1:20:21 go
1:20:21 to
1:20:22 church
1:20:22 and
1:20:22 understand
1:20:23 what
1:20:23 was
1:20:23 going
1:20:24 on
1:20:25 so
1:20:25 I
1:20:25 think
1:20:25 it’s
1:20:25 just
1:20:26 more
1:20:26 of
1:20:26 like
1:20:26 because
1:20:26 it’s
1:20:27 all
1:20:27 the
1:20:27 same
1:20:27 stories
1:20:28 it’s
1:20:28 really
1:20:29 really
1:20:29 similar
1:20:30 so
1:20:30 I
1:20:30 think
1:20:30 it’s
1:20:30 just
1:20:31 a
1:20:31 matter
1:20:31 of
1:20:31 feeling
1:20:32 connected
1:20:32 just
1:20:32 because
1:20:32 I
1:20:50 I
1:20:50 I’m
1:20:50 almost
1:20:51 Christian
1:20:51 I
1:20:52 know
1:20:52 literally
1:20:54 literally
1:20:55 sorry
1:20:56 mom
1:20:57 don’t
1:20:58 be
1:20:58 mad
1:20:58 yeah
1:21:00 this
1:21:00 is
1:21:01 so
1:21:01 fun
1:21:01 guys
1:21:01 thank
1:21:02 you guys
1:21:02 so much
1:21:02 for
1:21:03 joining
1:21:03 us
1:21:03 you
1:21:03 did
1:21:03 such
1:21:03 a
1:21:04 great
1:21:04 job
1:21:04 thank
1:21:05 you
1:21:06 bye
1:21:06 guys
1:21:06 bye
1:21:12 well
1:21:12 yeah
1:21:12 gang
1:21:13 we’re
1:21:13 closing out
1:21:13 today’s
1:21:14 episode
1:21:14 with so
1:21:14 much
1:21:15 to
1:21:15 reflect
1:21:15 on
1:21:15 thanks
1:21:16 to
1:21:16 Krista
1:21:16 and
1:21:17 Lindsay
1:21:17 we
1:21:18 talked
1:21:18 a lot
1:21:18 about
1:21:18 that
1:21:19 special
1:21:19 kind
1:21:19 of
1:21:20 transformation
1:21:20 that
1:21:20 happens
1:21:21 when
1:21:21 you
1:21:21 stop
1:21:22 waiting
1:21:22 to
1:21:22 be
1:21:22 chosen
1:21:23 and
1:21:23 start
1:21:23 building
1:21:24 a
1:21:24 future
1:21:24 on
1:21:24 purpose
1:21:25 for
1:21:25 many
1:21:26 of
1:21:26 us
1:21:26 that
1:21:26 pivot
1:21:27 happens
1:21:27 when
1:21:27 we’re
1:21:27 in
1:21:27 our
1:21:28 late
1:21:28 20s
1:21:28 or
1:21:29 early
1:21:29 30s
1:21:30 that’s
1:21:30 when
1:21:30 for
1:21:31 example
1:21:31 I
1:21:31 decided
1:21:31 to
1:21:32 shut
1:21:32 down
1:21:32 my
1:21:32 blog
1:21:33 get
1:21:33 an
1:21:33 MBA
1:21:34 enter
1:21:34 the
1:21:34 corporate
1:21:34 world
1:21:35 and
1:21:35 get
1:21:35 more
1:21:35 serious
1:21:36 about
1:21:36 achieving
1:21:36 the
1:21:37 future
1:21:37 that
1:21:37 I
1:21:37 really
1:21:38 wanted
1:21:38 as
1:21:39 Krista
1:21:39 pointed
1:21:39 out
1:21:40 it’s
1:21:40 not
1:21:40 just
1:21:40 an
1:21:41 emotional
1:21:41 shift
1:21:41 that
1:21:42 happens
1:21:42 during
1:21:42 those
1:21:42 years
1:21:43 it’s
1:21:43 actually
1:21:44 biological
1:21:45 it’s
1:21:45 our
1:21:45 fully
1:21:46 developed
1:21:47 prefrontal
1:21:47 cortex
1:21:48 making us
1:21:48 more strategic
1:21:49 intentional
1:21:50 and future
1:21:50 focused
1:21:51 but it
1:21:52 still takes
1:21:52 a lot
1:21:52 of courage
1:21:53 to pivot
1:21:54 to stop
1:21:54 waiting to be
1:21:55 chosen
1:21:55 and instead
1:21:56 choose
1:21:57 yourself
1:21:58 Lindsay’s
1:21:58 story about
1:21:59 leaving acting
1:22:00 to pursue
1:22:00 podcasting
1:22:01 full time
1:22:02 reminded us
1:22:02 that the
1:22:03 most important
1:22:03 question
1:22:04 isn’t what
1:22:04 you do
1:22:05 but how
1:22:05 you want
1:22:06 to feel
1:22:07 doing it
1:22:07 for her
1:22:08 the answer
1:22:09 was simple
1:22:09 I wanted
1:22:10 to create
1:22:12 striking out
1:22:12 on your own
1:22:13 takes time
1:22:13 though
1:22:13 and it
1:22:13 can be
1:22:14 a rough
1:22:14 ride
1:22:15 like Krista
1:22:15 said
1:22:16 being an
1:22:16 entrepreneur
1:22:17 or running
1:22:17 a business
1:22:17 can look
1:22:18 sexy
1:22:18 from the
1:22:19 outside
1:22:19 but getting
1:22:20 started
1:22:21 will probably
1:22:21 be the
1:22:21 hardest
1:22:22 thing
1:22:22 you ever
1:22:22 do
1:22:23 in your
1:22:23 life
1:22:24 entrepreneurship
1:22:25 isn’t
1:22:25 glamorous
1:22:25 it’s
1:22:26 hard
1:22:26 humbling
1:22:27 and deeply
1:22:28 personal
1:22:28 but when
1:22:29 your idea
1:22:29 is rooted
1:22:30 in purpose
1:22:30 and your
1:22:31 why
1:22:31 when you
1:22:32 feel that
1:22:32 something
1:22:33 is missing
1:22:33 from the
1:22:33 world
1:22:34 and you
1:22:34 just have
1:22:35 to create
1:22:35 it
1:22:36 that’s
1:22:36 when you’re
1:22:38 so whatever
1:22:38 age you
1:22:39 are right
1:22:39 now
1:22:39 if you’re
1:22:40 in that
1:22:40 in-between
1:22:41 space
1:22:41 between
1:22:42 identities
1:22:43 and careers
1:22:44 let this
1:22:44 episode
1:22:44 be a
1:22:45 reminder
1:22:45 you don’t
1:22:46 have to
1:22:46 have it
1:22:46 all figured
1:22:47 out
1:22:47 but you
1:22:48 do have
1:22:48 to listen
1:22:48 for that
1:22:49 internal
1:22:49 pull
1:22:50 and when
1:22:50 it comes
1:22:51 be ready
1:22:52 to follow
1:22:52 it
1:22:53 thanks for
1:22:53 listening
1:22:53 to this
1:22:54 episode
1:22:54 of Young
1:22:55 and Profiting
1:22:55 if you
1:22:55 learned
1:22:56 something
1:22:56 today
1:22:57 and if
1:22:57 you
1:22:57 felt
1:22:57 seen
1:22:57 or
1:22:58 inspired
1:22:58 share
1:22:59 this
1:22:59 episode
1:22:59 with
1:22:59 somebody
1:23:00 who
1:23:00 needs
1:23:00 to hear
1:23:00 it
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1:23:01 forget
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1:23:11 like
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Starting a business with your best friend might sound like a recipe for disaster to many entrepreneurs. But for Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, that’s exactly how their journey into entrepreneurship began. With just a $15 recorder and a tiny closet, they launched Almost 30, a podcast that quickly grew from a side hustle to a thriving business. In this episode, Krista and Lindsey reveal how they navigate their “business marriage,” scale their podcast, and achieve lasting success as both entrepreneurs and friends.
In this episode, Hala, Krista, and Lindsey will discuss:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:12) The “Business-Marriage” Dynamic in Partnerships
(07:12) Building Healthy Communication as Entrepreneurs
(13:45) Almost 30: Scaling a Podcast from Scratch
(19:39) Balancing a Side Hustle With Full-Time Work
(27:13) The Power of Community in Podcast Success
(37:47) What Is the Saturn Return?
(41:55) Navigating Friendships in Entrepreneurship
(45:41) Pivoting Your Career With Purpose and Clarity
(56:26) Shifting Your Money Mindset for Financial Freedom
Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik are the co-founders and co-hosts of Almost 30, a top-rated podcast focused on personal development, relationships, wellness, and spirituality. Individually, Krista leads It’s Krista, an online business with coaching services for women, while Lindsey runs New Mom on the Block, New Mom on the Block, a platform dedicated to supporting new moms on their motherhood journey. Their debut book, Almost 30, offers practical tools for navigating change with confidence.
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Resources Mentioned:
Krista and Lindsey’s Book, Almost 30: bit.ly/Almost30-LK
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Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Startup, Passive income, Solopreneur, Founder, Networking.
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