Support is Sexy

TPauleanna Reid is an author and speaker who owns multiple businesses -- including her millennial mentorship company, New Girl on the Block, and her writing agency, Writer's Blok. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, she talks about reminding women to be unafraid to color outside of the lines, to remember that self care is an inside job, to dazzle despite life's hardships and to leave those dream killers behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dorie Clark has run her own successful marketing and consulting business for more than ten years, is a global speaker, has worked with clientssuch as Google, Yale University and the National Park Service, and has eight (yep, eight) streams of income. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Dorie, who also teaches at Duke University Fuqua School of business, shares top strategies from her new book 'Entrepreneurial You' to help you "monetize your expertise, create multiple income streams and th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lucinda Cross's story does not end when she was arrested and sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison. Hers is an incredible story of resilience and vision. And on this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Lucinda — who is now President and Chief Activator of her own company, Activate Worldwide and who speaks around the world about the power of vision — shares how to shift your mindset, hold onto to your vision and believe in the possibilities, no matter your circumstance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy (Re)New Year! Rather than thinking about all of the things that we want to change or "fix" about ourselves, our lives and our businesses from 2017, let's choose to focus in 2018 on double down on all of the things that WORKED! Cheers to a (re)new year of ramping up on what's working! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this final Support is Sexy podcast episode of 2017, it's time to turn inward and reflect back, with gratitude. For more interviews with inspiring women entrepreneurs from around the world, visit supportissexypodcast.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if you reframed every failure -- whether past or the ones you're fearing in the future -- as experiments? How freeing would that be to not have worry about the failure and to be excited about finding out what works and what doesn't? On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share the value of reframing failure as experimentation, and share my latest experiment, GIRL ON PODCAST, and how I plan to bring together powerful women who podcast with brilliant women who guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is the word or phrase that is going to be your guiding post for 2018? I believe your "word" helps you set your intention for the year and helps keep you focused and on track as the year carries on. It helps you articulate what you're going to embody. So: What's the word? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share the benefits of knowing when to pause, and when to push through, and how to make sure that either choice leaves you feeling empowered rather than guilty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share how you can go from possibility to purpose and what the journey means for your success! I also share with you my upcoming "Possibility to Purpose" audio book coming soon. SIGN UP NOW at possibilitytopurpose.com to be among the first to be notified about the "Possibility to Purpose" audio book! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share what I did to get started when I first conceptualized the podcast in hopes of inspiring you to get started today on your next thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, I share a lesson in personal development from Mindlight Group CEO Esther Weinberg that really hit home. Esther asked: "What you do is a direct reflection of who you are and where you are in life cycle of your business. [Ask yourself:] What is it about me that needs to shift in order to have the possibility for everything else to shift?" It's time to stretch and shift! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Be. Do. Have. This is an important distinction that I first heard of in Momentum, the personal development workshop I attended in 2015, that was truly a game changer for me. So when you're thinking about your goals, your dreams, your aspirations, your vision for yourself, your business and your life, consider: Who is the woman you get to become to become the woman you have to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And then what else? And then what else? How far are you willing to go to make your dreams a reality? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is something that I have to remind myself of all the time. It's easy to get stuck in a rut in the way you've done something foreva and to be resistant to feedback even though it may help you move forward in an empowered way. But as I have learned, it pays to get outside perspective from trusted sources -- a coach, a mentor, a mastermind -- that will give you insight on opportunities for advancement that may be sitting dormant in your blind spots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, our lesson comes from an interview with brand strategist and professional speaker Michelle Villalobos (who was episode 358) who spoke about the important distinction between the engines and the anchors in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode I share a lesson I learned from Support is Sexy guest Heather Havenwood (episode 356), who shared a period when she was feeling stuck and her friend and mentor said to her, "you're not a tree, you can move." Listen to hear how this lesson applies to that reinvention, pivot or move that you've been longing to make for way too long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're not talking about all those times you twerk in your kitchen when no one is watching (because, who doesn't?!!). But what do you do when it comes to your commitment and consistency within your business when no one is watching? Do you slack off or do you stay the course? Your answer could be the difference between success and struggle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trust the timing of your life. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share an important lesson that I learned from Kierna Mayo, who was a guest on episode 153, where she talked about the importance of realizing that "there's a time for the light and the time for the lab." And when you're in the lab, your focus is THE WORK, not the shine. The shine will come when it's your time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This advice from Intensati creator Patricia Moreno on episode 26 of the Support is Sexy podcast, changed my life. As entrepreneurs, we always want to know the answers, right? We're solutions-driven, so questions make us uneasy. In this episode I share how the lesson of learning to live the question has absolutely changed my life and how I move forward and handle the uncertain moments in my business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the next 12 episodes of the Support is Sexy podcast, I'm revisiting 2017 wth lessons learned from women featured on the podcast and that I've learned in this journey of entrepreneurship. Lessons that I hope will set you up for success in the new year! This is our own twist of the "12 days of Christmas," and whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you'll consider this a special gif as you head into 2018! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Esther Weinberg, leadership expert and CEO of Mindlight Group, shares the importance of heeding the signs that it's time to pivot, operating relentlessly through a lens of dignity and becoming your must your own best advocate (and a master of self promotion) as a woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Summer Felix, who is co-founder of The Draw Shop -- a fast-growing marketing company that creates animated whiteboard videos for clients -- speaks about the importance of self-care as part of your business success, how to build an aligned team, why saying yes (before you're ready) can lead to your next great opportunity and why, even when you fail, it can still pay off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Melissa Mitchner -- Founder and CEO of The Bark Shoppe for five years and running -- shares just what it means to take bold, inspired action (even when everyone else thinks your crazy), how to enroll others in your vision, her smart advice for what you need to know before opening your brick and mortar shop, and how to make your clients become your greatest advocates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Shannon Amos, the Spiritual Traveler, talks about how to make brave decisions, trust your intuition, let go of "things," follow your true path and pack light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Michelle Villalobos -- who is a professional speaker, "Superstar" brand strategist and owner of a seven-figure business -- talks about coming to the realization that it's time for a change in your business, how the right mentor may completely change your life, why immersion events could be the perfect shift your business and how to build your own superstar brand. Plus, the important distinction between the anchors versus the engines in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Claire Wasserman hosted her first work & money event in New York nearly four years ago to support a friend who was struggling with salary negotiations, she quickly saw the need (and the possibility) of a business that addressed the wage gap based on the enthusiasm and intrigue of other women in the room. (Not to mention, coverage of that first event by New York magazine!) Today, Ladies Get Paid hosts events around the United States and includes thousands of members around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heather Havenwood, CEO of Havenwood Worldwide and author of the book, "Sexy Boss is proudly "unemployable" and a successful serial entrepreneur, who grew her first business in information marketing from zero to a million dollars in less than 12 months. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Heather shares how giving yourself permission to fail opens the door to success, the power of clarity over confusion, how to sell the sizzle (not the steak), and how to own your inner sexy boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nedgine Paul has always been passionate about education, but she fell in love with entrepreneurship, when she realized her business could have a social justice component. Today, as a social entrepreneur, Nedgine's organization -- Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti in Haitian Creole) -- works to establish equity in education in Haiti. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, she shares the power of social entrepreneurship and why it's imperative to be guided by your "why." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, whenever you're listening to this, take a few moments to say THANK YOU to the people who bring love and life to your life. Nothing heals and shifts the perspective like gratitude. That said, I can not thank you enough for being a part of the Support is Sexy community of women supporting women (and the loving men who support us as well)! It would not be the same without you. I love you, I appreciate you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Monique Greenwood, star of the new Oprah Winfrey Network series 'Checked Inn,' shares what it really takes to be your own boss, how to build a successful business (or be an intrapreneur), how to have a both-and possibility and why creating generational wealth is more important than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Cynthia Besteman, Founder and CEO of Violets Are Blue Skincare, shares how she created her skincare line and got it in some of the biggest retail stores in the world, plus the importance of taking inspired action, living the question and doing something that scares you everyday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LaKesha Williams is founder of the nonprofit organization Born Overcomers. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, LaKesha openly shares her own journey of overcoming and what she learned about hitting rock bottom and making a comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've started off strong and now you've reached the halfway mark. You might even have the finish line in site. Don't give up! You're closer than you think. Now is not the time to fall back; now is the time to lean in. Let's go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, serial entrepreneur and Cerius Executives CEO Pam Wasley shares her expertise with starting, growing and selling companies, how interim executives are changing the workforce and how you can spot a void and fill it with your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you feel like you own your day? Or do you feel like the day always gets away from you? On this episode, I share some tips that I have incorporated into my mornings based on Hal Elrod's amazing book The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs, and some trail and error suggestions that may help you start your day in an empowered way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that you have your side hustle up and running, don't keep it a secret. Share it with the world! How? On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share five smart and simple ways that you can let people know what you're up to, share the new products or services you offer through your side hustle and gain new clients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most of us agree that deciding to start a business can be scary, but starting a side hustle can be just as jarring, if you feel like you don't know that first step to take. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share the top thing you should do when you're starting your side hustle and why you must remember that you don't have to be first; but you should strive to be different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that you've decided that you're interested in starting a side hustle, how do you decide what's the right fit for YOU? As you know, everything ain't for everybody, so in this episode, I share some tips for ways you can clear space for your best side hustle ideas, plus inspiration from past Support is Sexy podcast guests, who have built million-dollar businesses that started as, you guessed it, side hustles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A side hustle is a venture that you start, or additional revenue that you generate, outside of your full-time job. But your side hustle can look a lot of different ways. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, we talk about what a side hustle may look like, what it doesn't have to look like and what it doesn't have to mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you ready to start your side hustle? Do you have guilt about it because you have a full-time job and you think -- as some people may try to persuade you -- that you have to QUIT your job in order to be a "rea;" entrepreneur? Don't! In this five-part series, "Starting Your Side Hustle," I share tips for getting your side hustle off the ground and we start with this very important principle: No job shaming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traveling the world and living abroad has long been a dream of mine -- one that I wasn't sure would ever come true. I couldn't figure out "the how." But thanks to taking inspired action, having a little faith, trusting the vision and connecting with the company Remote Year, this is a daydream that is going to come true! On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share the path to this daydream and how vision and action can lead to your dream-come-true moment, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"You have to decide what matters to you and what doesn't matter. If you decide that it matters, then it should matter a lot. If you decide that it doesn't matter, then it shouldn't matter at all."--Former iVillage.com president, Deborah Fine On this episode, I share how these words of wisdom play an important role in my own life today, and I give you a challenge for how you can determine what matters for you and what doesn't and just how freeing that may be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You have a dream, and you have a plan. Great! But what you don't want to add into the mix is worry -- worry about how you're going to "make it happen." Instead, focus on how you're going to show up for yourself! On this episode we talk about shifting your focus from the worry to the possibilities. For more from the Support is Sexy podcast, visit supportissexypodcast.com. [Music: "Easy" by SPCZ, 2016] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Calibe Thompson -- creator of Island Origins mgazine and Taste the Islands TV show, Executive Producer of Blondie Ras Productions and Creative Director of Island Syndicate -- shares the sometimes winding road to discovering your passion, doing the work even when you don't know the "how," and being prepared when the opportunity comes knocking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amira Rahim considers herself an accidental entrepreneur. As a visual artist, she didn't think about selling her work at first, but shared it often on social media. All of that changed when she decided to "make the ask" for a sale, received enthusiastic response and began to sell her work. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Amira talks about getting over the "starving artist" myth, learning to market yourself as a creative and holding your art sacred; but not precious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My vision for myself is to be an inspiration who leads by example. And to do this, I had to learn to walk the talk. On this episode I share an important reminder of this from this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, The Millionheiress Club founder Michele Liberis-McNabb shares how to move beyond the fear that comes after the vision, how to build an authentic and engaged community and why happiness, joy and peace are all a part of your inheritance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Nothing Bundt Cakes franchisee Charlie Shabazz talks about her unexpected path to becoming a franchise owner, her advice for new franchisees, how to have the courage to jump, and how to be real with yourself about what it's going to take to make your business work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Dr. Foye Ikyaator -- founder of Life Savers Emergency Room -- shares a behind-the-scenes look at how hospital emergency rooms work (and why you often have to wait), how she hopes to change the way patients experience emergency room care and why impeccable customer service is a key to success no matter your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Coach and Course Facilitator Suzy Carroll openly shares her journey of self-discovery, self-awareness and forgiveness, and how she helps other women realize the same. Plus, she shares our dangerous compulsion to please as women, how to put your striving in context, how to cure your addiction to busyness and what it really means to have a life of balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices