Dream Big, Live Slow

Is life leaving you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed or anxious? Today, I'm joined by Rachael Kable, host of The Mindful Kind podcast who is passionate about empowering people around the world to live more mindfully in fun, simple and meaningful ways. Rachael shares how you can be present in the moment by developing an attitude of curiosity and open-mindedness and how to build a consistent and supportive mindfulness practice to help reduce everyday stressors. She gives us some of her best tips on how you can create your own unique mindfulness practice that fits into your busy routines. In this episode you'll discover: - Ways to find the motivation when you're feeling flat - The benefits of mindfulness and meditation in reducing stress - Getting creative with your mindfulness practice - Identifying recurring stress triggers to be able to eliminate or reduce the stressors in your life - Using breathing techniques to manage stress and gain clarity - Finding like-minded communities who can support you in your entrepreneurial journey to keep you feeling inspired - The importance of having hobbies you love to help keep the fun, play, creativity and inspiration alive  - Protecting your time and setting solid boundaries - Ideas for self-compassionate activities for when you are having a difficult day CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/use-mindfulness-to-settle-your-busy-mind   Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by eaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.  

How are you prioritizing yourself? As entrepreneurs, we can easily succumb to prioritizing our business, our clients and all the other things that it can be hard to put ourselves first. Today on Dream Big, Live Slow, I'm chatting with Kate Eskuri, creator of The Foundation Blog, a modern woman's guide to all things slow living, integrative health, and holistic self-care. Kate shares how you can cultivate a life of slowness and prioritize mini moments of self-care in your every day so that your life turns into one big, vibrant life. In this episode you'll discover: - Defining what a healthy, nourishing life looks like to you - Focusing on setting your foundations first so you can stay consistent with your health practices - Accessible and approachable holistic habits  - What is habit stacking and how you can use it to stay consistent with your new habits - The connection between your mind, body and health - How investing in yourself impacts the return on investment for your business and the way you serve your clients - Tips on how to set boundaries and create a healthier relationship with social media  - What you can do to help you find your passion and purpose when you're feeling lost - How to decide when to turn your side hustle into a full-time business CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/creating-a-holistic-self-care-routine   Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by eaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

You are not your work. In today's intense work culture of working from home, we can fall into the trap of working 24/7 that we easily equate our job with our identity. But you need to see your worth as being innate and something that lives within your soul. Your job is a manifestation of your deeper purpose. Today, I'm sharing with you the tools that have helped me navigate through this and how you can stay aligned with your soul so you can live out your purpose to help carry you through the darkest parts of entrepreneurship and your career. In this episode you'll discover: - Understanding your worth is innate and your job is a manifestation of your deeper purpose  - Using stillness as a way to identify where your attachment is rooted  - How to use meditation as a reminder that nothing is permanent and to release your attachments   - What it means to have a greater purpose and how to find it within yourself - Why you constantly need to be re-evaluating, shifting and pivoting as an entrepreneur to re-align with your soul - Investing in a therapist as you go through your mindfulness and meditation journey to help deal with any inner trauma  - Journal prompts to help you find your purpose and separate your worth from your work - This week's guided meditation will help you find your way in an ever-changing world, career and life  CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/finding-self-worth-outside-of-your-job Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.  

Having a mindfulness practice allows you to slow down, create the space to check in with your mental health, spend more time in the present moment and be able to live a more virtuous, peaceful and happier life. But it's not easy to show up every day to practice taking these quiet moments. In today's episode, I'm sharing with you why it's important to have a meditation practice, how you can get started and how you can develop a meditation practice you can actually stick to and be consistent with through habit-building techniques. In this episode you'll discover: - Getting clear on the reason for wanting to bring mindfulness meditation to be your driving motivator  - What is the difference between an informal and formal sit  - Where to find resources to help you build your meditation practice - The four immeasurable states in Buddhism and how you can use these states to inform and enhance the relationship you have with the world around you - How to become the observer and separate yourself from your ego  - Developing a daily ritual to create an inspiring space and train your mind to create a safe environment  - How to write powerful mantras and use them effectively to set yourself up for success when building a new habit - Being aware of the obstacles that distract you from doing your meditation and finding ways to eliminate those distractions  - Finding a community or coach to re-energize you  - This week's meditation is a basic introduction to meditation that you can use everyday to tune into your body and simply become the observer CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/establish-a-meditation-practice Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

When starting your business, the desire to grow quickly can be completely overwhelming. If you can build a solid foundation from a sustainable scaling strategy, then it can really drive growth in a meaningful manner. But you need to be intentional about scaling and become conscious of the areas that require your attention. Today, I'm bringing in the expert, Pia Beck, a business consultant and CEO of Curate Well Co. A consulting and community platform for impact-driven innovators and entrepreneurs who want to catalyze community, build culture, set a new standard, and scale intentionally. Pia spills her proven strategies on how you can set a new standard for your business by scaling with intentionality through building community and creating a holistic brand experience.  In this episode you'll discover: - What does it mean to create meaningful impact - How to engage and build your community in an authentic way - Why being of service doesn't mean you have to do a grand gesture but rather the small things that make a difference - Why scaling doesn't necessarily mean you have to bring in more revenue - The importance of knowing your strengths and simplifying your process and systems to create space for growth and expansion - Learning the hard lessons of business growth during covid times - Cultivating the skill of accepting constructive feedback to make better business decisions  - How you can incorporate slight changes into your days to boost your mental health  - How to build a team strategically with an eye for innovation - Balancing and integrating accountability and humanity as a leader  - Taking risks and not being afraid to do things differently CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/intentional-in-scaling-your-business Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by eaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

Are you constantly feeling exhausted and just can't pinpoint why? In a world that asks us to prioritize progress and productivity over our own actual health and well-being, we are easily consumed by the pressures of trying to chase and live up to expectations causing us to burn out and eventually crash out. But how do you recover from it? How do you change things from that point on? My guest today, Caroline Dooner knows a thing or two about burning out, the power of saying NO and how rest can actually heal us which she covers in her new book, Tired As F*ck. Caroline is a humorist and storyteller who whole-heartedly believes in the healing powers of food and rest. In this episode you'll discover: - Dealing with emotional guilt and stress and how it impacts your physical health - Saying no to the things that exhaust you in order to create space to prioritize you - Listening to your intuition and having the courage to act on it - Why it's necessary to go through burning yourself out  - Using creativity as a healing force - Letting go of perfectionism and trusting the process - Why you need to start taking action even before you're ready CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/caroline-dooner-learning-to-say-no Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by eaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.  

The New Year is here which means it's time to make a resolution or two. We tell ourselves this will be the year I lose weight, gain more clients, launch that course, earn more money, gain more followers…go BIG! But as a dreamer and business owner, you feel this heavy responsibility and pressure to do something ground-breaking, life-changing to make a huge impact because you are looking at the big picture of your goals. Instead, start looking at the impact you can make with one small thing done with great love. To kick things off of Season 2 of the Dream Big, Live Slow podcast, I'm sharing how you can enter this New Year with zero pressure on your back and the practices I've been using to help me cope with the pressure, anxiety and overwhelm surrounding the New Year so you can use them too.  In this episode you'll discover: - What you can expect for Season 2 of the Dream Big, Live Slow podcast - My intentions for the new year - A little life update on motherhood, my mindfulness studies and the direction my Tia Lorae Storytelling business is taking this year - The three poisons according to the Buddha that cause all human suffering - How your goals are a vessel to constant desire and craving and a way to measure your self-worth - How our goals contribute to the delusion that something external will bring us fulfillment and happiness - Understanding your purpose is innate - How you can use meditation to change your perspective and relationship with greed, hatred and delusion - This week's solocast meditation is filled with mantras you can use to repeat throughout your day that will help you cope with any New Year's anxiety and any fear you have about being enough CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/deal-with-pressure-to-do-big-in-the-new-year Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful stories, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

The holidays are a joyous time but it can also be a stressful time of year. And you want to be able to find a way to relax and not let all this stress consume you. But you need to release yourself first from this fight or flight mode. Today, I'm diving into the 3 foundational tools we've touched on throughout Season 1 of the Dream Big, Live Slow podcast of breathwork, compassionate practice and grounding into your why and how you can use them to carry you through this holiday season and into the new year.  I'm also touching on the reason why I've decided to take a break for the holidays, when you can expect the comeback of the Dream Big, Live Slow podcast next year and exciting news about my group coaching program coming to you in the fall of 2022. In this episode you'll discover: - What my intentions are for Season 2 of the Dream Big, Live Slow podcast - The power of breathwork in allowing you to focus on one thing at a time - Using your breath as an anchor for your attention and to find relaxation through a stressful time - Examples of powerful mantras that you can incorporate into your compassionate practice that allows you to truly experience a state of being - Learning to trust your innate purpose in life - An update about my group coaching program coming to you in 2022 and find out if it will be the right fit for you CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/mindfulness-tools-through-the-holiday-season Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

Many of us are feeling overwhelmed, stressed and have a sense of heaviness with everything that is going on in the world. And if you can find a way to stop living a life of fight or flight mode then you will be able to change the way your mind deals with adversity and better manage the everyday stressors of life. But you've adopted this go-go-go mindset to constantly keep going, to keep doing more, to do things faster that you've lost yourself in all this overwhelm and pressure forgetting how to truly slow down. You're living your life in absolute stress! Today on Dream Big, Live Slow, my guest Molly Woodhull is an expert when it comes to providing realistic and meaningful ways to manage everyday stressors through powerful mindfulness and meditation techniques. We chat about compassion-based meditation tools you can use to cultivate productivity and help you feel energized, micro meditation practices you can incorporate into your days that don't involve sitting on a cushion for 20 minutes each morning and focusing on simple, actionable mindfulness tools that actually work in your busy schedule. In this episode you'll discover: - What is mindfulness and meditation and their relationship to one another - Quick and simple informal practices you can do on the go, no matter how busy your day gets - The role compassion plays in meditation in releasing self-judgment - Why meditation can help you focus on one task at a time to be present and how this will lead you to become a better leader in your business - Connecting with your breath in being able to gain clarity, communicate effectively and seek the joy of being alive - The impact focused breath work can have in building mental and emotional resilience and how it can help you overcome difficult adversities  - How you can stay motivated in your meditation practice - The power of meditating in community to boost your motivation and increase your connection   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/realistic-meaningful-meditation-manage-everyday-stressors   Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

When you are running your own business, you can easily find yourself rushing around prioritizing the demands of your business and putting the needs of your clients and your team members first before even thinking about prioritizing yourself. And if you can find the time in your day to put yourself first and your wellbeing then you are able to make better, informed decisions as an entrepreneur and ultimately progress your business to grow. But you're not finding the balance to prioritize you - both physically and mentally. Today, I am joined by Martina Fink, a Holistic Health and Beauty Coach who helps perfectionist and high achieving women, entrepreneurs, and celebrities overcome overwhelm, trust their intuition, and feel great in their body, so they can work and stress less, love themselves, and feel alive again. In this episode, you'll discover: - How you can support your own wellbeing and still achieve your business goal - What are the common barriers stopping you from seeing your self-worth - The importance of looking back at your core wound to be able to heal emotionally and find peace internally - Blocking out you time and adopting a relaxing routine in your busy schedule everyday to do something for yourself - Setting better boundaries and respecting your own time - Focusing solely on one task at a time to create more time for yourself - How to tap into your feminine energy and allow yourself to be flexible and eliminate the perfectionist mentality - The connection of mind and body and how you can identify the physical signals your body is communicating to you to slow down - Masculine vs feminine energy in business and finding the balance between the two to create a sustainable business and balanced life - How to tune into your chakras so you can use it to gain greater clarity   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/putting-yourself-first   Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

Self-love is all about self-worth and when you learn to love yourself you will unlock the key to living your life in the way that you want to. But you're not putting in the inner work to learn to love yourself so you can build up your self-esteem, gain back your confidence and be more resilient to any challenges life throws at you.  Today on Dream Big, Live Slow I'm chatting with my dear friend, Erika King. She shares with us her long struggle with her self-love journey, how she lost herself in motherhood, rediscovering herself by doing deep soul-searching and how having her son has been the biggest motivator to help her push through all of life's curveballs. In this episode you'll discover: - How to overcome self-doubt through journaling, meditation and prayer - Finding the balance between home and mom and work life - The importance to find time for yourself and implementing pockets of self-care habits into your daily routine so you can recharge to be the best version of yourself - Examples of powerful affirmations to reconnect with yourself and improve your confidence and well-being - The importance of having a balanced diet and the impact it has on your overall mood and energy level - Finding inner peace within you to cultivate compassion, gentleness, care and kindness in your path to self-love CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/learning-to-love-yourself Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

When your home is also your office, being able to separate your work life from your personal life can be increasingly challenging. And you want to be able to create an intentional environment that encourages mindfulness so you can be more focused, productive and fully present and engaged during your workday. But you're viewing your living space as one that only meets your physical needs instead of seeing it as a space that can also boost your mental health and well-being too.  Today, my guest Chelsey Preuss is a genius interior designer who focuses on creating intentional spaces that encourage the important things in life. She gives us some pretty amazing tips on how to make your space a more mindful experience so you can better connect to the environment around you, enjoy the feeling of being present in your space and nurture contentment in yourself. In this episode you'll discover: - Ways you can declutter, re-organize and simplify your space to live minimal - How indoor plants can help bring nature into your space and clear toxic chemicals and the best indoor plants for your home - How you can reconstruct your current space into a mindful space on a budget - Why color matters, how it affects your mood and being intentional with the colors you use in your space - Creating a self-care space and making meaningful atmospheres in your favorite rooms CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae https://www.instagram.com/tialorae/ DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/create-a-mindful-space Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

When we are so focused on chasing our big dreams, we tend to be zoomed in on running after our goals and desires that we forget how to slow down in the process. It is so easy for us to lose sight of what is most important in our lives. Today is a short and sweet one for you. But I wanted to share this powerful mindfulness tool with you called the Zooming Out practice.  Being able to zoom out gives you perspective. The ability to gain clarity and serenity to help you see your place in the world and see all the illusions of life and all the things that we actually prioritise don't really matter. Being able to zoom out has the power to help you see that you truly have nothing to lose! In this episode you'll discover: - What is zooming out in meditation and why it is an important piece to your mindfulness practice - How this tool serves to show you everything in this world is only temporary and how you can use it to remind you what you should be truly prioritizing in the present moment - This week's solocast meditation is focused on Zooming Out: The Cosmos Meditation which will allow you to work on how you can open up and zoom out to get a wider and more realistic relationship to see the world for what it is  CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae https://www.instagram.com/tialorae/ DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/zooming-out-meditation   Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.  

"People don't buy what you do or how you do it, they buy why you do it." We all started our business with a passion to chase our dreams and if you can dig deep into discovering the why in your business then it will help you stay committed to your dream and allow your business to flourish. But do you truly know why you do what you do? Why your business exists? And how you can stay focused on your purpose and not lose sight of it?  I love Ashlie Sutton's approach on how she infuses her passion, her creativity and her purpose to continually and successfully build her business, The Haircut Box. She is here to help you explore how you too, can find the why in your business, remain passionate and be able to create time to be present with the most important assets in your life - quality time with your family. In this episode you'll discover: - How to start a business from purpose and find the deeper meaning and connection behind your work - Why you need to stop focusing on making the money and instead, focus on leading with value  - How you can balance business, work and family life and become self-aware of when to switch off and when to switch on  - The power of creating meaningful, deep rest so you can reset and increase your productivity and improve your overall well being - Learning how to treat your work as play to prioritize presence, slow down and enjoy the process - How you may be setting yourself up for failure as a business owner due to setting unrealistic goals - Ashlie's home haircut boxes and how she teaches parents how to cut & style hair in a trendy, cool and fun way at home so they can save more money, spend quality time with their kids and create memories   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae https://www.instagram.com/tialorae/ DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/the-power-of-purpose-in-your-business   Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

We each have this one amazing chance to build lives we love. And you know you deserve to live a life full of happiness, abundance and freedom on all levels - emotionally, spiritually and financially. You have this inner knowing that you deserve more than just a mediocre life. But how do you learn to trust yourself and find the courage to take bold action towards creating a life of your dreams? It's being able to dive deep into exploring your inner world. Discovering who you truly are and stepping into the next level version of your highest self so you can cultivate that inner knowing to awaken the inner power within you.  My guest today, Aubrey Daquinag, is a Certified Mindset and Empowerment Coach helping female entrepreneurs who are ready to level up and confidently create a lifestyle of more freedom, fulfilment and intuitive flow.  We dive deep into how you can effectively use your subconscious mind to achieve everything you desire and manifest your wildest dreams into reality. In this episode you'll discover: - How Aubrey stepped out of the conventional lifestyle and followed her intuition to pave her own way of life - The importance of creating yourself and listening to your inner spark - Why you should be diving deep into exploring your inner world and why your mindset is the biggest block stopping you from creating the transformation you want - Discovering your soul purpose and self-connection through solo travel - How you can cultivate an abundance mindset to manifest your desires into fruition - Why you need to be prioritizing self-care in order to build a sustainable business - Understanding the subconscious mind in discovering the root cause of your limiting beliefs and its role in influencing your reality - The simple five-step approach to manifestation you can take to allow the universe to amplify your desires into your physical realm CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae https://www.instagram.com/tialorae/ DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/creating-a-life-you-love Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

We're all trying to run our business and we want it to be successful. You want to make a difference in the world, be able to chase those big dreams and do what you love. But often you can get easily consumed by all the outside noise and external influences of the world that you lose sight of your vision, your confidence and sometimes even yourself. It's being able to tap into the truth of knowing yourself and being comfortable with who you are so you can show up in the world to make that impact, be that powerful force and reach the success you want in your business and life. Today on Dream Big, Live Slow I'm chatting with my very sweet friend, Andrea Lowe. Andrea is an educator, encourager and Enneagram coach. She shares some powerful ways you can use the Enneagram to help you gain self-awareness and give insight into how you can achieve your full potential, both in your business and personal life. In this episode you'll discover: - What is the Enneagram and how it can help you create a business from a place of alignment and authenticity - How to use the Enneagram in your business to build a healthy and productive team and become a well-developed and empowered leader - How knowing yourself can help you structure your business that will set yourself up for success - The importance of being aware of who you are to help you determine the right people you need to support you in your business - How implementing self-care in your daily routine can help you create a work-life balance and ways you can set boundaries around your time - The power of saying no in gaining control of your time and conserveing your energy - What some of the common themes entrepreneurs fall into that drives us to lose sight of our goals, our passions and our authenticity - Why you need to have a clear focus on your vision and knowing your why in order to measure your success and know the next steps to take in your business CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae https://www.instagram.com/tialorae/ DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/about-the-enneagram

Where does professionalism end and where does perfectionism begin? I believe the word perfectionism is just another fancy word for professionalism. You often feel like you have to do everything perfectly in order to achieve success in your life and business. You want to be the perfect human, have the perfect business, never make a mistake that when you do you are so ashamed of yourself. But your relentless pursuit of excellence and your obsession for perfectionism is what is causing you unnecessary anxiety, slowing you down, and is standing in the way of success. Today on The Dream Big, Live Slow, I want to get real with you. I want to take an honest look at how addiction to perfectionism is causing suffering in your life and in your business. This has been so true for me and it's my hope that by showing you how to use the power of compassion as a way to combat your perfectionism, you can start alleviating that anxiety and stress so you can start living your best life. In this episode you'll discover: - How perfectionism can show up in your personal life, in your business, and in your mindfulness journey and how it can create a lot of anxiety - My own personal experience with perfectionism and what I'm doing to overcome the suffering it has caused me - How you can stop clinging onto the belief to the obsessive pursuit of perfection and use the powerful tool of compassion to combat it - Why you need to stop seeing your mistakes as a failure. Instead, switching your mindset to love and seeing what lesson you have gained from the experience - The deeper meaning behind compassion and how we are all connected in our imperfections and in our humanness - My guided meditation for you this week is to help you break the habit of self-judgment, loosen up and let go. Allowing you to find peace, despite missteps and stumbles along the way. It will teach you self-compassion so you can forgive yourself for making mistakes and know that it is ok. CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae https://www.instagram.com/tialorae/ DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: https://www.tialorae.com/blog/perfectionism-doesnt-equal-professional-success Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

Is modern marketing ethical? There are so many marketing strategies and tactics out there that are purely product-focused and sales-driven. And as entrepreneurs, we are taught all these different marketing approaches that we know are crucial for us to be able to sell our products, our services and our offers so that we can grow our business. But often, selling feels crummy and icky to you and it just doesn't sit right. It makes you feel like crap and you aren't getting the sales or the results you want because it isn't aligned with who you are. It isn't coming from a place of authenticity or human connection. In this episode, my goal is to teach you an alternative approach to your business marketing - Mindful Marketing. One that feels aligned with who you are. I'm going to let you in on the marketing techniques I learned and I know works! I will share with you the 3 key principles of mindful marketing so that you can start becoming a magnet in attracting your dream clients and still feel good about selling. In this episode you'll discover: - The common fear-based marketing practices you are taught that make you feel icky about sales and are unaligned with who you are - What is sales psychology and how businesses are using this tactic to trick people's minds into persuading them to buy - Why you should be laser-focused on creating your art from deep within your soul - The power of human connection to build your community - Discovering the why of your business so you can lead with intention, passion and purpose to better serve your people, the world and create positive change - This week's guided meditation is from one of my favorite books by Jon Kabit-Zinn. The Mountain Meditation will encourage you to seek inner stability and peace, even in the face of unpredictable change and chaos. CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae  DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: www.tialorae.com/blog/mindful-marketing-strategies-to-attracting-dream-clients Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

We all go through our struggles in some form or another leading us down a hole of emotional turmoil and suffering. These struggles all stem from the same thing - attachment. It's human nature for us to hold on to things in an effort to find happiness and comfort. But how do you let go of these attachments when your mind is clinging so tightly, you don't want to let it go because you really want it to go your way? In today's episode, my goal is to help you detach yourself from these beliefs. I'll teach you simple, yet practical ways that will result in contentment in being in the present, creating better relationships, letting go of outcomes, and having less procrastination and distraction so you can create a rhythm of flow in your life and business.   In this episode you'll discover: - What attachment means and the harm and pain it is causing you - How attachment keeps you in a closed state of mind - shut from love, acceptance and compassion - Examples of unhealthy attachments and how it creates unnecessary suffering - How to find the root of your attachment by reverse engineering the process - How to use meditation to pay attention to the present moment so you can learn whatever you were attached to is simply a story, a narrative and not your truth - Finding compassion so you can end your suffering and transform yourself from being stuck in your attachment - Instead of giving you a guided meditation for this week's solocast, I thought we could tune in to the practice of repeating a mantra and incorporating it into your daily meditation so you can see your suffering, your beliefs and the story you've been telling yourself.   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae  DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: www.tialorae.com/blog/attachment-causes-suffering-in-our-lives Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dreaming big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

You feel like these days the work-life balance can seem like an impossible reach and the whole reason you started your own business was to create that freedom lifestyle right? But as a solopreneur, how do you achieve that balance between managing your ambition and wellbeing to be able to reach your potential and achieve success in your work and life without leading to burnout? Today, I'm bringing in our guest expert Sharon Cleere who is on a mission to help you transform stress, declutter your mind and find meaning in your life through meditation, mindfulness and self-care practices that are pragmatic and approachable so you can have the confidence to show up to the world and in your business.   In this episode about you'll discover: - How not listening to your emotion can cause stress in your body - Why you should be creating a stress-free work environment in your workspace - How to implement simple systems in your business so you can stay organized and create a streamlined workflow to prevent overwhelm - The 3 key elements to consider when creating self-care routines in your everyday life - What is decision fatigue and how we all struggle from distractions that affects the way we focus - How to overcome the scarcity money mindset and the tools you can start using to eliminate those fears - How to let go of perfectionism - Creating healthy mindfulness habits to shift those limiting thought patterns so you can become present, centered and focused in your life and business   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae  DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: www.tialorae.com/blog/mindfulness-habits-achieving-a-work-life-balance Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

As women, we are constantly in a dynamic state of change having to deal with our ever-fluctuating hormones day by day and during our menstrual cycle. And we want to be able to work with our body, work with our flow, not against it so we can achieve the results we want in our life and business. In today's episode of Dream Big, Live Slow, I'm chatting with Quinn Clayton who specializes in helping women perform at their fullest potential through syncing their life and work with their menstrual flow. We talk how you can understand your menstrual cycle to avoid burnout, feeling depleted and how it can help you achieve balance and flow in your life. In this episode you'll discover: - What is cycle syncing and how does it affect your productivity and happiness - Understanding the four phases of the menstrual cycle are and how it influences your mood, energy and metabolism - How you can best support each phase to promote balance and flow in your life and business - How to track the different phases of the menstrual cycle so you can plan what projects to prioritize, what workouts, social engagements, self-care and relationship activities to engage in - How you can use your menstrual cycle to feel empowered so you can start making educated decisions about your health and wellness journey - Practical ways you can support yourself when you need to be slowing down, but life can't - Finding joy in every day of your life so you can learn to support yourself and find stillness   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae  DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: www.tialorae.com/blog/cycle-syncing-your-life-and-business Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

We all want to be there for our loved ones, to show them our love, give them our attention and make them feel as special as they are to you. But you find yourself falling short and spreading yourself thin because you're falling into this vicious thought cycle of the fear of what other people's opinions are about you and creating unrealistic expectations that don't even exist. Today on Dream Big, Live Slow, I am diving deep into the 4 habits you can start implementing that will help you break this obsessive thought pattern by using the healing power of love so you can finally free yourself from all those fears, worries, and expectations and start embodying the state of love to feel inner calm, peace and alignment. Love is a superpower. Love is so much more than a feeling. It is a state of being. To radiate love is to free ourselves of fear - fear of what others think of us. In this episode you'll discover: - How you can use the healing power of love to transform your relationships with your loved ones and yourself - Habit #1: Stop Creating assumptions and non-existent expectations -Habit #2: Finding the connection between love and compassion - Habit #3: Letting go of fear and worry so you can start releasing the guilt you feel in your relationships - Habit #4: Finding acceptance that you cannot control what other people think of you, even your loved ones - This week's guided meditation is called the Energy Bubble Visualization. It will help you boost your vibration, exclude any unwanted energies from getting to you so you can see, feel and access that state of love within you   CONNECT WITH ME OVER ON INSTAGRAM: @tialorae  DREAM BIG, LIVE SLOW SHOWNOTES: www.tialorae.com/blog/healing-power-of-love Thanks for listening! I'd be so grateful for your support by leaving a review on here, subscribing or sharing your biggest takeaways on your Instagram story so that more soul-filled entrepreneurs are able to find these powerful interviews, mindful practices and tips they need so they can hustle less while still dream big. Don't forget to tag me @tialorae so I can thank you personally.

On this episode of Dream Big, Live Slow, Moji Igun of Blue Daisi consulting shares how to live more sustainably and run a more sustainable business. She explains how adopting a zero waste mindset has created more slowness and intentionality in her business and life. She dives into... - How and where to start living more sustainably - How to not get overwhelmed by the zero waste concept - How our connection to the planet is a reflection of our connection to ourselves - How a zero waste mindset creates slowness and intentionality in business - How climate change is systemic and what we can do as individuals to challenge those systems And so much more... Work with Moji through small business sustainability coaching at Blue Daisi Consulting. Download your free roadmap to zero waste here! Follow us on Instagram at @dreambigliveslow for the latest on the episodes!

In this episode of Dream Big Live Slow, host Tia Curran sits down with Lindsay Stockhecke owner of Deliciously Ordinary, an event design studio based in Southern Illinois that specializes in fresh florals. Lindsay is sharing how she has built a business that puts family at the forefront. She shares how she finds slowness in the chaos by focusing on finding beauty in the mundane and how her floral shop has helped her see the beauty in all parts of life. Lindsay and Tia also dive into the importance of limiting accessibility as entrepreneurs by creating healthy boundaries for communication with clients and vendors. One of the biggest themes of the episode is that inner work is not linear but a never ending journey that requires revisiting daily in order to create slowness. Lindsay opens up about how becoming alcohol free allowed her to go inward in a way she couldn't with alcohol. You can find Lindsay on Instagram at @missblisslinz Or work with her at deliciouslyordinaryevents.com Follow @dreambigliveslow on Instagram for the latest updates on episodes and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts!

On this episode of Dream Big, Live Slow, host Tia Curran sits down with Kee Rose to dive into how to show up consistently online while still protecting your mental health. Kee Rose is a content creator and recent graduate with a masters in clinical mental health counseling. Kee is bringing awareness to mental health in the online space by promoting authenticity. On this episode, Kee shares how to be vulnerable online by owning your story. She tells her story of making the shift from creating for others to creating for herself and how letting go of the opinions and judgement of others helps her create from a place of authenticity. She explains the healing power of sharing your story online and how it fosters genuine connection online. She dives into the importance of preventative self care practices and the tools she uses to make sure she's caring for her mental health. You can work with Kee Rose by reaching her via email at lifewithkeerose@gmail.com and find her on instagram @lifewithkeerose Connect with Tia on Instagram @tialorae and come hang out with us on the Dream Big, Live Slow Instagram page.

On this episode of Dream Big, Live Slow, host Tia Curran shares how an obsession with future goals and dreams can keep us from enjoying the present. She dives into how she noticed her obsession with planning and working towards her goals ultimately robs her of experiencing peace and joy with what she already has. Stay tuned to the end for journal prompts and a free guided meditation on feeling content with what we have. Connect with Tia on Instagram @tialorae and come hang out with us on the Dream Big, Live Slow Instagram page.

Today I get to chat with Megan McWilliams, a personal trainer located in Denver, CO and all-around badass human. Megan is all about body positivity and helps women find a better relationship with food and with their bodies that is sustainable and effective. In this episode, we talk about stepping outside of our box and learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Megan shares how she uses her craving for being uncomfortable to reach her goals, grow her confidence and find peace as an entrepreneur. If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave us a review and tag me on Instagram! You can find her website  at www.meggmfitness.com and connect with her on instagram @meggm_fittness. Connect with Tia on Instagram @tialorae and come hang out with us on the Dream Big, Live Slow Instagram page.

Today on the show we have the lovely and talented, Lizzie LaCour. Lizzie is an American expat living in Amsterdam and is the founder of Kinship Content. In this episode, Lizzie and I take a deep dive into our core values as business owners. We talk about how niching down has allowed her to not only elevate her client experience but also to have more control over her workload and, in turn, live a more simplified life. She talks about taking messy action and leaning into a simple business structure as a creative entrepreneur who sometimes suffers from “shiny object syndrome.” Lizzie lives in Amsterdam with her husband and 95 pound labrador, Mogley. She is the founder and lead designer at Kinship Content, a web design studio for those in the holistic health and wellness industry. She is a true believer of the power of food and holistic medicine - which is why she does what she does at Kinship! Connect with her on Instagram @Kinship_Content and @wellmessclub. Visit her website at kinshipcontent.com. Connect with Tia on Instagram @tialorae and come hang out with us on the Dream Big, Live Slow Instagram page.

I am so honored to have my friend, Amanda Custer on the show for our first interview. Amanda is fine artist in Temecula, California who creates the most stunning, emotive and calming pieces. In this episode, Amanda shares her journey of entrepreneurship and artistry and explains how she learned to lean into her intuition to create a life of true alignment. She dives into how she avoids burnout and makes time for the things in life that matter and how that, in turn, influences her quality of work and life. After losing her oldest daughter, Amanda and her husband decided to live life to the fullest and live out their daughter's legacy, so they moved into an RV to travel the United States with their three daughters. During their travels, painting became an amazing outlet for Amanda. Today, she paints intuitively to communicate the rawness and simplicity of having hope. You can find her art on her website amandacuster.com and connect with her on instagram @amandalyncuster. Connect with Tia on Instagram @tialorae and come hang out with us on the Dream Big, Live Slow Instagram page.

Welcome to the first ever episode of Dream Big, Live Slow. Host Tia Curran shares her story of how her introduction to meditation led her down a path of inner work that would motivate her to leave TV news, move across the country and start her own videography business. And how an episode of burnout left her looking for a way of pursuing her dreams without getting consumed in hustle culture. In this episode, Tia is breaking down: - How mindfulness and meditation led her to start her own business - What meditation is and how it can be for anyone - Tips on how to start your own meditation practice - Why she created the Dream Big, Live Slow show - How she is hoping to change the narrative around entrepreneurship to reflect less hustle and more slowness And so much more... Stick around for a free guided breathwork meditation at the end of this episode.