The Tried and Truth Podcast with Annica Fischer

It's a wrap! Signing off for the summer, but not without this episode first! Listen in on this short and sweet episode as we chat more about: Letting go of things we've held onto, allowing things to change, knowing they can still be wonderful.  Choosing to not be afraid of what silence, quiet seasons, the waiting, and the in-betweens can hold.  The “okay” to step away from beautiful things for a bit, to live a little less undistracted, and trust goodness will meet us on the other side of it (and find us along the way).  _____ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com.         

Stefanie Boyce, Director at The Oaks, joins us on the podcast this week to encourage us and talk through holding space for ourselves and others.  We're talking about:  Where transformation happens The importance of slowing down and cultivating good soil in our lives What we need to let go of that's holding us back  What some of the best leaders do  How we can both grieve the “known” in our lives and live expectantly in joy of the adventure ahead About Stefanie: Stefanie Boyce is The Oaks Director and creator of the Oaks Flagship Retreat signature framework. Blending her creative passions and training in psychology, yoga, and spiritual direction, Stefanie loves holding space for others to rest, recalibrate, and refocus as they build a rhythm of retreat. Stefanie lives outside of San Diego, CA with her family. You can find Stefanie on IG @stefanieboyce5 and check out the Oaks @oakscenter or theoakscenter.com Mentioned in the episode: 10% off the program fee for any flagship retreat - TTP22 ___ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM! You can also check out other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity in your every day.  

Ryan Frederick of Fierce Marriage joins us this week to talk about marriage. In this episode, we're talking about:  - What marriages need most right now - The #1 thing you need to know about your marriage  - What's plaguing marriages and the common struggles couples face today (be encouraged, you're not alone in them) - Practical tips to strengthen, invest in, and further ground your marriage - Creating alignment to sustain the season you're in and the seasons you're moving towards (together) He walks us through the behind the scenes story of Fierce Marriage -  from a quarter-life moment of reaching a “goal” that turned out not to meet up to its hype that led him and his wife down a path of using what they had to impact lives around them, including their own.  __ About Fierce Marriage  Ryan and his wife, Selena, started Fierce Marriage to help them process marriage's trials as well as celebrate its joys. They are in our 18th year of marriage and have learned a ton about what works and what doesn't. Their hope is that as they share openly, it will help you grow and cultivate a truly Christ-centered marriage. They've spent the past 7 years ministering to married couples around the world. Fierce Marriage ministry has grown  beyond their wildest dreams, all while giving them three wonderful daughters (Adelaide, Clementine, and Louisa).  Find them and follow along at: @fiercemarriage on Instagram https://fiercemarriage.com/ https://fierceparenting.com/ AND...If you're new here, welcome! You can find more at annicafischer.com

Nicole Zasowski, author and licensed marriage and family therapist, joins us this week to share more on her latest book - What If It's Wonderful? Release Your Fears, Choose Joy, and Find the Courage to Celebrate.  In this episode, Nicole:  Unpacks fears that keep you from looking forward to the future with joy. Deconstructs the lies you've believed about happiness. Breaks down what's coming between you and a life of celebration. Shares practical tips from her latest book to help you actually drift towards joy and step more into the wonderful life in front of you.  If you're a worst case-scenario thinker, worried that joy and celebration come with a catch, are held back by fears, or simply want to live a more wonder-filled life, this is your episode. Nicole Zasowksi   Get Nicole's latest book: What If It's Wonderful? Book Bonuses: nicolezasowski.com/wonderful ----more---- Find more at annicafischer.com 

Katie Roering is the co-founder of Fontana Candle Co., a candle company passionate about natural health and wellness. After walking away from what she thought was her dream business in the dog industry, Katie shares her journey through the in-between chapter of their story, which eventually led them to launch Fontana Candle Co. Whether you're an entrepreneur, wanting to start something new, or in the midst of a transition, you'll be inspired by their story.  We're talking about entrepreneurship, knowing yourself best, doing business with a spouse, and her advice on what to do when plans don't turn out as expected.  Katie share more about:  What has been the biggest challenge you've faced/lesson you've learned as an entrepreneur? At what point did you realize this hobby could become a business? What is it like to run a business with your husband?  Any insight or wisdom that has helped you to keep going along the way? What tips do you have to create a happy and healthy home? How do you/you all define success? About Fontana Candle Co.  Fontana Candle Company is family-owned company, founded in 2017 by Katie and her husband, Eric. They are passionate about natural health and wellness; and handcrafting the best all natural candles for a healthy and happy home.  Website: https://fontanacandlecompany.com/ Instagram: @fontanacandlecompany ___ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!   

Work looks different for all of us, but regardless of the "kind of work" you do, it all comes with the opportunity to build value for others.  In this episode, I'm sharing a few of the best value-adding tips to enhance your work, relationships, business, team, or the experience of those you work with.  ______ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com.  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE e-guide  will help you confidently take that next step. You can find it at https://www.annicafischer.com/The%20Guide.  

Having trouble finding true contentment with where you are? Feeling a bit discouraged lately? Stuck in a season of waiting or stillness?   I'm here to encourage you today and help you capture more of what the present has to offer. In this conversation, I'm sharing what I'm personally doing to stay grounded right where my feet are and shedding light on a few tips to help you do the same.  I'm also unpacking a few things that might be hindering your ability to find true contentment and experience today's joy.  “Instead of thinking where I'd rather be, I'm leaning into where I am, capturing all that the present has to offer. Perhaps if I can keep my feet grounded in the here and now, and my eyes open to more of its wonder, I'll be ready to fully soar when the next opportunity comes. And I bet if you do the same, you will be, too.”  ___ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com.  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE e-guide  will help you confidently take that next step. You can find it at https://www.annicafischer.com/The%20Guide.  

In this episode, I'm inviting you into the greatest lesson I'm learning and trying to live out right now.  If you're in the thick of parenting, knee-deep in pursuing a big goal, embracing a new role at work, or consider yourself a Type A, " I like a good plan" kind of person, you'll be encouraged by this episode.   ____ Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you?  Check out my TOP 10 coaching questions here - https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions.   You can also check out other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity in your every day.  Follow along on IG @annicafischer.

In this episode, I'm sharing five simple ways you can leave a greater impact this year.  If you get caught up in having to create a "new" you with the new year or add some big and profound goal to your plate this year, these tips will challenge you to rethink complexity and let simple things guide you towards a greater impact rather a "new" you.   ______ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community through inspiration, motivation, and simple truths and share life and business secrets (from friends and guests). To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!  You can also check out other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com >>Resources>> to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity in your every day.  From one-on-one coaching options to upcoming resources to help you launch your own podcast or course.   Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you in 2022?  Check out my FREE TOP 10 coaching questions to help guide you this year-https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions  

It's a wrap! This year's final episode includes my favorite "truths and takeaways" from episodes this past year.  Thanks to all the guests, including entrepreneurs, authors, artists, creatives, comedians, musicians, coaches, change makers, mentors, and friends for sharing their stories and some of their greatest tips, encouragement, and lessons learned along the way. Let these practical and simple insights serve as a launching pad for your new year!  ____ My "Top 10" Self Coaching Questions for a happier, more fulfilled, aligned, and successful you >>> www.annicafischer.com/top10questions You can also check out other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity in your every day.  Follow along on IG @annicafischer.

In this episode, I'm highlighting a few "golden nuggets" shared by guests this year. Listen in on clips from some of the most insightful and thought-provoking conversations from authors, musicians, coaches, business owners, artists, and friends.  ___ Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you?  Check out my TOP 10 self-coaching questions here -https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions or you can check out a few other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity.  Follow along on IG @annicafischer.

In a world striving for “great” - accomplishing great things, being great at what we do and how we do it, when can “good” be good enough? While we're all taught that the opposite of good is great and to not give 110% is settling and disappointing, there's something that happens in the striving. We lose so much of the greatness in who we are and we miss the opportunities of doing good, feeling good, and the open doors to great things. ___ Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you?  Check out my TOP 10 self-coaching questions here -https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions or you can check out a few other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity.  Follow along on IG @annicafischer.

We always seem to find ways to celebrate the big things in life, but what about the small, mundane, seemingly unimportant things? Whether it's momentum you need today, a deeper perspective on this season, a spark of joy, or more meaningful relationships personally or professionally, this mini-episode is for you. There are moments all around you today filled with opportunity and worthy of celebration. I don't want you to miss them!    > Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you?  Check out my TOP 10 self-coaching questions here -https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions or you can check out a few other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity.   

How do we decide what to pursue when we have many interests? How do we keep the success bar from constantly moving and meeting disappointment along the way? Megan Tibbits, singer, songwriter, and harpist invites us into her own story and shares encouragement on finding favor, uncovering truths about our identity, revisiting our own “thoughts and plans” for how our lives should look, and learning to release outcomes along the way. You can find Megan at http://megantibbits.com/ and on Instagram @megantibbits. Megan's latest song and video, New Life, can be found at https://beacons.ai/megantibbits ______ Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you?  Check out my TOP 10 self-coaching questions here -https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions or you can check out a few other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity. 

What is meaningful work? Where can you find it? How do you create it? Can you create greater meaning and impact even in a mundane and “ordinary” season? If you're chasing greater meaning, feel like you've hit a wall, or struggling to figure out how to make where you find yourself personally or professionally in this season more meaningful, this 10 minute mini episode is for you (or your friend or your spouse). - Ready for a happier, more connected, more fulfilled, more "successful" you?  Check out my TOP 10 self-coaching questions here -https://www.annicafischer.com/top10questions or you can check out a few other helpful resources at www.annicafischer.com to help you navigate this season and find greater clarity.   

Jenny Nuccio is the Founder and CEO of Imani Collective, a non-profit, woman-empowerment program focused on defeating generational poverty through education and employment opportunities in Mombasa, Kenya and surrounding communities. She also runs the The School of Ethical Impact, for changemakers who want to create transformational impact through their business. In this episode, Jenny invites into the story and work behind Imani Collective and founding the School of Ethical Impact. She's shares how you can create greater impact in your work and one thing you can do to change the world starting right where you are.  We're talking about the value in partnerships, strength in community, and the power of radically listening.  Mentioned on the podcast:  Website: jennynuccio.com Instagram: @jennynuccio Imani Collective @imanicollective The School of Ethical Impact  @schoolofethicalimpact Magnify Your Impact: Powering Profit With Purpose by Maggie Z. Miller and Hannah Nokes        

Susie Moore, author, celebrity life coach, and advice columnist, is helping us all “let it be easy” in this episode. She shares more on her latest book, “Let it Be Easy” and practical ways we can all welcome more ease into our daily lives. We're talking about why we form allegiance to stress and simple ways that we can all let things like confidence, balance, “confrontations”, and boundaries be easy.  Susie also share her tip on how everyone can have a mentor and her #1 self-coaching question.  You'll walk away feeling more ease, less stress, and greater excitement to embrace more happiness right where you are.     About Susie Moore Susie Moore is the author of Let It Be Easy and Stop Checking Your Likes. She is a former Silicon Valley executive turned celebrity life coach and advice columnist, and her work has been featured on the Today show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, Oprah, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Cosmopolitan. Born in England, she lives in Miami with her husband Heath and her Yorkshire terrier, Coconut. Find out more about her work at www.Susie-Moore.com. You can check out more details on her latest book at letitbeasybook.com or find her on Instagram @susie.moore ______ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com.  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE e-guide  will help you confidently take that next step. You can find it here. 

Kelly Love is the co-founder of Branch Basics, a wellness brand that creates home cleaning products. In this week's episode, she's sharing the story behind the brand - from concept to business to lifestyle.  Kelly shares examples of courage built from overcoming obstacles and setbacks in launching their business, tips on how to start small and find balance in a healthy lifestyle, and sheds lights on how others can begin to think bigger than simply the product or service they sell, make, or provide.    Kelly Love co-founded Branch Basics, a wellness brand that creates home cleaning products using the most chemically sensitive as their benchmark for safety. Raised in a home with all things conventional, it wasn't until college that she experienced the power of living in an environment free of harmful chemicals and eating according to the principles of Food as Medicine. Kelly is passionate about helping others thrive, not just survive. She lives in Jackson, MS with her husband and two daughters, but she's a Louisiana girl at heart. You can check out Branch Basics on their website at https://branchbasics.com/ Instagram: @branchbasics 

Britt Goff of Wheat and Honey Co. joins us this week.  She's sharing her own unique story of how a desire, a career in sports marketing, and a few small steps of courage evolved into the greater community and business she leads today. In this episode, we're talking about: Sitting and waiting in “the hard” when it's where we're supposed to be The #1 thing she finds people struggle with Mountaintop moments Creating authentic relationships and #1 thing NOT to ask people The dangerous place you don't want to be Her own story of pursuing the things she enjoyed in small ways and how it doesn't always look like you think it should Rethinking what it means to “slow down” One of my favorite definitions of success yet!  Britt is the founder of Wheat and Honey Co., a product shop that partners with artists around the world to craft hand painted Bibles, Bible studies, apparel and devotionals. Each purchase enables her team to gift hand painted Bibles to the women rescued from human trafficking by the Freedom Shield Foundation team. Wheat and Honey Co. also hosts events and retreats. Britt is the host of the Wheatful Woman Podcast and believes in the opportunity, as women, to live a rich and meaningful life through our relationship with Christ. Britt lives in Grapevine, TX with her husband, Michael, and golden retriever, Tucker. Website: ​​Wheat and Honey Co. Instagram @wheatandhoneyco and @_brittgoff ___ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. 

If you've found yourself making excuses for why you can't, feeling behind, or simply feel stuck in the “don't have enough/need more” mentality, this short 10 minute episode is for you.  It will challenge you to shift from your reasons why you can't to embracing what you have, where you are, and pursuing “just enough” to take that next step.  In this episode, we're unpacking how much “more” you do in fact need to chase the big dreams, take the big leap, and still stay grounded in what matters most AND we're unpacking these questions:  What do you feel you lack or need to have/be/do the things you need and want to do?  What would it look like to fully believe today that you have, know, and are all that you need for today?   What would it look like to have “just enough”? To pursue “just enough”?  ____ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here.     

Tabitha Paige is an award winning artist, artist, illustrator, and owner behind Fox Hollow Studios.  In today's conversation, she's inviting us into her life and business story of how her skills, desires, experience, and training came together in a purpose-filled success story.  In this episode, we're talking with Tabitha about facing your greatest fears, knowing when to pivot, how she (and other artists) stay inspired, and how and why to lean into each season that you're in. You'll be encouraged by her real-life examples of how she found clarity in creating her own story of success and how a few small steps and shifts in her work ignited the path to build a thriving business that supports the life she always dreamed of. There's a bigger story being written. Each part of your life is being woven into true work of art. Nothing is wasted.  You may have seen Tabitha's work + books @ Madewell, West Elm, Target, and Magnolia, and Amazon. You can follow along her work and story on IG @foxhollowstudios and check out all of her amazing work at  https://foxhollowstudios.com/.   

Today, we're sitting down with Monica Swanson, author of Boy Mom: What Your Son Needs Most from You. In this episode, we're chatting about how to raise kids of character, the truth about raising boys, embracing family culture, sibling rivalry (and turning this into life-long lessons and friendships), and when/how-to approach pursuing your own passions and desires. "Keep your eyes on the prize of raising these great kids who are going to be world changers one day.”  Monica Swanson lives on the North Shore of Oahu (Hawaii) with her husband Dave and her four sons (two who now attend college in California.) Monica is the author of Boy Mom: What Your Son Needs Most from You, and she is the host of the Boy Mom Podcast. Her passion is family, faith, and healthy living, and when she isn't feeding her troops or cheering on her boys at surf contests, she loves to crank the A/C, sip coffee and imagine a fall day in the Pacific Northwest (where she grew up.) Find out more at her home webpage: www.monicaswanson.com.   More on Monica's courses:  Raising Tech-Smart Kids Mini Course Character Training Course ___ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 

In this episode, I'm sharing 5 skills (or "tips") that can help you right here, right now, in this exact season!  They're simple, yet powerful whether you run a business, a department, or a home.   If you typically cringe at the word "leadership", I invite you to embrace it today and listen in on 5 quick tips to making the journey more fruitful.  Because truth be told, you're leading. So might as well embrace the journey and make it count.   _____ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here. 

Do you want to invite more good things into your life? Who doesn't, right?!  If you're feeling a little down today, need a quick boost, or simply just want to welcome more "goodness" into your life, I've got 6 quick tips for you in today's episode.   Here are some hints on what we're chatting about: magnetizing good, control, be/do, confidence, small packages, money, and people. _________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To un-complicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! Come find me on instagram- @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. Follow along - there's lots more to come! 

Wherever you're at in your motherhood journey, behind every mom are real struggles, real challenges, and real growth.  In this episode, Natalie Bones, mom of 7, shares her wisdom and practical tips for fellow moms.  We're chatting about nurturing each child's unique heart, investing in your marriage, unsustainable expectations, centering our lives, how she feeds a full table, empowering your kids to crave “real” things, and the #1 thing the world can't teach our kids well.  Natalie is a mom of 7 kids, ages 7 to 19.  She blogs about her journey through motherhood on her site - Table of Olives-  https://tableofolives.com/ _______ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To un-complicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 

We're timing out today as we sit down with Jen Brazeal of The Unhurried Life Podcast. We're chatting about what it means to live an unhurried life, filled with more moments, more meaning, and more essentials.  In this episode, she's sharing the difference between essentialism and minimalism, how to  determine what is truly essential, lots of goodies around counter-culture parenting (including tips on screen-free parenting), and what it means to make value-added edits to your daily life. You can find Jen Brazeal and all of her resources that empower moms to get their lives back on her website at https://jbrazeal.com/ or on Instagram at @jenbrazeal. ___________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here. 

We're talking about 3 big questions in today's short episode: What does it mean to stay true to you? Are you living authentically or wasting time trying to fit a mold? And lastly, how do you lead and guide others (your kids, spouse, co-workers) to stay true to themselves and what matters most?  We're having an honest conversation about authenticity this week, challenging us all to answer the question of where we're growing roots in life.  We're unpacking how we can become better leaders in our own lives and help lead others towards authenticity. ___ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!  If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it on my website here.   

Imagine what life could look and feel like if you lived it a little more “outside of the box” and opened up greater possibilities for yourself? Today, we're sitting down with Brooke Schultz, the amazing family photographer, podcaster, and writer, to chat about how we can all unleash more of our creative selves (whether you believe you're creative or not!) so we make and do more of the things our heart longs for. We're talking about failure, how to be happier and more energized, the #1 thing we can all do more off, how alter egos can help you break down walls, and the thrill of life's roller coasters.   About the guest Brooke Schultz is a family photographer, podcaster, writer, dance partier pep-talker glitter thrower whose work has been featured in Oprah + Martha Stewart. She helps creators live their most wildly creative lives through her podcast, Heartful. When she's not making things she can be found snuggling her 4 kids too tightly and dancing in the streets of her suburban neighborhood. Grab her 6 Hacks For Skyrocketing Creativity here. You can follower her on Instagram @brookebschultz  and check out her Heartful podcast on spotify or itunes ___________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too!  If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it on my website here.   

What's one thing we can always be working to improve, regardless of stage of life?  Let's try communication.  Whether you have a business, a team, a mission to accomplish, a spouse, or kids, we can all be growing in strengthening our communication in those places and relationships.  In this episode, I'm sharing 4 tips to make your communication stick better and will help you unpack why what you're doing just isn't working. You'll walk away with actionable steps you can begin thinking through and taking with the next conversation you have today!  ________ New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here.  ___________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 

We live in a culture that is wired to win. As a child, we learn through sports, activities, and in school what we need to do win, and consequently, that consequences await you when you don't (i.e., make the grade, steal the show, pass the test, etc.).  And so, as adults we carry the same mentality into our work and daily lives. The belief that tells us if we don't follow the exact steps that culture tells us to take whether at home or at work, we are failing, failing is losing, and that it is all B-A-D.   We are too often held hostage by our comfort zones and we do everything they can to avoid the possibility of failure, rejection, embarrassment, or anyone perceiving us a "failure".  Rather than living a life afraid to fail, we should instead be afraid of would happen, or what we'd regret, if we never tried.  Because the truth is, failure can do one two things - give us a lesson to learn from or give us the opportunity to launch from.  Either way, a moment of courage and growth is born.  New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here.  ___________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 

If you've ever struggled with any of these (because who hasn't!) - procrastination, stepping into a season of life without a plan, doing something you haven't done before, fear of failure, supporting others in their failures, internalizing what others say and think about you, taking risks, emotional vulnerability - you'll find encouragement and plenty of takeaways in this episode.  In today's episode, we're chatting with Mae Brayton.  Mae is sharing lessons and insights from her work in standup comedy, teaching improv, and writing and working on screenplays and productions for many years. We're talking about what it's like to step into something without a plan, moving past your natural fear responses, the power of your narrative vs. the narrative of others, emotional vulnerability, and all things fear of failure.  AND...her story of how a moment of discouragement led her to law school which led her right back to pursue what she loves today will leave you reminded that life where take us exactly where we're meant to be.   You'll laugh, think, and rethink after hearing this episode!  You can find Mae on Instagram @maebrayton.  __________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - @annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!         

We've all felt it, yet few will admit it! Whether you've been (or are) overwhelmed with decisions, parenting, work, or maybe even workload in general, the feeling is real - scarcity! There's simply not enough...energy, mental capacity, clarity, time! In this episode, I'm sharing 3 secrets to overcoming overwhelm in any area of your life.   _____________________________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!       

Join the conversation with Lindsey Lawing, owner and head baker of Sweet Lucy's Pies.  In 2014, Lindsey found herself “on her own” as a single mom.  She was determined to find a way to support her daughter Lucy, build a future for the two of them, and also have the flexibility of being her own boss. What started with six pies at a local farmer's market has now evolved into a thriving business and a local favorite in the Fort Worth foodie scene.   In this episode, Lindsey shares her humble beginnings and life and business lessons learned along the way.  You'll walk away inspired as she invites you to use your gifts and savor more moments that truly matter.  There's something for everyone in this episode!    Sweet Lucy's Pies, a specialty made to order pie company that bakes up fresh, hand rolled, homemade pies featuring the finest local, sustainable produce and ingredients from Texas. Their mission - "We pride ourselves on taking our love for perfectly curated pie crust to the people, providing all generations the experience of exceptional pie. A community-minded bake shop with an entrepreneurial spirit, knowing we are all in this together”. The signature flaky crust is one of things that makes Sweet Lucy's Pies so special.  You can check out more about Sweet Lucy's Pies on IG @sweetlucyspies or on their website. _________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram @annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com      

Have you ever noticed people doing their "life's work"?  These are the people “ in their element” - they light up a room, inspire you, and their passion is almost contagious.  They're SO incredibly good at what they do!  What if you could be MORE of that person and open up the door for others to be MORE of that, too? In today's episode, I'm sharing tips on how to identify your gifts, discover the gifts of others (at work and at home) and how to leverage them ALL more!  ______________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM! 

In this episode, we're chatting with co-authors Shannon Deer, PhD, CPA and Cheryl Miller about the story behind their upcoming book Business Doing Good: Engaging Women and Elevating Communities.  Whether you have a business, are part of a business, or simply want to learn more, this conversation will expand your knowledge as we explore how regardless of current role or season of life, we all might be part of “engaging women and elevating communities''. We'll talk through what it means to invest in women “over-comers”, what it means for organizations who engage in the investment, and hear inspiring stories that will challenge us all to think differently.  Business Doing Good is currently available for pre-order at all major book retailers.  About the Authors Shannon Deer, PhD, CPA, is the interim associate dean for undergraduate programs and a clinical assistant professor for Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. She is an award-winning professor and also conducts executive development training for leading companies. Deer's research focuses on women's transitional experience after exiting the sex trade or sex-trafficking situations and specifically focuses on the impact (positive and negative) businesses have on survivors in their work transition.  Cheryl Miller owns Quantum Circles Consulting and Training.  She provides training on topics that increase opportunities for transformation in economic development for the marginalized, effective communication focusing on the facilitation of conflict, and restorative justice. Miller has been a volunteer mediator for sixteen years and has more than a thousand hours of experience of mediation with victims of violent crimes and their offenders. She was the executive director of a housing program in Victoria, Texas, for eighteen years which housed women with long-term substance abuse, ex-offenders, and women in the sex industry. Miller could relate to some of the women's experience after being a single mom to premature twins and on welfare. She used the principles in this book to create an empowerment support model for women at the home.  ______________________________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!     

Ever wondered how what you're doing right now will ever play into your “bigger picture” story? What about when to draw the line of saying “yes” to everything while you're in the learning/growth phase of your career or life?  In this episode, we're sitting down with Mary Clay Gupton of Claiborne Creative to chat about all of this and more!  She's sharing her formula for faith and work, how sometimes we have to tell the wrong story to realize what the right story is, heart work vs. hard work, authenticity, and her best tips for brand owners and entrepreneurs.  “Be the "balcony" people - the people cheering for others, calling out good things in others, helping them grow.” You can find more on Mary Clay, her work, and sign up for her free weekly devo at https://www.claiborne-creative.com/ or on Instagram  @claiborne.creative.  ____________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram @annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

How many times have you found yourself feeling stuck? Countless, right?! Too often we ALL find ourselves going through the motions, scared to make the wrong move, thinking we need “more” to move forward, or simply feeling disconnected from the things that matter most. In this episode, we're sitting down with Jerry Dugan of Beyond the Rut podcast to talk truths about "the rut" and how to get unstuck in 5 key areas of our lives so we can live life "beyond the rut".  “We only have one life and it's too dang short to live it stuck in a rut. It's just not worth it. So may as well...take that leap of faith, make your own path, and live the path you've always dreamed of living.” - Jerry Dugan  Jerry Dugan is the producer and host of Beyond the Rut podcast, a show that discusses getting unstuck in the areas of faith, family, fitness, finances, and future possibility to inspire and equip listeners to pursue the life they've always dreamed of living beyond the rut.  ___________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram @annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com    

You are a leader whether you realize it or not.  Every day, countless people are learning from what you do and how you do it (and what a gift and opportunity that truly is)! In this episode, Leadership Expert, Daphney Ford, is teaching us how we can all become better leaders in our everyday lives and rewrite the stories we tell ourselves. Most importantly, she shares why the world needs a more confident you and the simple how to's on how to step into that.  Consider this episode a life coaching session and leadership training in one (you're welcome!). You can check out more about Daphney and her programs on her website at Leadership Lessons with D.  _________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com    

Why are you scared to be different? To share the “different” idea? To do things differently?  The truth is, if you want to make a difference, it starts with doing something different.  In this episode, I'm daring you to move past your fears and OWN your own kind of different, choose different, try different, live different.  ________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com  

Truth be told, when it comes to doing the things that make you happy, it's not just about you. Whether it be at work, at home, or in your community, people around you like it when you're happier, too. In this episode, I'm sharing 4 quick tips that are so simple, you can welcome more joy and happiness into your life starting today.    _____   If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.comis 

Join me this week as we sit down with Brigette Heller of The Strong and Capable to talk the honest truths about what it means to be strong, the power behind claiming who you are, how to “choose” your best self, unpacking boundaries, blooming where you want to be planted, and more. She's also sharing her powerful story behind her brand and practical tips she personally uses and shares with her AWAKE community to help us wake up to more in our own lives.  You can check out Brigette's work and programs at www.thestrongandcapable.com. You can also check out her podcast - The Strong and Capable, where she shares insights on how to love that girl in the mirror and invites others to share their personal victory stories to self acceptance, love and faith. _________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com  

In this short and sweet episode, we're zooming out of your life and looking in. I'm sharing 5 questions to ask yourself today (and answer honestly) that will help you re-engage, recalibrate, reset, and recommit to what is important as you step back into the daily grind.   If you're feeling a little stuck, disengaged, lacking clarity, disconnected, or overwhelmed at times, let this episode help you refocus and keep moving.  ________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com  

Do you know at what point in your life you stopped adding your spark to life? At what point you started believing that the only way to do it is the way you've seen others do it? That the only to win is to win the way that others have won? What if instead you could restore your thinking and shift your perspective on “how” things are done? What if you added your spark back to the world and paved a path that both helped pave a way for others AND helped you welcome “more” into your life?  If you ever find yourself frustrated, feeling like you're not following THE path, or feeling like you've lost the map, this episode will remind you of the truth in “YOUR” path.  _______ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

Today, we're sitting down with Executive Coach, John Krajicek, to talk mastering greater awareness in your life, improving your presence, acknowledging emotions, and what we can all learn from guitars on a wall. In this episode, John shares practical meditation tips, how to's and why's around greater self-awareness, secrets to public speaking, how to have a both/and life, and making space for the things you love.   John Krajicek is an Emotional Intelligence & Mindfulness based coach & retired Executive Professor for Texas A&M University. John has coached thousands of professionals on communication skills, self-awareness, emotional & social intelligence, and professional presence. John is also a musician, artist, meditation teacher, and a dynamic and entertaining speaker.  You can find John's work at https://www.krajicek-consulting.com/ and his music at https://johnkrajicek.com/.  ________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

Why are we all addicted to seeking affirmations, validation, and approval from everyone and for everything. Why do we feel like we need to be loved by all, our work liked by all, and that everyone must take notice of all that we do? Why do we let people, jobs, titles, comments, conversations, posts, and pictures define and affirm us? The truth is we've gotten so much of this wrong and we've given others far too much power over what we do, how we do it, why we do it, what we create, what we share, and what we become. Let this episode serve as your check-up for where you're looking, why you're looking, and what really matters. __________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

We've all filled our lives with habits and have more autopilot moments than we can often count. You're definitely not alone in that! Today, we're stepping back for a second and looking into your habits - both the good and the bad. I've got 4 simple and quick questions that are going to help you identify, reset, and rebuild (successfully!) your habits and help us all become “creatures of (BETTER) habits”.  Our lives could all use more intention, less regrets, right?! ___________________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

We're all carrying burdens around that DON'T need to be carried (or carried by us for that matter!).  We weigh our lives down unnecessarily and self-impose so many of our own burdens. The truth is, however, that we're not made to live burdened lives, but rather to live UNBURDENED. Let today be day one to less burden, more living! In this episode, I'm challenging you to identify, call out, and release the “burdens” in your life so you can live fuller, feel more alive, and free up space in your mind and life to think, do, create, and be.  We'll talk money, stress, to-do lists, lifestyle, false realities, kids, and other people's problems.  ___________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

This episode we're sitting down with Dr. Kathleen Cammack, practicing Ob/Gyn in Fort Worth, Texas, and also a busy mom of three! She shares trends she's seeing in women mid/post pandemic and tackling questions (with honest answers!) about anxiety, depression, and her tips on how she navigates the business of life to make time for things that matter most.  Here's a teaser...you're not alone in those ups and downs.  We're all in this together! _________________ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

News flash...NO ONE has it figured it out.  Everyone is winging it - you are, I am, they are!  Yet, as we look around, we find ourselves feeling like we're behind, as if everyone's life appears to be put together, and as if they have it all figured out.    In this episode, I'm shedding light on how everyone is learning as they go, failing as they go, and growing through it.  I'll share my secret to not being afraid of public speaking and help you become more confident in your daily life. Because the truth is...no one (not even that person you REALLY look up to) has it figured out and guess what?!...There's freedom in that!

We all have stories, life changes, and fears that hold us back in life. We also cycle through seasons of broken-spiritedness, hungry for restoration (without even knowing it!). In this life-giving episode, we sit down with Tami Imlay, professional life coach, former family and marriage therapist, AND certified Enneagram coach (oh yeah, and also a mom of 2 and Air-Force veteran!). She shares truths on what it means to be “broken-spirited”, practical tips on moving past capital “F” FEAR (the #1 barrier to more), self-judgement, the pressure we place on ourselves, navigating our emotions, and so much more!  You can find Tami at https://www.tamimariecoaching.com/ , on IG and Facebook @tamimariecoaching, or check out her podcast --> Her Restored Spirit with Tami Imlay ______ If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I'm on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on instagram - IG@annicafischer.  I'd love to learn more about your story - send me a DM!  You can also find me @ www.beawesomecompany.com

Whether you're tired of “settling”, feeling like too many areas of your life are simply "blah", or maybe even not aware that you're doing it ALL the time, let's package up all of that settling business with a bow and send it on its way. We both know there's more goodness ready to be unwrapped in your life. You're not meant to settle for an “ok” life; You're meant to feel A-LIVE!  In this episode, I'm sharing how one simple definition has powerfully steered me away from settling and how you, too, can welcome more into your life - from relationships to jobs.  We'll talk people-pleasing, difficult conversation avoidance, risk aversion, the self- worth crisis, and our cultural addiction to the status-quo (because it's easier!). Have courage because today is the day to stop settling for less in more areas than we can likely count and start welcoming more into your life.