Podcasts about simplified life

Is sentimental clutter holding you back?Do you have boxes of keepsakes you just can't let go of? Ever feel like every item has a memory, and getting rid of it feels impossible?Here's the truth: sentimental clutter weighs more than just physical space—it holds emotional weight too. And while those items might spark memories, they can also keep you stuck in the past, stopping you from enjoying a clutter-free, organized home.But what if I told you that letting go doesn't mean losing the memory?In this week's podcast episode, ‘Is Sentimental Clutter Holding You Back? How to Let Go Without Guilt and Embrace the Freedom of a Simplified Life,' I'll show you how to handle those sentimental items with compassion and confidence. You'll learn actionable declutter strategies that work—even when the guilt feels overwhelming.✨ Imagine this: A home that reflects the present, not the past. A life filled with intentional living, not surrounded by overwhelming clutter.Why keep what no longer serves you? Why let guilt dictate your home organization?This episode is packed with small wins to help you take the first step toward a clutter-free home. Whether it's your child's outgrown toys, a mountain of old cards, or those sentimental “just in case” items, I'll guide you through practical, confidence-building strategies to finally let go.

We have a different type of business owner in this episode! Someone who worked with a lot of moving companies and is an affiliate of the moving industry – organizers. Heather Rogers is the owner of Simply Organized, an Atlanta-based organizing company. She is also the author of the book A Simplified Life.  In this episode we talk about how organizers work with moving companies and some key takeaways that we can apply on the packing and unpacking side of our moving business.   Learn more and connect with Heather Rogers: Heather's website: https://simplyorganizedyou.com/ Heather's An Organized Life book: https://simplyorganizedyou.com/book/ E-mail: heather@simplyorganizedyou.com Phone number: 1-404-825-2105 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herogers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplyorganizedyou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplyorganizedyou/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyOrganizedYou   This episode is sponsored by: SmartMoving - CRM system that help moving companies create growth and run their businesses seamlessly. https://www.smartmoving.com/ Move Up Consulting - We help moving and storage companies hire quality movers and drivers, then scale and expand their businesses. https://moveupconsulting.com/ Moversville . com - an online marketing company and resource for movers, consumers, and those involved in the moving process. https://moversville.com/ USA Home Listings - a moving leads company that helps your business grow with targeted marketing. https://www.usahomelistings.com/     About the Show Wade Swikle is the CEO of 2 College Brothers Moving, Storage and Franchising, currently with locations in Tampa, Gainesville, and Orlando, Florida. https://2collegebrothers.com/   Learn more and connect with Wade Swikle Wade's website: https://2collegebrothers.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadeswikle/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@2CollegeBrothersMovingStorage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wadeswikle/  

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In this episode, we talk about simplifying our lives. Downsizing things around us that we really don't need. But what it really comes down to us. Our ego with wanting things in this world. Have you ever gotten rid of stuff and felt good about your life?do you feel like you've got to do more check this episode out.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: We learn from Pastor Lindsay why Satan is so afraid of us discovering our true identity Episode Title: Lessons from a Simplified Life Hosts: JWald Guest: Pastor Gordon E. Lindsay Date: January 17, 2024 Tags: #psdapodcast #podcast #DeeperDive #AdventistPodcast #ChristianPodcast #AdventistPodcasts #psdatv #life #simplified #glory #father #Christ #author #identity #connection #healing #vulnerability #weeping #joy  For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439  Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: We learn from Pastor Lindsay why Satan is so afraid of us discovering our true identity Episode Title: Lessons from a Simplified Life Hosts: JWald Guest: Pastor Gordon E. Lindsay Date: January 17, 2024 Tags: #psdapodcast #podcast #DeeperDive #AdventistPodcast #ChristianPodcast #AdventistPodcasts #psdatv #life #simplified #glory #father #Christ #author #identity #connection #healing #vulnerability #weeping #joy  For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439  Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme:  Living simplified lives that bring glory to the Father Speaker: Gordon E. Lindsay Title: Lessons from a Simplified Life Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/HEB.12.1-2.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49196139 Date: January 13, 2024 Tags: #psdatv #life #simplified #glory #father #Christ #author #identity #connection #healing #vulnerability #weeping #joy  For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the third and final talk in a series entitled For Such a Time as This and was originally presented in October 1994 at Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Listen in to Sarah and I here! She stayed with me for almost a week and shares the real deal about my simplified homeGet the video, How To Have a Peaceful, Creative & Easy To Clean Up HomeJoin Decluttering Simplified hereMentioned in this episode:How to have a home that is peaceful, inspires creativity and is easy to clean up even if you have little time, energy or day to day support. https://motherhoodsimplified.com/free-training This brand new free training covers: -How to set an example for your kids by decluttering, and set them up for success as adults who know how to care for their things. -How to declutter without feeling guilty about the waste, or continuing to contribute to the landfill and radically transform your spending and consumption habits. -Make your home a place your kids can feel that their mom cared for them deeply in the days of their childhood

Can You Live a Simplified Life Without Being a Minimalist? 5 Additional Ways For You to Simplify Your Life As I have been packing up our house to move, it made me realize that I would never be called a minimalist because when you homestead and preserve food, you do have alot of items.  I have simplified my life so much that it seems very minimal and simplified, but I honestly didn't even think about all the things we do have because everything had it's place, but once you are packing and packing and packing, you realize quickly the amount you have.  I wouldn't say that we have anything in excessive amounts and I do get rid of anything we are not using, but canning supplies and jars can add up over the years, but we do use them over and over each year. It is possible to live a simplified life without being a minimalist. While minimalism is a popular lifestyle trend that advocates for living with fewer possessions and reducing clutter, there are other ways to simplify your life.   For example, you could simplify your life by: Cutting down on unnecessary commitments and obligations. Streamlining your daily routine and eliminating non-essential activities. Focusing on what's truly important to you and letting go of things that don't matter. Prioritizing your time and energy on people and activities that bring you joy and fulfillment. Cultivating mindfulness and being present in the moment. The key is to identify what aspects of your life feel overwhelming or cluttered and find ways to simplify them in a way that feels authentic and sustainable to you. Website: Claimingsimplicity.com Join our Community of Christian Moms -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/claimingsimplicity/ Email -> monica@claimingsimplicity.com Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/claimingsimplicity/   Love ya friend! Monica

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://diningwithjesus.net/2023/03/29/three-steps-to-simplified-life-2/

Legal & General, U.K.'s number one life insurance provider, has been able to protect families for over 180 years—and is now bringing its digital transformation expertise to the US. Raju Seetharaman, SVP, IT and Transformation of the life insurance division of Legal & General America, reveals how they are navigating through regulations, customer expectations, and diversity to provide quick, easy, and affordable life insurance to Americans. Listen in to hear how Legal & General America is working to grow their impact and market share.

Let's be honest...just like with losing weight, no one wants to undo the work you've done to simplify your stuff by finding the clutter again, right? So whether you've removed 1, 100 or 1000 items from your space, let's not let it fill up again. These 10 tips will help you maintain your simplified life and not go back to the way things were (at least not for very long). Grab your notes app or notebook and listen in for how to incorporate these into your life and make simplifying a lifestyle...with benefits that last.Make your bedWash dishes right awayMaximize garbage dayLeave room in your closetsKeep surfaces clearUse the 2 min ruleDeal with it right awayKeep the recycling nearbyPut things away right awayDo a nightly clean sweepAccess the Simplify Your Stuff Summer Challenge Masterclass Series at 1/2 OFF when you bring a friend free. Just visit lissafiggins.com/summer or email the word summer to lissa@lissafiggins.comDownload your SIMPLIFIED AM PLAN to start your day focused on what matters most so you can DO LESS + LIVE MORE every day. https://lissafiggins.com/amAnd as always, I invite you to connect with me @lissafiggins on any social platform or by email at lissa@lissafiggins.comMentioned in this episode:Learn more or grab your ticket for the DO LESS, LIVE MORE Mini-Course here lissafiggins.com/more

Hey friends! In this chill episode I want to update you about my summer sabbatical plans, how I'm decluttering my home, and ways I want to life a more simplified life. I hope it inspires you!Read the transcript on the blog here ->Grab your free planner publishing guide.Get started with the Brain Dump Book.Find more resources over at sarahsteckker.com xoxoSarahSupport the show

In This Episode, We Talk About: How to run a household as a busy mother and business owner. Pushing past mom guilt. If achieving work life balance is actually possible. How and why a scorpion completely derailed Karie's tropical vacay.   Resources + Links: Connect with Karie on Instagram | @connectthedotspromo   A Simplified Life by Emily Ley   The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner   Parent Like it Matters by Janice Johnson Dias   Connect with Moms in Real Life on Instagram | @momsinreallifepodcast   Follow Stephanie and Katie on Instagram! Stephanie Nguyen | @modernmilk Katie Kunz | @kunzandcrew and @newbornlifecoach   WANT TO HAVE YOUR MOM STORY FEATURED ON THE PODCAST? Sent us an email at info@momsinreallife.com   Find out more on our websites https://www.modernmilk.com/ www.katiekunz.com Show Notes: Want to know how a small scorpion managed to cause big problems during a trip to Hawaii? Today, we are joined by Karie Cowden, the owner of Connect the Dots Promotions! As a business owner and mother of two, she'll be sharing her advice on how to manage a household when you're a mom who does it all. We'll discuss grappling with mom guilt, finding work life balance, dealing with scorpions, and much more. To all our mom friends out there, we invite you to drop in for a new crazy mom story that really stung (in more ways than one)! 0:01:10 Meet our amazing mom of the week, Karie Cowden, the owner of Connect the Dots Promotions! 0:03:00 What is your business all about? 0:05:15 What is your secret to marriage? 0:05:55 What do you feed your family? 0:07:20 Ordering from takeout apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Instacart. 0:11:30 What is Katie's family eating at home? 0:13:25 Resources for a mom in chaos. 0:14:55 How is your family sleeping lately? 0:16:35 Do you have bedtime or curfew for your kids? 0:18:35 What do you do when your kids are scared to go to sleep? 0:20:10 What is the beauty of being able to send your kids off? 0:21:55 What do you have mom guilt over? 0:24:30 How do you get a kid with a lot of energy to fall asleep? 0:26:15 What have you been loving recently? 0:29:15 Stephanie's quail story. 0:33:00 How do you keep your kids playing over the summer? 0:36:15 What are our neighborhoods like? 0:39:10 What have you been reading and watching this week? 0:43:15 How is the newest volume of Stranger Things? 0:44:50 What has Katie been reading recently? 0:46:15 What is something your kids do that annoys you? 0:50:20 What do you do when your kids always need mom? 0:52:00 How do you bypass your kids so you can FaceTime in peace? 0:53:45 What is the key to achieving work life balance? 0:57:25 What is it like visiting assisted living with your family? 1:01:35 What is your crazy mom story? 1:08:50 Being able to rely on your spouse.  1:11:05 What has been our experience with scorpions?

Simplifying things is the heart, soul, and core of everything that I do. So if you want a more simplified life, I have got something in store for you. In this podcast episode, I'm talking today about a brand new offer, that is actually replacing all of the other offers, and all of the other ways that I work with clients.While simplifying things has always been a huge part of all of my offers, this one dives much further into it. Listen in to the episode to learn all about my new offer “6 Months to a Simplified Life”. If you are ready to simplify your life in six months, come coach with me. It's going to be an incredible experience, and I can't wait to help you along the way.In this episode, I'm sharing with you:Burning everything downMy new offer, and how I came to itHow my journey serves this new offer Helping my clients simplifyWhat this offer looks likeLess creates moreWho is this offer is for and how it can help you?Anxiety & clutter Simplifying your lifeSaving money through a simplified lifeRegaining confidenceThe cost of this programHow to work with me!Craving simplicity in your life? Book a Clarity Call with me here!Join my pop-up Facebook group that officially starts March 1st to simplify your life.Live Simply to Simply Live: 31 Day Simplicity ChallengeYou can listen to this podcast on any platform or app you listen to podcasts, just search The Dream Builder Society! Be sure to follow and subscribe!Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts Work with me:Book a Clarity Call: https://workwithrachel.as.me/schedule.phpEmail: hello@rachelolstad.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/rachel_olstad Website: rachelolstad.com Free Journal Resource: https://bit.ly/rachelolstad_coaching_90daysofjournaling Simple Ways to Simplify Your Life: https://bit.ly/33SimpleWaystoSimplifyYourLife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kat is a home alchemist in Woodside, CA and founder of The Simplified Life. She has courses online to coach you in decluttering and creating a sanctuary in your space. Follow Kat online and on social media:https://www.thesimplifiedlife.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thesimplifiedlife/https://www.linkedin.com/in/katreichmuth/

Join Matthew, Steven and Craig as they discuss how simplicity can help improve our lives. Do we have too many things going on in life? Are busyness, complexity, the fear of missing out taking away from our overall quality of life? Listen in as the bros discuss how nice it can be to strip away some of the craziness, slow down and just take life in. Let us know on social media on Facebook or Instagram Who is Driving Your Car Today!! Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://diningwithjesus.net/2021/12/11/three-steps-to-simplified-life/

 Cottagecore  Have you heard that term? It's relatively new to the home design community, but it's not a new concept. And if truth be told, it's not a home decorating style the way farmhouse is a style. Cottagecore...it's a lifestyle.  In this episode I share what elements define the cottagecore movement and chances are, you may already be living it. This is a teaching that I did within my Facebook community where I do a teaching weekly. I serve this community in a similar capacity as I would a paid community, but it's FREE! Join the community and other women like you who want to learn more about decorating their homes at: bit.ly/design101group   Connect with me! To register for my 10 week Design 101 course: figandfarmathome@gmail.com To see behind the scenes and get to know me: IG @figandfarm To work together: https://www.figandfarmathome.com        

Today on the podcast I'm diving into a Ruthless Decluttering phenomenon (thank you Emily Ley and Mama Marg for the inspiration), and how taking a long, hard look at your inner kitchen junk drawer can help you design a burnout organizational plan that builds you up.  Clearly, I'm on a kitchen trend over the last few episodes.  But seriously - we all have that drawer in our kitchen where all the stuff goes. And then - instead of going through what we already have, we see the really pretty spatula in Homesense, and even though we already have 4 perfectly fine spatulas at home, we buy it.  Maybe the spatula represents something... maybe it will mean we become the girl who makes supper for herself and packs the leftovers for work, maybe it means we become the mom who makes cupcakes. Maybe it's just a spatula. But the point is, unless you've cleaned out your drawer and realized that you actually need a spatula (in which case, by all means, by the pretty spatula), you don't need to add another thing to the junk drawer.  Clean it out first, realize what you have and the gaps you'd like to fill.  Huh - turns out that applies to kitchen drawers and our lives...  Enjoy, Superwomen!    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Our Ask Me Anything is starting in September. A Thursday short episode answering your hormone, burnout, and health questions. Leave us your question in a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or the like and we'll pick one a week to answer! Plus, it helps us get the podcast into more people's hands.    The Goods: Full Shownotes Get On The Clinic Waitlist  Subscribe to The Superwoman Code Email List Follow @drashleymargeson on Instagram Special Thanks ToProduction: Ben Connolly A Cornerstone Naturopathic Inc Production

Welcome to my new podcast season! Things might seem and sound a little different, but I assure you, you are in the right place…and I am still seeking to find the Beauty in a Simplified Life! However, if you didn't catch my season 1 finale - let me quickly fill you in! I wrote a book! Woot woot! I have been secretly working on it over the past couple of months and it is almost available for purchase to have in your hands...so stay tuned for that! But what I am MOST excited about is to unpack it's message that goes way beyond its pages bringing hope and clarity to our lives. How is this possible? Well it's not from me... As we go slowly through the contents of my book, I will first read each page or spread and will then follow up with my thoughts and observations on how it pertains to us living in the 21st Century. BUT FIRST UP - Let's dive into only the surface of WHAT IS THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?! Continue the conversation over on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simplifiedbeauty.co/

Have you ever noticed how we tend to enjoy the things we are intentional about a little bit more than our routine, day-to-day lives? What if I told you that it's possible to build a life you love and rediscover your most authentic self without winning the lottery or upending your entire world?  Well, you're in for a treat, friends! My dear friend Emily Ley is joining me on today's show to talk all about how to create a life you love (and not just one that people will envy on the Internet!). You may know Emily from The Simplified Planner® or her bestselling books A Simplified Life, Grace Not Perfection, or her newest release Growing Boldly. She's built a life she loves, and she's on a mission to help others do the same.  In today's episode, we talk all about life, business, and what happens when you imagine the life you dream of then create a plan to make it happen. She also shares practical ways for women to rediscover themselves, especially after spending so much time in the role of a parent or caregiver.  Tune in to hear more about:  The big risk Emily took that failed spectacularly and what she learned from it. Identifying when you're operating overcapacity and how to implement changes to save your sanity. Emily's “Build” philosophy and her personal challenge to every listener out there. Favorite quotes: 1. There is a time and a place for that kind of work, for the sacrifice. If you're not balancing that work with a season of rest, of nourishment, of taking care of yourself you are absolutely going to fail. 2. I think that we have this responsibility to live our lives in a bold way, but what if we lived our lives that brought others up with us. 3. I really believe that nothing about you is to be wasted. And when you know these things about yourself, you are suddenly looking at a pile of bricks that you can use to build the life you love.4. Look at life and make a choice. What matters right now? Is it the deadline? Or is it the fact that my kids need me? Is it simply getting dinner on the table? What is it? Which ball is in the air that I cannot drop? Let me give myself permission and grace to tell everything else: not right now.   In this episode I answer this question: 1. Do you have tips and suggestions when it comes to networking? (31:54) Great things we discussed:  1. Find Emily Ley on Instagram 2. Growing Boldly: Dare to Build a Life You Love  3. Simplified Sisterhood 4. Handclap 5. Call The Midwife 6. Essentialism 7. Vinter's Daughter 8. Interstellar  9. Standing Strong Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) Xo, Alli  www.alliworthington.com/emilyley/

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Todays episode is about the 3 ways to simplify your life and own it. Cleaning up your email mess with 3 unique emails. The 3 phases of income streams from security to rich and how many streams in each. Money - what is real and what is fake, why cash is trash and how to rid yourself of it for real money. Much more on week 27!

Michelle Glogovac is a top rated podcast producer, the host of The Simplified Life podcast and now a really good friend of mine. Today’s episode is actually an interview I did on her podcast and she is letting me share it on The Purpose Show with you guys! The conversation we had was about defining minimalism, being a life minimalist and how that ties into business, home and life. It was so good I had to share it with you. So, let’s dive in!   Everything that is mentioned in this episode can be found HERE: alliecasazza.com/shownotes/166

When you have so much stuff in your home, where do you even start to create calm and peace?   Starting can be the hardest place when trying to create a more simplified life. Your self-expectations of trying to get "everything right" will cause you to crash and burn more often than not. So why even bother trying?!   Perfectionism will always stop you. And perfect is not you. You are called to be authentically you.    You are a good mom. And there is no real standard that your home has to live up to!   There are no rules that you are breaking --- expect those expectations that you are placing on yourself.   But at the same time, a tidy home is a more peaceful space to be in and it's a lot easier to tidy up a home when there is less stuff.     Let's deep dive into this topic of creating your own simplified life today, with Desirae from Minimal-ish.com     Listen in and be encouraged today. FREE WEEKLY CHECKLIST: https://apurposedrivenmom.lpages.co/weekly-checklist-printable/ A PURPOSE DRIVEN MOM SHOW NOTES: apurposedrivenmom.com/podcast55/

Summary: Organizing life is the never-ending, often overwhelming task of trying to make life doable! Listen in as Laura and Elle talk about their own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to organization and share their experiences with making life work! Mentioned This Episode: -Look into the Meyers Briggs test! personalityhacker.com is an amazing resource! -Elle can't live without her Plum Paper calendar! https://www.plumpaper.com/shop/category/personalized-planners -Try using the daily five for kids! Trace their hand and write five things they accomplish each morning before getting their vitamins! -Laura swears by the Marie Kondo method for folding clothes! Her book is a must: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. -Emily Ley's book, A Simplified Life, provides extremely practical tips and tricks for organizing your life. She focuses on simplifying rather than just organizing and making more space in your life for what matters. -Come up with simple solutions for cluttered spaces: make bins or baskets for different items. The bins can be less tidy, but they'll clean up quickly! Let's Be Honest: -The weather is getting colder and it's time to cozy up the house with an amazing Hearth&Hand fall candle line! Can't get much better than Joanna Gaines bringing life and delicious scents to your home! (Sold at Target!) Listener Tips: -ShopShop is an amazing app that lets you make multiple lists at multiple stores but house them all in one place! -Try the bullet journal. Keep a running list of things to do daily, both big tasks and small. Use it to take notes and jot down memorable things about your day. -Keep your cleaning products where you actually need them! It makes you more willing to clean when tools are on hand! -Set up reminders on your phone! Do it instantaneously so you won't forget later! -Come up with certain days for certain events! This family has Friday fun days! It gives everyone something to look forward to. -Go through a certain room of your house or a certain category on a monthly basis. See what you actually use and love, and if you're done with it let it go! You can sell items online, donate to good will, or give them to a friend!

Welcome to the My Simplified Life Podcast! If you’re looking for inspiration in life and in your job, then you’re in the right place. Every week, you'll hear life lessons as an employee, a business owner, a mom, a wife, and as a human being. You won’t just be hearing from Michelle though...we’ll have interviews with people that are not only great humans. For more from Michelle Glogovac, visit www.mysimplifiedlife.net Follow Michelle on Instagram: www.instagram.com/michelleglogovac Follow Michelle on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mysimplifiedlife Follow Michelle on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/michelleglogovac 

This conversation is on fire! Samantha and I talk about all the good stuff about living a much more simple life and what it means to be intentional. There is even a part at the end where we just can't stop talking we are so on fire!Samantha is the author and blogger of the Simply Sam I am blog and a body positive personal trainer. Her and I had a lovely chat about her love for fitness and all things body positive in an earlier episode. But she is one of my dear friends and this topic she has been crushing the internet with! We really need more of it!You can find Samantha here:instagram: instagram.com/simplysamiamsimplysamiam.comAre we connected?instagram.com/theamandamurphytheamandamurphy.com

Today's guest is Stephanie Sikora and she helps turn chaos into calm. She is a speaker, life coach, systems specialist and professional organizer. And she is the best-selling author of Simplified: A Real-Life Guide to Organizing Your Space and Saving Your Sanity. Chaos and clutter impact our lives more than we know. I'm excited to have Stephanie on here today to talk about Living a Simplified Life. To connect with Stephanie after the show, you can find her on her website, Facebook, and Instagram.

New York Times Best Selling Author of Push, Chalene Johnson is a lifestyle and business expert, motivational speaker, and podcast host. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Today, with her husband, Chalene runs a fun loving, collaborative team focused on helping others live a healthier, more simplified life through their online academies, membership sites, and live, sold-out seminars. Chalene, with the help of top dietitians, doctors, researchers and experts, she founded the 131 Method and new Book - a nutritional program that’s turning the diet industry upside down. She hosts two top ranked podcasts, “The Chalene Show” and “Build Your Tribe” with over 1 millions monthly downloads, Huffington Post recognized Chalene as one of the “Top 50 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch.” Website – www.chalenejohnson.com Twitter - @chalenejohnson Instagram – chalenejohnson SnapChat – chaleneofficial Push Journals - www.smartlifepushjournal.com 131 Method - www.131method.com Show Transcribed Donnie Boivin: Alright guys, it’s gonna be another killer episode, i'm really looking forward - I know that a lot of you have been asking for me to get her on the podcast so I'm really excited To bring on Chalene Johnson to the show and let her tell us her story. I’m Donnie Boivin and this is Success Champions. Miss Chalene, welcome to the show my dear please tell us your story. Chalene Johnson: Well thank you so much for having me. Where do I begin right? Donnie Boivin: You know, you like long walks on the beach and… (both laugh) Chalene Johnson: Well I think probably much like you, most people know me from fitness. So I've had three number 1 fitness infomercials; the infomercial that’s on TV right now called PiYo. That’s the number 1 fitness infomercial, actually this week it was the number 1 infomercial over all categories. Donnie Boivin: Oh wow, good for you. Chalene Johnson: It was the number 1 infomercial in 2017... Donnie Boivin: Is that the whole, “but wait there’s more” thing? Chalene Johnson: Totally. Donnie Boivin: Alright, cool. Chalene Johnson: Yeah, i'm a student of those things. And I hosted it myself and filmed it myself on my iPhone. Donnie Boivin: Right now that’s killer, well done! Chalene Johnson: Yeah, thanks. Well the interesting story about it is, to kind of take listeners back for a little bit which is why I kind of said it’s odd to me that people know me from fitness... that’s just where i'm known, if you will but it’s not who I am. It's certainly not what I expected to have success. I've been a serial entrepreneur all my life. My first business, I started doing at age 15 informally. Flipping cars like buying used cars and fixing them up and having them painted and then reselling them and making enough money to be able to pay my way through college. While I was in college at Michigan State this turned out into a more legitimised business if you will and I rented a lot of land from the state of Michigan and I held these big; I guess you could call them almost fares where on a Saturday private owners would come in, they’d park their vehicles and they would be the sales person for their own vehicle and then private people who wanted to buy from a private individual would come to the lot as well and I used to take a cut on both ends and that was called the Michigan Auto Swap. Donnie Boivin: Fantastic. I gotta ask, so you were flipping cars to get through college? Chalene Johnson: Yes! Donnie Boivin: That had to be a hell of a pick up line at a bar, right? Or at a party or anything… living on flipping cars Chalene Johnson: Yeah, you know and we talked a little bit about my mindset before we started and that was my mindset was always like, “Ok, so this is the problem, I should solve this problem.“ And the beautiful thing about solving a problem is that it usually solves a problem for a lot of other people and then that becomes a business Donnie Boivin: Yeah Chalene Johnson: And so for me, being a 18 year old petite and 5’2 blonde girl living in Michigan, mof my transactions were in Detroit. So I would drive down there, you know by myself with a purse full of cash to look at a title in some strange dude’s apartment in like the worst part of Detroit, it just wasn’t safe. It wasn’t convenient, it was a hassle, people make an appointment to see your vehicle and then they cancel. They show up and they’re shady. So for me it was like a convenience, like I can do this all in one day. I can look at a tonne of vehicles and this would be a convenience to the buyers who were also trying to get directions to go see someone’s vehicle. We didn't have cell phones then so we were solving a problem at the time and that kind of led to my each and every business after that. I was like ok, everyone in my family is obese on both sides or overweight I should say, struggle with their weight and I don't want to be that and they all diet. So dieting must NOT be the solution, i'm going to exercise. But I hate exercise? So I started creating these really cool, kind of funky workouts that took music and sound effects, and hip hop, and taekwondo and I kind of blended them all together and solved my problem and eventually, it solved a lot of other people’s problems. But I didn't get into that because I was an expert in fitness, or in nutrition, or diet or kinesiology. I got into it because I was solving my problem. Donnie Boivin: That’s awesome, you got a Billy Blanks Taebo back in the day kind of vibe… with the punching, kicking and everything else workout so… Chalene Johnson: Yeah, totally. And I really tried to capitalise to be honest, on that craze because it was at the time the number 1 fitness craze. I developed a program for health clubs called Turbo Kick, this is in 1999. And eventually I started teaching other fitness instructors how to teach this format, we grew to have certified over 60 000 fitness instructors. In I don’t know how many countries. Eventually that caught on to major health clubs, now all the major health clubs all around the world and at the time because Turbo was such a huge cultural success, all the infomercial companies were looking for the next program that didn't require equipment... Donnie Boivin: Right, right. Chalene Johnson: ...so it was just timing and business savvy and we just started getting phone calls from infomercial companies that were interested in bringing what I was doing for fitness clubs and wanted to bring that to consumers. Donnie Boivin: Well thank you for number 1, not bringing another piece of equipment in the house that people are hanging their clothes on. You know so, you should know people buy all that crap and it ends up in some corner of the house and so, that’s awesome, So you literally go from hustling cars, flipping cars - excuse me Chalene Johnson: I know, I was hustling. Donnie Boivin: Right, right. To developing a huge swap meeting for cars, to a fitness craze then to slowly I understand building an empire… Chalene Johnson: Well you know, it’s always just taken on it’s normal progression if you will, except that I think it’s important to say that because I never intended to be in fitness and I always attributed my success not to my knowledge on fitness but my knowledge of business so I always felt really insecure around “the fitness industry”. I kept thinking they were going to call me and ask for my credential and so I got certified by I don’t know, probably like 20 different organisations because I wanted to over qualify. I was so insecure about the fact that I didn't belong there and then there came a point where I had so much success where people knew me for fitness, that I was defensive and angry about it because I was like, “it's not who I am…’ i'm here to because I understand people and I understand solving problems and there’s a point at which I became resentful and also uncomfortable with the fact that, that’s what I was known for Donnie Boivin: Yeah, that’s interesting because I find this quite often with entrepreneurs is that they get this natural gnat of constantly creating something, doing something, they’re always fiddling, what's the next thing, what's moving forward but they always seem to get slammed in some success from niche, right? That’s a lot of what the brand becomes. It's an interesting conundrum So you didn't start flipping cars until you were 18... Chalene Johnson: No, I started at like 15. Donnie Boivin: Okay, alright - younger. Where does the entrepreneurial bug come from? I'm always curious about where people start getting the end of the game. Was it a lemonade stand, was it the mowing lawns, was it selling girl scout cookies and or was there a moment where you were like ok, I got to start making money? Chalene Johnson: Yeah, I don’t know about you i've interviewed 100s of entrepreneurs and I often find that they were either raised by an entrepreneur or influenced by someone; someone’s father was an entrepreneur. For me that was, and I know your story is a little bit late if i'm not mistaken... Donnie Boivin: Yeah, yeah it is. I'm a late bloomer, it took me ‘til forty so… (laughs) Chalene Johnson: ...that’s awesome. For me it was being raised by my father; my mom and dad. My father was an entrepreneur and a really positive money mindset so the people out there listening who have children… things he never said, they never said like, “Money doesn't grow on trees”; “We can't afford that.” My parents would say well, if that's what you want that's exciting. Let’s put together a plan and you can figure out a way to earn that and once you earn it you can decide if that's what you want to spend your money on And so it never crossed my mind that my parents must buy me a car, or buy me clothes or anything. From the time I was about in 6th grade I didn't ask for even lunch money, maybe out of a sense of guilt? I just believed that oh, whatever it is I want, I can figure out a way to be resourceful; to rake lawns, to flip cars, to do whatever... work at my dad’s store to make my own money and find a way. It was always a “find a way” kind of attitude and even when I said I wanted to go to college at that point. I neither knew I’d decide to go to college, we certainly didn't have the money for it and so it was just not a big deal. My dad said this is a great idea, let's figure out a way for you to make more money. And it was his idea to take the money I’d saved and go to the state auction and buy a used vehicle and flip it. Donnie Boivin: Oh that's amazing, I think a lot of parents… I dont have kids so, but being around my nieces, nephews and a lot of other kids I often see that the kids are a direct reflection of their parent right? So if the parents have money problems like you said, the kids are a direct reflection, you know? So it’s pretty powerful that your parents instilled that sense of, “if you need it go get it”, “if you need it done figure it out.” Chalene Johnson: It certainly created problems for me later in terms of being a workaholic and in a very serious sense like, nearly destroyed my marriage and me emotionally because having gone through some dark times, with that I was able to break the belief; the false belief that I didn't have value or purpose unless I was making people money. That's what I was known for, so if I had a failure it meant I personally was a failure and that I'd let people down and you know, you have to have a lot of failure to have success and that was hard to take. Donnie Boivin: You know what’s is interesting is I think a lot of people who have the entrepreneurial bug or they have this entrepreneurial business owner vibe, they go for the stuff right? Meaning they go through the accolades, the “atta boys” of people going you're awesome, you're amazing or they go for the over the top cars, houses, mansions... you know something along the lines of that, why do you think that is? Chalene Johnson: Can I tell you what like really bugs me? Donnie Boivin: What’s that? Chalene Johnson: I think and maybe you can answer this for me ‘cause I notice a lot of male entrepreneurs do this, they have 5 Lamborghinis in their driveway and they’re like walking onto their private plane... I'm sorry but it looks douchey to me like I just don't get that but I know this couple that do that, and they’re not like that right? Do you know what I mean? Donnie Boivin: It comes from the locker room right, so you’re in the locker room with all the guys hanging out; it's the flexing the muscle; if I look like a badass then I'm a badass nobody's gonna mess with type thing? Prison yard, if you’re the baddest dude in town nobody's gonna mess with you and so ok when you get accolades and you get the success that most people don't, so people are like oh that dudes got it Chalene Johnson: I always think, oh they’re renting those... Donnie Boivin: A lot of them are and a lot of it’s coming out nowadays, B&B mansions and all the jet and the other BS is coming with it which is cool to see Chalene Johnson: But no judgement I mean I for sure had my thing and I think it comes from a sense of inadequacy and so I needed to prove to people that I was of value, I needed to create value for them and it wasn’t the money for me and I would give it away. It was me being to be the top salesperson, it was me being able to pay for things for other people; or to give them to give them sales or to do well for others... the money was like a scorecard and where I felt like I was scoring I didn't realise until later, was my worth Donnie Boivin: The accolades was a way you felt by making other people feel good or whatever else along that journey. Why do you think it went that direction vs the stuff? Chalene Johnson: Oh I know why because I figured when I went to therapy, for me my parents when I was in like I think maybe 4th or 5th grade my father was a liquidator so what he did was go into bankruptcy court and buyout businesses that were on the brink of disaster or maybe there losing 30 locations and he would liquidate the assets. It was in Detroit, it was cutthroat it wasn't the most I guess upscale people that he was dealing with, it was kinda shady and I remember they got their big - my parents got their big deal ever... they got this chain or a bunch of locations in a chain were closing, they purchased the assets and all of the assets were in a warehouse and he spent his last dime to make this deal happen and someone set fire to the building and they didn't have the assets. So my dad in an effort to teach me about money I remember him bringing me into his office and closing the door and having me sit down in his big leather office chair and he said to me that this is your bank book, it was my little blue bank book and he said I'm gonna teach you today how your money make you money. So you know that your mom and I have had this fire we're gonna be ok, we're gonna be ok but what I'd like to do with your permission is borrow your money and we’re gonna do is pay you back more. I know that was a lesson in interest but when you're like in 4th and 5th grade that felt like I was responsible right now for my parents… Donnie Boivin: Right Chalene Johnson: And felt a little bit like a hero and a lot of pressure, a lot of weight but because there was so much like praise and recognition and I was the oldest child. I was the child they went to and borrowed her money so it just installed in me a false belief, it wasn't at all his intentions, his intentions were positive. You know how people, children again interpret things and that's how I interpreted it and I held on to that message unknowingly until, my addiction to work just nearly killed me. I was sleeping like 3-4 hrs a night because there is always more to do, it was always great and I was always you know, because the more you do the more opportunities are for failure and that failure was so personal so I just never ever stopped trying to - as you said Donnie come up with that and tinker with that next new thing Donnie Boivin: And I question people who are like serial entrepreneurs that continue to go for it, my question is why do they have to continue to push themselves to the brink of finding rock bottom before they start making the change? Chalene Johnson: Well, they don't really don't know you and I used to think like this is something everyone has to go through because you're right I have heard many people’s stories where they get to that point and then they realise that ok it doesn’t have to be this way, that's another way to do it and I learnt from someone who was a workaholic. I have taught my children both you have their own businesses the right way and to see them succeed and have the success that they’ve had and balance and they know how to outsource, they know how to use additional help, and they know what it means to be out of balance. So I think it's just there's no school really fit for entrepreneurs you can't say business school really is a place to learn anything about business Donnie Boivin: Well I don't think you can teach entrepreneurs, I think you can tell somebody that you can start a business, go get punched in the face and then you can learn. You can teach them finance and everything else but it takes the individual person, in my opinion I mean everything I thought of what an entrepreneur meant prior to being one was absolutely wrong. Then launching my own business, it wasn’t until I started blowing s*** up and things started breaking and chaos ensued where it was, ok I gotta figure the s*** out. Chalene Johnson: So the only way you can actually teach somebody to be an entrepreneur, I don't know… I’ve met with lots of young people who are at the beginning stages of starting a business and have been able to teach them the things I wish I'd known that would have helped me to avoid that bottomless pit. Yeah obviously my kids have been raised in it so I was really conscientious of the messaging that we were sending to them, how we talked about business and a person's value and their identity; which has lead me to the piece of my entrepreneurial life, my professional life that I'm not as well known for is the lifestyles which is way more than selling a bajillion, tens of millions of DVDs cut People know you, it’s really small cut like you don't get rich from doing really TV but everybody knows you. You know me from fitness but what's really made our lifestyle possible and what really fulfills me is the businesses that we started back in the mid-2000s where we were teaching people how to be smart entrepreneurs and have smart success and not stressed success. And there is a methodology to teaching that and it really starts with the mindset and understanding that if you have your foundational pieces and you understand the significance and importance of growing your dream, by growing your team and how to start like how do you hire the first person for 5 hours a week, who is that person, how you hire them and how do you help people adopt that mindset before they even need the person Before making money and so I do believe it's possible and it is my wish that people - because a lot of people are turning into entrepreneurs today. Amazon makes it possible, Shopify, so many marketplace websites have made it easy for someone to jump in with an idea, grab a domain name for 9 dollars, start a business tonight and start making passive income online. My objective is I want help people to understand that there's a right way and a really stressed out, needless way to do it. Donnie Boivin: Well and I love that and it’s truly cool to hear you put it in that regard because I'm constantly telling people look, if you want to build a business go punch yourself in the face 20 times and then start. (laughs) Chalene Johnson: That’s your way. Donnie Boivin: Because look, no matter what you’re gonna take a licking you’re gonna screw something up. It's a matter of in the words of my favourite quote my fans are gonna laugh because I say this quote all the damn time. Rocky Balboa, “It's not about how hard you can hit but how hard you can take a hit and keep moving forward.” And I think maybe that's more my point of trying to teach somebody that takes that hit and keep ploughing forward. In society we’re brought up, most people are you know... what everybody else thinks about them is what matters most in their in life. Turning off that noise or like gremlin you hear is tough for people to really really really do. Most people don't have that tenacity and grit to keep pushing forward when life stacks up against them so, good on you for creating a safe environment for people to fail and have encouragement around them you know to keep moving forward with what they want Chalene Johnson: Yeah, and steps right? Like so it's it's helpful to have, like they say success leaves clues and actually will leave a blueprint for you. Most successful people will tell you exactly what they did wrong and what they did right and you should listen to them. Take into consideration of course the time because when your mentor or the person who you admire when they built their business if it was it was even 5 years ago - listen to the things they have to say when you hear entrepreneurs say this is what I wish I would have done differently, listen because that's a pretty big clue. Donnie Boivin: Well a buddy of mine, Wally Carmichael runs the Man Of Abundance podcast, one of the favourite things he ever said to me he goes, “Don't listen to the guys like Gary Vee now, go listen to what he did 10 years ago as he was building his empire... listen. I’m glad you’re running slightly opposite on the spectrum to him Chalene Johnson: Yeah, i’ve had him on my show and went head-to-head. Donnie Boivin: I'm sure because he's gonna put people in an early grave, so you know I mean there's 17… Chalene Johnson: I know, you know there’s some females doing that too now... Donnie Boivin: Well I'll work on getting them on the show so I can battle them as well because I'm on your team girl because I own a farm.Thursday afternoons at noon, days done I'm home working on the farm. That was just a plan before I start my business, that we built this life for the two of us. Oh now that doesn't say that we haven't had our struggles along the way figuring stuff out but we winning the game today not being the workaholic, you can find a cool life without killing yourself along the way Chalene Johnson: Yeah Donnie Boivin: So I'm really more interested in the business side of things so what are all the businesses you actually have? Chalene Johnson: Oh that's an interesting question, it's multiple streams of income it slowly evolve... sometimes I fear triggering that people to need to do more when I share with people like all the different streams of income that we had so I want to preface it by saying it's something that we built piece by piece, one piece at a time... Donnie Boivin: Can I say one thing in there really quick? Chalene Johnson: Sure Donnie Boivin: Guys, get it right before you start the second one Chalene Johnson: That's right. Donnie Boivin: Go ahead, go ahead… Chalene Johnson: For sure. And then give it time too so that you can really get it right and tweak it and fix it and then enjoy it and then once it starts to become a little more of passive… passive income, little less work and you are intrigued by another area - I never go eating because of real money makers. It’s this is what I'm passionate about and my husband I'm fortunate enough that he loves that I get geeked up and obsessed with things and that's right when he just sets up orange cones so no one gets hurt along the way but if you're really, really passionate about something… Someone said to me the other day like you're always reinventing yourself and I didn’t reinvent myself at all but I fell in my passion Donnie Boivin: I would say you’re evolving. Becoming a better version of yourself... Chalene Johnson: We always are and I don't worry about how does this fit with my brand, it's just this is what i’m obsessed with right now. So we sold our fitness businesses to the fitness giants Beachbody, I don't know like, years ago but I still partner with them Beachbody on consumer projects... Donnie Boivin: Smart, on their part Chalene Johnson: Haha, thank you. And so then addition to that my husband and I have served thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs, now hundreds of thousands through a couple of different courses one is called the Marketing Impact Academy and it’s an all online basically virtual mentorship program we teach people how to go from idea to making money and giving them that financial freedom, like the freedom of their schedule and teaching them that blueprint because most people do it in all the wrong ways. We teach them to start with their brand, and then to build the platform and then how to really drive sales in every way whether it’s paid ads, video infomercial, Facebook, Instagram and social you name it. There's a formula that people feel like they're serving and not selling and that's probably been and it has been our bread and butter that has been a great joy for us, it's been so fun. Teaching people and giving people that freedom and then aside from that I’ve written a couple of books, one’s a New York Times bestseller and coming out on April 16 that all about how to get healthy and happy and confident from the inside out using nutrition; it's a book it's designed to help people lose weight but to lose weight and keep it off the right way because weight-loss shouldn't be so difficult and I got thrust into that industry kind of by accident. I just got caught up in the diet and fitness culture, something I didn't know much about but I like I start that book off with an apology because I really didn't take the depth of my responsibility as seriously as I should have. I've just regurgitated what everybody else was saying without ever asking if there’s really science around this? Is it really good for us? Should we be doing this? My own health suffered in that industry and I watch so many other people suffer from things like orthorexia and just depleting their body fat so low that they were experiencing amenorrhea and just and never feeling good enough and of course we know what everyone's always known that 95% diets don't work. But it does work, right? So when we say that but that's well then why is everyone around on a diet? Well everyone’s on a diet because it does work but if you are you finding success by weight loss and ignoring the fact that everyone gains it back so I went to discover by working with a scientist is if there’s a way to master your metabolism so that you can be healthy and you can be at the way you’re supposed to be but not be a slave to food and fitness and not feel like certain things have to be ruled out forever. It was part of a process that I had to go through and I was so passionate about it like I said to my husband this is direction we're going in now because I have an obligation, a responsibility to get this right Donnie Boivin: And I love the rawness behind the starting of with the apology, what I truly respect about that is I think a lot of people go and they're doing the Lamborghini, they’re doing the big houses,they are saying look how awesome I am - you just said you started off let me tell you how I screwed it all up. That's beautiful because I'm excited I have a book fiction finally coming out that i’ve been working on and I think it’s going to be shock for the people that know me cause I'm actually walking through how I always thought I was a whole lot more successful than I was and I'm breaking down you know the self sabotaging and you know, how I was trying to put myself on a pedestal and all that's all but, I love that starting out that way because I think you're going to impact some more lives by saying hey you see me as this, let me show you how I really am Chalene Johnson: Yes I tell the story about how on one of the the infomercial, I found you know along the way I'm making a few enemies because I'm telling the dirty dark secrets behind the fitness industry but we have to because you see those people on Instagram myself included, and you go #goals I want that body but to get into the state that like for example that I was at my absolute leanest… which I had a producer call my husband and say hey for this next series it would really help sales if she could get extra lean and at that point my body fat was already so low that I wasn't getting my period and I was already working out two and a half hours a day and barely eating any food Donnie Boivin: So disgusting, I mean... sorry it's f****** nuts, why? Chalene Johnson: Yeah, yeah... and because I wasn't telling anyone this and I didn't have to do this I could have to turn down the project so I take responsibility there I didn't have to do it but because I was like yeah I don't wanna get kicked out of this club I want this opportunity I'll just exercise more - 4 hours isn't that bad. I‘ll eat less and I literally if I eat I'm ashamed like I have shame around what I was eating which is virtually nothing and so bad, so processed and disgusting just barely sustaining on any food in order to drop without those extra pounds in the most unhealthy way and then here I am such a hypocrite, smiling in the video saying, “you guys just 30 mins a day,’ bulls***. That wasn't true and it wasn’t that I was lying to the consumer, I wanna be clear about that I write this in the book ,131 method. It believed what I was saying, I just didn't believe it was ever going to be possible for me because I believed I was broken, I was floored, that I destroyed my metabolism. What I didn't realise until later on, was that all of us were doing that. Nobody could do that and in 30 minutes a day and eating tons of food every 2 hours... nobody was doing that and it wasn't until I had my own health scare with my brain health. I had a brain scan at the Amen Clinics and they ran a nutrition panel on there, a hormone panel and they said I got a failing grade. So I'm on TV about these number 1 fitness programs, I have millions of people doing my programs and following what I'm saying and my health is getting a failing score. What have I done? What have I done to myself and what have I done to other people by being negligent and not listening to my own intuition, not doing some research. Why are we telling people this? Is it founded, do we know? Is this the right thing to do or I was just trying to sell things? I literally on that day just walked away mentally, I didn't tell anyone I was just like I'm not gonna do this to my kids. I've done this to myself and I've got to figure this out Donnie Boivin: That's awesome you know, and I hope people are hearing this because I think nowadays a lot of people are regurgitating all the things they are hearing on social media. There's so much out right now and so people are giving advice to some other guru who’s just got whatever jackass method going on, so they’re regurgitating it versus going through it and see if it f****** works. Chalene Johnson: Amen. Another thing is, you and I both talked about entrepreneurs that are selling that “drive yourself into the ground” mentality, you've got to look at their whole life. I was saying when you pick a mentor look at all the areas of their lives. If they're on their fifth marriage, they’ve never been to one of of their kids’ events, they might have all the things but it's pretty clear they’re a tortured individual. Running from something, they have to be on a plane, they have to tell you how things are doing, have to tell you about their accolades, they have to flex, there's a reason why. Don't get caught up in that because it will not bring you happiness Donnie Boivin: I think what you said, to watch the entire story because just because you watched one video; that’s not a story. Go watch a couple and go see and you'll see after the guy does a 1 minute walk in front of the Lamborghini and the next minute in front of a crowd and he's not that machismo, “over the top” guy is the biggest one that I see. The newest trend that I'm starting to see is a fake cry Chalene Johnson: I haven't seen too much of that yet, looking forward to it (laughs) Chalene Johnson: When we are done, can you tell me who to go watch? Donnie Boivin: Yeah, absolutely. It's just funny because of the content nation screaming together content content content, they're not wrong. You need to put out a ton of content out but you need to put out a real story. The one thing I do like about Gary Vee that he does say is, document your life. That’s the thing right now, take people on a journey with you, I struggle with a lot of the other stuff... Chalene Johnson: You know, listen when I had him on my show, we both respect him obviously. But what I heard - if I can break him down like I'm his therapist, I met a guy who didn't get his dad's attention in his formative years... his dad was working. Donnie Boivin: And you hear it, he's like his dad drug him into it and here we go again breaking down Gary Vee, his dad drug him into the liquor store and that kind of stuff you know? It's funny to listen to those guys talk because he always says he won the lottery with his parents and I sometimes wonder when he says that phrase is he trying to convince himself or us? Chalene Johnson: Oh, yeah… or is he trying to convince his own son? Donnie Boivin: Right, right? So you gotta look at that all the way through, it's just to see where - it's funny I have a group on Facebook and my family's in there and I got a bunch of smartass brothers, my dad I mean everybody in my family. If you don't have thick skin you just don't walk around the family Chalene Johnson: Perfect Donnie Boivin: And when I first joined the group and we were hanging out I thought, oh snap everybody's gonna meet the family. How is that gonna represent my brand as I'm out there in the marketplace and now... people are feeding my family ammunition to bust my chops even more so like the whole family is in it for the ride, which is a lot of fun. I think you do for people who will look at how people are treating the marketplace, how they talk about their family, how they're talking about the things they are doing, it's gonna paint a picture of their life and their journey along. Chalene Johnson: And not everyone has that a perfect family situation and that's ok too but I just think that Donnie I think mainly what we both saying is, you gotta be authentic and if you try to copy someone else's formula in terms of what their life looks like, now what you gonna do is rent up a bunch of white Lamborghinis, now what you gonna do stand in front of somebody else’s yacht, that's just gonna blow up in your face and I think we're getting to a place where we”re too savvy for it What does concern me, two areas that I just realised right now on this podcast that we are ok with these areas being addictive. Like if you have a gambling addiction, that's a bad thing. If you have a drug addiction, that's a bad thing. But if you are addicted to exercise, or if you’re addicted to health, or addicted to business; those things we commend and we celebrate. We celebrate the ultra fit, we celebrate the ultra successful, but at the end of the day if you are doing it because you can't be present in your real life whatever it is - whether it's, you're addicted to running or you're addicted to business if it's something that you are doing to distract you from being present - it's an addiction and as damaging as an addiction to opioid, gambling or anything else... they can still destroy marriages At the end of the day what makes us happy is not money or things, it's people. Donnie Boivin: Yeah, you know it's funny to hear you say that. My most downloaded episode i’ve ever done is called, “You can't run away from you.” And I just tell my story of me growing up and when times and life got tough I moved and went somewhere else, I went to join the Marine Corps, I went up to Saint Louis you know all the way through and it was because it was my form of escapism. Everytime it got tough i got the f*** out. And I think everybody kind of has that escapism outlet, and for some people like you're saying it's business. Having a healthy love of business and growing and creating those worlds is a lovely thing - as long as you doing it as you said, not escape from something else. Chalene Johnson: Keeping ourselves in check... Donnie Boivin: Yeah, absolutely. It's gonna be fun someday sharing the stage with you by the way Chalene Johnson: (laughs) Well thank you. Yeah, I hope you like to dance Donnie Boivin: Well you know I'm a traditional country white dude, so if you'd seen the movie Hitch - this is my move, that's all I got Chalene Johnson: Okay, perfect Donnie Boivin: And if my wife even saw me do that much, she would be laughing right now because she knows how bad of a dancer I am. So where is this journey taking you? You've got all kinds of cool things going on, you had a bad ass journey and I love the self discovery that has happened too much power in you sharing that real side of your story for some of the listeners that are going through the same... So where is this taking you? Donnie Boivin: For me it’s about helping people to be healthy and health is not just fitness and nutrition, it is taking a look at every part of your lifestyle and figuring out how you can improve it because then you improve that, you improve your confidence and it makes people around you happy and that's really what this 131 method, what this book is about. Helping people understand how you become an expert of yourself. You have to become aware, you have to become aware of what you’re running from, what you’re putting in your body, how it’s affecting you, looking long term at how do you live, how do you want to show up for your kids? What kind of energy do you want to have? Do you want to be held hostage by your job? By the food that you are no longer supposed to eat or somebody else's food rules? Do you want to be held hostage by a body or how you feel about your body/? Do you want to have optimal health? That is how we improve our confidence. When we improve our confidence we treat other people better, we take more risks, we bounce back quicker, we have a resilience and it just trickles down to other people in our lives and it's those relationships that make us healthy and make us happy. So me at the moment it's trying to deliver a kind of whole person approach to being healthy and happy. Donnie Boivin: I love it, I have two theories I I wanna run by you quick. The first one, I don't think anyone has a confidence issue. Bear with me one second, I think they have an experience issue. I think that a lot of times people are afraid to do X, whatever X is. It's like riding a bike for the first time you might fall and skin your knees but you get back on the bike and you ride. And once you are able to ride a bike, you have all the confidence in the world. So I think most times people are not lacking in confidence, they are lacking in experience of that thing they don't feel confident in. Chalene Johnson: Yeah, so if I'm hearing you correctly you're saying at the root cause - if you’re trying to fix your confidence, build evidence file of more experience so you know oh wow I survived it and I’m better for it so therefore I have more confidence in myself Donnie Boivin: Love that word; evidence file. That’s cool. I love that. The second one is not mine and I'll give the accolades to whoever said it, they said this phrase quit listening to yourself and start talking to yourself. It was an interesting context for me because I know my self-talk growing up wasn’t always positive, not always pushing in the right to regard, it was constantly I'm not good enough. People don't always verbalize that but through the years as I started changing the story and changing the dialogue. Like when I watch my business, kept saying that I'm not a good business owner, I don't know how to do all this. So that became a self-fulfilling prophecy on a regular basis, I wasn't good enough Chalene Johnson: Right! Donnie Boivin: But once I started saying I'm a business owner, I run a top of the world podcast you know, all of that… things started dramatically changing. So I love this new thought process of quit listening to yourself, start talking to yourself Chalene Johnson: Yeah, I mean you know mindset determines the outcome, If you believe something is going to fail, it will. If you believe you were meant to be overweight, uncomfortable, not attractive, you will. But if you also believe that it's possible, if you just give yourself permission to believe and see that it's possible then things start to change. Making those tiny shifts in our mindset and anybody can change their mindset, anyone can change their beliefs. The beautiful thing is you weren't born with these beliefs, you developed them. So you can develop new beliefs and improve your mindset Donnie Boivin: I love that and I love that you said mindset because I hate the phrase If you think it, you can become it and here’s why: I told this to a friend once upon a time, and he goes look my brother is 6’6 and his 400 lbs, he's never gonna be a jockey I don't care how many times he wants to be a jockey. So it's not how you can become anything you want to be, it’s you can change your mindset about anything you want to change your mindset about, which is huge. Chalene Johnson: Yeah, for sure Donnie Boivin: Well this has been an absolute blast, I have really enjoyed this. Chalene Johnson: Thank you! You too, I actually don't mind I appreciate it Donnie Boivin: So here's how I like to wrap up every episode - before we do that how does everybody find you? I know you got tons of fans all over the world but how does everybody find you real quick? Chalene Johnson: They can go to 131method.com or Instagram, it's probably where i’m the most active - i’m Chalene Johnson Donnie Boivin: Awesome, beautiful. So here's how I like to wrap up every episode, If you could leave the champions who listen to this show, with a quote; a phrase; a mantra; a saying something they can take with them on a journey, especially when they’re stacked up against it, going through… what would be that quote or phrase you would say, remember this? Chalene Johnson: Your track record thus far is 100%, so you gotta believe in yourself. You’ve survived everything else up ‘til this point; you’ll survive this too. Donnie Boivin: I love that, that's a first I haven't heard that one before. Well done Chalene Johnson: Well thanks! Donnie Boivin: So, darling thank you so much for coming on this show. What an absolute pleasure. Chalene Johnson: Absolutely, thank you so much Donnie the pleasure is mine, getting to know you and I appreciate the opportunity to get to talk to you, spend some time talking to you and get to know your people Donnie Boivin: Absolutely!

New York Times Best Selling Author of Push, Chalene Johnson is a lifestyle and business expert, motivational speaker, and podcast host. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Today, with her husband, Chalene runs a fun loving, collaborative team focused on helping others live a healthier, more simplified life through their online academies, membership sites, and live, sold-out seminars. Chalene, with the help of top dietitians, doctors, researchers and experts, she founded the 131 Method and new Book - a nutritional program that’s turning the diet industry upside down. She hosts two top ranked podcasts, “The Chalene Show” and “Build Your Tribe” with over 1 millions monthly downloads, Huffington Post recognized Chalene as one of the “Top 50 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch.” Website – www.chalenejohnson.com Twitter - @chalenejohnson Instagram – chalenejohnson SnapChat – chaleneofficial Push Journals - www.smartlifepushjournal.com 131 Method - www.131method.com Show Transcribed Donnie Boivin: Alright guys, it’s gonna be another killer episode, i'm really looking forward - I know that a lot of you have been asking for me to get her on the podcast so I'm really excited To bring on Chalene Johnson to the show and let her tell us her story. I’m Donnie Boivin and this is Success Champions. Miss Chalene, welcome to the show my dear please tell us your story. Chalene Johnson: Well thank you so much for having me. Where do I begin right? Donnie Boivin: You know, you like long walks on the beach and… (both laugh) Chalene Johnson: Well I think probably much like you, most people know me from fitness. So I've had three number 1 fitness infomercials; the infomercial that’s on TV right now called PiYo. That’s the number 1 fitness infomercial, actually this week it was the number 1 infomercial over all categories. Donnie Boivin: Oh wow, good for you. Chalene Johnson: It was the number 1 infomercial in 2017... Donnie Boivin: Is that the whole, “but wait there’s more” thing? Chalene Johnson: Totally. Donnie Boivin: Alright, cool. Chalene Johnson: Yeah, i'm a student of those things. And I hosted it myself and filmed it myself on my iPhone. Donnie Boivin: Right now that’s killer, well done! Chalene Johnson: Yeah, thanks. Well the interesting story about it is, to kind of take listeners back for a little bit which is why I kind of said it’s odd to me that people know me from fitness... that’s just where i'm known, if you will but it’s not who I am. It's certainly not what I expected to have success. I've been a serial entrepreneur all my life. My first business, I started doing at age 15 informally. Flipping cars like buying used cars and fixing them up and having them painted and then reselling them and making enough money to be able to pay my way through college. While I was in college at Michigan State this turned out into a more legitimised business if you will and I rented a lot of land from the state of Michigan and I held these big; I guess you could call them almost fares where on a Saturday private owners would come in, they’d park their vehicles and they would be the sales person for their own vehicle and then private people who wanted to buy from a private individual would come to the lot as well and I used to take a cut on both ends and that was called the Michigan Auto Swap. Donnie Boivin: Fantastic. I gotta ask, so you were flipping cars to get through college? Chalene Johnson: Yes! Donnie Boivin: That had to be a hell of a pick up line at a bar, right? Or at a party or anything… living on flipping cars Chalene Johnson: Yeah, you know and we talked a little bit about my mindset before we started and that was my mindset was always like, “Ok, so this is the problem, I should solve this problem.“ And the beautiful thing about solving a problem is that it usually solves a problem for a lot of other people and then that becomes a business Donnie Boivin: Yeah Chalene Johnson: And so for me, being a 18 year old petite and 5’2 blonde girl living in Michigan, mof my transactions were in Detroit. So I would drive down there, you know by myself with a purse full of cash to look at a title in some strange dude’s apartment in like the worst part of Detroit, it just wasn’t safe. It wasn’t convenient, it was a hassle, people make an appointment to see your vehicle and then they cancel. They show up and they’re shady. So for me it was like a convenience, like I can do this all in one day. I can look at a tonne of vehicles and this would be a convenience to the buyers who were also trying to get directions to go see someone’s vehicle. We didn't have cell phones then so we were solving a problem at the time and that kind of led to my each and every business after that. I was like ok, everyone in my family is obese on both sides or overweight I should say, struggle with their weight and I don't want to be that and they all diet. So dieting must NOT be the solution, i'm going to exercise. But I hate exercise? So I started creating these really cool, kind of funky workouts that took music and sound effects, and hip hop, and taekwondo and I kind of blended them all together and solved my problem and eventually, it solved a lot of other people’s problems. But I didn't get into that because I was an expert in fitness, or in nutrition, or diet or kinesiology. I got into it because I was solving my problem. Donnie Boivin: That’s awesome, you got a Billy Blanks Taebo back in the day kind of vibe… with the punching, kicking and everything else workout so… Chalene Johnson: Yeah, totally. And I really tried to capitalise to be honest, on that craze because it was at the time the number 1 fitness craze. I developed a program for health clubs called Turbo Kick, this is in 1999. And eventually I started teaching other fitness instructors how to teach this format, we grew to have certified over 60 000 fitness instructors. In I don’t know how many countries. Eventually that caught on to major health clubs, now all the major health clubs all around the world and at the time because Turbo was such a huge cultural success, all the infomercial companies were looking for the next program that didn't require equipment... Donnie Boivin: Right, right. Chalene Johnson: ...so it was just timing and business savvy and we just started getting phone calls from infomercial companies that were interested in bringing what I was doing for fitness clubs and wanted to bring that to consumers. Donnie Boivin: Well thank you for number 1, not bringing another piece of equipment in the house that people are hanging their clothes on. You know so, you should know people buy all that crap and it ends up in some corner of the house and so, that’s awesome, So you literally go from hustling cars, flipping cars - excuse me Chalene Johnson: I know, I was hustling. Donnie Boivin: Right, right. To developing a huge swap meeting for cars, to a fitness craze then to slowly I understand building an empire… Chalene Johnson: Well you know, it’s always just taken on it’s normal progression if you will, except that I think it’s important to say that because I never intended to be in fitness and I always attributed my success not to my knowledge on fitness but my knowledge of business so I always felt really insecure around “the fitness industry”. I kept thinking they were going to call me and ask for my credential and so I got certified by I don’t know, probably like 20 different organisations because I wanted to over qualify. I was so insecure about the fact that I didn't belong there and then there came a point where I had so much success where people knew me for fitness, that I was defensive and angry about it because I was like, “it's not who I am…’ i'm here to because I understand people and I understand solving problems and there’s a point at which I became resentful and also uncomfortable with the fact that, that’s what I was known for Donnie Boivin: Yeah, that’s interesting because I find this quite often with entrepreneurs is that they get this natural gnat of constantly creating something, doing something, they’re always fiddling, what's the next thing, what's moving forward but they always seem to get slammed in some success from niche, right? That’s a lot of what the brand becomes. It's an interesting conundrum So you didn't start flipping cars until you were 18... Chalene Johnson: No, I started at like 15. Donnie Boivin: Okay, alright - younger. Where does the entrepreneurial bug come from? I'm always curious about where people start getting the end of the game. Was it a lemonade stand, was it the mowing lawns, was it selling girl scout cookies and or was there a moment where you were like ok, I got to start making money? Chalene Johnson: Yeah, I don’t know about you i've interviewed 100s of entrepreneurs and I often find that they were either raised by an entrepreneur or influenced by someone; someone’s father was an entrepreneur. For me that was, and I know your story is a little bit late if i'm not mistaken... Donnie Boivin: Yeah, yeah it is. I'm a late bloomer, it took me ‘til forty so… (laughs) Chalene Johnson: ...that’s awesome. For me it was being raised by my father; my mom and dad. My father was an entrepreneur and a really positive money mindset so the people out there listening who have children… things he never said, they never said like, “Money doesn't grow on trees”; “We can't afford that.” My parents would say well, if that's what you want that's exciting. Let’s put together a plan and you can figure out a way to earn that and once you earn it you can decide if that's what you want to spend your money on And so it never crossed my mind that my parents must buy me a car, or buy me clothes or anything. From the time I was about in 6th grade I didn't ask for even lunch money, maybe out of a sense of guilt? I just believed that oh, whatever it is I want, I can figure out a way to be resourceful; to rake lawns, to flip cars, to do whatever... work at my dad’s store to make my own money and find a way. It was always a “find a way” kind of attitude and even when I said I wanted to go to college at that point. I neither knew I’d decide to go to college, we certainly didn't have the money for it and so it was just not a big deal. My dad said this is a great idea, let's figure out a way for you to make more money. And it was his idea to take the money I’d saved and go to the state auction and buy a used vehicle and flip it. Donnie Boivin: Oh that's amazing, I think a lot of parents… I dont have kids so, but being around my nieces, nephews and a lot of other kids I often see that the kids are a direct reflection of their parent right? So if the parents have money problems like you said, the kids are a direct reflection, you know? So it’s pretty powerful that your parents instilled that sense of, “if you need it go get it”, “if you need it done figure it out.” Chalene Johnson: It certainly created problems for me later in terms of being a workaholic and in a very serious sense like, nearly destroyed my marriage and me emotionally because having gone through some dark times, with that I was able to break the belief; the false belief that I didn't have value or purpose unless I was making people money. That's what I was known for, so if I had a failure it meant I personally was a failure and that I'd let people down and you know, you have to have a lot of failure to have success and that was hard to take. Donnie Boivin: You know what’s is interesting is I think a lot of people who have the entrepreneurial bug or they have this entrepreneurial business owner vibe, they go for the stuff right? Meaning they go through the accolades, the “atta boys” of people going you're awesome, you're amazing or they go for the over the top cars, houses, mansions... you know something along the lines of that, why do you think that is? Chalene Johnson: Can I tell you what like really bugs me? Donnie Boivin: What’s that? Chalene Johnson: I think and maybe you can answer this for me ‘cause I notice a lot of male entrepreneurs do this, they have 5 Lamborghinis in their driveway and they’re like walking onto their private plane... I'm sorry but it looks douchey to me like I just don't get that but I know this couple that do that, and they’re not like that right? Do you know what I mean? Donnie Boivin: It comes from the locker room right, so you’re in the locker room with all the guys hanging out; it's the flexing the muscle; if I look like a badass then I'm a badass nobody's gonna mess with type thing? Prison yard, if you’re the baddest dude in town nobody's gonna mess with you and so ok when you get accolades and you get the success that most people don't, so people are like oh that dudes got it Chalene Johnson: I always think, oh they’re renting those... Donnie Boivin: A lot of them are and a lot of it’s coming out nowadays, B&B mansions and all the jet and the other BS is coming with it which is cool to see Chalene Johnson: But no judgement I mean I for sure had my thing and I think it comes from a sense of inadequacy and so I needed to prove to people that I was of value, I needed to create value for them and it wasn’t the money for me and I would give it away. It was me being to be the top salesperson, it was me being able to pay for things for other people; or to give them to give them sales or to do well for others... the money was like a scorecard and where I felt like I was scoring I didn't realise until later, was my worth Donnie Boivin: The accolades was a way you felt by making other people feel good or whatever else along that journey. Why do you think it went that direction vs the stuff? Chalene Johnson: Oh I know why because I figured when I went to therapy, for me my parents when I was in like I think maybe 4th or 5th grade my father was a liquidator so what he did was go into bankruptcy court and buyout businesses that were on the brink of disaster or maybe there losing 30 locations and he would liquidate the assets. It was in Detroit, it was cutthroat it wasn't the most I guess upscale people that he was dealing with, it was kinda shady and I remember they got their big - my parents got their big deal ever... they got this chain or a bunch of locations in a chain were closing, they purchased the assets and all of the assets were in a warehouse and he spent his last dime to make this deal happen and someone set fire to the building and they didn't have the assets. So my dad in an effort to teach me about money I remember him bringing me into his office and closing the door and having me sit down in his big leather office chair and he said to me that this is your bank book, it was my little blue bank book and he said I'm gonna teach you today how your money make you money. So you know that your mom and I have had this fire we're gonna be ok, we're gonna be ok but what I'd like to do with your permission is borrow your money and we’re gonna do is pay you back more. I know that was a lesson in interest but when you're like in 4th and 5th grade that felt like I was responsible right now for my parents… Donnie Boivin: Right Chalene Johnson: And felt a little bit like a hero and a lot of pressure, a lot of weight but because there was so much like praise and recognition and I was the oldest child. I was the child they went to and borrowed her money so it just installed in me a false belief, it wasn't at all his intentions, his intentions were positive. You know how people, children again interpret things and that's how I interpreted it and I held on to that message unknowingly until, my addiction to work just nearly killed me. I was sleeping like 3-4 hrs a night because there is always more to do, it was always great and I was always you know, because the more you do the more opportunities are for failure and that failure was so personal so I just never ever stopped trying to - as you said Donnie come up with that and tinker with that next new thing Donnie Boivin: And I question people who are like serial entrepreneurs that continue to go for it, my question is why do they have to continue to push themselves to the brink of finding rock bottom before they start making the change? Chalene Johnson: Well, they don't really don't know you and I used to think like this is something everyone has to go through because you're right I have heard many people’s stories where they get to that point and then they realise that ok it doesn’t have to be this way, that's another way to do it and I learnt from someone who was a workaholic. I have taught my children both you have their own businesses the right way and to see them succeed and have the success that they’ve had and balance and they know how to outsource, they know how to use additional help, and they know what it means to be out of balance. So I think it's just there's no school really fit for entrepreneurs you can't say business school really is a place to learn anything about business Donnie Boivin: Well I don't think you can teach entrepreneurs, I think you can tell somebody that you can start a business, go get punched in the face and then you can learn. You can teach them finance and everything else but it takes the individual person, in my opinion I mean everything I thought of what an entrepreneur meant prior to being one was absolutely wrong. Then launching my own business, it wasn’t until I started blowing s*** up and things started breaking and chaos ensued where it was, ok I gotta figure the s*** out. Chalene Johnson: So the only way you can actually teach somebody to be an entrepreneur, I don't know… I’ve met with lots of young people who are at the beginning stages of starting a business and have been able to teach them the things I wish I'd known that would have helped me to avoid that bottomless pit. Yeah obviously my kids have been raised in it so I was really conscientious of the messaging that we were sending to them, how we talked about business and a person's value and their identity; which has lead me to the piece of my entrepreneurial life, my professional life that I'm not as well known for is the lifestyles which is way more than selling a bajillion, tens of millions of DVDs cut People know you, it’s really small cut like you don't get rich from doing really TV but everybody knows you. You know me from fitness but what's really made our lifestyle possible and what really fulfills me is the businesses that we started back in the mid-2000s where we were teaching people how to be smart entrepreneurs and have smart success and not stressed success. And there is a methodology to teaching that and it really starts with the mindset and understanding that if you have your foundational pieces and you understand the significance and importance of growing your dream, by growing your team and how to start like how do you hire the first person for 5 hours a week, who is that person, how you hire them and how do you help people adopt that mindset before they even need the person Before making money and so I do believe it's possible and it is my wish that people - because a lot of people are turning into entrepreneurs today. Amazon makes it possible, Shopify, so many marketplace websites have made it easy for someone to jump in with an idea, grab a domain name for 9 dollars, start a business tonight and start making passive income online. My objective is I want help people to understand that there's a right way and a really stressed out, needless way to do it. Donnie Boivin: Well and I love that and it’s truly cool to hear you put it in that regard because I'm constantly telling people look, if you want to build a business go punch yourself in the face 20 times and then start. (laughs) Chalene Johnson: That’s your way. Donnie Boivin: Because look, no matter what you’re gonna take a licking you’re gonna screw something up. It's a matter of in the words of my favourite quote my fans are gonna laugh because I say this quote all the damn time. Rocky Balboa, “It's not about how hard you can hit but how hard you can take a hit and keep moving forward.” And I think maybe that's more my point of trying to teach somebody that takes that hit and keep ploughing forward. In society we’re brought up, most people are you know... what everybody else thinks about them is what matters most in their in life. Turning off that noise or like gremlin you hear is tough for people to really really really do. Most people don't have that tenacity and grit to keep pushing forward when life stacks up against them so, good on you for creating a safe environment for people to fail and have encouragement around them you know to keep moving forward with what they want Chalene Johnson: Yeah, and steps right? Like so it's it's helpful to have, like they say success leaves clues and actually will leave a blueprint for you. Most successful people will tell you exactly what they did wrong and what they did right and you should listen to them. Take into consideration of course the time because when your mentor or the person who you admire when they built their business if it was it was even 5 years ago - listen to the things they have to say when you hear entrepreneurs say this is what I wish I would have done differently, listen because that's a pretty big clue. Donnie Boivin: Well a buddy of mine, Wally Carmichael runs the Man Of Abundance podcast, one of the favourite things he ever said to me he goes, “Don't listen to the guys like Gary Vee now, go listen to what he did 10 years ago as he was building his empire... listen. I’m glad you’re running slightly opposite on the spectrum to him Chalene Johnson: Yeah, i’ve had him on my show and went head-to-head. Donnie Boivin: I'm sure because he's gonna put people in an early grave, so you know I mean there's 17… Chalene Johnson: I know, you know there’s some females doing that too now... Donnie Boivin: Well I'll work on getting them on the show so I can battle them as well because I'm on your team girl because I own a farm.Thursday afternoons at noon, days done I'm home working on the farm. That was just a plan before I start my business, that we built this life for the two of us. Oh now that doesn't say that we haven't had our struggles along the way figuring stuff out but we winning the game today not being the workaholic, you can find a cool life without killing yourself along the way Chalene Johnson: Yeah Donnie Boivin: So I'm really more interested in the business side of things so what are all the businesses you actually have? Chalene Johnson: Oh that's an interesting question, it's multiple streams of income it slowly evolve... sometimes I fear triggering that people to need to do more when I share with people like all the different streams of income that we had so I want to preface it by saying it's something that we built piece by piece, one piece at a time... Donnie Boivin: Can I say one thing in there really quick? Chalene Johnson: Sure Donnie Boivin: Guys, get it right before you start the second one Chalene Johnson: That's right. Donnie Boivin: Go ahead, go ahead… Chalene Johnson: For sure. And then give it time too so that you can really get it right and tweak it and fix it and then enjoy it and then once it starts to become a little more of passive… passive income, little less work and you are intrigued by another area - I never go eating because of real money makers. It’s this is what I'm passionate about and my husband I'm fortunate enough that he loves that I get geeked up and obsessed with things and that's right when he just sets up orange cones so no one gets hurt along the way but if you're really, really passionate about something… Someone said to me the other day like you're always reinventing yourself and I didn’t reinvent myself at all but I fell in my passion Donnie Boivin: I would say you’re evolving. Becoming a better version of yourself... Chalene Johnson: We always are and I don't worry about how does this fit with my brand, it's just this is what i’m obsessed with right now. So we sold our fitness businesses to the fitness giants Beachbody, I don't know like, years ago but I still partner with them Beachbody on consumer projects... Donnie Boivin: Smart, on their part Chalene Johnson: Haha, thank you. And so then addition to that my husband and I have served thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs, now hundreds of thousands through a couple of different courses one is called the Marketing Impact Academy and it’s an all online basically virtual mentorship program we teach people how to go from idea to making money and giving them that financial freedom, like the freedom of their schedule and teaching them that blueprint because most people do it in all the wrong ways. We teach them to start with their brand, and then to build the platform and then how to really drive sales in every way whether it’s paid ads, video infomercial, Facebook, Instagram and social you name it. There's a formula that people feel like they're serving and not selling and that's probably been and it has been our bread and butter that has been a great joy for us, it's been so fun. Teaching people and giving people that freedom and then aside from that I’ve written a couple of books, one’s a New York Times bestseller and coming out on April 16 that all about how to get healthy and happy and confident from the inside out using nutrition; it's a book it's designed to help people lose weight but to lose weight and keep it off the right way because weight-loss shouldn't be so difficult and I got thrust into that industry kind of by accident. I just got caught up in the diet and fitness culture, something I didn't know much about but I like I start that book off with an apology because I really didn't take the depth of my responsibility as seriously as I should have. I've just regurgitated what everybody else was saying without ever asking if there’s really science around this? Is it really good for us? Should we be doing this? My own health suffered in that industry and I watch so many other people suffer from things like orthorexia and just depleting their body fat so low that they were experiencing amenorrhea and just and never feeling good enough and of course we know what everyone's always known that 95% diets don't work. But it does work, right? So when we say that but that's well then why is everyone around on a diet? Well everyone’s on a diet because it does work but if you are you finding success by weight loss and ignoring the fact that everyone gains it back so I went to discover by working with a scientist is if there’s a way to master your metabolism so that you can be healthy and you can be at the way you’re supposed to be but not be a slave to food and fitness and not feel like certain things have to be ruled out forever. It was part of a process that I had to go through and I was so passionate about it like I said to my husband this is direction we're going in now because I have an obligation, a responsibility to get this right Donnie Boivin: And I love the rawness behind the starting of with the apology, what I truly respect about that is I think a lot of people go and they're doing the Lamborghini, they’re doing the big houses,they are saying look how awesome I am - you just said you started off let me tell you how I screwed it all up. That's beautiful because I'm excited I have a book fiction finally coming out that i’ve been working on and I think it’s going to be shock for the people that know me cause I'm actually walking through how I always thought I was a whole lot more successful than I was and I'm breaking down you know the self sabotaging and you know, how I was trying to put myself on a pedestal and all that's all but, I love that starting out that way because I think you're going to impact some more lives by saying hey you see me as this, let me show you how I really am Chalene Johnson: Yes I tell the story about how on one of the the infomercial, I found you know along the way I'm making a few enemies because I'm telling the dirty dark secrets behind the fitness industry but we have to because you see those people on Instagram myself included, and you go #goals I want that body but to get into the state that like for example that I was at my absolute leanest… which I had a producer call my husband and say hey for this next series it would really help sales if she could get extra lean and at that point my body fat was already so low that I wasn't getting my period and I was already working out two and a half hours a day and barely eating any food Donnie Boivin: So disgusting, I mean... sorry it's f****** nuts, why? Chalene Johnson: Yeah, yeah... and because I wasn't telling anyone this and I didn't have to do this I could have to turn down the project so I take responsibility there I didn't have to do it but because I was like yeah I don't wanna get kicked out of this club I want this opportunity I'll just exercise more - 4 hours isn't that bad. I‘ll eat less and I literally if I eat I'm ashamed like I have shame around what I was eating which is virtually nothing and so bad, so processed and disgusting just barely sustaining on any food in order to drop without those extra pounds in the most unhealthy way and then here I am such a hypocrite, smiling in the video saying, “you guys just 30 mins a day,’ bulls***. That wasn't true and it wasn’t that I was lying to the consumer, I wanna be clear about that I write this in the book ,131 method. It believed what I was saying, I just didn't believe it was ever going to be possible for me because I believed I was broken, I was floored, that I destroyed my metabolism. What I didn't realise until later on, was that all of us were doing that. Nobody could do that and in 30 minutes a day and eating tons of food every 2 hours... nobody was doing that and it wasn't until I had my own health scare with my brain health. I had a brain scan at the Amen Clinics and they ran a nutrition panel on there, a hormone panel and they said I got a failing grade. So I'm on TV about these number 1 fitness programs, I have millions of people doing my programs and following what I'm saying and my health is getting a failing score. What have I done? What have I done to myself and what have I done to other people by being negligent and not listening to my own intuition, not doing some research. Why are we telling people this? Is it founded, do we know? Is this the right thing to do or I was just trying to sell things? I literally on that day just walked away mentally, I didn't tell anyone I was just like I'm not gonna do this to my kids. I've done this to myself and I've got to figure this out Donnie Boivin: That's awesome you know, and I hope people are hearing this because I think nowadays a lot of people are regurgitating all the things they are hearing on social media. There's so much out right now and so people are giving advice to some other guru who’s just got whatever jackass method going on, so they’re regurgitating it versus going through it and see if it f****** works. Chalene Johnson: Amen. Another thing is, you and I both talked about entrepreneurs that are selling that “drive yourself into the ground” mentality, you've got to look at their whole life. I was saying when you pick a mentor look at all the areas of their lives. If they're on their fifth marriage, they’ve never been to one of of their kids’ events, they might have all the things but it's pretty clear they’re a tortured individual. Running from something, they have to be on a plane, they have to tell you how things are doing, have to tell you about their accolades, they have to flex, there's a reason why. Don't get caught up in that because it will not bring you happiness Donnie Boivin: I think what you said, to watch the entire story because just because you watched one video; that’s not a story. Go watch a couple and go see and you'll see after the guy does a 1 minute walk in front of the Lamborghini and the next minute in front of a crowd and he's not that machismo, “over the top” guy is the biggest one that I see. The newest trend that I'm starting to see is a fake cry Chalene Johnson: I haven't seen too much of that yet, looking forward to it (laughs) Chalene Johnson: When we are done, can you tell me who to go watch? Donnie Boivin: Yeah, absolutely. It's just funny because of the content nation screaming together content content content, they're not wrong. You need to put out a ton of content out but you need to put out a real story. The one thing I do like about Gary Vee that he does say is, document your life. That’s the thing right now, take people on a journey with you, I struggle with a lot of the other stuff... Chalene Johnson: You know, listen when I had him on my show, we both respect him obviously. But what I heard - if I can break him down like I'm his therapist, I met a guy who didn't get his dad's attention in his formative years... his dad was working. Donnie Boivin: And you hear it, he's like his dad drug him into it and here we go again breaking down Gary Vee, his dad drug him into the liquor store and that kind of stuff you know? It's funny to listen to those guys talk because he always says he won the lottery with his parents and I sometimes wonder when he says that phrase is he trying to convince himself or us? Chalene Johnson: Oh, yeah… or is he trying to convince his own son? Donnie Boivin: Right, right? So you gotta look at that all the way through, it's just to see where - it's funny I have a group on Facebook and my family's in there and I got a bunch of smartass brothers, my dad I mean everybody in my family. If you don't have thick skin you just don't walk around the family Chalene Johnson: Perfect Donnie Boivin: And when I first joined the group and we were hanging out I thought, oh snap everybody's gonna meet the family. How is that gonna represent my brand as I'm out there in the marketplace and now... people are feeding my family ammunition to bust my chops even more so like the whole family is in it for the ride, which is a lot of fun. I think you do for people who will look at how people are treating the marketplace, how they talk about their family, how they're talking about the things they are doing, it's gonna paint a picture of their life and their journey along. Chalene Johnson: And not everyone has that a perfect family situation and that's ok too but I just think that Donnie I think mainly what we both saying is, you gotta be authentic and if you try to copy someone else's formula in terms of what their life looks like, now what you gonna do is rent up a bunch of white Lamborghinis, now what you gonna do stand in front of somebody else’s yacht, that's just gonna blow up in your face and I think we're getting to a place where we”re too savvy for it What does concern me, two areas that I just realised right now on this podcast that we are ok with these areas being addictive. Like if you have a gambling addiction, that's a bad thing. If you have a drug addiction, that's a bad thing. But if you are addicted to exercise, or if you’re addicted to health, or addicted to business; those things we commend and we celebrate. We celebrate the ultra fit, we celebrate the ultra successful, but at the end of the day if you are doing it because you can't be present in your real life whatever it is - whether it's, you're addicted to running or you're addicted to business if it's something that you are doing to distract you from being present - it's an addiction and as damaging as an addiction to opioid, gambling or anything else... they can still destroy marriages At the end of the day what makes us happy is not money or things, it's people. Donnie Boivin: Yeah, you know it's funny to hear you say that. My most downloaded episode i’ve ever done is called, “You can't run away from you.” And I just tell my story of me growing up and when times and life got tough I moved and went somewhere else, I went to join the Marine Corps, I went up to Saint Louis you know all the way through and it was because it was my form of escapism. Everytime it got tough i got the f*** out. And I think everybody kind of has that escapism outlet, and for some people like you're saying it's business. Having a healthy love of business and growing and creating those worlds is a lovely thing - as long as you doing it as you said, not escape from something else. Chalene Johnson: Keeping ourselves in check... Donnie Boivin: Yeah, absolutely. It's gonna be fun someday sharing the stage with you by the way Chalene Johnson: (laughs) Well thank you. Yeah, I hope you like to dance Donnie Boivin: Well you know I'm a traditional country white dude, so if you'd seen the movie Hitch - this is my move, that's all I got Chalene Johnson: Okay, perfect Donnie Boivin: And if my wife even saw me do that much, she would be laughing right now because she knows how bad of a dancer I am. So where is this journey taking you? You've got all kinds of cool things going on, you had a bad ass journey and I love the self discovery that has happened too much power in you sharing that real side of your story for some of the listeners that are going through the same... So where is this taking you? Donnie Boivin: For me it’s about helping people to be healthy and health is not just fitness and nutrition, it is taking a look at every part of your lifestyle and figuring out how you can improve it because then you improve that, you improve your confidence and it makes people around you happy and that's really what this 131 method, what this book is about. Helping people understand how you become an expert of yourself. You have to become aware, you have to become aware of what you’re running from, what you’re putting in your body, how it’s affecting you, looking long term at how do you live, how do you want to show up for your kids? What kind of energy do you want to have? Do you want to be held hostage by your job? By the food that you are no longer supposed to eat or somebody else's food rules? Do you want to be held hostage by a body or how you feel about your body/? Do you want to have optimal health? That is how we improve our confidence. When we improve our confidence we treat other people better, we take more risks, we bounce back quicker, we have a resilience and it just trickles down to other people in our lives and it's those relationships that make us healthy and make us happy. So me at the moment it's trying to deliver a kind of whole person approach to being healthy and happy. Donnie Boivin: I love it, I have two theories I I wanna run by you quick. The first one, I don't think anyone has a confidence issue. Bear with me one second, I think they have an experience issue. I think that a lot of times people are afraid to do X, whatever X is. It's like riding a bike for the first time you might fall and skin your knees but you get back on the bike and you ride. And once you are able to ride a bike, you have all the confidence in the world. So I think most times people are not lacking in confidence, they are lacking in experience of that thing they don't feel confident in. Chalene Johnson: Yeah, so if I'm hearing you correctly you're saying at the root cause - if you’re trying to fix your confidence, build evidence file of more experience so you know oh wow I survived it and I’m better for it so therefore I have more confidence in myself Donnie Boivin: Love that word; evidence file. That’s cool. I love that. The second one is not mine and I'll give the accolades to whoever said it, they said this phrase quit listening to yourself and start talking to yourself. It was an interesting context for me because I know my self-talk growing up wasn’t always positive, not always pushing in the right to regard, it was constantly I'm not good enough. People don't always verbalize that but through the years as I started changing the story and changing the dialogue. Like when I watch my business, kept saying that I'm not a good business owner, I don't know how to do all this. So that became a self-fulfilling prophecy on a regular basis, I wasn't good enough Chalene Johnson: Right! Donnie Boivin: But once I started saying I'm a business owner, I run a top of the world podcast you know, all of that… things started dramatically changing. So I love this new thought process of quit listening to yourself, start talking to yourself Chalene Johnson: Yeah, I mean you know mindset determines the outcome, If you believe something is going to fail, it will. If you believe you were meant to be overweight, uncomfortable, not attractive, you will. But if you also believe that it's possible, if you just give yourself permission to believe and see that it's possible then things start to change. Making those tiny shifts in our mindset and anybody can change their mindset, anyone can change their beliefs. The beautiful thing is you weren't born with these beliefs, you developed them. So you can develop new beliefs and improve your mindset Donnie Boivin: I love that and I love that you said mindset because I hate the phrase If you think it, you can become it and here’s why: I told this to a friend once upon a time, and he goes look my brother is 6’6 and his 400 lbs, he's never gonna be a jockey I don't care how many times he wants to be a jockey. So it's not how you can become anything you want to be, it’s you can change your mindset about anything you want to change your mindset about, which is huge. Chalene Johnson: Yeah, for sure Donnie Boivin: Well this has been an absolute blast, I have really enjoyed this. Chalene Johnson: Thank you! You too, I actually don't mind I appreciate it Donnie Boivin: So here's how I like to wrap up every episode - before we do that how does everybody find you? I know you got tons of fans all over the world but how does everybody find you real quick? Chalene Johnson: They can go to 131method.com or Instagram, it's probably where i’m the most active - i’m Chalene Johnson Donnie Boivin: Awesome, beautiful. So here's how I like to wrap up every episode, If you could leave the champions who listen to this show, with a quote; a phrase; a mantra; a saying something they can take with them on a journey, especially when they’re stacked up against it, going through… what would be that quote or phrase you would say, remember this? Chalene Johnson: Your track record thus far is 100%, so you gotta believe in yourself. You’ve survived everything else up ‘til this point; you’ll survive this too. Donnie Boivin: I love that, that's a first I haven't heard that one before. Well done Chalene Johnson: Well thanks! Donnie Boivin: So, darling thank you so much for coming on this show. What an absolute pleasure. Chalene Johnson: Absolutely, thank you so much Donnie the pleasure is mine, getting to know you and I appreciate the opportunity to get to talk to you, spend some time talking to you and get to know your people Donnie Boivin: Absolutely!

#072 March 14, 2019 Are you still working to declutter? Learn some tips from Emily Ley's Simplified Life.

This week’s guest is Connie Biesalki who at time of recording was just launching her new website and brand Conni.me It was before I ran my marathon last year too.    We both left Germany some time ago, and she also left a ‘conventional way of living’, but we both are still connected to Germany somehow, discussing the greater German unconsciousness; so besides us exploring the meaning of success, happiness and a simplified life, we are also drifting a bit in some interesting chats. I loved recording this episode!   For her, success is all about helping others and improving other people’s life. Meditation is one of her daily practises, an hour rather than my little 15 minutes, water fasting (and I have completed a fast since we spoke), and we talked about how the bigger purpose, the why, gives you the push you need. Her content on Conni.me is amazing and her podcast is a great listen. She has ramped up her website and content a lot since we spoke and I highly recommend you checking it out!   As she says, we must invest in our inner work to move forward and embrace our potentials and gifts. We should stop chasing fame and money, ignore the ‘what if’ approach and live in the moment.    I absolutely loved my conversation with Conni, and her motto of ‘do something small every day!’   This podcast is hosted by Volker Ballueder (Ballueder Partners) who also wrote a book on productivity and life improvement #BeBetter.

I so loved talking with both Emily Ley and her dear friend, Kristin Winchester, today! They have supported one another through very difficult, lonely times and the vulnerability with which they shared their story touched me. Both are mamas of twins and they came to deep friendship because one of them took initiative and the other responded. Their story is what our lives should hold—initiation, kindness, acceptance, support, and the willingness to be there for one another through many seasons. Kristin and Emily got to the heart of what life is like for most of us as we try to live well the challenging stories we all live within. Kristin is mom to toddling twins. Emily is mama to three lovely little ones, and runs her company, Simplified, in all her spare time. Ha! She knows the power of friendship and teamwork, and we know you’ll be blessed as you listen. You can find Emily on Instagram, too! And she has a surprise for you: She’s giving away one copy of the 2019 Simplified Planner plus a copy of each of her books, A Simplified Life and Grace, Not Perfection ! We hope you’ll be encouraged by our conversation.

We’ve Got Magic To Do! On tonight’s show we will be discussing the principals and strategies of organizing our homes, which just like magic will organized our lives. My guest tonight is Amy Neiman from A Simplified Life. Amy and I will discuss the difficulties of de-cluttering. The emotional challenges, the required inspiration and the rewards for…

Happy New Year!  Today is the first day of the year 2018. For today's special encore episode we are going to go back in time to January of last year. Back in episode #41 I shared with you my must-have New Year's resolutions for all year long. The truth is, they are pretty much the same resolutions that I will continue to have this year as well.   Links Mentioned in this Show: Share this Episode: CarlaRaeArneson.com/episode127 Share this Podcast: LifeMadeSimplePodcast.com   Simplicity University: SimplicityU.com   Free Guide:  "9 Ways to Simplify Your Life"   Or send a text to 44222 with the word 9SIMPLIFY   Free Download: "5 Steps to Organizing Your Home"  Or send a text to 44222 with the word ORGANIZE   Website: CarlaRaeArneson.com Facebook: Facebook.com/CarlaRaeArneson   Submit Questions: CarlaRaeArneson.com/AskCarlaRae

This week on Mom Talk Radio, Emily Ley, creator of the Simplified Planner®, shares tips for living intentionally. Spotlight on Moms features Susanna Barbee of ZealousMom.com. Liz Wiess, the voice behind the family food podcast and blog, Liz’s Healthy Table, shares why family mealtime is so important. Hilary Hendershott, creator of Profit Boss Live, shares why having a good relationship with money is so important to overall health and quality of life. Katherine Firestone, founder of the Fireborn Institute, shares why the holiday season is a great time to teach kids empathy.

When I dreamed up my podcast over a year ago,I made a list of all of the guests I really wanted to have on the show and today's guest is one of the women who graced the top 5 on that very list! This episode is one of my favorite this year and will give you a glimpse into the life and mind of the one and only Emily Ley. Emily's energy is contagious and what she has done inside her company over the last 10 years is exceptional. Emily dreamed up the Simplified Planner and her boutique lifestyle brand, Emily Ley in order to create tools that help women to be more intentional and organized in their daily lives. Her work has been featured by Martha Stewart, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Forbes, and so much more. She believes everyday life doesn't have to be ordinary and that joy is truly found in the journey. Her mission is to inspire women of all ages to build joy and simplicity into their lives through intentional choices, purposeful plans and playful experiences. Over the last decade, Emily has built an empire all the while raising 3 babies, two of which are twins, and stayed true to herself with life-giving relationships and passions. It was such an honor to speak with Emily and to cover all things simplicity, spirituality and even mommy guilt in this episode. I know you are going to get so much from this conversation. Enjoy! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How Emily gave herself grace to ebb and flow with life's seasons How to find your true voice through distractions and comparison Why saying yes to every opportunity may be your biggest mistake The biggest mistake Emily made early on in her business and how she pivoted to thrive through the adversity. How spirituality underlies everything Emily does in her life and business What Emily does to teach her children to be still How to deal with mommy guilt and decide what's non-negotiable How to make and keep meaningful relationships in a busy life and business What inspired Emily's latest book on creating a more simplified life WHAT I ASK: How did you learn to tap into your true voice? What is the most educational mistake you've made so far? How does spirituality weave into what you've created? SOUL SHIFTING QUOTES: “You learn who you are by making a lot of mistakes.” “I've always looked at life and said, ‘Do I have to do it this way?'” “It's hard to find real joy when we're so bogged down by all the things.” DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: www.emilyley.com/

Get out your notebooks because this episode is JAM-packed with everything you need to know to get your life in order! This week, the trio are joined by Amy Neiman (@amy_neiman), a professional organizer AND the woman that shamed Stephen (@thepenta) into finally getting rid of the garbage he has been collecting for the past 'fill-in-the-blank' years. Amy doles out specific tips for clearing out the unnecessary clutter in your life, talks about the origins of her OCD then schools Megan (@handsomepartybutt) and Wendi (@wendibird82) on the politically correct terminology for a person that engages in hoarding (hint: it’s NOT the name of a popular television show). The interview is going smoothly until Stephen says one word that threatens the entire foundation of the Jammerz. In the midst of listening to Stephen wax poetic about the loss of his beloved chords and gold records, the girls are SICKENED when they find out that someone they trusted (yes, past tense purposely used) threw away A WORKING FUCKING ROBOT!!! We also unearth the dark, sticky history of Stephen’s attic, discover Wendi’s earliest childhood trauma AND reveal the shockingly terrifying reason Megan can never store beach chairs underneath her bed. But does anything even matter when you don’t have the mechanical star of a 2001 Skater-Pop-Punk music video serving you whiskey and cheese while you play with your Miss Piggy Paper Doll??? If you're in need of a professional organizer, you can learn more about Amy and her company, A Simplified Life: amyneiman.com Buy yourself some JAMALAMZ or check out our hit single "Quinoa" w/ Sarah Dooley at JAMMERZPOD.COM!! or get your fix of robot nostalgia: https://goo.gl/c4kwbz

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If you're listening to this episode on the week it was released, then Happy New Year! January is the perfect time to reassess your long-term goals and recommit to specific ways of reaching them. On today's episode I give you a detailed look at some New Year's Resolutions that I've committed to implementing this upcoming year to help build better habits that will simplify my life. And my hope is that you will consider putting some of these habits into practice in your own life this year, as well.  Now, if you are one of the many people who have resolved to NOT make any New Year's Resolutions, or if you're tuning in to this episode some other time of the year... no big deal! The habits and commitments I offer you don't have to be considered New Year's Resolutions, just think about them as being some of my top tips and techniques on how to find the freedom of simplicity. Do you want more ideas on how to simplify your life?  Just download my free guide called "The 9 Ways to Simplify Your Life".  And do you know anyone would enjoy listening to the show? Anyone who could use a little motivation and inspiration to simplify their life? Just send them to LifeMadeSimplePodcast.com and they can check out all our previous episodes. We have a brand new episode for you every Monday as well as a quick and brief "3 Minute Thursday" episode for a little inspiration to get you through the week. To stay updated on all our new episodes, so you don't miss any, just subscribe on iTunes or whatever podcast app you prefer to use... and of course, it's totally free! If you're new to the whole podcast world, and want more info on how to subscribe, just check out my website for some detailed information on what a podcast show is and the best way to tune in to listen.  Just go to CarlaRaeArneson.com/subscribe.   Links Mentioned in this Show:   Share this Episode: CarlaRaeArneson.com/episode41 Share this Podcast: LifeMadeSimplePodcast.com   Free Guide:  "9 Ways to Simplify Your Life"   Or send a text to 44222 with the word 9SIMPLIFY   Free Download: "5 Steps to Organizing Your Home"  Or send a text to 44222 with the word ORGANIZE   Website: CarlaRaeArneson.com Facebook: Facebook.com/CarlaRaeArneson   Submit Questions: CarlaRaeArneson.com/AskCarlaRae

Speaker: Richard Root  Key Verses: Ecclesiastes 1-2  Sermon Series: Simplify  Series Part: 8 

Setting daily priorities is a part of getting things accomplished in your life. The world chooses to primarily seek after the necessities of life. Scripture says God is simply seeking a close relationship with you! Make your two top priorities God's kingdom -- His will for your life -- and God's righteousness -- His presence, as you stay in right relationship with Him in every situation. His will and His presence. These two affect every other area -- your prayer time, your finances, your attitudes, your relationships with others. Have you arranged your schedule around what's important to God -- time with you, His child?

In today's Town Hall meeting, we are doing something different.  My guest is, my beautiful wife, Victoria.  And, we are taking you "behind the scenes" to include you in some of our conversations about life, business and where we are going as a family.  Hopefully, you will be encouraged by our journey as ordinary people, making challenging decisions. Key Takeaways Simplifying Life allows us to focus on what really matters. Simplifying schedules involves our work as well as our family schedules. Leaning into the discomfort helps you push through it. To move into the best things, sometimes we have to let go of good things. Our personal lives spill over and affect our businesses. We need to run our business, not let our business run us. Tweets [Tweet "Lean into the discomfort and push through @vmininger"] [Tweet "Simplify to focus on what really matters @vmininger"] [Tweet "Run your business, don't let it run you! @vmininger"]  Resources 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess - Jen Hatmaker The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content. - Timothy Ferriss The Simplified Life The Simplified Office www.BrianMininger.com/Solomon Small Business Revival Meet-Up- March 11th 8 AM For complete show notes and clickable links go to www.BrianMininger.com/SBR19           The post 19: Town Hall – Simplifying Life & Business w/ Victoria Mininger appeared first on .

Today's Guest is Charles Hendricks architect at 'The Gaines Group." "My name is Charles Hendricks and I am an architect, dad, and husband living in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. I design projects of all types and styles (residential, multi-family, office, commercial, industrial, new construction, renovation, modern, traditional, contemporary) for a variety of clients. There is no project too small or too large, if you value design, I am thrilled to help. In 2008, my firm was named “best green designers” by Virginia Sustainable Building Network through our work on sustainable, LEED Certified, EarthCraftCertified, and Energy Star projects in the residential, commercial, and industrial segments. We have been fortunate over the last 16 years, that I have been with the firm, to have clients that wanted to create buildings, businesses, and homes that are healthy, energy-efficient, and durable." Key Takeaways: Work Ethic is Important. It is best to put your family first, before your business. It will have a greater impact on your life in the long run. Expand your business as others are contacting theirs. Make lists. This helps you to maintain what needs to get done. Building trust is the most important thing. Social Networks are helpful for others to get to know you a little better and contact you in a variety of ways. Designing and living in a way that doesn't deplete resources and abilities of future generations so that they can live that same way, with the same quality of life.   Tweetable Quotes [Tweet ""Work ethic is important." @thegainesgroup"] [Tweet ""Building trust is the most important thing." @thegainesgroup"] [Tweet ""Make lists. This helps you to maintain what needs to get done." @thegainesgroup"] Resources The Simplified Life Five Tools to Increase Income and Personal Productivity Itunes Review from -  Bryan Orr Itunes Review from - Jim Harshaw "Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action" - Matthew Sleeth MD Harrisongurgarchitect.com  The Gaines Group Complete Show Notes with Clickable Links at www.brianmininger.com/sbr05 The post 05: Growing Inspite of Economic Challenges w/ Charles Hendricks appeared first on .

In this episode, you will hear me talk about 7 ways to simplify your life. In a noisy world, you need to simplify your day first before you simplify your world. Enjoy!