Pimp Your Brilliance Podcast

This is part 3 of the Fear Less series. If I had a dollar for every time some told me that they wanted to start a blog, I could stop working. Seriously, it isn’t an exaggeration. Lots of people still want to launch their blogs and those same people are really afraid to do so. Today on Pimp Your brilliance, I have Sarah Morgan of XOSarah.com. Sarah Morgan is an Emmy Award-winning digital strategist who’s been blogging and building websites since age 13. She has built a career around helping bloggers and other small business owners kick ass online. Sarah’s extensive knowledge of the blogging industry is why I invited her on the show. In this episode, she shares why people are still afraid to start blogs, easy ways to start blogging and how to leverage your blog as a sales tool. Show notes - https://www.keepchasingthestars.com/52   This episode is brought to you by The Fear Guide- Silence Your Fear And Take Action. If the Chorus Of Fear is regularly singing you out of your dreams, you need to grab this short rea

This is part 2 of the Fear Less series.   Have you dreamed of hosting your own in-person workshops, classes, and meetups for your community? Well, you’re in luck because I have Siobhan Sudberry of Be Free Project as our guest expert on hosting your own events.   After planning and hosting over 20 events in 2019, Siobhan has learned what it takes to make an event enticing enough to sell out. In this episode, she shares the story of her first event, how to find a low-cost venue and three things that you can put in action right now to get started planning your own event.   Show notes - https://www.keepchasingthestars.com/51   This episode is brought to you by The Fear Guide- Silence Your Fear And Take Action. If the Chorus Of Fear is regularly singing you out of your dreams, you need to grab this short read jam-packed with exercises that will help you silence those internal voices of fear long enough to take the next small step.   Grab a copy by visiting- TheFearGuide.com

If you dream of speaking at events but you’re too afraid to get started, this episode was made for you. I have my biz bestie Amber Wright back on the show today. Amber is a Communications Expert and highly sought after speaker. She is the perfect person to kick off my Fear Less Series by teaching you how to you ignite your speaking career.   In this episode we’re sharing our individual speaking journeys, practical ways to get started speaking at the conference level and how you can put some action behind your dreams of becoming a speaker. Show notes - https://www.keepchasingthestars.com/50   This episode is brought to you by The Fear Guide- Silence Your Fear And Take Action. If the Chorus Of Fear is regularly singing you out of your dreams, you need to grab this short read jam-packed with exercises that will help you silence those internal voices of fear long enough to take the next small step.   Grab a copy by visiting- TheFearGuide.com

Like you, I have a list of things that I would love to accomplish this year and a life that often feels like it’s bursting at the seams with all of the things left for me to complete. It’s a little overwhelming, to say the least.   That’s why I spend 20 minutes every week planning and organizing the chaos. If you really want to maximize your productivity and check those boxes next to your goals, you have to learn how to plan your week. In this episode, I’m sharing my foolproof method for making sure my schedule is full of the big ticket items on my goals list.   Show Notes- www.keepchasingthestars.com/49 This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal.The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision, encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.co

Now that we’re officially several weeks into 2019, how are your goals looking? The shiny appeal of setting goals new goals against the clean slate of a new year is wearing off. This is when the reality that it is time to get to work begins to set in. Setting a S.M.A.R.T goal is the easy part. It gets much harder once we realize that we need a plan for achieving that goal. That’s what today’s podcast episode is about. There are 4 essential parts that you must have if you want your goal action plan to be effective. I’m going over all 4 pieces and breaking them down so that you can get your 2019 goals in gear. Show Notes- www.keepchasingthestars.com/48   This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal.The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision, encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.co PYB Mastermind is open for registration. This mastermind experience combines 1:1 coaching, group calls, short b

Here we are at the start of 2019 and you know what's on everyone's mind? Goals!Big goals. Little goals. Impossible goals. We are all thinking about what we want to accomplish during this next trip around the sun. A few weeks ago, I had this aha moment about how we approach SMART goal setting and in some instances, we may be unintentionally setting ourselves up to fail. That's the inspiration behind today's episode.So let's talk SMART goals. Show Notes- www.keepchasingthestars.com/47 Join the #ProcrastinationDetox Challenge to learn why you procrastinate, simple strategies to overcome it and how to start executing your ideas now. The challenge starts on January 14th! Register- https://www.keepchasingthestars.com/procrastinate/ This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal.The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision, encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.co

This is the final episode of 2018! I can’t believe we are staring down a shiny new year already. I believe strongly in closing out the previous year in order to fully embrace the year ahead. So I thought would be fun to reflect on some of the highlights of this past year, as well as talk about areas that could use some improvement. Curious about what my top 5 things are for 2018? Press play and give this episode a listen.   Show Notes- www.keepchasingthestars.com/46 This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal.The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision, encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.coThis episode is also brought to you by my book The Fear Guide- Silence Your Fear And Take Action. Grab this short read jam-packed with exercises that will help you quiet your fear long enough to take the next small step.Grab a copy by visiting- TheFearGuide.com

Today we're talking about vision boards! Since the year is winding down, it seems like the perfect time to share a few ways that you can make your vision board more effective. However, I want to point out that you can make a vision board at any time of year. There’s no shortage of vision board articles dishing out advice about how to create a vision board. Most of them focus exclusively on how to create the actual board. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m sharing my 2 cents on what makes a vision board powerful and 5 ways to make yours more effective. This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal.The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision. Encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals, it seamlessly blends goal setting, visualization, planning your day to day, and regular review to help you get from idea to done. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.co This episode is also brought to by The Fear Guide- Silence Your Fear And T

What kind of success are you dreaming about for next year? Maybe you’d like to finally launch that business or tackle a goal that has been on your someday list for too long. We all want to experience more success, but have you considered what really needs to happen in order to achieve it? I’ve been doing a lot of one on one work lately and I’ve pinpointed 3 key areas that you need to master in order to successfully achieve your goals next year. It’s probably not what you think. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m breaking down the 3 key areas that you need to work on strengthening to experience more success. Consider this your tough love kick in the pants and start doing this work now. Show Notes- keepchasingthestars.com/44 This episode is sponsored by the Visionary Journal and The Fear Guide. The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision. Encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals, it seamlessly blends goal setting, visualization, planning your day to day, and regular

Jeanetta Gonzales is a Los Angeles-based designer and artist. A lover of pattern, color, and design she works as a surface designer, graphic designer, and illustrator. With degrees in fine art and graphic design, she began her career as a graphic designer working in design firms and corporate companies such as WedMD, Mattel and The Disney Store. She later parlayed her digital and fine art skills into surface design working as a textile designer and style guide designer for consumer products. In this episode, Jeanetta shares how she got started as a graphic designer after obtaining a degree in fine art, how to overcome creative blocks and 3 ways to get started with art licensing. SHOW NOTES- keepchasingthestars.com/43 This episode is brought to you by The Fear Guide- 7 Steps To Silence Your Fear And Take Action. If the Chorus Of Fear is regularly signing you out of your dreams, you need to grab this short read jam packed with exercises that will help you quiet your fear long enough to take the next small step.

Today I want to share a few simples ways to survive the holidays while still being productive and stress-free. Let's face it, the holiday season can be rough. I start feeling a shift in my energy around October and by the time we make it to November I'm ready to tap out. I always push through those feelings and try to keep the same pace through December which leaves me exhausted and burnt out come January. This then leads to feeling guilty about not starting the year with a bang. It's a crazy vicious cycle and I bet I'm not the only person that experiences this. Show Notes- keepchasingthestars.com/42 This episode is sponsored by the Visionary Journal and The Fear Guide. The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision. Encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals, it seamlessly blends goal setting, visualization, planning your day to day, and regular review to help you get from idea to done. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- VisionaryJournal.co If the Chorus Of Fear

Aycee Brown is a Human Design Expert, the founder of Goodnight Darling Co, as well as a life and business strategist who helps people thrive and find financial success based on their aura type. She guides her clients through the process of transitioning from doing life by the book to following their guts in every aspect of living. In this episode, Aycee introduces us to the concept of Human Design and how you can live your best life by applying your human design strategy. SHOW NOTES- keepchasingthestars.com/41 This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal. The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision. Encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals, it seamlessly blends goal setting, visualization, planning your day to day, and regular review to help you get from idea to done. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.co

Alexandra Franzen is a copywriter and writing coach, helping clients to develop podcasts, videos, websites, pitches, proposals, books, and other projects. She writes an amazing newsletter to share inspiring true stories, writing and creativity tips, positivity, encouragement, and motivation to pursue your goals. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, Alex shares how she got started as a writer, growing her business despite not being on social media and 3 ways to be a more confident writer. This episode is brought to you by the Visionary Journal. The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision. Encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals, it seamlessly blends goal setting, visualization, planning your day to day, and regular review to help you get from idea to done. Learn more about the Visionary Journal by visiting- visionaryjournal.co

For the last handful of months, you may have heard me mention my short book The Fear Guide. Today I want to give you a backstage pass into my creative process. I’m going to walk you through what goes on when I get an idea. If you've ever been curious about how I go from idea to completed product this is the episode for you.   SHOW NOTES- keepchasingthestars.com/39   This episode is brought to you by my booklet The Fear Guide- Silence Your Fear And Take Action.   If the Chorus Of Fear is regularly singing you out of your dreams, you need to grab this short read jam-packed with exercises that will help you quiet your fear long enough to take the next small step.   Grab a copy by visiting- TheFearGuide.com

Kyla is a Canadian business coach and digital strategist who's worked behind the scenes in hundreds of businesses, from six-figure brands to one woman shops. She helps business owners make their brands irresistible, profitable & simple to run so their businesses aren't just successful, their work is measurable and feels amazing. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, Kyla shares how she structured her business around her life and family, how to give yourself permission to be human while moving forward in your business, and 4 ways to simplify your marketing. SHOW NOTES- keepchasingthestars.com/38 This episode is sponsored by The Visionary Journal. A goal setting guide, mini vision board, and day planner that helps you break your goals into actionable steps that you can integrate into your daily life. You start with the big picture areas of your life that you’d like to focus on, set S.M.A.R.T goals, create a 90-day action plan while committing monthly and weekly to doing the work that will move you close

"Every big thing in life is done through a series of tiny actions."  Today's episode is inspired by a conversation that I had with my mom about how to find your passion. If I had a dollar for everytime this conversation came up I would be rich.  Contrary to what most people believe, you won't find your passion sitting around thinking about it. Finding your passion is not a passive activity. It requires action! A lot of it. But you don't have to make huge commitments or dive in deep right away. You can start small with a series of tiny actions.   SHOW NOTES- keepchasingthestars.com/37   This episode is sponsored by The Visionary Journal. A goal setting guide, mini vision board, and day planner that helps you break your goals into actionable steps that you can integrate into your daily life.  You start with the big picture areas of your life that you’d like to focus on, set S.M.A.R.T goals, create a 90-day action plan while committing monthly and weekly to doing the work that will move you closer to achieving y

Kate Kenfield is a speaker, writer, and empathy educator based in Melbourne, Australia. Her workshops, talks, and writing seek to improve people’s emotional literacy, whether in a professional or personal context. Kate has also developed a unique set of cards that she calls Tea & Empathy. She has used these cards in trainings that have helped doctors, students, activists, and many others to better understand and talk about feelings in a practical and non-confrontational way. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, Kate talks about how she became an empathy educator, the importance of self-care, and shares 3 key ways to improve your relationships. Kate's Tea & Empathy Kickstart campaign just went live! Check it out and support it if you can. Show Notes: keepchasingthestars.com/36 This episode is sponsored by The Visionary Journal. A goal setting guide, mini vision board, and day planner that helps you break your goals into actionable steps that you can integrate into your daily life.  You start with t

In this episode, I share my snorkeling story and how that parallels to the entrepreneurial journey. Often times we are so focused on our fear that we will risk missing out on an amazing opportunity to avoid feeling a little discomfort. Show Notes: keepchasingthestars.com/35 This episode is sponsored by The Visionary Journal. A goal setting guide, mini vision board, and day planner that helps you break your goals into actionable steps that you can integrate into your daily life.  You start with the big picture areas of your life that you’d like to focus on, set S.M.A.R.T goals, create a 90-day action plan while committing monthly and weekly to doing the work that will move you closer to achieving your goal. For more information and to order your own copy of the Visionary Journal visit- www.visionaryjournal.co  

Kathlyn Hart is a salary negotiation coach and a motivational speaker who supports ambitious women to dream big, live boldly and earn more. Through her salary negotiation boot camp “Be Brave Get Paid,” which has helped women increase their income by an average of $15,000, she teaches underpaid women how to confidently own their worth and ask for more. Kathlyn is also the host of The Big Leap Show podcast, where she interviews entrepreneurial women about their journey from dreaming to doing. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, Kat shares how she quit her job to travel the world, why women should be negotiating their salaries, and 3 steps to ask for more out of life. Show Notes: keepchasingthestars.com/34 This episode is sponsored by The Visionary Journal. A goal setting guide, mini vision board, and day planner that helps you break your goals into actionable steps that you can integrate into your daily life.  You start with the big picture areas of your life that you’d like to focus on, set S.M.A.R.T goal

This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, Monique & Amber answer their very first listener question! Longtime Keep Chasing the Stars supporter and young adult author, Anastasia Bolinder asks: “How can she get her books out to more people?” Learning how to market your work is something that every small business has to figure out. Even though we’re talking about marketing books, many of the tips shared in this episode can be applied to other types of businesses. Show Notes: keepchasingthestars.com/33 This episode is sponsored by The Visionary Journal. A goal setting guide, mini vision board, and day planner that helps you break your goals into actionable steps that you can integrate into your daily life.  You start with the big picture areas of your life that you’d like to focus on, set S.M.A.R.T goals, create a 90-day action plan while committing monthly and weekly to doing the work that will move you closer to achieving your goal. For more information and to order your own copy of the Visionary Journal visit- ke