“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue consistently.” - Maya Angelou If you were to take inventory of your life, could you claim to be courageous? Taking aligned action can be quite scary for a lot of people. There is seemingly so much on the line when stepping out of your comfort zone and acting fearlessly. However, what is on the other side of that fear is an authentic life curated by you and dictated by external perceptions. With the right motivation and proper identification of fear, you can create a life true to you. This is exactly what today’s guest has put into practice and has created a life around educating the world about courage. Speaker, author, and courage coach, Candace Doby joins us to extend her knowledge on how to conjure courage through her own personal journey with courage. Tune in to hear an enlightening conversation that will spark a fire in you to act courageously in your life as well! Topics discussed in this episode: How Candace became a courage coach What courage means to Candace How to conjure your courage Evaluating risk Internal motivation vs. external validation Importance of competence and knowledge Preparation before courage How to deal with external perceptions What is standing in our way How to dismantle fear Connect with Candace: Website: candacedoby.com Her book: A Cool Girl's Guide to Courage Listen to The Courage Hotline Podcast Join the FREE It's Time to Be YOU Facebook Community

It’s no surprise that so many people with people pleasing tendencies have a harder time finding their purpose or confuse their purpose with what other people have in mind. Separating your needs from the needs of others can be a challenge, but necessary if you want to live an authentic life. It takes a lot of inner work to find who you truly are after living a life chasing other people's ideas of success. How far would you go to uncover your true purpose? Would you take a 12 month sabbatical and leave your 7 figure business? This sounds extreme, but was how our guest got the call to live her true purpose. Mary Henderson, internationally recognized personal branding and online business specialist, joins us on today’s episode to share her story of her journey to self discovery. This massively impactful story takes us through how Mary recognized her current situation wasn’t working for her, and the moment everything shifted.  The road to living with grace and in your genius is the most important one you can take. The universe is abundant and wants to serve YOU! Not anyone else you think you should be. So when you step into your true authentic self, the universe provides in ways you can’t even fathom.  Tune in to learn the tools and techniques Mary used to find her purpose by honoring her highest self and elevate her frequency to create the fulfilling life she is living now. Topics discussed in this episode: Mary’s journey through self discovery What led Mary to leave her 7 figure business  What is the true meaning of purpose What is our internal inventory Value of true currency: knowledge, wisdom, and skills The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people What is quantum medicine and how  Steps on how to unpack your true purpose and potential Connect with Mary Henderson: Facebook LinkedIn Website: maryhendersoncoaching.com Email: [email protected] Join the FREE It's Time to Be YOU Facebook Community

We talk a lot about how self care is an important part of the process in taking control of your life and putting yourself first. In today’s episode, we’ll learn that energy management is actually a really important form of self care. But what is Energy Management? To help us answer this question and learn more about energy management we are joined by Dr. Arin Reeves, a researcher, executive advisor, author of several books including her most recent one, In Charge: The Energy Management Guide for Badass Women Who Are Tired of Being Tired. Dr. Arin Reeves understands what it’s like to be sick and tired of being sick and tired, the expectations of women to show up flawless, having strong emotions and just needing to vent. We discuss: Why she hates self care articles, The power of letting things go How to give less fucks The real value of how you spend your time and energy Life is too short to waste your energy on things you dislike, I hope you enjoy this conversation to learn how to take control of your energy. Connect with Dr. Arin Reeves Purchase In Charge: The Energy Management Guide for Badass Women Who Are Tired of Being Tired Website: arinreeves.com Join the FREE It's Time to Be YOU Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/timetobeyou

What if you were able to save someone’s life just by telling your story about living with mental illness? The feeling that you are alone in suffering only compounds the grief, and over time, the burden of childhood trauma, abuse, violence, and abandonment, can lead to fatal outcomes. Pulling yourself out of the depth of darkness and rising up to tell the story to help others is no easy feat, but something our guest speaker has done, and lives to tell the story.  Join us in an uncut and raw conversation with author, empowerment coach, and creator of Ignite Your Life women’s workshop, Charlene Madden. In this episode Charlene Madden tells her story about courage, resilience, and vulnerability, as Charlene walks us through her life’s journey of dealing with mental illness and how she pulled herself out of her darkest moment by alchemizing the experience into empowerment.  Listen in for a powerful story of triumph and to learn tools on how to self-heal to go on to live a joyful fulfilling life after trauma. Topics discussed in this episode: Charlene Madden’s personal healing journey The three S’s and how they can help you heal Understanding trauma and mental illness  Tools on how to rise out of suffering The importance of healing through community Work with Charlene: Website Workshop Connect with Charlene: Facebook Instagram Join the It's Time to Be YOU Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/timetobeyou

Owning your magic starts with taking care of yourself. When we are exhausted and burnt out, it's hard to function, it's hard to know who we really are and what we need. It's important to take time for self care, self love and positive self talk.  Michelle Goodloe joins us to share her journey from burning out to being on a mission to help busy, caring, exhausted people take care of themselves in a way that doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming. We discuss boundaries, perfectionism, mantras and being open with others about our struggles. Michelle teaches us how we can become aware of our needs, what self care can look like and how to show up as your favorite version of yourself. When we put ourselves and our needs first, we can get to a place of owning our magic.  Connect with Michelle Goodloe: Website: gmichelle.com Instagram: @thegmichelle Twitter: @thegmichelle Pinterest: @thegmichelle Join the It's Time to Be YOU Facebook Community for ideas and support to put your self care first. https://urlgeni.us/facebook/timetobeyou

As people pleasers, we typically play small, go with the flow, follow rules and expectations. Well it's time to be a little more bold in our lives. Being bold helps us to speak up, stand up for ourselves and really embrace who we truly are. To help us be bold, Brooke Strauss joins us today to share her journey. Brooke has created a VA business, the Bold in Her Biz merchandise shop and founded the Ladies of Legacy Club on Clubhouse. Brooke teaches us that when you take bold steps in your life and embrace your true self that you can have more success in your life and business. In this episode you will learn about listening to your inner voice, releasing what (or who) doesn't serve you, finding support outside of your family and adding value. Connect with Brooke Strauss: Clubhouse: @BrookeStrauss Instagram: @boldinherbiz TikTok: @boldinherbiz Shop: boldinherbiz.com Join the FREE Facebook Community: It's Time to Be YOU!

Is there a change that you want to see in the world? Are you passionate about a cause? Do you have a small voice inside of you that's saying you need to step up and take the lead? It can be hard to know how to get started and how to keep going when trying to make an impact on the world.  For today's episode, we are joined by Terri Broussard Williams, a lobbyist, speaker, best selling author of Find Your Fire and the Founder of Movement Maker Collective.  Terri shares with us ways that she has created change, inspired others to create change and how she balances it all with the Great Me Set. This episode is your sign to step up, create change and start a movement. Connect with Terri Broussard Williams: terribwilliams.com Become a contributor to the Movement Maker Collective: [email protected] The Great Me-Set: https://terribwilliams.com/me-set/ Lumenkind Mindful Marks: https://terribwilliams.com/product/thegreatme-set/ Remember to follow and tag me on instagram @beyoutifulchick

TEDx speaker, radio host, author, and co-founder of the Teen Suicide Prevention Society, Jackie Simmons joins us today to discuss the important topic of suicide prevention. In this episode we talk about how we can put an end to suicide by having a simple conversation with the people around us.  Jackie shares her personal story of having chronic depression and how her daughter made several suicide attempts. Along with her daughters, Jackie is on a mission to put an to teen suicide specifically and suicide in general. I hope that you join Jackie on this mission to stop suicide. We need people to be here, use their gifts, share their stories and make the world a better place. We need you to be you. Resources: http://teensuicidepreventionsociety.org/ TEDx Talk: www.TheTalkAboutSuicide.com Email Jackie: [email protected] Website: jackiesimmons.com National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org 800-273-8255 Please reach out to me if you ever need to talk, I am here for you! [email protected] Instagram: @beyoutifulchick Facebook: Ariel Vaughan Bredder

Recently, it seems like a lot of women in particular have been diagnosed with ADHD. As you're working on yourself and learning more about who you truly are, you may have come across the possibility of having ADHD. In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Jackson, a board certified cognitive specialist and Vice President of Program and Outcomes for Brain Balance Centers, joins us to give us the 411 on learning disabilities, ADHD, how are brain works and how we can continue to change our brain. Dr. Jackson helps us to uncover some myths about ADHD and how we can improve how our brain functions. I hope that this episode provides you with more insight and answers as you are learning more about yourself. Learn More About Brain Balance Centers:  brainbalancecenters.com Connect with Dr. Rebecca Jackson: drrebeccajackson.com Join the FREE It's Time to Be YOU Facebook community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/timetobeyou

As people pleasers we tend to play by everyone else’s rules, but it’s time that we create our own.  What would it look like if we started making the things that seem impossible, more probable? In this episode, I am joined by Victoria Song, a leadership advisor to successful founders and CEOs of the world’s fastest growing technology companies, and celebrities with power, platform and influence. She studied economics at Yale University and leadership at Harvard Business School, and was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her achievements. In all of these experiences Song found "success", but she was still left searching for fulfillment.  On her path to fulfillment she has worked with over 25 coaches to learn how to redefine success and define her self worth from within. With everything that she has learned, she has simplifid it into a best selling book - Bending Reality: How to Make the Impossible Probable. And in this episode, you’ll learn some of the secrets to bending your reality. You’ll learn about the two states of being to help you recognize when you’re playing small in the contraction state and how to shift into the expansive state to access a state of flow. You’ll learn that the version of reality you’re currently in doesn’t have to be the reality you stay in. And Victoria shows us that you don’t need to know the how in order to change your reality. It’s time to stop putting limits on what’s possible for us. It’s time to stop chasing success that isn’t fulfilling. It’s time to bend your reality and be you! Connect with Victori Song: Website: victoriasong.me Join the FREE It's Time To Be YOU Facebook community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/timetobeyou