Dreamcatchers District Podcast - Mindset, Authentic Marketing, Coaching, Goals, Creative Entrepreneur, Online Business, Fear

Today on the Podcast, Are You Blocking Miracles?

If you've been catching yourself feeling judgmental, frustrated, resentful, dissatisfied — like nothing is going right, nothing feels easy, and no one is helping  — than this is the episode for you.

WARNING: it may be the exact  opposite  of what you want to hear.

It may sound so simple-stupid that you'll want to dismiss it.

(I know I've definitely had those moments before; robbing myself of the power of the practice). Here's the invitation: challenge yourself to reallllllly, actually, practice the challenge exercise at the end of the recording.

Cuz truth? Every last one of us can use this reminder, now and again. And ESPECIALLY when the ego mind would have us agitated, impatient, and thinking, "That won't help."

Fact is: It won't help if you don't do it. Nothing will.

Turns out, sometimes, the answers in life aren't complex. They're not heady; not even new. And as much as we'd love to think they are (rationalizing that we need to research something better or learn something more intricate) the reality is, sometimes, we really just need to PRACTICE them. Over and over and over again. Even when they're the last thing on the planet we WANT to do. (Especially then).

SO, as you listen (before, during, and after) g'head and notice if you're monkey brain has you eye rolling; has you dismissing; has you running rampant with restless annoyance; saying things like:

Yeah, but ...

I know this already.

That won't work for me.

Easy for you to say. You don't know my situation.

That, my friends, is the EXACT reason to tune into this very conversation. Because it's THOSE thoughts that keep you stuck, leave you un-coachable, AND make you (+ everyone around you) miserable.

Worse? It's what steals away the "one wild and precious life" that YOU are meant to live. And for what? So you can hold onto being "right" or playing small or maintaining the status quo — #NotWorthIt .

The good news? We've all been there. The better news? You don't have to STAY there. And the fastest way to get back to feeling good? To inspiring others to want to help you? To attracting more abundance into your health, wealth, relationships and business?

Well, that's the simplest-hardest practice of all. Morning, noon, and night. SO listen up and let's get started.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• Why some creative entrepreneurs burnout & others stay resilient

• The reason you've thought you had to push, hustle, control, strive

• How to inspire others to help you, to pay top dollar, to go the extra mile

• The truth about how people will remember you (over-achievers: this is SOBERING)

• What the Art of Relationship Building truly requires (now more than ever)

• How to stand out from the crowd & have more meaning in your life

• The connection between your health, your vitality, your decisions & THIS

• Why some partners get closer over the years and some become more distant

• The single trait that makes people more magnetic in business & life

• When judgement, dissatisfaction, and envy are blocking abundance

• The top way to release resentment, fear, doubt, regret (even low grade anxiety and depression)

• The #1 thing to do when you want to gripe, groan, cry, scream, complain & give up

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Me: Instagram 

• Links Mentioned: The Gottman Institute

• Past Episodes: Ep 027 "Reframe Your Story & Find the Funny in Fear with Writer Suzanne Keilly"

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, Memo to Your Future Self!

We've all heard that saying, "The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is today." But you know who reallllly feels the weight of that quote? Our future selves.

The version of you (and me) who will wake up one year from now; wishing that the YOU of today had ...

Just gotten started

Just asked for help

Just pushed through the fear of "looking dumb" or "doing it wrong" or "missing the boat" because "it's all been done already" and "what would people think?"

Your future self who wishes the you of today would have traded all those excuses for resources; all those fears for laughs. And focused more on what you wanted versus what you didn't.

Because looking back, we see how capable and deserving we always were. We see how much more time, money, & energy was lost trying to avoid fear than had we simply learned to face it.

Fact is? Your future self, just like mine, will have no choice but to look back and realize ...

The time passed, anyway.

The fear persisted, anyway.

The desire lingered, anyway.

The money got spent, anyway.

SO, as scary as it is, we might as well go for it. Perfectly imperfect, as we are, letting ourselves be compelled forward by what's becoming versus what's ending.

Not by magical thinking or rescue fantasies. Not by re-writing history or skipping over the tough moments or tying life up with a neat little bow. But by choosing to dance with doubt (like we talked about in last week's episode), supporting ourselves with systems and structures that set even the biggest setbacks up for success, and by learning how to reframe our story. So that ...

Even when a circumstance cannot change, we can.

Consider this week's episode your invitation to regroup. And to start again; becoming more and more of who you really are.

Not who you THINK you are.

Not what others EXPECT you are.

But who YOU really and truly are.

For even on your worst day, when all feels lost, you are enough. Always have been; always will be. Let there be nothing scary about that.

Enter my conversation with dear friend, writer, Suzanne Keilly

Having written for the television series “Ash vs Evil Dead” on the Starz network, the upcoming YouTube Red series “Dallas and Robo” starring John Cena and Kat Dennings, and two movies for the SYFY Channel “Killer High” which will premiere in October, and the next installment of the “Leprechaun” series, “Leprechaun Returns”, currently in production — Suzanne Keilly is known for her distinct voice; blending comedy with horror. No stranger to fear, loss, perfectionism — Suzanne is living proof that doing the work and surrounding yourself with funny folk can turn even the scariest moments into strength.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• Why the pressures you're putting on yourself don't matter

• How to reconcile when humor is helping you vs hurting you

• When you're being motivated by the wrong things (or people)

• Why creatives and entrepreneurs are most at risk for suffering

• What writing, goals, and being flexible all have in common

• Where you might be conflating two entirely different things

• The surprising liberation that comes with loss, transition & crisis

• How to start every new creative project & the mindset you need

• Why empaths really need to stop trying to make others comfortable

• And the reason this won't be the last time you're crying on the floor (+ why that's GOOD!)

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Suzanne: Twitter , Website

• Classes Mentioned: Malcom Gladwell's Masterclass

• Past Episodes: Ep #002 "How to Love Yourself & Go Pro with Heather Stewart," Ep #008 "How to Take Nothing Personally & Live for Today with Alex Albrecht," Ep #025 "Side Hustles with Intrapreneur & Driven Yogi founder Keisha Courtney," Ep #026 "How to Dance with Doubt (3 Types + Practices)

• Books: Malcom Gladwell's Outliers , David & Goliath , Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, When Doubt is Helping or Hurting You.

This week we’re talking how to dance with doubt SO THAT you can feel the feelings, love honor and accept where you are, and still turn all that distraction around before self-sabatage sets in and derails your best laid plans.

Better yet? We're helping you discern which category of doubt (I believe there are 3) you may be facing off with at any given time. This way you can practice specific responses for each varying type as well as recognize if the hesitation you're feeling is warranting your slowing down OR the monkey brain trying to take you out.

Turns out there's a significant difference between when our intuition is nudging, guiding, or leading us in one direction and when our doubt is holding on with iron hands to another direction, fighting for the status quo; desperate to keep us small, sidelined and "safe."

And if you’re a fellow women in your 20s, 30s, or 40s ...

Struggling to Wonder Woman your way through life as a multi-passionate creative, boss, wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, leader in your community, influencer online, expert in your field — than you, absolutely, know just what I’m talking about. Call it a quarter life crisis, 30s crisis, or midlife crisis — it’s a crisis not only of self-doubt but of the spirit and of skepticism in general.

Time to take the lead, learn to dance with doubt, and stop spinning round n' round; waiting in the wings.

If you've been catching yourself asking  …

:: Am I good enough?

:: Am I on the right path?

:: Am I being true to who I really am?

:: Am I trusting this?

:: Am I trusting you? 

Than this is DEFINITELY the episode for you.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• How to discern which doubt you're dealing with

• Why you need to have more conviction for your hopes than your fears

• When doubt can actually be a really good thing

• What is the major difference between "sincerity" and "seriousness"

• Why simple Pros & Cons lists are keeping you stuck

• 3 Categories of Doubts + Practices for dancing with each

• PLUS my own confessions around when and where I still feel doubt

If you've attended a live Dreamcatchers District event in LA, coached with me privately, been invited to one of our secret virtual masterclasses, or applied for an immersive planning retreat weekend and mastermind — then you already know how much dancing with doubt is a major practice to breakthrough blocks in our beliefs, body and business. 

We don’t go it alone and we won’t let you “struggle solo” either.

SO — if you’ve built the wrong business (or if you’re determined NOT to) then The Rebrand was designed specifically for you. Hop on the list below and be the first to know when virtual (and live in LA) doors open.

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Karen: Instagram , Website

• Past Episodes: "Ep #024 Feeling Lonely & Distracted? Answer these questions" and "Ep #007 When Mindset, Rituals & Design Really Count with Emmanuel Belliveau"

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, Embracing the Process.

If you're anything like most highly ambitious and multi-passionate Creative Entrepreneurial women then you, too, likely want to be "the best" on day one (or at least the top 10)! And if everything could happen, yesterday, you'd be OK with that as well. Don't lie. (I know you AND I got you! Heck, I AM you. So, HELLO, sister-friend.)

Cuz all you're life you've known you were meant for something more.

Chomping at the bit, you're hungry with drive and determination. Always have been; always will be. But doors, too often, have been closed.

And because of that, maybe a lot of things (in a lot of different areas) have been hard won.

Maybe it's taken a whole lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get where you are; to overcome what you've had to overcome. Maybe life's dealt some pretty brutal blows. But despite it all, you're still here. Passionate. Purposeful. And PERSEVERING!

Because history has taught you, "I AM more than this."

And so, whether out of self-preservation and necessity or your own creative hustle, you're a self-starter, a risk-taker, a soul made of gumption and grit. But grace? But patience? Maybe not so much. Until now.

Enter my Conversation with Intrapreneur, Keisha Courtney ...

A self-proclaimed Type A and Yoga Skeptic, Keisha now finds balance on and off the mat as a lifelong learning student, teacher, and human rights advocate.

Having volunteered to end trafficking in India, at a shelter for children in Kenya, and with a human rights organization in Cambodia — Keisha’s trauma informed training (as well as her celebration of women’s sensuality and body positivity) is one that resonates deeply with my own background as both a survivor and an agent of change. And I cannot wait for you all to meet her, here in LA, at a future workshop or retreat.

But balance, grace, and a love for the process hadn't always come easily even to this Emmy winning, former, TV News reporter whose always preferred to have her "ducks in a row." Through launching her own side hustle, The Driven Yogi, and being awarded the Pole Sport Organization Goldengate Level 2 Champion — she found it: the permission to breathe and embrace the process.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• Why women must champion each other (even when going after the same dreams)

• What to do when you've outgrown your friends and career

• How to cultivate new community with people who are driven

• The Creative Direction that comes with serving others

• Why the life of a TV News Reporter is not as glamorous as it seems

• How to watch out for "either or" thinking and the value of blending disciplines

• What to do when things don't go your way + How to motivate yourself

• Why taking a break won't make you fall behind but will increase your creativity

• What's problematic about making choices simply by convenience

• The 3 reasons you need a shared experience with an in-person group

• How to be resourceful no matter what you're circumstance or circle

• When she first learned the lesson of "closed mouths don't get fed"

• The #1 thing that gave her confidence to launch The Driven Yogi

• Talking about Self-Care + How to teach with trauma informed leadership

• Why Intrapreneurs are 33% less likely to fail when they launch their business full time

• Navigating ignorant stigmas & when she decided to share ALL of herself

• The #1 best piece of advice her mentor ever gave her for life on & off the mat

If you've attended a live Dreamcatchers District event in LA, coached with me privately, been invited to one of our secret virtual masterclasses, or applied for an immersive planning retreat weekend and mastermind — then you already know how much allowing yourself to start, to be an awkward beginner, to outgrow your current circumstance or circle all plays into our practices for inner and outer Creative Direction.

These are core components of Energy Leadership, Creative Direction, and Mastermind Mentorship.

And they are KEY for becoming who you really are.

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Keisha: Website , Instagram

• Quotes: "Closed mouths don't get fed."

• Past Episodes: EP #017 "How Successful Creative Entrepreneurs Plan for Failure"

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, When Your Inner Critic is Loudest

This week, we’re talking about a fairly unpopular topic; one I would say is the dirty little secret of online business.

And that is … loneliness … the single emotional state killing your beliefs, body, and business.

Especially for those of you who are Creative Entrepreneurs (like me) working predominantly from home, leading small virtual teams, maybe only in the field with clients on occasion and working mostly over Skype — feeling lonely is no small thing. And it can wreck havoc on your hormones, your focus, your relationships, your time and your money.

So if you’re feeling like a Lone Wolf …

Even more, now, the bigger a “success” you become — it makes sense. Know that you’re not alone no matter how alienated or overwhelmed you might feel. But let’s not sugar coat this universal experience nor accept it as the status quo. There’s always a better way. And that better way starts when we’re smart enough to …

Get honest, ask tough questions, and do things differently …

Truth? You’re shouldering greater responsibilities as a boss, as an influencer, as someone holding the space of support for everybody else (particularly if you’re a fellow speaker, teacher, coach, content creator). And that takes a tremendous amount of stamina, self-discipline, confidence and vision. (This goes for those of you, too, in your first 1-2 years of business; juggling a zillion different hats). Now, more than ever, those pangs of loneliness and distraction may have you …

Looking around and wondering …

:: Who can I talk to where I don’t have to be “on?”

:: Where can I go where I don’t have to be the expert? Where I can be the student?

:: Where won’t I risk my reputation by telling the truth and admitting what’s not working?

:: Where can I be one of many, just like everybody else, and learn in a confidential container?

:: Where can I get out of my everyday life and still have virtual support when I get home?

:: Where can I find an intimate, immersive, incubator and not get lost in a huge group?

In this Episode We Talk About:

• The reasons you maybe can’t remember a dang thing you did today
• Why starting, launching, systemizing & scaling the right biz is harder now that ever
• The #1 default pattern I, myself, have to look out for and practice again and again
• Where to not throw the baby out with the bath water when it comes to learning
• How the brain retains information best and what it discards first (SHOCKER alert)
• Why (sometimes) the things you want are not the things you need

If you've attended a live Dreamcatchers District event in LA, coached with me privately, been invited to one of our secret virtual masterclasses, or applied for an immersive planning retreat weekend and mastermind — then you already know how much we foster warm, smart, funny, generous and genuine women who are as driven as they are reflective.

We don’t go it alone and we won’t let you “struggle solo” either.

SO — if you’ve built the wrong business (or if you’re determined NOT to) then The Rebrand was designed specifically for you. Hop on the list below and be the first to know when virtual (and live in LA) doors open.

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Karen: Instagram , Website

• Past Episodes: "Ep 004: Money, Marriage and Business Models with Mamapreneur Bari Tessler" , “Ep 023: Truth Telling, Boundaries & Business with Wild Soul Elizabeth DiAlto,” and “Ep 013: Digital Detoxing & 5 Best Practices”

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, Building Trust in Life & Biz

You know those women who just tell it like it is? The ones who command attention and respect simply by walking in the room; without ever having to say a word? That's today's guest.

As funny as she is fierce, Elizabeth is my favorite kinda woman. Like so many of our Dreamcatchers, this gal is the full expression of what it is to be an integrated right and left brain; masculine and feminine energy; Creative and Entrepreneur; student and teacher. Better yet? She's wildly, unapologetically, so.

But that confidence doesn't happen over night ...

Not for you. Not for me. Not even for those women whom we so admire and adore. Yes, each of us — in our own time and in our own way — must learn to tell the truth of who we are, what we want, why we started.

And to do that? We've got to start by unlearning and un-shaming all that we are not. 

This is our moral imperative: to remember to remember. And ... to defy doubt. To get out of our own way. To breakthrough blocks. And to do the work. EVEN when nobody's watching; when nobody's supporting; when nothing's going right. Even then.

Not merely for ourselves, our own needs and our own desires, but for those whose voice (all too often) goes unheard. So that we can, as Zainab Salbi writes, "help move women from Victims to Survivors to Agents of Change."  This is our call to action. And it requires boundaries and trust.

Enter my Conversation with fellow Podcaster, Speaker, and Leader Elizabeth DiAlto ...

Known for her raw, honest and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto is the founder of Wild Soul Movement, author of Untame Yourself, and host of the popular Truth Telling with Elizabeth DiAlto podcast (formerly the Untame The Wild Soul Woman podcast).

She's been a teacher, leader, speaker, coach and trainer to groups and individuals for more than 15 years, in three different industries, consulting for organizations ranging from start-ups to large corporations such as Dove UK.

While I've been blessed to know many a silly and sincere sister-friend, whose found success and satisfaction doing what she loves, I feel lucky to call Elizabeth one more.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• How to learn to trust yourself to be more confident and consistent

• When boundaries are easy to set but hard to enforce

• Why it’s critical we recognize the jobs and tasks we’d NEVER be hired for

• How to celebrate yourself as a Content Creator or an Artist (hint: they’re different)

• Why having a mission or a message is not the same thing as having a business

• The #1 Trend Forecast for 2018 within the online marketing space

• When it’s crucial to depersonalize rejection (especially with Sales)

• How her brand is evolving and the kind of women she's attracting

• What she did to heal her own blind spots in work and relationships

• How she’s grown as a leader, found her pace, set up systems - all for more spontaneity

• Why co-dependency and emotional abuse is like second hand smoke

• How she answers her own question: What do you love about being a woman?

If you've attended a live Dreamcatchers District event in LA, coached with me privately, been invited to one of our secret virtual masterclasses, or applied for an immersive planning retreat weekend and mastermind — then you already know how much building trust and setting boundaries plays into our practices for inner and outer Creative Direction.

It's a core component of Energy Leadership and key for focusing and following through.

Simply another reason why Elizabeth's work is so complimentary yet so distinct. And I cannot wait to host her, and you, at an upcoming live or virtual experience.

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Elizabeth: Website , Truth Telling with Elizabeth Dialto Podcast , Instagram

• People & Things Mentioned: Brene Brown , Kate Northrup , Michelle Warner , Jill Coleman , Tara Gentile , Terri Cole , Human Design

• Past Episodes: "Ep 014 Styling Life and Business with Marie Forleo's Stylist Elsa Isaac" , "Ep 004: Money, Marriage and Business Models with Mamapreneur Bari Tessler" , and "Ep 020: 5 Steps to Beat Overwhelm & Prioritize Goals"

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, Building Trust in Life & Biz

You know those women who just tell it like it is? The ones who command attention and respect simply by walking in the room; without ever having to say a word? That's today's guest.

As funny as she is fierce, Elizabeth is my favorite kinda woman. Like so many of our Dreamcatchers, this gal is the full expression of what it is to be an integrated right and left brain; masculine and feminine energy; Creative and Entrepreneur; student and teacher. Better yet? She's wildly, unapologetically, so.

But that confidence doesn't happen over night ...

Not for you. Not for me. Not even for those women whom we so admire and adore. Yes, each of us — in our own time and in our own way — must learn to tell the truth of who we are, what we want, why we started.

And to do that? We've got to start by unlearning and un-shaming all that we are not. 

This is our moral imperative: to remember to remember. And ... to defy doubt. To get out of our own way. To breakthrough blocks. And to do the work. EVEN when nobody's watching; when nobody's supporting; when nothing's going right. Even then.

Not merely for ourselves, our own needs and our own desires, but for those whose voice (all too often) goes unheard. So that we can, as Zainab Salbi writes, "help move women from Victims to Survivors to Agents of Change."  This is our call to action. And it requires boundaries and trust.

Enter my Conversation with fellow Podcaster, Speaker, and Leader Elizabeth DiAlto ...

Known for her raw, honest and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto is the founder of Wild Soul Movement, author of Untame Yourself, and host of the popular Truth Telling with Elizabeth DiAlto podcast (formerly the Untame The Wild Soul Woman podcast).

She's been a teacher, leader, speaker, coach and trainer to groups and individuals for more than 15 years, in three different industries, consulting for organizations ranging from start-ups to large corporations such as Dove UK.

While I've been blessed to know many a silly and sincere sister-friend, whose found success and satisfaction doing what she loves, I feel lucky to call Elizabeth one more.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• How to learn to trust yourself to be more confident and consistent

• When boundaries are easy to set but hard to enforce

• Why it’s critical we recognize the jobs and tasks we’d NEVER be hired for

• How to celebrate yourself as a Content Creator or an Artist (hint: they’re different)

• Why having a mission or a message is not the same thing as having a business

• The #1 Trend Forecast for 2018 within the online marketing space

• When it’s crucial to depersonalize rejection (especially with Sales)

• How her brand is evolving and the kind of women she's attracting

• What she did to heal her own blind spots in work and relationships

• How she’s grown as a leader, found her pace, set up systems - all for more spontaneity

• Why co-dependency and emotional abuse is like second hand smoke

• How she answers her own question: What do you love about being a woman?

If you've attended a live Dreamcatchers District event in LA, coached with me privately, been invited to one of our secret virtual masterclasses, or applied for an immersive planning retreat weekend and mastermind — then you already know how much building trust and setting boundaries plays into our practices for inner and outer Creative Direction.

It's a core component of Energy Leadership and key for focusing and following through.

Simply another reason why Elizabeth's work is so complimentary yet so distinct. And I cannot wait to host her, and you, at an upcoming live or virtual experience.

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Elizabeth: Website , Truth Telling with Elizabeth Dialto Podcast , Instagram

• People & Things Mentioned: Brene Brown , Kate Northrup , Michelle Warner , Jill Coleman , Tara Gentile , Terri Cole , Human Design

• Past Episodes: "Ep 014 Styling Life and Business with Marie Forleo's Stylist Elsa Isaac" , "Ep 004: Money, Marriage and Business Models with Mamapreneur Bari Tessler" , and "Ep 020: 5 Steps to Beat Overwhelm & Prioritize Goals"

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, The Messy Middle

We've all been there. At that intersection of Not Yet and No Longer — where everything feels a bit off, a bit clunky, and you're fighting to make things "fit."

When you know your strengths, you've got a bazillion BIG ideas, no shortage of passion or causes — but you just don't know how to make it all come together — what then?

Know You're in the Creative Cocoon  ...

For some? It can be one of the most stressful, disorienting, and lonely places to be. Not knowing who they are, what they want, why they started, where they're going or how they'll get there — they just want the experience OVER.

For others? These chrysalis moments (as we talk about in coaching) can actually feel nurturing, honoring, restorative and life-giving.

But, for most? It's both.

The KEY is to Remember ...

What's on the other side: TRANSFORMATION.

• Experiences that feel more liberating, more surprising, and more exciting than anything you've done in a lonnnnng, long time.

• Finding enough grace with yourself (and patience with the unknown) to embrace "what is" AND explore "what could be."

• Trusting everything memorable is just outside your comfort zone. So don't shrink; stretch.

Enter my Conversation with fellow Podcaster, Christopher Swan ...

Based out of Sonoma, Christopher's on an adventure and discovery all his own. Since creating the My Big Story podcast, in 2016, he's been interviewing a diverse mix of people, uncovering unique stories, and now literally hopping planes, trains, and automobiles to share voices that aren’t being heard. But what I appreciate most about Christopher’s show? Our shared value for inclusivity and an all-embracing interest in people from various walks of life. His transparency and behind-the-scenes reveals make this a must listen for anyone struggling to figure out their next bold move.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• How to navigate not knowing what's next

• Why it's easy to start a podcast but hard to be good

• Where listening, staying in the moment, and surprise meet

• The #1 thing your audience picks up on

• When it's not a Fear of Failure it might be this fear

• The problem with striving for happiness

• One thing all his podcast guests have in common

• When he knew he had to take a step back

• What he's done to make his bigger vision his new reality

• How to redefine "Me Time" and "Balance"

• The link between faith, self-trust, pride and momentum

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Christopher: Website, My Big Story Podcast, Instagram

• People Mentioned: Elizabeth Gilbert on Super Soul Sunday

• Past Episodes: "Ep 017: How Successful Creative Entrepreneurs Plan for Failure,"  "Ep 003: Why Integrity, Identity & Instagram Matter with Tyler J. McCall"

• Quotes: "Community over Competition" ~ Rising Tide Society

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .

Today on the Podcast, Rebranding: Inside & Out!

If you're an ambitious, creative, woman (or feminist bloke) in your 30's — whose done everything "right" only to discover you've built the wrong castle — than this is the episode for you.

Maybe this is you ...

You're an overachiever whose climbed the corporate ladder in Advertising, Entertainment, or Tech. (Maybe you still are ... and you're questioning why).

And you HAD IT with ...

Working too many hours, with too many on-call days, too many pressures, and too many jerk-o's. Why? Cuz YOU'RE DONE never actually being able to ENJOY any of those swanky salaries, or sweet company perks, because you're forever chasing inbox zero (let alone meet someone, take maternity/paternity leave, or kick that coffee/sugar/carb addiction that's got you fighting headaches, brain fog, weight gain, anxiety and exhaustion on the daily).

And maybe, because of all  that, a few years ago you made the tough call to leave that "golden cage" and you started your own creative business. (If so, cheers to you. That's no small thing! If not, but that's your goal, keep reading.)

Maybe you put EVERYTHING you had into ...

Nursing your creative baby. Hustling, pushing, and doing ALL THE THINGS so you could "make it happen" before 40. And, likely, you've done really well. Better than most, even. Maybe you're the envy of all your friends. Maybe you look realllllly good online. Maybe no one would ever guess how much website shame or business resentment you actually have. But you DO.

Truth? Behind-the-scenes you're working nights, weekends, and your life is spent 24-7 on screens — just to maintain what you've built: a business that hasn't created you freedom; a brand that doesn't feel like YOU. 

You're tirrrred. Scared. And despite the money, the likes, the clients — you're feelin' pretty broke. Still, something in you says, "I'm not broken. And this is  MY YEAR  to turn it around." Sound familiar?

Enter my conversation with Brand Stylist, Designer and dear friend, Kristen Poissant.

If you can relate to any of the following, or if you're WISHING you COULD relate to the following but you're not quite there yet, get your buns on the waitlist (below) for the secret goodness that's cooking up for 2018.

Tell me, does this sound familiar? Or do you wish it did?

• Clients are rolling in easier now but they're not the right clients.

◦ (Heck, maybe you don't even want clients anymore)

• There's finally good cashflow now

◦ (But you're not sure where to focus first or which investment will yield the best ROI)

• You're proud of what you've accomplished AND you're hungry for better

◦ (Because you know your current model's definitely not sustainable or satisfying)

• The business and brand felt like you a few years ago

◦ (But you've outgrown it and it's not where you see yourself in 5 years)

• People "know" what you do (kinda) but not quite

◦ (And you're tired of always having to explain yourself or "sell" yourself)

• You're ready to up-level your beliefs, body, business, and brand in 2018

◦ (The stakes are high and it's now or never)

• Going it alone, DIY'ing things, free self-study & self-coaching is no longer for you

◦ (The fancy big conferences, social clubs, & online courses are great - but you want an intimate incubator, a mastermind, a brain trust to rebrand you and your biz from the inside out!)

SIDE NOTE: If you're still working internally somewhere, dreaming of launching your own creative business, this is ALSO the episode for you! Don't wait until you're flying solo; listen to us folks further down the path and let us shed light on what's just around the bend. Cuz creatives who do? Learn "How to Plan for Failure" (Episode 017) and set themselves up for more and more entrepreneurial success.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• Why having a corporate background is a huge advantage

• The power of building relationships (offline & online)

• Why everyone needs to learn how to ask for help

• When networking is a total waste of time & setting better intentions

• The #1 question that helps us discover how we want to be "known"

• How investing in community gives your business serious leverage

• When skills, talents, & DIY won't get the project done

• The realities of Launch Day and why success requires grit

• What still doesn't come easily and how Kristen balances working from home

• The #1 thing investing in your business (and yourself) gives you

• Why we need to identify the shadow sides of our individual strengths

• How to embody inner and outer creative direction to feel authentic

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Kristen: Instagram

• People Mentioned: Tiffany Pratt on the Creative Mornings Podcast   Gabby Bernstein

• Past Episodes: "Ep 020: 5 Steps to Beat Overwhelm & Prioritize Goals" (Self-Coaching exercise)

• Events: Create & Cultivate, The Wing, ALT Summit, Rising Tide Society

• The Dreamcatchers District: Creative Direction for Your Beliefs, Body, Biz & Brand GET INVITED TO LIVE LA + VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to [email protected] .

Today on the Podcast, Giving Your Goals Mental Whitespace + Vision:

Today I’m so grateful to be back, coming off our our extended holiday break where we took a hiatus from the poddy-pod and all its corresponding social media rabbit holes. And I cannot TELL YOU  how sweet it feels to feel rested! Refocused and ready to roll!

Not gonna lie ... I feel like a million bucks.
(More on how I spent my hiatus and my own personal goal, which I'm proudly 4 weeks into achieving, in an upcoming episode).

But if hearing me share about feeling rested or proud is leaving anyone uncomfortable, sad, or feeling frustrated — because it's the end of January and you’ve not stuck with your goal or you didn’t even set a goal — I'm here to tell you: we've ALL been there.

In fact,  you’re in very good company as some 95% of folks don’t follow through on their resolutions. Even more? Never even set one. While there’s a whole slew of reasons (inner blocks, outer influences, emotional drivers, and the 10 Follow Through predictors), today's episode is designed to help you start where you are so you can begin to see some of those blocks and move through them.

Because, let’s face it. Goals (and the whole "New Year, New You" push that comes with this season) can cough up a lot of emotions and behaviors.

Sometimes that’s excitement and laser focus. And sometimes that’s overwhelm and inaction. Not a single one of us hasn't experienced that, or even re-experienced that, in one area of our life or another.

But wherever you are today, now a month into 2018 at the time of this recording, know you’re in the exact right place at the exact right time. No one's behind. No one's alone. And no one's lost. Especially not you, Boo.

Since this is a podcast, and not a small group or private immersive setting, we’ll just be scratching the surface but, my hope, is to help you gain some clarity and discern, for yourself, what actually matters most. To you. So that you can start to declutter your brain, unburden your spirit, and begin to create some space for what's wanting to emerge.

I'll be prompting us through a powerful self-coaching exercise where we'll be taking a bird’s eye view at what's creating overwhelm in your life and business.

So grab a pen and paper and let's start working through all those big ideas, projects, and tasks that feel unfinished or un-started or just plain uninspired and unnecessary.

Because, truth? When we begin to understand what goals are, what they aren’t, how they motivate us and how they don’t — we begin to see how quickly they can become either tremendously compelling or tremendously deterring.

And while there are varying degrees of stress and celebration associated with every stage of outlining, strategizing and achieving Goals, Projects, Tasks (like — did you know those three things are different?) we must first begin by quieting the noise and stopping the overwhelm. Without that, nothing else matters.

In this Episode We Talk About:

• Why the rat race of obsessive online marketing is killing your biz (and life)

• Where your time, money, & energy is better spent

• How to create continuity with FREE content

• Spontaneous Shoutouts to podcast listeners

• When acknowledgement + validation actually hurt you

• 5 Steps to making more mental white space for yourself

• The truth about what's holding you back (Self-Coaching Exercise)

• My favorite science-backed morning + evening peak performance prompt

• What to do when visioning & imagining your future self doesn't work

Get Ready to Hear All The Behind-The-Scenes Stories & Insights.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Follow Me: Instagram 

• People: Brene Brown

• Future Episodes: Featuring Elizabeth Dialto of Wild Soul Movement + the Truth Telling podcast, as well as brand stylist Kristen Poissant

• Past Episodes: "Ep 019: 2017 Reflections + Guided Meditation with Karen Christensen" 

• The Dreamcatchers District Creative Direction: For Your Beliefs and Business, Ask Me How

This is Not a Monologue, Chime In!

• Rate, Review and Subscribe. Share this with your friends. Listen with your team. Send it to yo mama!

• Got a question you want answered on the podcast? A guest you want interviewed?

• Email your biggest challenges, aha’s, and guest nominations to info @ DreamcatchersDistrict.com .