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  • Redefining Abundance to Include The Things That Matter To Your Heart
    choosing joy Christmas podcast Season 4

    Ep166: Redefining Abundance to Include The Things That Matter To Your Heart with host Paula Jenkins

    Throughout this holiday season, I’ve found myself reflecting on the true nature of “abundance.” It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot in entrepreneurial and business circles, and it strikes…

    December 27, 2018
  • Sarah von Bargen on Building Joyful, Intentional Habits
    choosing joy how to podcast Season 4

    Ep162: Sarah Von Bargen on Building Joyful, Intentional Habits

    Sarah Von Bargen of the blog Yes and Yes joins me for a second visit this week to talk about building joyful, intentional habits. She’s the amazing person behind the blog…

    November 27, 2018
  • how to handle stressful holiday situations with joy, peace, and ease
    choosing joy podcast Season 4

    Ep161: How to Handle Stressful Holiday Situations with Joy, Peace, and Ease

    This week’s show is all about how to navigate some of the difficult Holiday events and situations that come up. If you are anxious about an upcoming Thanksgiving or Holiday Dinner,…

    November 20, 2018
  • The Inspiration, Intention, Action To Lead a Joyful Life
    choosing joy podcast Season 4

    Ep160: The Inspiration, Intention, Action To Lead a Joyful Life (Plus an Update on the 2018 NKOTB Cruise)

    Welcome to Season 4! This week on the show, I’m doing a solocast to kick off Season 4 and taking a look at the direction the show will be headed this…

    November 13, 2018
  • The Season Three Finale: Top 10 Countdown on Jump Start Your Joy
    choosing joy podcast Season 3

    Ep155: The Season Three Finale: Top 10 Countdown on Jump Start Your Joy

    It’s time for the Season Three Finale: Top 10 Countdown on Jump Start Your Joy! This week on the show, I’m sharing the most downloaded episodes of Season 3.   Want…

    September 25, 2018
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  • set your intention for the year⠀ You might feel, like I know have in the past, like life is moving fast and you don’t have time to really stop and soak in what’s going on. You might feel like you’re on a trajectory with your career that now feels just OK, but you know you want something more than what you’re currently doing. Or, maybe you have not stopped to think about what it is that you want to do with your one “wild and precious life” since college, and feel a bit lost. ⠀ ⠀ The beauty about taking an hour or so to get your thoughts in order about what you truly want to accomplish (instead of being in a reactive mode), is that it provides you with a little time to put some mindfulness and intention around your year.⠀ ⠀ This week on the podcast, I’m sharing my favorite way of setting intentions for the year using my “Ten in Three” plan. Join me to find out how to do your very own “Ten in Three” this week on the show. Click the link in my profile to find out more.⠀ ⠀ #planning #intentionsetting #intentionalliving #intentionality #alifeofintention #beintentional #setintentions #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #joy
  • Portraits of a last day. It’s been a good place. The people have been amazing. It’s been a very good two years. And in the same breath I could not be more excited for what comes next. #lastday #corporatelife #excitedandterrified #thanksfortheadventure #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #letsdothis #podcastersofinstagram #projectmanager #lifecoach
  • Jess Ekstrom is the energetic CEO and founder of Headbands of Hope, and the developer of the Mic Drop Workshop. I had the pleasure of meeting Jess in Atlanta last year, and knew from the moment she shared the mission of her company (and it only further made me love her when she quoted Will Ferrell) that I wanted to talk to her more, and to have her on the show. ⠀ ⠀ You can listen in to our inspiring discussion by clicking the link in my profile. Thank you @jess_ekstrom @headbandsofhope for joining me on the show! It was a treat getting to talk to you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #boss #leadership #successfulwomen #entrepreneurialsuccess#femaleentrepreneur #instagood #goals #beauty #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #thesocialitesociety #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #headbandsofhope
  • we talk ourselves out of so much before we even begin⠀ Maybe you have a big idea for something you want to bring to life? A creative dream? How many times have you brainstormed something amazing, only to dismiss it before it even sees the light of day?⠀ The coach in me? She’s the one encouraging you to take the leap. To give it a try, to see what happens when you say yes to that idea and bring it to life. What is possible if you stick with that dream and just see what happens?⠀ Jess Ekstrom is my guest on the show this week, and we’re talking about this very thing. She has so many inspiring words for you about why you should stick with that big idea, and see it through.⠀ ⠀ You can listen in to our inspiring discussion by clicking the link in my profile. Thank you @jess_ekstrom @headbandsofhope for joining me on the show! It was a treat getting to talk to you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #boss #leadership #successfulwomen #entrepreneurialsuccess#femaleentrepreneur #instagood #goals #beauty #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #thesocialitesociety #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #headbandsofhope
  • say yes and then, figure it out⠀ For a long time, I knew I wanted to start a podcast. Four years ago I said yes and got going. The thing is, I didn’t know how to do the tech piece. But my desire to reach my dream didn’t stop me and I figured it out. And now it’s the biggest part of my business and the #1 way people find me.⠀ ⠀ Here’s the thing - sometimes you just have to say yes, and then have faith you’ll figure the thing out. ⠀ ⠀ My guest this week on the podcast is Jess Ekstrom, the CEO of Headbands of Hope. At age 22 she founded the company from her dorm room. For every headband they sell, a headband is given to a child with cancer. The company has been featured on the TODAY Show, Vanity Fair, Seventeen, Good Morning America and more. But more importantly, they've donated over 350,000 headbands to every children's hospital in the United States and 15 countries. ⠀ ⠀ You can listen in to our inspiring discussion by clicking the link in my profile. Thank you @jess_ekstrom @headbandsofhope for joining me on the show! It was a treat getting to talk to you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #boss #leadership #successfulwomen #entrepreneurialsuccess#femaleentrepreneur #instagood #goals #beauty #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #thesocialitesociety #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #headbandsofhope
  • Me, with “t-Rex arms” drinking an amazing Lavender Latte. Gratitudes today - grateful for community and close heart-centered friends. Grateful for lavender. For a comfy sweatshirt and people who take time to make things like coffee so pretty. For a partner who watches the kiddo and stocks the fridge while I am away on adventures and grateful he loves doing both. Grateful for just TWENTY HOURS left of working in corporate America. And so ready to work with amazing women who are making a difference in this world. 💜 Photo by @kindovermatter at breakfast with @lizapplegate #teamclcc #nomadlife #lavendarlatte #friends #coachtraining #trexarms #lifecoachforwomen #lifecoachlife #lifecoachtraining #podcastersofinstagram
  • Amazing weekend with #TeamCLCC - it’s going to be a great year of coaching, training, and learning. It’s really special to be back after a year away and feel like no time had passed with this team that I love so much. #hellyeahImaLifeCoach #lifecoach #lifecoachtraining #heartcentered #lovethisteam #choosejoy #alwaysinchoice #love
  • enliven & awaken the truth of who you are⠀ I’m thrilled to have Jonni Pollard joining me on the show this week. I truly enjoyed getting to speak with Jonni, and felt myself sinking into the conversation in a deep way. One of the most inspirational parts of the discussion for me was when we walked through the Four Golden Insights, which are the pillars for the work Jonni does.⠀ -Life is Sacred⠀ -Love is our Nature - we serve, nature, and find connection⠀ -Wisdom is our Power - Jonni talks about finding the intelligence of love, and reconciling the appearance of resistance and opposites.⠀ --We also talked about “embodied leadership power, which equals the ability to influence the environment around us.”⠀ --Wisdom can enliven and awaken the truth of who we are⠀ -Fulfillment is our Purpose - we find our purpose by fully understanding who we are⠀ ⠀ ⠀ To listen in to the podcast interview, click the link in my profile. ⠀ Thank you so much for being on the show this week, @jonnipollard @1giantmind⠀ ⠀ #thegoldensequence #meditation #reflection #spirituality #stillness #meditationpractice #vedic #vedicmeditation #wanderlust #1giantmind #jumpstartyourjoy #podcast #podcastersofinstagram
  • Team CLCC at work! I’m so grateful to be back as a Lead Coach and getting to spend time with these amazing women. We are gathering to prepare for this weekend’s retreat and the start of the 2019 CLCC Class and I’m beyond excited. It’s a time of many transitions and I’m grateful for this day, along side the Russian River, and along side these dear women. #teamclcc #clcc2019 #lifecoach #lifecoachlife #workyoulove #teamretreat #offsite #jumpstartyourjoy

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  • set your intention for the year⠀ You might feel, like I know have in the past, like life is moving fast and you don’t have time to really stop and soak in what’s going on. You might feel like you’re on a trajectory with your career that now feels just OK, but you know you want something more than what you’re currently doing. Or, maybe you have not stopped to think about what it is that you want to do with your one “wild and precious life” since college, and feel a bit lost. ⠀ ⠀ The beauty about taking an hour or so to get your thoughts in order about what you truly want to accomplish (instead of being in a reactive mode), is that it provides you with a little time to put some mindfulness and intention around your year.⠀ ⠀ This week on the podcast, I’m sharing my favorite way of setting intentions for the year using my “Ten in Three” plan. Join me to find out how to do your very own “Ten in Three” this week on the show. Click the link in my profile to find out more.⠀ ⠀ #planning #intentionsetting #intentionalliving #intentionality #alifeofintention #beintentional #setintentions #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #joy
  • Portraits of a last day. It’s been a good place. The people have been amazing. It’s been a very good two years. And in the same breath I could not be more excited for what comes next. #lastday #corporatelife #excitedandterrified #thanksfortheadventure #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #letsdothis #podcastersofinstagram #projectmanager #lifecoach
  • Jess Ekstrom is the energetic CEO and founder of Headbands of Hope, and the developer of the Mic Drop Workshop. I had the pleasure of meeting Jess in Atlanta last year, and knew from the moment she shared the mission of her company (and it only further made me love her when she quoted Will Ferrell) that I wanted to talk to her more, and to have her on the show. ⠀ ⠀ You can listen in to our inspiring discussion by clicking the link in my profile. Thank you @jess_ekstrom @headbandsofhope for joining me on the show! It was a treat getting to talk to you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #boss #leadership #successfulwomen #entrepreneurialsuccess#femaleentrepreneur #instagood #goals #beauty #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #thesocialitesociety #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #headbandsofhope
  • we talk ourselves out of so much before we even begin⠀ Maybe you have a big idea for something you want to bring to life? A creative dream? How many times have you brainstormed something amazing, only to dismiss it before it even sees the light of day?⠀ The coach in me? She’s the one encouraging you to take the leap. To give it a try, to see what happens when you say yes to that idea and bring it to life. What is possible if you stick with that dream and just see what happens?⠀ Jess Ekstrom is my guest on the show this week, and we’re talking about this very thing. She has so many inspiring words for you about why you should stick with that big idea, and see it through.⠀ ⠀ You can listen in to our inspiring discussion by clicking the link in my profile. Thank you @jess_ekstrom @headbandsofhope for joining me on the show! It was a treat getting to talk to you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #boss #leadership #successfulwomen #entrepreneurialsuccess#femaleentrepreneur #instagood #goals #beauty #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #thesocialitesociety #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #headbandsofhope
  • say yes and then, figure it out⠀ For a long time, I knew I wanted to start a podcast. Four years ago I said yes and got going. The thing is, I didn’t know how to do the tech piece. But my desire to reach my dream didn’t stop me and I figured it out. And now it’s the biggest part of my business and the #1 way people find me.⠀ ⠀ Here’s the thing - sometimes you just have to say yes, and then have faith you’ll figure the thing out. ⠀ ⠀ My guest this week on the podcast is Jess Ekstrom, the CEO of Headbands of Hope. At age 22 she founded the company from her dorm room. For every headband they sell, a headband is given to a child with cancer. The company has been featured on the TODAY Show, Vanity Fair, Seventeen, Good Morning America and more. But more importantly, they've donated over 350,000 headbands to every children's hospital in the United States and 15 countries. ⠀ ⠀ You can listen in to our inspiring discussion by clicking the link in my profile. Thank you @jess_ekstrom @headbandsofhope for joining me on the show! It was a treat getting to talk to you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #boss #leadership #successfulwomen #entrepreneurialsuccess#femaleentrepreneur #instagood #goals #beauty #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #thesocialitesociety #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #headbandsofhope
  • Me, with “t-Rex arms” drinking an amazing Lavender Latte. Gratitudes today - grateful for community and close heart-centered friends. Grateful for lavender. For a comfy sweatshirt and people who take time to make things like coffee so pretty. For a partner who watches the kiddo and stocks the fridge while I am away on adventures and grateful he loves doing both. Grateful for just TWENTY HOURS left of working in corporate America. And so ready to work with amazing women who are making a difference in this world. 💜 Photo by @kindovermatter at breakfast with @lizapplegate #teamclcc #nomadlife #lavendarlatte #friends #coachtraining #trexarms #lifecoachforwomen #lifecoachlife #lifecoachtraining #podcastersofinstagram
  • Amazing weekend with #TeamCLCC - it’s going to be a great year of coaching, training, and learning. It’s really special to be back after a year away and feel like no time had passed with this team that I love so much. #hellyeahImaLifeCoach #lifecoach #lifecoachtraining #heartcentered #lovethisteam #choosejoy #alwaysinchoice #love
  • enliven & awaken the truth of who you are⠀ I’m thrilled to have Jonni Pollard joining me on the show this week. I truly enjoyed getting to speak with Jonni, and felt myself sinking into the conversation in a deep way. One of the most inspirational parts of the discussion for me was when we walked through the Four Golden Insights, which are the pillars for the work Jonni does.⠀ -Life is Sacred⠀ -Love is our Nature - we serve, nature, and find connection⠀ -Wisdom is our Power - Jonni talks about finding the intelligence of love, and reconciling the appearance of resistance and opposites.⠀ --We also talked about “embodied leadership power, which equals the ability to influence the environment around us.”⠀ --Wisdom can enliven and awaken the truth of who we are⠀ -Fulfillment is our Purpose - we find our purpose by fully understanding who we are⠀ ⠀ ⠀ To listen in to the podcast interview, click the link in my profile. ⠀ Thank you so much for being on the show this week, @jonnipollard @1giantmind⠀ ⠀ #thegoldensequence #meditation #reflection #spirituality #stillness #meditationpractice #vedic #vedicmeditation #wanderlust #1giantmind #jumpstartyourjoy #podcast #podcastersofinstagram
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