#56: "Making it in LA is hard" Doesn't Have To Be Your Story

Other people's opinions about what your experiences should be like often mirror the results that we get in our career. These "stories" seep into our subconscious and end up dictating the way in which we go after our dreams.

We develop stories about everything in our life from money, to our love lives, to our health, to our career. These stories develop when we are younger from our parents, or from our experiences, or from negative thoughts we have, or even what people around us believe.

But these stories can be rewritten. Your career can look however you want it to look. You can experience it however you want to experience it. 

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#55: Stop Blaming Events in Your Life, Change Your Response

n today's episode, I share inspiring content that I learned at Jack's event. Starting with Jack's famous formula: E+R=O, Event + Response = Outcome.

Most of us live our lives switching that formula to Events + Outcome = Response. Events happen in our life, determining out outcome, and then we respond to that. But our outcome is actually determined on how we respond to the events that happen in our life.

When events happen in your career, that feel out of our control, all we can do is control how we respond to them. 

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#54: Why You Need To Treat Your Time Like The Queen Of England

If the Queen of England invited you over for a spot of tea, would you flake on her? Would you show up 20 minutes late? Would you ask her to reschedule because a cool party came up?

If you want consistent, strong results in your career, you need to be consistent and strong with the time you put towards that career.

Here are questions to ask yourself to see if you're treating your time with utmost respect:

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#53: Multiple Avenues To Get Where You Want To Be

There are so many different ways to achieve your dream career. Often times, we figure out one way, and we stick to it, even if it doesn't seem to be working. We get so comfortable in the action that we don't want to try anything else. And that's how we get stuck in our careers. 

In this episode I give real-life examples of the multiple avenues you can take, and how to know when it's time to try a different one.

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#52: What To Do When You Feel Defeated

It's inevitable that you'll have a day where you feel defeated when you're going after a really big dream. Whether it's not happening fast enough, or obstacles are in your way, or you get rejected, you'll have a day where you're feeling down about your dream.

That's why I wanted to give you tools to push through that feeling because the sooner you get out of it, the closer you get to your dream. And of course, the longer you stay in the muck, the further away your dream will remain.

Here are the 4 tools you can use to pick yourself up from a bad day:

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#50: What it Really Takes to Make it in LA

Wow! We made it to episode 50! Thank you so much for listening and helping me get to 50 episodes. I so appreciate you, and I love hearing from you. So I'm making today's episode extra special—diving deep and getting real with what it takes to make it in Los Angeles. 

Some of this information may be a little tough love, but it's important to me to be real with you and give you all of the best info to set you up for success.

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#49: Amy Paffrath: From E! News Host to Actress + Comedian

Amy Paffrath is an incredibly talented host, actress, comedian, and creative entrepreneur who moved to LA to follow her dream of working in Entertainment News. She loved E! News, and eventually booked a contract with them.

From there, her hosting career blossomed as she got to spend time at MTV for the Jersey Shore After Hours show, and most recently, hosting VH1's Dating Naked.

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#47: Breaking Tunnel Vision with the Artists and Founders of The Everyday Awesome

Today I'm chatting with Amy and Athena, Founders of The Everyday Awesome.

The two girls had similar paths in Los Angeles - both working in television, in the Art Department, both pursuing their own art on the side, and now they have come together for a beautiful cause. The Everyday Awesome is an LA based multimedia team empowering voices & sharing stories of passionate change-makers & the communities they impact.

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