IGNITE YOUR DREAM – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome back to the IGNITE Your Dream Podcast! 

This week's episode is with brilliant poet + kindred soul, Kassi Wilson.

Kassi Wilson is a poet, indie author, and native of Minnesota. Kassi spent her childhood at the lakes immersed in water and sunshine. She’s cultivated a love for the natural world that inspired her debut poetry book Growing Gills. Her newest poetry book—Fire and Flourishing is a captivating collection of poems that captures the aftermath of a cross-country move during wildfire season. Poems delve into themes of change, grief, hard lessons, growth, motherhood, and love’s resilience. The through line is a deep desire to rise above the status quo and flourish with a reignited passion for life. Kassi’s writing resonates with women, wives, and moms offering solace and inspiration. 

In this conversation Kassi shares her journey to poetry and how, in a sense, she has always lived inside of it, even before the words ever landed onto paper. 

I can't wait for you to listen! 

Links Mentioned: 

• Follow Kassi over on Instagram: @kassiwilsonpoet
• Learn more about her work and purchase her books at her website: kassiwilson.com

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Welcome back to the IGNITE Your Dream Podcast!

I am absolutely geeking out over today's podcast guest, Leslie Zane- genius marketer and trailblazer of over 30 years- talking about my very favorite topic: the subconscious mind.

Known as the pioneer of “Instinct Marketing,” founder of the first female-led brand consultancy that still exists today, and author of new book  “The Power of Instinct,” Leslie Zane is a renegade.  She is revolutionizing how organizations shape consumer decision making by focusing them on changing instinctive behavior – the decisions that consumers make on autopilot. 

Zane’s perspective defies traditional thinking. She maintains that what consumers say is unreliable, that indirect cues are more effective than direct persuasion, and that successful ideas, brands, and political candidates have multiple associations, not just one defining identity trait.  But, like many unconventional thinkers, her ideas were dismissed for years.  With a chuckle, she admits, she’s had a 25-year head start practicing what behavioral science theorists are beginning to explore and consider today. 

We talk about all things brand identity, marketing and how to catalyze growth in our businesses. Today's episode is a masterclass in marketing, so grab your favorite journal + a pen and let's dive in. I can't wait for you to listen! 

Links Mentioned: 

• Grab your copy of Leslie's book: The Power of Instinct
• Follow Leslie over on Instagram: @thelesliezane

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Welcome back to the IGNITE Your Dream Podcast!

In today's episode I'm leaning in for a conversation about the thing that nobody really wants to talk about right now: how do we carry on living our lives and trying to build businesses when the world is going through such uncertain and tumultuous times?

I share how I'm navigating this in my own world, and why even though it doesn't seem like it, the world needs your work now more than ever. 

My hope is that this episode feels like an exhale and a reminder that you have within you everything it takes to walk through these times. 

I can't wait for you to listen. 

Links Mentioned:

• Join my Summer Sales Camp

• Learn more about my signature program IGNITE Your Business 

• Book your Breakthrough Call today! 

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The incredible Amina AlTai is back on the podcast today and I couldn’t be more excited to share this conversation on all things ‘genius stacking’ with you! 

Amina AITai (pronounced AH-MIN-UH) is a holistic leadership and mindset coach, proud

immigrant and chronic illness advocate. A leading coach to notable leaders and impact-

driven celebrities- Amina's mastery is in connecting us to our brilliance and teaching us

to live and lead from it each day. As a woman of color of Iraqi descent, she often works with

marginalized communities to help them realize possibilities in a way that honors their

particular lived experiences. She's known for her work around Aligned Leadership and

supporting clients in pivoting from Role Models to Whole Models (TM). 

Amina has partnered with progressive companies such as Deloitte, Y&R, Outdoor

Voices, NYU and HUGE. She's an Entrepreneur Magazine expert-in-residence and also contributes to Thrive Global and mindbodygreen. Additionally, she's been a featured expert in goop, Well+Good, The New York Times, Yahoo, NBC, and more.

I can’t wait for you to listen! 

In Today’s Episode: 

• [ 3:33 ] Today’s guest, Amina AlTai, and what’s shifted in her life since we last spoke on the podcast
• [ 4:45 ] What to say someone who has identified themselves as “broken” 
• [ 7:40 ] What genius stacking is and how it Amina came to discover it 
• [ 11:00 ] How Amina genius stacks in her own work 
• [ 16:00 ] Giving ourselves permission to claim genius
• [ 24:05 ] How forging our own path can open us to exceptional experiences
• [ 33:05 ] What are the biggest rules Amina has had to release to step into her own genius
• [ 35:21 ] How to begin genius stacking in your own life

Soul Shifting Quotes: 

• “We are never not broken and always becoming.” 
• “We have to come apart so we can put ourselves back together.” 
• “We all have a unique form of genius in some way.” 

Links Mentioned: 

• Grab Amina’s Genius Stacking worksheet here! 
• Learn more about Amina at her website: aminaaltai.com and be sure to follow her over in Instagram: @aminaaltai
• Grab your ticket to IGNITE Your Business LIVE Retreat!

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With over a million copies sold, Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

A bestselling author, he has published twenty-three books and recorded fifteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. In 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. In 2017, Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine.

In today’s episode, we talk about Marks latest book, Surviving Storms, the cost of progress, and the importance of awareness. Mark also talks about the gesture of goodness, secret identities, and the need for mature compassion.

I can’t wait for you to listen! 

In this Episode You’ll Learn:

• [05:47] What it was like writing this book.
• [11:40] The cost of progress.
• [19:25] Restoring our human nature through awareness.
• [26:52] The human ingredients in the purpose of goodness.
• [30:54] Secret identities.
• [42:32] The maturing of compassion.
• [49:35] The journey to enough.
• [57:20] The invitation.

Soul Shifting Quotes: 

• “There is something that is lost if we don’t make the climb ourselves.” [15:28]
• “Everything we do in authenticity is adding one more healthy cell to the global body.” [22:27]
• “It’s wonderful and enough to be who we are.” [36:58]
• “With freedom comes responsibility.” [40:27]
• “We are more than what is done to us.” [58:03]

This week’s episode is with the incredible Sarah Brassard. Sarah is a teacher, author, healer, and coach who melds wisdom traditions with cutting-edge knowledge of intuition, energy, spirituality, and self-care to her audience, inviting them to open themselves to new ways of responding to life.

For the last 30 years, she has been guiding women from a place of struggle in life to one of grace, peace, and ease through her signature process of sacred self-care.

As the author of Inside: A Guide to the Resources Within to Stay Connected to Your Truth, Even in Trying Times. Sarah details the self-care practices that have sparked and sustained her own healing journey.

Plus, Sarah and I speak about the upcoming Trauma Recovery Summit, running from October 6th-9th and the amazing impact it has already had in her own world. 

In This Episode You’ll Learn: 

• [ 4:05 ] How Sarah and I connected for the Trauma Recovery Summit and all about the event 
• [ 8:31 ] How collaboration allows us to share our gifts more impactfully 
• [ 12:00 ] How Sarah’s career started out and what led her to where she is today
• [ 20:00 ] How foreign self-care can feel for some of us in the beginning
• [ 26:30 ] How Sarah’s life has changed since beginning this work 
• [ 29:21 ] How do we lovingly express our needs to others
• [ 32:30 ] How to acknowledge our own trauma and begin to heal

Soul Shifting Quotes

• “Trauma lands in the body and we have to find some way to move it out.” 
• “When trauma happens, we  energetically leave, because it no longer feels safe to be here.” 

Links Mentioned: 

• Sign up for the Trauma Recovery Summit here: https://traumarecoverysummit.com/amber

Today’s episode is all about the value of work AND play, keeping true to our intuition, and reframing our fear. I also lean in around our excuses, the importance of giving ourselves permission to explore, betting on yourself, and living as our future (and highest) selves.

In this Episode You’ll Learn:

• [03:32] Treat your work like play, and your play like your work.
• [07:42] Rely on your curiosities and musings.
• [09:00] Let fear be a master teacher.
• [10:31] Question your excuses, big and small.
• [11:29] Bet on yourself, even when it doesn’t make sense to anyone else.
• [12:48] Be your future self now.

Soul Shifting Quotes: 

• “Our intuition contains a treasure trove of wisdom that we so often overlook.” [07:47]
• “When we want to reach to our next level, we have to sync up with the version of us that we wish to be.” [12:56]
• “You are right where you’re meant to be.” [13:41]

In todays’ episode, I will be talking about the truth behind right-or-wrong thinking when it comes to sales, my personal and ever-evolving journey with it, the importance of building relationships and connections, and having ethical conversations that honor the sovereignty of each potential client/customer you connect with. 

In this Episode You’ll Learn:

• [01:13] The binary of right and wrong thinking.
• [05:39] What is sales?
• [10:11] Creating a space for transformation.
• [14:03] Amber Lilyestrom is ready to play.
• [16:49] A special VIP invitation.
• [18:57] Exciting things coming up in September.

Soul Shifting Quotes: 

• “Your choice for how you want to do your life and your business is the only right that matters.” [01:33]
• “Before we can create a space for transformation, we must create a space for trust.” [11:24]
• “It is so important that we have something to look forward to.” [18:20]

I’m celebrating my personal New Year with you today! In this week’s episode, I’m sharing my own journey with hyper-vigilance, living in confidence, and being comfortable with not conforming- and how you can drop the overthinking habit TODAY. 

In this Episode You’ll Learn:

• [10:01] Living in hyper-vigilance.
• [13:26] What it takes to make the shift.
• [15:55] My invitation to you.
• [19:01] Not conforming.
• [21:12] Be courageous, authentic, and creative.
• [23:38] Connect with me for a deeper conversation.

Quotes:

• “There’s no such thing as a perfect model.” [13:55]
• “The more you choose to step into your truth , the more courageous you are in your authenticity and creative expression, the deeper the connections get to be.” [16:23]
• “The more I try to control the outcomes, the smaller the possibilities become.” [17:31]

Connect with Amber

Facebook: Amber Lilyestrom 

LinkedIn: Amber Lilyestrom

• Email us at: [email protected]  

Resources

Amber’s books:    Paddle Home.

                        Master Your Money mind.

Ignite:                Ignite.

Breakthrough:        Breakthrough.

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We're back with another month's episode of Why Are We Like This? And this month... we're talking all about "the glow up." Kristen and I share on what's shifted for us as we've stepped into this new way of being + believing, what it took to get here, and what we believe is ahead.