Say Yes Podcast

Today’s guest is Danielle Paige. Danielle is an astrologer.   In this episode, she shares: Her decision to visit Bali to volunteer Her doubts and resistance when she made this decision How her life has transformed as a result of saying yes CONNECT WITH DANIELLE PAIGE  Healing Paige Instagram  Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 137: Volunteering with Danielle Paige appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s guest is Holly Clark. Holly is Certified Health Coach, a Speaker, Writer, Blogger, In this episode she shares: Why she had to say yes to her health What she learned from being burnout at work What doubts and resistances she face when she put her health as a top priority How her life transformed as a result of saying yes CONNECT WITH HOLLY CLARK  Hollystics Instagram  Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press   The post 136: Say Yes to Health with Holly Clark appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s guest is Curtis Young. In this episode, he shares: His experiences managing his time Why a burn out led him to make a conscious choice around self-care What doubts and resistance he faces when it comes to managing his time How has his life transformed as a result of saying yes CONNECT WITH CURTIS YOUNG Instagram    Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 135: Managing your time with Curtis Young appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s guest is Kelsy Miller. Kelsy is an author of Big Girl, she is the  creator of The Anti-Diet Project and a  Senior Features Writer at Refinery29. In this episode, she shares: Why you should ditch the diet What doubts and resistance she faced when she let go of dieting How her life has transformed as a result of ditching the diet CONNECT WITH KELSY MILLER  Instagram  Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 134: Ditch the Diet with Kelsy Miller appeared first on Laura Yamin.

So you’ve started your business and you’ve done everything right so far to be able to enjoy your business. You’re getting a constant stream of clients or visitors and you really feel as though you’ve made it work. Yet there’s something other websites do better than you and you just can’t lay your finger on what they’re doing differently. The answer is a Podcast. Starting a podcast can greatly help you broaden your horizon on the internet and give you chances you wouldn’t have seen coming otherwise. You can engage more personally with your audience and provide them solid, compact information. Starting a podcast can be difficult but with the right help and knowledge you can easily grow your audience. This is where today’s guest comes in. Our guest is well versed in starting a podcast and everything surrounding it. Today’s guest is Kimberly Juchnowski, a digital marketing strategist and the co-host of the podcasting mastery podcast. Each week she and her partner James can be found in their beach hut studio discussing strategies for developing lifestyle businesses. Other podcasters come on their podcast discussing how they started a podcast and what their vision is on certain strategies. The podcast focuses on strategies on both developing a passive monthly income stream and passive ways of developing new clients and customers for y our business. Kimberly started off making websites and producing podcasts for other people through Webhead New Media. She has been a guest on several podcast episodes but hasn’t had her own podcast show until now. Kimberly said yes to starting a podcast which is how she ended up where she is now. Her previous experience in producing podcasts has given her a solid foundation to start building on with her own podcast . In today’s episode, Kimberly talks about her journey of becoming a podcast host and gives us all the details on how to start a podcast including: How she became a podcast co-host What producing a podcast looks like What fear you need to overcome in order to start podcasting What the most surprising thing is she learned so far How her life has transformed after saying yes Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press CONNECT WITH KIMBERLY JUCHNOWSKI Interested in learning more about Kimberly and her tips and tricks on podcasting? You can find her at www.podcastingmastery.com or at www.webheadnewmedia.com . You can also contact her through social media, check out “Podcasting Mastery” or @podcastingmastery or use the #secretbeachhut on Twitter or Facebook.   The post 133: Starting a Podcast with Kimberly Juchnowski appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s episode we have Melody Wilding. Melody is a licensed social worker. She coaches high-achieving, ambitious women like you to overcome the emotional challenges of success by mastering your inner psychology In this episode she shares: Why saying no is her top priority in order to make space for the times that she can say yes How to implement saying no more often Her doubts and resistance as she says no more often CONNECT WITH MELODY WILDING Melody Wilding  Facebook Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 132: Saying No with Melody Wilding appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Imagine the scenario where you were working for a whole day at your office. You were among a lot of people and you have a diet plan but feel hunger for a quick meal but you are scared what others would say and that is where the problem starts. You just need to keep your mind calm and feel okay about doing anything instead of thinking about others. The healthy routine and happiness start with healing your mind. Today’s guest is Sarah Anne Stewart who is a host practitioner and a nutrition expert. She also runs coaching practice at New York City and LA. She left Michigan to pursue a career in modeling, and after a successful on and off 8-year modeling career during which she traveled a lot and fell into an unhealthy living habit. So she decided to dive deeper and started studying with nutritionists, meditation practitioners and yoga instructors for which she traveled a lot. So while she was teaching people about nutrition and yet what she really had a desire to talk about was eating disorders, starving, purging and the endless hours at gym that she had faced for ten years and it really took her a lot of effort to find her truth again and accept that she needed to talk openly about it in order to recover to her happiest and healthiest self. In today’s episode, Sarah Anne Stewart talks about her journey of starting the movement for happiness and well-being through mind healing and how she felt doing all of this along with sharing her own painful story including: How did she come to admit that she had eating disorder and unhealthy lifestyle How did she cope with her diet problems while she was a model How hard it was for her to basically realize and say yes to that she needed to reprogram her mind. How did she cope with the disconnection from the modeling world that she really loved She also talks about her Holistically Slim Movement in the online program Meditate Slim. The experience she had when she started telling her story for the very first time on social media and how she was inspired by the positive feedback from the people. How her life has been inspired from the assistance she is giving to the people all around the world. She also tells us how the mind factor can help you in permanent weight loss. She also shares about her upcoming book “Holistically Slim” that will be out by the end of this year and how she is really excited about it. Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press CONNECT WITH SARAH ANNE STEWART  Are you interested in finding more about Sarah’s personal experiences, guides, meditation techniques, and coaching? Please visit her website at https://meditateslim.com/  and if you would like to see what she is up to via social media, just check out “Sarah Anne Stewart” or “@SarahAnneS” on various social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter. Also, you can connect with Sarah at her website http://sarahannestewart.com/ or for Instagram you can find her through “Holistically Slim.” The post 131: Sharing a personal story with Sarah Anne Stewart appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s show we have Tess Wicks back.  She is a freelance writer and fellow podcaster. In this episode, she shares: Her experience buying a condo Why she decided to buy a condo instead of renting What freedom she was able to get from investing in a condo Why buying a condo help her shift her career CONNECT WITH TESS WICKS  Tess Wicks– Words + Money Instagram    Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 130: Buying a Condo with Tess Wicks appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s guest is Anna Goldstein. She is a life coach.  In this episode, she shares Saying yes to uncomfortable emotions Why she is welcoming to the feelings such as anger and fear What led her to make the decision to embrace this tough emotions Saying yes to pain and how it connects to happiness It’s more painful when you don’t deal with the tough emotions CONNECT WITH ANNA GOLDSTEIN Anna Goldstein Instagram    Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 128: Embracing Tough Emotions with Anna Goldstein appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s guest is Lydia Lee from Screw the Cubicle.  In this episode, she shares: What lead her to get rid of most of her stuff What inspired her move to Bali Why she has to travel every couple of months Why she said screwed the cubicle CONNECT WITH LYDIA LEE Screw the Cubicle Instagram      Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press The post 127: Living in Bali with Lydia Lee appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s episode is a solo show where I will share: What my side hustle is? How my old career in higher education allowed me to start my side hustle? What happened when I tried to do it full-time? What I did when I was funemployed that lead me for new side hustle? Why I decided to go back to basics? How I manage my time? Check out NSFW Podcast!  If you are interested in a free resume review, feel free to email me at laura@laurayamin.com.   Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press   The post 125: Side Hustle with Laura Yamin appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today’s guest is Laura Baran. Laura is an artist, founder of nonprofit Arts and Dreams. Today, we are chatting about Laura’s journey about co-writing “Rose’s Summer of Arts and Dreams.” In this episode we chat: About the process of fundraising a kickstarter to write this book The process of writing and making the illustration for the book The process of self-publishing the book SHOWNOTES Rose’s Summer of Arts and Dream Arts and Dreams  CONNECT WITH LAURA BARAN Laura Baran  Instagram Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press   The post 126: Writing a Children’s Book appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Have you ever had a daydream while sitting at your work desk in your office, letting your imagination runs wild and think about all the wonderful things that you could do, down to the very tiny details? It could be a business idea that you wanted to work on, or it could be a dream trip to a place that you have always wanted to go. Whichever the case may be, the most important thing is to not only to dream but to take actions to realize those dreams. I’m excited to have Devon Smiley here with us today, to share about her wonderful experience of her Paris Trip, and the whole process of planning and how she felt after the trip. As a brief introduction, Devon is a negotiation consultant for ambitious entrepreneurs who are ready to stop getting the short end of the stick when they do business. Devon had a dream, not exactly the most ambitious dream out there, but one that she truly wanted to achieve and she is absolutely sure that making that dream come true will certainly be a strong boost of energy into her life. In today’s episode, Devon happily shares the experience of her Paris trip, including: How she turned her daydream, which is a trip to Paris, into a reality. The issues and concerns that came up during the planning process of her trip. How she managed to overcome the resistances and the self-doubts that she was facing and proceed with her plan. Her wonderful and rejuvenating experience in Paris and how she spend her relaxing days there. The work arrangement that she came up with her boss so that she can go on with this dream trip. How taking actions on her small daydreams build up her confidence to take on bigger challenges in her life. CONNECT WITH DEVON SMILEY  If you find Devon interesting and would like to find out more about her, please visit her online home at www.devonsmiley.com. She also mentioned that she is quite active on Twitter, so be sure to check her out at @DevonMSmiley.   The post 124: Living in Paris with Devon Smiley appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Dealing with depression is a horrifying experience. It is a sense of hopelessness, a cloud of darkness engulfing you every single day. You feel pessimistic towards virtually anything and that point of view will surely affect your life in many different ways. Dealing with depression is especially tough for a wife, mother, and a business owner, as she needs to fight against depression, maintain a good relationship with her family members, and at the same time, deal with all the stress from managing a team and a business. That’s exactly the position our guest today is in. Today’s guest is Sara Oblak Speicher and she is a business success strategist and a performance mentor for women entrepreneurs. She helps her clients to develop highly specific business strategies and offer practical solutions to solve their business issues. Sara is a vibrant woman who was born and raised in Slovenia. Being a courageous individual she is, she decided to leave the life in Slovenia behind and moved to US to accept a scholarship. In this episode, Sara talks about her previous struggles with postpartum depression, how she faced it and eventually step out of it, you’ll learn about: A brief background on where she originates from and the reason why she decided to move to US. The few life-changing decisions that she has said yes to. The stage of life when she decided to start her own business. Her experience dealing with postpartum depression and everyone else around her. How she came to realization that the postpartum depression is consuming her, affecting her business, her relationship with her family, and her life as a whole. How she decided to face her depression for the sake of her family and business. Finally, she gratefully talks about her transformed life after getting out of depression. CONNECT WITH SARA OBLAK SPEICHER  If you would like to connect with Sara online, please visit her website at www.saraoblakspeicher.com to find out more. She is also active in some social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn, you can look her up by searching Sara Oblak Speicher. The post 123: Post-partum depression with Sara Oblak Speicher appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Life is full of unexpected events, and there is absolutely no way we can know what is going to happen next. Some say that fear is the feeling of unknown, that we are afraid because we do not know what is going to happen next. But I disagree. Fear, is not the feeling of unknown, instead, it is the feeling of being unprepared for what is going to happen. If we are fully prepared to deal with and to improvise on any type of situation that might occur next, then fear will cease to exist. Today guest is Cassie Parks and she is a lifestyle design strategist. She helps entrepreneurs get super clear on the life they want to be living and help them step into their future self so that that life manifests quickly and easily around them. As a lifestyle design strategist, Cassie needs to talk to people all the time in order to understand their needs and advise them. This means she needs to be a highly versatile speaker who can handle any situation. And that is precisely the reason why she said yes to joining an improv class. The skills that she learned from the improv class has not only improved her public speaking techniques, but also significantly boosted her confidence. In today’s episode, Cassie shares with us her unique experience with improv class, which includes: How she thinks about improv class. What are some of the things that she have learned from the improv classes and what she think is the most valuable lesson. The doubt and resistance that she faced when she started her improv class. How improv class has helped her to become more confident and a better speaker. Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press CONNECT WITH CASSIE PARKS  If you would like to connect with Cassie online, you can do so by reaching out to her on Facebook at “Cassie Parks”, or you can head over to her website at www.liveyourchampagnelife.com, where you can learn more about her and her services.   The post 122: Improv with Cassie Parks appeared first on Laura Yamin.

A career switch is an important step in life, it might pushes you closer to your career goals, or it might completely changes your career direction. Whichever case it might be, it certainly takes immense amount of consideration and courage to take that leap. I have Tess Wicks with me today as the guest for today’s episode. Tess educates women on personal finance through public speaking, blogging and podcasting on the Words + Money Podcast. From a professional in the actuarial industry, who deals with numbers, logical solutions and mathematical formulas on a day-to-day basis, to becoming a freelance writer, who now deals with words and ideas that explores the creative part of her, it is a huge career shift indeed. Today’s story is about how our guest today quits her corporate job and becoming a freelance writer. You’ll learn about some interesting stories about Tess which includes: Who an actuary really is and how actuary, as a professional, helps businesses to deal with risks and uncertainties. The reasons behind her big career switch, from a professional actuary to a freelance writer. How running her own podcast landed her first few gigs in freelance writing. The many different topics and areas that she currently writes about, and the type of company that she writes for the most. How does she find and obtain her clients as a freelance writer. The best thing she likes about being a freelance writer. The risks and challenges that she faced when she took the leap from a corporate world to the world of freelancing. How she felt about her current freelancing life now that she has moved out of the corporate world. Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press CONNECT WITH TESS WICKS  If you would like to find out more about Tess, feel free to head over to her website at www.tesswicks.com, where you can find out more information about her, her blog and her podcast on personal finance. Or, you can connect with her online through social media platforms below: Facebook of her podcast  – Word + Money Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat – @tess_wicks The post 121: Freelance Writing with Tess Wicks appeared first on Laura Yamin.

We all have something that we are good at, that we are passionate about, that we feel comfortable doing it again and again. Something that makes us feel that we are the best when we are doing it. So we should never give up on our passion, even if you are busy with other commitments in life, you don’t shut yourself off. You keep yourself open to opportunities, and always prepare yourself mentally and physically, to say yes. Today’s interview is about how saying yes to a simple opportunity that arises unexpectedly, can turn out to be a great experience. Our guest today is an energetic lady from Dallas, Texas, and her name is Tracy Timm. Currently, Tracy runs a small business where she conducts public speaking and training programs. She works with organizations to deal with their human capital challenges and she approaches that from a behavioral psychology perspective, especially on the area on motivation, personality and behavior. These approaches are effective in ensuring that people are in the right roles, motivated well and managed in a right way during their employment period with a company. In this episode, Tracy talks about her passion of public speaking, including: Her passion towards public speaking, even from a young age. How a simple conversation with a new friend made her realized that getting paid to do what she is passionate about, is possible. How her first paying leadership training gig came about. Her experience of conducting her first ever leadership training for young kids and how she took a different approach to teach them about leadership. The challenges faced by her when speaking to young adolescent audience. How her life and career has transformed as a result of saying yes to conducting her first training class, despite all the doubts that she was facing Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press CONNECT WITH TRACY TIMM  If you are interested to learn more about Tracy, you can connect with her online through the social media platforms as below: Instagram and Twitter  @thetracytimm Facebook – Tracy Timm at www.facebook.com/tracytimmfan SHOWNOTES  Here is Tracy’s TEDx Talk The post 120: Public Speaking with Tracy Timm appeared first on Laura Yamin.

Today is another solo show edition which was supposed to air on my birthday August 6, 2016. I turned 35 this year, I am officially in my mid-thirties.  In this episode I share: How I started my year in a job that  I was bored to pieces. Job search back in higher education and then corporate What I am currently looking forward for 35th year is more job searching for a permanent position Saving money for traveling What lead me to take a break in the fall from podcasting, virtual jobs, etc. that lead me to depression Going back to barre classes and learning how to knit Why Say Yes has been the biggest surprise of this year I  traveled to Berlin and Budapest this past year   Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press SHOWNOTE Tinder with Shayna Leigh The post 119: Birthday Episode with Laura Yamin appeared first on Laura Yamin.

I believe many of you would agree that there are simply too many things that are happening in our life. We have too many things to deal with, too many choices to choose, too many decisions to make. So how can we inject more positive energy and more yes-es into our life? As strange as it may sound, saying no is actually one of the ways to saying more yes-es in our life. How so? Our guest today will tell you her story of saying no, and how it has impacted her life. I’m really happy to have Anjie Cho here today as our guest. Anjie is a licensed practicing architect and Feng Shui expert. She uses Feng Shui and holistic design principles to help people create holistic home and work spaces. Anjie is here today to share with us her experience in saying no. Wait, what? Why are we talking about saying no in this podcast which is all about saying yes? Well, I think Anjie has really nailed it when she said: “Saying no to something really means saying yes to something else”. We all have limited time, and by saying no to certain areas in our life, we are essentially opening the doors to other yes-es in our life. In today’s interview, Anjie talks about her work experience and how saying no has transformed her life. By listening to today’s episode, you’ll learn about: Her story back when she was working as a freelance architect. How her busy work schedule inevitably pushes her to say no. The thought process that led to her decision to pursue her own architecture How her life has transformed after learning how to say no to the less exciting stuff in life, and saying yes to other areas in life that she is more interested in. How saying no to a routine, scheduled life allows her to learn the true meaning of freedom. Download Listen in a New Window iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Leave a Review Clammr It Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Powered by Simple Podcast Press CONNECT WITH ANJIE CHO  If you are interested in learning more about Anjie or her architecture services, please visit the following websites: Holistic Spaces (Business) –           holisticspaces.com Her personal website –           anjiecho.com The post 118: Saying No with Anjie Cho appeared first on Laura Yamin.