On the Brighter Side

My guest on the podcast today is one and only, Lucy Liu. Well, there might be others, but this is the real deal. We open up the episode with Lucy's experience sharing a name with someone very famous and why she didn't change it when she got married. These experiences and others like them taught her confidence and now, she teaches women the same lessons. I just know you are going to love her style as she opens up about her journey to overcome her fears and become a life coach. She shares so much wisdom in this episode, you might want to listen while taking notes. I know I did. You can find out more about my amazing guest on her website at: www.lucyliucoaching.com. Or find her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mslucyliu. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you don't miss an episode. Also, I send out a Motivational Monday email every other week, so if you want short, sweet, relevant motivation to slay your week right to your inbox, please sign up for it at www.onthebrightersideoflife.com.

My guest, Diana DeJesus, on the podcast today is somewhat of a local celebrity, especially among female entrepreneurs. She is the founder of two popular, local Instagram accounts and has taught hundreds of women about collaboration and social media marketing. Her first account www.instagram.com/boise_bucketlist is dedicated to everything awesome in the Treasure Valley. It's a listing of all things that make where we live amazing! Her second account, www.instagram.com/collabovercompetitionmixer is a place where women entrepreneurs can come together and support each other and collaborate. She hosts mixers each month and women come to meet and learn about each other. She is a local rock star for sure! In this episode, she talks about branding, social media marketing and failure. She shares some crazy awesome stories with us, so you don't want to miss this one. Thanks Diana, for sharing your wisdom and vision with us!

My guest, Diana DeJesus, on the podcast today is somewhat of a local celebrity, especially among female entrepreneurs. She is the founder of two popular, local Instagram accounts and has taught hundreds of women about collaboration and social media marketing. Her first account www.instagram.com/boise_bucketlist is dedicated to everything awesome in the Treasure Valley. It's a listing of all things that make where we live amazing! Her second account, www.instagram.com/collabovercompetitionmixer is a place where women entrepreneurs can come together and support each other and collaborate. She hosts mixers each month and women come to meet and learn about each other. She is a local rock star for sure! In this episode, she talks about branding, social media marketing and failure. She shares some crazy awesome stories with us, so you don't want to miss this one. Thanks Diana, for sharing your wisdom and vision with us!

Today, I'm releasing my very favorite episode to date. I have watched Shawn Johnson compete gymnastics since she was a little girl and I'm one of her biggest fans. I've had the opportunity to learn about social media from Andrew East and have grown to respect him as a content creator and fantastic husband. In this episode they were so kind to open up with me and be honest and candid about their marriage and family life. Shawn Johnson and Andrew East have a unique marriage in that they are so in the public eye and both successful and recognized athletes, but they have a marriage just like the rest of us. They disagree, have pet peeves and admire each other just like any other newly married couple. They have to navigate it all, just like the rest of us. And, they are about to be parents. They share their hopes and dreams for baby East and their desire for this baby to know how much its parents love him and each other. So sweet!!! The cover photo for this episode is the night Shawn was inducted into the sports Hall of Fame. Andrew was so supportive and proud. You can follow along in the East Family adventures on YouTube at The East Family or follow them individually at Shawn Johnson East and Andrew D East on every other platform. You can also check out Andrew's podcast: Redirected on iTunes or any other podcast listening app. I promise you are going to love them!

Today, I'm releasing my very favorite episode to date. I have watched Shawn Johnson compete gymnastics since she was a little girl and I'm one of her biggest fans. I've had the opportunity to learn about social media from Andrew East and have grown to respect him as a content creator and fantastic husband. In this episode they were so kind to open up with me and be honest and candid about their marriage and family life. Shawn Johnson and Andrew East have a unique marriage in that they are so in the public eye and both successful and recognized athletes, but they have a marriage just like the rest of us. They disagree, have pet peeves and admire each other just like any other newly married couple. They have to navigate it all, just like the rest of us. And, they are about to be parents. They share their hopes and dreams for baby East and their desire for this baby to know how much its parents love him and each other. So sweet!!! The cover photo for this episode is the night Shawn was inducted into the sports Hall of Fame. Andrew was so supportive and proud. You can follow along in the East Family adventures on YouTube at The East Family or follow them individually at Shawn Johnson East and Andrew D East on every other platform. You can also check out Andrew's podcast: Redirected on iTunes or any other podcast listening app. I promise you are going to love them!

Happy 40th birthday to me! Each year on my birthday, I find some time to reflect on how I'm doing. I take into account my dreams and goals and the progress I've made towards them in the last year. I also take inventory of where I am physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This year, since it's kind of a big, round, significant number, I also recorded lessons I've learned and things that are really important to me that I want to teach or model for my children. This exercise turned into this episode and I'm so excited to share it with all of you. It's hard to be so open and vulnerable with my life experiences, but if this episode helps one person feel better or motivates anyone to just keep going, then it is 100% worth it. I thought it would be difficult to come up with 40 life lessons, but once I started brainstorming, I came up with way more than 40. I discarded some of the most obvious ones like be honest, forgive others, do more of what you love and things like that, then I smashed some together and saved some for a later episode or course, especially the ones about marriage, parenting and other relationships. I hope you enjoy this episode. It was a labor of love. If any of you are wondering what I want for my 40th birthday, I'll tell you. I would love a rating and review of this podcast, specifically this episode on iTunes. Or, you can reach out in any number of ways: email, Instagram, Facebook, Google or on my website and let me know if you are getting anything from my podcast. I'd also love to know if you have any suggestions for future topics or guests. I love a good challenge, so guest recommendations are my favorite, even if they seem out of reach. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening and for your support!

Happy 40th birthday to me! Each year on my birthday, I find some time to reflect on how I'm doing. I take into account my dreams and goals and the progress I've made towards them in the last year. I also take inventory of where I am physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This year, since it's kind of a big, round, significant number, I also recorded lessons I've learned and things that are really important to me that I want to teach or model for my children. This exercise turned into this episode and I'm so excited to share it with all of you. It's hard to be so open and vulnerable with my life experiences, but if this episode helps one person feel better or motivates anyone to just keep going, then it is 100% worth it. I thought it would be difficult to come up with 40 life lessons, but once I started brainstorming, I came up with way more than 40. I discarded some of the most obvious ones like be honest, forgive others, do more of what you love and things like that, then I smashed some together and saved some for a later episode or course, especially the ones about marriage, parenting and other relationships. I hope you enjoy this episode. It was a labor of love. If any of you are wondering what I want for my 40th birthday, I'll tell you. I would love a rating and review of this podcast, specifically this episode on iTunes. Or, you can reach out in any number of ways: email, Instagram, Facebook, Google or on my website and let me know if you are getting anything from my podcast. I'd also love to know if you have any suggestions for future topics or guests. I love a good challenge, so guest recommendations are my favorite, even if they seem out of reach. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening and for your support!

Today's episode with Stefanie Gass is one of my new favorites. Stefanie is a mompreneur with her own podcast and a knack for balancing family life with her busy work schedule. She shares with us her best tips and tricks for balance, productivity and marketing online. She is an energetic, authentic and totally down to earth mompreneur who truly believes you really can have it all. You can find Stefanie all over social media at @stefaniegass. Her podcast is called the Mompreneur Mastermind Show and her website is: www.stefaniegass.com. I hope you enjoy this episode. Next week I'm turning the BIG 4...0!!! I'm exited to share 40 life lessons I've learned in 40 years, so make sure you tune in.

Today's episode with Stefanie Gass is one of my new favorites. Stefanie is a mompreneur with her own podcast and a knack for balancing family life with her busy work schedule. She shares with us her best tips and tricks for balance, productivity and marketing online. She is an energetic, authentic and totally down to earth mompreneur who truly believes you really can have it all. You can find Stefanie all over social media at @stefaniegass. Her podcast is called the Mompreneur Mastermind Show and her website is: www.stefaniegass.com. I hope you enjoy this episode. Next week I'm turning the BIG 4...0!!! I'm exited to share 40 life lessons I've learned in 40 years, so make sure you tune in.

Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jodi Chaffee of the Family Culture Podcast to discuss the meaning of family culture and how we can intentionally create our own family cultures. She has been studying family culture of over a decade and has interviewed lots of great guests on what the concept means…

Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jodi Chaffee of the Family Culture Podcast to discuss the meaning of family culture and how we can intentionally create our own family cultures. She has been studying family culture of over a decade and has interviewed lots of great guests on what the concept means…

In honor of teacher appreciation week this week, I sat down with our family's favorite teacher of all time, Mrs. Shari Carter. Shari has been teaching a long time and loves what she does. It shows in her work as she is adored by her students, their parents and her peers. Shari is the kind of teacher who leaves an indelible impression on her kids by going above and beyond every single time. Shari shares her wisdom with us and lets us in on some insider stories about how she came to teach kindergartners and what she would like to share with parents about their kids. You can follow Shari on Instagram @love_2teach. You can also check out her scholastic top teaching blog for ideas about fun, educational activities you can do with your kids at school or at home here: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributors/bloggers/shari-carter/ . Thank you, Mrs. Shari Carter for loving and teaching our children so well!

In honor of teacher appreciation week this week, I sat down with our family's favorite teacher of all time, Mrs. Shari Carter. Shari has been teaching a long time and loves what she does. It shows in her work as she is adored by her students, their parents and her peers. Shari is the kind of teacher who leaves an indelible impression on her kids by going above and beyond every single time. Shari shares her wisdom with us and lets us in on some insider stories about how she came to teach kindergartners and what she would like to share with parents about their kids. You can follow Shari on Instagram @love_2teach. You can also check out her scholastic top teaching blog for ideas about fun, educational activities you can do with your kids at school or at home here: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributors/bloggers/shari-carter/ . Thank you, Mrs. Shari Carter for loving and teaching our children so well!

My guest on the podcast today have been a long time coming, but she is worth the wait! I interviewed her last year and then ended season one of the podcast. When I stumbled upon our interview and found my notes from our chat, I was so thrilled and it couldn't have come at a better time...right on the heels of my first You ROCK Workshop. A Maven is a professional who seeks to pass on knowledge to others. In this episode, Maven Miara and I discuss CPR, which stands for Capable, Prepared and Ready. Through speaking engagements, her community and programs, she teaches women how to BAM, which stands for Bust A Move. To find out more about her and her awesomeness, you can go to her website: www.miarashaw.com for business and personal strategies and wisdom. You can also find her on every social media platform as Miara Shaw. A deep, personal, heartfelt "thank you" to those of you who attended my You ROCK workshop this week. We will definitely do it again, so if you missed it, stay tuned.

My guest on the podcast today have been a long time coming, but she is worth the wait! I interviewed her last year and then ended season one of the podcast. When I stumbled upon our interview and found my notes from our chat, I was so thrilled and it couldn't have come at a better time...right on the heels of my first You ROCK Workshop. A Maven is a professional who seeks to pass on knowledge to others. In this episode, Maven Miara and I discuss CPR, which stands for Capable, Prepared and Ready. Through speaking engagements, her community and programs, she teaches women how to BAM, which stands for Bust A Move. To find out more about her and her awesomeness, you can go to her website: www.miarashaw.com for business and personal strategies and wisdom. You can also find her on every social media platform as Miara Shaw. A deep, personal, heartfelt "thank you" to those of you who attended my You ROCK workshop this week. We will definitely do it again, so if you missed it, stay tuned.