It’s that time of the year! It’s just after Christmas, so I figured this episode would be perfect to focus on — and explore — some new ideas moving into the new year.
Every year, I pick a word that is going to summarize my intention for the following year. In 2018, my word was growth, and as I reflect back on this year I realize we created so many new initiatives that are about growth — not just growing now, but into the future. We truly were able to live up to the intention that I set. Going into 2019, I decided to set my intentions on a new word: momentum. Momentum is something that I find incredibly powerful and important in both health and in business and is crucial in continuing to drive that growth we created in 2018.
So, in this episode, I’m taking you through my list of things that I will be taking with me into the new year to maximize my momentum, as well as the three powerful questions I ask in my practice to help others maximize their potential, as well.
Key Takeaways:
[:15] The focus of today’s solo episode: exploring new ideas moving into 2019!
[1:06] Reflecting on my intentions for 2018 and setting my intentions for 2019.
[4:10] The two important questions we need to ask ourselves to ensure momentum.
[5:11] How do we maintain, initiate, or drive momentum in our lives?
[6:51] The first question I ask: what activities do you do that fuel your life?
[8:38] The second question to ask yourself: address the things that suck the life force from you!
[10:09] The secret sauce to driving momentum!
[11:45] My list of the nine things I’m going to change in 2019 to maximize momentum.
[22:14] What are you putting in place to drive momentum in your life? Let’s continue this conversation on Instagram and Facebook!
My Instagram post: the 9 things you need to change list (@drmeghanwalker)
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CALL TO ACTION
What is your word going to be in 2019? What word is going to summarize your intention, moving into the new year? Draft up a list (feel free to use mine as a guideline!) that are most in alignment with this word and make a commitment to follow through with it in 2019. Be sure to share your list with me on social media because I would love to read it! You can message me on The Entrepology Podcast Facebook page or @drmeghanwalker on Instagram.
I always find it fascinating to take a look at what people who are highly evolved in their careers have done — where the commonalities exist for them. I ask about this and observe this in my practice with my patients and I thoroughly enjoy exploring these themes on the podcast. One of the things that I’ve started to observe is the common practice among those who are executing at the highest level: exercise and meditation.
It comes as no surprise that I encounter more and more evolved, badass women building incredibly impactful businesses that I’m starting to see that meditation not only rises to the surface — but it becomes the calling for these women, in and of itself.
My guest today, Suze Yalof Schwartz, is the leader of Unplug Meditation. She has a studio, a book, an app, and a really exciting 30-day challenge (that we’re going to explore on today’s podcast)! Most excitingly, she has a story of how she went from being a makeover guru amongst the top fashion magazines to running a studio that completely transforms the way that we think.
Suze has incredible insight, not only as an entrepreneur but as someone who has committed to the daily practice of meditation. By the end of this podcast, not only will you leave with tools, you’ll leave with a newfound respect and curiosity of what meditation can do for you in your own life.
Key Takeaways:
[1:57] About today’s guest, Suze Yalof Schwartz.
[3:40] Welcoming Suze to the podcast!
[4:27] Suze takes us through her journey and how she has gotten to where she is today.
[6:03] How Suze was launched into her journey of giving meditation a “makeover.”
[10:41] How Suze helps people feel the power of meditation.
[11:47] How Suze gets through to the skeptics of meditation.
[12:43] Suze provides an exercise on how to interrupt stressful thoughts (i.e. the first step to practicing meditation).
[16:18] How much time should people be dedicating to meditation in a day?
[17:46] What is taught at Suze’s Unplug meditation classes.
[20:17] How Suze leverages the power of aromatherapy in her studio.
[22:50] Suze speaks about the journey of creating her app and her recommendations for those wanting to start their own app.
[25:45] Why Suze built the app and about the 30-day meditation challenge.
[28:05] Technology that Suze uses to support her meditation and mindfulness practices.
[28:35] The impact meditation has had on Suze as an entrepreneur.
[29:35] What does Suze want her legacy to be?
[32:30] Suze’s key performance indicators!
[38:19] Where to learn more about what Suze is up to!
Unplug Meditation (Join the meditation challenge by signing up for the newsletter!)
Getting Over John Doe: A Story Of Love, Heartache, And Surviving With Style, by Suze Yalof Schwartz
More About Suze Yalof Schwartz
Suze Yalof Schwartz is the founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation, the world's first drop-in secular meditation studio. She is also the author of Unplug: A Simple Guide To Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers, and the creator of the Unplug Meditation App.
In 2012, Suze learned a three-minute meditation that changed her life forever. Prior to this, she was a fashion editor and "makeover guru" working at Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour Magazine with regular appearances on GMA, The Today Show, CBS Early Show, and more. Once she discovered meditation, she was determined to keep doing it but she could not find a place to easily learn and practice. After taking hundreds of hours of classes, reading every book possible, and listening to podcasts and lectures from the world’s most famous meditation teachers, Suze realized that meditation needed a makeover and she was the one to do it.
Suze’s mission is to make meditation simple, accessible, powerful and interesting enough so that everyone will want to practice it and experience the benefits for themselves.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: Unplug Meditation
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ENTREPOLOGY PERFORMANCE LABS
Opt in for your free, personalized functional medicine quiz on Entrepology Performance Labs! Completing this questionnaire will take approximately 40 minutes of your time, and when you’re done, you will be prompted for an opportunity to sit down with someone on our medical team to review your individualized results. We are all on big missions, we are all trying to change the world. It’s no longer sufficient for our health to simply be fine. For us to achieve what we want to do as badass women with a vision for how we can help the world, we need to move our health to an optimal place!
CALL TO ACTION
Meditation is a key part of being a successful, impactful entrepreneur living your best life. It is one of the commonalities I see all the time amongst those who are highly evolved in their careers. And best of all? Starting it simple. 5-15 minutes a day is all you need. If you have never tried integrating meditation into your everyday routine before, try by beginning Suze’s simple 16-second breath (at timestamp 13:10). Remember to follow-up on The Entrepology Podcast Facebook page — because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
For today’s interview, and future interviews, I’ve decided to feature more of the experts that exist in my own world; my council of amazing people who contribute and provide insight in my own business (and others).
So, to kick things off, I’m interviewing Brandy Kinnear. Brandy is the founder and chief cheerleader over at Your Ideal Patients. She is an absolute trailblazer in the health and wellness industry and knows how to work with doctors in the natural medicine space to help them grow their brand, their practice, and their income.
Brandy has a ton to say about marketing in this episode and I cannot wait to share with you all of her tips, tricks, and tools of the trade when it comes to effective marketing!
Key Takeaways:
[1:58] About today’s interview.
[3:13] Welcoming Brandy to the podcast!
[3:53] How Brandy got involved in the industry of marketing and health and wellness.
[7:21] Was Brandy always an entrepreneur?
[8:52] How Brandy helps those who are in a state of “marketing overwhelm.”
[11:12] The process Brandy gives to those who are unsure about finding a niche.
[15:30] Brandy’s cornerstones of a solid marketing strategy.
[19:19] The difficulties of building an expert brand when taking internet marketing off the table.
[23:04] The importance of an online presence.
[28:41] Brandy suggests where to start (with all marketing options available)!
[32:21] Brandy recommends when to start investing in paid ads.
[37:00] Marketing apps Brandy uses every single day in her business.
[42:46] What Brandy would like her legacy to be.
[45:25] Brandy’s key performance indicators!
[50:56] Where to follow up with Brandy.
Your Ideal Patients
Guerrilla Marketing
The Awakened Family: How to Raise Empowered, Resilient, and Conscious Children, by Dr. Shefali Tsabary Ph.D.
More About Brandy Kinnear
Brandy Kinnear- Entrepreneur, educational course creator, digital marketing and social media guru for doctors in the natural health industry.
Brandy Kinnear a passionate advocate of natural health, created Your Ideal Patients- a marketing and consulting agency for doctors that uses digital marketing strategies to help doctors grow their practice, heal more people and make more money. After 12 years in the Field of Integrative Medicine, she has become an expert in both client care, practice management and medical marketing. Brandy is focused on helping practitioners make a bigger impact by empowering them to create and scale sustainable practices.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: YourIdealPatients.com
Social Media: LinkedIn and Instagram
If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more:
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We would also appreciate a review!
Join our badass Women’s Facebook Group, Legacy Performance Labs
If you want to be something amazing, you need to surround yourself with amazing people! The Legacy community is made up of badass women living — not leaving — their legacy every single day. If you are on a mission and get it that your health is the key to your unlimited potential — Join us on Facebook!
ENTREPOLOGY PERFORMANCE LABS
Opt in for your free, personalized functional medicine quiz on Entrepology Performance Labs! Completing this questionnaire will take approximately 40 minutes of your time, and when you’re done, you will be prompted for an opportunity to sit down with someone on our medical team to review your individualized results. We are all on big missions, we are all trying to change the world. It’s no longer sufficient for our health to simply be fine. For us to achieve what we want to do as badass women with a vision for how we can help the world, we need to move our health to an optimal place!
CALL TO ACTION
Who do you want to spend your days working with? Where do you want to spend your time? What lights you up? What drains you? Getting clear on these aspects will help you narrow in on your ideal client and help you build a life & business you love. Remember to follow-up on The Entrepology Podcast Facebook page — because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
I connected with today’s guest almost immediately after meeting her. We bonded over the notion of badass women and our capacity to invoke positive change in the world. Diana Lane is a fascinating healer; she’s a stress-reduction specialist, holistic health expert, esoteric healer, and acupuncturist. And what’s so cool about her history and her tools as a healer is that she did not start out this way. Her journey had her starting out on a traditional path, studying pre-med, with ambitions to become a cardiovascular surgeon.
Diana’s journey and the influences in her life that caused her to change course, in turn, have caused thousands of people to be impacted from her positive message and her true belief that women have a sacred capacity to contribute. Diana has a lot to say on the subject of who we are as women and our power to influence society because of our innate female skills — so tune in and learn about how you can harness the power of your menstrual cycle and fully tap into your body!
Key Takeaways:
[1:23] About my guest today!
[2:50] Welcoming Diana to the podcast.
[3:13] How Diana switched courses from a traditional pre-med path.
[7:14] Diana talks all about her Sacred Cycles Sisterhood tribe and what it’s all about!
[10:47] Diana informs us of how and why should better connect to our menstrual cycle.
[14:47] I share my own menstrual story and experience with endometriosis.
[18:15] What can we expect when we fully tap into our menstrual cycle?
[23:36] Diana explains what PMS for men is (aka preMANstrual syndrome).
[25:36] How Diana helps those who come to her practice manage stress.
[28:53] Finding balance in your cycle and how Diana has re-trained her body.
[31:53] Diana explains the emotional freedom technique, ‘tapping.’
[33:33] What Diana would like her legacy to be.
[36:20] Diana’s KPIs!
[42:25] Where to follow-up with Diana and learn more about what she’s up to!
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, by Jack Kornfield
Healing PCOS: A 21-Day Plan for Reclaiming Your Health and Life with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, by Amy Medling
More About Diana Lane
Diana Lane is a stress reduction specialist and holistic health expert. A pre-med heart surgeon turned Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and Reiki Master, with over 17 years of experience, she specializes in women’s wellness, (specifically adrenal fatigue/stress, cycle issues, and insomnia) and has a private practice in an integrative clinic in Austin, Texas.
Diana is the perfect blend of science and Wu, incorporating spiritual acupuncture, herbalism, the esoteric arts, bodywork, nutritional consulting, holistic lifestyle remodeling, sound therapy, and crystal healing into her multifaceted modality offerings.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: Moon Medicine Healing Arts
If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more:
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We would also appreciate a review!
Join our badass Women’s Facebook Group, Legacy Performance Labs
If you want to be something amazing, you need to surround yourself with amazing people! The Legacy community is made up of badass women living — not leaving — their legacy every single day. If you are on a mission and get it that your health is the key to your unlimited potential — Join us on Facebook!
ENTREPOLOGY PERFORMANCE LABS
Opt in for your free, personalized functional medicine quiz on Entrepology Performance Labs! Completing this questionnaire will take approximately 40 minutes of your time, and when you’re done, you will be prompted for an opportunity to sit down with someone on our medical team to review your individualized results. We are all on big missions, we are all trying to change the world. It’s no longer sufficient for our health to simply be fine. For us to achieve what we want to do as badass women with a vision for how we can help the world, we need to move our health to an optimal place!
CALL TO ACTION
Diana and I are challenging you to embrace your menstrual cycle. A lot of us are missing out on the opportunity to connect to a power that can serve our family, our life, and our mission in an entirely new way. Our cycle is a time of reflection and a time to figure out how you can create space for yourself and others. When you choose to tap into your menstrual cycle it has this capacity to communicate to you what your body needs on a deeper level. Remember to follow-up on The Entrepology Podcast Facebook page — because when you are accountable, you are helpable.