What is Awareness?

By definition by Merriam-webster dictionary:

Awareness is the quality or state of being aware: knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists.

Before we put “any word” into action, first, we need to put the word “awareness” into action.

How are things happening around us or within us? If you want to understand anything in life or improve anything in life or business, awareness is the key to everything.

Start noticing

How are you responding physically or mentally to a situation?

How are you behaving in front of a person or a situation? 

What emotions are you experiencing?

What makes you do what you do?

What makes you happy?

What do you really want for your life or for your business?

What no longer serves you?

What areas do you need to improve?

What is really the problem?

I challenge you to tune in and start practicing awareness and watch your life change. 

Guest featured in this episode:

Maya is a podcaster (host of the MaYapinion Podcast) and focuses on leadership and inspiring women to be the leaders of the future. 

She also teachs podcasting and coach women how to be effective leaders.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• What platform is best for you
• Mic and equipment selection
• Where to record
• Budgeting
• How to narrow down your niche
• Identify if you need a co-host
• How to find guests
• Editing techniques
• How to monetize with a small audience
• and much more…

Guest featured in this episode:

After facing unexpected adversity as a college student, Jasmine Williams hit rock bottom. She spent years going through the motions of life, no longer ambitious to change the world or even reach her full potential. And in this episode, she tells her story to inspire you. 

Now, as a successful adversity and resilience speaker, Jasmine guides audiences how to thrive through the plot twists in their own lives. She’s spoken on college campuses, to businesses, and at conferences across the United States.

Jasmine is also a speaking coach for female entrepreneurs. She teaches women how to deliver a polished message with confidence. And as a thank you for listening to the podcast, Jasmine is offering a free 15-minute speaking coaching consultation for each of our listeners! You can learn more about working with Jasmine at www.JasmineCWilliams.com

Jasimine Williams and Lucy Liu met in the Mic Drop community. If you are interested in becoming a speaker, check out MICDROP. 

Guest featured in this episode:

Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with confidence. She champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.

She has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Yahoo!, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more.

She was the Senior Advisor to Program Delivery for Decker Communications, where she managed and mentored a team of facilitators delivering programs around the world. Karen coached executives on how to influence and speak more effectively. Previously, Karen was HR Director for Gensler Architecture, trained teams at Gap Inc and Wells Fargo. Her passion lies in developing others and she has done this throughout her career of nearly three decades.

One of her most fulfilling experiences was being on radio coaching callers on how to make powerful life changes. Karen speaks annually at the BASS Conference. She founded Kissing Frogs Project in 2010, an online community to help single women be true to themselves.

Karen received her BA in Psychology from Lafayette College in Easton, PA. Upon graduation, she spent 4 years traveling across the globe in the experiential education program, Up With People.

Karen’s style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients!).

Things you will learn in this episode:

• The SEVEN ways you can take your power back in life
• Own your unique value
• Promote yourself
• Leverage your voice
• Be focused (have a lead to your story)
• Avoid using minimizing language
• You decide who you are
• Stop accommodating everybody else and losing yourself
• and much more…

Karen Laos and Lucy Liu met in the Mic Drop community. If you are interested in becoming a speaker, check out MICDROP. 

So, we’re here today to talk about doing BIG things in 2021, about taking it to the next level. But as you unfortunately already know, we’re facing some pretty cold hard facts.

Covid, unemployment, anxiety, you name it. 

I’m here today to remind you that It’s up to YOU how you present yourself. It’s up to YOU how you show up for your life and business in 2021. It’s up to YOU to decide what to shoot for. It’s up to YOU to determine what game plans you want to play.

You see, most people have CONFLICTING beliefs. On one hand, they’re like “yes, yes, I can do it all, give it to me 2021 I’m so ready” but on the other hand, maybe even 10 seconds later they’re saying “yeah, I’m not so sure though.” They simultaneously have beliefs that pull them in opposite directions. So which one are you? 

By thinking more positive thoughts and aligning your internal beliefs, you will absolutely radiate more positive energy, and people around you will notice. Either consciously or subconsciously, at some level, they’ll notice. They might not know exactly what you’re up to or why they feel more positive around you but they’ll know that SOMETHING has changed and it’s for good.

Also, remember that thoughts have a habit of becoming THINGS in your life. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying: you become what you think about. It’s so so true. You generally become what you think about most. If you’re looking for bad news – well, it’s much easier to find bad news these days than good news but guess what you’ll find bad news every day. If you’re looking for reasons why you can not accomplish something, you’ll find them plenty. If you are looking to avoid bills, more bills will come. If you’re looking for reasons why you’re unhappy, you’ll find them. But if you think positive thoughts and you’re looking for reasons why you ARE happy, you’ll find those too. If you look for gratitudes everyday your life will be filled with blessings. 

The same thing happens for anything you think about. You’ll find reasons everywhere around you that PROVE that you’re right. If you believe the world is FULL of opportunity, you’ll start noticing different things. I promise. You’ll notice the things that support your beliefs. Your thoughts determine what you notice in the world. It happens every day of our lives. We all have the ability to CHOOSE our own thoughts. We can intentionally focus on anything we want and let that focus expand and grow.

Are you excited about what you’re going to do in 2021? I talked about how your goals should be fun and exciting. When you’re excited, people get inspired by YOUR excitement, and it’s amazing how people even want to help you reach your next milestone. Everyone wants to be where the action is! People crave excitement. They’re desperate for inspiration and you are that inspiration. Yes, you! The amazing, beautiful, and remarkable you!

There has NEVER been a better time to make your dreams a reality. It’s exciting. It’s fun. And it’s what life is all about. Most times later becomes never. So dream it, design it, live it, starting now. Success doesn’t just find you and you can’t chase it down, success is already in your dictionary and you get to write the definition of success. And as you move forward this year, remember that we cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when these problems came up, so the perspective is key, slow things down and look at things from a different angle, your well of wisdom is already there. You are full of wisdom and potential, you’ve got this year! Now go out there and change lives.