No More 'Good Girl'

What would you tell a woman if they were worried to make that pivot? That small step? Would you encourage her, or tell her to give it all up? That would be crazy! Of course you'd push her along the way to chase her dreams, right?  Life is too short to not chase your dreams. Take the leap and see where it leads. If it doesn't light you up, you can pivot again! If you're working hard at your passion...

After talking with a family member today about her transition out of the LDS faith and all of the fear surrounding, I suddenly felt compelled to share some of my thoughts.  I'm not typically open about this because yes, the fear of judgement around this topic still runs deeeep. But, I've been feeling the call to say something and I don't know why.  I hope this touches whoever needed to hear this a...

Let's go backwards a little bit to get to where we are now…  Dustin and I have been married for over 14 years -- I was pregnant at 19, marriage was rough + hunting was a HUGE sore spot in our relationship! We finally came to a compromise a few months in that he could go every other weekend and things grew from there… including his love and passion for hounds.  Fast forward to 2019, we set out on o...

I feel the need to reflect on the last year for our family and our business. I'm feeling SO much gratitude for the life we are living now -- all because of a decision Dustin and I made together. I decided to put us on the path of building wealth, creating a business, and inspiring families to enjoy each other again + disconnect from the world. I pushed through the fear and told myself everything w...

Ask YOURSELF -- What can I change to serve myself WELL?  Growth is intimidating. It's intimidating at the start, and all throughout the process! But don't let it stop you from chasing the dream. Those big companies with the big following on social media all started SOMEWHERE. You will never get THERE, if you don't start RIGHT HERE. Let's just put one foot in front of the other, and the road will k...

I started reflecting on my work the other day, and realized something. I'm working from home, I'm living my dream, but am I really treating it as a job? Am I really giving it my all, or can I give it more? We don't have to accomplish everything at once! I love getting things done now so I can relax later -- but sometimes life just doesn't work that way. I'm talking baby steps! That's right, it can...

I've always been that dreamer in believing that life could look different than the conventional model we see everywhere. Who's with me?  Our journey transitioning from The Hunting Fam to ColdStrike has definitely been trial and error, and "learn-as-we-go". I can honestly say… I didn't know if we'd get to this point! I couldn't really see the dream come into play until we started setting a goal for...

We're here talking with Laura -- who brought up their family business -- Double U Hunting Supply! As it started with her husband, Buddy, it ended up growing into so much more, thanks to Laura encouraging that first big step.  They decided to take a year off, start a family, and see if they can start selling some hound gear, T-shirts, or hats! Laura took the leap, created a website to serve the pur...

We met some amazing friends a few months ago, and couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity. As we've built ColdStrike on Instagram, it has been amazing to me the community that opens up behind the scenes.  We met Buddy, who is the owner of the Double U Hunting Supply as well as the rest of his family. I had the opportunity to get to know his wife, Laura pretty well! She started their family b...

Right before Dustin and I got married, Dustin wanted to go hound hunting with his friends! After that, the rest is basically history + he was on the mountain all. The. time! I tried going hunting with him one night at 19 years old, and pregnant. It was not flying with me -- having him gone every weekend!  This finally led us to find a compromise. We decided that going hunting with his friends ever...

Just because you don't know exactly what you're doing, you don't need to do it blindly! Today we're going to talk about building a bridge. In business, I'm talking about finding a mentor, an accountability partner, or a friend who is a little farther than you and can help you along the way.  Find what works for you, to get from your starting point to your ending point. BUT, you have to be willing...

In today's podcast, I told you a little story about a solo-hike I went up the mountain… and it was SCARY. All the negative thoughts ran through my mind, but I was determined to fight them!  Here's what I decided... Focus like HELL on your first goal. Find the tree! Your business is relatable to YOU. No one else can be you. So focus on YOUR first goal, and make it there! Celebrate the small wins. T...

"Progression is an ugly road that leads to a beautiful place." - Trent Shelton You see other's killing it in life, but you don't see the messy middle it took to get there! Done is better than perfect. Just get it out there, and trust the process. Don't spend your time trying to perfect the imperfect. That's what makes it REAL! Let's talk about how you can get started + get where you want to go.  T...

Did you know… you're the average income of the five people you hang with the most? If you feel down in the dumps, or find yourself negative all of the time… check in with the people you hang out with.  In Dan Graziosi's podcast, he tells us to take control of the wheel and steer our own ship! Not everyone may understand why we do the things we do in life, and may not understand our dreams and goal...

What happens when you chop down the tree, but leave the stump? The roots still spread, and can either pop up somewhere else or the tree begins to grow new shoots from the trunk! If this is how we solved all our problems, we wouldn't make it anywhere fast.  Sometimes it's easier to just avoid the root altogether for the sake of moving on, right? Only to get a few months down the road, and realize I...

Today we're talking about getting over the perfect today, and just getting the job done!  If you serve well and just get it done, NO ONE notices the imperfections! If you're able to jump into something and take action, there's no excuse for not becoming successful! You are the person that will throw your time away, OR you'll make the most of it! As soon as you know your purpose, it narrows the way...

It's either a HELL YES or a HELL NO! It's time to stop with the guilt. If you can't commit wholeheartedly, say no. You need to feel good about that decision because you're also helping that person by giving your truth! This can be related to ANYTHING. You have to do what's best for you, and it's hard! Even I struggle with it. No matter what anyone thinks about the decisions you are making, your li...

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself… is it working ? Before Dustin and I got married, we quickly figured out there were kinks in our relationship to be worked out. But, who doesn't have those, right? It became all about finding what was best for ourselves, our marriage, and our baby coming soon!  Fast forward about 12 years, what was a sore spot became a budding dream. We wanted to make Dusti...

Last week, we found what you'd CHOOSE to do if there was absolutely nothing off limits! What came to your mind? It may just be a small shift in life to find what you're PASSIONATE about doing! Let's start taking steps in walking toward it. Get your mind right! Do some personal development daily . We have to push out those negative thoughts and/or outside influences that are holding you back! Think...

Today we're talking about that thing that FIRES YOU UP!  Ever since I was young, I was always driven by making + reaching goals. I always wanted to own my own business, and I'm finally starting to find those things that I LOVE + where I want to focus my time! Here's a few questions for you...  What are dreams you have, or things you're interested in? I've always had a camera in hand. From disposab...

We've been talking about pushing past fears and moving to the next phase. I want to use the analogy of taking your island and burning your boats. I can't take credit for the phrase, but Tony Robbins sure knew what he meant when he said it!  When we take our island, or create a new habit, we're often tugged back to what we know, what is comfortable, or what feels safe . Stop it! Take control. Take....

I think one of the hardest things as a parent is figuring out how to get your kids involved in what you are doing. Maybe it's just me, but I never want to force them to do something they don't love. Just because I'm chasing a dream it doesn't mean that my dream needs to be the same for them.  They have their own minds and love to do their own thing, but they are also the reason we decided to jump...

We wanted to pop in today and give an update on our Building ColdStrike Series.  As many of you that have been following along may know, we are building a product-based business from scratch and learning everything along the way.  This episode discusses where we are on our journey right now as well as our shipping dilemma that got solved with great news + a $300 savings!  Find us and follow along...

As the hubs and I jumped into our journey of building a product-based business in 2020, there was SO MUCH FEAR associated with it. The further we got along on the journey, the bigger the numbers got and my fear climbed with it.  I felt like a total beginner again at everything. Sure, I had a photography business, but I had never taken charge and marketed it like I needed so I was starting from squ...

I wanna tell you a little bit about my story! I'll be the first to say that as a mom at 19, it was so easy to lose myself... I was a postpartum hot mess to say the least. Let's talk about some small + some big ways we can do some things for us mamas! Take a nice bath, go on a walk, or just do something that is just for you :) Learn to care for yourself just as much as you do for other people!! You...