Ten UNEDITED Minutes of Marlena's Time

Today’s episode is a real one. I’m talking about the balance between short-term goals and long-term vision—and how both are necessary if you actually want to move forward. But we’re also getting into something that’s been on all of our minds…AI. Let’s be honest—we’ve all got a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. It’s powerful, it’s fast, and sometimes it feels like it’s doing too much . But h...

Today’s episode is a little bit of everything—in the best way. I’m sharing an unexpected update from my substitute teaching journey and how I’ve started to find my groove specifically within career centers. It’s funny how the right environment can completely shift your perspective on something. I also talk about the work I’ve been doing behind the scenes creating materials for my daughter’s massag...

In this episode, I’m just showing up—no script, no edits, just honesty. I talk about what it feels like to hit my first goal with this podcast: simply being present and pressing record. But more than that, I open up about the faith it’s taken to start Hook & Rise Creative … even when I don’t have the full picture. This is about trusting the process, doing it anyway, and building something befo...

This is it—episode one. No script, no plan… just hitting record and seeing what happens. In this first episode, Marlena kicks off Ten UNEDITED Minutes of Marlena’s Time exactly how it was intended: real, off-the-cuff, and completely unfiltered. A little bit about why this podcast exists, a little bit of figuring it out in real time, and a whole lot of just starting before everything feels perfect....