Notes From the New World

256: “I was ready to see a new way of life... there are other countries where I could be happy and experience a similar, if not greater, quality of life than I had.” - Chelsea Riffe For those of you curious about living abroad, I’m sharing today what it truly takes to live overseas, from lessons, logistics, emotional whiplash to rewarding transformations that come with expat life. **Snippets** fro...

255: “But colliding shores with something beyond the self is a relief. And it's made me a lot freer in my expression, in the way I move through life, the way I show up, the way I do the work that I do because if everything is about how I come across and who's going to perceive the work in this way and it's a constant measure of the self and that's exhausting and we're miss...

254: " I started the account originally as my, indeed, like diary and doodles, and I would turn my situation, which at the time felt quite embarrassing and cringy, if you will, into a more humorous, self-deprecating cartoon. " - Jessica Stahl aka vanillacooldance From creating personal doodles to becoming a sex-positive artist and advocate in Amsterdam - tune in to listen to Jessica Stah...

253: " I am an artist, but I am an artist that does not have a medium. I don't create art, but I am a creative director. I'm a visionary. " - Zoey Greco For those of you feeling challenged with the evolution of your brand and identity in the spiritual business world, this episode is for you! **Snippets** from the episode: "I think Merhipsey was like a way for me to feel li...

252: "Perfection is never about the perfection. It's about what we think being perfect will get us." - Antonia Dolhaine Perfectionists who are ready to be released from the cold, hard grip perfectionism has trapped you in - this episode with Antonia Dolhaine , a Somatic Depth Coach and Artist, is for you. Snippets: "We live in a globally connected world now, but our evolutionar...

251: Caroline Feda is a former Pitch Perfect alumni and an incredible psychic medium who's here to share her insights on making business decisions spiritually and aligned with your soul instincts! Snippets to catch this episode: - ‘The only way you're going to start trusting yourself more is if you start taking action. Seeing it pay off and then like putting those in your little like men...

250: What if your business was run like a juicy red strawberry stand, only in season in the summer? And the rest of the year was focused on planting the seeds, watering them, and nurturing them with enough sunlight to burst out of the ground? This is the beauty of seasonal working - or what I’m coining as wavy marketing. In this solo ep, I break down the components of wavy marketing, explaining ho...

249: Today's episode is for anyone who does not want to be a "grustler" (grinder + hustler), is uninterested in wearing 80 hour work weeks as a badge, and ready for more easy, breezy style of running a business. You'll learn about understanding your energy cycles, batching tasks, customizing your work schedule, understanding your motivational style, and planning for financial s...

248: Human Design lovers - you're going to gobble up today's episode with Maike Gabriela - Human Design & Deconditioning Expert! We riff on how each type can thrive in business and energetically, how to live authentically in a world where it may feel unsafe to, the issue with clinging on to your design too hard, the meme-ification of HD and its downsides, how to apply HD in your dail...

247: Ever thought about pitching your “this is going to shatter the glass ceiling” idea to a big tech company, inviting that cutie on Bumble out for mini golf, or asking for a raise at the job you’ve been at for 7+ years and DEFINITELY deserve one… but the idea of rejection made you wince? Same. But I’m alive. Rejection didn’t kill me. So I’m here to tell the tale of how I cope with rejection prof...

246: It’s Shoot Your Shot September - didn’t you hear?! I’m taking you down memory lane to share how shooting MY shot has opened up unthinkable opportunities for myself - from being able to talk to high profile influencers, authors and creators, to jet-setting all over the world and bringing me countless business opportunities. I start out sharing how emailing Lauryn Bosstick (aka The Skinny Confi...

245: In this heartfelt episode, Chelsea dives deep into the historical and cultural concept of the witch wound. She talks about generational trauma faced by women due to historical persecution, such as witch hunts, and how the echoes of the past affect modern-day self-expression. She shares a personal story of a past life regression session that fuels her podcast today, and how creating content, p...

244: ​Sick of marketing on social media? Done with filming 67 takes for a lip sync TikTok? Over getting cut off right when you were about to drop a major truth bomb in IG Stories? Same. ​ In this episode, I'm going to teach you how to find clients, drive new leads, and increase your online visibility WITHOUT social media as your main platform. ​ ​We'll go through different tactics like g...

243: Poster Journal says what you think, so you don’t have to. In this giggly but deep conversation, Chelsea sits down with Poster Journal (PJ), who has the mind of a stoic but the mouth of a snarky Gen-Zer. They talk about shooting your shot, why famous people aren’t special, constraints for creativity, PJ’s original entry in the online world, how creative ideas strike us like lightning, how no c...

242: Instagram started as a fun photo-sharing platform where we all shared photos of our chicken tenders at a sports bar, blurry nights out in bubble dresses, and sepia-toned photos of our new relationship. As the story of all social platforms go - free apps need to make money somehow. Your attention is their favorite asset. Advertisers love attention (more data points), and social apps love money...

241: Influencers, celebs and mega coaches are often treated as mythical Gods. We act as if they're untouchable, immune to the suffering life brings, and operate with zero worries in the world. But when we put them on pedestals, we dehumanize them. In the same vein, we make ourselves small. The automatic comparison and projection prompts self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and keeps us stuck in a c...

240: After years of messy, chaotic and failed launches, Chelsea was determined to sell out her first group program of 2024 with 2 goals in mind: it had to be easy, and had to be marketed with minimal social media. This episode is for you if: You hate launching with a fiery passion and want to hear about new ways to execute your next launch You’re terrified no one will enroll in your program (and w...

239: In Part 2 of the Derek Sivers convo, we dive deeper into his unique POV on writing, motivation, art of being succinct, and why third party help is not the move. Key Discussion Points: Derek's famous succinct writing style The concept of delivering ideas with just enough info to leave room for the reader to fill in the blanks How keeping things short and memorable can make a greater impac...

238: This is Part 1 of one of the most philosophical conversations ever recorded on In My Non-Expert Opinion with Chelsea’s vision board guest, Derek Sivers. In this episode, Chelsea and Derek discuss: Derek’s nomadic heart and values, and how his decision to be a good dad led him to halt his travels and settle in New Zealand Derek’s goal to make the whole world feel like home Inhabiting philosoph...

237: This is the story of how I went from identifying as a scrappy, impulse spender, to a financial baller, who raised my “financial thermometer” and paid off $8.6K in high-interested credit card debt in 1 month. If you want the practical (color coding expenses, tracking every dollar, and cutting costs) AND energetic goodness (vision boards, painting your nails green, and mocking up screenshots) t...

236: Time is one of our most precious resources on this planet - let’s stop being so loosey goosey with our own! When you pursue having a mind like water, your brain can relax. And when your brain is relaxed?? WATCH OUT WORLD, Creative Genius status: unlocked. In this solo ep, Chelsea shares more on: pursuing the concept of “a mind like water” eliminating digital distractions time blocking and flo...

235: One of life’s biggest mysteries is how successful multi-passionates juggle it ALL. Fortunately, Frank Bach is on the podcast today! Frank is a product designer at Instagram, entrepreneur, founder of Sunshine Shop, and the frontman for his band Monk. He discusses his journey of becoming more himself, the joys of creating, and how he balances his diverse passions. Frank shares more on: The free...

234: Chelsea is BACK for Part 2 of her chaotic relationship with money. Today's episode is all about financial stability, particularly as it relates to entrepreneurship and running a creative business. Key Points: The importance of money management in entrepreneurship - this is NUMBER ONE to changing your financial habits Strategies for dealing with debt and managing unexpected financial situ...

233: As a creative, “money” can sound like a curse word. UGH - money?! We want to be FREE. FLOWY. LIBERATED. If we could just not think about money and focus on our art, we’d be living in our dream world, right? WRONG. Money is something you have to think about or deal with every. single. day. Why not face it head on, and learn to have a relationship with it, or better yet, become financially BALL...

232: We're back for another installment of the Creative Genius Playbook. Today's focus? Rest and softness. In capitalistic structures, being "soft" or taking long periods of rest is considered weak. Today's guest, Isabel Bagsik, is here to bust that myth - once and for all. Key points: The significance of experimenting and not fearing the pivot in our creative processes, o...