The Lauren Widrick Podcast

I forgot my lines on stage, my arms went cold, and I freaked out. But instead of editing out the mess, I'm handing you the raw playback because the blackout might be the best thing that ever happened to me. 🔥 I built a million-dollar coaching business from a $17,000 bet on myself, then lost $40K on my dream conference and burned the whole thing to the ground 😭 Walked away from my business, c...

I got a new mic, a new iPhone, and a new identity: business hoe. Buckle up. 🎤 I finally admit why my dream conference flopped, and it wasn't the marketing 🐿️ I diagnose myself as squirrel-brained, novelty-chasing, and done apologizing for it 💍 Why being monogamous with my job, my husband, and my kids' sports means my business gets to be the wild card 😈 The vibe is a certain Sex and the...

I'm calling out some bullshit today: the same "I'm not good at sales" lie I hear from every entrepreneur I meet is one I've been telling myself too. Turns out the receipts say otherwise. 🤑 I found an old spreadsheet that proved I sold six figures worth of stuff with nothing but my mouth 🔥 Then I explain exactly why I torched that whole business anyway 😳 I admit the same fe...

I dropped a very special necklace down a drain in 2024. Today it showed up on my husband's counter like nothing happened. So now we're talking manifestation apps, trademarked cheeky phrases, and why reinventing yourself might be the dumbest advice ever. 👻 A "dead" necklace resurfaces and I spiral into full Mandela Effect conspiracy mode 🔮 I confess my situationship with a 25 ye...

ACTIVATE Conference Tickets live on laurenwidrick.com. I stood in a room of six people I trust completely and still nearly fell apart reading my own speech out loud. Here's what happened, and why it means you need to be at ACTIVATE on October 24th. Sign up now at laurenwidrick.com, hit the conference button, lock in early bird pricing before it jumps. 🧠 I had the best day at my 9 to 5 buildin...

Three people DMed me asking how I do it all. Two were men. Recorded from my commute (per usual, audio is buns)...I have a proud epiphany about all the balls I'm juggling (heh) and how I'm "DOING IT ALL" LOL. Tips include: 🏆 Be proud of your chaos instead of apologizing for it. When I rattled off my full life inventory on this episode, even I was like "okay damn, she's d...

I learned a word years ago that finally explains the mess I'm in: liminal. No longer this, not yet that. Here's what happens when you sit in it out loud. 🦋 Why a caterpillar turning into a butterfly is actually the grossest metaphor for reinvention (and the most accurate) 🎙️ The "lazy girl podcast" that gave me this whole framework, and why you need it in your queue 🤔 The ident...

I'm back, bouncing between mom life, side hustle chaos, and a full personal awakening, all in one unhinged episode. 👋 I disappear for weeks then show up mid commute yapping about my whole summer 🏕️ Sending my kids to camp for three weeks did more for my marriage than any date night ever has 🇲🇽 Shawndaddy and I booked a last minute trip to Mexico with two weeks notice and zero regrets 🏠 We di...

I ugly cried in a parking lot, prayed to God about Instagram likes, and somehow still got dinner on the table. Welcome to the glamorous life of a delulu millennial doing too much. 😭 I had a full on breakdown crying from my office to my car... over a 45 second video 🕳️ Went down a philosophical rabbit hole questioning literally all of my life choices mid traffic jam 🔮 Begged my tarot reading best...

40 Posts in 40 Days: WTF Am I Gonna Yap About? I said yes to a viral 40-day content challenge before I had a single content idea. Here are the five pillars I'm throwing at the wall. 🎤 Pillar one: my messy corporate-to-entrepreneur-and-back-again journey, told out loud👠 Pillar two: "Bitch Please," where I dare you activate your thing (and tell you how) in 60 seconds or less📅 Pillar three: Sunday...

Most of us end the week feeling vaguely guilty about what didn't get done. What if you could flip that and feel like a total boss bitch winner before Monday comes? Goodies in this ep: 🗓️ I reread my life vision out loud to myself like a slightly unhinged optimist, and I'm convinced it's basically a cheat code for making dreams happen on accident. 🔁 My "Five Ls" retro framewo...

The homies told me to stop dicking around with an interest form and just sell the damn tickets. So that's exactly what I'm doing. Welcome to the chaos. 🔥 I set the date before I booked anything because backing yourself into a corner is actually a business strategy 💸 Early bird tickets start at $269 in July and climb every single month, so the longer you wait, the more it costs to procras...

You have a big thing. You're not doing it. Here's exactly why, and what to do instead. 🔥 I figured out why your dream is still sitting on a shelf, and it comes down to five things that all start with B 😤 Your breaking point is closer than you think, and I'll tell you what my best friend said that stopped me cold 🧠 The "butt simple" method that turned 200 side hustlers from...

I realized that a series of seemingly unrelated stories are really just God flashing one big neon sign in front of my face: IT'S TIME TO GO. ✈️ I ran into a woman I hadn't seen in years at the Cancun airport and she has my literal dream business. First class seats, luxury retreats, and a sales pipeline that basically runs itself. 💥 A woman named Jessi started an Instagram account six mont...

Entrepreneurship is HARD AF. So...how do you know if you should keep riding the roller coaster or get off? Should you push through or walk away? The best way I can answer this for you is through my own story. This is super-freaking-vulnerable and I spare no detail about what happened. I truly hope this helps you. Episode Highlights: 🚨 I turned a Hail Mary conference into a sign from the universe,...

We're catching up. Just a mishmash of things I've been sitting on and finally hit record about. 🎉 Over 30 people slid into my DMs saying they'd show up to my event sight unseen, and now I might actually have to plan a real thing ✨ JJ invented an entire conference concept in one conversation and I'm absolutely taking credit for executing it (love you JJ) 📖 I read a book about a t...

I had an incredible night that also broke my brain a little. Sometimes the best nights are the ones that leave you questioning everything. 🎤 Went to a Charlotte Entrepreneurs event on a whim and almost talked myself out of going. 🎭 My friend Brian LaFontaine (yes, you've seen him on Ozark) taught us improv skills to actually listen to people instead of just waiting for our turn to talk. 😬 W...

I've been sitting on a big idea, and instead of keeping it to myself, I workshopped the whole thing on the podcast. Out loud. Unfiltered. Half-baked and all. 🎯 92% of goals are dead within two weeks. A Harvard study said it. I'm just here to stop pretending otherwise. 🏃 I'm pitching a totally anti-goal system built on sprints, and the methodology I stole from software developers might be the thi...

I disappeared. No explanation, no farewell post, no "I'm taking a break" announcement. Just... gone. Here's what actually happened. 🔥 I was drowning in content I was creating for an audience that wasn't growing, posting five days a week on LinkedIn like it was my religion, and getting exactly zero return on that investment. 💀 I shut down my business, went back to corporate...

I started the year like a woman possessed with greatness. Right now? The only things I possess are extra pounds and credit card debt. Here's WTF happened and what I'm doing about it: 🔥 I crushed an 8-week fitness challenge, lost body fat, gained muscle, and then got on a cruise ship and completely self-destructed like I was being paid to do it 💸 My husband and I had a legendary three-day...

I left a six-figure corporate job chasing freedom, built a business from scratch for six years, and came crawling back. So which is better? W2 or Entrepreneurship? Let's break it down... 🏆 Pro of entrepreneurship nobody talks about: the meaning is unmatched. Building something that's yours, with your gifts, hits different than optimizing bank software for someone else's bottom line....

I've been getting bombarded with "how do you DO this?" messages, so here's the whole embarrassing truth about how I make a podcast from my car and my bed in my pajamas. 🎙️ The whole setup is a voice memo app and a $0 budget, and somehow that's working better than my old fancy produced show 🚗 My audio quality is, by my own admission, genuinely mid, and 600 downloads in under...

I had a total clusterf**k of a weekend because I forgot to manifest. Oops. Lemme remind you (and me!) the 4 critical steps to manifest *LITERALLY ANYTHING* you want. Tune in to hear goodies like: ☀️ I looked a rainstorm in the face and told my friends it was leaving. Forty-five minutes later we were toasting ourselves for fixing the weather at Coco Cay. 💳 Sean's wallet disappeared on day one....

I Did NOT Plan to Get Baptized (And Yet Here We Are) We went to church draggin ass from a cruise. We left a completely different family. No, really. 💦 Shawn and I almost skipped church entirely after a week of partying on a cruise ship. Almost. 🙌 The pastor basically dismantled every excuse we had in real time, including the hair dryer one (yes, that was a real concern). 👀 A four-way eye contac...

I got a DM from a friend that sparked a rant I didn't know I needed to go on ...and honestly, this advice could save you hundreds of hours of dead-end sales calls. 🏷️ Listing your prices is a "grown ass adult move" and I will die on this hill 🎯 Your dream clients aren't scared of your prices. The looky-loos are, and that's the point 📋 The secret weapon? A slightly annoying...