Be Your Own Daddy Podcast with Alycia Israel

I wanted to change things up this week and bring you my perceptive on strategy and mindset when it comes to business on another podcast! I was recently on the Fitness Business Podcast hosted by Erin Dimond and Jordan Dugger (Erin is on this episode with me) and I believe this episode will be valuable from multiple angles for you.    Time Stamps:   - Switching It Up Today - Who Am I? - My Business...

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade anything in the world for running my business. But the truth is, while it creates a flexible life with more financial choices, there are things that come with it not everyone would choose to have. I want to dive into this just to provide some behind the scenes truth to you especially if you inspire to run your own business…there is a lot that you don't see on i...

We damn near broke up months into our relationship and it was the easiest thing to fix… and I'll leave you on that cliffhanger so you'll listen! Meet my hot husband: Piotr. I've talked about him on previous episodes and wanted to have him on the podcast to talk about our relationship, our struggles feeling valued and validated, what we did to overcome these issues, and more!   Time Stamps:   (0:15...

There are stories about money you've been taught through our societal messaging that's completely wrong. These stories are holding you back from achieving the life you want and helping a bunch of people along the way. I want to teach you how to build a longer table, not a higher fence.   Time Stamps:   (0:13) The 5 False Narratives (2:42) #1: You Should Know How to Money (5:17) #2: Talking About M...

For those of you who don't know my twin sister and our friend Nicole took our moms to the caymans for a week for a mother daughter trip. I wanted to share a story from that trip that resonates hard with what we talk about here and the lesson we can all walk away with. Remember: You are your daddy.   Time Stamps:   (0:16) Back From the Cayman Islands (1:15) Fun Fact About Me (3:30) The Cayman Islan...

As I mentor more and more entrepreneurs with a company called Impact Fitness Coaching Academy, the topic of burnout comes up a lot. I'm gonna be honest: entrepreneurship never stops. It is the nature of the beast. I ask you one simple question: what are you doing in your life that is hard? This is the key. Doing hard shit will give you a different perspective. Listen in as I explain more!   Time S...

50% of marriages end in divorce and 70% of them are initiated by the woman. You don't think having financial independence is a necessity? I was recently watching a scene from the White Lotus and I had to share it on this week's episode because it's so important to understand. Your independence is your power, nothing else.   Time Stamps:     (0:08) Where Your Power Comes From (1:00) The Story (3:45...

I've got THE OG bad bitch online fitness coach Erin Dimond joining me today and man, I and this whole industry owe a debt of gratitude to Erin. Erin showed us what was possible in the space making 500k in one year by herself without a team. While she wouldn't do that again after what she knows now, it shows the capability and capacity of an individual. Since then, she's gone on to sell that partic...

I already know the haters are coming for me for this one. Before you jump down my throat about how money doesn't buy happiness, listen to the entire episode and question your beliefs and societal programming. There's a myth about income I need to destroy and today's episode is a step in the right direction to doing that. I'll explain why life is better with more money, why we need to question wher...

Continuing my biggest money mistakes series, I want to talk about some of the biggest mistakes I made in business. There's a lot here to learn from whether you want to be a business owner or not. I waited far too long, undercharged for my services, overpaid my team (which sounds bad but listen to the episode), was generating 30k a month in revenue and was going negative, asked the wrong people for...

I have the series for you over the next two episodes. I want to talk about the biggest mistakes I've made both in my life and business when it comes to money and I have some juicy stories. I hope you'll learn from my mistakes and lessons and wake you up to the truth and what's possible.   Time Stamps:   (0:20) Calling Myself Out (1:20) We're Going Back to College and YOLO Mindset (4:40) Hello Stud...

Are you sick and tired of being broke despite your best efforts? Are your financial struggles rooted in the fucked up money mindset beliefs you learned from your parents? This episode will get real about 4 things you need to let go of in order to make more money including how our childhood experiences shape our relationship with money and give you the tools to break free from limiting beliefs pass...

What is feminism? What is the patriarchy? Why do we have a passion for poking holes in the patriarchy? My twin sister Christa (who will suspiciously sounds like me) is joining me on her first podcast episode to discuss this important topic. This isn't meant to be an episode of the "bashing men haters club" but to call out what we see as truth in our society.   Time Stamps:   (0:40) My Bad Bitch Tw...

I am excited to share a story with you today as I know it is going to not only open your eyes to your money mindset as a woman but provide a different perspective you may never have considered on your journey to Daddy status.     I want to remind ya'll that from a mindset perspective when it comes to money or really anything that involves self worth, mine used to be shit. I think back to sooo many...

My first ever guest on the podcast and I couldn't think of a better individual to have on than Alex Bayne, Head Coach of Alycia Barbell, Certified Sex and Intimacy Coach, and one of my absolute closest friends. As the title would suggest, we are going to be discussing codependency issues and everything that comes with that emotionally, financially, and how to break out of the codependency trap.  ...

The time has come to talk about… the glass ceiling and even more importantly why it is complete fucking bullshit. What is a glass ceiling you may ask? An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities. These barriers are often undetectable; they are unwritten rules and decisions made under the influence of unconscious biases....

It's about damn time I talked about something that holds so many women back and that is IMPOSTER SYNDROME. I struggled with this early on too and I want to give you my perspective and experience with it, define it and give you the history behind it, and give you 4 critical questions to ask yourself when it comes to imposter syndrome.   Time Stamps:   (0:13) All Things Imposter Syndrome (1:15) How...

Happy Holidays Fam. Todays episode is going to be a short and sweet slap in the face in regards to gift giving during the holidays and how we need to approach it especially if finances are a consideration. I want to start by sharing a story of myself circa 2015-2016 - so 3 years before I decided to take my business full time. At this time I was working at my full time job and had 2 side hustles (w...

It is time to talk about the big fucking elephant in the room which is college debt and loan forgiveness.   Damn….what a time. If you are a millennial or younger you know what I am talking about. What a time to be alive.   Before we dive in, the goal of this episode is to give you the numbers and understanding of the crime that is college tuition but also to educate you on "loan forgiveness" becau...

Today's episode is probably going to ruffle some feathers and pack a punch but you know I don't give a fuck because it needs to be said. Today's episode will be specific and help provide a frame to women who are married or in a relationship, on how to ask for support from your partner versus permission and why that is so important. There's a world of difference between the two and real daddies ask...

Today, I want to share a story about the day I bought $3,500 Louboutins. This is not like a bragging thing but there is an actual lesson behind this especially if you have ever been broke as a joke or have felt unworthy of success. You see, I held off buying myself the things I wanted for so long. I just kept moving the goal post in my business until I felt like I "deserve them." You deserve what...

 Today, I am bringing you a story. So last weekend I attended a conference called SWIS (Strength - Hypertrophy - Weight Training Sports Medicine) for fitness & nutrition professionals to earn my CEC's to keep all my certifications current. Luckily enough this seminar was fucking legit with the best trainers, doctors, nutritionists, lawyers, physical therapists, researchers, etc. in the space so it...

In today's episode, I want to give you 4 actionable strategies to make more money. Some of these you may be familiar with but the key here is ACTION. Just because you know of it, doesn't mean you've actually taken action on it. So my challenge for you is right after you listen to this episode, take action on 1. Start there. Enjoy and take ACTION.   Time Stamps:   (0:14) Four Actionable Strategies...

It's time to talk about one of the main reasons I started this podcast and that is to empower you to think and act on your money mindset and overcome those bullshit limiting beliefs. I want to share where my money mindset started, books I recommend reading on this subject, why you should think of rich people differently than you probably do, and a lot more.   Time Stamps:   (0:12) All Things Money...

If you haven't checked out episodes 1&2, go back, do that so you know who the f*ck I am. But today, I want to talk about the elephant in the room that is: where did all of our bullshit come from? And to be clear, we all carry bullshit of some sort. Perfect parenting doesn't exist nor will it ever… but its safe to say the bullshit that we carry stems from our childhood. And for me, after lots of th...