Casa De Confidence Podcast | Grow Your Business, Life and Confidence | with Julie DeLucca-Collins

In this Casa De Confidence Podcast episode, I speak with Courtney McKenna, who joined us live from her childhood bedroom. She is a musician and singer-songwriter. During our conversation, she shared how incredible it is to see how far she has come from her days of singing at church.  Courtney went to school for marketing, and after college, she went to New York and soon realized that although she...

In this podcast episode, we discuss how life can turn on a dime—Sunday afternoon, I got a call from my sister that my elderly mom had fallen and was found after several hours on the floor. She was taken to the hospital, where they found she had suffered a broken pelvis in multiple places.  I flew down to the Georgia area to be with her. The road has not been easy during this last week.  As I sat f...

There was a time in my life when from an outsider's perspective, I had it all. I had an awesome job traveling around the country, I had a circle of hugely successful friends, and I did not seem to have a care in the world. The reality is that, like many overachievers, I was drowning. I felt I was not good enough. My energy was zapped daily with the stress of life, career, and relationships. T...

How many times has fear paralyzed you into not taking action?  In March 2020, I was paralyzed with fear, and this was before the Covid lockdown. At the same time, I still worked for a company in NYC. Although it seemed, I was hugely successful from the outside; I was terrified that my life did not mean anything beyond my fancy title of Chief Innovation Officer and my work.  It was during that time...

Today I have a juicy conversation with one of the women I have grown to admire, Patty Dominguez. I was so lucky that Patty asked me to be a part of her show, the Positioning to Profit Podcast.  Her show is about setting yourself up uniquely in the marketplace because, let's face it, whatever marketplace you're in, there's a very high probability that it's super competitive. Aft...

Today I am mad... I am angry at what is happening in classrooms all over Florida. As a former educator, I have been disheartened to hear that teachers can face felony charges and even jail time for having books that feature LGBTQ themes and prominently feature people of different races and colors. Developing a sense of identity is a crucial part of growing up. At every age, children learn about th...

 As we close out January, we have discussed goals, habits, and intentionality for the new year. One thing we have yet to talk about is Manifestation. Like many, the word manifestation made me uncomfortable. This was mainly because it felt like it was too New Age and pseudo-psychology for me.  When I first read the book Mindset by renowned Stanford University physiologist Carol Dweck Ph. D. , I beg...

Want to know how having a support system can help boost your self-esteem and make you feel more capable of achieving your goals? You are in luck. Not only is this episode full of tips for you to gain confidence, but you can learn how self-care, community, and intentionality can help support you and your 2023 goals.  Today my friend and clients Pearl Chiarenza and friend Annmarie Eatner are visitin...

In this week's episode, I shared how we hosted my annual Confident YouCEO Retreat. I had over 40 people register, and over 25 attendees took the time to invest in their businesses.  If you did not attend, go to GoconfidentlyCoaching.com/quicklinks to grab your CEO mindset workbook.  After the event was over, I got to thinking becoming the CEO of your life means taking control of your own dest...

In this episode, we have a great conversation with sleep and postpartum doula Patricia Grenseman.  Virtual postpartum doula cares for families who want a more calm and confident fourth trimester. Before we start the conversation, Dan and I discuss creating a spark for the new year.  We also shared the principles of the book "Think and Grow Rich" from Napoleon Hill. As a couple and busine...

Finding your stride can be challenging on most days. As a new year begins, we sometimes feel the pressure to change our lives and be a new and improved version of who we are.  In this week's show, I have two cool dudes who speak my language when it comes to shifting and evolving to take small steps every week toward a better, more fulfilling life.   I also share how to find your word for the...

Welcome to a special edition of the show. Today, Dan and Julie talk about happiness! In this holiday edition, we share our views on happiness. We talk about what we found out about the science of happiness.  Did you know that happiness is a science? Friend of the show Katie Jefcoat also has a podcast that we highly recommend you check out. Every day happiness In this episode, we also announced som...

Did you know that executive function skills can help us thrive and succeed? Sadly, these are not skills we are not born with and taught in school.  These skills are crucial for success in school and our overall life. Executive functioning skills are mental skills that enable us to manage every area of our daily lives. Attention, problem-solving, flexible thinking, working memory, self-control, and...

In this week's episode of the show, I am happy to host again my friends Nancy and Amy Harrington have been inspired by the thriving women’s movement and are now building on that dialogue. Through The Passionistas Project Podcast, we share the positive stories of strong, empowered, and passionate women from all disciplines and walks of life. Our mission is to inspire women of all ages to pursu...

Over the course of my life, I have been so lucky to have incredibly strong women as examples for my life. If you have read my book Confident You, Simple Habits to live the life you have imagined , you have learned a lot about these influential women. This podcast and my new Radio show have also allowed me to meet incredible women I love and admire. Carmelita Tiu and I first recorded for the radio...

For as long as I can remember, giving back has been a part of what is important to me. Throughout my life, I have volunteered many hours to help in my community with organizations that are doing phenomenal work. The truth is that I volunteer, not because I am a good person. I do it for very selfish reasons. Giving back reminds me how blessed I am and makes me feel good. When I have been too focuse...

As changemakers, we need to not just navigate the world as it is, but the world as it could be. This isn’t easy though when we’re filled with self-doubt or shame, crippled by perfectionism or distrusting of power.  It’s hard to make change when we’re exhausted with burnout, stressed in overwork or frozen with indecision. You could read another book, get another degree, join another course. Or you...

Lynn McLaughlin’s mission is to lead and empower people to make conscious and positive choices. Lynn allows people to share their voices through her podcast Taking the Helm, her writing, or by helping aspiring authors publish their books. As the host of her inspirational podcast, Taking the Helm, she introduces us to a new, courageous guest on Wednesdays. Every episode is archived and searchable o...

Have you ever felt frustrated with what is happening around your town? Have you ever felt powerless to create change and have your voice heard? This coming Tuesday, November 8th, is the midterm election here in the US. For many, politics seems to be the one topic we all want to escape, yet we are surrounded by it.  Perhaps like the majority, you are a reluctant spectator in the past. However, ther...

This week's show episode shows us that "Leadership is not about fixing employee problems. It's about cultivating relationships based on equality and a human connection." This quote is from Michelle Thompson. Her journey started with being accused of covering up the death of a resident to creating her own consulting and coaching business that helped to emerge. Experienced leader...

Lauren Best is passionate about marrying her expertise in business design and mindset expansion through hypnosis to support Solopreneurs in their journey to scale up and show up in their businesses on their own terms.  She does this by blending together her expertise as a Design Thinking Consultant with her more recent accredited Hypnotherapy Certification.   She supports her clients to identify a...

This week's guest saw a wide gap between the typical approach of financial advisory firms and what many women said they needed and wanted.   Therese Nicklas has a passion and mission to help women by offering a safe, judgment-free place to ask all your money questions. She created her practice to support women with a safe space to ask questions and resources to build their new life. Dramatic...

In this week's show episode, I speak to another friend I met through the No BS Weighloss group. A few weeks ago, she shared on Facebook that she had signed up to do this vast adventurous experience. I knew immediately that I wanted to have her on the show to talk about this more. Roxane agreed but told me she would be a guest after the event. On September 22nd through September 25th, she and...

Like my friend Emily last week, Robin is one of the first friends I met in Nashville when I first attended and no BS camp Robin is one of the best yoga teachers I have ever met. She is very intuitive and helps you practice yoga with a special pair to noticing and being in the present moment. She is a glass half full type of person. She loves to learn. A helper by nature, her greatest joy is assist...

Emily Young is the first No BS woman I met in person. I met her at the baggage claim of the Nashville Airport in 2015 when I attended my first in-person No BS event. Back then, the No BS weight loss group was called PNP Tribe . We were about 100 members strong and forged solid and authentic connections even when meeting up with people on the internet was not as common. Over the years, Emily has be...