Jump Start Your Joy®

This week on the show, I'm taking a look at how I grew my business while working a 9 to 5 job. I'll walk you through the inspiration, intention, and actions I took, and share reflections on how you can use these same tips to start or grow your own business.   Resources Do a  Ten in Three . The  Power of Intention  by Wayne Dyer Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less  by Greg McKeown

Kelly Denithorne is an educator, transgender advocate, and the blogger behind "Unordinary Style." Kelly started her blog in 2010, and began it as a place to explore with her love of style while she was exploring women's fashion. Born as a male, Kelly tried on several different titles for herself, from transvestite, to cross dresser, and then to transgender non-binary. In the last year, Kelly has b...

Stasia Savasuk is an amazing style coach, has an outstanding Tedx Talk, and is the founder of Stasia's Style School. She's joining me on the show, and I'm delighted to share this interview. We giggled our way through our discussion, and had a hilarious time talking about style, what lights us up, how to find what kinds of styles fit YOU, and, all about Stasia's inspiring story of becoming an entre...

This week, two big things hit me at once: the joy that comes naturally to children, and the Netflix special with Brene Brown, where she talks about the vulnerability that adults experience around joy, making it THE most vulnerable of emotions. What gives? The quick synopsis? Over time, we're conditioned to be cautious with our emotions, and we build up self doubt. What does it look like when you a...

The Inspiration of the Four Golden Insights I truly enjoyed getting to speak with Jonni, and felt myself sinking into the conversation in a deep way. One of the most inspirational parts of the discussion for me was when we walked through the Four Golden Insights, which are the pillars for the work Jonni does. Life is Sacred Love is our Nature – we serve, nature, and find connection Wisdom is our P...

In Part 2 of the Season 4 Finale, host Paula Jenkins counts down the top ten most downloaded episodes. Listen to short clips from Jonni Pollard, Stasia Savasuk, Jess Ekstrom, Sharon Prentice, and Renee Linell and hear the favorite solocasts, too.   To get links to all of the episodes, click here.

In Part 2 of the Season 4 Finale, host Paula Jenkins counts down the top ten most downloaded episodes. Listen to short clips from Jonni Pollard, Stasia Savasuk, Jess Ekstrom, Sharon Prentice, and Renee Linell and hear the favorite solocasts, too.   To get links to all of the episodes, click here.

Host Paula Jenkins takes a look at the top lessons, aha moments, and unexpected learnings of having been podcasting now for four years. There are tips, tricks, and lots of mindset and inspiration discussed in this Season 4 Finale.

Sister Michelle L'Allier is a Franciscan Sister from Minnesota, and I've had the absolute pleasure of getting to know her through leading retreats at San Damiano Retreat here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sister Michelle and I got to know each other over the course of several years, when she was the adviser for the retreat team I led. She's a person that I feel so very lucky to know; she's deeply...

Christy Tending is back for her sixth visit, and this time we're talking about how our lives and businesses have recently evolved. It's a living discussion, and one that started when we met to co-work at a cafe this summer and found ourselves diving into a conversation about how we'd recently had a very mindful and impactful experience of making decisions that have intrinsically changed who we are...

Learn the 7 things to consider when you're looking to follow your joy, passion, or bliss in creating a business or coaching practice. You CAN build a business that feels easy, you just need to take some key things into consideration. In this episode, I talk about: How to embrace letting things be easy Why you tend to add complexity to something The change in vibe and acceptance when you keep thing...

In this episode, I'm overjoyed to have EB Sanders joining me to talk about her work as a career coach, and how to design a career and a life that works for you. She has an amazing background of being a teacher, then a staffing and recruiting professional, and now she is a full time career coach helping creative people discover work that makes them happy. EB and I hit it off from the moment we said...

This week on Jump Start Your Joy - I'm sharing all about how you can be both a planner, and allow room for creativity and spontaneity to play a role in your life or your business. As a planner at heart, I feel a sense of calm and "everything is right with the world" when I'm able to make a list, or, plan a trip. What I've come to discover after doing a podcast for awhile is that the magic of any c...

Franny Burkey is a baker, shop co-owner, and pastry maker at the dreamy "Franny's Cup and Saucer" in Point Arena, California. She whips up gorgeous cakes, delicious donuts, some amazing gluten free treats, all while working with her mom (and co-owner), Barbara. The shop itself feels like the embodiment of joy, with it's sweet gifts, tasty treats, and loving atmosphere. When I started creating my l...

In this solocast episode, I'm exploring the topic of finding joy in uncertain times. In the midst of the shifting world events, I've felt weighed down recently. In this episode, I'll talk about how it takes real courage to follow a muse like Joy in hard times, and following joy, and love, and our own hearts is more important now, than ever before. I've spent a lot of time mulling over why joy has...

Jenny Mahan is a registered nurse and certified health and wellness coach, owner of Pine Creek Wellness, and a soap maker. Jenny works with people to help them reclaim their health in a way that invites them to reconnect with what delights and nourishes them. She lives on a farm in far northern Wisconsin and she is truly a multipassionate person - she's also a singer and songwriter, author, jogger...

If you're starting a podcast, or another creative pursuit, you'll come across three things: Fear once you've said yes to the thing, Commitment to yourself, and, you'll run into a Nellie Oleson Moment. Mine just happened to be with Nellie herself! You can read the whole show notes here: www.jumpstartyourjoy.com/meangirl  

Kelly Denithorne is an educator, transgender advocate, and the blogger behind "Unordinary Style." Kelly started her blog in 2010, and began it as a place to explore with her love of style while she was exploring women's fashion. Born as a male, Kelly tried on several different titles for herself, from transvestite, to cross dresser, and then to transgender non-binary. In the last year, Kelly has b...

Podcasting is a great way to get your voice, mission, or story out there, and it's changed my life completely. In this week's episode I'm sharing 10+ reasons you should start a show of your own if you're a life coach, doctor, or healer. Increases the know / like / trust factor with people quickly It's a flexible way to express your creativity and interests Podcasting establishes you as an expert,...

Zoha Abbas is the amazing powerhouse behind the site "Multidoer," and she works with creative entrepreneurs to help them craft process in their businesses. Here's what makes Zoha so interesting and special (and why she's an entrepreneur after my own heart): she is a multipassionate herself, and has artfully meshed the worlds of creativity and organization together to create a unique business and o...

Zoha Abbas is the amazing powerhouse behind the site "Multidoer," and she works with creative entrepreneurs to help them craft process in their businesses. Here's what makes Zoha so interesting and special (and why she's an entrepreneur after my own heart): she is a multipassionate herself, and has artfully meshed the worlds of creativity and organization together to create a unique business and o...

Mallory Wisong is a virtual assistant, certified life coach, and I have the great pleasure of both working with her, and, having her join me on this week's episode. With a background doing admin work in the financial industry, Mal brings with her a unique blend of a knack for process and details, along with intuition, heart, courage, and the ability to hold the highest vision for those she works w...

Skip Prichard is the President and CEO of OCLC, award winning blogger and the author of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future . As a lifelong student of what makes people successful, he's interviewed over a thousand leaders, influencers, and notable people to talk to them about their lives. In the process of having so many conversations, Skip noticed that there were some...

This week, two big things hit me at once: the joy that comes naturally to children, and the Netflix special with Brene Brown, where she talks about the vulnerability that adults experience around joy, making it THE most vulnerable of emotions. What gives? When did being joyful get to be hard? When did it become vulnerable to be joyful and experience joy? If you've watched the Brene Brown special o...

Paul Selig joins the show to talk about his journey to become a psychic and channel, and share about "The Book of Truth." Paul channels the guides in this episode, and they share the truth about the nature of joy in the universe. In this episode, Paul and I talk about: – his earliest sparks of joy in drama and theater – his journey to becoming clairvoyant, clairsentient, and then telepathic and ps...