Support is Sexy

Voices.    They're everywhere. Our duty to ourselves is to be present and self-aware enough to know when to listen, when to ignore and how to interpret the messages. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I talk about the voices and the importance of watching what we -- and they -- say.  Voices in our head. Voices in our lives. Voices from the Universe. Find out how to recognize and manag...

Food poisoning is a beast -- and not a sweet one. I'm recovering from my last bout -- the third in the past few months -- and it has pushed me to figure out what the heck is going on. Something in my diet is not working, something has got to go! So I'm going through the process of elimination, removing the things that I think are no longer good for me, seeing how it goes, and then replacing them w...

"The more important a project is to your evolution, the more resistance you will feel to it."~Author Steven Pressfield, "The War of Art." In this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share how resistance (and fear) kept me from taking action and completing a project that has been a dream of mine since I was a child: Finishing a book proposal and ultimately becoming an author. But the pursuit...

Does the world (or your business) have you feeling kind of "meh?" Do you have moments when you want to give up and walk away from your latest venture because it's just not working or you're frustrated or you've hit a roadblock that has you completely down in the dumps? Are there people, even if well-meaning, who completely suck your joy and enthusiasm for that thing that you're creating? Welcome t...

Longtime friends Courtney Anderson and Tiffany McKenzie have taken "moonlighting" to the next level. As full-time lawyers -- a tenure-track law professor at Georgia State University and an estate planning attorney, respectively -- the Atlanta, Georgia, residents are also co-owners of boutique fitness studio, Vibe Ride. With a diverse and passionate group of clients built over their past two years...

Celebrating the high points in your business and career is the easy part, right? Everybody's cheering you on, liking what you offer, telling you how fantastic you are, wanting to be there for you every step of the way. But what about the moments when you're experiencing the lows? The crowd disperses, it can sometimes feel lonely and confusing, and you're often left alone with your own thoughts tha...

Entrepreneur, author, filmmaker and photographer Alyscia Cunningham learned important lessons about building up a resilience to rejection from her tight-knit, Trinidadian family. As a five-year-old, she walked door-to-door with her grandfather as he sold water filters in their Baltimore neighborhood and, on occasion, encountered hostile customers. And her mom, who suffered a stroke after a brain a...

There have been many lessons along this journey of creating the Support is Sexy podcast! Throughout it all, the greatest lesson has been that you have to learn to let go. As much as we have a vision, have a plan, have goals, there has to be a part of you that is flexible, that is able to be open to the way the path leads you. In this episode, in addition to celebrating the milestone of reaching ep...

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."~Arthur Ashe, tennis legend, social activist. This is one of my favorite quotes, so much so that I have it framed and on my bookshelf in my office. It's something I go back to often, especially when I'm in a period of transition or launching something new or going into unfamiliar territory and feeling fear about inadequacy. Start where you...

Jennifer Miotke is president of one of Atlanta's top boutique matchmaking companies, One on One Matchmaking.  And although she's not the owner of the business, she feels herself coming into her own as a partner for owner and mentor Sarah Kathryn Walmsley. With her passionate, tell-it-like-style, Jennifer and team have grown the company from three clients in 2009 to hundreds of clients today, and t...

"Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don't feel insecure around you..."--Marianne Williamson.  It's time to step into the light and stop shrinking. Subscribe to Support is Sexy podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio !   Thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please click here to leave us a Rating & Review on iTun...

Crystal McCrary has always known that she wanted to be a writer. So what career path did she take after finishing school? She became an entertainment lawyer. Because that's what so many of us do when we're not sure yet how to align our passion with our vision and with our business, right? We make what seems like the smart/safe choice. Crystal's first step toward her dream of becoming a writer? Wri...

It wasn't until three or four years into her side hustle that Kimberly Blackwell, CEO of the award-winning marketing and promotions agency PMM — which is  based in Columbus, Ohio — took the leap of faith and struck out on her own as an entrepreneur. Until then, the Cincinnati native was working for a big company in marketing while building what she never imagined would become her full-time busines...

Yes, as a woman entrepreneur there are going to be days when you may feel frustrated with your business because it's not growing as quickly as you hoped. Yes, there will be days when you are discouraged that something you thought was going to work out a certain way simply doesn't. Yes, there are going to people who don't get it, don't support you, don't care. Yes, there are going to be events, con...

I know, it may not make intellectual sense at first or seem counterintuitive, but focusing on forming good, new habits -- in my opinion -- is more powerful than just focusing on increasing your discipline. In this episode, I share ways that you can develop good habits to support you in your business and your personal life, and how -- during the moments when you slip -- you must recommit.    Subscr...

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they say something in passing that completely rocks your world? Something that – even though it's about a completely different topic -- resonates with you so deeply about something you're going through? Something that's like…whoa! That happened me to me during my interview this week with Jennfier Miotke, President of One on One Matchmaking here in...

Mentorship. We all have our preconceived notions about it. On this episode, I encourage you to rethink mentorship, your approach to it and how you may make the most of your relationship, whether mentor or mentee.   Subscribe to Support is Sexy podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio !   Thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please click here to leave us a Rating & Review on iTunes !   S...

When it comes to your business, are you clear? I mean really clear? Like, crystal.   Do you know your WHY? Can you articulate that with ease? How much do you know about your audience and your customer? And really, why does it all matter to you?   As you continue to grow and evolve in your business, these will be just a few of the questions that you have to face -- whether you're asking them of you...

You know, sometimes I even surprise myself. I consider myself an introvert; although I know how to "turn it on" when needed. But "turning it on" requires work, and for an introvert like me it requires a lot of work and effort, which usually leaves me exhausted afterward. For this reason, I usually prefer me-time or intimate interactions with friends, where I can lay back and be myself.   But that'...

Do you suffer from "shiny apple syndrome?" If you're an entrepreneur with any ambition, it's likely you have. Instead of drilling down on what's working, we get caught up focusing on what's next. But what's next may not be what's needed .   Ask yourself: What's the one thing that I should focus on to help me achieve extraordinary results?   This is what I am learning while reading the book, The On...

How far are you willing to go to keep your commitment? A commitment you've made to yourself and to other people? If you decided that it matters to you, will you do whatever it takes no matter the obstacle you face? I ask these questions as I sit in the pitch darkness – with the exception of the glow of my laptop – and record an episode of the Support is Sexy podcast during a power outage caused by...

Atlanta native Lisa Binderow never thought she'd love being an entrepreneur, but was drawn to the analytical side of it -- finding problems and coming up with creative solutions. Such was the path for Lisa -- who now lives with her husband and soon-to-come baby in New York -- in 2014, when her cropped leggings on the way to teach yoga class just weren't enough, and the existing solutions of itchy,...

Yona Love didn't have an easy childhood. Born in Israel, she came to U.S. with her mom and her four siblings at age nine after her parents divorced, and she chipped in where she could as her family was on public assistance in order to get by. It was during this time, that Yona says she learned the value of working hard by watching her mom learn English, study at night and build what later became t...

Be flexible. As an entrepreneur, you have the opportunity to employ flexibility as you go about building your business. Whether it's when you're facing failure and disappointment, when you're in the midst of a big project that takes an unexpected change, or when a personal priorities come up (family, friends, self-care), being flexible will help you get through these times AND avoid beating yourse...

For entrepreneur Corinne Joachim-Sanon, changing the negative narrative that is often forced on her home country of Haiti is part of her mission. Through her all-natural chocolate company, Askanya Chocolates, Corrine celebrates the beauty of Haiti as an agriculture center not only through the imagery used on her products, but also by creating lasting job opportunities and making the best use of th...