You Might Not Like It

"I believe when you stay close to the flame of whatever you want, it's easier to stay motivated. I didn't have that around me at the time, so I needed to go out and find it."  I'm so excited to dig up an interview with one of the original CHEER CAMP members, Tanya Lupinski, that we recorded right when that first program ended. Tanya works for the government full time, and is raising two beautiful...

Hello from creative expression / free play week! I wrote myself a prescription of rest, and it turns out it's wayyyy harder than I thought it would be. Rest can be triggering when you're so used to pushing new ideas forward and looking to your achievements for a reminder that you're doing okay. (But it's also fun, and we'll talk about that too!) Today's episode also touches on the story of me heal...

This podcast started in 2018 as a way to document the transition out of my first business as a wedding photographer and into my second as a... (well, I didn't know what it was going to be at the time -- that was the whole point!)  Today's episode demanded it's own chapter in the story. It was an ordinary day, on the back-end of what some could consider failure, and it lead to some really beautiful...

It's taken me a long time to be able to tell this story, but time is exactly what I needed to support myself during this particular chapter.  "You Might Not Like It" started as a way to document my transition from one business into another, and it's not complete without showcasing the "messy middle" of it all. This one gets messy, friend.  You'll hear me reference three episodes during today's pod...

The CHEER CAMP stories continue today with two members of the first squad, Holly and Val! I'm so excited for you to hear them open up about the "messy middle" of entrepreneurship. We touch on self-compassion, comparison, the ups and downs of your mindset while building the business (& life) of your dreams, and so much more. The next semester of CHEER CAMP starts in January 2022. Find out more abou...

The last time I fell this flat on my face it took me 6 months to get the confidence to try again. This time, it took me about 2-3 hours. What changed? Find out in this episode as I unpack the absolute flop of a launch that just went down over here as I tried to open up the next semester of my group program.  This episode is called "How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fall" and it'll be a compassiona...

I've been hanging out with the members of the first ever squad of CHEER CAMP over the last couple weeks to record these stories and testimonials. Originally I thought maybe I'd put a few nuggets into an episode here and there, but their stories are so powerful and I think you're really going to relate to each of them.  In this episode you'll get to hear from Sylvana from Bee Wellness. Sylvana star...

" You know it when you feel it and when you see it in somebody else," says Cheer Camper, Holly. "So for that reason it wasn't like we learned about confidence and then woke up completely transformed like, "cool, I'm so confident now!" But I think confidence is being sure in yourself and knowing who you are, where you want to go, and how you want to feel when you get there. Each month we learned mo...

In this episode I share some of the big takeaways from spending 4.5 hours in a psychedelic mushroom trip, and how the experience changed my life in a profound way. It's a very candid and honest retelling of some of the abstract things I saw and realized. (I even read some of the words I journaled that night while coming back into my reality…) This episode is an ode to self-exploration in every for...

Are you here because you want to hear about how I took shrooms in a yurt? It's just one part of a muuuuch larger story, and it starts here.  In this episode I'm opening up about my search for outside the box tools to "seal in" my journey towards self-love from the inside out. (If you've been listening to the Body Image Story series, this one picks up where we left off.) This story starts with my v...

**Trigger warning for this episode: mentions of dieting, weight loss, disordered eating, calorie restriction, exercise addiction, and fat phobia** In the first two parts of this series, I shared my story of collecting thoughts, beliefs, and experiences that were centered around an obsession to find myself in a smaller body. In part three, I'm opening up about the beginning of the healing process,...

Fence-sitter, I see you… You feel like you're on the precipice of something really cool, but there's also a lot of fear and hesitation keeping you from jumping in. I've got a pep-talk for you today, and I think you'll really like it.  Join me for this encouraging episode which will make you want to put on a pair of shoes that are way too big and start walking. (Listen to the ep, you'll get it.) --...

You will LOVE this guest episode with Amanda Smith, founder of The Dallas Girl Gang, an inclusive global community for women in business that is the OPPOSITE of mean girls culture. (Legit, their slogan is "you CAN sit with us" lol.)  In this interview Amanda and I recall our first (& kinda negative) experiences with networking in the small business community, and we reflect on where the industry h...

**Trigger warning for this episode: mentions of dieting, weight loss, disordered eating, calorie restriction, exercise addiction, and fat phobia** Gaining weight, losing weight, starting a business, getting married, having children… the next part of the story has its ups and downs, and it'll take you up to the point where I realized I was ready to QUIT dieting once and for all.  The healing proces...

**Trigger warning for this episode: mentions of dieting, weight loss, disordered eating, calorie restriction, exercise addiction, and fat phobia**  In March of 2020, I broke up with diet culture once and for all. I was coming off of a 15 year obsession with restrictive dieting, although I didn't see it like that at the time. I was exhausted from trying to change the size of my body year after year...

It's easy to let go of things that no longer serve you and your business -- but what about the things that ARE working, but just might not be aligned with where you see your future?  This episode is straight from the heart of my real experience with transitioning from one business to another. I'm using a hiking analogy in this episode to illustrate how it feels to achieve everything you ever dream...

Took a break, did a ton of work on myself, and lived to tell the tale. Here's what's been going on behind the scenes for the last few weeks, while I worked to reframe some old thought patterns that are no longer in service of the life and business I'm trying to build.  ----------------- Learn more about my 1:1 coaching program: www.coaching.laurakelly.co WEB: www.laurakelly.co INSTA: www.instagram...

Have you ever heard the term "future stress?" In this episode I'm talking about the moments of stress that didn't serve me at the time and probably could have been avoided, and how you can start to recognize your own patterns of stress and stay in the present.  This ep also includes some thoughts about how to add little slivers of joy into your life, and why you should be really excited about the...

Come for the tips on establishing a personal development routine, stay for the stream-of-consciousness ramble about sleazy sales tactics, minimalism, and Canadian tiktokers. I'm elaborating on the "weekly intention" that I've talked about in previous episodes but never in depth. From how I fit it into my calendar, to the types of questions I ask myself, and the affirmations that I bring into my da...

Fair warning, we don't get into the launch strategy talk until at least halfway through, but that's because I have a few juicy stories to tell you.  Take this one for a walk or a drive, and come away with some tips that will inspire you to make changes to the plain-ol' one-size-fits-all launch strategy you've heard about but kinda sorta hate.  I'm a good mood for this one, and I think it shows.  ...

I need fun. I need to love what I'm doing and I need to feel INSPIRED to hit the desk. In this episode I'm opening up about how I returned to fun and how you can do the same if you've started to wander into boring-town.  Applications are currently open for my new 6-month group coaching program called CHEER CAMP >> www.cheercamp.laurakelly.co I'm only looking for 3-4 more people to fill this first...

This episode contains news of something that I'm working on, that's never been shared before, plus some insight into the ups and downs of the creative process.  I'm talking about the hardest advice I often give as a coach, to those who are motivated, driven, and slightly impatient while they work towards their goals. I took that advice over the last few months and it wasn't always easy, but I'm on...

A professional wedding photographer for 10 years who pivoted to an online education business. (Sound familiar?) Nope, it's not me -- it's today's guest Shannon Vondy! "If you have 10,000 people following you but they don't really engage or think of you as somebody to buy from or use as an authority of any kind, it doesn't really matter." In this episode we're talking about how to hack your mindset...

Picture this episode like a sandwich, where the bread pieces are mildly interesting conversations about finding your purpose in the career that you choose, and the meats and cheeses in the middle are stories about the weird jobs that I've had since before high school. The mustard is the part where I realize I might have stalked a lovely couple on my suburban street after watching Harriet The Spy,...

Bless that bottle of wine that sent me down a social media rabbit hole of looking up my childhood BFFs to see what they were up to… Because it brought me back to Chloe after TWENTY YEARS. We have a shared piece of our childhood but completely different young adult and adult lives, so how did we BOTH end up being podcast hosts and 1:1 coaches? Maybe it was those fake TV shows we used to host with a...