LaurieTALKS

Self Directed Career Paths | EP58

Thanks to new tools and advances in consumer technologies, now anyone with passion and a smartphone can release authentic and engaging content to large audiences.
 
An ever-growing number of empowered individuals are using social media platforms as a marketplace for leveraging their skills and finding new ways to make a living.
 
The reduced costs of producing, distributing, and promoting content without the support of traditional institutions and/or backing have resulted in more songs, books, TV shows, and movies being generated than ever before.
 
Lowered entry barriers result in more power going to individuals to monetize their handiworks, build a following, and earn a living selling directly to consumers . . . in other words, to create autonomy.
 
My friend, you stand at the threshold of a new age.
 
Keep listening to your inner voice.
It knows the way of the dream tucked away in your imagination.
 
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No Road Map for Careers in Entertainment | EP57

"You can start with nothing. And out of nothing, and out of no way, a way will be made." This Michael Beckwith quote gives me life.
 
Big dreamer, please direct no energy toward doubtful thoughts.
 
Make yourself available to your possibilities because your possibilities are your fuel. Stand up and cheer yourself on.

Organization and Efficiency | EP56

Whether it’s searching for your dance shoes, mobile device, keys, or a digital document, time spent looking for (misplaced) items signals disorganization. And if you’re in a state of disorganization, how will you manage?
Getting organized is about creating efficiencies to improve the overall quality of your life. Let's go.
 
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Admitting Wrongdoing | EP55

. . . because not everyone can be right all the time. 
 
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16 Ways To Manage Any Day | EP54

Thinking creates ideas.
Ideas lead to actions.
Actions produce habits.
And habits play a major part in how you build your life.
 
My friend, here are 16 ways to build your day.
 Appreciate life’s little treasures
Declutter your physical environment
Risk assess to minimize regret
Create quiet time
Tend to your body
Practice optimism
Ignore outside influences that dictate what you should say, be or do
Consider the collective well-being: what you want for yourself and others
Consider forgiveness
Connect with nature to improve your mental health
Spend less than you earn
Develop your character instead of your personality
Proactively direct social media
Limit your interaction with toxic people
Develop basic coping skills
Practice gratitude 
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Piloting First Class Mindset | EP53

I travel with Tremaine Dance Conventions. And, believe, me, I’ve boarded my fair share of flights.
 
Occasionally I’ll observe a passenger who, while walking through the first-class cabin on their way to the coach section of the aircraft, says something like, “Wow! First-class! Must be nice!” 
 
Is the coach passenger announcing they don’t believe they have what it takes to create what they want for themselves?
 
 
Navigating away from limiting, low-vibrational thoughts is how you travel first-class while sitting in coach.
 
Thoughts hold energy and the first step to first-class starts with the mind. 
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Deliberately Direct Your Career Path | EP52

An interesting aspect of building a career around your passion (especially in the entertainment and performing arts) is that no two-industry professionals journey the exact same course.
 
Dance, like life, has no road map or manual.
We each self-direct and chart our own career paths.
The TALK for this episode is about deliberately building a career around your passion. Why? Because there’s a unique contribution to the world that only you can make.
Also, as an artist, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
Doubt and apprehension are the reason you have the gift of talking yourself back into believing.
 
Do what you love - while at the same time earning a living. Let’s go.
 
Choose your adventure. Chart your course.
 
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Fresh Start: Permission to Introduce Yourself as the Person You Want to Be | EP51

The TALK for this episode is about the advantages of traveling to new places and meeting new faces. Changing environments and then meeting new people in the new environment presents an exciting occasion.
 
Why? Because from the moment you meet a person for the first time, what they will come to know about you is only what you want them to know—that is, what you decide to share with them. 
 
Meeting people who know nothing about you is an opportunity to plant fresh seeds.
 
Let’s say there’s something you don’t like hearing about yourself but that many people tell you is true.
 
When you intentionally introduce yourself as the person you want to be, you have a chance to establish the narrative.
 
You can explore untested approaches with each new encounter and respond to situations differently.
 
Any opportunity to reshape, refresh, redefine, or refine your manner and present yourself in previously unexplored ways is an exciting occasion.
 
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Self-Reflection After a Breakup | EP50

What do you do post-relationship breakup? Do you take a minute to conduct some sort of self-assessment, or do you just jump right back in the saddle?
 
For a long time, I was in the second group. Then somehow, somewhere, I decided that creating a new relationship without resolving old issues was a missed opportunity.
 
I stopped jumping directly back into the saddle. And that gave me time to look myself in the eye of the looking glass and ask some tough questions. 
 
In this episode, the TALK is about facing yourself—while dealing with disappointment—by looking in the mirror and providing honest answers to some possible uncomfortable questions.
 
Here are some of the self-exploratory questions.
When you’ve come to the end of a relationship, ask yourself a few, many, or all of them.
 
The Past: Did you see the red flags? When did you see the red flags? Why did you ignore them instead of following your gut (the first time)? Did you get what you were looking for in the relationship? Do you know what you were looking for? Were you disrespected or taken for granted? Were you able to effectively set boundaries in a way that worked for you?
 
The Future: Are you able to speak up for yourself? What do you need to do so that, moving forward, if faced with a similar situation, you can make different choices? What can you do? Can you talk about this relationship and begin every sentence with the word I — instead of he, she, they, and them? What did you learn from all this?
 
Enjoy the TALK with me, your host, LaurieTALKS.
 
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Stuck in a Rut | EP49

What do you do if you think you’ve got the wrong job, or the wrong relationship, and the wrong life, in the wrong city?
 
When life feels wrong—like you’re going from one bad situation to another—consider activating your creative thinking skills.
 
Optimists are creative thinkers.
 
Optimistic, creative thinkers hold a perspective that sees the silver lining in challenging circumstances. And this happens even when they’re surrounded by others who are overly affected by doubt or fear.
 
As a creative thinker, when you’re feeling stuck in a rut, you can channel energy into directing your thoughts toward the positive aspects of a moment or situation.
 
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