Package Your Genius Personal Branding Podcast

[The Personal Branding Journey] Hadiya Williams on building your brand as an artist and introvert

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/hadiya Hadiya Williams, a DC-based artist and maker, answered the call of creativity and entrepreneurship.
The accomplished graphic designer and founder of Black Pepper Paperie was a member of cohort III of my signature personal branding group training program - Package Your Genius Academy.
Hadiya and I caught up to discuss how she's made art her business - she's a creative conjurer who makes visually exquisite creations - stationery, invitations, clay work, etc. She designed my AML logo (the one in the top left corner!) among a ton of other amazing things.
She recently turned her focus away from the graphic design work for which she received her BFA and advanced training to focus on clay pottery and hand made stationery.
Hadiya and I discussed her personal branding journey including:
+the importance of building your brand as an artist
+marketing's role in the creative process
+pivoting away from the career you received your degree in
+responding to family members and what others think you should be doing with your talents
+getting comfortable with self promotion, networking her way into the National Museum of Women in the Arts and more...

[The Personal Branding Journey] Joy Lacy on focus, narrowing your niche and overcoming naysayers

http://wp.me/p3AFdW-Ug Joy Hutton Lacy - aka The Restaurant Girl is the founder of Joy of Consulting. Joy was a member cohort III of my signature #personalbranding group training program - Package Your Genius Academy.
Joy and I caught up to discuss her business and brand. She's an organizational development consultant and business operations strategist who helps small businesses put better back-end systems in place.
We talked about how she created a narrowly defined niche in the consulting industry, how she overcame the discouraging feedback of a trusted mentor, how paying attention to what was working already helped her find a focus area that energizes her days, as well as the symptoms of a business that lacks systems.
Listen to the interview on my podcast, or watch it on Youtube. Enjoy!

[Ep. 41] How to harness your focus, get mindful and set clear priorities with Meico Whitlock

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com If it feels like you do a lot but nothing seems to ever really get done, it may be time to tweak your productivity routine. In episode 41 we sit down with Meico Whitlock of the Mindful Techie to talk about how we can set clear priorities, bring more mindfulness to our days and get refocused on our goals. 
Meico Marquette Whitlock is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie, an organization that helps purpose-driven organizations and professionals around the globe tackle technology distraction,
information overload, and work-life balance in a digital world through talks, workshops, and trainings. http://www.mindfultechie.com

[Ep. 40] The World Is Telling You Who You Are: How to Stop Leaving $$ on the Table

The world is telling you who you are, where you get traction, where you get results and what people think you have the credibility to teach, offer or share.
But are you listening?
In this episode I take you through two different examples of women who failed to see the value the world was mirroring back to them, and how I helped them course correct. You may learn from their examples and be inspired to find your own value that is ALREADY being mirrored back to you.
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As mentioned during the episode, please join me for a free Masterclass on how to identify your thought leadership message and begin writing for the web this Thursday, April 27, 2017. Registration is free and can be done in one click at:
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/write-your-genius/register
Be on the lookout for the Write Your Genius Group program coming in May 2017.
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Special thanks to Connor Benjamin Littlejohn aka DJ Connor B (https://soundcloud.com/dj-connor-b)for our latest theme music. We sampled "Remade World" from his recently released EP "Return of the B."
Remade World
https://soundcloud.com/dj-connor-b/remade-world
Return of the B EP
https://soundcloud.com/dj-connor-b/sets/return-of-the-b

[Ep. 39] Package Your Childhood Genius - finding your passions early with DJ Connor B

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com On episode 39, we hear from Connor Benjamin Littlejohn, aka DJ Connor B on Soundcloud and Twitter. Connor is an 8 year old music phenom (and my son) - a pianist, composer and producer who has already jammed with the likes of Grammy award-winning Robert Glasper - his musical idol.
Connor talks about finding his passion for music as early as 2 years of age, why he's so disciplined about producing new music, how he gets ideas for his songs and how he brings them to life.
He shares two of the four songs from his latest EP "Return of the B" and plays a new untitled original tune on piano.
Enjoy the interview with this dynamic young genius - you may be inspired to revisit your childhood passions.
Mentioned in the episode:
Connor's 2016 jam session with Robert Glasper at 7 years old
https://www.facebook.com/amandamogul/videos/vb.1147638919/10209130714082126/?type=3&theater
Connor's early compositions - spoon on counter at age 2
https://www.facebook.com/amandamogul/videos/vb.1147638919/2050820787291/?type=3&theater
Connor's early composition - banging on the kitchen door at age 2
https://www.facebook.com/amandamogul/videos/vb.1147638919/2050825507409/?type=3&theater
Connor's new EP - Return of the B
https://soundcloud.com/dj-connor-b/sets/return-of-the-b
Follow Connor on Soundcloud
http://www.soundcloud.com/dj-connor-b
Follow Connor on Twitter
http://twitter.com/djconnorb

[Ep. 38] Who's Holding You Accountable? How Being in Your Head is Costing you Your Dream...

I recently started an accountability group for creative writing and one of our members as already shown me how powerful accountability can be when you're on the cusp of new.
Mentioned in the episode - our 12 week accountability personal branding program is open for enrollment.
http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com/program

[Ep. 37] How to push past impostor syndrome and claim the full power of your gift

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Therapist-in-residence Dr. Reisha Moxley joins us for another episode in our Psychology of Success series. This week we discuss impostor syndrome, feeling guilty for being paid to do what comes effortlessly to us, and why your work is not at all about you.

[Ep. 36] When preparation becomes procrastination and why you should stop listening to the experts

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Does your dream have a list of prerequisites? I.e. "I have to have x,y and z in place before I can do what I really want to do..."? How many times have you heard credible advice from coaches and experts that confirmed your thoughts that you weren't in a position to move forward on your ideas?
I suspect that we subconsciously seek out confirmation so we don't have to act. Because acting is difficult, anxiety inducing, scary.
When you sign up for a coaching session, program or pick up a book to tell you how to do a particular thing, be careful not to fall into the trap of waiting to pull the trigger on your ideas before you've checked every single item off of your coach or program's to do list.
When we do that, we could be falling into what author Tara Mohr calls "This Before That" - a hiding strategy that she details in her book Playing Big. When we fail to launch because we are waiting to go after what we want until after we take a class, or get a degree, or save $100k, or lose 30 lbs, or have 50k Instagram followers - we may be using our checklists and advice from coaches and courses to validate our fears and delay the emotionally hard work of stepping up and being seen.
Are you using preparation as a way to procrastinate on your purpose? Are you using your pre-launch checklist, your list of "should haves" as justification for why you've yet to put yourself out there?
Don't let your list of "shoulds" and list of prerequisites keep you from pursuing your goals. Sometimes hard work, passion, heart and old-fashioned hustle can beat the most well-thought out strategy any day. There's always going to be something we can improve to make our products or services better. But everything doesn't have to be perfect before we take the first step.

[Ep. 35] The Gift and the Curse of the High Achieving Mindset with Dr. Reisha Moxley

How did your childhood experiences shape your relationship to achievement? How do you go after praise, and how do you process praise and applause once you receive it? On this episode of Package Your Genius, we have therapist Dr. Reisha Moxley (our therapist in residence)back for another special episode in this series on the mindset shifts necessary to claim your biggest dreams. Because as you know, mindset is everything.
In this episode we explore:
The gift and curse of high achievement
How the praise you experienced as a child shapes how you process praise as an adult
The ball and chain of achievement
How to reframe praise as a parent to your kids
How to find "peace in the plateaus" between achievements
When goal setting triggers dormant, unresolved issues and old feelings come back up
Why you don't have to know all of the answers
... and much more
To ask a question for an upcoming episode of the podcast visit http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast to ask your question
To contact Dr. Moxley directly email her at reisha.moxley@gmail.com
To inquire about sponsoring the podcast, email info@amandamillerlittlejohn.com with "PYG Podcast" in the subject

[Ep. 34] Why aren't you asking for help?

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast When was the last time you felt in over your head or out of your depth about something in your life or business? What was your first response? Did you try to figure it out on your own, keep pushing blindly forward despite your limitations? Or did you find someone who could help you figure out where you were going wrong?
In this episode of Package Your Genius I explore five reasons why we don't ask for help, and how that holds us back from getting the support we need to claim our boldest dreams.
Inspired by a real life incident with my son, I relay the simple lesson I shared with him - "When you don't know what you're doing, and you don't ask for help, the only thing you can possibly make is a mess."
This holds true for life, relationships, business, cooking, ponytails - everything!