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Getting Up and Out of Your Way with Laura Aiisha Haykel

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It’s rare to find other young mommy misfitesque entrepreneurs like me who’ve shared a similar turbulent past…from high school drop out to doing amazing work in the world that uplifts, inspires and empowers other women today. My spiritual doppelganger Laura Aiisha Haykel joins me on today’s episode to talk about her journey from leaving home at 16 years old to becoming a soulful coach, speaker, singer and performer. This conversation will get you up and out of your own way.

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LAURA ON GETTING UP AND PLAYING YOUR ROLE:

I just kept showing up and I just kept showing up. – @lauraaiisha

I have wanted to give up so many times, throw in the towel and say fuck it all. What I choose to acknowledge is I have a purpose just like everyone else. – @lauraaiisha

I’m lucky to be alive so there must be a big purpose for me in this world. – @lauraaiisha

Trust the inner knowing as opposed to trusting the illusions I’m experiencing out in the world. – @lauraaiisha

Anyone can create a mantra and put a melody to it. Start to tell yourself a new story. And be the witness to your life and thoughts and words you use. – @lauraaiisha

I’m here to live as fully as I possibly can until I transition over to the next phase. – @lauraaiisha

Recognize the gift that you be in the world. No matter how many other amazing people you see out there, you are a gift. Everyone is a gift to this world and we all play a purpose and a role. Let’s keep playing that powerfully. – @lauraaiisha

CONNECT WITH LAURA:

Check out Laura’s first music video at LauraAiisha.com.

Download Laura’s music for free at LauraAiisha.com/lah-musique.

Get Laura’s debut EP “I Am” at LauraAiisha.bandcamp.com.

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Amazing Things Will Happen on the Other Side of Fear with C.C. Chapman

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In this episode of The Shut Up Show I brought on one of my newest misfit friends whom I’ve been following for years and finally met in person at MisfitCon in Fargo the other month. You may recognize C.C. Chapman if you’ve sat in the audience for his keynote speech, read the best-selling book he co-authored called Content Rules, or marveled at his photography in Misfit Journal. But today we’re not talking about marketing strategy or how to create content. I brought C.C. on the show to talk about something he shared at MisfitCon, which matters even more to this community–being scared of not knowing where the next paycheck will come from.

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 Some days are harder than others. We all get kicked down. Whoever tells you they don’t is lying. – @cc_chapman #shutupshow (click to tweet)

C.C. ON MAKING AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN:

My lifelong goal was to write a book. It took years of hard work and speaking a lot before I even authored my first book.

You’ve got to keep pushing. We all start at the same exact spot. Some days are harder than others. We all get kicked down. Whoever tells you they don’t is lying.

I’m petrified of where my next paycheck will come from. I suck at selling myself. If I can’t take care of things at home, I can’t take care of other people. That keeps me awake and scared every single day. If you ever see a whirlwind of content out of me, it probably means I’m more scared than usual because I’m distracting myself. It’s a coping mechanism but it’s doing good as well because when you create, people notice your stuff.

We live in this day and age a lot of people create for the audience and not for themselves. If it’s not right for me, it ain’t gonna be right for anyone else. I want to be happy with what I create and share because if I’m not happy, why the hell do it? Life’s too short to spend in front of the computer. 

C.C. CHAPMAN QUOTABLES:

I’m trying to build community and make the world a better place every day. – @cc_chapman

Every day, I want to be able to tell my kids what I’m doing and be proud of it. – @cc_chapman

I keep telling myself it’s going to work. It has worked out. But it doesn’t get better. It doesn’t get easier. – @cc_chapman

You can’t take awhile my smile. – @cc_chapman

My dad always said there’s always somebody worse off than you. – @cc_chapman

Get out of your head. It’s a dark and scary place. Just get out of it. – @cc_chapman

Once you’ve done Shakespeare on stage with a donkey head on and your Italian grandmother is laughing her ass off three rows back, you can do anything. – @cc_chapman

CONNECT WITH C.C.:

For more information on C.C.’s awesomeness or to hire him for your next event or project, go to CC-Chapman.com.

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Starting From Where You Are with What You Already Have (Shin Kicking Mondays)

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Shout out to my fellow brave bear Mark Bottemiller for raising the question I respond to in this episode of Shin Kicking Mondays:

I’m really not even sure what to ask. I just can’t seem to get any damn traction. I know what I need to do (at least some of it) but I’m having a hell of a time getting it done. Part of it is cost/risk – since I’m building a physical product, I have to buy raw materials and stuff – but it seems to run deeper than that. Of course I’m scared/nervous whatever – but I also realize that this new venture has some real possibility to get me doing what I really want to be doing. Anyway – just posting this has lent some clarity – but I’d love to hear your take… (hm, is there even a question in there anywhere?!?)

[Due to tech issues with Google Hangouts On Air, the video technically starts working at track time 3:27.]

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Everybody started somewhere before they became who they are now. @BerniXiong #shinkickingmon (click to tweet)

WHAT’S IN TODAY’S SHIN KICKING TOOLKIT?

  • Meet people where they’re at right now.
  • Show up as you are.
  • Be okay with where you are now.
  • Let’s not rush to get tomorrow, be the best person you can be today with what you already have to offer.
  • Practice, fail, learn and improve.
  • If you don’t have time, hire help or become productive.
  • If you don’t have money, become more resourceful and creative.
  • If you don’t have experience, take action and apply what you know.

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Shin Kicking Mondays (The Shut Up Show’s free weekly coaching series) will help you kick start the week with more confidence and a great mental attitude! You’ll be so inspired to jump out of bed and get shit done. By the week’s end, you’ll already be looking forward to next Monday.

Every Monday we deliver a swift kick to the shins with FREE COACHING to help you:

  • Do work you love while making an impact in the world.
  • Stand out and get noticed by like-minded and like-hearted peeps.
  • Attract more paying clients to help you build a steady income stream.

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