#63: TAKING UP SPACE and Business and Branding with JJ Virgin

JJ Virgin is a prominent TV and media personality, whose previous features include co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters, health expert for Dr. Phil, and appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. She also speaks regularly and has shared the stage with notables including TD Jakes, Tony Robbins, and Brendon Burchard. JJ is the author of four NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her latest book, Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience, shows mothers everywhere how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son’s life. JJ hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show podcast, with over 3.5 million downloads and counting. She also regularly writes for Rodale Wellness, Mind Body Green, and other major blogs and magazines. Find articles, recipes, helpful online programs, and more at www.jjvirgin.com Full show notes will be posted on www.emilyschromm.com/blog Please review if you like :) xo Em 13:00 The Health and Fitness Realm in Media Learning how to connect with people on a one-on-one basis first “You have to realize that you are building a business and this is a process that takes time.” 17:00 Building a Business Leveraging yourself, creating a bigger vision and purpose Reaching more people by aligning your true self to your mission and life’s work 24:30 Limited Belief System “We are all exactly where we are because it's where we believe we can be.” Learning how to move past limitations and grow outside of your comfort zone 30:00 Public Speaking Using a live audience to practice and test new material Learning how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable 41:30 Creating Your Personal Brand Staying true to being a direct person and attracting the right kinds of people Figuring out what makes you YOU, and finding people who resonate with you 47:00 Tough Love with Love Creating a community and support system that will help raise you up “With time and money, comes commitment.” 53:30 The Sugar Impact Diet “I am compelled to create a new way of looking at sugar.” Breaking bad habits to build the right fundamentals of health and peeling back the layers of addition 59:30 Spirit Animal Thank you listeners!! Please leave a review if you enjoyed and checkout my links below to get plugged in more to what I'm doing. PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP: www.facebook.com/groups/1292792567518714/ Find more on Em here: @emilyschromm www.emilyschromm.com youtube.com/emilyschromm