Earn Your Happy

In This Episode You Will Learn About: How your prayers are already being answered Needing challenge to grow The role of the understudy Finding the right kind of struggle  Resources: Visit litepink.com and sign up for the email newsletter to be a part of an amazing tablescape sweepstakes! Visit talkspace.com and use promo code HAPPY to get $100 off your first month. Text PODCAST to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:I know you want to grow, level up, and expand, be it personally or professionally. That’s why you’re here. I have a feeling that your prayers are already being answered in ways you aren’t aware of yet, because it’s been happening to me. The challenges that you are going through right now may not feel like the answers to your hopes and dreams, but it’s through those struggles that you grow into the person you want to be. Without the struggle, you’re standing still.

In This Episode You Will Learn About: The relativity of what’s reasonable Bringing value in exchange for your request How to approach a big ask How to spot opportunities Letting people off the hook  Resources: stephanie-burns.com Instagram: @heystephanieburns Go to brooklinen.com and use promo code LORI to get $20 off a minimum purchase of $100 Save $75 across your first three orders with free shipping visit territoryfoods.com and use promo code LORI75 Text PODCAST to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:Have you ever made an unreasonable request? An ask that you were sure was going to get rejected the moment you put it out there? Sure you have, but there’s a limit to how many times we’re comfortable getting burned. After a while, most of us stop ourselves before the words reach our lips. We think we’ll get ridiculed, shut down, ignored. As a result, opportunities and ideas fall by the wayside.As you’ll learn in this episode, you can get away with more than you ever thought was possible by being bold and going for the ask, regardless of expectation. Stephanie Burns built her business on what she calls bootscrapping – getting scrappy while bootstrapping, a term and technique that came as a result of making bold unreasonable requests. She teaches us to take that leap. You might be surprised at what can happen. Question Highlights: How did you get started with making unreasonable requests? How do you cope with what comes up when you go to make those requests? How do you learn how to bring value to people? What are some of the obstacles that come up around making big asks? How do you do your research in order to craft your message? How do you craft a powerful ask but also let people off the hook?  Guest Bio:Stephanie Burns is the founder of The Wyld Agency, an amplification and visibility agency focused on building the legacy and personal brands of company founders. With a background in brand building, media buying, strategy, and entrepreneurship, Stephanie has wide experience with an eclectic portfolio of industries. After being a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune, Burns used her winnings to launch her previous company, Chic CEO, an online resource for over 100,000 female entrepreneurs. With an MBA in Marketing, she’s also a contributor to Forbes Women and Entrepreneur, as well as featured in notable press outlets like Inc., Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, Amex Open, Cosmo, New York Times, among others.

In This Episode You Will Learn About: The gap between who you are and who you’re meant to be Having faith when things are hard How life happens in the middle Making things good in the moment  Resources: Start your 100 day trial of Away and shop their lineup of travel essentials, visit awaytravel.com/lori Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:Things in life don’t always happen on the timeline we’ve envisioned. In fact, they rarely ever do. Sometimes the space between where we are and where we want to be can feel daunting. We may end up filling that space with despair, but if you can stick with your dreams, your goals, and your hopes, they will thrive. It’s in the moments where things are hardest and you feel like throwing in the towel that you will gain the clarity you need to move forward. That gap – that space between who you are and who you are meant to be – needs to be filled with faith.

In This Episode You Will Learn About: How TO reframe a “bad” situation with a new perspective Progress over perfection  Why gratitude can change everything  Resources: The Elite Mastermind. Text the word “ELITE” to 310 421 0416 to apply.  Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:How is your day unfolding so far? Chances are something unexpected has or is going to happen. Rolling with the punches is an inevitable part of life that we can’t control, but we do have power in our reactions. In this episode, we’re unpacking how we activate our agency to course correct a day from going from bad to worse, and how you can shift your perspective to deal with momentary obstacles without letting them wipe out your entire day.  

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Embracing who we are, even the personality traits we’ve been conditioned to think are bad The ways that Rare Breeds can excel compared to other people What companies and leaders should be doing to maximize on Rare Breeds  Resources: Motto Learn More and Take the Rare Breed Quiz Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show! Thanks to Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com/lori Thank you, Butcher Box. Go to butcherBox.com/LORI to receive a FREE turkey in your first box.  Show Notes:Sunny Bonnell is the co-author of Rare Breed: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different. She’s here to break down what being a Rare Breed really means and why companies should look out for them.Many of us feel different from the norm in one way or another but we learn to suppress those parts of ourselves that don’t fit in. That’s rarely the right move because it’s these differences that give us an edge over everybody else – and businesses are starting to take note of it. Question Highlights: What brought the book about? Can you define “rebellious” for us? How do you know when you go too far as an audacious person? How can businesses better integrate rare breeds into their way of working?  Guest Bio:Sunny Bonnell is the co-author of the groundbreaking business book Rare Breed: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different, as well as co-creator of Rare Breed, the popular YouTube series, and co-founder of the game-changing leadership and brand consultancy, Motto. Named Inc. 30 Under 30, GDUSA Top 25 People to Watch, and interviewed by Entrepreneur, Yahoo!, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, The Breakfast Club, and hundreds more, Sunny has earned her way to the front of a workplace revolution and has devoted her work to inspiring people to think with the Rare Breed mindset to demand more of themselves, their careers, and their companies. With her business partner, Ashleigh, she has worked with the world's most visionary leaders and ambitious companies to break the status quo including Google, Microsoft, The NFL, Hershey's, USA Today, and Twentieth Century Fox. Their breakout book recognizes and examines a new kind of leader - the Rare Breed - those who dare to be different in a sea of sameness, and offers a guide to navigating your own notorious personality traits that can lead to incredible breakthroughs and triumphs in business and in life. 

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Why it’s not selfless to do things alone  The power of sharing your vision with others The importance of having a team in entrepreneurship   Resources: Advertise a job post on indeed.com/happy and get a $75 credit. Visit litepink.com and sign up for the email newsletter for exclusive events, discounts, and information! Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:It took me years to learn that doing everything alone was not a badge of honor, but a shortcut to burnout. We're not supposed to take on everything ourselves, and hoarding responsibilities not only dims your light, but stops others from living their purpose. Take this solo episode as your permission slip to lean into your community and delegate those pending items on your to-do list. Imagine if you had more time to create what you were called to do? Now let's make that happen! 

In This Episode You Will Learn About: How we’ve been living in full faith Choosing to be on the ride When you need to lean into faith  Resources: Visit chrisharder.me/mastermind to fill out an application to our elite mastermind OR text “ELITE” to 310-421-0416 to find out if you’re a good fit Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:As an entrepreneur, you have to operate on full-time faith. As we continue to run into bump after bump along our journey, we keep moving forward in full faith that what we want, or something better, is going to happen. And that’s how it’s going to have to be as an entrepreneur or as someone with big, massive goals in their life. Things aren’t always going to happen the way you expect them to, but with enough tenacity, grit, and determination, you can make them happen if you just keep pushing and keeping the faith.

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Choosing to be a leader Finding your roots Defining your impact Changing the atmosphere with your presence How to cultivate perseverance Acknowledging the miracles of life  Resources: valenciakey.com Instagram: @liavalenciakey | @valenciakeydesign Lia Key is gifting all Earn Your Happy listeners 25% off Valencia Key jewelry and free access to Valencia Key's Five Strategies to Handling Fear on Your Joy Journey to Success. Sign up at this link to receive access to these gifts: valenciakey.com/lori-harder Get three months of free payroll when you visit gusto.com/lori Visit issuu.com/podcast and use promo code “LORI” for 50% off a premium account Visit litepink.com and sign up for the email newsletter for free shopping guides, discounts, and more! Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:I’m so excited for the opportunity to interview Lia Valencia Key. She’s the incredible founder of Valencia Key Jewelry. Her brand just radiates sunshine and happiness. We talk all about her jewelry line and how she created this business and turned it into the massive success it is today. Question Highlights: How did you create such an impactful and profound brand? Do you consider yourself a creator or an integrator? How did you create a business plan and launch your brand? How do you bring miracles into your life?  Guest Bio:“Never leave the house without wearing your sparkling earrings – they will serve as reminders of the light within.” Those are words Lia Valencia Key’s mother would always say to her. Lia lost her mother at an early age but those beautiful words never left Lia’s heart.Raised in very humble beginnings in a super-impoverished neighborhood of Philadelphia, Lia Valencia Key lived in a homeless shelter with her mother, sister, and brother. Even in such dark times her mom told her, "Your predicament does not determine your destiny." She encouraged Lia to never leave the house without wearing her sparkling earrings because they would serve as reminders of the light within.Lia went on to rise above her challenges by radiating light, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Business, master's degree in Education, a cosmetology instructor's license, becoming a global hair & makeup artist, receiving a United States patent, and then moving onward to create Valencia Key Jewelry: wearable joy that symbolizes that all things are possible. If you can believe it, you can achieve it! Each piece was created to inspire and unlock the bravery and light within. Lia's Valencia Key Jewelry launched on QVC, one of the largest television shopping networks in the world. With the power of believing, Lia went from homelessness to inspiring through jewelry in over 100 million homes. And big dreams continue to come true. Valencia Key Jewelry was recently featured in Oprah Magazine’s 2020 Favorite Things issue, Jamie Kern Lima (founder of IT Cosmetics) brought Lia to appear on The Mel Robbins Show and speak on the stage with Brendon Burchard, Ed Mylett, Dean Graziosi, Tony Robbins, and Lia spoke to over 216k attendees at Jamie Kern Lima’s Becoming Unstoppable Believe It book launch.Lia reaches back to where she comes from, donating and educating women in homeless shelters about the Keys to Light, and how to rise up out of rough environments. Lia is a living example that all things are possible by rooting yourself in the power of choosing joy and radiating light.

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Knowing when you’re ready to write a book Setting an intention for your book Getting started writing Traditional vs self-publishing  Resources: theelevatedentrepreneur.co Follow Jake on Instagram: @jakekelfer justinesloan.com Follow Justine on Instagram: @thejustinesloan Visit liquidiv.com and use code “HAPPY” for 25% off Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:We all have a book in us. It’s true! But how do you know when it’s time to write one? And if you get that far, how do you push your book out into the world? I’m joined by two published authors, Jake Kelfer and Justine Sloan, to cover the ins and outs of writing, publishing, and marketing books. Hear it ALL from two people who are deeply knowledgeable about the process. Question Highlights: What is your book and when is it going to be out? What was the difference between your first book and your third book? When does someone know that they are ready for a book? How do you set expectations for your book and how does that inform marketing? How do you get started writing? How do you get your book published?  Guest Bio:Jake Kelfer is a lifestyle entrepreneur, life elevator, and coach to ambitious entrepreneurs and freedom seekers helping people create incredibly impactful and profitable businesses. He is the bestselling author of Elevate Beyond and Elevate Your Network, a high-energy motivational speaker, and the founder of the Professional Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects turn their dreams of playing pro basketball into their reality. He and his work have been featured on Forbes, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and many other major media outlets.Justine Moore Sloan is a coach, author, speaker, and the Co-Founder of Boss Ladies MKE. After healing from disordered eating, crippling anxiety, and low self-worth, Justine is on a mission to help others heal and thrive as well. She believes her soul’s purpose is to help women feel empowered in their bodies – and every area of their lives! Her first book, Someone I Love Lives Here, comes out on October 19th! Justine loves to travel, but her home base is Milwaukee, where she lives with her husband and soulmate, Scott.

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Stepping back to take big leaps The identity you’re keeping up every day Clinging to your past identities Making decisions that support your vision  Resources: Text “ELITE” to 310-421-0416 to find out if you’re a good fit for our elite mastermind group chrisharder.me/mastermind Text “PODCAST” to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!  Show Notes:Our identities are constantly shifting. Who we are today is not who we will be forever, and guess what? That’s a good thing! But when you’re ready to make that drastic change it can feel daunting. It can be scary. When you’re about to take a leap, you need to step back and get a running start. And when you’re transcending into the next level, you have to do the same. You’ve got to start taking steps back before you take that big leap.