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Inspiration July 17, 2019
"We are declaring that we can be ambitious and imperfect synonymously." - Erika & Lindsey
ENTITY writes about 5 motivational podcast episodes of Often Ambitious.What started as a friendship between two female entrepreneurs has flourished into a motivational podcast that targets young people with big dreams. Often Ambitious covers everything from managing your finances to telling off the haters to unlocking your full potential. Its like listening to inspirational speeches given by your BFFs who are unapologetically in your corner.
Hosts Erika Sheffer and Lindsey Plevyak are two badass women who have been tireless in their pursuit to build their own brands and make their mark on the world. Their podcast is a mix of anecdotal experiences alongside interviews with other successful women; the combination serves real-world advice rolled into female empowerment wrapped up in career inspiration topped off with self-love.
Here are five must-listen episodes that can give you the push you’ve been waiting for.
If you take nothing else away from this article, let it be this: LISTEN. TO. THIS. EPISODE. The girls address personal issues that plenty of women have allowed themselves to go through when they shouldn’t have. The idea is to identify those allowances of toxicity so that you do not continue to hold on to those habits.
It might help to take the Enneagram personality test soon after listening. Prepare to do some soul searching with this one, ladies.
Finding your tribe is hard. It can be even harder when you aspire for the stars and the people that you’ve surrounded yourself with don’t want you to reach them.
Not everyone along your path to success will support your journey; furthermore, not everyone that you thought would be there forever was actually in it for the long haul. Erika and Lindsey talk about how to bounce back from dissolved friendships and how to heal from other women who have hurt you.
This motivational podcast episode gets real with you about the grind behind the hustle. Fast success is not (usually) real success. If accomplishments get handed to you without you actually putting in the blood, sweat, and tears… you’re not ready for them.
The lady bosses suggest that it’s not even the instant success that you’re after, it’s the instant validation. These days, everyone feeds off of outside approval to the point that people are wired to seek it. This episode lays down the truth and reminds you that it’s time to put in the work.
The hosts talk to Samantha Skelly, founder of Hungry For Happiness, which is basically an overall movement to create healthy relationships between women, their bodies and the food they eat. Samantha built a career out of teaching other women how to create a mental safe space in which they can learn to love and take care of themselves.
Not only is her wellness message so important, but hearing her journey through entrepreneurship is thought-provoking. It is encouraging to listen to the conversation between multiple strong women on a topic that impacts essentially every person in one way or another.
Time to add to your bag of tricks. Time management is something that so many people struggle with, especially when you’re an ambitious woman trying to excel in everything that you do. It seems like no matter what, something falls to the wayside.
This episode includes tangible hacks to get yourself organized, but also how to prioritize. It encouraged you to ask yourself some serious questions, like “is this _____ worth making time for?” It can help you clear out the clutter and feel like you’ve actually got a grip.
Even if you don’t think you need to go looking for a motivational podcast, still give this one a try. Sometimes hearing advice from a third party resource can actually resonate more with you than hearing it from your inner circle. Follow it up with a couple inspiring quotes from powerful women and you’ll be set with the tools to kick today’s butt.
