CYLS 164: Switch Pivot and Win with Ahyiana Angel

Create Your Life Series

English - April 09, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 81.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 116 ratings
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Previous Episode: CYLS 163: The Hope Dealer: Secrets to Successfully Investing in America's Future with Frank E. Brady

Next Episode: CYLS 165: The Legal Disrupt - Changing the Face of Tech Law Through the World's Top Companies with Kathryn Hurley

Episode summary:

Ahyiana tells her story of getting over her fears, again and again, opening herself to new experiences, and using that growth to get to where she really wanted to be. She talks about using the skills she gained working in a corporate environment to ultimately create the life she really wanted to be living, one that helps others to do the same.

About our Guest:

Ahyiana Angel is the founder of Mayzie Media, a boutique podcast production company and the host of her own podcast, Switch Pivot or Quit. In her show and through public speaking engagements she offers career advice to a diverse community of contemporary men and women. She spent about a decade as a public relations executive with the NBA before quitting to pursue her passion in creative writing. She then wrote and published a book before starting Mayzie Media and her podcast. Switch Pivot or Quit was ranked as one of the top six podcasts for career advice by girlboss.com and one of 12 women-produced podcasts you should be listening to by entrepreneur.com.

Insights from this episode:

Strategies for taking steps to let go
Strategies for successful branding
Strategies to start prioritizing yourself and your well-being as an entrepreneur
Strategies for cultivating a strong networking community
How to encourage growth in your personal life, not just your business

Quotes from the show:

I realized if I wanted things to be different in my life, yes there was some work I had to do, but I also had to allow myself to be open to the possibilities of what could happen.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164
On travel: “It really helped me to trust myself.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164
On branding: “In order to protect it, you have to really perfect it.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164
“People cannot underestimate the value of consistency when you’re trying to build something.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164
“My word is possible, because I’m in a space right now where I know that anything and everything is possible.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164
“Instead of saying must be nice, she says it must be possible.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164
“I’m not completely fearless, I just try to run up against fear sometimes.” - Ahyiana Angel, Episode #164

Resources mentioned:

Calendly

Favorite book:

The Success Principles by Jack Canfield

Favorite quote:

Ahyiana’s motto is: I am open to all the good the universe has for me. - from Jen Sincero’s book, “You are a Badass”

3 keys to Create Your Best Life:

    Let go of expectations of perfection
    Stop worrying about what other people might think or say
    Embrace more of a fearless attitude

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