Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill
550 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsWelcome to Midlife Conversations. On this podcast Natalie Jill does what she does best - taking complicated information that is relevant to us (women entering Midlife) NOW, and breaking it down simply with actionable steps you can implement to level up your life in your BEST YEARS to come. I also regularly interview some of the most inspiring people living their best Midlife years. On this show, I cover topics about our shifting hormones, weight struggles, our mood and focus changes, raising teenagers, our relationships, career changes, beauty and more.
If you are new here, Natalie Jill encourage's you to go back and listen from episode one, when this podcast was previously called “Listen UP” for the full transformative experience!
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Episodes
Shifting Into Your Purpose with Anthony Trucks
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAt age three, Anthony Trucks was given by his birth mom to foster care. He was scared, confused and forced into an unfamiliar world. Anthony spent the majority of his life fighting to find out who he is, and what he's meant to do while he's here… Thanks to a LOVING Foster family that came into his life at age 6, he was able to pursue his passion. The NFL. Anthony rocked football but still battled and then overcame countless challenges to as he says “Make SHIFT happen” Anthony went on t...
174: Shifting Into Your Purpose with Anthony Trucks
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAt age three, Anthony Trucks was given by his birth mom to foster care. He was scared, confused and forced into an unfamiliar world. Anthony spent the majority of his life fighting to find out who he is, and what he's meant to do while he's here… Thanks to a LOVING Foster family that came into his life at age 6, he was able to pursue his passion. The NFL. Anthony rocked football but still battled and then overcame countless challenges to as he says “Make SHIFT happen” Anthony went on t...
Building Healthy & Thriving Relationships with Scott Milnes
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBScott Milnes is a communication expert and founder of The Great Relationship Academy, and he’s on a mission to help people achieve the healthy and thriving relationships they’ve always wanted. But it wasn’t always this way. After a confusing divorce at 29, and then a crushing breakup 8 years later. Never wanting to be in that pain again, Scott embarked on a visionquest to crack the code. Teaching with heart, humor, and in-the-trench experience, Scott’s leading a national conversation a...
173: Building Healthy & Thriving Relationships with Scott Milnes
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBScott Milnes is a communication expert and founder of The Great Relationship Academy, and he’s on a mission to help people achieve the healthy and thriving relationships they’ve always wanted. But it wasn’t always this way. After a confusing divorce at 29, and then a crushing breakup 8 years later. Never wanting to be in that pain again, Scott embarked on a visionquest to crack the code. Teaching with heart, humor, and in-the-trench experience, Scott’s leading a national conversation a...
Where You Are With What You Have
February 28, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBWherever you put your focus and attention, that's where results flow. Why? Because that's where your energy goes. Energy creates movement and results! On this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie breaks down how you're able to focus on right now, today, with what you have, and what you can DO right now. Then focus on that first step, you're going to make quantum leaps forward.
172: Where You Are With What You Have
February 28, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBWherever you put your focus and attention, that's where results flow. Why? Because that's where your energy goes. Energy creates movement and results! On this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie breaks down how you're able to focus on right now, today, with what you have, and what you can DO right now. Then focus on that first step, you're going to make quantum leaps forward.
Get Your Foot Off My Neck with Ola Muhammed
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBOla Muhammed's life was set up to fail. Her father died two months before she was born. Because of a skin condition she was forced to leave Nigeria as a young girl to live with an aunt she never met. She endured abuse, neglect, racism (within her own race none the less) and had no support or love in her life. But Ola had a gift…the gift of BELIEF that she was WORTHY. She believed her mom loved her. She BELIEVED in something better for herself. And she BELIEVED her dad was somehow looking o...
171: Get Your Foot Off My Neck with Ola Muhammed
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBOla Muhammed's life was set up to fail. Her father died two months before she was born. Because of a skin condition she was forced to leave Nigeria as a young girl to live with an aunt she never met. She endured abuse, neglect, racism (within her own race none the less) and had no support or love in her life. But Ola had a gift…the gift of BELIEF that she was WORTHY. She believed her mom loved her. She BELIEVED in something better for herself. And she BELIEVED her dad was somehow looking o...
170: Building a Celebrity Designer Brand with Azature Pogosian
February 21, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBAzature, also known as the "Black Diamond King,” designs jewelry influenced from the craftsmanship and mythology of ancient relics and religion, to modern pop icons like Beyonce and Rihanna. Bridging those diverse inspirations together with impeccably handcrafted jewelry, Azature's work is both intellectual and intuitive, timeless and outrageous. He is known today as the Black Diamond KING How did he build this from NOTHING? How did he take a mega vision and create it from NOTHING? Join in...
Building a Celebrity Designer Brand with Azature Pogosian
February 21, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBAzature, also known as the "Black Diamond King,” designs jewelry influenced from the craftsmanship and mythology of ancient relics and religion, to modern pop icons like Beyonce and Rihanna. Bridging those diverse inspirations together with impeccably handcrafted jewelry, Azature's work is both intellectual and intuitive, timeless and outrageous. He is known today as the Black Diamond KING How did he build this from NOTHING? How did he take a mega vision and create it from NOTHING? Join in...
How to Achieve Exponential Growth with the CEO Whisperer Cameron Herold
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBCameron Herold is known around the world CEO WHISPERER He is the mastermind behind hundreds of companies’ exponential growth. Cameron was an entrepreneur from day one and views his ADHD and BiPolar as a gift. . At age 21, he had 14 employees. By 35, he’d help build his first TWO, $100 MILLION DOLLAR companies. By the age of 42, Cameron engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s spectacular growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue, and 3100 employees - and he did that in just six years. His c...
169: How to Achieve Exponential Growth with the CEO Whisperer Cameron Herold
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBCameron Herold is known around the world CEO WHISPERER He is the mastermind behind hundreds of companies’ exponential growth. Cameron was an entrepreneur from day one and views his ADHD and BiPolar as a gift. . At age 21, he had 14 employees. By 35, he’d help build his first TWO, $100 MILLION DOLLAR companies. By the age of 42, Cameron engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s spectacular growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue, and 3100 employees - and he did that in just six years. His c...
The Genius of Your Genes wth Donna Gates
February 14, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBDonna Gates, M.Ed., ABAAHP, is 73 years old and looks 40! She is truly aging in reverse. I met her because she was interviewing me for HER online summit (which I will share in the show notes so you can access it) and I quickly connected with her, loved my conversation and wanted to learn more. After learning that she is the international best-selling author of The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity and The Body Ecology Guide to Growing Younger: Anti-Agin...
168: The Genius of Your Genes wth Donna Gates
February 14, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBDonna Gates, M.Ed., ABAAHP, is 73 years old and looks 40! She is truly aging in reverse. I met her because she was interviewing me for HER online summit (which I will share in the show notes so you can access it) and I quickly connected with her, loved my conversation and wanted to learn more. After learning that she is the international best-selling author of The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity and The Body Ecology Guide to Growing Younger: Anti-Agin...
167: Fix Your Pain with Mike Wasilisin Founder of Move U
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBMike Wasilisin is a good friend, but also the founder of Move U and unless you've been living under a rock, you already know it is making incredible waves in the online space! In the year 2000, Dr. Mike began his 17-year journey in healthcare as a rehab trainer at a chiropractic clinic. 9 years later he earned a bachelors degree in human psychology and a doctorate degree in chiropractic. Afterward, on his pursuit of success for himself and his clients, he found some success, but mostly fai...
Fix Your Pain with Mike Wasilisin Founder of Move U
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBMike Wasilisin is a good friend, but also the founder of Move U and unless you've been living under a rock, you already know it is making incredible waves in the online space! In the year 2000, Dr. Mike began his 17-year journey in healthcare as a rehab trainer at a chiropractic clinic. 9 years later he earned a bachelors degree in human psychology and a doctorate degree in chiropractic. Afterward, on his pursuit of success for himself and his clients, he found some success, but mostly fai...
166: See Things How You Want Them, Not As They Are
February 07, 2020 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.78 MBEverything is created as a vision first. Everything! Relationships, Finances, Lifestyle, Your Health, Things. Everything that is real started out as a vision by someone. In this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie dives into the art of thinking your greatest life into existence. And how you can begin doing this for yourself now.
See Things How You Want Them, Not As They Are
February 07, 2020 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.78 MBEverything is created as a vision first. Everything! Relationships, Finances, Lifestyle, Your Health, Things. Everything that is real started out as a vision by someone. In this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie dives into the art of thinking your greatest life into existence. And how you can begin doing this for yourself now.
Back Pain, Back Surgery, and the LESS Procedure with Dr. Choll Kim
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBI have been REALLY looking forward to this special episode…if you've follow me on social media, you know I've shared my recent history with my back injury and back pain. You also know that I've spent my whole career teaching you the things you need to do, to avoid future back pain. Well, needless to say, I ended up in surgery with the BEST surgeon around, Dr. Choll Kim. …and side note, I could go on for DAYS about his credentials.. But here are the main things to note: He graduated cum la...
165: Back Pain, Back Surgery, and the LESS Procedure with Dr. Choll Kim
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBI have been REALLY looking forward to this special episode…if you've follow me on social media, you know I've shared my recent history with my back injury and back pain. You also know that I've spent my whole career teaching you the things you need to do, to avoid future back pain. Well, needless to say, I ended up in surgery with the BEST surgeon around, Dr. Choll Kim. …and side note, I could go on for DAYS about his credentials.. But here are the main things to note: He graduated cum la...
164: Your Habits Define Your Results
January 31, 2020 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBHave you ever had those times where you just wanted to stay in bed? You just got done a long week, your significant other is still snug in bed, your in pain, etc.. I recently experienced this and realized it's because I wasn't my normal self with my habits. So, in this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, I share what came to me loud and clear when I realized I had to shift some things.
Your Habits Define Your Results
January 31, 2020 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBHave you ever had those times where you just wanted to stay in bed? You just got done a long week, your significant other is still snug in bed, your in pain, etc.. I recently experienced this and realized it's because I wasn't my normal self with my habits. So, in this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, I share what came to me loud and clear when I realized I had to shift some things.
163: Get Paid For Who You Are with David Wood
January 27, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBDavid Wood had it MADE… so he thought. A former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies - including Sony Music, Chanel, and Exxon - David left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to build the world’s largest coaching business. He became #1 on Google for “life coaching”, serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. Sounds fabulous, right? Until it was not… Davide was in a horrible accident and survived a full collapse ...
Get Paid For Who You Are with David Wood
January 27, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBDavid Wood had it MADE… so he thought. A former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies - including Sony Music, Chanel, and Exxon - David left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to build the world’s largest coaching business. He became #1 on Google for “life coaching”, serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. Sounds fabulous, right? Until it was not… Davide was in a horrible accident and survived a full collapse ...
Get Back on Track with your Goals
January 24, 2020 08:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBOn this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie checks you and your goals! We are at that point of the new year where our bad habits starts to creep back up. We start to allow them to take control. Natalie wanted to share with you easy to take steps to make sure you stick to your goals in 2020 and beyond in order to create the life you want!
162: Get Back on Track with your Goals
January 24, 2020 08:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBOn this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie checks you and your goals! We are at that point of the new year where our bad habits starts to creep back up. We start to allow them to take control. Natalie wanted to share with you easy to take steps to make sure you stick to your goals in 2020 and beyond in order to create the life you want!
The Art of Slowing Down to Speed Up with Natalie MacNeil
January 20, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBNatalie MacNeil is calm, focussed,and has a contagious energy about her that is soothing, reasonable and super empowering. AND… She was not ALWAYS that calm focussed person. At one time WORK ruled her life. It was how she numbed out, it was where she felt her value was AND she was burning out. Today, as an Emmy Award–winning media entrepreneur featured by Inc. as one of "27 women leaders changing the world." She is devoted to expanding human potential and inspiring people to live deeply ...
161: The Art of Slowing Down to Speed Up with Natalie MacNeil
January 20, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBNatalie MacNeil is calm, focussed,and has a contagious energy about her that is soothing, reasonable and super empowering. AND… She was not ALWAYS that calm focussed person. At one time WORK ruled her life. It was how she numbed out, it was where she felt her value was AND she was burning out. Today, as an Emmy Award–winning media entrepreneur featured by Inc. as one of "27 women leaders changing the world." She is devoted to expanding human potential and inspiring people to live deeply ...
Slow Down to Speed Up
January 17, 2020 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MBI used to think that fast was the ONLY way. Doing things quickly was the only way for me to be successful. I would see people relaxing on the beach and think to myself "wow, how lazy are they?" Being diagnosed with ADHD, I felt like I couldn't slow down! Now, I found out that speed kills, so I programmed myself to SLOW DOWN. This was a catalyst for even more success for me.
160: Slow Down to Speed Up
January 17, 2020 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MBI used to think that fast was the ONLY way. Doing things quickly was the only way for me to be successful. I would see people relaxing on the beach and think to myself "wow, how lazy are they?" Being diagnosed with ADHD, I felt like I couldn't slow down! Now, I found out that speed kills, so I programmed myself to SLOW DOWN. This was a catalyst for even more success for me.
159: Building a Health Food Giant with Tammy D'Onofrio from FitChick Granola
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBTammy D’Onofrio grew up in the midwest where the only fresh and natural thing in their kitchen was corn on the cob. She said that she ate a lot of processed food and rarely saw fresh fruits and vegetables. She was also Raised by overweight smokers. HOWEVER, she had a grandmother who was ahead of her generation. Tammy said that she would often find her exercising at 5am, eating ‘strange’ things like all natural peanut butter, wheat germ by the spoonful and ‘plain’ yogurt. she even grew he...
Building a Health Food Giant with Tammy D'Onofrio from FitChick Granola
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBTammy D’Onofrio grew up in the midwest where the only fresh and natural thing in their kitchen was corn on the cob. She said that she ate a lot of processed food and rarely saw fresh fruits and vegetables. She was also Raised by overweight smokers. HOWEVER, she had a grandmother who was ahead of her generation. Tammy said that she would often find her exercising at 5am, eating ‘strange’ things like all natural peanut butter, wheat germ by the spoonful and ‘plain’ yogurt. she even grew he...
Happiness is a Choice (or is it?)
January 10, 2020 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MBYou've all heard the saying "Happiness is a choice"....nope, happiness is our habits! The only way to truly feel happy is by putting in and sticking to GOOD habits. What are you doing to further yourself? Or, are you masking behind fake happiness with things like drinking. In this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie dives into this and teaches you have to truly be happy.
158: Happiness is a Choice (or is it?)
January 10, 2020 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MBYou've all heard the saying "Happiness is a choice"....nope, happiness is our habits! The only way to truly feel happy is by putting in and sticking to GOOD habits. What are you doing to further yourself? Or, are you masking behind fake happiness with things like drinking. In this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, Natalie dives into this and teaches you have to truly be happy.
Take Back Control of Your Life with Cynthia Garcia
January 06, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBGrowing up in a very abusive family, super poor, with no love, Cynthia did not believe she had anything working for her except for one thing… her looks. She was BEAUTIFUL and given a, as she calls it “earth suit” that favored her. Moving to LA to work as a model and the ever competitive entertainment industry, she was quickly broken again. Constant feedback on her looks, the LA competitive pressure and the crazy hectic work environment was wreaking havoc on her health. She was stressed ...
157: Take Back Control of Your Life with Cynthia Garcia
January 06, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBGrowing up in a very abusive family, super poor, with no love, Cynthia did not believe she had anything working for her except for one thing… her looks. She was BEAUTIFUL and given a, as she calls it “earth suit” that favored her. Moving to LA to work as a model and the ever competitive entertainment industry, she was quickly broken again. Constant feedback on her looks, the LA competitive pressure and the crazy hectic work environment was wreaking havoc on her health. She was stressed ...
Thoughts Will Always Become Things
January 03, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBWhere your mind goes, your body ALWAYS follows. Even when we visualize something, like a sour lemon, we immediately start to make the facial expressions we would, if we were to bite into it. EVERYTHING was a thought first...businesses, cars, success. Do you want to live your best life? You want a better body? More health? You have to visualize it first.
156: Thoughts Will Always Become Things
January 03, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBWhere your mind goes, your body ALWAYS follows. Even when we visualize something, like a sour lemon, we immediately start to make the facial expressions we would, if we were to bite into it. EVERYTHING was a thought first...businesses, cars, success. Do you want to live your best life? You want a better body? More health? You have to visualize it first.
Enhancing Your Energy to Improve your Health with Ari Whitten
December 30, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBI met Ari Whitten as a TRAINER at the gym… YEARS ago. He was my trainer and his knowledge was OUT OF THIS WORLD. Our sessions turned into me asking him a million questions and learning so much from him and alo ME pushing him to get his messages and teachings out to the world. I knew he had something special about him and his knowledge and I wanted the WORLD to know him! TODAY, Ari Whitten is a 2-time best-selling author and founder of the Energy Blueprint system. He specializes and is a L...
155: Enhancing Your Energy to Improve your Health with Ari Whitten
December 30, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBI met Ari Whitten as a TRAINER at the gym… YEARS ago. He was my trainer and his knowledge was OUT OF THIS WORLD. Our sessions turned into me asking him a million questions and learning so much from him and alo ME pushing him to get his messages and teachings out to the world. I knew he had something special about him and his knowledge and I wanted the WORLD to know him! TODAY, Ari Whitten is a 2-time best-selling author and founder of the Energy Blueprint system. He specializes and is a L...
154: Win an Argument and Lose a Sale
December 27, 2019 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBOur egos always want to win. We always want to be right. I know a lot of you either own your own business, or you have a desire to. So, I want to start sharing success tips and tactics I've used in my business to help it grow. In order to win over new clients, we need to know what they want. We need to know what they desire. So, in this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, I dive into how you're able to do this on a whole new level.
Win an Argument and Lose a Sale
December 27, 2019 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBOur egos always want to win. We always want to be right. I know a lot of you either own your own business, or you have a desire to. So, I want to start sharing success tips and tactics I've used in my business to help it grow. In order to win over new clients, we need to know what they want. We need to know what they desire. So, in this weeks Fit For Your Mind Friday, I dive into how you're able to do this on a whole new level.
Finding Financial Liberation with Mel Abraham
December 26, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn May 2019, after finding a cancerous tumor in his bladder larger than a baseball, Mel Abraham who had been called the influencer’s influencer and the “thought leader to thought leaders found his true passion and calling. To help other entrepreneurs find the same financial liberation that allowed him to shut his business down (temporarily) so he could heal Mel began his entrepreneurial journey at age 11 performing magic shows for parties. It was this early taste of entrepreneurship that s...
153: Finding Financial Liberation with Mel Abraham
December 26, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn May 2019, after finding a cancerous tumor in his bladder larger than a baseball, Mel Abraham who had been called the influencer’s influencer and the “thought leader to thought leaders found his true passion and calling. To help other entrepreneurs find the same financial liberation that allowed him to shut his business down (temporarily) so he could heal Mel began his entrepreneurial journey at age 11 performing magic shows for parties. It was this early taste of entrepreneurship that s...
How to Heal Our Trauma with Gabby Bernstein
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBWhen Gabby Bernstein was just 21 years old, she was the ultimate “party girl” at the young age of 25 she found herself in the midst of addiction and was even using cocaine. When she hit rock bottom one night, she believed God intervened. She heard a higher power telling her that if she would just GET SOBER, her whole life would change” She listened… TODAY, Gabby is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has written 7 bestsellers including her most recent one “super attractor!” S...
152: How to Heal Our Trauma with Gabby Bernstein
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBWhen Gabby Bernstein was just 21 years old, she was the ultimate “party girl” at the young age of 25 she found herself in the midst of addiction and was even using cocaine. When she hit rock bottom one night, she believed God intervened. She heard a higher power telling her that if she would just GET SOBER, her whole life would change” She listened… TODAY, Gabby is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has written 7 bestsellers including her most recent one “super attractor!” S...
151: If You Want to Help People, Simplify Things
December 20, 2019 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBIn order to truly grow your business you have to simplify things. Are you delivering one simple solution to one massive problem? Or are you overcomplicating things and confusing your prospects? People want simple. They don't want to have to make too many decisions and have to make too many steps. Simplify, niche down, and grow!
If You Want to Help People, Simplify Things
December 20, 2019 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBIn order to truly grow your business you have to simplify things. Are you delivering one simple solution to one massive problem? Or are you overcomplicating things and confusing your prospects? People want simple. They don't want to have to make too many decisions and have to make too many steps. Simplify, niche down, and grow!
150: Steps to Grow an 8 Figure Business with Shanda Sumpter
December 19, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBAs a young adult, there was a time when Shanda Sumpter had only $500 to her name. She was sitting in her apartment, completely broke, unable to pay for her apartment or car, even though she wanted to … and she faced the prospect of moving back in with her parents, which made her feel like a failure. That’s when it hit her: it was time to make a change. In this case, making a change meant taking a risk. Shanda hired a mentor without knowing how she’d pay for her, and that was the catalyst...
Steps to Grow an 8 Figure Business with Shanda Sumpter
December 19, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBAs a young adult, there was a time when Shanda Sumpter had only $500 to her name. She was sitting in her apartment, completely broke, unable to pay for her apartment or car, even though she wanted to … and she faced the prospect of moving back in with her parents, which made her feel like a failure. That’s when it hit her: it was time to make a change. In this case, making a change meant taking a risk. Shanda hired a mentor without knowing how she’d pay for her, and that was the catalyst...