Joyful Living Quinn Curtis

Phil Wilhelm has his PhD in Education, specializing in curriculum and instruction. He taught in the public school system for years before moving to teach at the university level for 10 years! He lives outside of Chicago, Illinois in the country with his family and 2 dogs, Ludwig and Sebastian!

Some of what we talk about in today's episode of Joyful Living is the transformative journey to joy, how ultimately you are the only one responsible for your own happiness, that happiness and busy-ness are not synonymous, and how accountability can help you create joy!

Dive in deep with us today as we talk about the source of Joy, things that help influence Joy, setting intentions and developing the skill set you need to create a life that you love!

Growing up in the era of Sex and the City and Bridget Jones, Kate Bee believed her drinking was simply what successful, independent women did. After all, she was a journalist and TV producer for the BBC - drinking after work was how people socialized. Except she was tired of
feeling hungover and ashamed about what felt like more drinking than was healthy.  
 
When Kate decided to get sober, she was disappointed to find the only real support was through AA. She attended a few meetings, but left feeling like she didn’t fit in because she was getting sober before  her drinking had negatively impacted her work or relationships. But, there was no middle ground - it seemed like you either didn’t have a real problem or you had to be a full-blown alcoholic to get help.  
 
That’s why Kate founded The Sober School, a coaching program that helps women feel inspired and empowered by their decision to quit drinking. She helps women who are ready to start living their best life learn how to do it without a glass of wine in hand.  Kate’s course helps women understand why they really drink, so they can change their relationship with alcohol for good. 

This conversation of joy started as Ashlee and I just wanted to use each other as accountability partners to make sure we found joy each week! We were looking around at ourselves and all of our friends and thinking, "Oh my gosh, does anybody find joy in motherhood?" We wanted to change that!

When I first started my journey towards finding true, lasting joy...it honestly felt a little lonely and isolating. I started having to walk away from where everyone else was standing so that I could get clear on what it was exactly that gave me true joy. As I started getting more comfortable with that idea, I learned that boundaries were a very important part of this journey of joy!

Join us as we talk about how to see joy, feel joy, find joy, and stand in joy.

We hope you love it! Let me know in the comments what your tips and tricks are on finding joy in motherhood or just life in general!

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I was laying in bed with my husband at the end of our day, and we were just watching some show, and I had the thought come to me..."Is this really as good as it gets?"

This brief moment allowed me to take stock of my surroundings...

And I realized in that moment...even if I get to do everything I want to do with my one life here, at the end of the day, if I was with my best friend, wrapped in his arms, in that moment I knew I was loved, and extending beyond that, I was surrounded in my home and life by people who love me and who let me be myself...then YES! This really is as good as it does get!

Over the course of my journey to find that "Joyful Life", there have been many times where I have lost out on the moments of joy, because I was too busy asking, "is this as good as it gets? Nope! Let's make it better!" Instead of savoring what is already here!

The first lesson I have learned about joy is that it requires us to be present!
Tune in for the rest of my lessons on joy! I hope you will listen and please, please leave a comment letting me know which lesson on joy resonates with you the most!

Dez Stephens is the Founder & CEO of Radiant Coaches Academy (a division of Radiant Health Institute) - a social enterprise and prominent international coach training school which certifies individuals to create vibrant, professional, private practices as holistic life coaches, wellness coaches and business coaches. She is a certified life coach, master trainer and marketing strategist. 

The academy aims to facilitate human growth and prosperity by focusing on quality of life, holistic pursuits and personal empowerment.

Dez is passionate and sincere in helping people live more empowered, meaningful lives and considers herself a dedicated humanitarian and social enterpriser.

In this episode Dez and I talk about:

1 - Developing Your Intuition to Accelerate Growth in Business

2 - Ethical Entrepreneurship

And a wonderful little concept...

3 - The Qualitarian

If you would like to get ahold of Dez or her team of wonderful coaches, please reach out to at DezStephens.com and RadiantCoaches.com

In this episode, I shared what I learned from the industry's biggest online marketing experts about, 1. Growing your business with Instagram (and one of the best kept secrets to do it right) 2. Using Video to grow faster with social media and 3. How to show up more consistently and effectively in your marketing efforts
Plus another little nugget that completely rocked my world!!