Shake Me Awake Shake Me Awake with Jen

I love all of my episodes but this one particularly hits home because it centers on a topic that started my podcast journey and that is the concept of facing our own mortality and living our life to the fullest every day. This, and writing a book to my son about how I wanted him to consider the life he was living as he becomes an "adult", is what led me to create Shake Me Awake and focus on living life Wide Awake and not Sleep Walking through our lives.



Andrew Petty is a coach among many other important things he's doing in the world. He has a podcast called, Andrew Petty is Dying, where he asks us to face our own mortality every day in order to live the life we're meant to live. He talks in this podcast about so many critical things to consider in how we're approaching our lives each day. Please listen in, follow his podcast and go to his website at AndrewPettycoach.com to find out all the other amazing things he's doing to wake others up to their true potential and to be a positive influence on others to ensure we all get the most out of this wild ride.



As Andrew says, we're all going to die, but we're not dead yet, so GET AFTER IT!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this episode. It left me wanting to live in this feeling and moment for a very long time.

Join me and the Reverend Bunny Love-Schock for a beautiful conversation about business and life and womanhood and Feeling Into the Life you Want and the Business You Want.

Bunny uses her unique and magickal way of guiding me through a heart centered, deep feeling approach to looking at the life I want to create and the business I want to create. She introduces language and body awareness and energy awareness in a way that is foreign to how we grew up learning how to think about the choices in our lives and in our businesses.

Ever since Bunny entered my orbit, I've taken a very different approach to how I want to operate my business and how I talk to myself about the future I'm creating for myself. This is one of the most important things we can do, and especially if we're asking ourselves to change something fairly drastically in our lives (like a career change, relationship change, season of life change, etc).

Bunny's unique way of using poetry and magic and weaving it into the fabric of whatever you've shown up in today is absolutely spellbinding and will leave you wanting to listen to more of what she has to say.



Places to hear more of the Reverend Bunny Love-Schock

www.loveschock.com

Whisky Made Woman Podcast (that's the Scottish Spelling of "Whisky" by the way)

Powerful Connections with Conscious Connection Circles and Living Intentions Lists:



In this episode, I'm talking with Mare from the Podcast, Connection Project 360. On it, she and her friend Tara talk about getting clear and claiming what you want out of life through conscious connection circles and living intentions lists, and so much more! Listen and follow her podcast: Connection Project 360 and visit her website at connectionproject360.com for new things coming soon! 

 

Mare and I talk about how she created conscious connection circles, what they are, and why they are one of the most important things you can do.  

 


Creating a list based on the things you want to do to live your best life. It’s as simple as a bucket list, but it’s really so much more. 


You get to share, and hear other's heart songs. 


You’re part of a trusted group when life gets hard, to help you process your goals and dreams and life path and to help you show up as your highest and best self. 


Accountability, witnessing, nudging, non-judging. 




You have a witness to your life, and you get to be a witness to others. 


This raises the frequency of the world.   


It’s all ENERGY.   



 

Some of my favorite quotes from Mare’s podcast: 


“Supporting others inspires us” 


“I can be believing eyes for you.” 


“The human experience is an experiment” 


“We do need each other.  Being in a circle helps us see in ourselves what we see in others.” 


“I see judgement dragon hell, and you see the sopping wet kitten.” 


“It’s not always about checking off the things on the list… it’s often about what’s underneath it, what’s behind it.” 


“I’m not in the judgement dragon of YOUR head.  I’m in mine.  Your job is to help me see my out of mine and my job is to help you see your way out of yours.” 

I think the biggest thing I got out of this episode with my dad is that it's OK to try multiple things and don't talk yourself out of trying something new because you only risk failing if you stop trying!



My Takeaways:


Money shouldn't be the motivation. Find something that aligns with your gifts and your passion. Every single person was created with some kind of gift for doing something that makes them perfect for some job. But also, 
Don't be too concerned about where the money will come from. Put your passions and gifts together and your ideas could morph into something other than what you imagined. You might find ways to make money that you never could have imagined when you started.


Figure out the intersection of what you're good at and what you're passionate about. The theme for my dad seems to be a perpetual problem solver and wanting to help others. You might not see your value/gifts until you start to pursue it.


Keep going even when you encounter obstacles. Don't think about all the problems with the idea at the beginning. Just start because the answers could come to you. Cathy Heller says, "Clarity comes from Action."


Don't talk yourself out of starting with all the reasons it won't work. Even if others are doing it, or you wonder what makes you special, or you can't see the end at the beginning. You may do it in a way that resonates with someone because of your unique style, perspective and life experience. You may find ways to iterate and improve upon how others have done it. You might be just at the point of giving up RIGHT before you make it big. 
JUST TRY: At least if you try something and it doesn't go perfectly:  



You’ve learned something and are at a different point.
You might Fail your way to success.
Don’t let the reality check in your brain keep you from doing it. Work through those obstacles and you might find the answer.



Write down your goals and ideas.  Your ideas will morph and you can look back later and see how far you've come and how they've changed. You may go from X to Y to Z and writing your process down may help you remember why you shouldn't try X again.
It helps to have someone supportive to work through things with. Whether that's your spouse, family, trusted friends, or groups of people with similar goals, it is so helpful to have someone you can bounce ideas off of.



We also talked about:


Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival - https://turkey-track-bluegrass.edan.io/
Mike Rowe - https://mikerowe.com/
Cathy Heller - https://www.cathyheller.com/
Yellow Note Pads (my dad swears by them and writes ALL his goals down on one or a million...) - https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-11-75-Inch-50-Sheet-Writing/dp/B00QSR9KFU/ref=asc_df_B00QSR9KFU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167156626445&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9394376858938659259&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029025&hvtargid=pla-282744313869&th=1
I prefer Trello.com



Thank you for joining us!

Hello and welcome to the Shake Me Awake podcast! This is my introductory episode/trailer, and I want to jump right in and start talking like we’re the “oldest and dearest friends” (You’ve Got Mail reference for the movie buffs). I dive into my journey of WAKING UP after 20 years hiding my gifts and talents from the world in a government job, how I got here, why I’m here, and some themes we’ll tackle in the future together.

I will officially LAUNCH my new podcast in November.

Join the Shake Me Awake Facebook page for the official launch date and information including a giveaway! I hope you’ll join me!

It took me 40 years to finally WAKE UP to a life of true authenticity, potential, purpose and passion.  I’m finally asking myself the questions I wish I had been asking all along about how I can use you my gifts in this world, and create the life I was put here to live.  I can’t go back to sleep and I want to WAKE UP those around me and bring you on this journey with me. Don’t waste another second living a life that isn’t authentic or filled with passion!