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Have you ever felt stuck? Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to speak up, but didn’t? Have you ever wanted to try something new? What held you back? Was it fear or doubt? How do we choose courage in these moments of uncertainty? How can I move from comfort to courage so I can take risks, be open and live boldly? And the biggest question of all, how can I be brave enough to show the world who I am? Welcome to the Courage Up podcast where those questions and so many more are answered! Week after week, join host Ming Shelby as she brings you strategies for greater fulfillment, success, and happiness in your career, personal development, and relationships. Along with sharing her professional and personal experiences, she asks everyday people to share their stories, hot tips, and lessons on living purposeful lives by leaving comfort and taking action. The power of courage is the opportunity to unlock or unstuck something. This podcast is all about elevating and empowering diverse voices to celebrate progress, not perfection. Expect these genuine and hilarious conversations to be your weekly dose of motivation, inspiration, and encouragement to Courage Up!
April Clark started her career in accounting, then became a high school teacher to now running a non profit that helps students put on concerts! The birth of Reach and Teach stemmed from an unlikely partnership between herself and a rock star, both of which share a passion and desire to impact the lives of young people struggling to find their way in life.
In this motivational episode with Tamika Felder, she talks about how she lives her life beyond cancer, how she feels the fear and does it anyway, and how she keeps moving forward. She gives us an exclusive on what the one thing was that helped her begin to heal after losing her fertility. Tamika also had a chance to interview Joe Biden and tells us the hard hitting question she asked him.
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Have you ever felt frustrated, resentful, under appreciated, or not valued? Of course you have! We all have felt this at some point or another. We address how to engage in conversations to seek the changes we want.
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Madison Anaya chooses to fearlessly chase after who she was created to be by helping women creatives live with purpose, love their work, and make an impact. She shares hot tips on imposter syndrome and what she did for her 20 seconds of courage challenge!
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Mom of three Chrissy Somers describes what it was like when she left teaching, became a stay at home mom for all of 2 weeks, then decided to find a job. She looked at what the community needed and TA DA Families on the Fox was born! Listen in to hear how she transferred her teaching skills to entrepreneur skills!
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On today’s episode, Keiya Rayne describes how leveraging the power of energy makes courage so much easier. Listen in if you want to attract the right people and the right circumstances in your life and achieve a level of confidence you can be grounded in. Keiya also shares a myth about energy.
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Today we talk about the impact gratitude has had on GB’s life and his movement with the Global Gratitude Jar. He also shares his intimate story of hitting rock bottom and how he got back up.
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Laugh often, laugh loudly, and most important, laugh at yourself. -Chelsea Handler
Laughing at yourself has many health perks and helps builds positive relationships. Listen in today to learn about the benefits and why to laugh at yourself.
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#ICANHELP Founder Kim Karr and lead intern Malroie Bournazian show students and adults how to use technology and social media for good. This non-profit gives students a voice by working side by side with student interns and volunteers. Today they share tips on how to use Digital 4 Good, how to celebrate youth innovation, empowers digital changemakers and promotes digital safety.
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Have you ever been in a situation where you missed half of the conversation because you were thinking of how to solve the problem?
Today on Courage Up, I share 3 ways to hold space for others.
Hint-it’s not fix all your friends’ problems.
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Get ready to laugh and learn as Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran Bontempo share their train wrecks and how they came through it stronger. They show us how to uncover our resilience when life hits us hard, and then discover our brilliance to take our journey in a new direction. Kristin and Mary Fran guide us through their formula of Reset, Rise & Reveal, with actionable steps they used to achieve their success.
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Former corporate CEO turned Professional Pot Stirrer, Erin Hatzikostas shares what it means to be authentic and how to use it purposefully. She is on a mission to help people have the big career they deserve without compromising everything else.
Check out Erin's Book: You Do You ish
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We’re never stuck where we are. We always have a choice. THeres always a way out. It just comes down to taking ownership of our life and deciding we’re going to do things differently
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Antuan Magic Raimone shares what exactly is a swing role, what he loves about being a universal swing and his Hamilton journey!
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Antuan Magic Raimone believes in a world where love is stronger than fear. He reveals what works for him when fear shows up and how vulnerability and communication are key elements in his current relationship. Also, he shares how he made Lin Manuel Miranda genuinely laugh on stage!
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Nicole challenges us to think about how we want to be remembered, how we’re going to make this world a better place, and how will we leave it better when we’re no longer here. Her father’s death was the impetus for her Courage Up moment where she chose to be silent and look around to really what she is passionate about. Leaning into your gut and pursuing what your gut was telling you.
Being familiar with discomfort has propelled her to do the things that are really hard. When she’s uncomfortable, she knows she’s on the right path.
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Elizabeth has escaped domestic abuse, left a successful job in big pharma to pursue her passions, and started a successful beauty brand theMolinaGlow.com. She gives her perspective on how to courage up in the big moments and the day to day moments.
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Margie Crowe speaks on diversity, inclusion and equity in a multitude of areas from the military, to education, to family life. She challenges us to look at what we can do from where we stand.
Have you ever compared your success with others, or felt like you weren't doing enough, and then stuck with an icky feeling? Practicing gratitude can shift from not enough to enough. This mini moments shares what is gratitude, why gratitude is necessary, and 5 ways to practice gratitude.
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Jeff Miller shares how to speak creatively and courageously and the impact we can have when we get out of our own way.
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Mala Kennedy reveals how vitiligo taught her to love and accept herself fully. She also shares her story of growing up in Australia with white parents and being adopted from Sri Lanka with brown skin.
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On today’s episode, Katy Weade, founder of Motherhood Aligned shares with us the three steps she used to find her purpose at 40 and how she made it happen. Listen in if you’re curious on how to discover your purpose, push past your fears, and take action.
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You can’t control life, but you can control how you show up in it. On this week’s episode of Courage Up, Stacy Roth shares her journey of walking her family through childhood cancer and how she is moving forward after losing her son to neuroblastoma. She gives insights on what it means to show up, celebrate everything, in the end it's all about love, and doing hard things.
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Femily shares how she shifted her work to align with her core values about equity and justice. She also passionately speaks about what it takes for more women to be in leadership positions and how to step into your authentic voice.
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As schools are reopening during a pandemic and kids are headed back to school, Marisa shares what educators can do to build social emotional learning for themselves and transfer this skill to students and families.
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Today, on Ming’s birthday we’re pulling a switcheroo and Ming gets interviewed by her husband Ryan! She shares how choosing Courage as her word of the year jump started her desire to build a community of courage and how the podcast became the just right medium for that!
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Singer-Songwriter Grace Krohse shares her journey of not letting the diagnosis of Crohn’s stop her from pursuing her dreams. She shares how who you are as a person is the only thing that can define you.
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Since 2006, Nicole has been helping women lose weight for the last time. Today she shares how our mindset is the one thing that can help us develop a better relationship with exercise and nutrition.
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Collin is a research scientist with multiple learning disabilities. In this episode, he shares his journey of how thinking differently can be a struggle and a gift and why he started the nonprofit of Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania. Collin and Ming have known each other for over 20 years!
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LeRon Barton talks about how a girlfriend breaking up with him was the catalyst for his Courage Up Moment to backpacking through Central America. He’s a writer and speaker LeRon Barton sharing his story of courage, talking Black Lives Matters, and how men can be an ally for women.
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Today on Courage up, Rupa Kapoor from Woman Redefined talks about trusting her intuition and her body and how to trust in yourself all the way. She shares her process of unstuffing and what that means.
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When Madi was kicked out of a cult at the age of 19 after being sexually assaulted, she had two choices: to be stuck OR choose the life she wanted to live. On today’s episode, she shares how she chose to start fresh and decide who she was going to be.
Madi, along with her husband Micah, are the owners of May Media, a Frisco, Texas-based headshot photography company. They started May Media because entrepreneurs constantly need fresh photos of themselves for social media but being in front of a camera can feel REALLY awkward. They help entrepreneurs feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera so you can show off your success AND your personality.
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When Natasha learned to understand herself through the Enneagram, she felt her world opening up, seeing so many possibilities to grow and flourish in all areas of life. That’s what she’s passionate about now — Helping online business women use their full potential by understanding their Enneagram type and leveraging the Enneagram to grow in every area of life. Today, Natasha shares about her transformational journey with Enneagram and how you can experience it too!
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Richard Reyes is the founder and executive director of PLUS ME Project. He has shared his personal journey of becoming the first person in his family to earn a college degree with over 100,000 students throughout the United States. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Critical Theory and Social Justice from Occidental College and his master’s degree in Educational Foundations from California State University, Los Angeles. He is a social justice advocate who believes every story matters and enjoys facilitating content that uplifts both youth and adults.
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Brandy Edwards is an attorney turned Empowerment Speaker and Coach in Dallas, Texas. She is the founder of The Self-Love Challenge and emphasizes the life transformation that is possible when change is embraced with confidence and courage. Her self-discovery journey led her to take action despite fear and follow her happiness to create a life she loves. She is a structured free spirit, a health and fitness enthusiast and embraces self-love and sobriety as a lifestyle.
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Tianna Tye is an industrial organizational psychologist, which just means she studied the science behind human behavior in the workplace. Her passion is in shaping and influencing the next generation of online leadership. She also helps creative entrepreneurs navigate the journey of leadership by intentionally hiring and developing their virtual dream teams. We discuss her courage up moment as well as diverse and inclusive leadership and how to embrace more diversity in our leadership.
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Chase Mielke is a writer, speaker, and award-winning high school teacher. He holds a master's degree in curriculum and instruction and runs affectiveliving.com, a blog dedicated to helping educators better understand and teach social-emotional learning. Mielke's work has been featured on CNN and on: We Are Teachers, Edutopia, HuffPost, and Cult of Pedagogy. On today’s episode, he talks about the courage to create and speak your truth.
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Dr. Hans Boateng, the Investing Tutor speaks about his entrepreneur journey and shares some investment hot tips. He helps professionals with careers build wealth by teaching them how to invest.
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How to come together, unleash our power, and change the game. I went on an artist date to watch Abby Wambach talk about her new book, Wolfpack. I love all of the rules she describes, and here are my 3 favorite.
Shari Murphy is an educator, professional developer for educators, and a personal development junkie. Shari talks about the moment she chose to look within and how that impacted her life.
After a quick Skype interview, Meghan left the US for a teaching job in Berlin - 10 years later, with a husband and two babies in tow - she finds herself resettling again, this time in Portugal.
Ailie Steel is an identity coach and a happiness mentor from Scotland. She’s also the creator of Invisibility Covered. It’s all about telling stories from diverse and incredible people. She’s been a chronic illness warrior for close to 10 years now and an international adoptee from China. She’s also a true foodie, adores traveling and her favorite motto is “Dancing with Life Makes Everything Sweeter.”
Welcome to the Courage Up Podcast! I'm so glad you're here! So excited to connect through courage and stories.