Show Summary
Success coach Jen Sincero unexpectedly takes Kristina through a coaching session on her passion in opera singing, sharing tips like “it’s normal for humans to be afraid of change, but we need to live into our fear to start to grow, expand and live the life of a badass.” One of the most powerful questions Jen asks is “if there was a gun put to your head… if your life depended on it, would you do it?” We have to realize, that our life DOES depend on this decision – you just have to give yourself permission to do what your heart desires. Welcome to Episode 82 of the Profit First Podcast!
Our Guest
Jen Sincero is a NY Times Bestselling author, speaker and success coach who has helped countless people transform their personal and professional lives via her public appearances, coaching seminars, online courses and, most recently, her New York Times Bestselling book, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Running Press, 2013). She’s spoken on stages all over the world to everyone from entrepreneurs to multi national corporations to non profits to educational institutions, and has coached full-on super heroes, helping countless people build their dream businesses, become NY Times Bestselling authors, navigate million dollar business deals, find their soul mates and forgive their bitchy mothers who they now realize were just doing the best they could.
Before becoming a coach, Jen worked in the creative department at CBS Records and played in several rock bands, which led to her first book, a semi-autobiographical novel called, Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer (MTV/Pocket Books, 2002). When her plans to become a world-famous rock star didn’t pan out, she decided to try being a lesbian instead, didn’t pull that off either, and wrote her second book, the National Bestseller, The Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping With Chicks (Fireside/Simon&Schuster, 2005). She went on to host sold-out sexual empowerment workshops all over the country and write her nationally-syndicated sex advice column, Living In Sin.
In 2011 Jen gave up her home and most of her belongings and set out to become a global nomad, spending the next 3 years living all over the world while growing her online business and encouraging as many people to live lives of unbridled awesomeness.
Jen and her work have appeared in a variety of media outlets including The NY Times, The LA Times, Comedy Central, Interview Magazine, Bloomberg, Cosmo, Allure, Oprah Magazine and The Howard Stern show, from which she is still recovering. Jen currently lives in New Mexico, and can be found on the web at JenSincero.Com. To watch her autobiographical video, My Personal Journey from Loserville to Awesome City, click here.
Show Links
Website: http://www.jensincero.com/
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Hi, there! Just wanted to comment and check in to see how Christina is doing since this podcast aired last month.
Christina said two very important things within the first 30 seconds of talking about her opera singing: 1. She felt something inside of her “self” pulling her toward singing since she could talk and 2. That part was “pushed down” by her family (like it cannot be a viable or realistic career was the sense I got from what she said.) Our families have a much deeper influence on what we do–and what we don’t allow ourselves to do–than most people consider. The conflict is not about necessarily time or money but is more about doing what one is “allowed” to do or what is “practical” and will “pay the bills,” per the unspoken (or spoken) rules of the family of origin.
Christina, you didn’t get permission from your family (quite the opposite),and you are getting permission now through Jen (yay!) If you find yourself still stuck or not moving forward, though, consider that the pull to be a “good girl” or to “listen to your parents” may be running the show. Jen is totally right–when our intuition kicks in, it scares the stuff out of us. We fit better into the frame our family sets for us by staying afraid and stuck. However, breaking from “tribal tradition”/making waves is kinda . . . well . . . Badass!
Roses are red, violets are blue, right? No! No they freaking aren’t! Roses can be yellow, pink, lavendar, white, etc. Violets are PURPLE! That poem’s author was either colorblind or loved messing with people. We download so much distortion when we are young, and we never really stop to challenge the veracity of what we were told and what we believe. Sorry…I am writing a mini manifesto here…Just wanted to point out that you were onto something very profound from the very beginning of your time with Jen. Trust your intuition. On everything. Hope to hear about your singing!
Best,
Beth