WEBVTT 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:03.200 Welcome to Leveling Up with Lindsay, the podcast 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:05.360 where we dive into leadership, small business, 00:00:05.559 --> 00:00:08.000 and everything in between. I'm Lindsay, your 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:10.380 host and the proud owner of White Puny Boutique, 00:00:10.699 --> 00:00:13.460 a space created to empower women, build confidence, 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:16.140 and foster meaningful connections. Whether you're 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:18.899 an entrepreneur, a mom, a friend, or someone 00:00:18.899 --> 00:00:21.670 just looking for a little inspiration, This is 00:00:21.670 --> 00:00:24.789 your space to feel seen, supported, and inspired. 00:00:25.030 --> 00:00:27.949 Join me as we share stories, strategies, and 00:00:27.949 --> 00:00:30.329 a little bit of life's chaos while navigating 00:00:30.329 --> 00:00:32.909 what it truly means to level up in starting a 00:00:32.909 --> 00:00:35.369 business, relationship, and personal growth. 00:00:35.710 --> 00:00:38.710 So grab a cup of coffee, get comfy, and let's 00:00:38.710 --> 00:00:45.640 level up together. So so excited to have miss 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:49.340 Nicole winter here who is an absolute inspiration 00:00:49.340 --> 00:00:52.740 not only to myself But so many as I tell anyone 00:00:52.740 --> 00:00:55.359 who and I introduce you she's an aura and a presence 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:57.799 when she walks in the room she's a travel agent 00:00:57.799 --> 00:01:01.159 fitness lover and lifestyle coach a leader in 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:04.359 our community and amazing entrepreneur who has 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:08.200 some pretty big dreams. All right. Well, welcome, 00:01:08.340 --> 00:01:10.959 Nicole. I'm so excited to have you. Oh my gosh. 00:01:11.299 --> 00:01:13.780 It's an honor to be here today. Thank you so 00:01:13.780 --> 00:01:15.560 much for asking me. I'm so excited to have this 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:17.299 conversation with you. It is going to be really 00:01:17.299 --> 00:01:19.959 difficult to fit in a conversation. Approximately, 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:22.680 we'll see 30, 45 minutes here. We're going to 00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:24.959 talk a little bit about self care, leadership, 00:01:25.379 --> 00:01:28.920 lifestyle, and honestly, how it all connects 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:32.180 from jet setting to goal setting. Nicole, let 00:01:32.180 --> 00:01:35.719 me ask you, what inspired you to start your travel 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:38.040 agency in the beginning? It's kind of a silly 00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:41.760 story, actually. Go figure. I had a friend in 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:45.739 my local community who was a travel agent. And 00:01:45.739 --> 00:01:48.640 you know, you got to ask to receive sometimes. 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:51.319 And all I said to her was, can you tell me how 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:53.920 to do this? I send way too many referrals to 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:56.439 you and I think I can do this. And that's really 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:58.780 where the journey started. I had traveled before 00:01:58.780 --> 00:02:01.159 that and enjoyed traveling, nothing wild and 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:04.439 crazy, but I had always been putting my toes 00:02:04.439 --> 00:02:07.400 into entrepreneurship. And I think I just saw 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:09.659 an opportunity not really realizing where it 00:02:09.659 --> 00:02:12.379 was going to go though. I will say I love more 00:02:12.379 --> 00:02:15.319 than anything watching you on social media. and 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:17.120 your travel experiences. You do a really great 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:19.139 job of showing behind the scenes. You've taken 00:02:19.139 --> 00:02:22.080 your family on some pretty incredible vacations 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:24.780 and memories definitely made. What would you 00:02:24.780 --> 00:02:27.500 say is your favorite vacation thus far? I just 00:02:27.500 --> 00:02:29.460 got a bill. I can't ask a travel agent that. 00:02:30.340 --> 00:02:33.259 Okay. No, you know, I don't know. There's such 00:02:33.259 --> 00:02:36.460 a long list. We took an extended stay to Hawaii 00:02:36.460 --> 00:02:39.699 with all the kids and that always will be in 00:02:39.699 --> 00:02:42.099 my heart forever. Probably because we put our 00:02:42.099 --> 00:02:44.460 schedules aside here and just really got to be 00:02:44.330 --> 00:02:46.689 fully present as a family for a long period of 00:02:46.689 --> 00:02:49.289 time. I love that one thing that I, when I also 00:02:49.289 --> 00:02:51.930 explain, you know, you as a travel agent and 00:02:51.930 --> 00:02:54.909 how we connect and how I actually reach out to 00:02:54.909 --> 00:02:58.229 you to look at Hawaii options. And the reason 00:02:58.229 --> 00:03:03.090 that I would go with you as a travel agent, I 00:03:03.090 --> 00:03:05.090 love how active you are. I love that you're up 00:03:05.090 --> 00:03:07.569 for trying new things. I love your personality 00:03:07.569 --> 00:03:10.789 of just like living life. And so for me, that 00:03:10.789 --> 00:03:12.810 resonated with my children because you're a mom 00:03:12.810 --> 00:03:15.550 as well. And with my kids, if we're going to 00:03:15.550 --> 00:03:18.659 go on a trip like that or to Mexico for my daughter's 00:03:18.659 --> 00:03:21.520 senior trip. We want to go and explore and do 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:25.099 things and keep moving. And so I really, really 00:03:25.099 --> 00:03:26.979 enjoy watching all of your adventures. Thank 00:03:26.979 --> 00:03:29.300 you so much. I appreciate that. Now, one thing 00:03:29.300 --> 00:03:31.719 I've known you even before I travel agent is 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:33.759 your fitness coaching, your lifestyle coaching. 00:03:34.090 --> 00:03:36.590 Talk a little bit about that. Yeah. So that really 00:03:36.590 --> 00:03:40.009 came into about three years into my travel business, 00:03:40.009 --> 00:03:43.210 actually. And it was when my youngest went off 00:03:43.210 --> 00:03:45.530 to kindergarten. That's when I knew I was going 00:03:45.530 --> 00:03:48.009 to get into a routine of working out and starting 00:03:48.009 --> 00:03:50.189 to take care of myself after having three young 00:03:50.189 --> 00:03:52.889 kids at a young age. And it just, I rolled with 00:03:52.889 --> 00:03:54.789 it and I made a commitment to the gym. I took 00:03:54.789 --> 00:03:56.530 the kids to school every day and went to the 00:03:56.530 --> 00:04:00.310 gym. And over a period of time, I felt better 00:04:00.310 --> 00:04:02.770 about myself, your confidence growing just by 00:04:02.770 --> 00:04:05.389 adding in that. new habit. I somehow ended up 00:04:05.389 --> 00:04:07.789 in a network marketing company for quite a few 00:04:07.789 --> 00:04:11.710 years. But that's where I learned so much about 00:04:11.710 --> 00:04:14.430 personal development, growing, taking care of 00:04:14.430 --> 00:04:17.610 myself, inspiring others and encouraging others. 00:04:17.610 --> 00:04:20.430 And that's how it really took off for me. Now, 00:04:20.430 --> 00:04:23.850 if there's one thing with all of this, I definitely 00:04:23.850 --> 00:04:26.449 look up to you as quite the leader in your personal 00:04:26.449 --> 00:04:29.110 life, but you know, professionally as well. You're 00:04:29.110 --> 00:04:31.670 a woman of many hats, that's for sure. Leadership 00:04:31.670 --> 00:04:36.339 is definitely with a walk of life for you. Talk 00:04:36.339 --> 00:04:38.579 a little bit about what leadership means to you 00:04:38.579 --> 00:04:41.040 in the heart that drives your leadership. Oh, 00:04:41.100 --> 00:04:43.360 gosh. Leadership is such a big word for so many 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.379 people. And sometimes it's icky for people, especially 00:04:46.379 --> 00:04:48.120 women. And we don't even want to think of ourselves 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:50.959 as leaders. But we all are a leader in our own 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:53.360 little way, right? And so I think my journey 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:55.680 really started when I started to take care of 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:58.220 myself. And when you show up for yourself and 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:00.199 you start feeling better, you just naturally 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:02.740 want to show up better for your family. And then 00:05:02.740 --> 00:05:06.250 it just expands out of the home from there. So 00:05:06.250 --> 00:05:09.189 that Nicole, how do you see motivated and grounded 00:05:09.189 --> 00:05:11.949 in the chaos of business motherhood? You're a 00:05:11.949 --> 00:05:15.269 new grandma. Congratulations. And in everyday 00:05:15.269 --> 00:05:18.410 life. Yeah, you know, the key word here is motivated, 00:05:18.410 --> 00:05:20.850 right? A lot of times when we go to make a change, 00:05:20.889 --> 00:05:23.430 we think we need motivation for it. And really, 00:05:23.709 --> 00:05:25.870 we don't because motivation is not always going 00:05:25.870 --> 00:05:29.290 to be there. Right. So for me early on, when 00:05:29.290 --> 00:05:32.129 I started making lifestyle changes and trying 00:05:32.129 --> 00:05:34.970 to become healthier in my life, I knew I needed 00:05:34.970 --> 00:05:38.370 to create a few little routines in my day. And 00:05:38.370 --> 00:05:40.490 why I needed to do that is because when I wasn't 00:05:40.490 --> 00:05:43.199 motivated, I had my routine in place and I could 00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:46.139 just go about and just do what I need to do and 00:05:46.139 --> 00:05:48.540 stick to that promise I made myself. So it was 00:05:48.540 --> 00:05:50.560 as small as just getting up a little bit earlier 00:05:50.560 --> 00:05:54.019 to take care of myself. With time, that was my 00:05:54.019 --> 00:05:55.899 routine. And then guess what? I didn't have to 00:05:55.899 --> 00:05:58.399 look for motivation to make that happen. I just 00:05:58.399 --> 00:05:59.980 knew that was my routine throughout the day. 00:06:00.040 --> 00:06:03.180 I love that. Okay. So talking about routine and 00:06:03.180 --> 00:06:05.740 for some, including myself, when you say routine, 00:06:05.939 --> 00:06:08.459 it gets a little scary because as a perfectionist, 00:06:08.480 --> 00:06:10.839 I feel like your routine has to be like black 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:14.079 or white, perfect, drill sergeant. That is not 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:15.540 always the case and everyday could be a little 00:06:15.540 --> 00:06:17.160 bit different. I think it's important to step 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:20.300 outside your comfort zone and be very intentional 00:06:20.300 --> 00:06:22.480 about what that looks like on a day to day. But 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:24.800 tell me your tips or tricks on what that would 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:26.420 be for you. What would your routine look like? 00:06:26.740 --> 00:06:29.529 Yeah, so first of all You may have heard this 00:06:29.529 --> 00:06:31.430 before, give yourself some grace. And when I 00:06:31.430 --> 00:06:33.589 hear that sometimes I'm like for real, but yes, 00:06:33.589 --> 00:06:35.670 give yourself some grace. Routine is not about 00:06:35.670 --> 00:06:38.069 perfection. It's about just helping you minimize 00:06:38.069 --> 00:06:39.889 the decisions you have to make through the day. 00:06:40.370 --> 00:06:43.250 And you know, we're both moms, right? So the 00:06:43.250 --> 00:06:44.750 minute we get a routine down, now they're back 00:06:44.750 --> 00:06:46.589 into summer vacation or now they're going back 00:06:46.589 --> 00:06:48.629 to school or your daughters are in a lot of sports, 00:06:48.629 --> 00:06:50.689 right? So now we have a new sport. For me, I'm 00:06:50.689 --> 00:06:52.889 also very seasonal in my work. I'm coming into 00:06:52.889 --> 00:06:55.389 a little bit more of a free time where in January 00:06:55.389 --> 00:06:58.269 the routine needs to be tight, right? Right away 00:06:58.269 --> 00:07:00.709 recognizing the flexibility around your professional. 00:07:00.990 --> 00:07:03.870 job and then your family and even just you what 00:07:03.870 --> 00:07:06.269 would you flow better when it's like I flow better 00:07:06.269 --> 00:07:08.189 in the summer when it's nice out and I'm yeah 00:07:08.189 --> 00:07:12.329 frozen in January so you know recognizing that 00:07:12.329 --> 00:07:14.930 number one okay and then what are your important 00:07:14.930 --> 00:07:16.949 things what is it that keeps nudging at your 00:07:16.949 --> 00:07:18.589 heart that you want to even get in a routine 00:07:18.589 --> 00:07:22.449 if you can just take one item what's super important 00:07:22.449 --> 00:07:25.490 to you and just practice that one item for a 00:07:25.490 --> 00:07:28.939 while your routine will start to flow and it 00:07:28.939 --> 00:07:30.680 will get better. And then you can just add another 00:07:30.680 --> 00:07:33.180 item and add another item. So when I think about 00:07:33.180 --> 00:07:35.100 this, I mean, this was a long time ago when I 00:07:35.100 --> 00:07:38.100 really started to hone in on a routine was I 00:07:38.100 --> 00:07:39.860 just wanted to get up, get my kids to school 00:07:39.860 --> 00:07:41.480 so I could go to work out because I wanted to 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:43.680 create that habit. And it was noticing I needed 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:45.579 to wake up 30 minutes earlier before my kids. 00:07:45.639 --> 00:07:47.300 Now in the beginning, I didn't do this every 00:07:47.300 --> 00:07:49.240 day. I wasn't always consistent. Then you'd have 00:07:49.240 --> 00:07:50.980 a sick kid. You just give yourself grace. That's 00:07:50.980 --> 00:07:53.839 where you give yourself grace. And then you just 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:55.480 keep plugging away and plugging away. And if 00:07:55.480 --> 00:07:57.379 Thursday all of a sudden you overslept, who cares? 00:07:57.290 --> 00:08:00.050 So you wake up Friday and you do it again. And 00:08:00.050 --> 00:08:03.170 one thing leads to another, and then it leads 00:08:03.170 --> 00:08:05.889 to another. That's very true. Okay. With everything, 00:08:06.089 --> 00:08:08.410 Nicole, with your mini hats and your titles, 00:08:08.910 --> 00:08:12.509 self -care strategy, let's talk about it. Important 00:08:12.509 --> 00:08:15.750 routine is something you just talked about, obviously 00:08:15.750 --> 00:08:17.430 putting one foot in front of the other there. 00:08:17.889 --> 00:08:20.209 But tell me a little bit about your self -care 00:08:20.209 --> 00:08:23.069 strategy and what does that look like? It's actually 00:08:23.069 --> 00:08:26.050 really simple. I love simplicity. Getting sleep, 00:08:26.189 --> 00:08:29.160 number one. That has been a game changer. Right? 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:30.860 It has been a game changer. So you're sleeping? 00:08:31.300 --> 00:08:34.500 I am for the first time this last year in a lot 00:08:34.500 --> 00:08:36.539 of years. And I didn't know that that was like 00:08:36.539 --> 00:08:37.740 a key. You're a whole new woman. I'm a whole 00:08:37.740 --> 00:08:41.559 new woman. You guys, I would rather... get my 00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:43.379 sleep, then get up early for a workout that I 00:08:43.379 --> 00:08:46.080 keep talking about, right? It is so important. 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:48.080 And nobody wants a girl hangry, but we really 00:08:48.080 --> 00:08:51.240 don't want someone on a lack of sleep. So sleep 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:53.919 is number one, self -care for me, obviously daily 00:08:53.919 --> 00:08:56.799 movement. And then back when my kids were little, 00:08:56.860 --> 00:08:58.659 like I mentioned earlier, was getting up earlier 00:08:58.659 --> 00:09:00.860 for them. That was a big self -care. Now they're 00:09:00.860 --> 00:09:02.960 not home, so I get to have that time anyways, 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:05.929 bittersweet. And then eating well. eating well. 00:09:06.309 --> 00:09:08.169 And I say eating well because there's no such 00:09:08.169 --> 00:09:10.250 thing as perfection. Everybody's definition for 00:09:10.250 --> 00:09:13.169 eating well is different, but I know my limit 00:09:13.169 --> 00:09:16.370 of what I put in comes out meaning in the way 00:09:16.370 --> 00:09:19.210 of energy, being more peaceful in my mind during 00:09:19.210 --> 00:09:21.470 the day, right? But I know my balance when I 00:09:21.470 --> 00:09:23.570 want to enjoy treats too. That has been a journey 00:09:23.570 --> 00:09:27.250 for myself this last year is I knew that if I 00:09:27.250 --> 00:09:29.429 wanted to level up on a personal level as a leader, 00:09:29.570 --> 00:09:32.029 as a mom, as a business owner, that I was like, 00:09:32.129 --> 00:09:35.769 okay, It isn't about counting calories. It isn't 00:09:35.769 --> 00:09:38.470 about, you know, your gym routine every single 00:09:38.470 --> 00:09:41.470 day. It is different. And for me, I was like, 00:09:41.610 --> 00:09:45.230 okay, sleep. I turned to different ways like 00:09:45.230 --> 00:09:47.629 how to make myself shut my brain off and like 00:09:47.629 --> 00:09:50.590 sleep. And movement was a big one for me, like 00:09:50.590 --> 00:09:55.330 you said as well. And just taking away the perfectionism 00:09:55.330 --> 00:09:58.529 in that is kind of crazy. It sounds crazy but 00:09:58.529 --> 00:10:02.110 I told myself like grace with my routine but 00:10:02.110 --> 00:10:05.370 my goodness it's been I think I felt the healthiest 00:10:05.370 --> 00:10:08.830 this last year that I have in so long because 00:10:08.830 --> 00:10:11.009 it is the little things that make the biggest 00:10:11.009 --> 00:10:14.269 difference but it isn't that cookie cutter. Congratulations, 00:10:14.570 --> 00:10:16.769 by the way. Thank you. It's a huge accomplishment. 00:10:17.450 --> 00:10:20.289 And there's something about, like I just heard 00:10:20.289 --> 00:10:22.850 you say, I give myself grace. That's when you're 00:10:22.850 --> 00:10:24.429 letting it be a lifestyle. That's when you're 00:10:24.429 --> 00:10:27.549 just letting it be who you are versus right away 00:10:27.549 --> 00:10:29.710 because Thursday we screwed up and then Friday 00:10:29.710 --> 00:10:32.389 you don't, right? You know that you have found 00:10:32.389 --> 00:10:35.409 your zen. You called it earlier, right? You know 00:10:35.409 --> 00:10:37.610 you found your zen and your ebb and flow. And 00:10:37.610 --> 00:10:39.090 who cares what happened Thursday and Friday, 00:10:39.090 --> 00:10:40.850 you woke back up and you just kind of kept going. 00:10:40.950 --> 00:10:43.370 We're human. I don't even talk. talk right now 00:10:43.370 --> 00:10:45.769 about cheat days or anything like that. I know 00:10:45.769 --> 00:10:47.830 that if I decide I'm going to eat a certain something, 00:10:47.889 --> 00:10:49.409 it's going to make me tired or it's going to 00:10:49.409 --> 00:10:52.830 feel my body. And I think honestly with my kiddos 00:10:52.830 --> 00:10:55.809 and being athletic and all that, it's actually, 00:10:56.149 --> 00:10:58.529 I'm putting myself back to those days, some, 00:10:58.610 --> 00:11:01.389 you know, in my mind. And it's more of fueling 00:11:01.389 --> 00:11:05.950 your soul rather than the outside marketing of 00:11:05.950 --> 00:11:08.850 what that looks like. Oh, 100%. I think that's 00:11:08.850 --> 00:11:10.970 an age thing too. Let's dive into this further 00:11:10.970 --> 00:11:12.870 actually. What is something that helps you stay 00:11:12.870 --> 00:11:14.789 the course when it comes to self care? You mentioned 00:11:14.789 --> 00:11:16.909 a little bit about this, but let's deep dive 00:11:16.909 --> 00:11:19.669 into that further. What works for you? It's changing 00:11:19.669 --> 00:11:22.250 your story and the words that you tell yourself. 00:11:22.470 --> 00:11:25.110 So many times someone sets out on a goal, whether 00:11:25.110 --> 00:11:27.549 it be around their health or maybe a new habit 00:11:27.549 --> 00:11:29.970 or hobby that they want to create. and they look 00:11:29.970 --> 00:11:32.370 at it so temporarily. So they're like, oh, I'm 00:11:32.370 --> 00:11:35.309 going to the gym or, oh, I'm trying to eat healthy, 00:11:35.769 --> 00:11:37.669 you know, versus when you're talking to yourself 00:11:37.669 --> 00:11:42.590 and you're like, I love to be active. Just pondering 00:11:42.590 --> 00:11:44.830 that for a moment, right? That just shifts your 00:11:44.830 --> 00:11:46.830 energy in your body is in telling yourself you 00:11:46.830 --> 00:11:48.610 love it to be active and rather than saying, 00:11:48.649 --> 00:11:51.490 oh, I got to go to the gym or I love to eat healthy. 00:11:52.429 --> 00:11:54.110 When you said that, actually, when we're talking 00:11:54.110 --> 00:11:56.370 about this before, it got chills from head to 00:11:56.370 --> 00:11:59.879 toe because When I've gone through this podcast 00:11:59.879 --> 00:12:02.980 journey, talking about different things, I have 00:12:02.980 --> 00:12:05.340 talked so much about honing into your strengths 00:12:05.340 --> 00:12:08.980 and honing into what fuels you. And I actually 00:12:08.980 --> 00:12:11.840 said, I love to be active. Like that was my number 00:12:11.840 --> 00:12:13.259 one thing. So when you said that, I was like, 00:12:13.259 --> 00:12:16.700 Oh, okay. Changing your story or how this comes 00:12:16.700 --> 00:12:19.480 out of your mouth makes the world a difference. 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:23.870 Because for me, I say, I love to be active. I 00:12:23.870 --> 00:12:26.149 truly love to get on my treadmill. However that 00:12:26.149 --> 00:12:28.370 looks and however that feels getting fresh air 00:12:28.370 --> 00:12:31.529 outside or I always talk about I love here in 00:12:31.529 --> 00:12:34.950 Minnesota, I love ice fishing. I love being, 00:12:35.330 --> 00:12:37.690 I do if I'm going to get outside, it's my excuse 00:12:37.690 --> 00:12:40.269 to get outside in Minnesota winters. I love being 00:12:40.269 --> 00:12:44.809 in the sunshine. I need that natural like just 00:12:44.809 --> 00:12:47.100 breath of fresh air. But it was funny when you 00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:49.759 said, I love to be active. I was like, you know, 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:51.899 I did change that script for my own self this 00:12:51.899 --> 00:12:54.940 year. That's beautiful. It makes you feel and 00:12:54.940 --> 00:12:56.840 realize that you're living that lifestyle already, 00:12:56.860 --> 00:12:59.480 even if you're working towards it, right? And 00:12:59.480 --> 00:13:02.360 again, it can be anything. Absolutely. Talking 00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:05.940 about what fuels ourselves and changing that 00:13:05.940 --> 00:13:08.940 mindset or how you talk about things. How is 00:13:08.940 --> 00:13:12.200 prioritizing you made you better, not only in 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:14.120 business, but in your relationships at home? 00:13:15.320 --> 00:13:17.940 in many different ways, but I want to first start 00:13:17.940 --> 00:13:20.519 with saying, I'm still learning this. I love 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:24.279 to actually be a student in learning how to build 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:26.759 my business, learn about my business and relationships. 00:13:26.899 --> 00:13:29.460 And I feel like the older I get, the more important 00:13:29.460 --> 00:13:31.399 that gets. Maybe it was because when I was younger, 00:13:31.419 --> 00:13:33.139 I was chasing three kids and didn't have time 00:13:33.139 --> 00:13:35.100 to think about it. And now I have a little bit 00:13:35.100 --> 00:13:37.379 more time. So I just want to say that I am a 00:13:37.379 --> 00:13:39.879 forever student in learning about my business 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:44.149 and the relationships in my life and both are 00:13:44.149 --> 00:13:47.330 a huge priority in my life. So I'm constantly 00:13:47.330 --> 00:13:50.090 learning. I'm working on my relationships. I'm 00:13:50.090 --> 00:13:53.330 working on my words. I'm a woman full of words, 00:13:53.330 --> 00:13:55.870 but using the right words, responding to things 00:13:55.870 --> 00:13:57.950 correctly and everything else like that. And 00:13:57.950 --> 00:14:00.289 I think what led to that is when you're taking 00:14:00.289 --> 00:14:02.389 care of yourself and you're feeling better, you 00:14:02.389 --> 00:14:05.870 naturally want to do better. And then the relationships 00:14:05.870 --> 00:14:08.289 around you and your business, you just want to 00:14:08.289 --> 00:14:11.029 be better because you know you're feeling it. 00:14:10.830 --> 00:14:13.090 already, but you want everything around you to 00:14:13.090 --> 00:14:15.570 do better too. I think that's what makes you 00:14:15.570 --> 00:14:17.830 an incredible leader personally and professionally. 00:14:18.509 --> 00:14:20.789 That's the leadership mentality that when I think 00:14:20.789 --> 00:14:24.639 of a leader, it is being very mindful. and always 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:27.399 looking to evolve and to level up to learn. I 00:14:27.399 --> 00:14:29.159 think that's what makes you incredible. Thank 00:14:29.159 --> 00:14:31.820 you so much. Self -awareness, that was a word 00:14:31.820 --> 00:14:34.519 I was thinking, is something that is a muscle 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:37.320 that you can flex and when you can be so self 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:39.740 -aware about, like I feel like sometimes I'm 00:14:39.740 --> 00:14:41.480 telling my team, I don't always have the right 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:44.039 words, I do the wrong things, but please come 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:46.139 and talk to me about it. You know, even with 00:14:46.139 --> 00:14:48.320 my adult children now, you can call mom out. 00:14:48.970 --> 00:14:51.049 I think it's important to call ourselves out 00:14:51.049 --> 00:14:53.970 everyone. So mindfulness is something I don't 00:14:53.970 --> 00:14:56.710 think our self awareness. It's tricky for some 00:14:56.710 --> 00:14:59.190 people. It really is. And I think while you're 00:14:59.190 --> 00:15:02.850 developing your leadership skills on a personal 00:15:02.850 --> 00:15:05.649 or professional level, whether you're a business 00:15:05.649 --> 00:15:07.889 owner or whether you're an individual starting 00:15:07.889 --> 00:15:11.629 a new career or at the highest level, it's like 00:15:11.629 --> 00:15:15.269 on a daily basis, on a weekly basis. I find myself 00:15:15.269 --> 00:15:18.090 every day being like, you know, how did that 00:15:18.090 --> 00:15:20.909 go? How that conversation go? Could I have said, 00:15:20.970 --> 00:15:24.289 you know, not honing in on perfectionism, but 00:15:24.289 --> 00:15:27.009 just looking to see where you can level up a 00:15:27.009 --> 00:15:29.169 little bit. Reviewing where you could better 00:15:29.169 --> 00:15:33.110 and improve, right? Yep. The next topic we're 00:15:33.110 --> 00:15:35.960 going to talk about here is So near and dear 00:15:35.960 --> 00:15:38.080 to my heart. I had to been reminded of this a 00:15:38.080 --> 00:15:41.000 few times with the chaos of life But let's talk 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:43.519 a little bit about building the life that you 00:15:43.519 --> 00:15:46.899 love. I think it is so important What does that 00:15:46.899 --> 00:15:48.759 mean to you Nicole designing a lifestyle around 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:53.320 your passions? Just pure happiness at the end 00:15:53.320 --> 00:15:56.419 of the day when my family's together and they're 00:15:56.419 --> 00:15:58.620 happy and healthy like that Just knows you're 00:15:58.620 --> 00:16:01.399 doing things, right? Right. When I think of how 00:16:01.399 --> 00:16:03.159 active you are, and especially with the things 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:06.379 that you do with your family, I just assume naturally 00:16:06.379 --> 00:16:08.379 that's where, you know, becoming a travel agent 00:16:08.379 --> 00:16:10.980 came from. No. Like not at all. I mean, I became 00:16:10.980 --> 00:16:13.080 a travel agent, Lauren was like two, she's 20. 00:16:13.100 --> 00:16:16.460 I suppose you're right. And I wasn't in that 00:16:16.460 --> 00:16:18.019 healthy standpoint. I mean, I had three kids 00:16:18.019 --> 00:16:21.320 by the time I was 26 years old. It really feels 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:25.250 when I... you know, started taking care of myself. 00:16:25.350 --> 00:16:30.509 And then I knew I wanted to be the mom that did 00:16:30.509 --> 00:16:34.730 things with their kids. But also, let me say, 00:16:35.090 --> 00:16:37.450 I'm not the crazy adventurous mom either. Like 00:16:37.450 --> 00:16:39.269 my husband will jump out of a plane with you. 00:16:39.610 --> 00:16:41.549 I want to go on a hike and keep my feet on the 00:16:41.549 --> 00:16:43.669 ground. I think that's where we have a lot in 00:16:43.669 --> 00:16:47.129 common. Yes, I'm active and I like to do things, 00:16:47.169 --> 00:16:50.980 but don't give me the wild things to do. When 00:16:50.980 --> 00:16:53.179 I zip line, you have to push me because I am 00:16:53.179 --> 00:16:56.279 not stepping off the platform, you know? So we 00:16:56.279 --> 00:16:58.240 have a lot of similarities, I think, in common 00:16:58.240 --> 00:16:59.759 because my husband would jump out of a plane. 00:16:59.940 --> 00:17:02.700 My daughter, oldest daughter would, but not me. 00:17:02.840 --> 00:17:04.480 And I don't know that I'll be able to watch her 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:08.859 do that someday. So yeah, with some of my husband 00:17:08.859 --> 00:17:10.740 has, I'll have to show you what Dylan jumped 00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:13.900 off of in Asia the other week. My husband jumped 00:17:13.900 --> 00:17:15.920 out of an airplane and tornado sirens were going 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.529 off while we were there. They said, this never 00:17:18.529 --> 00:17:20.950 happens, we never allow it to happen. But it's 00:17:20.950 --> 00:17:21.990 totally up to you because you've been waiting 00:17:21.990 --> 00:17:24.569 here all day and they went for it. And literally 00:17:24.569 --> 00:17:29.009 midair, he's coming down and the skies are just 00:17:29.009 --> 00:17:33.210 dark, tornado sirens. It's like we got in our 00:17:33.210 --> 00:17:36.849 car, we had to pull into gas station to let this 00:17:36.849 --> 00:17:40.009 pass because it got so wild, windy. And he thought 00:17:40.009 --> 00:17:42.750 that was so cool. Yeah, I about died. And you 00:17:42.750 --> 00:17:44.609 know what? My little daughter is just like him. 00:17:44.940 --> 00:17:47.740 And she wanted to skydive years ago. And I said, 00:17:47.740 --> 00:17:50.000 I don't know that your mom can even watch my 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:52.880 beautiful, precious angel coming and dropping 00:17:52.880 --> 00:17:55.299 from the sky. I don't think I'm ready for that. 00:17:55.299 --> 00:17:57.019 But that's one thing that we have in common when 00:17:57.019 --> 00:17:59.200 I talk adventure. That's what I think of. I think 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:02.200 of wanting to be a mom who doesn't want, I don't 00:18:02.200 --> 00:18:03.940 want to sit around. I want to create memories. 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:08.180 I want to go on little, little big hikes. I want 00:18:08.180 --> 00:18:11.680 to swim randomly in the morning. I want to go 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:16.069 on dinners that are different and unique. So 00:18:16.069 --> 00:18:19.630 that's the kind of thing. So travel started first 00:18:19.630 --> 00:18:21.309 and then I think that all came. But it's because 00:18:21.309 --> 00:18:23.329 the kids got older too. You don't do that stuff 00:18:23.329 --> 00:18:25.170 necessarily. We didn't anyways when they were 00:18:25.170 --> 00:18:28.289 really little and then they grew up. What does 00:18:28.289 --> 00:18:30.990 it really take to design a lifestyle around your 00:18:30.990 --> 00:18:33.740 passions? It's something that's not exciting, 00:18:33.740 --> 00:18:36.640 actually. Not everything can be exciting, right? 00:18:37.180 --> 00:18:39.319 It's something that's not very fun. And it's 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:41.839 the mundane activities. They're the things that 00:18:41.839 --> 00:18:43.819 you do day in and day out, but yet they move 00:18:43.819 --> 00:18:46.339 the needle forward. So if it's in your business, 00:18:46.380 --> 00:18:49.799 for me personally, it's like the backend spreadsheet 00:18:49.799 --> 00:18:52.480 kind of things I don't love, but I need to know 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:56.799 and be ready for. But also, I've seen this joke 00:18:56.799 --> 00:18:59.660 actually. I wanted to be a mom. but nobody told 00:18:59.660 --> 00:19:01.339 me I had to cook three meals for them and they 00:19:01.339 --> 00:19:04.000 need to eat like 82 snacks a day. And that's 00:19:04.000 --> 00:19:06.900 the mundane activities of is. figuring out what 00:19:06.900 --> 00:19:08.619 you're gonna make, cook a meal day in and day 00:19:08.619 --> 00:19:10.720 out, but guess what? Like that's what your kids 00:19:10.720 --> 00:19:12.700 remember and that's what you just have to do 00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:14.900 to move the needle forward, you know, to be a 00:19:14.900 --> 00:19:17.059 good mom. So fall in love with the mundane activities. 00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:19.140 If it's in your business or a goal that you're 00:19:19.140 --> 00:19:21.680 setting, not cooking for your children, but a 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:24.619 goal, maybe it's measuring your progress, checking 00:19:24.619 --> 00:19:27.059 in every 30 days, putting it on your calendar, 00:19:27.059 --> 00:19:29.140 but just continue to remind yourself that the 00:19:29.140 --> 00:19:31.400 magic is in the most mundane. I love mundane 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:34.500 is a very powerful word to describe that every 00:19:34.500 --> 00:19:36.960 day that we do kind of take for granted. Are 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:39.079 there any challenges or turning points that shape 00:19:39.079 --> 00:19:43.240 to your mindset? Yeah, there's actually probably 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:45.539 like three big ones that really come to mind 00:19:45.539 --> 00:19:48.099 for me. Obviously one that we've talked about 00:19:48.099 --> 00:19:50.579 was, you know, a few years into my travel career 00:19:50.579 --> 00:19:53.299 is when I started taking care of myself and that 00:19:53.609 --> 00:19:56.890 was a personal thing and just building my confidence. 00:19:57.009 --> 00:19:59.690 And then the second one is a very distinction 00:19:59.690 --> 00:20:01.950 that you're going to recognize was March of 2020. 00:20:02.549 --> 00:20:05.109 So the journey for a travel agent in March of 00:20:05.109 --> 00:20:08.390 2020, and I would say for a good two years after 00:20:08.390 --> 00:20:11.009 that, was very different than most people in 00:20:11.009 --> 00:20:13.009 their businesses. We all had a different heart, 00:20:13.029 --> 00:20:15.690 right? It was going through pretty much losing 00:20:15.690 --> 00:20:18.549 my business, canceling vacations, and losing 00:20:18.549 --> 00:20:21.109 my income right before my eyes, and then dealing 00:20:21.109 --> 00:20:24.470 with refunds and repercussions. after that, learning 00:20:24.470 --> 00:20:27.670 all new rules around traveling. In the end, I 00:20:27.670 --> 00:20:30.049 kept telling myself throughout that process, 00:20:30.750 --> 00:20:33.289 if I do this right and I'm very intentional, 00:20:33.549 --> 00:20:35.430 I'm going to learn and I'm going to grow from 00:20:35.430 --> 00:20:37.670 this and I'm going to be better. I just need 00:20:37.670 --> 00:20:39.509 to get to that point. You just need to get through 00:20:39.509 --> 00:20:42.269 it. And that was kind of like my, what I kept 00:20:42.269 --> 00:20:45.539 reminding myself is... We're never promised good 00:20:45.539 --> 00:20:47.980 times. We are going to have challenges and it's 00:20:47.980 --> 00:20:51.059 how you handle them and I will say You know now 00:20:51.059 --> 00:20:53.700 I am a way more passionate travel agent and I 00:20:53.700 --> 00:20:56.619 was before but I'm having fun and there's just 00:20:56.619 --> 00:20:58.779 something in my heart and my that just sparked 00:20:58.779 --> 00:21:00.700 differently and when sometimes when things are 00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:02.920 taken away from you you have a greater appreciation 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:05.720 Absolutely, I couldn't do my job the way I wanted 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:08.519 to do my job for you know, two to two and a half 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:11.019 years Yeah, there's definitely something to be 00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:13.000 said going through the hard times are definitely 00:21:13.450 --> 00:21:16.769 are what shape us. And you can look at it two 00:21:16.769 --> 00:21:19.470 different ways. You can grow from it or you can 00:21:19.470 --> 00:21:21.670 let it stop you. You went through a very challenging 00:21:21.670 --> 00:21:24.210 time and a lot of people did, but coming out 00:21:24.210 --> 00:21:27.829 from it completely grateful. I love that you 00:21:27.829 --> 00:21:29.549 say that. It was exciting when I said, I don't 00:21:29.549 --> 00:21:31.529 know, at one point I'm like, okay, I can finally 00:21:31.529 --> 00:21:34.130 say I'm grateful I went through that. The third 00:21:34.130 --> 00:21:36.950 turning point would be last year my husband was 00:21:36.950 --> 00:21:39.509 in a very serious car accident and it put just 00:21:39.509 --> 00:21:43.099 some things to halt in our life. And Really looking 00:21:43.099 --> 00:21:46.210 back at that, man, I had to slow down. I'm a 00:21:46.210 --> 00:21:48.990 fast walker, I had to slow down. And I really 00:21:48.990 --> 00:21:52.230 had to lean into my faith to carry me and my 00:21:52.230 --> 00:21:54.529 family through that time. So it's interesting 00:21:54.529 --> 00:21:56.130 because when I look at all three of these that 00:21:56.130 --> 00:21:58.490 we're sharing right now, one is personal, one 00:21:58.490 --> 00:22:01.089 is professional, and then one is personal, but 00:22:01.089 --> 00:22:03.730 it led to such great faith. That's powerful, 00:22:03.849 --> 00:22:07.769 very powerful. I think for myself last year was 00:22:07.769 --> 00:22:10.509 a turning pivotal point throughout my entire 00:22:10.509 --> 00:22:13.809 career from the day I got my first job and through 00:22:13.809 --> 00:22:16.980 being executive. through leaving, through growing 00:22:16.980 --> 00:22:19.759 white peony. Last year was a really tough year 00:22:19.759 --> 00:22:22.839 for many reasons. Economically, there were different 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:26.630 shifts in the world, yada yada. Like I said, 00:22:26.710 --> 00:22:28.430 this is hard. There were hard days. There were 00:22:28.430 --> 00:22:32.109 tears. There were really good days. But I said, 00:22:32.130 --> 00:22:34.410 I know I'm being taught a lesson at the perfect 00:22:34.410 --> 00:22:38.369 timing that I too leaned into my faith stronger 00:22:38.369 --> 00:22:41.170 than I ever have. I've set boundaries differently 00:22:41.170 --> 00:22:44.309 than I ever have in my entire life. I knew that 00:22:44.309 --> 00:22:46.930 I was going to come out ahead a much stronger 00:22:46.930 --> 00:22:50.170 individual than I ever had before. So honestly, 00:22:50.170 --> 00:22:52.289 I look at the lessons and I'm very grateful. 00:22:52.309 --> 00:22:55.599 And I love that you put it that way because Gratitude, 00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:59.519 if you can channel gratitude through the good 00:22:59.519 --> 00:23:02.680 times, obviously, but even through the really, 00:23:02.680 --> 00:23:05.519 really tough times, there's always a light. It 00:23:05.519 --> 00:23:08.619 reminds you that through those tough times when 00:23:08.619 --> 00:23:10.900 you're trying to just find a little bit of gratitude 00:23:10.900 --> 00:23:15.460 that... hard and joy can coexist. I love that. 00:23:15.619 --> 00:23:18.099 So you had a hard year like I did last year, 00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:20.220 but we had some very joyful moments too. I mean, 00:23:20.220 --> 00:23:22.160 I had some of my highest highs and lowest lows 00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:25.680 last year, right? And that can coexist. It feels 00:23:25.680 --> 00:23:28.180 weird sometimes, but if you didn't have those 00:23:28.180 --> 00:23:30.720 highs during those challenges, gosh, it would 00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:33.319 really be long. And I love that you turned to 00:23:33.319 --> 00:23:35.640 your faith too. And it's just a reminder that 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:39.099 we are ultimately not in control. And we're kind 00:23:39.099 --> 00:23:41.519 of the same, being business owners and teams. 00:23:41.480 --> 00:23:43.619 and families and everything. You just want to 00:23:43.619 --> 00:23:45.500 control the calendar and control everything and 00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:48.920 it's not in our plan. The only thing we can control 00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:51.500 is how we respond to something. I love that. 00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:53.960 You're right. So you have your event and how 00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:56.119 you respond to it is your outcome. Absolutely. 00:23:56.220 --> 00:23:59.119 We have conversations with our team and I have 00:23:59.119 --> 00:24:01.180 had so many conversations with event planning 00:24:01.180 --> 00:24:04.480 with outside business owners you know and sometimes 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:06.599 you at the end of the day when things feel really 00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:11.289 really hard I say pause. Okay, what can we control 00:24:11.289 --> 00:24:13.829 right now? There are things even as a coach. 00:24:13.910 --> 00:24:15.529 I'm going to talk about this for just a hot second. 00:24:15.769 --> 00:24:18.150 Basketball coach helping for my daughter's team. 00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:21.480 You know, oftentimes even when I played you get 00:24:21.480 --> 00:24:23.819 upset because a rough made a bad call or some 00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:27.960 of the girls are so cute Sixth grade basketball 00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:30.980 yet. They're not calling any fouls. However, 00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:34.440 what can you control? You can control being faster. 00:24:34.440 --> 00:24:36.700 You can control your attitude You can control 00:24:36.700 --> 00:24:39.000 letting that get to you or moving forward. It's 00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:41.440 an everyday personal professional life I think 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:43.460 it's it's very important to talk about more than 00:24:43.460 --> 00:24:46.660 anything while we can control But also channeling 00:24:46.660 --> 00:24:49.000 our gratitude. This is where it gets really fun. 00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:51.319 This is the rapid fire round. Let's just go through 00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:53.259 a couple of really quick questions. Are you ready 00:24:53.259 --> 00:24:58.009 for this? Sure. Nicole, what is your dream destination 00:24:58.009 --> 00:25:01.490 you haven't visited yet? Again, you're asking 00:25:01.490 --> 00:25:03.869 a travel agent these questions, right? That's 00:25:03.869 --> 00:25:07.349 in another podcast episode. What not to do? For 00:25:07.349 --> 00:25:09.950 sure, Italy. I only want to go there to eat all 00:25:09.950 --> 00:25:13.069 the food, but I want to get to every town and 00:25:13.069 --> 00:25:15.250 every area. And then number two would be the 00:25:15.250 --> 00:25:17.190 French Polynesian. I just planned a honeymoon 00:25:17.190 --> 00:25:20.910 to Bora Bora and Marea. Oh, wow. When you plan 00:25:20.910 --> 00:25:22.309 it, then you're like, oh, I got to go there. 00:25:22.769 --> 00:25:26.450 That's on the close, close list. Italy, actually 00:25:26.450 --> 00:25:29.049 fun fact, I said, I didn't know this was in my 00:25:29.049 --> 00:25:31.809 future. Never dreamt of it, nothing. I was inspired 00:25:31.809 --> 00:25:35.089 by a friend going on a trip, looking through 00:25:35.089 --> 00:25:38.029 all her pictures and holding in on what I love 00:25:38.029 --> 00:25:40.920 and what appeals me. I said when I turned 40, 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:43.420 I'm going. So that would be next year. However, 00:25:43.539 --> 00:25:46.819 now my daughter is going to be a senior. So the 00:25:46.819 --> 00:25:48.400 traveling will be a little bit different. We're 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:50.059 going to focus on her senior year and get through 00:25:50.059 --> 00:25:52.359 that. And then we might have to maybe the following 00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:54.380 year, but I'm going to Italy also, just so you 00:25:54.380 --> 00:25:56.339 know. So if you could hurry up and go and give 00:25:56.339 --> 00:25:59.119 me all the travel tips, that'd be great. All 00:25:59.119 --> 00:26:03.000 right. Now favorite form of movement during workout? 00:26:04.140 --> 00:26:06.740 Well, you know, if you know me, it's a weighted 00:26:06.740 --> 00:26:11.029 best walk. Oh, you guys, I love to walk with 00:26:11.029 --> 00:26:14.390 my weighted vest. Do you? And let me say, I've 00:26:14.390 --> 00:26:16.170 been walking with mine for over two years. I've 00:26:16.170 --> 00:26:18.609 been walking with it for a long time. And I would 00:26:18.609 --> 00:26:20.670 prefer to be with a friend when I'm walking because 00:26:20.670 --> 00:26:23.470 it's like dual action. I love that. It's actually 00:26:23.470 --> 00:26:25.329 not something like a weighted vest I would think 00:26:25.329 --> 00:26:27.609 of, but that is such an extra little. I love 00:26:27.609 --> 00:26:30.309 that. I also just love to pick up some weights. 00:26:30.670 --> 00:26:34.430 Okay, next, what is your go -to mindset mantra? 00:26:34.630 --> 00:26:36.829 What you focus on, you find. Oh, that was a good 00:26:36.829 --> 00:26:43.569 one. Okay. Next, what is your vision of a perfect 00:26:43.569 --> 00:26:46.809 day? Well, I'm going to sleep till I wake up. 00:26:47.269 --> 00:26:50.089 And I mean it, no alarm going off, right? Okay. 00:26:51.609 --> 00:26:54.230 And then I'm going to have a nice hot cup of 00:26:54.230 --> 00:26:56.450 coffee. I get to read and just have a little 00:26:56.450 --> 00:26:58.829 bit of quiet time in the morning. Then I'm going 00:26:58.829 --> 00:27:02.549 for that weighted vest walk and getting in a 00:27:02.549 --> 00:27:05.670 workout. And then it's either two things. I am 00:27:05.670 --> 00:27:09.930 on the boat. on the leg with all my kids, or 00:27:09.930 --> 00:27:14.809 obviously I'm traveling. We have a lot in common 00:27:14.809 --> 00:27:17.309 too because fun fact, if I could be in the water 00:27:17.309 --> 00:27:20.230 every day of my life, I would. And to have my 00:27:20.230 --> 00:27:22.890 kids, like there's just something and my closest 00:27:22.890 --> 00:27:25.190 friends know a few secrets about this with me, 00:27:25.269 --> 00:27:28.730 but I love water sports. I'm not a professional. 00:27:29.089 --> 00:27:31.500 I'm not really that good, but... I think I'm 00:27:31.500 --> 00:27:33.680 going to keep trying to wakeboard until I'm done. 00:27:33.799 --> 00:27:35.660 Well, no, we're going to invite you over this 00:27:35.660 --> 00:27:38.099 summer and we're going to go surfing behind the 00:27:38.099 --> 00:27:40.720 boat. It's a whole new fun thing. I've never 00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:42.559 tried wake surfing. Oh girl, you're coming over. 00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:45.640 And my daughter's like, mom, we have to, so my 00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:48.220 husband's really big into fishing. I'm all about 00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:50.059 the water sports. Like, let's try all of that. 00:27:50.059 --> 00:27:51.680 We're not into the fishing. Everybody's like, 00:27:51.740 --> 00:27:55.940 oh, do you guys ice fish? No, we travel. And 00:27:55.940 --> 00:27:58.680 I love to travel. I love this. Okay, what is 00:27:58.680 --> 00:28:02.220 one thing you wish more women knew about themselves? 00:28:03.700 --> 00:28:08.119 If there is a dream or an idea that you have 00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:11.160 and you push it off and it keeps popping up and 00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:13.660 you push it off and it keeps popping up, I want 00:28:13.660 --> 00:28:16.839 you to go after it. I love that. And here's why. 00:28:17.420 --> 00:28:20.640 Because you may not even achieve it. but it's 00:28:20.640 --> 00:28:23.039 going to be the person you become while going 00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:26.519 after it. And that's the key. And do it and do 00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:29.079 it messy and do it scared and do it no matter 00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:32.119 what your friends say. Just it doesn't come up 00:28:32.119 --> 00:28:35.779 for no reason. Trust your intuition, right? There's 00:28:35.779 --> 00:28:39.700 so much outside noise. That is the most powerful 00:28:39.700 --> 00:28:42.380 message I think that you could give to anybody 00:28:42.380 --> 00:28:45.180 listening right now, because even with my own 00:28:45.180 --> 00:28:47.799 journey, I'm sure you can say the same, the comments, 00:28:48.180 --> 00:28:51.759 the judgments, the outside noise is what I call 00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:53.500 it. Literally just put one foot in front of the 00:28:53.500 --> 00:28:55.859 other. There was one thing that I always said 00:28:55.859 --> 00:28:58.400 with the boutique. I said, I'm not going to my 00:28:58.400 --> 00:29:00.740 grave until I own a store someday. I didn't know 00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:02.059 what it looked like. I didn't know what the name 00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:04.019 was going to be like, but ultimately it kept 00:29:04.019 --> 00:29:07.440 getting brought up. And then finally, at the 00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:10.299 time when I needed to hone in on me the most 00:29:10.299 --> 00:29:12.859 is when it came. Yeah. When it comes in the right 00:29:12.859 --> 00:29:14.619 time, right? Like we were just talking, like 00:29:14.619 --> 00:29:17.920 we can't control things. So that idea or the 00:29:17.920 --> 00:29:20.160 reason or whatever you're wanting that keeps 00:29:20.160 --> 00:29:22.240 popping up, it's okay that it keeps popping up 00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:24.099 and all of a sudden it's going to be in right 00:29:24.099 --> 00:29:26.440 timing and we're not going to control it. And 00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:28.180 when you made that decision, then you found the 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:30.740 name white peony batik. Like it just comes together. 00:29:30.920 --> 00:29:33.440 And not that it comes perfect. You work hard 00:29:33.440 --> 00:29:36.579 for it, but it will come. Can I just... to that 00:29:36.579 --> 00:29:38.720 too and you're a very prime example of this because 00:29:38.720 --> 00:29:41.140 we were talking about this earlier is when you're 00:29:41.140 --> 00:29:44.880 doing it messy and you're blocking out some of 00:29:44.880 --> 00:29:47.319 that outside noise don't forget to go find the 00:29:47.319 --> 00:29:49.660 right noise go find the person that's already 00:29:49.660 --> 00:29:51.680 doing it they're not competition they're people 00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:54.519 that are paving the path for you and if they 00:29:54.519 --> 00:29:57.160 are the right leader in town they will answer 00:29:57.160 --> 00:29:59.220 your questions and help you figure it out and 00:29:59.220 --> 00:30:01.240 guide you and teach you they're not competition 00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:03.839 it's not jealousy it's really people that are 00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:05.420 showing you that you can accomplish it too I 00:30:05.420 --> 00:30:07.799 love that I think, let's take that another step 00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:11.200 further, mentor, find a mentor. I think probably 00:30:11.200 --> 00:30:15.700 75 % of my career I either had a hired mentor 00:30:15.700 --> 00:30:18.039 or coach or an accountability partner for a while, 00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:20.759 like it's always shifting. Or maybe like I was 00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:22.660 in a goal group for a while, we named it the 00:30:22.660 --> 00:30:25.400 goal group. And then you go through a little 00:30:25.400 --> 00:30:27.920 downtime and then it's major books and podcasts, 00:30:28.079 --> 00:30:30.279 you guys, those are like nearly free, we'll podcast 00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:36.180 them. This is a podcast, you're learning. You're 00:30:36.180 --> 00:30:40.119 leaning into it. And what happens is if you don't 00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:42.559 have the right circle to support you and you 00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:44.660 have that outside noise, but you're plugging 00:30:44.660 --> 00:30:47.759 yourself into podcasts and books and hiring yourself 00:30:47.759 --> 00:30:50.000 a coach when you feel like you can take that 00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:52.180 investment and don't forget even having your 00:30:52.180 --> 00:30:54.480 own therapist and having a mix of that and letting 00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:57.119 it flow. Those are your top five people that 00:30:57.119 --> 00:31:00.400 will help you. Get to those dreams and then you 00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:02.299 don't have to worry about that outside noise 00:31:02.299 --> 00:31:04.319 and that'll start getting quieter And let me 00:31:04.319 --> 00:31:06.460 tell you how casters can be your best friends 00:31:06.460 --> 00:31:08.819 when you're on that way at best walk. Absolutely 00:31:08.819 --> 00:31:12.079 On that weighted vest walk strong yourself with 00:31:12.079 --> 00:31:13.980 the right people the right people in the right 00:31:13.980 --> 00:31:19.149 tools. Absolutely the question of the hour What 00:31:19.149 --> 00:31:22.150 is next for Nicole? Well, first and foremost, 00:31:22.549 --> 00:31:25.869 I've been a grandma for two weeks today. So grandma 00:31:25.869 --> 00:31:28.170 life a little bit, right? So precious. Yeah. 00:31:28.170 --> 00:31:30.349 Yeah. He's going to be little for so long. So 00:31:30.349 --> 00:31:32.250 I'm going to take some time and enjoy him and 00:31:32.250 --> 00:31:35.410 support the kids where they need to be. And then 00:31:35.410 --> 00:31:39.569 this year big from learning standpoint is communication. 00:31:39.900 --> 00:31:42.700 listening and becoming more curious. It's been 00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:46.400 something I thought I was working on and realized, 00:31:46.539 --> 00:31:49.319 nope, I can be more serious at it. So I want 00:31:49.319 --> 00:31:51.220 to just continue to be a better communicator, 00:31:51.400 --> 00:31:53.339 listener, and a curious person. And that just 00:31:53.339 --> 00:31:56.099 kind of all evolves personally and it helps personally 00:31:56.099 --> 00:31:59.599 and professionally. And then the last thing is 00:31:59.599 --> 00:32:01.900 probably going to be a bit of a coaching shift. 00:32:01.900 --> 00:32:04.000 So as you said at the beginning of the podcast, 00:32:04.200 --> 00:32:07.500 Lindsay, was that I'm a lifestyle coach and a 00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:09.759 lot of my coaching in the past 13 years has been 00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:11.920 more on that health standpoint and achieving 00:32:11.920 --> 00:32:14.480 your goals personally and taking care of yourself. 00:32:14.940 --> 00:32:16.880 And over the last two years, it's been shifting 00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:19.059 more into leadership coaching, kind of behind 00:32:19.059 --> 00:32:20.740 the scenes. Nobody's really knowing and it just 00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:23.140 happens. Leadership coaching, helping managers 00:32:23.140 --> 00:32:25.339 and directors within their position in their 00:32:25.339 --> 00:32:28.950 communication and other tasks. And then so leadership 00:32:28.950 --> 00:32:30.769 coaching, small business coaching, because I'm 00:32:30.769 --> 00:32:33.410 obsessed with business. Yes. And then the third 00:32:33.410 --> 00:32:35.690 piece of it is coaching travel agents. I created 00:32:35.690 --> 00:32:38.190 a program called Travelpreneur Summer School. 00:32:38.230 --> 00:32:40.450 So I'd love to expand on that and coaching some 00:32:40.450 --> 00:32:42.690 travel agencies and things like that. So we're 00:32:42.690 --> 00:32:44.210 going to make that little bit of shift here this 00:32:44.210 --> 00:32:46.950 year. And I say that kind of hesitantly. A little 00:32:46.950 --> 00:32:48.809 bit of a shift or a very, very big shift. Well, 00:32:48.970 --> 00:32:51.130 it's putting it out into the universe I guess 00:32:51.130 --> 00:32:53.910 now, right? I love it. It's scary, but it's going 00:32:53.910 --> 00:32:57.690 to be big and really, really awesome. When I 00:32:57.690 --> 00:33:01.849 literally look at my top circle of who I look 00:33:01.849 --> 00:33:04.369 up to as leaders, you are definitely one of them. 00:33:04.730 --> 00:33:06.950 You are too kind. I think it's going to be so 00:33:06.950 --> 00:33:09.309 incredible, your movement. I love it. You're 00:33:09.309 --> 00:33:12.470 so sweet. I love it. So if you had advice for 00:33:12.470 --> 00:33:15.589 anyone feeling stuck right now, anybody listening, 00:33:15.890 --> 00:33:17.650 it doesn't matter, leader, ownership, someone 00:33:17.650 --> 00:33:19.650 is feeling a little bit stuck, they want to get 00:33:19.650 --> 00:33:22.009 more out of life, what advice would you give 00:33:22.009 --> 00:33:25.880 them? take action on just one thing. So we all 00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:28.200 have peaks and valleys, but it's really up to 00:33:28.200 --> 00:33:29.559 you on how long you're going to stay in that 00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:31.839 valley. And not even stay in the valley because 00:33:31.839 --> 00:33:33.619 you may need to stay in the valley because of 00:33:33.619 --> 00:33:35.400 life circumstances, but it's how you're going 00:33:35.400 --> 00:33:38.279 to react to that valley. Right? So just pick 00:33:38.279 --> 00:33:42.000 one thing and stay consistent at it for 30 days. 00:33:42.220 --> 00:33:44.619 It's so hard for so many of us. And I know this 00:33:44.619 --> 00:33:46.680 because I've been there is staying consistent 00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:48.900 at something. Cause again, we get bored of that 00:33:48.900 --> 00:33:53.339 mundane activity and action. It creates an energy 00:33:53.339 --> 00:33:56.420 for you to almost solve anything for the most 00:33:56.420 --> 00:33:59.380 part. So versus just focusing on that valley 00:33:59.380 --> 00:34:02.119 and going, oh, I'm so stuck. And again, change 00:34:02.119 --> 00:34:04.140 your story, right? It's all repetitive to an 00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:07.519 extent. And last but not least, I would love, 00:34:07.579 --> 00:34:09.719 and I'm sure people are wondering how they can 00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:13.219 connect with you as a travel agent, because there's 00:34:13.219 --> 00:34:15.739 nobody else I would trust. We have plans in the 00:34:15.739 --> 00:34:18.420 works for coming up. How can you connect? How 00:34:18.420 --> 00:34:21.710 can our listeners connect with? you as a travel 00:34:21.710 --> 00:34:23.869 agent, follow you for inspiration as a leader, 00:34:24.230 --> 00:34:26.710 as a mom, how can they find you? Yeah, well, 00:34:26.710 --> 00:34:29.670 I probably hang out on Instagram most. And I'm 00:34:29.670 --> 00:34:32.050 Nicole Winter with an H, N -I -C -H -O -L -E. 00:34:32.570 --> 00:34:34.849 So you can find me on Instagram. You could even 00:34:34.849 --> 00:34:36.590 find me on Facebook, but I think I'm a little 00:34:36.590 --> 00:34:39.289 more fun on Instagram. I don't know. And then 00:34:39.289 --> 00:34:41.289 you could also visit my website, which is also 00:34:41.289 --> 00:34:43.610 very simple. It's nicolewinter .com, again, N 00:34:43.610 --> 00:34:46.269 -I -C -H -O -L -E. And then email me however 00:34:46.269 --> 00:34:48.909 you want to connect, feedback, thoughts, anything. 00:34:48.949 --> 00:34:51.880 I would love to hear from you. from all of your 00:34:51.880 --> 00:34:54.380 friends and followers, Lindsay. I love it. All 00:34:54.380 --> 00:34:56.719 right. Well, this has been phenomenal. I knew 00:34:56.719 --> 00:34:59.300 that when Nicole and I sat down to talk, not 00:34:59.300 --> 00:35:01.019 only was it going to be an awesome conversation, 00:35:01.139 --> 00:35:04.500 we were limited here to a few topics, but let 00:35:04.500 --> 00:35:06.820 me tell you, we could probably go on for hours 00:35:06.820 --> 00:35:08.960 and hours because we have a lot of similarities 00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:12.320 as far as leadership, being moms, loving being 00:35:12.320 --> 00:35:14.880 active, not crazy wild adventures, but we love 00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:18.260 a good adventure. I love traveling. I wish I 00:35:18.260 --> 00:35:20.780 did it more. So I look up. to following all of 00:35:20.780 --> 00:35:23.599 your fun. Ultimately, you bring such a passion 00:35:23.599 --> 00:35:26.159 for life. And I just want you to know that that 00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:28.480 does radiate every time you walk into a door. 00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:31.519 So thank you so much for being with me today. 00:35:31.539 --> 00:35:33.599 I really appreciate it. And I know you value 00:35:33.599 --> 00:35:37.019 your time very, very strong. And I feel honored 00:35:37.019 --> 00:35:39.099 that you were here today. Yeah, well, I appreciate 00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:40.800 you. And there's one thing I want to share is 00:35:40.800 --> 00:35:44.079 I Absolutely appreciate what you do for our community. 00:35:44.539 --> 00:35:48.579 Lindsay is way more than a boutique. That's helping 00:35:48.579 --> 00:35:50.920 you look good in your outfits. You are already 00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:53.480 edifying, helping women just be comfortable in 00:35:53.480 --> 00:35:55.639 their skin, gain their confidence. And the way 00:35:55.639 --> 00:35:58.599 you collaborate with other people and other businesses 00:35:58.599 --> 00:36:02.019 and just let, like everybody feels included. 00:36:02.380 --> 00:36:04.039 Man, everybody wants to be in the cool club. 00:36:04.460 --> 00:36:07.519 And you radiate that. And I feel like I can say 00:36:07.519 --> 00:36:10.099 for the entire community, thank you. Thank you. 00:36:11.309 --> 00:36:14.730 That was the cutest little love tap with our 00:36:14.730 --> 00:36:19.650 headset. I love it. Okay. Thank you for listening. 00:36:19.929 --> 00:36:22.090 If you found this information helpful, please 00:36:22.090 --> 00:36:24.150 share it with a friend. If you're looking for 00:36:24.150 --> 00:36:26.590 more information on the topics we covered, please 00:36:26.590 --> 00:36:29.559 head to the show notes below. 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