WEBVTT 00:00:00.549 --> 00:00:03.250 Welcome to Leveling Up with Lindsay, the podcast 00:00:03.250 --> 00:00:05.389 where we dive into leadership, small business, 00:00:05.589 --> 00:00:08.050 and everything in between. I'm Lindsay, your 00:00:08.050 --> 00:00:10.310 host and the proud owner of White Puny Boutique, 00:00:10.750 --> 00:00:13.509 a space created to empower women, build confidence, 00:00:13.710 --> 00:00:16.190 and foster meaningful connections. Whether you're 00:00:16.190 --> 00:00:18.949 an entrepreneur, a mom, a friend, or someone 00:00:18.949 --> 00:00:21.730 just looking for a little inspiration. This is 00:00:21.730 --> 00:00:24.829 your space to feel seen, supported, and inspired. 00:00:25.129 --> 00:00:27.989 Join me as we share stories, strategies, and 00:00:27.989 --> 00:00:30.370 a little bit of life's chaos while navigating 00:00:30.370 --> 00:00:32.950 what it truly means to level up in starting a 00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:35.409 business, relationship, and personal growth. 00:00:35.750 --> 00:00:38.750 So grab a cup of coffee, get comfy, and let's 00:00:38.750 --> 00:00:43.439 level up together. Welcome back to leveling up 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:46.619 with Lindsay. Today's episode feels really special 00:00:46.619 --> 00:00:49.439 and really, really intentional. As we step into 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:51.759 a new year, I know a lot of people feel pressure 00:00:51.759 --> 00:00:55.039 to reinvent themselves, to become a new version 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:57.979 overnight. And honestly, that's not what this 00:00:57.979 --> 00:01:00.060 conversation is about. This year's theme for 00:01:00.060 --> 00:01:03.420 us is new year, stronger you. Because whether 00:01:03.420 --> 00:01:06.959 last year was hard, steady, or surprisingly good, 00:01:07.260 --> 00:01:09.400 it shaped you. And if you're listening today, 00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:12.209 it means you made it through something. You learned 00:01:12.209 --> 00:01:15.209 something and you carried something and that 00:01:15.209 --> 00:01:17.989 matters. I wanted this episode to feel grounded, 00:01:18.349 --> 00:01:20.250 honest and motivating, especially for our white 00:01:20.250 --> 00:01:22.870 peony community. So today I'm joined by Emily 00:01:22.870 --> 00:01:25.650 and Autumn, not just as leaders at white peony, 00:01:25.810 --> 00:01:28.069 but as women who have been walking this journey 00:01:28.069 --> 00:01:30.049 alongside me. Today, we're talking about what 00:01:30.049 --> 00:01:32.129 we learned last year, what we conquered, what 00:01:32.129 --> 00:01:35.010 we're leaving behind and how we're showing up 00:01:35.010 --> 00:01:37.980 differently, personally, professionally. and 00:01:37.980 --> 00:01:41.159 as a business, as we step into this year stronger 00:01:41.159 --> 00:01:44.579 than ever. So before we dive in, Emily and Autumn 00:01:44.579 --> 00:01:47.480 are here with me and I'm so, so grateful. You 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:49.480 both play such an important role in White Peony 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:51.599 and I really wanted our community to hear from 00:01:51.599 --> 00:01:54.540 you directly as we kick off this new year together. 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:57.900 We here, new year, new you. everywhere. We've 00:01:57.900 --> 00:01:59.859 done it before in the past. Each year we have 00:01:59.859 --> 00:02:03.159 our own little theme. We dive deep into what 00:02:03.159 --> 00:02:06.359 resonated with us the year before and obviously 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:09.159 what we're stepping into. And honestly, that 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:12.020 new year, new you sometimes feels really exhausting. 00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:14.379 Wouldn't you agree? I agree. That's not the message 00:02:14.379 --> 00:02:17.259 we wanted to send at all this year. This is different. 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:20.460 So Emily, when you hear the phrase new year, 00:02:20.500 --> 00:02:22.900 stronger you, what does that mean to you, especially 00:02:22.900 --> 00:02:25.180 in the context of white peony? Yeah, to me it 00:02:25.180 --> 00:02:27.289 means becoming more rooted in who you already 00:02:27.289 --> 00:02:30.289 are, maybe choosing confidence over comparison, 00:02:30.530 --> 00:02:32.830 alignment over hustle, and intention over perfection. 00:02:33.330 --> 00:02:35.490 At YPONI, we're about supporting women as they 00:02:35.490 --> 00:02:38.289 grow, not by fixing them, but about walking alongside 00:02:38.289 --> 00:02:40.490 them in their journey. Yes, amen to that. Adam, 00:02:40.569 --> 00:02:42.270 how about for you? I think it's about standing 00:02:42.270 --> 00:02:45.289 taller, to be honest. I think it's showing up 00:02:45.289 --> 00:02:48.069 exactly who you are, capable, strong, evolving, 00:02:48.289 --> 00:02:50.069 but being really confident in the fact that you 00:02:50.069 --> 00:02:52.849 know exactly who you are and you stay within 00:02:52.849 --> 00:02:56.349 that alignment. I think this year, the strength 00:02:56.349 --> 00:02:58.750 is quiet. It's something that you don't have 00:02:58.750 --> 00:03:01.469 to prove to anybody. It's about just moving forward 00:03:01.469 --> 00:03:04.050 confidently in yourself and others will see that. 00:03:04.050 --> 00:03:06.639 Yeah. So you just said. moving forward with quiet 00:03:06.639 --> 00:03:09.439 strength. I completely agree, but it's something 00:03:09.439 --> 00:03:12.080 like, you know, not something maybe voice out 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:16.199 loud, but it's an internal overcoming that last 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:20.400 year you conquered the heck out of 2025 in whether 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:23.240 it's a small little way, a big way you had wins, 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:25.340 you had the hardest of your life, everything 00:03:25.340 --> 00:03:29.039 in between. To me, it is standing so flipping 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:33.219 tall in what you believe in and your values that 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:36.819 you bring to the table. The quiet might be there, 00:03:36.900 --> 00:03:41.699 but it is so obvious to every person when you 00:03:41.699 --> 00:03:43.659 walk in that room. Going off that too, I feel 00:03:43.659 --> 00:03:45.500 like so many people maybe found themselves and 00:03:45.500 --> 00:03:48.240 now it's growing in yourself and maybe that's 00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:50.659 the part about being quiet. You worked so hard 00:03:50.659 --> 00:03:54.460 in 2025 to develop your values and things like 00:03:54.460 --> 00:03:57.219 that and now you're growing off of what you've 00:03:57.219 --> 00:04:00.020 learned last year. I agree. I think it's a lot 00:04:00.020 --> 00:04:02.099 too of not having to prove yourself to anyone 00:04:02.099 --> 00:04:05.340 else. I think when you think about that strength, 00:04:05.659 --> 00:04:07.960 it's not something you have to say loudly in 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:11.020 the sense that you have to show anybody that 00:04:11.020 --> 00:04:13.319 inner strength that you've developed, that confidence 00:04:13.319 --> 00:04:15.139 you develop. It is a feeling that people will 00:04:15.139 --> 00:04:17.160 feel when they see you. I agree. I love that. 00:04:17.459 --> 00:04:20.620 I think being the idea of the new year stronger 00:04:20.620 --> 00:04:25.180 you compared to the new year, new you is so different. 00:04:25.220 --> 00:04:28.139 What's different there? Like in my opinion, there's 00:04:27.980 --> 00:04:32.149 knew me. I think last year tested me personally 00:04:32.149 --> 00:04:35.589 and professionally in ways I didn't think were 00:04:35.589 --> 00:04:39.149 possible. Truly. Yes. And you guys can all speak 00:04:39.149 --> 00:04:41.250 to this. One, I feel like new year new you means 00:04:41.250 --> 00:04:42.970 you have to reinvent something or like become 00:04:42.970 --> 00:04:44.649 something you're not or don't even want to be. 00:04:44.670 --> 00:04:46.610 But people feel like new year new you kind of 00:04:46.610 --> 00:04:48.250 means that. But I feel like stronger you is more 00:04:48.250 --> 00:04:51.189 like showing up being consistent or setting boundaries 00:04:51.189 --> 00:04:54.170 or being stronger in your identity. I agree. 00:04:54.430 --> 00:04:56.930 Adam, you can speak to that. Yeah, I think part 00:04:56.930 --> 00:05:00.279 of it too is I think a lot of the strength from 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:03.660 taking a step back instead of always a step forward 00:05:03.660 --> 00:05:07.259 and kind of analyzing the true wants and needs 00:05:07.259 --> 00:05:09.160 of who you are at this moment because I think 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:11.879 it changes and evolves so much that sometimes 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:14.259 we're stretching ourselves thin reaching for 00:05:14.259 --> 00:05:17.180 all those goals when maybe your goal is to slow 00:05:17.180 --> 00:05:20.800 down. Last year I think for me was really like 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:24.259 when there are times that push you to your core 00:05:24.259 --> 00:05:27.560 when the universe tries to break you and every 00:05:27.560 --> 00:05:31.399 which way possible you can either surrender and 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:35.889 say I give up. Or you find your string to move 00:05:35.889 --> 00:05:39.370 forward. So this is not about restarting anything. 00:05:39.529 --> 00:05:41.529 This is about looking back and reflecting and 00:05:41.529 --> 00:05:43.790 being like, Excuse my language. If you have kids 00:05:43.790 --> 00:05:47.230 listening, turn it down. I am a badass. 100%. 00:05:47.230 --> 00:05:50.170 I'm here to get through this economy. I'm here 00:05:50.170 --> 00:05:53.709 to conquer, whether it's wellness or financially 00:05:53.709 --> 00:05:58.589 or, you know, a job change or a, you know, a 00:05:58.589 --> 00:06:00.829 move. There's so many things that we have had 00:06:00.829 --> 00:06:02.649 conversations with different individuals, whether 00:06:02.649 --> 00:06:05.649 they're business or not. And I am done thinking 00:06:05.649 --> 00:06:08.009 that we need to be better than what we were because 00:06:08.009 --> 00:06:10.870 actually what I want you to believe in is who 00:06:10.870 --> 00:06:14.000 you are as a person. Right now when you can stand 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:16.899 taller in what you believe in your values when 00:06:16.899 --> 00:06:19.779 you can look in the mirror and be like I'm I'm 00:06:19.779 --> 00:06:21.819 what are we all okay? This is gonna have to be 00:06:21.819 --> 00:06:23.420 a bleep moment. I don't know if you can put this 00:06:23.420 --> 00:06:25.939 out there So I'm I'm warning everyone that there's 00:06:25.939 --> 00:06:28.339 gonna be a swear word coming. But what is one 00:06:28.339 --> 00:06:31.540 that is such a mom thing? But what is one thing 00:06:31.540 --> 00:06:34.139 that we will write notes to each other to like 00:06:34.139 --> 00:06:35.879 give ourselves empowerment and strength What 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:37.620 is the one I still have it hanging on my computer? 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:39.079 Yeah, I think we have multiple from different 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:42.300 people. Can I say it do it? Okay. It says you 00:06:42.300 --> 00:06:46.639 are awesome. Amen. Amen to that. Amen. I want 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:48.899 everyone of you individually who are listening, 00:06:49.300 --> 00:06:51.800 if you come in and, you know, or at White Pony 00:06:51.800 --> 00:06:56.759 or at an event with us, I want you to feel empowered 00:06:56.759 --> 00:07:01.100 to say, I am awesome. It is no longer. I need 00:07:01.100 --> 00:07:04.000 to. We're not a victim of our circumstances anymore. 00:07:04.300 --> 00:07:07.290 I think that's. Partly, one of the things that 00:07:07.290 --> 00:07:09.170 comes with that inner strength is we no longer 00:07:09.170 --> 00:07:12.029 sit and take what the world is giving us. We 00:07:12.029 --> 00:07:15.689 are charging forward in our own self. I love 00:07:15.689 --> 00:07:18.069 that. And I think it's important. I do think 00:07:18.069 --> 00:07:20.370 it's important to acknowledge where we've been, 00:07:20.490 --> 00:07:23.629 right? We need to reflect. We need to look at 00:07:23.629 --> 00:07:26.250 the good and the bad of everything that happened 00:07:26.250 --> 00:07:28.290 the year prior. I think there's a lot of cliche 00:07:28.290 --> 00:07:32.240 in this whole new year thing, of course. What 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:35.720 gives when it gives you permission to really 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:39.199 dig deep? Like why not have a new year stronger? 00:07:39.399 --> 00:07:44.019 Why not come together and make this like a total 00:07:44.019 --> 00:07:46.360 inspiration or motivation to kick off this new 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.160 year? But we have to look at what happened, right? 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:52.160 Good in the bad in the in between. We have to 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:55.839 understand what helped us. We have to understand 00:07:55.839 --> 00:07:59.959 what absolutely did not help us. What last year 00:07:59.959 --> 00:08:03.259 taught us as business, as leaders, and as humans, 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:05.319 right? So we do have to acknowledge what we went 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:07.220 through. On that note, I'm gonna ask a couple 00:08:07.220 --> 00:08:10.399 questions here to the girls. What was proven 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:13.720 most important at White Pony Boutique? Yeah, 00:08:13.779 --> 00:08:15.540 so actually I'm glad you gave me this question 00:08:15.540 --> 00:08:17.680 beforehand because I was thinking about it and 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:19.480 honestly there's two words that came up and it 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:22.420 was clarity and consistency. I think what mostly 00:08:22.420 --> 00:08:24.839 mattered last year was the clarity that we developed 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:28.019 knowing who we are, how we lead, what we say 00:08:28.019 --> 00:08:31.000 yes to when things felt kind of inconsistent 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:34.659 and shaky, it kind of kept us grounded. But also 00:08:34.659 --> 00:08:36.799 the other thing is the consistency in all of 00:08:36.799 --> 00:08:39.259 it, systems, communication showing up, even when 00:08:39.259 --> 00:08:42.419 it's uncomfortable or doesn't feel normal, I 00:08:42.419 --> 00:08:45.019 guess, keep showing up every single day, I think 00:08:45.019 --> 00:08:48.860 was huge. So over the last two years, it has 00:08:48.860 --> 00:08:51.559 been a roller coaster. And I know that I can 00:08:51.559 --> 00:08:54.850 speak to so many people. especially as entrepreneurs 00:08:54.850 --> 00:08:57.330 who can say the same thing. The last two years 00:08:57.330 --> 00:09:01.070 have tested us and I think worldwide it's very 00:09:01.070 --> 00:09:03.250 clear that it's tested a lot of people and it 00:09:03.250 --> 00:09:07.490 is so heartbreaking that I am now seeing different 00:09:07.490 --> 00:09:10.610 businesses close again. And you know, this last 00:09:10.610 --> 00:09:14.090 year, two years, we have been forced to pivot 00:09:14.090 --> 00:09:17.169 often. In the beginning of this boutique, things 00:09:17.169 --> 00:09:20.549 moved so quickly. It was like a bit of chaos. 00:09:20.929 --> 00:09:24.090 And looking back, I'm so proud of. Is that in 00:09:24.090 --> 00:09:27.169 two of the hardest years of our existence and 00:09:27.169 --> 00:09:31.669 I hope to be What we did two years ago is I think 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:34.559 got a little emotional because of all the changes 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:37.580 and sat down, put our heads together. I think 00:09:37.580 --> 00:09:39.620 we fought through with, I can say personally 00:09:39.620 --> 00:09:42.820 me, I fought through with anxiety. I think this 00:09:42.820 --> 00:09:45.240 year is different though. I think what we've 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:48.039 done each year that it has been hard is we have 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:50.899 gotten, actually I know we have gotten stronger, 00:09:50.899 --> 00:09:53.600 but it's a different kind of strength that I 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:56.480 think we should be so proud of. It is a strength, 00:09:56.700 --> 00:09:58.960 like Adam said, of figuring out individually 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:02.080 who we are and being more proud. standing in 00:10:02.080 --> 00:10:03.879 that. Exactly. Don't you agree? I agree. Like 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:07.100 from what you said? And to piggyback off of consistency 00:10:07.100 --> 00:10:09.779 I feel like yes there was moments of chaos but 00:10:09.779 --> 00:10:11.879 overall consistency over chaos has really paid 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:14.200 out for us because we never lost sight of like 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:17.220 our purpose and our real mission for white peony 00:10:17.220 --> 00:10:19.059 which is really cool and really like helped us 00:10:19.059 --> 00:10:22.399 I think carry us through. I know. Consistency 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.259 there to correct me from wrong you guys can squash 00:10:25.259 --> 00:10:28.039 me like a bug if you think otherwise. This year 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:32.070 amongst all of the craziness that's I mean you 00:10:32.070 --> 00:10:34.659 guys I always say like, if I could sit down and 00:10:34.659 --> 00:10:37.120 write a book about these years, I think it would 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:39.659 be incredibly eye -opening for so many people. 00:10:39.700 --> 00:10:42.259 And I think they'd be like actually astonished 00:10:42.259 --> 00:10:45.159 on the things. But considering what we went through 00:10:45.159 --> 00:10:49.419 this year, I felt even less chaos than I ever 00:10:49.419 --> 00:10:52.720 have before. I agree. In literally the hardest 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:55.460 year of our existence. This is the last time 00:10:55.460 --> 00:10:57.500 I said, I always tell everyone, I say, we're 00:10:57.500 --> 00:10:59.179 not going to have, we are, you know, we're going 00:10:59.179 --> 00:11:01.240 into 2025. And it was like, we are not having 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:04.299 another 2020. I will not let us and we all like 00:11:04.299 --> 00:11:07.480 rally together and then it got worse and then 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:11.850 it happened. So for me consistency in the highest 00:11:11.850 --> 00:11:15.110 level was so incredible. Yeah. Staying rooted 00:11:15.110 --> 00:11:17.669 in who we truly are as a business and like sticking 00:11:17.669 --> 00:11:20.029 true to our values, even when trends are changing 00:11:20.029 --> 00:11:22.429 and there's pressures to constantly change and 00:11:22.429 --> 00:11:24.590 evolve, but we've showed up consistently not 00:11:24.590 --> 00:11:27.029 only for ourselves, but our team, our customers 00:11:27.029 --> 00:11:28.590 on the white peony community. And that's been 00:11:28.590 --> 00:11:31.470 so huge. And every single time we put our heads, 00:11:31.590 --> 00:11:34.190 every single time we meet, I love what you said 00:11:34.190 --> 00:11:36.750 there because you're like not only for ourselves, 00:11:36.850 --> 00:11:39.230 like we actually do hit that. checklist almost 00:11:39.230 --> 00:11:41.590 every time we come together and pivot in a way. 00:11:41.769 --> 00:11:44.129 So we're like, check us, check, check, check 00:11:44.129 --> 00:11:46.149 our customers, check, check, check. And then 00:11:46.149 --> 00:11:48.669 we also go through like, okay, now what can we 00:11:48.669 --> 00:11:51.269 do in our community? And I feel like it's always 00:11:51.269 --> 00:11:53.629 been like, we've always felt the pressure of 00:11:53.629 --> 00:11:55.769 like pushing and hustling and it has felt chaotic 00:11:55.769 --> 00:11:57.309 at times, but I feel like we've done a really 00:11:57.309 --> 00:12:00.110 good job of slowing down, truly being more intentional. 00:12:00.149 --> 00:12:02.610 Like it's been slower, but more intentional growth. 00:12:02.710 --> 00:12:05.409 If that makes sense. Exactly. I agree. Autumn 00:12:05.409 --> 00:12:07.490 question for you. What surprised you the most 00:12:07.490 --> 00:12:09.830 last? year about our team or customers and how 00:12:09.830 --> 00:12:13.350 we had to operate. I think again this one a couple 00:12:13.350 --> 00:12:15.149 words just kind of stick out to me and even as 00:12:15.149 --> 00:12:17.970 we are just talking resilience was another word 00:12:17.970 --> 00:12:21.409 that I was like that is dead on and the loyalty 00:12:21.409 --> 00:12:26.210 between not only our customers which thank goodness 00:12:26.210 --> 00:12:28.990 for our loyal customers but the loyalty that 00:12:28.990 --> 00:12:32.759 our own team brings to the table because honestly 00:12:32.759 --> 00:12:36.860 with the way that things go if our team has heart 00:12:36.860 --> 00:12:39.179 and you can see that and you can feel that it's 00:12:39.179 --> 00:12:42.419 not fake it's not something you can just make 00:12:42.419 --> 00:12:45.580 up because going through the hard times really 00:12:45.580 --> 00:12:47.919 shows the true colors of your team and the heart 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:51.259 that they have and truly we all bleed white peony 00:12:51.259 --> 00:12:54.379 yes and it's like it's heart and the passion 00:12:54.379 --> 00:12:56.879 now if there's one thing we've said this time 00:12:56.879 --> 00:12:58.779 and time again even as i've sat with each of 00:12:58.779 --> 00:13:02.019 you to talk in as a group in our meetings I'm 00:13:02.019 --> 00:13:05.080 like and I talk with my business consultant it's 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:08.080 wild because last year shook me a little bit 00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:11.419 with changes this year I'm like this is like 00:13:11.419 --> 00:13:14.919 a different kind of family I'm so freaking grateful 00:13:15.779 --> 00:13:18.519 because we have come together like a sisterhood, 00:13:19.080 --> 00:13:22.820 because if anything were to happen to any of 00:13:22.820 --> 00:13:25.580 these individuals on my team, and vice versa, 00:13:25.840 --> 00:13:27.340 and I know they would do the same for me, if 00:13:27.340 --> 00:13:30.379 anything happened, it is like drop everything 00:13:30.379 --> 00:13:32.740 and do whatever you have to do to help one another. 00:13:32.980 --> 00:13:35.480 And I mean, you guys have to do that this year. 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:39.840 So that was that was proven to be real. But I 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:44.350 think, yeah. You know, Adam, with what you experienced 00:13:44.350 --> 00:13:50.690 with Aaron's accident, I was expecting this, 00:13:50.950 --> 00:13:55.929 but I think what that showed is how we have something 00:13:55.929 --> 00:14:00.970 so unique because we can work, like we can show 00:14:00.970 --> 00:14:03.669 up at work and we can do our work and we can 00:14:03.669 --> 00:14:06.169 have different points of views and perspectives. 00:14:06.429 --> 00:14:08.909 But like we come to work. and we're here with 00:14:08.909 --> 00:14:11.590 so much passion in our mission, but then on a 00:14:11.590 --> 00:14:14.110 personal level, it is like a different kind of 00:14:14.110 --> 00:14:17.629 family that I am so grateful for. But when that 00:14:17.629 --> 00:14:19.750 happened, Autumn, with you and Erin, there's 00:14:19.750 --> 00:14:23.889 not one ounce of question from any one of us 00:14:23.889 --> 00:14:25.409 that would have done anything different. And 00:14:25.409 --> 00:14:28.129 I think for me, that was a really telling thing 00:14:28.129 --> 00:14:30.860 because, you know, I think one of the most resounding 00:14:30.860 --> 00:14:33.299 things that I heard after and during this accident 00:14:33.299 --> 00:14:37.019 was about my place of work and where I work because 00:14:37.019 --> 00:14:40.740 not only did they come together as my best friends 00:14:40.740 --> 00:14:44.299 and checking on me, but They all swooped in, 00:14:44.299 --> 00:14:48.100 everybody, to I didn't feel you guys just picked 00:14:48.100 --> 00:14:51.340 up exactly what needed to be done without hesitation, 00:14:51.379 --> 00:14:54.039 without question. And then as soon as I was able 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:56.120 to come back, you guys welcomed me with open 00:14:56.120 --> 00:14:59.580 arms and it just flowed so easily. And again, 00:14:59.580 --> 00:15:01.159 I think that's something you can't replicate 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:04.120 in a lot of positions and a lot of other businesses, 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:06.860 because a lot of things can be really transactional. 00:15:06.899 --> 00:15:08.879 And sometimes you're just a number or just a 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:11.740 chair or just a body there. And here it is so 00:15:11.740 --> 00:15:14.480 much deeper. than that. And that is something 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:17.419 that I can never take for granted. And I think 00:15:17.419 --> 00:15:21.460 really I made it shine this year and prove itself 00:15:21.460 --> 00:15:25.639 with our team and things like this. Erin, that's 00:15:25.639 --> 00:15:27.799 enough. That's enough, Erin. But what I will 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:31.779 say is did that because we fully, you would have 00:15:31.779 --> 00:15:33.840 done the same for any of us. Yeah. No, without 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:36.059 a doubt, without hesitation, without anything. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:39.059 But the thing with what Autumn was saying and 00:15:39.059 --> 00:15:42.269 how I'm feeling right now is we're so genuine 00:15:42.269 --> 00:15:45.070 with this message the new year stronger you if 00:15:45.070 --> 00:15:47.710 there's one thing that I advice for everyone 00:15:47.710 --> 00:15:50.309 is like when you can be your genuine self like 00:15:50.309 --> 00:15:53.350 we literally live here with the biggest hearts 00:15:53.350 --> 00:15:57.009 with the most passion I one time at a previous 00:15:57.009 --> 00:15:59.389 job was told I have too much passion and what 00:15:59.389 --> 00:16:01.250 I'm doing like I shouldn't be so passionate about 00:16:01.250 --> 00:16:05.210 my work and I finally found the people that Equally 00:16:05.210 --> 00:16:07.370 move forward with the same type of passion and 00:16:07.370 --> 00:16:09.570 I think when you can be genuine and who you are 00:16:09.570 --> 00:16:11.929 and stand taller And you guys have shown me that 00:16:11.929 --> 00:16:14.470 you've given me more confidence. There's something 00:16:14.470 --> 00:16:17.809 so dang powerful in that so I think that's a 00:16:17.809 --> 00:16:20.990 perfect kind of Revelation with all of this and 00:16:20.990 --> 00:16:24.590 I think leading that way I think being here everyone 00:16:24.590 --> 00:16:26.950 has that genuine heart that genuine feel I think 00:16:26.950 --> 00:16:29.960 it also kind of shows and radiates to our customers 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:33.340 because they give us that same. And I think during 00:16:33.340 --> 00:16:35.740 this too, when I talk about resilience and the 00:16:35.740 --> 00:16:38.379 loyalty between us as staff and our customers, 00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:41.379 our customers never disappeared. They still supported 00:16:41.379 --> 00:16:45.750 us. as things shifted, they still leaned in to 00:16:45.750 --> 00:16:48.210 us and I think for different reasons. And I think 00:16:48.210 --> 00:16:50.490 that's what's really cool because again, and 00:16:50.490 --> 00:16:52.889 we always say this, but I think this year more 00:16:52.889 --> 00:16:55.090 than ever that we are more than a boutique and 00:16:55.090 --> 00:16:57.429 we are more than just clothes. And I feel like 00:16:57.429 --> 00:16:59.909 I've had more genuine conversations in the last 00:16:59.909 --> 00:17:02.690 year about that with our customers than I've 00:17:02.690 --> 00:17:04.950 ever had before. I agree. If you're thinking 00:17:04.950 --> 00:17:06.710 right now, if you're listening and you're having 00:17:06.710 --> 00:17:09.170 a moment in the car or whatever that is and you're 00:17:09.170 --> 00:17:11.690 like passion, like I don't have passion for what 00:17:11.690 --> 00:17:13.960 I'm doing or where I'm working. Find it, find 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:16.720 it. What fuels you. I know with the different 00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:18.819 careers that I've had in the past, there are 00:17:18.819 --> 00:17:22.519 things that I've loved within that, but it's 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:25.440 the stars aligned for me. I'm so grateful because 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:27.519 the stars aligned for me to take all the little 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:29.579 bits and pieces of what I loved doing in those 00:17:29.579 --> 00:17:32.059 little moments. If I was questioned from someone 00:17:32.059 --> 00:17:33.980 like, why are you doing too much of this or you're 00:17:33.980 --> 00:17:36.319 too happy or blah, blah, blah. Guess what? It's 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.200 all come together here at Wade Beauty. So this 00:17:39.200 --> 00:17:41.440 might sound cheesy. This might be very specific 00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:44.880 to us. but what I challenge you as a business 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:47.319 owner is I want you to take a moment and I want 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:50.579 you to write down like what genuinely makes you 00:17:50.579 --> 00:17:52.920 happy whether it's personally or professionally 00:17:52.920 --> 00:17:55.440 and then I want you to take that list and think 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:58.740 like okay first of all what about my team like 00:17:58.740 --> 00:18:02.519 how does this resonate with my team one two how 00:18:02.519 --> 00:18:04.519 does this resonate with the people that I'm serving 00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:08.819 my customers or my clients you have an opportunity 00:18:09.150 --> 00:18:12.190 If you're a business owner to create a path that 00:18:12.190 --> 00:18:15.170 works the most for you and your team, because 00:18:15.170 --> 00:18:19.809 when you genuine authenticity, people like. It 00:18:19.809 --> 00:18:22.710 matters in the universe response to that. If 00:18:22.710 --> 00:18:25.970 you are a leader somewhere or working for somebody, 00:18:26.509 --> 00:18:29.529 I challenge you to also make the same list because 00:18:29.529 --> 00:18:32.970 I think it's very important to figure out, especially 00:18:32.970 --> 00:18:36.170 now. You at work are not just going to work to 00:18:36.170 --> 00:18:38.769 go to work. You are going to work to make a difference. 00:18:39.109 --> 00:18:41.289 Whether you feel like that or not, I don't care. 00:18:41.490 --> 00:18:43.930 You are. Period. Every moment matters. Exactly. 00:18:44.329 --> 00:18:47.109 So you can decide, am I literally going to get 00:18:47.109 --> 00:18:51.349 by my work day? Which honestly sucks. Sorry to 00:18:51.349 --> 00:18:53.769 say that, but like you count the clock, you get 00:18:53.769 --> 00:18:56.069 angry, you have animosity, blah, blah, blah. 00:18:56.369 --> 00:18:59.160 You need to make a choice. Am I going to show 00:18:59.160 --> 00:19:01.640 up and make an impact or am I just going to get 00:19:01.640 --> 00:19:05.160 by and be miserable? And when you start asking 00:19:05.160 --> 00:19:07.339 yourself these questions and instead of blaming 00:19:07.339 --> 00:19:09.599 your workplace, instead of blaming your annoying 00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:12.900 coworker, instead of blaming maybe an employee 00:19:12.900 --> 00:19:15.859 who doesn't show up on time, you need to reflect. 00:19:16.190 --> 00:19:18.130 in your own self. You need to make this list 00:19:18.130 --> 00:19:21.529 yourself. I promise it'll come full circle. Yes. 00:19:21.809 --> 00:19:23.549 Agreed. You know, we kind of touched on this 00:19:23.549 --> 00:19:25.130 and there were definitely moments last year that 00:19:25.130 --> 00:19:27.809 felt heavy in a lot of places. It would have 00:19:27.809 --> 00:19:29.650 broke a lot of people. And I feel like we're 00:19:29.650 --> 00:19:32.230 broke down, but we never fully like, you know 00:19:32.230 --> 00:19:34.910 what I mean? But we did always lift each other 00:19:34.910 --> 00:19:36.670 up and we stuck together and we had the same 00:19:36.670 --> 00:19:39.130 values and the same passion for what we do. And 00:19:39.130 --> 00:19:41.430 that really carried us through. And it was not 00:19:41.430 --> 00:19:43.670 always easy. No, it's not. And it's not always 00:19:43.670 --> 00:19:46.049 going to, but wow. Looking back, I'm like, Aren't 00:19:46.049 --> 00:19:48.829 you proud? We were resilient. Yes, we were. I'm 00:19:48.829 --> 00:19:51.670 freaking proud. This year in ways sucked. Yeah. 00:19:52.029 --> 00:19:54.990 So bad. Okay, I didn't have a censored little 00:19:54.990 --> 00:19:56.650 thing in the beginning of this podcast. It did. 00:19:57.410 --> 00:19:59.589 It felt good to say that. That did kind of feel 00:19:59.589 --> 00:20:03.440 good. Say it. Sucked and you know what? I love 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.240 you know Tara best friend Tara She says she hates 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:10.759 like that false positivity So if there's one 00:20:10.759 --> 00:20:13.680 thing for sure, you know, everybody could probably 00:20:13.680 --> 00:20:16.900 say it could be worse. I know it I know it for 00:20:16.900 --> 00:20:18.920 a fact especially being on the indie foundation 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:21.579 on the board and doing the things I know it could 00:20:21.579 --> 00:20:24.940 be worse, but it doesn't make what you're going 00:20:24.940 --> 00:20:28.039 through Anything less important exactly right? 00:20:28.160 --> 00:20:31.059 Yeah, so I've always been one to be like you 00:20:31.059 --> 00:20:33.839 know. put on that tough shell and be like, I'm 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:36.119 fine. It's good. Sometimes you're not frigging 00:20:36.119 --> 00:20:39.140 good. Period. It's okay. And that's okay. And 00:20:39.140 --> 00:20:41.299 I think we've allowed ourselves to do that as 00:20:41.299 --> 00:20:43.940 a team and then still move forward because when 00:20:43.940 --> 00:20:46.920 you can hug and cry it out and maybe if that's 00:20:46.920 --> 00:20:49.240 less extreme, I mean, the autumn years is a little 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:52.559 different. Emily too, you have had moments that 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:55.259 it's unbelievable, the strength that you carry. 00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:58.480 And if we have time and we need to just release, 00:20:58.579 --> 00:21:00.859 like we give ourselves that. When I think about 00:21:00.859 --> 00:21:03.539 that, I'm a crier naturally and it used to be 00:21:03.539 --> 00:21:05.940 something I was really ashamed of but it's something 00:21:05.940 --> 00:21:08.960 that I think as I've grown to learn who I am 00:21:08.960 --> 00:21:11.160 I think it's a really good quality for me because 00:21:11.160 --> 00:21:14.200 I'm a person that can honor a feeling and then 00:21:14.200 --> 00:21:16.839 I can move forward I think sometimes when we 00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:19.140 put on this brave face because we think we're 00:21:19.140 --> 00:21:21.859 helping ourselves or those around us it can come 00:21:21.859 --> 00:21:24.430 out in worse ways, it can come out in different 00:21:24.430 --> 00:21:28.309 ways that we didn't expect and I think sometimes 00:21:28.309 --> 00:21:30.990 it's just okay to honor that feeling. Sometimes 00:21:30.990 --> 00:21:33.029 it's okay to just give a good cry in the shower 00:21:33.029 --> 00:21:36.049 because you have to release the emotion to be 00:21:36.049 --> 00:21:38.529 able to move past the emotion and if you hold 00:21:38.529 --> 00:21:41.009 on to it that's where you will stay. I think 00:21:41.009 --> 00:21:45.329 we're more apt, all of us now, that we have been 00:21:45.829 --> 00:21:48.329 honoring the feeling to be able to move forward. 00:21:48.509 --> 00:21:50.430 I think a lot of us used to try to hold it all 00:21:50.430 --> 00:21:53.690 in, be tough, be strong for each other, thinking 00:21:53.690 --> 00:21:56.390 that that was helping or benefiting us, when 00:21:56.390 --> 00:21:59.230 in the long run, you kind of prove to yourself 00:21:59.230 --> 00:22:01.930 that it doesn't. And again, when we talk about 00:22:01.930 --> 00:22:04.450 like, some days we're not okay, and that's where 00:22:04.450 --> 00:22:06.450 the other person kind of lifts them up as they 00:22:06.450 --> 00:22:07.950 go, because you know, you're going to be in a 00:22:07.950 --> 00:22:10.849 spot like that at some point. And I think that's 00:22:10.849 --> 00:22:12.970 just important to honor. this year especially. 00:22:13.349 --> 00:22:15.809 I agree. Couldn't agree more. So that's a good 00:22:15.809 --> 00:22:20.200 point, Autumn. Thinking back to last year and 00:22:20.200 --> 00:22:23.799 what made us stronger is learning to let go. 00:22:24.519 --> 00:22:27.460 Learning to let go. I love that so much. So what, 00:22:27.960 --> 00:22:29.759 okay, let's think about this personally, professionally. 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:31.900 What are we intentionally leaving behind this 00:22:31.900 --> 00:22:33.799 year as leaders and as a brand? Well, I think 00:22:33.799 --> 00:22:35.640 kind of piggybacking right off of what Autumn 00:22:35.640 --> 00:22:38.680 said is doing less, but doing it better. So I 00:22:38.680 --> 00:22:40.180 feel like we kept trying to like keep up with 00:22:40.180 --> 00:22:41.940 the hustle and the trends and stay ahead and 00:22:41.940 --> 00:22:44.259 do 18 million things at once. And we were never 00:22:44.259 --> 00:22:47.000 like truly honing in on the details or like what 00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:49.359 we are really good at. You kept saying, let's 00:22:49.359 --> 00:22:51.319 go back to the basics. Let's go back to the basics. 00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:54.440 And so now doing less doesn't mean like we're 00:22:54.440 --> 00:22:56.519 doing less. It just means like honing in and 00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:59.039 being more intentional and being more detailed. 00:22:59.460 --> 00:23:02.539 Like before if we did 20 things, now we're doing 00:23:02.539 --> 00:23:05.400 eight things and the details in those eight things 00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:07.759 are like extraordinary. And that's been hard. 00:23:09.279 --> 00:23:12.140 I don't know, slowing down in a sense of like 00:23:12.140 --> 00:23:13.900 not slowing down like we're doing less. I don't 00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:15.880 know how to say it different, but like just really 00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:18.500 honing in on the details and making things better 00:23:18.500 --> 00:23:20.579 and stronger. More intentional. More intentional, 00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:23.779 yeah. I think it's like slowing down. the tornado 00:23:23.779 --> 00:23:25.400 you know what I mean like where you're chaotic 00:23:25.400 --> 00:23:27.339 enough you're just you're ramming through you're 00:23:27.339 --> 00:23:31.160 trying to push forward but like that's me I am 00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:35.079 learning to be a gentle wind yeah they call me 00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:37.700 Ferdinand and it's fine and I've owned it okay 00:23:37.700 --> 00:23:42.920 yeah I'm good good in this inside but sometimes 00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:45.480 just too much she's talking I'm like you're right 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:47.579 you said the tornado were slowing it down I was 00:23:47.579 --> 00:23:50.000 like yeah I could feel they're burning oh stop 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:52.579 it I'm a gentle wind this year that's what I'm 00:23:52.430 --> 00:23:55.769 I'm going for 2026. Just blowing in and blowing 00:23:55.769 --> 00:23:58.849 out. Let me ask you this. We're slowing down 00:23:58.849 --> 00:24:00.710 that tornado when we're kind of laughing about 00:24:00.710 --> 00:24:03.970 this because of certain things. With that on 00:24:03.970 --> 00:24:06.759 a personal level. What has worked and what hasn't 00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:09.559 worked? Because I think the reason, correct me 00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:11.099 if I'm wrong, you and I have had many, many talks 00:24:11.099 --> 00:24:14.359 about this, but the reason for that chaotic tornado 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:16.000 is because you're trying to please everyone. 00:24:16.079 --> 00:24:17.819 Oh, a hundred percent. Right? Yeah. You're trying 00:24:17.819 --> 00:24:19.400 to make up for other people's emotions. You're 00:24:19.400 --> 00:24:21.700 trying to please everyone. You're trying to make 00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:23.299 things better. You're trying to - Everyone happy. 00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:25.819 And yes, when you finally stand and you're like, 00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:30.039 this is who I am, I am bleep awesome. I am bleep 00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:32.910 and awesome. Yeah. And then it kind of changes. 00:24:33.230 --> 00:24:34.569 Actually, everyone right now, if you're in the 00:24:34.569 --> 00:24:36.569 car, if you're by yourself, please know children, 00:24:37.069 --> 00:24:40.390 say that aloud. Yeah. F in. Yeah, it does feel 00:24:40.390 --> 00:24:43.390 really good. Say it. Get a post -it note. I think 00:24:43.390 --> 00:24:45.869 with that being said too, with wanting to please 00:24:45.869 --> 00:24:47.950 everyone, I think I always think the word perfection, 00:24:48.109 --> 00:24:49.450 like I always felt like everything needed to 00:24:49.450 --> 00:24:52.650 be perfect. And to me, that just meant doing 00:24:52.650 --> 00:24:56.450 all the things and doing it myself. And I think 00:24:56.450 --> 00:24:59.250 leaving behind or what doesn't matter as much 00:24:59.250 --> 00:25:01.589 is that perfection. It's not speeding through 00:25:01.589 --> 00:25:03.190 life. It's not speeding through the motions. 00:25:03.289 --> 00:25:06.589 It's not chasing every opportunity. I think we 00:25:06.589 --> 00:25:10.410 also learn that we don't need to react. all the 00:25:10.410 --> 00:25:13.569 time. We're always in a reaction mode, but coming 00:25:13.569 --> 00:25:16.430 forward with intention first, I think is really 00:25:16.430 --> 00:25:18.470 important because I think sometimes when you're 00:25:18.470 --> 00:25:20.869 in that chaos of life and you're going through 00:25:20.869 --> 00:25:22.410 the motions and you're speeding through, you're 00:25:22.410 --> 00:25:24.150 always constantly just putting out the fires 00:25:24.150 --> 00:25:25.930 and never feeling like you can actually slow 00:25:25.930 --> 00:25:29.289 down and enjoy anything at that point. So I think 00:25:29.289 --> 00:25:32.670 sometimes it's just that understanding and letting 00:25:32.670 --> 00:25:35.289 yourself be okay with knowing that you don't 00:25:35.289 --> 00:25:37.349 need to be everywhere and everything to everyone. 00:25:38.240 --> 00:25:40.319 I think it's a big pivotal moment. Oh, I think 00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:43.380 of that on a personal level. And it's wild. It's 00:25:43.380 --> 00:25:46.079 wild. And it comes, okay, you know, I'm going 00:25:46.079 --> 00:25:49.670 to turn 40 this year, very soon. Someone whoo 00:25:49.670 --> 00:25:52.569 -hoo someone had said to me they said it's okay 00:25:52.569 --> 00:25:54.829 40 isn't this I've never felt more healthy. It's 00:25:54.829 --> 00:25:56.809 great. It's awesome I was like I actually could 00:25:56.809 --> 00:26:00.130 care less about that number. What I want is peace 00:26:00.130 --> 00:26:03.910 What I want is yeah to feel good and everything. 00:26:03.950 --> 00:26:07.049 I don't care about age I don't care if you're 00:26:07.049 --> 00:26:10.430 listening right now and you are in your 20s 30s 00:26:10.430 --> 00:26:13.750 40s 50s or about I don't care But what I do care 00:26:13.750 --> 00:26:17.950 about is what it's gonna take to step into my 00:26:17.950 --> 00:26:20.849 power further and when I say that it sounds selfish 00:26:20.849 --> 00:26:23.690 it is not it is literally when I say that I've 00:26:23.690 --> 00:26:26.289 dealt you guys with with bottom said perfectionism 00:26:26.289 --> 00:26:28.809 my entire life to the tenth degree like very 00:26:28.809 --> 00:26:31.630 strong perfectionism it's come out and work I 00:26:31.630 --> 00:26:33.369 worked through things and worked through it with 00:26:33.369 --> 00:26:35.950 you guys in a different way my eyes have been 00:26:35.950 --> 00:26:40.589 opened to what truly truly matters and to me 00:26:40.589 --> 00:26:43.660 I don't know this last year Values like when 00:26:43.660 --> 00:26:46.700 you have a team when you have a community with 00:26:46.700 --> 00:26:49.480 all eyes on you when you have a huge family and 00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:52.819 I just feel like There are so many eyes on you 00:26:52.819 --> 00:26:55.500 and in the beginning you feel like perfectionism 00:26:55.500 --> 00:26:59.160 or you're gonna fail Yeah, now it's like no hold 00:26:59.160 --> 00:27:01.619 your role. Nobody's perfect and when you can 00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:04.920 figure that out It's like a aha. Holy mind -blown 00:27:04.920 --> 00:27:07.700 type, you know, nobody's perfect We're all honestly 00:27:07.700 --> 00:27:10.000 under the surface trying to survive in some way 00:27:10.000 --> 00:27:12.519 shape or form I actually do not get intimidated. 00:27:13.019 --> 00:27:15.420 I have not from, and I think my grandfather for 00:27:15.420 --> 00:27:18.359 this, from someone with the greatest title, if 00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:20.259 you're a president somewhere. So that doesn't 00:27:20.259 --> 00:27:22.740 bother me because I know underneath that layer, 00:27:22.880 --> 00:27:25.799 underneath that surface, we're all trying to 00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:28.000 survive. We're all this. And so for me, when 00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:31.019 this equation started adding up in my head, perfectionism, 00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:32.940 I'm like, you can do really great things with 00:27:32.940 --> 00:27:36.079 slowing down and being more intentional and then 00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:39.359 stop freaking questioning yourself. Man, when 00:27:39.359 --> 00:27:41.250 you're like, I don't know. Did I do that right? 00:27:41.369 --> 00:27:43.309 Did I make them up? Did I blah, blah, blah? I 00:27:43.309 --> 00:27:45.190 don't know. Did I do that good enough? Did I 00:27:45.190 --> 00:27:48.450 stop it? Not only does it not help you when you 00:27:48.450 --> 00:27:52.250 can stand tall in what you believe in. And for 00:27:52.250 --> 00:27:54.710 everyone, that's different. I mean, might slightly 00:27:54.710 --> 00:27:56.490 be the same, but for the most part different. 00:27:56.930 --> 00:27:58.970 When you can stand tall in that and when you 00:27:58.970 --> 00:28:01.190 walk in a room and you're like, this is who I 00:28:01.190 --> 00:28:04.049 am. This is what I bring to the table. The universe 00:28:04.049 --> 00:28:07.690 will respond and you will give off the most beautiful, 00:28:08.150 --> 00:28:10.569 powerful radiation. We've talked about that a 00:28:10.569 --> 00:28:14.029 lot too. There's something so incredible about 00:28:14.029 --> 00:28:17.289 that. So for me, perfectionism, bye. And I think 00:28:17.289 --> 00:28:19.309 when you radiate that, that's the light that 00:28:19.309 --> 00:28:21.650 people are drawn to and the right people. will 00:28:21.650 --> 00:28:24.789 be drawn. So you might not be it for everyone 00:28:24.789 --> 00:28:27.029 and you have to be okay with that because you're 00:28:27.029 --> 00:28:29.309 something to somebody when you're your true self 00:28:29.309 --> 00:28:32.289 and you radiate that light. That and when you 00:28:32.289 --> 00:28:34.529 are something, I always say every single one 00:28:34.529 --> 00:28:37.730 of us are all influencers, right? So like if 00:28:37.730 --> 00:28:40.009 you're listening right now and you're like, I 00:28:40.009 --> 00:28:41.849 could never be on a podcast. I can never stand 00:28:41.849 --> 00:28:43.950 in front of camera. I could never, I'm not an 00:28:43.950 --> 00:28:45.910 influencer. Like people don't look up to, yeah, 00:28:45.910 --> 00:28:48.670 they do. Yeah, they actually do. I don't think 00:28:48.670 --> 00:28:51.440 you understand. And I, literally this, I guess, 00:28:51.579 --> 00:28:53.420 is what I'm going to shake into everything that 00:28:53.420 --> 00:28:56.799 we do. If you're listening right now, there is 00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:59.000 someone in this world, whether you like it or 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:02.039 not, that you are influencing in either a really 00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:04.400 good way or maybe a not so great way. People 00:29:04.400 --> 00:29:06.500 look up to you. I don't care what your title 00:29:06.500 --> 00:29:08.700 is. I don't care if you're an expert or not. 00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:10.500 I don't care how long you've been in a business. 00:29:10.599 --> 00:29:12.880 I don't care if it's your day one or if you've 00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:15.359 been there for 25 years. It doesn't matter. I 00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:17.240 don't care if you have a big family, a little 00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:20.859 family or a dog mom. You run a business. You 00:29:20.859 --> 00:29:23.660 don't run it. It doesn't matter. You influence. 00:29:24.319 --> 00:29:27.180 everyone and I think now is the year where we 00:29:27.180 --> 00:29:29.299 need to understand that. When you walk in a room 00:29:29.299 --> 00:29:31.200 it freaking matters. A lot of people are going 00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:33.099 through a really hard time right now period and 00:29:33.099 --> 00:29:35.700 we have been a part of so many stories that I 00:29:35.700 --> 00:29:38.099 am so grateful for but it's heavy and what I 00:29:38.099 --> 00:29:40.700 know is that when you walk into a room like right 00:29:40.700 --> 00:29:43.859 now the new year and with different stores or 00:29:43.859 --> 00:29:47.380 guests how you react in those moments it is going 00:29:47.380 --> 00:29:50.220 to matter. You are influencing the room. So on 00:29:50.220 --> 00:29:53.319 that note this year is not about changing who 00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:56.619 we are. It's about refining how we show up, right? 00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:58.940 Absolutely. So I'm gonna ask this amongst our 00:29:58.940 --> 00:30:00.339 group and I think we all just kind of chime in 00:30:00.339 --> 00:30:04.339 here because I think we have been so excited 00:30:04.339 --> 00:30:07.940 to kind of kick start this new year. So how do 00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:09.799 you see White Peony showing up different for 00:30:09.799 --> 00:30:11.440 our customers this year? When I say White Peony, 00:30:11.640 --> 00:30:16.319 I mean as a team, as a business, how we are going 00:30:16.319 --> 00:30:19.819 to serve differently. And if you're listening, 00:30:20.259 --> 00:30:22.339 ask yourself this question. Ask yourself the 00:30:22.339 --> 00:30:23.599 same question as we're talking about this. How 00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:25.240 do you see white peony showing up differently 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:27.480 for our customers this year? Two words that come 00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:30.000 to mind for me are just bigger and stronger. 00:30:30.140 --> 00:30:32.740 And it's funny because even reading those words, 00:30:32.940 --> 00:30:34.980 I think the point is we don't show up differently. 00:30:35.259 --> 00:30:38.359 I think the point is, is we keep being exactly 00:30:38.359 --> 00:30:40.180 who we are with our customers because I think 00:30:40.180 --> 00:30:43.099 that's how we got to where we are now is just 00:30:43.099 --> 00:30:45.319 being authentically ourselves and connecting 00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:47.140 with every single person that walks through the 00:30:47.140 --> 00:30:49.440 door because I have met some of the most incredible 00:30:49.440 --> 00:30:52.579 people, the most in -depth conversations for 00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:54.640 those that have stepped through these doorways. 00:30:55.119 --> 00:30:58.980 And I think that is where we grow. That is where 00:30:58.980 --> 00:31:02.890 we are different. I think... being super intentional 00:31:02.890 --> 00:31:05.609 with the people that walk in this door and realizing 00:31:05.609 --> 00:31:08.190 every human, every story matters. Yeah. I think 00:31:08.190 --> 00:31:10.769 for me, when I say bigger and stronger, it's 00:31:10.769 --> 00:31:13.549 standing stronger in our beliefs and like white 00:31:13.549 --> 00:31:15.210 peony, this is who we are. We're different. We're 00:31:15.210 --> 00:31:17.470 more than clothing. We're this. But also when 00:31:17.470 --> 00:31:19.650 you said intentional, when I say bigger in my 00:31:19.650 --> 00:31:22.130 mind, I say we're bigger. We're showing a bigger 00:31:22.130 --> 00:31:24.569 for you because like the moments we've talked 00:31:24.569 --> 00:31:26.529 about being more intentional with our top customers 00:31:26.529 --> 00:31:28.789 are the ones who engage with us, who really care. 00:31:28.789 --> 00:31:31.059 Yeah. Going out of our way to connect. with them 00:31:31.059 --> 00:31:33.559 in ways that actually matter aside from clothing, 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:35.839 right? And I feel like we meet women where they 00:31:35.839 --> 00:31:37.180 are. You don't have to come in. You're not all 00:31:37.180 --> 00:31:38.579 the same. You're not in the same spot. Maybe 00:31:38.579 --> 00:31:39.720 you're having a good day. Maybe you're having 00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:42.460 a bad day. But I feel like white peony consistently 00:31:42.460 --> 00:31:44.539 has been a place that feels calm, welcoming, 00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:46.599 and encouraging. People leave feeling good when 00:31:46.599 --> 00:31:48.640 they walk out a space. You don't have to have 00:31:48.640 --> 00:31:51.240 it all together, right? We've cried. We've laughed. 00:31:51.259 --> 00:31:52.579 We've had all the feelings there. And I feel 00:31:52.579 --> 00:31:54.599 like people are comfortable just being themselves. 00:31:54.599 --> 00:31:56.319 And I feel like that's important to remind women 00:31:56.319 --> 00:31:58.039 that we are there and we're going to continue 00:31:58.039 --> 00:32:01.099 to be that for them. Don't you think like, so 00:32:01.099 --> 00:32:03.420 we have been that, but if we're going to be bigger, 00:32:03.720 --> 00:32:07.180 stronger for 2026, I think it's just standing 00:32:07.180 --> 00:32:10.480 in that a little bit different, like more, deeper. 00:32:11.640 --> 00:32:15.440 Is that a, yeah, deeper. So looking at 2026, 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:17.680 what excites you most about this new year? I'm 00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:19.839 actually really excited for our team in general. 00:32:19.900 --> 00:32:22.579 I feel like in this last year, a lot of us have 00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:25.740 grown in confidence. I think a lot of us have 00:32:25.740 --> 00:32:29.640 been more able to trust our instincts, trusting 00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:33.460 ourselves faster, believing in ourselves more 00:32:33.460 --> 00:32:38.380 to take on bigger roles, to take on tougher situations, 00:32:38.640 --> 00:32:43.299 to take on tasks and new ideas with confidence 00:32:43.299 --> 00:32:45.980 instead of just being nervous to speak our minds. 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:49.579 I think we've all grown and affirmed each other 00:32:49.579 --> 00:32:52.339 that like we all have great ideas and things 00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:54.099 that we bring to the table and every one of us 00:32:54.099 --> 00:32:56.240 is so different that I'm really excited to see 00:32:56.240 --> 00:32:57.940 where this takes us. I've talked to Emma about 00:32:57.940 --> 00:33:00.539 this recently where, you know, within this last 00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:03.099 year and learning all the things, I feel like 00:33:03.099 --> 00:33:06.740 we've pivoted so much and we've learned to slow 00:33:06.740 --> 00:33:10.160 down this year that I feel this fire burning 00:33:10.160 --> 00:33:12.839 inside all of us. Like I can feel it, that something 00:33:12.839 --> 00:33:16.220 just feels different. It feels more, I don't 00:33:16.220 --> 00:33:17.660 know what the word is. It's like we're excited 00:33:17.660 --> 00:33:19.920 to grow with intention. Like we have intention 00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:21.859 behind what we're doing. We're confident in who 00:33:21.859 --> 00:33:23.799 we are and it's really exciting. I don't know. 00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:26.109 And it feels like movement. I feel like we've 00:33:26.109 --> 00:33:28.549 been feeling kind of stuck emotionally and physically, 00:33:28.630 --> 00:33:31.930 but I think it's movement of like there is something 00:33:31.930 --> 00:33:35.380 bigger happening. I think we've proven to ourselves 00:33:35.380 --> 00:33:38.559 this year. I think when we stand stronger, bolder, 00:33:38.619 --> 00:33:42.880 wiser in 2026, it's that we have proven we're 00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:45.839 more than clothing. When we talk about the details 00:33:45.839 --> 00:33:48.200 behind the scenes and what we go through, I don't 00:33:48.200 --> 00:33:50.160 think people understand actually everybody that 00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:52.579 I've met as far as like business relationship, 00:33:52.819 --> 00:33:55.700 like my team behind the scenes, not like, you 00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:58.039 know, employees, but like people that like my 00:33:58.039 --> 00:34:00.119 business consultant, my coding team, the whole 00:34:00.119 --> 00:34:03.500 nine yards, I think blown away with what takes 00:34:03.369 --> 00:34:05.589 place behind the scenes and I wish we could unwrap 00:34:05.589 --> 00:34:07.849 that for everyone and maybe we will maybe that's 00:34:07.849 --> 00:34:11.570 a good idea but I trust in us more than ever 00:34:11.570 --> 00:34:15.510 yeah and I want everyone who is part of our white 00:34:15.510 --> 00:34:18.809 peony community to also feel that same sense 00:34:18.809 --> 00:34:21.369 if there's anything that we can help with it 00:34:21.369 --> 00:34:23.329 is that now I want to touch base really quickly 00:34:23.630 --> 00:34:25.329 This is getting a little bit long because we 00:34:25.329 --> 00:34:27.070 could sit here for a long time. But I want to 00:34:27.070 --> 00:34:28.809 touch briefly on the personal side because leadership 00:34:28.809 --> 00:34:31.329 and life are so obviously connected. And it is 00:34:31.329 --> 00:34:34.110 for us being a family. Emily, what did last year 00:34:34.110 --> 00:34:36.489 teach you about your own strength? That would 00:34:36.489 --> 00:34:38.610 be a better question. Yes, agree. To believe 00:34:38.610 --> 00:34:41.050 in myself and hone in on my confidence and know 00:34:41.050 --> 00:34:43.570 that what I say has a value. Believing in what 00:34:43.570 --> 00:34:45.730 I say and backing it up with facts and knowing 00:34:45.730 --> 00:34:47.769 that what I bring to the table truly matters. 00:34:47.969 --> 00:34:49.949 And so I feel like I'm going to hone in more 00:34:49.949 --> 00:34:52.329 on that this year and really like believe in 00:34:52.329 --> 00:34:54.849 myself and what I bring matters and like being 00:34:54.849 --> 00:34:57.510 behind the scenes in a sense for what I do. I'm 00:34:57.510 --> 00:34:59.650 on my computer and like doing things behind all 00:34:59.650 --> 00:35:02.170 the time. So like not always feeling like what 00:35:02.170 --> 00:35:04.590 I'm doing does not that it doesn't have a value 00:35:04.590 --> 00:35:06.409 because I know it does, but like showing that 00:35:06.409 --> 00:35:08.110 it's paying off and like, I don't know, there's 00:35:08.110 --> 00:35:10.530 like little things that little wins to me that 00:35:10.530 --> 00:35:13.369 have really helped me see the success I bring. 00:35:14.300 --> 00:35:16.460 And then it's not always immediate. Correct. 00:35:16.639 --> 00:35:18.980 And I think that was hard to, you know, sometimes 00:35:18.980 --> 00:35:21.699 to calculate or hard to feel when you are giving 00:35:21.699 --> 00:35:24.320 your heart and soul. And that day you might not 00:35:24.320 --> 00:35:26.719 feel it, but then you see something trigger something 00:35:26.719 --> 00:35:29.539 else. And then that snowball effect, those are 00:35:29.539 --> 00:35:32.500 the big, big victories. Huge, huge. And for you 00:35:32.500 --> 00:35:35.280 to say that, like standing more confident in 00:35:35.280 --> 00:35:36.900 what you're, you know, what you're saying. I'm 00:35:36.900 --> 00:35:40.619 like, Emily, yes. Let's just give Emily this. 00:35:42.300 --> 00:35:48.019 Oh, this is a good one. Adam, how has this last 00:35:48.019 --> 00:35:49.860 year, how has it shaped how you support others 00:35:49.860 --> 00:35:53.000 now going into 2026? I think it's going to kind 00:35:53.000 --> 00:35:54.739 of like full circle kind of to the beginning 00:35:54.739 --> 00:35:57.320 of what I was saying with more of the quiet leadership. 00:35:57.619 --> 00:35:59.219 And you've always kind of talked about that, 00:35:59.219 --> 00:36:01.820 that, and again, this, it doesn't mean that your 00:36:01.820 --> 00:36:04.460 hands off. What it means is you don't have to 00:36:04.460 --> 00:36:07.550 show anybody. proof of your worth, of what you're 00:36:07.550 --> 00:36:10.530 doing, of your accomplishments, of your checklists, 00:36:10.909 --> 00:36:13.690 of the things that you personally did yourself. 00:36:13.789 --> 00:36:16.750 I think it's more leaning in and empowering the 00:36:16.750 --> 00:36:21.460 team around you. making decisions in the uncertainty 00:36:21.460 --> 00:36:24.760 and not having to wait for someone to approve 00:36:24.760 --> 00:36:27.500 you or to make you feel like you're worthy to 00:36:27.500 --> 00:36:30.440 do that or make that decision. I think that is 00:36:30.440 --> 00:36:32.840 that quiet strength that I'm learning to dive 00:36:32.840 --> 00:36:35.480 into. I always joke that I'm kind of like a dog. 00:36:35.539 --> 00:36:37.000 I just need someone to tell me I'm doing a good 00:36:37.000 --> 00:36:40.239 job. I just need to know that you like me. Just 00:36:40.239 --> 00:36:43.760 please love me. But I think I'm learning to love 00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:46.480 who I am myself and knowing that I am worthy 00:36:46.480 --> 00:36:50.539 of it. And I work hard and I show up and I think 00:36:50.539 --> 00:36:53.219 showing up for the team and just supporting them 00:36:53.219 --> 00:36:56.820 in there. growth has been a big change for me. 00:36:56.840 --> 00:36:58.639 And I'm still getting there, but I think I'm 00:36:58.639 --> 00:37:02.400 starting to realize that. Seriously. I love that. 00:37:02.579 --> 00:37:05.980 Thank you. Thank you. That was powerful. Thank 00:37:05.980 --> 00:37:09.320 you. And I'm so proud of you. I can see it. I 00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:12.519 can actually, it's crazy. Like as a best friend, 00:37:12.559 --> 00:37:16.000 I have a team of women who are my best friends 00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:18.260 and who feel like family. And a lot of people 00:37:18.260 --> 00:37:19.980 are like, how do you do it? Cause that is hard. 00:37:20.019 --> 00:37:22.000 Like a lot of people can't do that. I can though. 00:37:22.280 --> 00:37:25.219 I can put myself. in a friend perspective at 00:37:25.219 --> 00:37:28.440 a 30 ,000 foot view, how I always say it, and 00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:30.760 I can do it as a leader or a business owner. 00:37:31.019 --> 00:37:34.900 I really can. But on both levels, like listening 00:37:34.900 --> 00:37:37.300 to what you both just said, like... You're a 00:37:37.300 --> 00:37:40.300 proud mom. Yeah. I grew your little bit, little 00:37:40.300 --> 00:37:43.900 hatchlings. No, no, no. But it makes me so proud 00:37:43.900 --> 00:37:46.000 because also you guys could speak to the journey 00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:49.260 that I've like, it got me emotional listening 00:37:49.260 --> 00:37:51.500 to you guys. Cause I'm like, I am so proud. I 00:37:51.500 --> 00:37:54.760 think, but I think before you say what you're 00:37:54.760 --> 00:37:57.599 growing from, I think that is a really cool thing 00:37:57.599 --> 00:38:01.019 is I think you've been breathing this confidence 00:38:01.019 --> 00:38:03.179 in ourselves for a long time. And you always 00:38:03.179 --> 00:38:06.119 talk about that is finding a person's strength. 00:38:06.159 --> 00:38:10.380 as a leader and then you are nurturing that part 00:38:10.380 --> 00:38:12.920 of them. So you see their strengths because like 00:38:12.920 --> 00:38:14.579 there are certain things that I'm not good at, 00:38:15.019 --> 00:38:17.880 that Emily's not good at and vice versa. I love 00:38:17.880 --> 00:38:20.239 when Emily's strengths come out because like 00:38:20.239 --> 00:38:22.719 I lean on her and I hope she can lean on me. 00:38:22.719 --> 00:38:25.199 And I think it's really cool to support each 00:38:25.199 --> 00:38:27.500 other's strengths and know each other's weaknesses, 00:38:27.619 --> 00:38:30.480 not as a weakness, but as something that you 00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:32.880 can depend on another person to help you through 00:38:32.880 --> 00:38:34.820 in the business because it's not all in one person. 00:38:35.369 --> 00:38:38.289 I think from the beginning, you've always breathed 00:38:38.289 --> 00:38:40.909 really honing in and owning your own strengths 00:38:40.909 --> 00:38:43.630 and really nurturing that part. I think what 00:38:43.630 --> 00:38:47.289 got me super emotional is when you said that. 00:38:47.570 --> 00:38:50.670 I think one of my biggest qualities is finding 00:38:50.670 --> 00:38:53.969 strength in people because it's actually been 00:38:53.969 --> 00:38:57.630 one of my biggest personal weaknesses. Let it 00:38:57.630 --> 00:39:00.849 out. It's the day to honor those feelings. So 00:39:00.849 --> 00:39:04.050 I think for me, growing up with perfectionism, 00:39:04.590 --> 00:39:06.610 secure in different ways throughout, you know, 00:39:06.710 --> 00:39:08.769 growing up in different ways and going through 00:39:08.769 --> 00:39:11.050 your own insecurities and your own life and being 00:39:11.050 --> 00:39:13.809 faced with people who question you and faced 00:39:13.809 --> 00:39:15.909 with, you know, you're not good enough. There 00:39:15.909 --> 00:39:17.989 were people in my life when I was young that 00:39:17.989 --> 00:39:21.030 said that, not my parents, but outsiders and 00:39:21.030 --> 00:39:23.210 you know, you feeling you got to prove yourself. 00:39:23.409 --> 00:39:25.610 I think I look deeper than the surface level 00:39:25.610 --> 00:39:27.710 because I'm like, I can see it in you. And I 00:39:27.710 --> 00:39:29.829 think that's actually been kind of my own journey 00:39:29.829 --> 00:39:33.010 at the same time. So for me against it all, it's 00:39:33.010 --> 00:39:37.000 like, I feel so damn good to stand up and be 00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:40.840 like yeah these are the hardest years of my professional 00:39:40.840 --> 00:39:44.320 existence. I lost my father -in -law 13 years 00:39:44.320 --> 00:39:46.460 ago and there are different things that I've 00:39:46.460 --> 00:39:49.320 had throughout my life too, health and wellness 00:39:49.320 --> 00:39:52.940 and career changes and everything under the sun. 00:39:53.119 --> 00:39:55.320 But there's something about this last two years 00:39:55.320 --> 00:39:59.000 that have tested me in ways and I'm like universe 00:39:59.000 --> 00:40:01.559 and you guys have heard me say this. I know what 00:40:01.559 --> 00:40:03.760 you're trying to do here. You're testing me to 00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:06.320 bring out and I read this thing online and it 00:40:06.320 --> 00:40:11.460 said, I have that like nasally. But I read a 00:40:11.460 --> 00:40:12.599 thing that said, if you're a business owner, 00:40:12.599 --> 00:40:14.760 it's going to test every ounce of your deepest 00:40:14.760 --> 00:40:16.500 insecurities and bring it to surface because 00:40:16.500 --> 00:40:18.980 you're going to face it head on in the mirror 00:40:18.980 --> 00:40:21.179 and you're going to stand stronger. And I was 00:40:21.179 --> 00:40:23.650 like, I'm called out. I'm sitting here listening 00:40:23.650 --> 00:40:26.349 to you with a smile on my face because if I were 00:40:26.349 --> 00:40:28.010 to say anything, I think Em would feel the same 00:40:28.010 --> 00:40:30.829 way. I think you nailed it right on the head. 00:40:31.849 --> 00:40:34.130 I feel like you nailed it right on the head, 00:40:34.170 --> 00:40:36.690 but it's not having to prove yourself to anyone. 00:40:36.829 --> 00:40:38.809 And I think for a long time, you were trying 00:40:38.809 --> 00:40:41.889 to prove you belong here, that you're worth it, 00:40:41.889 --> 00:40:44.530 and we're here to stay. We wanna be those things, 00:40:44.550 --> 00:40:47.800 but I feel like... In this last year, you let 00:40:47.800 --> 00:40:50.800 go of having to prove yourself anymore because 00:40:50.800 --> 00:40:54.519 I think you're stepping into your own self -worth 00:40:54.519 --> 00:40:57.500 and owning it. I agree with that. This year has 00:40:57.500 --> 00:41:02.280 made me every part of my life. Yeah. Every single 00:41:02.280 --> 00:41:04.519 part and going through the ups and downs like 00:41:04.519 --> 00:41:07.300 even being a part of Aaron's accident with you 00:41:07.300 --> 00:41:09.519 Emily gosh the conversation you had about the 00:41:09.519 --> 00:41:11.500 people that you lost in your life I mean so much 00:41:11.500 --> 00:41:14.860 it just all of this is just I'm like universe 00:41:14.860 --> 00:41:18.280 the lessons that I have learned Over the last 00:41:18.280 --> 00:41:21.119 few years are like profound and I think for all 00:41:21.119 --> 00:41:23.219 the business owners that are listening to this 00:41:23.219 --> 00:41:26.400 I think that's kind of and just as you're talking 00:41:26.400 --> 00:41:29.280 about this. It's not just business. No, it's 00:41:29.280 --> 00:41:32.119 not so when it comes down to it if you're listening 00:41:32.119 --> 00:41:34.019 to this podcast and you're hoping to have an 00:41:34.019 --> 00:41:36.860 epiphany just in your business, it's really the 00:41:36.860 --> 00:41:40.039 root of your business is you. And I think being 00:41:40.039 --> 00:41:42.920 self -aware, I think self -reflecting, I think 00:41:42.920 --> 00:41:46.519 your entire life in the personal side and the 00:41:46.519 --> 00:41:48.719 business side all dictate how you show up every 00:41:48.719 --> 00:41:50.699 single day. Well, having a team with the same 00:41:50.699 --> 00:41:53.179 values and the same passions. And when it gets 00:41:53.179 --> 00:41:56.380 hard, you could run, but we all, they chose to 00:41:56.380 --> 00:41:58.500 stick around and support each other. And yeah, 00:41:58.800 --> 00:42:03.360 you know where I live. I'd make it like a foot 00:42:03.360 --> 00:42:05.179 and you'd be like, I don't think so. I'd be dragging 00:42:05.179 --> 00:42:08.309 you back. We got each other's back, that's for 00:42:08.309 --> 00:42:11.110 sure. But most importantly, as we step, anyone 00:42:11.110 --> 00:42:13.570 listening here, as we step into the new year, 00:42:13.849 --> 00:42:16.289 if there's one thing that I want for you, and 00:42:16.289 --> 00:42:18.090 I guess I would challenge Autumn and you to say 00:42:18.090 --> 00:42:20.210 something that you'd want for our listeners to 00:42:20.210 --> 00:42:23.550 take into the new year, is own who the heck you 00:42:23.550 --> 00:42:25.769 are and what you bring to the table, period. 00:42:26.050 --> 00:42:29.889 Autumn. I think that on the business side, I 00:42:29.889 --> 00:42:32.050 think white peony isn't about pretending life 00:42:32.050 --> 00:42:33.650 is easy. And I think that's what's really cool 00:42:33.650 --> 00:42:36.170 about this conversation today. It's about showing 00:42:36.139 --> 00:42:38.159 up as you are, being capable, you're strong, 00:42:38.219 --> 00:42:41.699 and we're evolving. But I think, too, on the 00:42:41.699 --> 00:42:44.500 personal side, I think I'm not trying to prove 00:42:44.500 --> 00:42:47.739 anything this year. I think, again, that quiet 00:42:47.739 --> 00:42:51.400 leadership part keeps resonating with me about 00:42:51.400 --> 00:42:53.860 how we just keep moving forward, confidently, 00:42:54.139 --> 00:42:58.139 quietly, but bold in the sense of knowing exactly 00:42:58.139 --> 00:43:01.199 how we want to align and show up every single 00:43:01.199 --> 00:43:04.110 day. For me, I trust what I bring to the table 00:43:04.110 --> 00:43:05.849 now and that's not just professionally, but I 00:43:05.849 --> 00:43:07.610 feel like that's in my personal life as well. 00:43:07.869 --> 00:43:11.030 Not having to question why or anything like that, 00:43:11.030 --> 00:43:12.710 but just knowing that what I bring has value 00:43:12.710 --> 00:43:15.420 and I need to stand behind that. for anybody 00:43:15.420 --> 00:43:18.760 listening, same goals. Absolutely. Yeah. It's 00:43:18.760 --> 00:43:21.079 a hard lesson to learn. It's taking me 33 years 00:43:21.079 --> 00:43:23.260 of my life. Yeah. And you guys, this is all like, 00:43:23.400 --> 00:43:24.900 we're going to stand together and like, we're 00:43:24.900 --> 00:43:26.800 going to have to keep reminding, you know, week 00:43:26.800 --> 00:43:29.659 after week here. I think it is, it's kind of 00:43:29.659 --> 00:43:31.260 like one of those, it's a muscle that you've 00:43:31.260 --> 00:43:33.639 got to keep honing in on. You have to keep working 00:43:33.639 --> 00:43:36.079 because it's not a natural instinct. Unfortunately, 00:43:36.679 --> 00:43:38.880 our life and the surroundings are like making 00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:42.320 us question our everything. We here as a team 00:43:42.320 --> 00:43:44.639 are here to remind you and help strengthen. I 00:43:44.639 --> 00:43:46.980 think too, I challenge everybody that is listening 00:43:46.980 --> 00:43:50.460 to this to check us. This is not an episode that 00:43:50.460 --> 00:43:53.400 you take for one day and change for a week. I 00:43:53.400 --> 00:43:55.619 think this is the one where, like you said, we 00:43:55.619 --> 00:43:57.719 keep checking ourselves. We keep showing up and 00:43:57.719 --> 00:44:00.539 I think it's about checking in with each other. 00:44:00.679 --> 00:44:03.039 I want you guys to keep talking about this episode. 00:44:03.239 --> 00:44:05.380 I want you to keep talking about how maybe it's 00:44:05.380 --> 00:44:07.480 affected you or check in with us and see how 00:44:07.480 --> 00:44:10.239 we're doing with it. Because I think that's the 00:44:10.239 --> 00:44:12.420 important thing is that if you don't keep that 00:44:12.420 --> 00:44:15.130 consistency, that in with yourself or with others, 00:44:15.469 --> 00:44:17.710 you can lose that drive, that motivation to push 00:44:17.710 --> 00:44:19.630 you forward. And I think the cool thing about 00:44:19.630 --> 00:44:22.409 this discussion now is the fact that if you're 00:44:22.409 --> 00:44:24.829 listening to this, it's for a reason. And I think, 00:44:24.949 --> 00:44:27.030 again, it's not to change who you are. It's to 00:44:27.030 --> 00:44:29.010 stand taller with that. And I think every person 00:44:29.010 --> 00:44:31.289 that walks in our door, I hope you feel that 00:44:31.289 --> 00:44:33.530 walking in. I agree. Well, to end this, there's 00:44:33.530 --> 00:44:35.050 one thing that we didn't really talk about and 00:44:35.050 --> 00:44:37.909 something I learned. I went to my favorite massage 00:44:37.909 --> 00:44:39.929 therapist in the whole entire wide world and 00:44:39.929 --> 00:44:42.489 she goes, and we were literally getting so emotional. 00:44:42.670 --> 00:44:45.269 like just opening up and releasing, talking to 00:44:45.269 --> 00:44:47.650 one another. And she goes, Lindsay, did you know 00:44:47.650 --> 00:44:49.750 this is the year of the snake? And I was like, 00:44:49.809 --> 00:44:51.989 what? What does that mean? And she goes, this 00:44:51.989 --> 00:44:55.429 is the year 2025 that you shed all the layers 00:44:55.429 --> 00:44:57.510 that you do not need. Anything weighing you down, 00:44:58.030 --> 00:45:00.269 anything. You shed those layers. And I said, 00:45:00.750 --> 00:45:03.130 I've never needed someone to tell me that more 00:45:03.130 --> 00:45:05.190 in my entire life. And do you want to know what 00:45:05.190 --> 00:45:07.989 this next year, 2026 is the year of the horse. 00:45:08.429 --> 00:45:11.119 Did you tell me Abby was? The fire. Oh, I like 00:45:11.119 --> 00:45:13.900 that even 2026. I thought that year of the fire 00:45:13.900 --> 00:45:16.119 and it's scary, but it could be really good. 00:45:16.250 --> 00:45:19.690 Is a fire horse good? Oh, it's powerful. The 00:45:19.690 --> 00:45:22.510 year of the horse, the fire horse moment. The 00:45:22.510 --> 00:45:26.250 horse represents power with purpose, freedom 00:45:26.250 --> 00:45:28.769 with direction, strength that doesn't need to 00:45:28.769 --> 00:45:31.849 be loud, forward motion that doesn't need to 00:45:31.849 --> 00:45:35.030 stop to explain yourself. The horse doesn't hesitate. 00:45:35.050 --> 00:45:38.789 It runs because it knows its strength. Wow. That 00:45:38.789 --> 00:45:41.150 really full circled exactly everything we just 00:45:41.150 --> 00:45:43.079 talked about. Do you know horses are like my 00:45:43.079 --> 00:45:45.360 favorite animal? Mine too! Okay, that is cool. 00:45:45.579 --> 00:45:47.599 I like that. Besides my dog, I agree. As we wrap 00:45:47.599 --> 00:45:49.500 up, here's what I want you to take with you. 00:45:49.780 --> 00:45:51.880 You don't need to become someone new this year. 00:45:52.219 --> 00:45:55.019 You do not need to erase last year. And you don't 00:45:55.019 --> 00:45:57.730 need permission to trust yourself. Last year 00:45:57.730 --> 00:46:01.309 didn't break you, it built you. And this year, 00:46:01.489 --> 00:46:03.690 we're choosing to stand taller, move forward 00:46:03.690 --> 00:46:06.269 with confidence and lead with intention in our 00:46:06.269 --> 00:46:08.809 lives, in our work and in this community. Thank 00:46:08.809 --> 00:46:11.170 you for being here. Thank you for walking this 00:46:11.170 --> 00:46:15.030 journey with us, right ladies? And thank you 00:46:15.030 --> 00:46:17.630 for being part of White Peony and leveling up 00:46:17.630 --> 00:46:21.260 with Lindsay. New Year, stronger you. Mic drop. 00:46:21.519 --> 00:46:23.840 Thank you for listening. If you found this information 00:46:23.840 --> 00:46:26.619 helpful, please share it with a friend. 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