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In this episode, I talk about the 3 steps to Taking Massive Action for Massive Results! This is actually a recording of a Live I did on Instagram! Have you ever had a task that seems so daunting where you felt like you wanted to do this project but was so overwhelmed you kept it at arm's length? I have felt like that before and I just didn't know where to start because there was so much to do. These tips are great for client work, projects at work, school projects and even for projects that are long term. What You’ll Learn: 3 Steps to taking Massive Action What Tiny Gains are How to do your work work in bite-sized pieces How a Massive Vision can inspire your action Resources: The Compound Effect Book by Darren Hardy: https://www.amazon.com/Compound-Effect-Darren-Hardy/dp/159315724X Slight Edge Book by Jeff Olson: https://www.amazon.com/Slight-Edge-Secret-Successful-Life/dp/0967285550 Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/action Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala.com. Follow me on social media @Ava

Have you ever thought of yourself as multiple different pieces of a puzzle? So did I... and in this episode I go over how I used to compartmentalize myself, how I had an issue taking everything I knew and putting it together, and how I overcame that and the stressful feeling of lacking in creativity. I also go over how to be 100% YOU and what that will mean for your life and work. This episode is all about being the best you and making that work in your personal life and business. What You’ll Learn: How I use to compartmentalize myself and the issues that caused What showing up as 100% means and what that will mean for your life and work How vulnerability is a huge part of showing up as 100% and why it’s important Resources: Creative Confidence Book: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Confidence-Unleashing-Potential-Within/dp/038534936X Tom Kelley TED Video: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_kelley_how_to_build_your_creative_confidence Bring Your Whole Self to Work Article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-robb

In this episode, I’m covering 5 Amazing Systems that every Online Entrepreneur should master to save time in their week...17 hours to be precise. That’s 17 more hours you could be putting towards tasks in your biz/career or personal life! The systems I am sharing with you are repeatable formulas that you can apply to your life & business today to increase your productivity immensely, put out high-quality work, and still feel super energized and invigorated (like the radiant boss CEO that you are!). I’m super excited to share these tips with you.   This episode is a replay of a Facebook Live I did in the Citrus + Gold FB Group, Passion to Profit.   What You’ll Learn: What is a System and Why having them is Important! Real Talk on how to build a sustainable business Systems i’m currently using in my business Systems 1-5 and how they are saving you Time! Resources:   Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/021-systems   Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala.com. Follow me on social media @AvaniMiriyala

In this episode I talk with Manu about fitness, business, and how to be successful balancing the two. Not only does Manu go into his personal experience with fitness and running his amazing business but he shares tips and tricks on keeping a balance lifestyle, staying successful, and combining fitness and entrepreneurship. We dive right into important lessons you can learn through fitness, taking advantage of the correlation of fitness and success, and Manu’s fantastic tips on being successful in the fitness entrepreneurship lifestyle.   In This Episode You Will Learn: How to combine Fitness and Entrepreneurship in your life Why a lot of healthy / fit people end up being successful in other areas of their life Tips for a BUSY individual who wants to also be healthy + fit How to structure your days / weeks How to stay organized and avoid burnout Resources:   Connect with Manu Edakara: Instagram - @the.manu.script Youtube - http://youtube.com/themanuscript Email - medaka2@illinois.edu   Workflow Chrome Exten

Today I am going to be talking about my amazing 7 day detox and no I don't mean that green stuff! I’m talking about a 7 day detox from Instagram and how I ended up with 40 new, high quality followers. Let’s be honest - Instagram can be an addiction. It’s my go to app and it was getting to a point where I just couldn’t keep my hands off of it. My goal was to break this habit for 7 days so that it would help me control my need to be on my phone all the time. In this episode, I’ll be sharing what I learned about myself during those seven days and I’ll also share a surprising discovery I made that lead to a me actually gaining Instagram followers while I was taking time off from it!   What You’ll Learn: Why Instagram and what is a quarterly detox Why it’s okay and healthy to be bored Why you might be losing productivity What to do while moving forward How I got 40 New High Quality Followers   Resources: Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/019-ig-detox Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala.com. Follow me o

This episode’s guest is very special to me and may be very familiar to some of you! Alexandria was my very first guest and I'm so excited to have her back again. In this episode, Alex and I go over the truth of Break-Ups and not just personal ones, but professional break-ups as well. Alex gives us tips on why we should release people in our business and personal life. She touches on how breakups are important in a business and how they differ from personal breakups. We also talk about the hows, the why, and when to break up.   Question Highlights:   How do you release people from your your life & business. What are the signs you need to break up with someone in your personal life (romantic and friendship)? It’s hard to do this, especially if it's someone who has been in your life  a long time. What do you recommend in this situation? How does Business breakups differ from personal breakups? Why are breakups important in business? What do you consider when deciding whether to stop working with a clien

We all have passions it’s what gets us out of the bed in the morning. Do you know what makes you excited for the day and gets you motivated? Our soul tells us when we should make a change in our life. It could be something very simple from changing our job or writing a book. In this episode we go over our passions, go through the nudges our souls make and how to take action, messy action. Life is Short! Let’s Take Action.   What You’ll Learn: How to identify and uncover your passions What is Messy Action Why should you take Messy Action 5 Amazing Tips on How to take Messy Action Resources:   Miracle Cube Timer: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-TimeCube-Minutes-Management-Kitchen/dp/B0002U72LS/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1522620959&sr=8-1&keywords=miracle+cube   Be Focused Timer for Mac: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/be-focused-focus-timer/id973134470?mt=12   Angie Lee - Rich Bitch Podcast: https://www.richbitchcourses.com/   Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/017-messy-action   Check out my

We all have that thing we were born to do. This thing is your zone of genius. In the episode, I talk all about how you can identify your zone of genius and why you should stay in it as much as possible. I even share my own story of how I discovered I needed to be living in the zone of genius no matter what. I will also cover a few methods you can be using in order to identify what your zone of genius is - if you haven’t discovered it yet.   What You’ll Learn: How to identify and uncover your zone of genius How to know the difference between the zone of excellence and the zone of genius Ways you can learn what your zone of genius is   Resources: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522253653&sr=8-1&keywords=the+big+leap   Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/016-genius Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala.com. Follow me on social media @AvaniMiriyala – can’t wait to hang out with you there!

Happiness is heavily impacted by the chemicals in our brains. There are 4 main hormones that affect happiness in the human brain. In this episode, I’m going to chat with you about what those four hormones are and how we can boost them (responsibly, naturally, and sustainably) in our day-to-day lives   What You’ll Learn: What the 4 happiness hormones are How the hormones work in our bodies and examples of activities that release them Ways we can boost the production of those happiness hormones in our bodies   Resources:   Reserach: http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/mental-health/how-to-boost-your-happy-hormones/, https://technologyadvice.com/blog/information-technology/activate-chemicals-gamify-happiness-nicole-lazzaro/, http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/mental-health/how-to-boost-your-happy-hormones/, https://www.rd.com/health/wellness/natural-endorphin-boosters/     Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/015-happiness-hormones   Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala.com. Follow me on social me

This episode’s guest is very special to me because he also happens to be my amazing fiance! Tushar Jain has a background on Wall Street and is a serial entrepreneur. He is now working in the crypto space and running a hedge fund called Multicoin Capital. When it comes to finance and investment, Tushar is one of the most brilliant minds around (I may be biased, but you can go ask anyone in the industry!).   In this episode, Tushar gives us tips on how to have a healthy money mindset. He talks about various heuristics that he uses to stay inside the abundance mentality when it comes to money. Tushar and I also talk about little tricks you can use to take away the cognitive noise when it comes to money-related decisions. Lastly, we touch on generosity and how important it is to sitting comfortably inside a healthy money mindset.   Question Highlights: What in your childhood influenced your entrepreneurial drive and mindset? What is a healthy money mindset? How do you cultivate an abundance mentality when it com

A year ago today, I was working as a UX designer at an amazing technology start-up. I loved the field. I loved design. I loved my co-workers. I loved the company. I was not in love with the way I felt anymore. Something was off. I felt stuck.   I wasn’t learning or growing anymore. I didn’t realize how much personal and career growth meant to me until that moment. I needed meaty challenges to breakthrough and solve. I wasn’t getting that at my job anymore… and honestly, I wasn’t going to for a long time (the company was going through some necessary changes). So I decided to make a change.   In this episode, I’m sharing my entrepreneurship story with all of you. I talk about how I felt when I was making the decision to leave my job and jump into entrepreneurship. I also cover why it was so important for me to make the leap.   In This Episode You Will Learn: My journey to entrepreneurship The questions to be asking yourself to make sure you are on the right path for YOUR life Why it was so important for me to

I sat down with Gianna Ciaramello and got to chat with her about her passions. Gianna runs a consulting business, creates content (she’s an author!) for herself, and creates content for others. She’s juggling a lot of passions and she still manages to stop working at 6 pm in order to make herself a priority.   Gianna is impressive and her thought process when it comes to managing her passions. She goes in-depth about how to structure time and how to proceed if you are a multi-passionate individual. Gianna also gives us tips on how we can experiment to really find the passions that are calling to us.   Gianna also shares how an underlying “why” or mission can drive your passions and how its okay to have more than one passion. We are not meant to lack dimension as human beings and if we feel ourselves being called to more than one thing, it’s okay to step back and think about how they could fit together.   Question Highlights: Can you share the story of how you started sharing healthy eating and nutrition? How

Staying healthy and taking good care of your body isn’t always easy! I know first hand how tough it can be - especially when I’m managing several clients, creating podcast episodes, and other content! There seems to be just NO time some days to make a decent meal for myself, let alone work out. I know I’m not alone in this, so I wanted to share with you some of my tips for staying healthy when time feels like a scarce resource.   I’m going to be covering several little tips on how you can stay on top of your nutrition and make healthier choice when it comes to fueling your body. I’ll also that about different ideas on how you can move your body that don’t take too much time or effort. Lastly, I’ll touch on my favorite ways to let my body recover and heal! Your body is the vessel you have right now to do amazing things in this world. The catch is, it’s your only one. Take good care of it, my friends!     In This Episode You Will Learn: Why staying healthy is important Nutrition Quick Tips that you can use i

I had the pleasure of chatting with Lisa Thompson, the Founder of Self Love Beauty. Lisa is on a mission to empower others to see their true beauty and embark on their own self-love journeys. After starting her own self-love journey a few years into her corporate career, Lisa decided she needed to share what she was learning with the world. Over time, her little blog turned into a heart-centered and passionate community.   In this episode, Lisa shares what self-love really is and why it’s so important for each and every one of us. We discuss why self-love can be difficult to embrace and how we can rewrite our self-love stories.   Lisa also discusses the 4 components of a healthy self-love practice and shares tips on how we can use those components to build a self-love practice that fits the life we want to live. These tips are huge if you take the time to apply them to your life. They will not only change your thoughts about you, but they can also transform your life!   Question Highlights: What does self-lo

You know those bad days?. The ones that seem to get worse and worse as the day goes on. The ones where EVERYTHING seems to be going wrong… Do you know why they happen? They happen because of the energy we, as individuals, bring to the table. We might be bringing energy that is anxious, flustered, stressed, angry, frustrated, desperate…..   But, you can change these days. You can flip them in moments by harnessing the power of gratitude. Gratitude can literally transform your life, and yes, it is magical :)   In this episode, I’m going to cover exactly how I turned around a far less than acceptable day into one that ended up being pretty fabulous. I’m also going to go in depth on how gratitude works in the mind and how you can start implementing gratitude practices that fit your life.   In This Episode You Will Learn: How gratitude impacts the brain What you can do to create a strong gratitude practice in your life 4 gratitude practice techniques   Resources:   Benefits of Gratitude: https://www.huffingtonp

In this episode, I chat with Mokshika Sharma about her journey as an entrepreneur. We discuss the truth about entrepreneurship and how it’s not always a fairytale full of flowers and sunshine. We talk about the hard decisions and tough calls that sometimes need to be made.   As an entrepreneur who has started 2 companies (Tastegraphy and Full Fridge) and is now on her 3rd launch, Mokshika has learned a great deal about what it takes to run a business. She shares her insights and knowledge with us -- without sugarcoating it one bit.   We also chat about failure. Failure is one of the worst “F” words that most people can imagine. It sounds horrifying and devastating… which is true at times (Mokshika mentions this when she talks about closing her second company, Full Fridge), however, failure is really just a pitstop along the journey to success. Mokshika will cover what you need to be resilient and bounce back from so-called “failures” along the way.   Question Highlights: What does it REALLY take to run a bus

Your time is SO valuable. You’re a valuable team member, incredible business owner, and/or an amazing performer. However - here’s the sad part - we each are only allotted 24 hours in a day. How crazy is that?!   After trying dozens of ways to increase how much time I had in 1 day, I decided it would be way smarter to just optimize how I work. I always had a suspicion that I wasn’t utilizing my time in the best way… so I went on a hunt to find techniques that could save me HOURS in my workweek. In this episode, I’m spilling all those secrets with YOU. I’ll be sharing the 5 productivity tips (that I’m using in my life RIGHT NOW) to save time, stay focused, and be super effective.   In This Episode You Will Learn: How to gameplan your week and set up Intentional Days Why you need to be utilizing batch work The importance of recording and repurposing Why you should be using a timer How to make the most of your time and produce the best quality work   Resources:   Asana: https://app.asana.com   Web Page: http:

In this episode, I chat with Alex Oda about his journey through entrepreneurship. Alex is an engineer turned financial analyst turned entrepreneur. He has worked on several amazing projects all over the world.   Alex is a social media influencer with a combined following of 400,000 followers across Instagram, Weibo, and YouTube and a former competitive bodybuilder (8 years). He heavily influenced and kick-started the "fitness boot camp" movement in China, which has lead to boot camps springing up across the nation. Alex calls himself a “self-admitted side-hustler” and we go in-depth in to why he says that.   As his life as an entrepreneur has panned out, Alex has made several pivots to make sure he was doing what made him feel happy and fulfilled at the end of the day. He covers what heuristics to use when judging where your life is and how to recognize if a positive pivot has to be made. Question Highlights: You let your (great) job last year to go out on your own… what was the experience like? What was y

Your mind is the most important organ in your body. It does SO many amazing things for you… how are you taking care of it? What are you doing to strengthen it and to improve what it can do for you?   This is where the concept of the “mind gym” comes in. In this episode we’ll cover all about what a mind gym routine is and why it can be so impactful in your life. I’ll also be covering the four components or exercises that mind gym routines can include: Hygiene, Clarity, Agility + Creativity, and Attraction. With each component, I’ll give examples on how you can incorporate that component into your personalized mind gym routine.   In This Episode You Will Learn: What a mind gym routine is The necessary components of a mind gym routine How impactful having a personalized mind gym routine can be for your life How to construct a routine that works for you   Resources:   Headspace App: http://www.headspace.com   Web Page: http://www.avanimiriyala.com/005-mind-gym   --   Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala

In this episode, I interview Akansha Agrawal - founder of the online wellness community, Citrus + Gold. After years of working in the corporate world in many great positions at LinkedIn, Akansha made the leap to follow her passion project full-time.   As she went full-steam ahead to work on building her business and audience, Akansha has learned a great deal about building authentic online communities. She has built an authentic and engaged community on Instagram and Facebook. In fact, Akansha grew her Facebook Group, C+G Girl Gang to 500 people in less than 6 months! Akansha covers the strategies she used to grow her Facebook Group and why maintaining authenticity is so important to the success of her business.   Authenticity is crucial to any online community today. People are more sensitive to “fake” or inauthentic brands, businesses and people. If they sense authenticity, they won’t buy into what you’re talking about. Akansha covers how to avoid that and exactly how to maintain real relationships with you