Forget about outside validation, it’s time to ‘crown yourself’!!! *BOSS IT SERIES #3*

to the right place. I'm your host, Georgie Stevenson. I'm a lawyer turned entrepreneur, co founder of Naked Harvest Supplements, and social media personality with a community of over three hundred thousand. I grew up believing I had to pursue this safe option and fit into a mold others had created for me. But then I entered my corporate law job and I realized that settling for a reality that didn't set my soul on fire was something I was not prepared to do. I wanted more, and I have

a feeling you do too. Join me and special guests weekly as we get down to the nitty gritty on all things health, mastering your mindset, creating lasting habits, thriving in your career and relationships, plus so much more, and together we'll gain the knowledge and perspective to pursue our wildest dreams and kick fear to the curb. Well, what are you waiting for? Let's rise and conquer. Hey guys, and welcome to another episode of the Rise and Conquer Podcast.

I have another Boss Babe episode for you today, and I'm really excited about it because ugh, seriously, guys, this can be life changing and we all need to hear this. So today I want to chat about this concept of crowning yourself. And so I recently finished the book Girl on Fire by Kara ab will Labor. I'm gonna butcher that I will put it into the show notes. It's a really good book. You guys know. I love personal

development books and all Kara's books are amazing. And I think I was talking about Carr in the last episode. She's so awesome. I really wanted to credit her for this idea. And also, guys like go follow her and support her. She's really really cool. But I love this idea.

So in her book, one of her chapters is about crowning yourself, and so basically the concept is freeing ourselves from the waiting game when it comes to you know, sharing, really going for our personal desires or putting out content or really just doing what we want to do. And an example that Kara gives in the book is, for so long she wanted to be an author, and she had this like corporate job working for MTV, and on the side, she loved writing. She had a blog. So

she ended up getting this like book proposal together. She got like this agent, and they sent it out to seventeen publishing houses and all of them rejected her. And she's explained she just felt so defeated, so rejected, and she didn't know what to do. And this is years ago, and basically she just decided that she was going to give her self permission and crown herself and like not listening to the rejections of people saying, you know, this book isn't good enough. And so she self authored I

just think through Amazon or something like that. So she found a way to be an author, and she did, and she explains that, you know, now she has like I think it's like six or eight books, heaps of books that she has self published, and you know, she's made half a million dollars off these books. And she basically crowned herself as an author and now she is, and I think one of her latest books got picked

up by a publisher and blah blah blah. Anyway, I love love this idea of crowning ourselves and really giving ourselves the permission to be who we want to be. Like I couldn't agree anymore. And I think in society today, like we actually have so many more opportunities and there's so much more space to like go out and do

what we want. Like back in the day, you did have to wait to get published, or you did have to you know, get in a magazine to get some sort of authority or recognition and stuff like that, and you just don't really need to do that these days. Like these days, like you can have a following or you know, put stuff out there without you know, the backing of a publisher or whatever, and really do it yourself.

And I love it. I love this concept and I I was kind of thinking about it in regards to what I've done, and I've done this with all my things, and it's just such an incredible time to basically be an entrepreneur and do what you want to do. Like there's actually no better time than right now compared to history, to really go after what you want. And I think it's also important to realize that you are such a special human with what you desire and what you're interested in,

in who you are. You are so unique and talented and capable, and you don't need other people to say yes to you. You just need to say yes to yourself. So I guarantee you when I'm talking about this whole crowning yourself, going after what you want, not you know, waiting for permission, that you're thinking about something that you truly desire to do, or you know, and next level of what you're currently doing, or stepping into this next

sort of version of yourself. But then I guarantee you when you think of that, you have these voices that come up that says, you know that, say, who are you to do this? There are other people out there who can do it way better than you, who are already doing it way better than you, And basically you have no basis to do this. What are you even thinking? Am I correct? Because I have that rose come up

all the time. But let me tell you right now, And like I think I've talked about this on a different podcast, but I strongly believe that we have desires placed on our heart for a reason, you know, whatever you believe in, God, universe, or whatever like. They are put there for a reason to make impact, to serve other people, to help us feel fulfilled. They are there for a reason, and you need to stop ignoring them and stop letting doubt and all these things stop you.

And so I wanted to chat about, you know, just some of the stuff I've done and what's come up for me in case you resonate with something. So for example, the first sort of thing I went out and did myself was my ebook. It's called Find You're Healthy. It's a Beginner's Guide to Intuitive Eating plus healthy Living recipes. So basically it's an ebook you get an emailed straight to you. It's got recipes, and then the start is this five step guide to intuitive eating and really breaking

away from the diet cycle. So I had such a strong desire to do this. And first of all, you know, for one, I desired to do this because I personally had so many issues with breaking the diet cycle and really getting away from you know, being obsessed with my body and restricting food and that sort of thing. And it took me years to get out of that, and so I really had this desire to talk about it and to help others with just you know, the start

of the journey in any what way. I also loved creating my own recipes and finding like healthier, more natural alternatives to my favorite foods. And lastly, to be very transparent, I wanted an income because at that point I was only like, I only had income from sponsorships with brands, which is amazing and I still do that, but I really wanted an income from myself and not from brands and really kind of prove to myself that I could make my own money. So what come up with that

was like, who am I to create this ebook? I'm not a health professional. I have no basis to be giving out this advice. You know, there are so many recipe ebooks out there, it's so saturated. No one's going to buy your ebook, Like, who were you to do this? And yes, warranted, I'm not a health professional, but I do a big disclaimer in my ebook and I kind of state, you know, this is my personal experience, this

is how I got help. And then I also give you guys a lot of resources to go on from this, and a big part of me telling my story and in the way that I got through it is because when I first started, you know, wanting to break away from the diet cycle, I found a lot of the resources a bit hard to digest, and I like to

comprehend and really get my head around. So I wanted to write something in a way that really resonated with me and how I did it, because I guarantee there are people out there who resonate with how I did it. And that's the thing is, there's so many books out there that are all about breaking away from the diet, and I tell you guys about them, but no one can say it in my way because I have my

own personal experience. And if you know, someone reads my book and they're like, this makes no sense, I don't agree, or whatever, and they resonate with a different breaking away from the diet book, great, that's completely okay. They're allowed to resonate with someone else. But there has been so much feedback that said, oh my god, I was so stuck in the tunnel of diets. This book has really helped me and I'm really on my way to breaking

out of diets. So for me, it was really about giving my story because I knew people would resonate with that and not everyone and that's completely fine. And also I know, like because I did recipes on my Instagram, I know people liked my recipes. So anyway, that was the ebook, and the ebook was such a success, and it was such like a great sort of entry way for me to really believe that I can put stuff out there and people you know, like it, and I can really go out there and crown myself and say,

here's my ebook. If you don't buy it, great, if you buy it great, and really kind of just like do my own thing. And that was like such a big stepping stone to believing myself and letting go of self doubt. And it was really successful. It was a stream of income that I you know, didn't have to take sponsorships and that sort of thing. Hey guys, I'm quickly interrupting this episode because I am so excited. Naked Harvest has just launched not one, but two new natural

pre workout flavors, Juicy Grape and Lemon lime crush. How good does that sound. I'm personally all over the grape. I'm obsessed. It smells like hubba bubba and it tastes so good. If you're someone like me and you care about what you're putting in your body, and you have some fitness goals for twenty twenty, you need to get yourself some naked harvest natural pre workout. I'm sure you're super me talking about it, but this stuff literally transformed

my workouts. It's proven. Formula has no hidden nasties, all natural ingredients, no synthetic stimulants. It will give you that natural energy boost, but without the crash. And of course it's vegan, gluten free and refined sugar free. Get ready to feel energized and strong the and Hate game and feel free to use Rise and Conquer at checkout for a sninky fifteen percent discount. Okay, let's get straight back

into the episode. You know, with the podcast, I talk about this bit, I have a bit of a speech impediment. I don't know if you guys can kind of tell. I feel like it's a lot better now, but when I first started the podcast, I have a speech impediment and I really get stuck on some words. And I'm also I don't I haven't been diagnosed with dyslexia, but I really get things muddled up anyway. So I you know, I want to start a podcast, and I'm like, oh my god, who am I to start a podcast? I

literally can't speak. People are going to think I sound so shit. Why do people care about my story or what I have to talk about? And again it's this whole thing of yes, there are so many podcasts, and podcasts are completely saturated, but if you're listening right now, I guarantee you resonate with me and like my content in some way and find it value in some way.

And that is amazing because I'm talking to the people who I'm supposed to be talking to, Like maybe the way that I talk about something really resonates with you, and if someone spoke about it, you wouldn't resonate with

that other person or vice versa. And that's okay. Then another really big thing that really tripped me up and really got the self doubt happening was the podcast events I did with Madlin from the Healthy Hustlers Like Guys that I think it really got to me because I started the podcast and it's a completely free resource, Like I actually don't make much, if not any, because of having to pay people to help me with it. But it's a completely free resource, so you're not paying for it.

And I'm just like, you know, chatting to this microphone, and if you find it valuable, great, If you don't, it's not like you paid for it. It's only a bit of lost time. But with the podcast events, like you had to buy a ticket. Someone had to pay for something, and god, that made me uncomfortable. And like, obviously I believe on myself and I know my content is valuable and good, but I also know not everyone

resonates with it. So I had this big fear and block that oh my god, no one's gonna buy tickets, or if they buy tickets, they're gonna hate the show, and oh wow, like I'm not gonna lie to you guys. The podcast events is kind of what made me go to I now see a psychologist. And it got to the point where I was having so much anxiety and fear around these events that I had to go and seek professional help, which really turned out to be a

blessing because I'm so much stronger now. But also anything that feels so hard and feels fearful usually means you are about to have a big pivotal moment, a big turning point, a big sort of propel in the right direction. And that's exactly what the podcast events were. And so after them, like, I realize, who aren't I to hold

these events? Because I know from those events there were so many women, women or men sorry, who loved the events, got a lot out of them, who met other people at the events, who really felt empowered and fulfilled from the events. And that's exactly what I wanted and that's what happens. So imagine if I didn't do that. And then you know, the last thing is like Naked Harvest.

Oh my gosh, the things that come up for Naked Harvest is like, you know, who might have started a natural supplement's company and there's so many, Like a big thing of Naked Harvest for me was like there's so many supplement companies out there, Like it just felt so saturated and so hard. But then I had to remind myself. I was like, and a big desire for Naked Harvest came from a struggle with trying to find my own

natural supplements. I don't know if you guys remember, but I had that whole big ordeal where I was talking about a supplement, a protein and pre workout and whatever. And I actually found out through another company doing testing, that what this company had on their packets, like what they sort of said in regards to it being natural and no refined sugars and even you know, dairy free and all that sort of stuff, was not actually correct

and they found basically fillers and crap. They found crap, and it just it was so beyond me that this company could print something on their labels and have something completely else in their product. And so the desire to create Naked Harvest wasn't just oh, I want to create a company, or I want to do it for the

money or something like that. It came from this really big desire on my heart that I wanted to put out products that actually had good shit in them, that didn't have the fillers and the crap, and they could be all natural and you could take these products and they could really elevate your day and workout and you didn't have to have the other crap in them or forfeit having a good product. I really wanted to prove that because I just thought, how could you not do that? Sorry,

I'm going off on a tangent. So, like I had a different aspect and Naked Harvest, like it is so different to any other supplement company, Like even with our branding, the way we do our social media, the way we run our company, it is so different. And I guarantee there's so many people well I know just because of our huge customer base of how many people really love the brand and they love the fact that we talk about certain things and we go about certain things. They

love that. And so we have drawn in the right people and we have really done our own thing, and yet it's saturated. But we're here making our mark and doing our thing because we had this desire and we knew that we could bring something new to the industry and it's not new, but we just knew we could have our own touch on it and people would resonate

with that. And so basically, halfter that big rent, I really want you guys to think about of like where in your life are you staying small because you're waiting for whether it's someone like an actual person or whether it's an industry or just something to give you permission to crown you and say, oh, okay, now you can go off and do this thing because I've given you permission, Like where in your life are you keeping yourself small and holding back because you're waiting for someone else to

do it? And I just I'm here to tell you that that's a complete lie. You don't have to wait and see. That's the thing with Naked Harvest is yeah, I personally couldn't be in my kitchen mixing up the formulas and packaging them like. We outsourced and we got the right approval, we got you know, we made sure we were doing the right things. And just because it's not like I have a qualification in nutrition or anything like that, but we got the people who had that.

You can get help and you can outsource and you can really expand you just have to have this belief in yourself and you have to have the desire and you just got to be like, look, it's going to be hard, it's going to be difficult. There's going to be hurdles and things I've got to jump over, but I want this and I want this now and I'm going to go and do that. So think about something that you're currently holding yourself back from, and think about

how you can start crowning yourself. And remember there's always going to be someone out there who's already doing what you want to do, who you think is doing it better. Like whatever you want to do, like, I guarantee it's probably saturated. But that doesn't matter because you you have your own personal voice. I'd go back to the personal brand episode because that's a big part of it. You have your own personal voice. You have a way, a really authentic way that you like doing stuff and how

you want to see it. And if you're sitting there and you want something and it's not out there, I guarantee other people want that too. So for example, me with the natural supplements, I you know, there's heaps of supplements out there, but I wanted it a certain way and I wanted it to look a certain way and be a certain way, and I knew other people would feel that too. So okay, you guys, get it. Stop all the doubting and the waiting. Stop it right now.

Remember no one is you, and that is your power. Start today, Stop letting other people or the industry or whatever dictate your dreams, and start just putting one step in front of the other, and just start today. Crown yourself, give yourself the permission, start creating the content, start the business, start whatever, just do it already. Okay, enough of that.

Thank you so much for listening. I said this in my other podcast, but please come into our private Facebook group, the Rise and Conquer Community, and let me know what other sort of boss babe series podcast you want to learn about or listen to, because I'm going to be batching a whole heap in the next coming weeks. And I hope you're having a lovely day or night whenever you're listening, and I will chat to you in our next podcast. Bye for now, And that's a wrap on

another episode of the Rise and Conquer Podcast. I hope you got something valuable from it, and I want to say a big thank you for tuning in. I really really do appreciate it. If you're craving more than don't worry, I've got you sorted. We have our very own Rise and Conquer Community Facebook group where hundreds of like minded women joined to share in on store, ask advice, and everything in between. I'd love for you to join us. Just search Rise and Conquer Podcast Community or find the

link in the show notes. And if you loved listening as much as I loved recording this episode, then please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps us out and if you think of anyone who would benefit or enjoy this episode, please share it with them. You can also find more on Instagram at risinconcor dot podcast and more from me your hosts at Georgie Stevenson. Once again, guys, thank you so much for tuning in. This is a totally independent podcast, so we really do appreciate every bit

of support. Hope you guys have an amazing day or night whenever you're listening, and I'll talk to you soon. Jesday, kidday, all the time.