STOP trying to fit yourself in a box others created

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 the 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 want to more, and I

have a feeling you do too. Join me and special guest 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. Hi guys, and welcome to another episode of the Rise and Conquer Podcast.

Before we get into the show, I just want to say a big thank you for all the supports on season two of the R and C pod. Ah, it is just it's really surreal, guys. It just makes me so happy that you guys are so interested and excited for all this content. So a big, big thank you. Thank you so much for sharing and tagging on your stories. It is really really appreciated. So let's get into another

solo podcast today. I want to talk to you a little bit about why we should stop trying to fit ourselves into a box that often society or others have created for us and it's not actually for us. I also wait before I get into that too. So I was looking at my reviews and I had a review saying they liked the podcast, but they didn't like how I always kind of refer to you as either women

or girls. And then I also actually got a DM from a lovely man who said he's a big listener of the podcast, and it's not just for women, and that is just totally a blind spot on my behalf. I guess it's quite small minded for me to think just because you know, I'm a woman and the branding is very like that, I kind of just think I'm speaking to one sort of person, but I realize that i'm not, and I really really do apologize if I

offended anyone. I want to be so much more inclusive and make sure, you know, gender neutral and all that sort of stuff, So I apologize for that. I'm working on that. It's more of just a habit, but I really do apologize, and I really need to step up with that, and I'm so happy to do that. And I really do appreciate feedback like that, because, like I said, it kind of just didn't really come to mind or anything.

So thank you for that. If you do have any constructive feedback, the best place for that is definitely our private Facebook community, which is just the Rise and Conquer community. It's private, so you have to request, but come and join us. Okay, so let's get into the solo podcast. So I want to talk about this concept of stopped trying to fit ourselves into a box or a mold, because it's something I talk about a lot, and it's not like this linear process of you realize you've been

doing it and it's finished. It's actually something that I've had to work on, and even though I feel like I have, it actually popped up the other day. So I'll get into that. So I guess a little bit of a background of my past, and you'll notice I always talk about my childhood and family life because for most of us, that is what shapes us. And so growing up, I have always been someone who is very assertive, which you know, people used to call me bossy a lot.

I am quite loud and direct. I am not quiet and timid. I'm not that shy either. And don't get me wrong, my childhood was amazing, very very good childhood. I have an amazing family, loving family. But I do remember something about growing up as I always always used to get called like bossy or a foghorn or that sort of thing, and it was kind of definitely framed

in a negative way. So I kind of formed this negative thing around it that it wasn't good to be, you know, bossy and assertive and know exactly what you want, and that is like me to the core, and so for a long time, especially my teenage years in early twenties, I tried to minimize that side of myself and I made sure I wasn't too loud and too assertive and I only spoke when spoken to and like stuff like that, which now looking back, I'm like, what are you doing, Georgia.

So I work through that and now, as you guys know, like I'm just completely myself. I am so happy. I love being assertive. If I want something, if I want to tell you something, I will do it. And that is just me. And that's also a big reason why I have been quite successful my business and running a team and all that sort of thing. So those skills

are very necessary. And I think we put ourselves in these boxes and we minimize certain characteristics of ourselves because either, you know, we think we need to because we have to accomplish something or get the respect of others, or

that we will attract certain people. But what we don't kind of realize is when we are being our most authentic self, we then attract people and opportunities that completely align with who we are, which I personally think when you're living your most like authentic self, and you're attracting those sorts of things you feel the most purposeful. Hey, guys, I'm quickly interrupting this episode because I am so excited.

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ready to feel energized and strong. Join the NH game and feel free to use Rise and Conquer at checkout for a sneaky fifteen percent discount Okay, let's get straight back into the episode. I want to get into a little story where this kind of pop up for me

the other day. So, as you guys know, our season two has some new branding, very exciting, and this was just because the podcast came out last year and I feel like me and my personal brand has evolved a lot, and then also I just feel like the podcast has evolved a lot, and so I wanted the branding to really reflect that, and so we were kind of work

shopping what we wanted that to look like. And basically, for me, I really saw as the new branding, it was like me up leveling, really taking myself seriously, really taking the podcast seriously, and that's the type of feel that I really wanted to put out. So my cousin is the graphic designer of the show and also Naked Harvest. She's amazing, and I knew I really wanted to do like the graphic sort of thing because I'm just really

into it. If you notice the Naked Harvest website, like we're just all graphics and I just really love it. It feels really me. And so I knew I wanted a graphic and so we started like workshopping different ideas, and I was kind of like, I want to be you know, like, first of all, I think it was mel or Meghan. They were like, you know, definitely you and Jim gear. And I was like, no, I don't want that. I don't want to be in gym gear.

I want to be in clothes that are more serious and I want less of like the pinks and that sort of thing, because I did want the field to be a bit more mature. I felt like my previous branding was a tiny bit not immature, but I just felt like me personally I had up leveled and I wanted to reflect that. So I thought, you know, the typical up leveling, more serious, more mature, is like not this girl who's in pink active wear and all that

sort of thing. So we're wor shopping these ideas and Meghan was coming back and I just like I hated everything. I told her that, Oh my god, I'm like, I'm so upfront and brutal and it's so annoying because I like, I don't know what I want. So Megan's like showing me all this different stuff and I was just like, no, I hate it. It does not feel me, and then I remember Mel was like me and Mel were talking about it, and she was like, I really think you need to be an act wor like that is so you,

like that is so on brand for you. And then I caught myself and I was like, why can't I be an active way? And people still take me seriously or even take myself seriously. And I think it's because even though health and fitness is a big part of Rise and Conquer and my personal brand, I feel like I'm so much more than that. Like I feel like I'm this girl who I'm into health and fitness, but so much more, especially the mental health side of things.

You guys know, I love money management, you know, I love talking about business all that sort of thing. So I really I wanted to encompass that. And I thought that did not depict someone in active where I thought, oh no, that's that's not serious enough. And the reality is that that is my brand. I am someone who works from home. I am mostly an active where I yeah, I care about health and fitness, but I also care about so much more, including self development and money and

mental health and all that sort of thing. And I thought, why can't I be the girl who is in active where, who loves pink, who loves all like that girly looking stuff, and also be really serious and like, why can't I

depict that? And I think it's because growing up, especially when I was in the corporate world, I almost changed myself a little because if I was this girl in and obviously things can be different, but for me, like to be taken seriously in the corporate world, I really had to change myself in regards to how I looked. I remember I used to always pull my hair back and have it up in a bun so you could see I had long blonde hair. I have reading glasses,

but I would always be wearing my glasses. And I really had to change, like how I looked and how I acted and everything to be taken seriously. And it's like that had imprinted on me and I was taking that into this new role, which just is not true because if you think about it, that is my brand. My brand is I sit at home, I'm in active wear.

I love pretty things, but I'm also super serious. I am super hard working, and I'm super successful, and I have a business and I have all these things that I am smart and serious, but I also have this other side of me, and why can't I sort of all these things and be who I want to be? Like?

Why am I trying to fit into a box. So basically I had this realization and as you know, if you haven't seen the new branding, I'm in my active wear, I've got my laptop, i do have my glasses on, and it's mostly pinks and peach colors, which are all my favorite colors. So we went with the branding that felt me. And I think also if I had this other branding that really wasn't me, you guys would have been like, what is Georgie doing? And again, like I said,

I really feel like me. Kind of showing you that you can be this girl who loves cute active wear and pretty things but also be very serious and smart and hard working. I'm then giving you, guys permission to

not put yourself in that box. And so that's why I wanted to chat about this today because I really want you guys to sort of challenge yourself, look at your life and examine you know, your lifestyle and habits, and think where you can be more authentically you and maybe where you have kind of tried to fit yourself into a box because of what you think you have to wear or act or be like, and really take a step back and think of where you are trying to,

you know, fit yourself into the box, because I think, you know, us being so different and having our little quirks and our little takes on everything is really what makes us us. And like I said, when I personally, when I am super in alignment with who I am, I then attract the right people, the right opportunities, and all that sort of stuff. So I really want you guys to test the boundaries, have a look in your life and think where you can be more unapologetically yourself

because it feels good. Like when I put that branding in the little podcast happy mindoob thing whatever it's called you you guys know, I'm mockroof technology. I looked at it and I was like, oh my god, I'm so excited for season two. I'm so excited for this new level of the podcast and you know, this whole thing, like it just felt so good and so aligned. And we can see, you know, from my downloads and stuff, that you guys are feeling it too, which makes me

so happy. So really, guys, do not put yourself into a box or try and fit a mold. You're not supposed to do it. You're supposed to be you, and you will attract an aligne and all those good things. So I'm gonna love and leave you and i will chat you next in our Guest podcast, which will be dropping on Friday. And that's a wrap on another episode of the Rise and Conquered 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

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