Using your resources to make sh*t happen > Using your circumstances to make excuses
From childhood “cousin collabs” to VIBE magazine, this week's guest @schuy2fly stopped by the podcast for some real talk about navigating independent artistry. Edgy, eclectic, and expressive are a just a few of many words to describe this rapper/songwriter. A culmination of both tragic experiences and divined intervention ultimately led to her current path in the music industry. She shares her perspective on her past, present, and future views on "finding a way or making one"—Hey CAU!

At the end of the day, us "creative expressers" have to stick together. Get into this conversation about building powerful teams, pursuing purpose and taking visions from ideation to reality!

To join the team or cop some merch, visit www.schuy2fly.com

*P.S. Shout out to 4EverStudios (not 4corners)*

Have you ever walked into a store, picked up your favorite product and actually thought about how it got there? No? For a while, me either—but once it ran through my mind, I couldn't get it out! Thanks to this week's guest, Jazz Jones, we're going to get the inside scoop on creating your own product from scratch and getting it on shelves!

Jazz Jones is the the CEO/founder of LoveLeigh Candles. Soon after making candles as a therapeutic hobby, she leaped into entrepreneurship. To this day, she handmakes each and every product with love and operates all facets of the business, including negotiating the contracts that land her products in stores! LoveLeigh Candles have been featured in top vendor events and are sold at Black Owned Toronto inside of Scarborough Town Centre (Canada) and newly at Curate Noir located in Moorestown Mall in NJ!

For the most amazing candle you'll ever own, visit www.LoveLeighCandles.com

@loveleighcandles (IG, TikTok, FB)

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@ToriJayB (IG, Youtube)

Friendships are arguably some of the most important relationships you'll have in life; and unlike family, you get to choose them! Just like any other relationship, they take time and effort to nurture. As we age, though, factors like location, careers and the typical ebs and flows of life can sometimes interfere with these connections. Can a friendship last if you rarely have time to speak or spend time together? How do you make new friends when you're not in a school environment? At this age, what values even qualify a "friendship"?!

This first decade of adulthood did not come with a rule book. Fortunately, this is a space where we can analyze our past, present and future life experiences so that navigate this life sh*t out together! On today's episode, we're talking making and maintaining adult friendships!

Available on Youtube: Tori Jay B

With 2023 freshly underway, I think I can speak for us all when I say this word has been heavy on our minds, timelines, and in our conversations...ELEVATION! Whether emotionally, spiritually, physically, financially, or all of the above, the New Year always seems like the time to start fresh. With all the goal setting and vision boarding happening, we must remember to also allocate the proper amount time to realize the plans we've made.

Think about all the periods is your life when you were most successful, productive, and happy.

Were you going out multiple times a week, or staying inside more than usual? 

Were you spending more than you save, or saving more than you spend?

Were you engaging in negativity, or focused on maintaining positivity?

BE FOR REAL

I've learned time and time again that the best version of you is likely the result of focusing on just that. It's not always comfortable, but consistency prevails. If you knew for SURE that your goals for the year would come to pass if you spent most of your time investing in them, would you do it? Of course you would! So... let's act accordingly because in this life, that actually is the case. If separating yourself from the "noise" to go all in on YOU is needs to happen, then it's got to be done.  For many of us, I think we can agree that isolation is necessary for the growth we're seeking! In this episode, we're talking "Ducking Off and Doing You" to create the life you truly want and deserve! 

20 Somethings... it's time to make it happen!

The word "toxic" is all the rave these days. Something like the early-mid 2000's when we wouldn't stop saying words like "Yolo", "Swag" and "Yeet" lol. Though a trendy talking point, relationships with people who have a consistent negative impact on your happiness and well being is nothing new. Setting boundaries with people who fit this description is VITAL to growing, healing and really just living your life. Even though it's a simple task, it's not always easy to implement. This is especially true when it comes to family members (who I'm assuming you love, adore and are used dealing with). 

In this episode, we discuss practical ways to go about handling the baneful aspects of these relationships with those we love (even if it's from a distance). Cause guess what... you get to decide who has access to you and just how far that access extends.

Timeline: 

WOD (Word of the Day)

Intro 

Personal Reflection 

Take time away from them

Get clear on the part you want them, and stick to it 

Realize that analyzing is not solving/"you deserve the life you want" spill

Friend mail 

Sometimes the most challenging part of a new journey is taking the first step. That's when a little "push" really comes in handy. Friend, after this episode...consider yourself pushed! After only 6 months in the Airbnb game, host Tori Jay has earned several thousand$, acquired dozens of reviews and experienced quite a few horror stories too. As a relatively new super host on the platform, she is not far removed from the sleepless nights and endless research it took to make this happen; *sings* started from the bottom now we here! 

The hope is that this outline helps to organize the thoughts of anyone who is considering short term rentals and just needs a nudge in the right direction. After all, you can't be what you can't see. So enjoy the show, take copious notes, put in the work, and know that it's already yours for the taking!