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The True North Collective Podcast

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Un-sugar-coated convos w/everyday humxns fearlessly finding + living their TRUE NORTH

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MINIMALIST: UNLEASHING A QUIET COURAGE S1|E10 The True North Collective Podcast

Friday Dec 14, 2018

Friday Dec 14, 2018

#10: MINIMALIST: UNLEASHING A QUIET COURAGE.

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

Today we’re welcoming Jesse Gitter, a co-Ragnarian, friend, fitness instructor, traveling Wisconsinite, recent vegan, and passionate minimalist. We learn how being an introvert has become her source of power in her life and how minimalist gave her the space to practice slowing down and getting intentional with things, with relationships, with time, with her life. This calming episode ignites a quiet courage that is within each of us.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

 

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. Letting go is a process. It’s not about getting rid of things being you are “supposed to”, but allowing yourself to look at things and ask if they still add value and are important and then listening to yourself and if you are ready or not. If not, keep it and check back in a few months/weeks and see if anything has changed.
  2. What is your relationship with time? Paying attention to what makes you happy and where you feel you are wasting time or focusing on things that don’t actually matter to you anymore allows you to start gaining awareness of how you are spending time and how it feels doing what you are doing. From awareness comes the ability to then truly choose how you want to spend your time and why.
  3. Figuring out how to fit into society can be a heavy burden to carry. When we can start to see ourselves for who we are and practice/learn to be ok with whatever that is, then we see it’s not really about fitting into a box because the box is just a perceived box. It’s actually about learning to fit into our own unique skin, whatever that is, and allowing YOU to shine in whatever way feels good to you.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [3:30] The realities of crotch sweat
  • [5:30] Using running to pay attention to what hurts in my body so I know what strength training is needed
  • [10:25] Introducing Jesse Gitter
  • [12:23] Becoming a fitness instructor as an introvert
  • [17:10] A minimalist lifestyle
  • [20:01] Process of letting go
  • [25:25] Minimalism to practice staying in the present
  • [26:20] Disconnecting from social media
  • [30:15] My relationship with time
  • [33:00] Permission to go through YOUR process
  • [35:00] Gift giving for a minimalist and minimalist gift options
  • [46:00] Recycle vs Reuse vs Never even bring it in the house
  • [48:00] Staying connected to minimalist communities
  • [51:10] Accepting being quietly passionate as an introvert
  • [1:00:00] Growth comes from really being ready to do the work + sit with the discomfort of getting to know yourself
  • [1:05:35] Connect with Jesse Gitter via email: jessegitter@gmail.com
  • [1:06:20] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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THE WIRELESS ATHLETE: FOLLOWING YOUR GIFTS S1|E9 The True North Collective Podcast

Friday Dec 14, 2018

Friday Dec 14, 2018

#9: THE WIRELESS ATHLETE: FOLLOWING YOUR GIFTS

 

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

 

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

 

Today we welcome Vinnie Cent, creator of The Wireless Athlete. Rachel met Vinnie at November Project Dallas while he was at the beginning of his November Project roadtrip, a celebration of turning 30, a celebration of life. As a fellow teen cancer survivor, he is boldly living life in his own unique way and we knew he had a story worth sharing.

 

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

**note: the sound volume quality of this episode is slightly compromised so thanks for your patience + understanding as you listen to this amazing content

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

 

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. One thing (even a seemingly bad thing) can lead to another thing that leads to the next thing and the next thing and the next thing and before you know it, you are doing something big and meaningful without you even realizing that is where you were headed. Trust what’s happening in your life for you and the step you are on.
  2. When you have an urge to do something, step up and do it. Usually there are other people waiting in the dark for the thing you are contemplating doing. Go for it - “if you build it, they will come.”
  3. Rise from the darkness; let your gifts shine. It’s ok to be in a dark place, but remember that you have gifts that you can use that are unique to you. And those gifts are going to show you the next step if you pay attention. Be accountable to your gifts. Follow your gifts.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [8:20] Vinnie’s Introduction
  • [9:40] Learning how to accept the fact that people think I am cool
  • [11:57] November Project roadtrip
  • [17:00] How do you meet people in the real world?
  • [22:00] There are actually lots of special people out there to meet if we are willing to put ourselves out there
  • [23:39] Being embraced for exactly who you are
  • [24:24] A breakup can lead to your first car that leads to a road trip, then leads to another thing, and another thing, and another thing...
  • [31:25] Just step up
  • [37:40] Being accountable to the excitement you create
  • [39:26] Overcoming the victim-state
  • [43:43] Being accountable to our gifts
  • [46:30] Curious disruption
  • [49:50] Importance of self-care
  • [55:12] Connect with Vinnie Cent via IG: @followthecent and subscribe to Vinnie’s newsletter
  • [55:40] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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A LEAP OF FAITH: TAKING A YEAR OFF TO TRAVEL ACROSS ASIA S1|E8 The True North Collective Podcast

Friday Dec 14, 2018

Friday Dec 14, 2018

#8: A LEAP OF FAITH: TAKING A YEAR OFF TO TRAVEL ACROSS ASIA

 

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

 

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

 

Today we’re welcoming Hanna Jeske from Sheboygan, WI! We first met Hanna as a client at SPIRE Fitness. In 2017, she quit her job, sold her things, and moved to Asia for a year with a calm courage to define life on her own terms. Now that Hanna is back state-side, she shares about about the mental and operational logistics of actually taking a year off to travel. We explore the ups, the downs, working at a refugee camp, experiencing true human kindness, learning to trust the journey (even if it’s faking confidence!), and how to integrating back into “normal” life.

 

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

 

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. Within the first few weeks of traveling to a new place (or experiencing something anything new, really), it is normal to feel like you want to bolt! If this happens, check in with your expectations and preconceived notions - they are probably creating unnecessary internal drama. See if you can let them go and open yourself up to what is actually in front of you. There are so many new people and experiences to learn and grow from, but only if you allow yourself to be present.
  2. Traveling can allow you to practice living in the present and focusing on the now, rolling with the punches, and taking it one city at a time.
  3. When unsure about whether or not to take a risk, try that thing, take that leap of faith, always remember that everything ALWAYS works out in the end. Even if it doesn’t seem like it in the moment. The things that we are most unsure of and are nervous about have the capacity to be some of the most beautiful moments you experience in this life.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [10:15] Hanna’s Introduction
  • [12:20] Taking a leap of faith
  • [13:30] Learning to live in the present with travel
  • [15:20] Most inspiring moments from Asia trip
  • [17:50] I was ready to go home from Thailand after the first week
  • [19:15] Hardest part of the trip
  • [20:50] What makes some people able to pursue even the craziest of dreams versus others?
  • [22:30] Dealing with outside doubts about travel
  • [24:45] Transitioning back to the US
  • [26:05] Random acts of kindness
  • [29:45] Taking the risk can start to build the trust in yourself to be able to take risks and build that muscle
  • [32:20] Safety while traveling
  • [34:30] Getting naked in a Korean spa
  • [36:45] Disconnecting from technology + communicating old school
  • [38:45] Everything works out in the end
  • [39:30] Living with your parents
  • [43:00] Connect with Hanna Jeske via IG: @dairylandkween
  • [43:40] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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RAGNAR RELAY: REMEMBERING WHAT MATTERS + ENJOYING THE JOURNEY S1|E7 The True North Collective Podcast

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

#7: RAGNAR RELAY: REMEMBERING WHAT MATTERS + ENJOYING THE JOURNEY

 

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

 

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

 

Today we check-in with our own changes and accomplishments over the last 6 months. We remember what it was like to train for the Ragnar in Zion National Park (Utah), move our lives across the country, become chill athletes, and find human connection with a group of people who were willing to throw themselves into nature without technology and limited privacy, running 120 miles in 30 hours. Whoop whoop!

 

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

 

 

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

 

  1. It’s a constant journey to find a balance that works for you and your lifestyle versus trying to do more and more and more of what you have deemed as “good”. Because even good habits can become bad habits or said another way, there can be too much of a “good” thing that ultimately is no longer serving you.
  2. Doing big physical feats of strength, or having a unique experience with a group of humans, on a team without technology, where you spend at least 24 hours together non-stop, and only focusing on one thing that you are all working towards really brings people together. It exposes you to people’s true colors, heightens your human connection, vulnerability, support, and presence with yourself and other humans. It’s an experience worth having.
  3. In racing and in life, it’s ok to slow down, pace yourself, and be present to what you need now. Allow people to pass if they are ready to pass. Follow if it’s your turn to follow. Lead if you are ready to lead. Be where you are and allow yourself to be on the journey and appreciative of wherever that is that you are.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

 

  • [1:19] Moving to a new city
  • [4:30] Weird pet names
  • [6:46] Not getting interviews, handling rejection, + culture fit
  • [11:40] Getting clear on the essence of what you want
  • [21:20] Signing up for your first ½ marathon
  • [24:50] Recovering from Ragnar injuries
  • [26:45] Is there such thing as working out too much?
  • [30:00] Heart rate variability technology
  • [34:00] Breaking good habits that have become bad habits
  • [36:00] 10-min workout breaks at work
  • [43:40] Ragnar Zion recap!
  • [50:00] Removing cell service, being out in nature, + really feeling what it feels like being me
  • [1:01:45] Unnecessary worry during training
  • [1:09:15] Starting over
  • [43:40] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

 

 

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NATURE’S GLITTER: THE POWER OF JUST STARTING + BEING NICE S1|E6 The True North Collective Podcast

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

#6: NATURE’S GLITTER: THE POWER OF JUST STARTING + BEING NICE.

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

Introducing Kate Kent, founder of Nice Hair a collaborative community salon in Milwaukee, WI. She’s an artist, wild child, connector, and forever student with a mission to bring people together, support them in feeling great, having fun, and live their best life. And creating some cool shit with hair along the way!

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. Your dream life might actually be in the process of getting where you’re going. It’s not always about the end result.
  2. Taking care of each other and sharing it forward is actually a profitable business practice and helps all of us, especially within competitive spaces. We each (and brands) uniquely live out the universal trade secrets, so we don’t need to hoard them as much as we think. What sets you apart is you, not the skill.
  3. Everyday we live in the grey, and are you are choosing to head towards the light or towards the dark? Work towards the feeling you want to feel every day. Do things that get you more of the feelings you want and don’t do the things that get you less of the feelings you want.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [15:01] Who is Kate Kent?
  • [18:00] Handling curveballs
  • [21:10] Opening up a new type of salon in Milwaukee
  • [24:47] The secret sauce of success is in being kind to one another
  • [29:30] You can’t steal someone who doesn’t want to be stolen
  • [30:00] Climbing out of the hole of fear + using it as motivation
  • [32:47] We all have the choice to feel how we want to feel - are you on your way towards the light or towards the dark?
  • [36:50] Allowing things to fall apart that are falling apart
  • [38:29] Experimenting with life
  • [40:50] How do you fuel yourself to be proud of who you show up as each day?
  • [49:00] Starting Nice Hair Milwaukee
  • [1:01:17] Making connections with people
  • [1:03:00] Skills can be taught, but figuring out yourself is hard and is important...what do you actually want?
  • [1:16:25] Connect with Kate Kent via email: nicehairmke@gmail.com and IG: @nicehairmke_salon
  • [1:08:40] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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ABUNDELICIOUS: JOB LOSS, CHEESE, GAS STATION MINI MART TRADE SHOWS, AND IBS: S1|E5 The True North Collective Podcast

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

#5: ABUNDELICIOUS: JOB LOSS, CHEESE, GAS STATION MINI MART TRADE SHOWS, PRIESTS, AND IBS.

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

Introducing Sarah Philipp, creator and owner of Abundelicious, LLC a nutrition company dedicated to delicious foods for abundant health and happiness. She is on a mission to give people back their power through trusting their intuition with food and wellness.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

 

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. Trying is dying. If it feels like an uphill battle, then maybe you are not in the right spot and it’s time to make some change. Life will still take work, but they should flow and when they aren’t it’s an indication that something isn’t right.
  2. Life takes many twists and turns to get us to where we are meant to be. It might seem like it is taking too long or not at all, yet it is happening. And it’s all happening at exactly the speed it is supposed to.
  3. Abundance comes from trusting your own instinct and intuition around what you want/need and don’t want/need and acting accordingly. There is so much abundance in the universe and so nothing can go wrong if you are following your gut and heart.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [6:30] Who is Sarah Philipp?
  • [11:00] Easting + western wellness philosophies
  • [15:00] Losing a job, a boyfriend, and my purpose
  • [19:45] Not wanting an employer
  • [21:50] Navigating food trends to know what is “right”
  • [24:30] Trusting our intuition about what to put into our bodies is of utmost importance to your wellness
  • [26:00] Downward spiral of perfectionistic thinking
  • [30:00] Addressing negative habits + how they ARE serving us
  • [33:50] Coming back to yourself
  • [39:00] 5, 5, 5 tool
  • [43:00] Abundance also includes a letting go, not just adding
  • [44:07] Creating the name Abundelicious
  • [47:50] Embracing the opportunities that show up
  • [50:20] “Guilty” pleasures
  • [55:10] Integrity as a form of self-advocacy
  • [57:00] Overcoming roadblocks along the way
  • [1:01:40] Connect with Sarah Philipp via her website: www.abundelicious.com and IG: @abundelicious
  • [1:02:30] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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CREATIVE BRAINS EMBRACING A MOBILE LIFESTYLE WITHIN THE TECH WORLD’: S1|E4 The True North Collective Podcast

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

#4: TWO CREATIVE BRAINS: EMBRACING A MOBILE LIFESTYLE WITHIN THE TECH WORLD.

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same..

Introducing Dave Bellotti, a software engineer from California. He develops more efficient systems for tech entrepreneurs in the tech space. Because he loves travel and being outside, he has developed a mobile lifestyle that allows him to do his work from anywhere in the world. Most recently he has been diving into the crazy world of crypto mining.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. Keep growing and challenging your creativity and innovation by finding ways to switch perspectives through travel, talking with new people, doing new things, asking for feedback, and saying yes.
  2. Partners in life, especially as an entrepreneur, can allow you to go farther because you can lean on each other, process distractions easier, keep motivation up, and share weight of decision-making and emotions.
  3. Reflection can be a powerful way to gain further understanding of your reality, what you want, and who you want to become so you can more fully own your life the way you want to live it.

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [2:06] Sensory deprivation float tank
  • [4:00] Introducing Dave Bellotti
  • [5:50] Defining my lifestyle + incorporating more travel into it
  • [9:12] Just saying yes
  • [10:00] Culture shock
  • [16:40] Overthinking things
  • [19:30] Importance of soliciting feedback + reflection
  • [21:25] Becoming an entrepreneurial partnership
  • [25:25] Handling nay-sayers
  • [28:30] Burning man + gaining new perspectives
  • [29:15] Affirmations, intentions, allowing more fun into your life, + owning who you are fully
  • [32:00] Creating pockets of your own reality
  • [35:50] Connect with Dave Bellotti via email: db@2creativebrains.com and LinkedIN: @creativebrains
  • [36:22] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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TALES FROM A ‘SHRINKING TOWN’: S1|E3 The True North Collective Podcast

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

#3: TALES FROM A ‘SHRINKING TOWN’: SLOWING DOWN TO LIVE YOUR DREAM LIFE

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same..

Today, we introduce Amy Weber and her story of self-acceptance to live a life she truly loves. Amy is one of Rachel’s best friend’s from college who took life by the horns as she shifted from successful corporate retail manager in Chicago, going through a divorce, to her dream life as a mom and so much more, in the small, shrinking town of Ogallala, Nebraska.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+.

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. There is not one way to live a big, bold life - it can look a million different ways, from starting a business, to taking a year off to travel abroad, to choosing a simpler life where you settle down and start a family. They are all BIG LIVES if you choose to see it that way.
  2. There are so many levels to who we are and what our life is about. Find those moments where you can objectively ask yourself if your life is still what you want. If not, be willing to take steps to start to change it. One baby step at a time that can build your momentum to live a life you love.
  3. Doing things that you don’t want and living through the “crappy” times are not a waste of time. They are a chance to see what doesn’t work and what you don’t want so you can realize what you DO want.

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [12:01] Getting divorced in your 20s + starting over
  • [13:40] What do you do for fun?
  • [14:20] Building confidence around your job or things outside of yourself
  • [15:15] A day in the life of a retail manager in Chicago
  • [19:18] What do you do when you realize you have lost yourself in your job + your relationship?
  • [23:10] Focusing inward to be ok with who you are
  • [30:55] Breaking out of external pressures + expectations
  • [33:14] Creating the vision of your life
  • [35:30] Dating multiple guys at the same time
  • [37:00] Being open with myself + what I want + owning who you are
  • [44:30] Slowing down + staying inspired
  • [55:50] Being open to friends of all ages - you jive with who you jive with - age is a perceived barrier to connection
  • [1:08:00] Connect with Amy Weber via email amylynnpeters@gmail.com
  • [1:08:40] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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FROM POLITICS TO FULL TIME FOOD BLOGGER : S1|E2 The True North Collective Podcast

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

#2: REAL BALANCED: FROM POLITICS TO FULL TIME FOOD BLOGGER

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

Today we’re welcoming Sara Nelson from the Real Balanced Blog! Sara has been a colleague, classmate, and friend since 2003. Today she is kicking ass as a full time blogger and finding her way to better health through a ketogenic diet. We chat with Sara about her journey creating her blog and how she went from thinking about running for office to food blogging.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. When starting a new endeavor, the first step is to START! You won’t be perfect right away and that’s ok. Take it one day at a time and give yourself space to grow and learn.  
  2. Be authentic. Not only will it help you grow your business, it will be more natural for you and make life feel a little lighter.
  3. You journey to better health is all about what is going to work for you. You have to experiment and still live your life. Don’t stress about it. Continue to take steps forward, even if they are small or you slip up. Allow yourself to enjoy life and be healthy. It’s a balance.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [3:42} Sara’s Introduction
  • [7:00] Social Media driving fitness and health
  • [9:12] Sara’s blogging journey
  • [23:01]  Keto, Sugar-Free, how did you get there?
  • [33:20] Why a blog Sara?
  • [37:40] Not letting nutrition overwhelm you
  • [45:50] Being authentic with your followers
  • [49:20] Advice to get your blog/project rolling
  • [55:00] Getting through working for/by yourself and feeling lonely
  • [01:01:34] Connect with Sara at https://realbalanced.com/
  • [1:02:00] Thank you for listening + reach out on our website if inspired

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The True North Collective Podcast: Season 1, Ep. 1, Let's Start at the End

Tuesday Dec 11, 2018

Tuesday Dec 11, 2018

#1: LET’S START AT THE END: OUR WILD RIDE CREATING THE TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE

We are Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, co-hosts of the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST, exploring everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

We have met so many interesting people from all walks of life living fascinating and inspiring lives whose stories aren’t being told. This season we are excited to connect with and celebrate the untold stories of everyday people from Sheboygan, WI, to Santa Monica, CA, who are living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

Today, we start at the end, recapping and teasing out what we learned and loved from Season 1 of THE TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE Podcast. After coming up with a seemingly hair-brained idea and launching a podcast with zero previous podcasting experience, we are proud and excited to share the stories of 10 incredible humans, as well as our own wild rides. It’s honest, heartfelt, and vulnerable. It embraces the magic of humans taking on big dreams in the face of fear and self-doubt,  learning to keep showing up and always remembering to pause and laugh along the way. We hope you enjoy listening to this first season as much as we enjoyed creating it! XO

 

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

 

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  1. Each of us has a unique set of experiences, beliefs, values that make us, US and yet there is a universality to the trends of being a human. When we can see the bigger human experience, we can start to relate to people and situations that we never may have thought we could before. We are more similar than we initially realize.
  2. Keep being you. Who you are is special, please keep showing up in the world as yourself. Always.
  3. It’s never going to be perfect. Just show up. Try it. Let go of going back and nitpicking any perceived mistakes. Keep moving forward and try again. You will keep getting better and gaining more information and improving every time you do something if you just keep showing up.

 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [2:45] Take a pause + celebrate
  • [3:20] Why we started THE TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE podcast
  • [8:30] Having a partner whose energies compliment one another to magnify momentum around ideas
  • [12:00] Start wherever you are + allow it to evolve
  • [15:50] The universality of the human experience
  • [19:50] It’s hard to hate up close
  • [21:30] Honoring the authenticity and awkwardness of being YOU no matter what
  • [30:18] Who do we talk to this season
  • [37:15] What’s best for me today?
  • [41:30] Permission to keep being YOU
  • [47:20] How are you living your TRUE NORTH, now, today?
  • [53:07] Owning your shit
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