Stasia Savasuk on Dressing for Confidence and Joy

09/09/21 • 52 min

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Stasia Savasuk is an amazing style coach, has an outstanding Tedx Talk, and is the founder of Stasia’s Style School. She’s joining me on the show, and I’m delighted to share this interview. We giggled our way through our discussion, and had a hilarious time talking about style, what lights us up, how to find what kinds of styles fit YOU, and, all about Stasia’s inspiring story of becoming an entrepreneur.

In this episode, Stasia and I talk about:

Her early entrepreneurial work as a child, collecting and selling worms
How she broke up with style, and wore very bland clothing for many years
That one size fits all is bullshit
How to discover style that works for you and reflects who you really are
How to get in touch with who you really are
What it looks like to belong to yourself
How her differently abled child has taught her so much about inside out congruency
Her thoughts on how to jumpstart your joy: asking yourself how you want to show up, don’t participate in body shaming, and getting outside

Resources Stasia Savasuk’s website Stasia on Instagram

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In this episode, Stasia and I talk about:

Her early entrepreneurial work as a child, collecting and selling worms
How she broke up with style, and wore very bland clothing for many years
That one size fits all is bullshit
How to discover style that works for you and reflects who you really are
How to get in touch with who you really are
What it looks like to belong to yourself
How her differently abled child has taught her so much about inside out congruency
Her thoughts on how to jumpstart your joy: asking yourself how you want to show up, don’t participate in body shaming, and getting outside

Resources Stasia Savasuk’s website Stasia on Instagram

Follow Jump Start Your Joy on Apple Podcasts

Follow Jump Start Your Joy on Spotify

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Andrea Owen on How You Can Make Some Noise, Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength

Andrea and I are talking about the many ways that you can make some noise, own your strengths, and speak your mind. It’s a big topic, and it could not come at a better time. At the heart of making noise is first getting comfortable with accepting the unique things that make you great. I know that many times, it feels more comfortable to play down your strengths because maybe somewhere back in your childhood or formative years you were told that you shouldn’t bring too much attention to yourself, or “brag” about what you are good at.

The thing is, that’s all a bunch of BS. Each person on this planet has a very unique set of talents and gifts, and it’s your job to uncover them and share them with others. When you get stuck in the messaging that you need to hide your talent or play down what you do best, it means that you are not owning all of who you are. And it means that you are playing into fear: the fear that you’re not enough and the fear of outshining others. The truth is that no one wins when you hide your greatness, AND everyone wins when you do share your strengths and talents.

And that’s what Andrea has written about in this new book. How you can make some noise.

Here’s what else we talk about: – how women and girls are conditioned to play down strengths and fit in, even to the point that we will hold ourselves back so we don’t outshine friends or colleagues – why hiding your strengths doesn’t help you or anyone else – understanding the role of intuition in stepping in to your greatness – resilience – the mindset of greatness – internalized misogyny: why some women align themselves with a misoynistic point of view, and how it keeps women from stepping into their own greatness – why we all need to make some noise, now, in the #metoo era

Read the full show notes on the website.

Resources: Order Make Some Noise by Andrea Owen Andrea Owen on How to Be Taken Seriously Even When You’re Not a Serious Person (on Jump Start Your Joy) How to Stop Feeling Like Shit and Live a Kickass Life with guest Andrea Owen (on Jump Start Your Joy)

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The Top 10 Episodes from Season One (A Look Back)

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Welcome to Jump Start Your Joy's Top 10 of Season One. As I round out the 6th Season of the podcast, I found myself wanting to take a look back at how the show started. Season One was magical, and memorable in so many ways.

You can read the full episode notes on my website.

Here's the sampling of who you'll hear in this episode:

1. Kathleen Davies, from Episode 1. She is a preaching pastor in Houston Texas, and my former room mate at Yale Divinity School.

2. Matthew Wood, Senior Sound Editor at Skywalker Sound and the voice of General Grievous in the Star Wars universe. Matt and I attended grade school together, and he shares how George Lucas chose him for the General Grievous role. He was on Episode 3.

3. Molly Larkin, a life coach, and registered nurse. We discussed Loving Kindness in Episode 10.

4. Liz Ross, advertising agency veteran and past president of Periscope agency in Minneapolis. We talked about leadership and putting people first in Episode 21.

5. Lexi Koch, a life coach and farmer. We talked about the courage it takes to be vulnerable in life. She was on Episode 35.

6. Holly Becker is the powerhouse behind the blog Decor8, and founder of "Blogging Your Way." She came on to talk about how to find your voice, and joined me Episode 36.

7. Jennifer Lee is the author of "Right Brain Business Plan," and a great business coach. She was on Episode 38 and we talked about how to build a sustainable creative business.

8. Sharon Aldeguer is a body builder and an IT professional. She had a brain tumor removed, and suffered nerve damage during the surgery. She joined me to talk about hope in Episode 45.

9. Flylady Marla Cilley has a successful website and helps people reign in the chaos of their homes. She joined me for Episode 46, and we talked about how habits and routines can help you find more joy in life.

10. Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block, and founder of Remember Betty was my guest on Episode 20. He had released a new album "Look at Me," which benefitted his nonprofit which supports breast cancer patients. He shared about losing his mother, Betty, to breast cancer and his family, and the fans.

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