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16. Work-Life "Balance" is a Myth | Dana Look-Arimoto
Life with Leyla
12/17/19 • 63 min
#16: Hey you! You're going to get a lot of value from this episode. This topic literally does apply to every person. It’s about this thing we’ve been chasing to no avail - it’s called work-life balance. And what a breath of fresh air it was to speak to someone who’s life work is to help educate us that work-life balance is a myth, it’s unattainable. Instead, Dana is teaching people that we can consciously choose where we spend our time and energy, and which facets of life we choose to settle. I love that she’s taking the term “settling” and giving it a positive connotation.
It was amazing to be able to speak to Dana and get some clarity on what she means by all of this. Here’s a quick bio on her before we jump into the episode... Dana Look-Arimoto is an executive and leadership coach, mentor, inventor of Stop Settling®, and the author of Stop Settling, Settle Smart: Rethinking Work-life Balance, Redesign Your Busy Life.
I hope you enjoy this episode. If you do, please leave a rating, and share it with a friend who needs to hear this message.
XO Leyla
SHOW NOTES (Things mentioned in the episode):
Dana's STOP SETTLING Quiz:
Find Dana's Book, Stop Settling Settle Smart: HERE
Intuit & Pinterest - two places with great work culture
168 Hours in a week: book by Laura Vanderkam
https://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/
60/30/10 Rule
“Saying less, Doing more”
Socratic questioning/ listening - amazing tool!
To Connect with Dana Look-Arimoto:
https://www.instagram.com/danalookarimoto/
To Connect with Host Leyla Sarper:
15. It Begins With Building Habits of Positive Self Care with Kevin Wong of Habitual Roots
Life with Leyla
12/10/19 • 62 min
#15: Why hello there! Here are the show notes for this episode with Kevin Wong of Habitual Roots. I’m excited for you to listen to this, we dive into a lot of topics but its’ all around how can be more present, appreciate the here and now, feel less lonely, and not let outside circumstances dictate how we feel and show up in the world. Lot’s of tactical advice in this episode that is easy to implement into your life and daily practice today.
Let me tell a bit of background on Kevin. Kevin is the co-founder of Habitual Roots and its lead contact in Denver C.O. Kevin spent 6+ years managing projects within the engineering, nuclear, and software industries. Since obtaining his professional coaching license, Kevin has become passionate about empowering others to reflect, connect, and reset habitually.
The topics we cover in this episode include:
Building Habits of Positive Self Care
The Link Between Loneliness & Technology
The Energy Exchange Gained When We Speak in Person
Conscious Breathing and Why It’s So Important
The Power of the Present Moment
How to be More Present
Kevin’s Personal Story of Regaining his Health & Vitality
Paradigm shift until mindset to deepening the connection to the greater, authentic you.
To connect with Kevin, click HERE
To connect with Leyla, click HERE
Check out Habitual Roots:
https://www.habitualroots.com/
More info about the podcast here:
www.presentnotperfectpodcast.com
Please, take a moment to leave a rating and share this episode with someone who needs to hear this message. And if you really want to make my day, please leave a review on the Apple Podcasts app. This helps more people to find out about the show. Thank you so much for your time, energy, and attention.
Love you! Xo Ley
25. How Are You Getting By? COVID-19 with Journalist Mary MacCarthy | My burning questions about the Coronavirus global pandemic
Life with Leyla
04/07/20 • 91 min
#25: Mary MacCarthy, is a Los Angeles-based independent journalist who worked as an international television reporter and anchor for 15 years, for networks including PBS NewsHour, Rocky Mountain PBS, France 24, and many others. She's also a single mother to a 9-year-old diva.
During this moment we are all living through, Mary is a journalist looking at how people are getting by during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mary has been following the COVID-19 pandemic very closely and was very much ahead of the curve when it comes to knowing what was going to happen in the United States. She is the most educated person I have spoken to personally about what’s happening. I have seen so much misinformation online. In this episode, I was able to ask Mary some questions that I’ve been really grappling with regarding the coronavirus, our response to it, and what we should do next.
Obviously, neither one of us are medical experts or scientists, so please visit CDC.gov for the latest. We are simply concerned citizens, moms, humans of this planet who want to weed out some of the bullshit and misinformation going around and figure out what we can do moving forward. I hope and your family are doing okay as you’re listening to this. It’s gonna take time, but we will get through this.
To connect with Mary, click HERE
Mary is reporting on Stories from the Economic Frontlines of COVID-19 at www.HowAreYouGettingBy.com
To connect with Leyla (host), click HERE
Some of the topics we cover include:
- The mixed messaging we got from the US administration, media outlets, and even the World Health Organization and CDC.
- Stories from the Economic Frontlines of COVID-19. Mary’s new project called “How are you getting by?” She is reporting on everyday Americans are doing in all of this.
- How Mary was tracking COVID-19 before most of us knew it existed
- How to (or sadly not) get tested
- The mixed messaging on masks - yes, wear masks or face coverings people.
- Why Americans have trouble respecting the stay at home order
- Some of the trends I see on Facebook about what people are saying (including herd immunity, just quarantining the elderly, and people downplaying this)
- Answering some questions we got on Instagram including prophecies and aliens!?
- Will life as we knew it before COVID-19 go back to how it was before?
- Homeschooling and being with your kid 24/7
- Some of the positives that have come from this!
- How this is such a patriotic moment for Americans to come together, do their duty, and help each other out as best we can.
- Some of the major negatives like overt racism and even violence against Asian Americans (and Asian people around the world).
Please let me know what you thought by reaching out on Instagram or even leaving a rating or review! Thank you for your time :) Talk soon.
Love, Ley
#31: In this episode, I sit down with Denver’s skincare expert, Angel Martinez. You might know her from Instagram from her account @MissAngelRenee where she’s constantly dropping the best skincare tips, behind the scenes from her business, Angel Aesthetics, and lots of business and personal motivational content.
- You’ll get to hear in-depth about Angel’s personal story, how she launched Angel Aesthetics during a difficult time in her life, as well as tons of skincare tips you need to hear. We chat about how she and her team got creative and got themselves through being closed for almost 3 months by offering video call consultations and at-home peels, they called, “Quarantine & Peel” Angel is always inspiring and motivating her Instagram community and we talk about where she draws her own motivation from and how she keeps the haters & trolls online at bay.
- To Connect with Angel Martinez, click HERE
- To Connect with Leyla (show host), click HERE
- Visit Angel Aesthetics at https://skincarebyangel.com/
- Notes/ Products / People We Mention in the Episode:
- Benjamin Fuchs / Truth Treatments / Vitamin C Serum (the best one ever!!!)
- Balance Athletica - Taylor Chamberlain Dilk & Chloe Chamberlain
- Erica Cobb, Daily Blast Live
- Lourdes, SturdyUSA
- Gary Vaynerchuck, @GaryVee
- Our Girl, Ally G!
- The one and only Lexi
- If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend! Thank you for your time. Love you, stay safe, and be well! XO Leyla
03/19/22 • 25 min
#42: In this episode, Leyla chats with Altan Sahin. He's a 16 year old beekeeper from Denver, CO and he's started his own business called Hey Honey.
It's inspiring to hear from someone like Altan who took something he really enjoyed and cared about, and turned it into a business.
Learn more about Altan and his honey business, HERE
Connect with Leyla, HERE
09/03/21 • 47 min
#38: The podcast is back!!:) I am so happy. It’s been one year, to the day. This episode is for YOU, you're going to feel very motivated to take action on your project or goal today. Let me tell you about our guest, Cam Palu.
Cam is one half of the dynamic duo known as Camiah. She’s a fun haver, email coder, coffee drinker, video creator, artist, drawing maker, wannabe chef, kid wrangler, and wishful comedian. She’s also my friend who I met when I worked at a digital marketing agency in Denver. She’s very good at helping people START the things they have been wanting to start. She volunteered to be my first guest for the reboot of my podcast after the maternity break. Cam was a guest for episode 6 of the show (back when it was still called Present Not Perfect). That episode was titled "How To Be Creative Everyday. Why Just Starting Eliminates Fear"
Cam is so wise and motivating. This episode is all about STARTING and DOING. She has some really great insights on why you can’t over think it and why you must just start today. You will always adjust and get better. But starting NOW, is what it’s all about.
Cam is out to make the world a kinder, more inclusive space. Like, how amazing is that? But you know what the best part is? She is actually living this every day in how she shows up in the world and how she raises her two boys. She is teaching her two kids how to make others feel seen. I almost teared up at this part. She said, many people don’t ever feel seen in their day to day life. So whether it’s saying hi to someone one the street, or going up to a kid in class because you can just tell that he has a tough home life. We talk about this in the episode too.
Please hit me up on Instagram. I would love to know what you think! Or what project you’re starting. Let me know how I can help.
XO, Leyla
To connect with Leyla Sarper click HERE
To connect with Cam Palu click HERE
Learn more about Cam & Camiah HERE
13. Pivot Your Life Path | Rebrand Yourself | Denver Food Scene with Larry Herz of OCN Eats
Life with Leyla
11/26/19 • 60 min
#13: Imagine getting paid to eat at the best restaurants in town...well, that’s what our next guest does as part of his career now. Larry Herz, of OCN EATS first entered the Denver restaurant scene in 1994 with Carmine's on Penn and has since owned five restaurants, with 730South being his most recent.
Larry’s story is the perfect example of leaving something behind that isn’t serving you anymore and pivoting. You can still be actively involved in something that you love but it might not be in the same way that you once saw things panning out. Today, you can re-invent yourself at any age as long as you’re creating good content and your intentions are in the right place.
We talk about taking risks, being an entrepreneur, what he had to sacrifice in his personal life, some of Denver’s best restaurants, and why you need to learn how to use social media and technology no matter where you are in life if you want to succeed in business.
Thank you for being here, thank you for listening. If there’s a specific part of the show that you really like please screenshot and share with me on social media. I want to keep delivering content that is meaningful to you, so by letting me know what you really liked, it helps me in many ways.
To connect with Larry Herz, click HERE
To connect with Leyla Sarper, click HERE
Don't forget to Subscribe/Rate/Review the Present Not Perfect Podcast so you don't miss the next episode! New episodes are published every Tuesday.
And once again, thank you, for spending your precious time with me. It really means the world. You're amazing. :)
xo Ley
Present Not Perfect is edited by Shaun Chapman in Denver, CO
Other members of the production team include: Danielle Amaro & Justin Moskowitz
#26: In this episode, I talk to Alysha Badiani all about her new book, her experience and her outlook on living in quarantine through the COVID-19 pandemic in London, England, and what led her to leave her stable 9 to 5 job to pursue what she was really interested in.
BeYoutiful You by Alysha Badiani is an eye-opening book, with a unique and simple way to help you grow your confidence and self-esteem to allow you to live your best life. Alysha’s approach is different than anyone else’s as she touches on the importance of recognizing your own beauty, internally and externally. Alysha helps you by taking you through her own journey. She explains how she made these changes, and how you can too.
To connect with Alysha, click HERE
To connect with Leyla, click HERE
Find Alysha's book, BeYoutiful You at: https://www.amazon.com/BeYoutiful-You-Alysha-Badiani
If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend, tag me in your insta stories, or consider leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you so much for your time :)
This podcast is edited by Shaun Chapman Audio in Denver, CO
What To Expect From This Episode:
Coping through what’s going on with being quarantined and so much uncertainty
How to stay positive during quarantine and a global pandemic
Advice for someone who knows they are not doing what they’re meant to be doing
The underlying reason most people won’t make a change or even start their side hustle, blog, podcast, or passion project?
Daily or weekly routines that help you stay on track with goals, self-care, and mindfulness
Getting rid of negative thoughts - continuing to think positive, even in an argument
Removing sources of negativity / Being aware of what kind of energy is around
Self-actualization - your own hierarchy vs Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
How Alysha defines self-love. How we can have a healthier relationship with ourselves
Mindset / the quality of your thoughts / speaking positively to yourself and others
Unconscious mind vs conscious mind
Sleep, movement, nutrition, self-care - Alysha's must have skin products
Drifting apart from your friends-auditing your circle
#30: There is something in this episode for everyone, but especially so if you’re a founder, entrepreneur, parent, or business owner. I hope you enjoy it!
Kristin Darga is the Founder of Impact FounderTM, a keynote speaker, award-winning author, performance, and executive coach. She has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, many teams in companies, and as a four-time founder, she understands the highly satisfying yet distressing road of entrepreneurship. After there were two suicides of startup founders and the sudden death of a third, Kristin Darga created Impact Founder to do whatever she could to help alleviate the feelings of inadequacy, isolation, stress, depression, and suicide among founders by sharing real stories of real entrepreneurs’ struggles and successes.
In this episode, we talk about pivoting your business and life during the pandemic and what that can look like, how Kristin has dealt with the many changes & setbacks that happened as a result of our current situation, how life has never been certain, like ever. Today, we are hearing over and over again how we’re living in “uncertain times.” Among the gems you’re about to hear, one of them is about not missing the hustle and how things used to be. I will say amen to that!
Things We Mentioned In the Episode & Kristin Darga’s Links:
- Jacki Carr, Goal Coach - BUSY = Because U Said Yes
- Beauty Counter: Flawless in Five & Countertime Line
- Kristin’s book: Impact Founder: Inspirational stories of entrepreneurs who risk everything for what they believe in https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Founder-Inspirational-entrepreneurs-everything/dp/0996169245
- Her organization, Impact Founder https://www.impactfounder.com/
- To connect with Kristin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindarga/
- To connect with Kristin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristindarga/
- To connect with Leyla (host) on Instagram:
- https://www.instagram.com/LeylaSarper
#27: In this episode, I chat with Liz Carlile, founder of the Motherhood Unstressed Podcast and CBD line. You're going to get a lot of value from this one. We talk all things self-care, how to stay sane during this quarantine, debunking some common CBD myths, and more! One other topic I always look to Liz on is how to let go of stress & guilt when we as parents take time for ourselves.
Liz Carlile is the host of the Top 50 podcast Motherhood Unstressed, a public speaker, entrepreneur, and mom of 2 boys. Through her podcast and her line of CBD supplements, she helps individuals create a more beautiful life for themselves and their families.
To connect with Liz, click HERE
To connect with Leyla, click HERE
I found the most beautiful message from Liz on her Motherhood Unstressed website, which just embodies why I started my own podcast, Present Not Perfect so well: “The greatest gift we can give ourselves and our families is to be more fully present. When we can get out of our heads and into our hearts, life changes in innumerable ways.”
This episode was so fun for me because I look up to Liz in many ways. She is a constant source of support and positivity for me. I love her guided meditations, the unique content and guests she brings on her podcast, Motherhood Unstressed, and how she shows up on Instagram. She inspires me to not feel guilty about doing the things that make me feel good and help me show up as the best version of myself for my daughter and my family. I’m so excited for you to be introduced to her.
Here are the show notes from this episode & Liz’s recommendations:
Find Liz at www.Motherhoodunstressed.com
Find her podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motherhood-unstressed/id1356751359
Liz recommendations:
Morning pages (morning free journaling)
Books & Authors: Miguel Ruiz, the 4th & 5th agreements & Gabby Bernstein
Radiation Nation & Defend your shield
Joov red light therapy
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Love you, talk soon!
Ley
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How many episodes does Life with Leyla have?
Life with Leyla currently has 45 episodes available.
What topics does Life with Leyla cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Nft, Motivation, Care, Mental Health, Moms, Podcasts, Inspiration, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Life with Leyla?
The episode title '37. Shorten Your To Do List & Get Rid of the "Shoulds" with Jaclyn Zubiena' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Life with Leyla?
The average episode length on Life with Leyla is 56 minutes.
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Episodes of Life with Leyla are typically released every 8 days.
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The first episode of Life with Leyla was released on Aug 20, 2019.
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