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007: The 4 Ps of a Happy Life with Stephanie Fleming Jun 25, 2019

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Using a planner is a game changer when it comes to figuring out your plans, goals and how to take action to make them happen.

Today I am chatting with Stephanie Fleming, co-founder of me & my BIG ideas®, the creators of The Happy Planner®. Stephanie is on a mission to create a Happy Life movement, empowering people to take control of their own happiness. We chat about the 4 Ps of planning a happy life which includes purpose, planning, positivity and persistence. She also shares the importance of being intentional and giving yourself permission to explore who you are.

What's in this episode:

How Stephanie got started with her business
Why they created the Happy Planner
Where they came up with their tagline
Taking charge for what you want in life
Getting to know yourself and being clear on what you want
Taking a look at whole life wellness
Sharing your inner work with friends and family
Giving yourself permission to explore who you are and what you want
Knowing and loving the products that she creates
The non-negotiable that Stephanie needs in her day
Being intentional and taking control over your life
Learning to pick yourself back up
Mastering persistence, not perfection
What happened when they quadrupled the size of their business
Why Stephanie and her family decided to bring in outside investors
The changes that have happened in her business
The 4 Ps of planning your way to happiness
How Stephanie crafts a life that she loves through creativity
Pausing and figuring out what makes you tick

About Stephanie:

Stephanie Fleming is a creative entrepreneur, speaker, optimist and wellness seeker. Most

notably, she is the co-founder of me & my BIG ideas®, creators of The Happy Planner®. What

began 20 years ago as a tiny, garage-based business is now an industry-leading lifestyle brand

that offers a wide variety of products that inspire customers to LIVE CREATIVELY® and PLAN A

HAPPY LIFE®!

It's Stephanie's mission to create a Happy Life movement by empowering people everywhere to

take control of their own happiness by embracing planning, positivity and all things creative!

Connect with Stephanie:

Website | Happy Planner Instagram | Happy Planner Youtube | Personal Instagram

Links:

Wellness Planners

Amy Tangerine Be Happy Box

Insight Timer

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Be Happy Box Launch Video

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006: One Little Word with Ali Edwards Jun 18, 2019

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Do you have a mantra or word that you live by? For me, there is something so powerful in choosing a word that can be a focal point to help guide your life's journey.

On today's episode, I am joined by Ali Edwards, designer, blogger, workshop instructor and author. We chat about choosing a word to keep you accountable in all aspects of your life and how having a word helps you to embrace the grey areas. I always love talking to Ali, she's such a real, authentic and encouraging force. She is someone that I have admired for so many reasons and I am sure that many of you have too. We also discuss owning your story and celebrating it, being okay with being a beginner, and recognizing the importance of words in your life and the impact that they can bring to strengthen relationships.

What's in this episode:

Where Ali's passion for storytelling came from
How her aesthetic has changed and simplified
Leading with your story
Why Ali started a workshop
Choosing a word to lead your life
Becoming more aware of your habits and tracking them
Finding solutions that fit you and your lifestyle
How she started with her scrapbooking events
Being vulnerable and brave when sharing
How Ali crafts a life she loves by saying "no"
Having a trusted person to push you toward growth
Creating boundaries for your work and life
Focusing on your health
Owning your story and celebrating it

About Ali:

Ali Edwards' passion resides in that very special place where the stories and images of life intersect.

Designer, blogger, workshop instructor, and author of four books about memory keeping, Ali is well known for authentically capturing everyday life with photos and words and creating memory keeping projects from those moments that pass by in an instant.

Guided by simple principles such as not making things more complicated than they need to be, focusing on the things that matter most and embracing imperfection, Ali Edwards is proud to be a work in progress.

She believes without a doubt that there's no right or wrong way to do all this, that the real stories are worth telling, and there's a whole lot of celebrating to do even in the midst of the challenging pieces of life.

Since 2004, Ali Edwards blog, workshops and memory keeping projects have inspired tens of thousands of people to share their own stories and enrich their own lives through the process.

Ali lives in Eugene, Oregon with her two children and their cat George Washington.

Connect with Ali:

Website | Facebook | Personal Instagram | Wellness Instagram | Business Instagram

Links:

Ali's Shop (Use my code AMYTAN15 for 15% off)

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005: Pursue Your Purpose Jun 13, 2019

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As a recovering workaholic, I can totally relate to those out there who find themselves pouring into their work. However, I can't quite blame myself because I truly love what I do. On this solo episode, I am sharing a heartfelt email that I received from a fellow blogger, Christine. Christine shares how inspired she felt after watching one of my YouTube videos and how being burnt out from her work has led her astray from her hobbies and passions.

These are the types of messages that really make me that much more passionate about what I do. I only hope that I am bringing a positive impact on the world. It goes to show that you have to give what you feel the world needs as you have no idea who it will inspire. I hope today's message will leave you feeling uplifted and energized. The more we spread creativity and happiness that comes from pursuing our passions, the better off our amazing community will be.

The beauty of our individual lives is that we can uniquely shape the life that we want to live. I hope today's episode will be a reminder to take just 10 minutes today to do what you love.

What's in this episode:

Why Amy started Craft a Life You Love
Choices that seem like mistakes leading to places never imagined
How your pain can become your purpose
The importance of talking through our stories
An email that touched Amy's heart

Links:

Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine

004: The Beauty of Life's Moments with Stacy Julian Jun 11, 2019

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When you are going through your day to day life, be sure to remember to tap into the beauty of the little moments. Often times, it's easy to forget that rainbows only come after a storm. That is exactly what we are going to be chatting about with today's guest, Stacy Julian.

Stacy is a friend of mine whom I met several years back after reaching out to her to meet in person at CHA. Then I was able to be a part of her event, 12.12.12 with Big Picture Classes, in Maui. Spending time with Stacy always brightens my day because I love that she is so open to sharing not only the shiny, happy moments but also to sharing the ones where she grew from struggles and challenges. On this episode, she shares how she got into scrapbooking and pioneered the Library of Memories. We also chat about letting go of what no longer serves you and the power that comes from women collaborating with other women.

What's in this episode:

How Stacy came across the opportunity to start a magazine
Reflecting your memories on paper
How Stacy knew that she wanted to pivot careers
The realization that Stacy came to when she began scrapbooking
The system Stacy pioneered as a way to organize photos
How Amy got into scrapbooking
Learning to let go of things that no longer serve you
The transition of selling her company and moving forward
Getting out of your comfort zone and feeling the joy you deserve
What can happen when women come together
Advice Stacy would give to her younger self

From Stacy:

Hi. I'm Stacy.

I have BIG ideas and lots of happy plans to go and see and do.

I adore stories and color and my family and really dark chocolate—all of these things, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

I believe in God and good people.

I take pictures and I use them and share them.

Whether it's scrapbooking or family history or blogging—I especially delight in using my pictures to connect people, places and things across time.

I love to teach and to travel and to come home.

I start projects and I make piles.

Connect with Stacy:

Website | Facebook | Instagram

Links:

Exactly Enough Time

The Big Picture by Stacy Julian

Big Picture Classes

Creating Keepsakes

Craftcation Conference

003: Embracing Your Emotions with Randy Taran Jun 04, 2019

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We live in a culture that often doesn't allow for sadness. It's so important that you learn to fully embrace all of your emotions, even the difficult ones such as guilt or sadness as it can be the fuel that you need to craft a life you love.

Today I am joined by Randy Taran, Founder and CEO of Project Happiness, an organization dedicated to reaching at least 10 million people with their message of kindness, happiness and empathy. Randy's entire business and career are centered around one of the most vital ingredients for a fulfilling life: happiness. Randy and I chat about embracing emotions, how it can help your creativity and learning to honor and move past negative emotions. We also discuss her new book, Emotional Advantage and her favorite part about writing it.

What's in this episode:

What inspired Randy to start Project Happiness
The process of writing her book, Emotional Advantage
Allowing yourself to feel through emotions
How to shift past negative emotions and be fully present
Applying the 5-second rule
Learning to honor sadness
Being mindful of how you are feeling
Moving past limiting beliefs
The 4 Questions that will change your life from Byron Katie
Randy's favorite part of writing her book
Allowing yourself to feel and savor joy
Randy's current morning routine
The mantra that she lives by

About Randy:

Randy is the founder and CEO of Project Happiness. When her own child was suffering from stress and depression, this ignited a passion to share the best resources to help others facing similar challenges. She is the co-author of the Project Happiness Handbook, bringing the best of positive psychology, neuroscience and mindfulness to youth. This book has become the backbone for our leading social and emotional learning curriculum, serving students, teachers, counselors and coaches in every state and over 120 countries.

Randy produced the award-winning documentary "Project Happiness" which brought together young people from three continents to ask one question – "What is the nature of lasting happiness?" They interviewed George Lucas, Richard Gere, neuroscientist Richard Davidson and ultimately, in Dharamsala, India, had an unforgettable private audience with the Dalai Lama.

Through Project Happiness, Randy's dream of empowering people with the resources to create greater happiness within themselves and the world is coming to life. With a following of over 2.5 million people on social media alone, messages of hope and science-based strategies for greater well-being are reaching people when they need it most. In these stressful times, enhancing and tapping into our inner resources is more important than ever.

Randy, who is thrilled to be doing this work, speaks regularly on well-being and living your best life, areas she covers on her regular blogs in the Huffington Post, and in weekly videos on Facebook Live. She lives near Palo Alto, California with her family and well-loved dogs. Randy is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher who holds her MBA in International Business and Marketing from New York University. She knows deeply that greater happiness is possible and everything you need is inside of you.

Connect with Randy:

Website | Project Happiness | Facebook | Instagram

Links:

Emotional Advantage

Loving What Is by Byron Katie

Insight Timer App

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

002: Let Your Colors Shine with Cathy Heller May 28, 2019

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In this life, you have to give yourself permission to take action and go for what you want. You have something valuable that the world needs. You can do so much by simply opening your heart, being messy and beginning.

On today's episode, I am joined by a friend of mine and fellow podcaster, Cathy Heller. We chat about failing forward and the importance of taking action. She shares how she got to this point in her career, the failures that she has faced along the way and how she overcomes limiting beliefs. We discuss giving yourself permission to share your gift and how to look at failures as opportunities.

What's in this episode:

How Amy and Cathy met
What happened when Cathy lost her record deal
Finding a way to make an income in the music industry
Cultivating relationships as her competitive advantage
Pushing past the comfort zone and sharing that gift with others
Why Cathy started a podcast to help people in every industry
Looking at failures as opportunities
Allowing yourself to be messy
Tactics that Cathy uses to overcome her limiting beliefs
Happiness is an inside job
Giving yourself permission to share your gift
Cathy's advice to her younger self
How Cathy crafts a life that she loves

About Cathy:

Cathy Heller is a fire hose of inspiration. She's the host of the popular podcast Don't Keep Your Day Job, which was given the #1 spot on iTunes recommend list of shows for the New Year in 2018 and 2019.

Each week Cathy encourages thousands and thousands of listeners to find more purpose in their life and get paid to do what they love full time. She started out as a singer songwriter and first found success licensing her music to TV, Film and Ads. Quickly she became a stand out in her field and was featured in magazines like Billboard, Variety and the LA Weekly.

After making a multi six figure living with her music, Cathy started a music agency and then she began teaching other artists to grow their own careers.

Two weeks after her third daughter was born, she started her top ranked podcast. Cathy's show has been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, the NY Times and Inc Magazine's "top 9 podcasts", and has over 6 million downloads. She's been featured several times by Apple themselves and the fans are resonating with how genuine she is.

Throughout the show, she has interviewed creative entrepreneurs like actress Jenna Fischer, popular blogger Seth Godin, designer Jonathan Adler, make up artist Bobbi Brown, dancer Mandy Moore, fashionista Tamara Mellon, novelist Emily Giffin, and Gretchen Rubin to name a few.

When she's not teaching or interviewing amazing guests for her podcast, you can find Cathy playing with her three little girls, writing her book, songwriting for tv shows and commercials, or enjoying a moment with friends.

Cathy often says "purpose is the opposite of depression" and she is truly lifting others to be the happiest version of themselves.

Connect with Cathy:

Links:

Do It Scared

Don't Keep Your Day Job pre-order

001: Welcome to Craft a Life You Love May 24, 2019

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Welcome to my podcast, I am your host, Amy Tangerine and this is Craft a Life You Love. I am so excited that you're here and I can't wait for you to hear everything that I have planned for this show. Craft a Life You Love is about empowering you to create space and intention for your own personal hobbies, happiness and harmony. It's about giving yourself grace, and cutting a juicy little slice of life out for you to enjoy that is all your own. This is a place that is judgment-free, created for you to rejuvenate and connect with who you are.

Whatever brought you here, I just want to remind you that you are enough. I am so glad you have chosen to be present and take a listen. My hope for this podcast is to bring on some of the amazing people I have met on this journey, while also sprinkling in a few solo episodes too.

On today's episode, I touch on infusing creativity, positivity, fun and intention into your everyday life. I also share the importance of taking breaks and checking in with ourselves, making sure we are doing the things we love rather than just chasing "busy."

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Craft a Life You Love

Craft a Life You Love Trailer May 13, 2019

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Join craft maven and creative coach Amy Tangerine as she extracts juicy wisdom from tastemakers, experts, and entrepreneurs. Her guests have found their own unique voices and infuse creativity, fun, and intention into their daily lives– so can you. Listen for the freshest takes on how to build the life of your dreams at the crossroads of creativity, passion, and purpose.

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