The Story Behind the Podcast

In this minisode, I share the inspiration behind the podcast, and what you can expect from Author Your Life.

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Welcome to author your life, a podcast about making bold moves and big changes, living life powerfully on your own terms, outside social norms and expectations. Through conversations with inspiring individuals who forge their own path in life, we'll explore what it takes to face your fears and go after your dreams. You are not a victim of circumstance, you can always begin again, start a new chapter and rewrite your story. This is author your life. And I'm your host, Julie B. Let's get the conversation started. Oh my gosh, you guys, this is my very first podcast episode. This is really cool. And I'm like a very quiet calm kind of excited, I would expect that I would be kind of like a little more like giddy, nervous, ecstatic jumping out of my skin. And I actually feel really good about this. So what is author life all about? How did the idea come about? That's a little bit of what I want to share with you guys, on today's episode, it's going to be a quick one. And it's going to give you a little background of how this show idea came to be and what you can expect from the show. So I'm going to take you guys to Brooklyn, New York, June of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, I am sitting inside my one bedroom apartment, contemplating making a move out of the city. And I'll tell you that at that time, I had been contemplating the same exact move for about five or six years. And in that moment, I was terrified, terrified of leaving behind my business, my robust, successful in person personal training business that I had worked hard at building up over the previous five years, I was terrified of leaving behind my beautiful apartment with a overview of downtown Manhattan where I sat on my patio and watch the sunset every night, I was terrified of leaving behind my favorite gym, my bike, which I biked commuted everywhere, my grocery store, my friends, pretty much everything. I had worked so hard at building up a life that I loved so much exactly where I was. And yet I knew that was not where I wanted to be. I wanted to be somewhere with more access to nature, more space and open air and somewhere I could have a garden and go hiking and go down by the water and head out to the beach. And that's not New York City. I also want to someplace quiet. So you think all this makes sense. So this is something that I want so badly for myself and I know deep in my heart and soul that this is meant for me. Why am I having such a hard time making the decision and pulling the trigger? Now this was extra concerning because my whole entire life up until this point, I made a lot of bold moves without a second thought I had moved to New York City on my own at the age of 25 ad did not know anyone had no friends didn't even know my way around the city. But new New York was where I wanted to be so found myself in advertising job, found myself in an apartment in Harlem. And of course bawled my eyes out the day I moved thinking What have I just done and made it work. After a series of failed advertising jobs, I decided to become a personal trainer. It had always been my lifelong dream and goal to work in fitness. So never mind that the income is inconsistent. There's no health insurance, there's no guarantee that you're going to be able to make a full time living and be able to support yourself as a personal trainer. I could not fathom that coming out of a corporate desk job with a salary and full benefits. Yet I decided to forego the salary and benefits and desk job and go after my passion and my dream and I became a personal trainer did that successfully for seven years, the last three of which I was working on my own. So I started off at a gym. And about four years in I decided that I wanted to actually run my own business. So I made yet another bold move at leaving the gym and deciding to venture out on my own I moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn. I moved from an apartment in Brooklyn to my first one bedroom apartment, which was a very bold move at the time. Because one bedroom, New York City rent can be a bit of a stretch, especially as a personal trainer when your income is very inconsistent. So I was literally taking a gamble on myself when I moved into that gorgeous one bedroom apartment. My very first solo vacation ever. First time traveling by myself, I decided to go to Hawaii for a week. So my first ever time taking a trip was a week in Hawaii, by myself, had a ball loved it didn't even bat an eye. My first international trip ever was to Bali, I flew to Bali, did a stopover in Paris, had never been to either country, didn't know anything about them. didn't actually do much preparation beforehand, except booking the plane tickets. I did meet a women's retreat once I was in Bali. However, the whole trip there such a huge experience such a step outside of my comfort zone. And it came with a lot of excitement, and tons of nervousness. And yet I did it. I could go I could go on and on. I mean I've ran marathons, I've ran half marathons, I've competed in fitness competitions, all these these endeavors take a tremendous amount of dedication and consistency and intentionality. And they're not for the faint of heart. It's not for the faint of heart to set a goal like a marathon or a fitness show. And then put your all into going after and striving and creating it. So you kind of take a look at this and say okay, here's someone who really has no problem going after what she wants in life. So now why am I sitting in my Brooklyn apartment, completely petrified of giving up my life and moving? That was what really started the idea for this show. I know so many amazing, inspiring individuals, people who have moved across the country multiple times, people who've started businesses, people who have decided to live their life out of vans, who've gone on long distance backpacking adventures, who've accomplished amazing mountain climbs. And I, as I'm sitting there stuck on thinking about all these people and saying, I wish that I could talk to every single one of them right now. And kind of like figure out how they did it. How did they make it happen? If you know, maybe I can glean something from their experience, and use it for myself. And that will help get me unstuck that will help get me past my fear and my hesitation right now. And then I thought, well, I am not the only one. I'm definitely not the only one. I don't know how many people are out there who want to make a change right now who want to do something new and different, and are absolutely terrified and don't even know if it's possible. So this podcast is here to show you that whatever you want from your life is possible. So through interviews with all of my inspiring friends and my network, we're going to chat about what goes into making a big change. We're going to talk about lifestyle habits, mindset work, logistics, support systems, belief in higher power, whatever goes into really taking yourself out of a situation where you feel stuck, and moving yourself stepping into this new situation where you really want to be. And it feels so scary and new and unfamiliar, yet you know deep in your heart, and that's what you want. That's what we're here to explore. So there will be one interview episode per week, it's going to be about 40 minutes, 45 minutes as of now. And I'm also planning on releasing one solo mini episode a week, which will be about 1015 minutes. And that'll be me sharing some bits of my personal life experience. Some stories and life lessons that I learned to go along with those stories. Maybe sometimes I'll expand on topics that came up in the interviews. And the whole purpose of this project is really just for us to explore together what it takes to overcome your fears and go after your dreams. I chose the title author your life because you can look at your life like a story that has so many chapters and paragraphs and sentences. And as we go through our lives, we're never stuck on the same page. At least I hope not. If you are, it's probably a pretty boring life. But as we go through life, jobs change, relationships change, we move, we get new homes, our families, change, our friendships, change our hobbies, our interests, our jobs. Like, as we go through life, there's these constant cycles, and you're always beginning a new chapter. Sometimes it's easier than others. Sometimes it's more difficult. I really want this podcast to be a space to explore that conversation topic, to see what it takes to really make a big change. If you're having trouble moving on to the next chapter. But you know where you want to go, and you're just not quite sure how to get there. This podcast is for you. So I personally am actually in that space right now. So this project itself, for me, was my next big step. Right after the move to Westchester, New York. I knew I wanted to start a podcast, and so many doubts, fears, hesitations. Just, I could not bring myself to do it. But yet, it was written on my heart and soul. I just knew I wanted to say a year later, it's finally happening. Yay. So here we are. And I hope you guys I am honestly having a blast recording these episodes. I love chatting with every single person that I've interviewed so far. I cannot wait to share these conversations with all of you to hear what you get from them and what you take away. And I cannot wait for this to grow. So thank you so much for being here and supporting me and allowing me to contribute to you. Please stay in touch, stay in communication, give me some feedback. What works about the show what doesn't work? It might evolve, you know, past the original premise. But what I lined out for you today is the plan as of this moment. So we're gonna roll with that and see how it goes. I love you all. And I will talk to you later. Thank you so much for joining this conversation. If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave a review a five star rating sure to hit subscribe to catch all future episodes. I would love to know who's listening and your biggest takeaway from this episode. If this podcast was valuable, please share with a friend. Take a screenshot and post to your social media. Hashtag author life podcast and tag me. It's Julie B. Underscore Your support helps this podcast grow. Until next time, friends. Keep writing your story and author your life