AP 046: Elyse Beard and Ashley Aikele ||Being Your Own Kind Of Brave

About Progress

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Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

“Bravery is being scared, it’s being afraid; but doing it anyway . . . It’s OK to be afraid of something, but own those feelings and rise above.” You think if you were the masterminds behind a magazine with "Bravery" in the title, that you would be a very courageous person. Not so for these ladies. Elyse Beard and Ashley Aikele both profess that they have let fear hold them back for far too long. But when they had the idea to create a publication that inspires courage in children by sharing stories of brave women, they knew they had to be their own kind of brave. To build something so monumental from nothing entailed a lot of letting go alongside a whole lot of work. Elyse and Ashley talk about how they practiced "fake it 'til you make it," used their different talents, and in the end created something from nothing. Their dream is that ultimately this publication is far more than a magazine; it's a movement. Elyse and Ashley share how a huge part of being your own kind of brave is figuring out what your "thing" is, and how even the process alone can demand a special kind of courage. Ashley shares how perfectionism prevented her from following through with many ideas in the past; Elyse talks about how she couldn't figure out what talents she had to offer to the world and how unfulfilled she felt because of that struggle. But these women have risen above their own fears, and shown us that if we dare to believe in ourselves, try new things, and even risk failure, we can create something life-changing. And both of them feel that change within their own lives. Show Notes: Bravery Magazine's Kickstarter (where you can order the first printing!), Instagram, and Facebook (website coming soon) Last week's episode with Nicole Kalkowski SURVEY!!!! (It takes less than a minute to fill out--thank you!) Monica's Facebook and Instagram Contact Monica Free Audiobook through Audible! (Affiliate link) More Podcasts from About Progress Song Credit: "Sweet Promise" by Nicolai Heidlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Seeking the Truth Never Gets Old.
0:03.0	Introducing June's Journey, the free-to-play mobile game that will immerse you in a thrilling murder mystery.
0:09.0	Join June Parker as she uncovers hidden objects and clues to solve her sister's death in a beautifully
0:14.4	illustrated world set in the roaring 20s. With new chapters added every week,
0:19.3	the excitement never ends! Download June's journey now on your Never Ends.
0:46.4	Download June's Journey Now on your Android or iOS device or play on PC through Facebook games. Welcome to About Progress, a podcast devoted to ordinary people who are striving to improve themselves, overcome obstacles, and make something special of their lives, all my maintaining a healthy balance. In short, people who know life is about progress, not perfection.
0:58.5	Hi guys, thanks for being here and for coming back each Wednesday.
1:03.6	Last week's episode was wonderful with Nicole Kalkowski.
1:07.5	She's a mother of four and her son has many, many special needs that require round-the-clock care. If you didn't get a chance to
1:14.4	listen to her story, I have linked that in the show notes for you which you can find
1:19.1	on my website about progress.com. You can also find me on Facebook and Instagram at about progress.
1:27.0	I've received such great emails and direct messages from you,
1:30.0	and I love hearing how the show is impacting your life and it means so much to me.
1:36.0	Thank you for doing that and if you have it would be awesome if you could copy and paste what you wrote to me and put it in a review as well on iTunes.
1:46.2	I know we always ask for that, but that's what keeps these podcasts going.
1:50.7	So thank you for those who have already left reviews and who have
1:54.4	subscribed as well. Today we are hearing my interview with two
1:58.8	incredible women. Elise Beard and Ashley Eichley are the creative souls behind bravery magazine, a new quarterly publication for children that encourages them to be their own kind of brave.
2:11.0	I found this through a prior guest, Lizzy Jensen. Last week she shared it and I snuck a
2:16.3	peek at their Kickstarter. I was so touched by the vision of what they're doing and amazed with what they've created that I
2:24.5	welled up with tears which does not happen for me very often and I had to
2:29.2	immediately reach out to them to see if they would be on the show.
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