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Hi friends, it's Paula.

And if you know me, you know that I have a heart for empowering people to live the life that they were meant for.

So I invite you to join me and my friends each week as we dive into really honest conversations about life,

struggles, triumphs, and everything in between. I hope that these stories

equip you and what you're called to do and who you're called to be. So come on in to the Paula

Ferris Faith and Calling podcast. I had so much fun with my husband last week, and there were

so many follow-up questions from you all.

So that's why we decided to do the Ask Me Anything segment on Instagram, which we loved.

So this week, I want you to focus on one thing.

I want you to really try and follow your gut.

It's something that today's guest did, and it changed the trajectory of her life. I remember finding

an article about like, Oprah has an English degree and all of these very, you know, successful people

had English degrees. I was like, look, Barbara Walters has an English degree. And my parents were like,

okay. And I just, I don't know, I just went for it. And it was the first, I would say it was probably the first time in my life. I really trusted my gut beyond what everybody else was telling me I was supposed to be doing. I'm talking to Emily Lay, the founder of Simplified. It's a popular brand of organizational tools and planners. You may have seen those planners and big retailers like Target. I don't know.

You may have heard of them.

But she's a mom of three.

Emily founded her company out of a guest room in her home back in 2008.

She says she had no idea what she was doing at the time, but she knew her why.

I think when you have your heart set on a lifestyle and not necessarily a finish

line or a dollar amount, you just feel like you're winning all the time. I mean, you know,

even when, oh, Lord, I've made some huge mistakes. And even when those hard times happen,

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