Welcome to the Professional Troublemaker Podcast. This is the place where we help you cultivate

the courage, authenticity, and audacity you need to use your voice, take up space, and

live a life that is so bold even your wildest dreams say goals. Out of your hosts, Love

You J. Jones, New York Times bestseller and author, sought after speaker, and side-eye

source tourists bringing youth thought-provoking conversations with amazing people who have

taken action and have consistently showed up with the courage and confidence they needed

to become the fear fighters they are today. Like the late great John Lewis said, these

are the kind of people who are never ever afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble,

necessary trouble. Before we jump into today's interview, know that this podcast is named

after my second book, Professional Troublemaker, The Fear Fight of Manual, which hits bookstoreshelves

on March 2nd 2021. How would our lives be different if we were given permission to be

disruptors for the greater good? How far would we have gone if we already knew that our

jobs aren't a shy away from big things but to run towards them? How dope would our

legacy be if we knew that fear is natural and we're actually supposed to do the things

that scare us? How audacious would be if imposter syndrome wasn't holding onto our ankles?

In my new book, I talk about all these things and how my life has transformed as a result

of being the person who committed to doing the things that feel bigger than me, doing

the things that feel scariest shit, and things that make me lose my breath. This book is dedicated

to my late grandmother, Fumilayo Falo'in, who was a professional troublemaker I looked

up to when I was growing up. You know what you can say to an elderly Nigerian

stateswoman who has been through the darkness of life and conquered all the mountains placed

in her way? Not a damn thing. That spirit, those lessons, and that fortitude is the energy

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