Stop Trying, Start Living: Carla Ondrasik on the Power of Doing

Over 50 & Flourishing with Dominique Sachse

Dominique Sachse

Society & Culture, 3cb0e710-539e-11f0-8394-8f0cc68ecb56, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

What if living your best life isn't about trying harder, but doing differently? In this episode, we're joined by Carla Ondrasik — creator of The No Try Philosophy and former V.P. of Creative Writer Development at EMI Music Publishing. Throughout her career, Carla helped bring hit songs to life for legends like Barbra Streisand, Cher, Mariah Carey, and Christina Aguilera, contributing to millions of records sold worldwide. Now, she's stepping into the spotlight with her upcoming book, Stop Trying!. Carla shares her creative journey, her powerful mindset shift, and how you can stop striving and start truly living. Pre-order Carla's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Trying-Life-Transforming-Power-Doing/dp/B0DV4N89ZV Listen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/Over50andFlourishingwithDominiqueSachsePodcast Website: https://dominiquesachse.tv/ Book: https://dominiquesachse.tv/book/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/dominiquesachse/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueSachse/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dominiquesachse?lang=en Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrsVPFsk-66NTaoGMXoPFQ Thanks to my Sponsors: To get a pair of hearing aids for just $297, including a free charger, head to https://ShopMDHearing.com and use code OVER50. Take back control of your hair with Vegamour. For a limited time go to https://VEGAMOUR.com/OVER50, code OVER50 to get 20% off your first order. For 10% off your order, go to https://pestie.com/over50 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code OVER50 at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Get started at https://factormeals.com/dominique50off and use code dominique50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email [email protected] For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome back to Over 50 and Flourishing. Today's guest is a powerhouse of quiet wisdom and fierce action.
0:06.0	Carla Androzik is the creator of the no-try philosophy and the author of Stop Trying,
0:11.1	The Life Transforming Power of Trying Less and Doing More. After two decades helping to shape the
0:16.9	music of icons like Barbara Streisand, Mariah Carey, and Cher. Carla is stepping into her own spotlight, 61 years young.
0:24.8	Today, we are diving into how the word try may be holding you back from real transformation.
0:30.2	So get ready to rethink effort, embrace action, and stop trying to live your best life and just start doing it.
0:47.5	Boy, everything has gotten so expensive these days.
0:53.2	It sure is nice to tell you about a product and a company that most recently cut their price in half,
0:56.6	despite of all this inflation madness. Yes,
1:02.4	this podcast is sponsored by MD Hearing. MD Hearing makes high quality, easy to use rechargeable hearing aids with unbelievable sound quality that are personalized for your
1:07.5	hearing profile. Get the high quality affordable hearing aids you deserve with MD hearing.
1:13.3	Go to shopmdhearing.com.
1:15.7	Use promo code over 50 to get a pairing of hearing aids for just $297.
1:21.3	Plus they are adding a free extra charging case, a $100 value just for listeners of over 50 and flourishing. That is, shopmdhearing.com
1:31.9	use promo code over 50 and get a pair of hearing aids for just $297. Hey ladies, if you're
1:38.8	dealing with thinning hair, I just want you to know there is something you can do about it.
1:42.6	Let me share with you Vagamore's
1:44.3	grow hair serum. Vagamore is the leader in plant-powered science-backed solutions for thinning
1:50.4	hair. The grow hair serum was recently named the number one prestige hair serum and is clinically
1:56.2	proven to reduce shedding, leaving you with visibly fuller and healthier hair.
2:01.5	Listen, are you tired of dealing with the shedding and the thinning?
2:04.7	Take back control of your hair with Vagamore.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dominique Sachse, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dominique Sachse and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.