We recently connected with Allie Brooke and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Allie , thanks for joining us today. How did you come up with the idea for your business?
I decided to create The Growth Mindset Gal Podcast because I was feeling heavy emotions during remote teaching as we were quarantining during COVID-19. I LOVED listening to podcasts because it made me feel less alone as we were stuck at home and isolated. I still have a passion for teaching but using it in a different modality. I wanted to discuss mindset and wellness because I went through my journey or therapy and I wanted to support others who, perhaps were going through the same thing. I was struggling with chronic anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and imposter syndrome, I kept all of this to myself because of the fear of judgment and my preparation of having it all together all the time who be ruined.
So I shared my stories and life lessons on the podcast to help other women be okay with talking about it and asking for help when needed. The podcast then expanded into having amazing guest also sharing their expertise in mindset, wellness, and spirituality as well.
Then I decided to create a Mindset Coaching business to support women on their mindset journies and getting certified as an emotional intelligence coach. I believe everyone has the power to cultivate the lives that they want.
Allie , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I am passionate about helping people reach their highest potential. Even when I was younger, I loved coaching people and helping them learn new skills. In my life, supportive mentors, coaches, and teachers were the biggest cheerleaders. As an educator, my goal is to encourage the love of learning and self-improvement. Before I created the podcast, I taught my students about a growth mindset. I wanted to encourage them to believe in themselves and not be their limit. I started to learn about having a growth mindset. during my master’s degree, and It helped me find so much clarity in how I was going about my life.
The problem I want to solve for anyone is to help people remember the power they have in the crafting of their lives. Yes, there are great seasons and tough seasons in life; and how you keep going is how you respond to those seasons. It is all about the reality we decide to perceive. We cannot control everything that happens in our lives but, we can control how we react to it. I wanted to share that message loud and clear which is why I created the podcast. I wanted to use my teaching skills to help make self-development fun and interesting to learn. So the vibe I created for the podcast was like tuning in to a genuine conversation about creating a better mindset.
The outcome that I am most proud of is the impact the podcast has had on helping people on their mindset journey and being able to have so many amazing guests come on and share their stories. This truly emulated how no one is alone and self-development can be a communal process as well.
Currently, there is The Growth Mindset Gal Podcast with 200+ episodes (4 years later) that people can tune into.
The Growth METHOD. membership (Both FREE and monthly subscription). It is an education and communal resource library filled with content, courses, live master classes, and discussion forums to help support and guide you on your mindset journey. Finally, I offer 1,3,and 6-month 1:1 Mindset Coaching Programs,
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
Start it messy! The perfectionist kept wanting to wait to create the podcast, wait to launch the membership, and wait to offer 1:1 coaching until everything was PERFECT. I began to learn that the PERFECT moment doesn’t exist and waiting for it is just going to delay the impact you have to have. Start small and learn as you go. I had no idea how to start a podcast but, I knew I wanted to do it. So, I began to google the small things I could get started with like, buying a mic, what platform I record on, and how should Implan episodes. Then I learned through experience, and asking other people who have a podcast how they do x,y,z.
The minute you say I don’t know how to do something your subconscious goes into an unresourceful state not, looking for solutions, When you say I don’t know it yet, but I’ll be able to figure it out your brain is in a solution mode. same thing with creating the membership and the coaching programs I googled and asked for help from people who have already done it. It is curiosity over perfection. Just start and go from there.
Have you ever had to pivot?
Pivoting can be hard especially when you’re tied down by anxious thoughts, perfectionism, and people-pleasing. We as humans naturally do not like change. It is the fear of the unknown, but the ironic part is that to grow change just must happen. Change is one of the only things in life that you can count on. A major pivot in my life recently was moving away from my hometown. Where I was living was no longer serving me to create the life I wanted to build.
So, I had the opportunity to live somewhere else. I had to sit with myself and wonder if this move going to put me on the right path. It was going to be a lot, I had to find a new place to live, get a new job, and leave everyone and everything I knew behind. This decision was nerve-wracking and I made so many pros and cons list. But, when I visited the new area where I would be living, it was an intuitive feeling that is where I going to be building the next chapter of my life.
Sometimes to create the best version of yourself is letting go of the attachments of your old self. Sure, my friends and family were upset that I was moving, but deep down I knew what was right for me. Sifting through the opinions and judgments took a toll so many, times but, ultimately I knew it was the right choice. Eventually friends and family understood and even stated how much happier I am now from living in a new location. At the end of the day your life is what you make it. So be clear on what you want that life to look like and start taking action towards that.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thegrowthmindsetgal.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaYq10eJ_03wIUQqvQ_LjZjo59dp9pmBoWf4v3oo_sfHv_aMhTdnJna_lI_aem_KKT_Ko93G7y5yq59P2Mc5g
- Instagram: @thegrowthmindsetgal
- Facebook: thegrowthmindsetgal
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allie-brooke-a4798031b
