Our illustrious host, Katie Richardson, is absolutely enthused to invite two special guests of a dynamic mother/daughter duo, who Katie explains she connected with immediately. Guests Carey Conley and Laurel Wilson are major influencers and fosters of vision. Their all-encompassing program for how to create vision inside your business was launched forward by two very personal, very devastating suicides in their family. Now, their purpose is so much more than a program; it’s to help those who are struggling find their purpose in life and live better because of it. And as Katie will explain, you will not want to miss this episode about realigning your purpose with your future life projections and allowing yourself to hold the power to dream.

3 Key Takeaways

• What you may be missing if you’re feeling unfulfilled even if you’re busy
• The power of openly talking about your pain
• Why you need to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing

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Show Notes

[2:02] How they discovered the importance of creating a vision

• “I could create my life to be whatever I wanted it to be. I just needed to get really clear on what that was.” -Carey Conley
  • Writing in great detail all of the things she wanted in her life
  •  Talking with God about wanting to influence others for good

[5:10] Doing well in her network company

• Creating workshops
• Publishing a book 
• Laurel and Carey decide to start speaking together after the tragic passing of her husband
• “It’s really become an anchor for us to talk about this. It’s become a mission.” -Carey Conley

[7:30] The first thing they do with someone to help them create a vision

• Her what if versus what is exercise

[10:30] Laurel’s process for creating her system that is so personal but widely applicable

• Get in a quiet space
• Date a paper three days out
• Write it to a friend you haven’t’ spoken to in three years
  • Include seven very detailed areas of their life
  • “Out of that, you start to see some things that are really important to you that you need to start working on right now.” -Carey Conley
  • “What’s the activity that I need to do today that lines up with where I’m going?” -Carey Conley
• Giving yourself permission to think about what you want from your life

[14:30] An example of a client who was able to create their dream

• Getting things off of the plate before you can get the right things on it
• Ask yourself why you do what you do
  • “I advocate for asking yourself ‘why do you do what you do?’” -Laurel Wilson

[18:35] Things they’ve found that create a powerful family business partnership

• Put boundaries on your time to be in the right headspace
• Respecting your partner’s times
• Be clear on each other’s strengths and leave room for that

[21:35] What’s working for them right now to get followers and audiences

• Building Instagram reels and TikTok videos
• Getting on stages
  • Investing in a speaking coach to help manage the back end
  • Getting clear on who speaks about what
  • Connecting directly with event planners via email or phone
    • Any way to make their job easier is huge
  • Building relationships with entrepreneurs like you

[25:45] What it feels like to be in the place of helping others find their purpose

• It’s hard to build a work platform off of your grief
  • The power of vulnerability for connection

[27:35] Their book

• Not wanting it to be just about their story
• Providing tangible ways to deal with their grief to be relatable
• Providing questions and activities
• Choosing the title because of their faith
• Buying the book to know how to help someone else

[30:00] The process of bringing people into their world and getting them help

• The book tour
• Speaking on stages
• Podcasts
• Social/marketing
• Starting back into live events
• Creating a digital platform with Oola

[32:30] The common pain point that indicates someone needs to realign with their vision

• “Overwhelmed” or “Unfulfilled”
• “This isn’t it”
• Only you can carry out your one purpose
  • Making money isn’t IT

[38:00] How they frame making money for their clients

• Start setting some income targets
  • The important part is that they have a number, and it isn’t attached to them
• “Get real about your income target number and what it’s paying for.” -Carey Conley

[40:45] Something that they consistently do every day

• Carey: Have one hour of quiet time in the beginning of the day
  • Taking time to pray and write in her journal
• Laurel: exercising every single day

[41:55] A book they keep on their nightstand

• Carey: Thinking very rich
  • Thinking very rich for women by
• Laurel: The Happier Approach

[43:07] Great advice that they’ve been given

• Carey: when you are a leader, you have to learn how to manage your emotions
• Laurel: Angee Lee: Build the airplane as you’re flying it
• Carey: Making mistakes is life and how you learn

Resources

Carey’s Website: careyconley.com

Instagram

@Carey Conley

@Laurel Wilson

Their Facebook Group: Vision-driven Life

Their book: Keep Looking Up

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