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003 - Amber Lilyestrom: If the Dream is in You, It's for You

Threshold Moments
Threshold Moments
Episode • Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 1m

Hello, everyone! Today, we bring you Amber Lilyestrom. We talk about the beauty of our past experiences, the importance of self-care, and practicing mindfulness. Amber also gets into the power of words, the celebration of slowing down, and we hear some profound thoughts from Amber’s book, Paddle Home.

Let’s dive in!

Amber Lilyestrom is a business mentor, branding expert, author, and speaker. Her work has been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Mind Valley and Working Mother Magazine. She is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast and author of Master Your Money Mind and Paddle Home.

Amber helps coaches & creatives help more people and make more money by changing the way they think and show up in their businesses. Her expertise as a branding coach supports her clients in positioning themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders in their fields. Her transformational mindset work sets her apart in an industry focused on a strategy-first, inner-work-later approach.

Amber spent 10 years working in collegiate athletics marketing before launching her business. She managed the University of New Hampshire Wildcats brand, where she taught sports marketing and mentored student interns. She was recognized as one of the top sports marketing professionals in the nation before she left to launch her company in 2014.

 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • [07:36] The beauty of the past.
  • [17:13] Self-care.
  • [30:49] Amber’s fertility treatment.
  • [35:01] The power of mindfulness.
  • [40:15] Celebrating Slow.
  • [49:08] Divine timing.
  • [54:28] We’re not alone.
  • [57:27] Paddle Home.

 

Quotes:

  • “There’s great power behind being curious and asking the questions of the things that are unknown.” [15:42] - Sarah Tacy
  • “Self-care is the basis for communal care.” [17:16] - Darden
  • “We can practice loving others until we love ourselves.” [20:22] - Danielle Laporte
  • “You can’t use the mirror if you’re going to use the mirror as a weapon against yourself.” [25:45] - Amber Lilyestrom
  • “You need to take the time that you need to get there, and you’ll get there on time.” [47:35] - Amber Lilyestrom
  • “If it’s not going to matter in 5 years, then it doesn’t have to matter now.” [51:11] - Unknown

 

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