Sep 3, 2018
What do you really want to do?
In Episode 10 of the It’s Time To Be You Podcast, the incredibly personable Cathy Heller shares her secrets to discovering your own personal, attainable answer to this question. Not only is she a mother of three, go-to expert in the music licensing world, and creator of online courses, Cathy also has her own podcast titled: “Don’t Keep your Day Job.”
So how does Cathy recommend one finds a purpose-filled, enjoyable
career and lifestyle? You have to combine what you know how to do
and what you feel passionate about, all the while amping up the
effort and perseverance. You have to have the courage to tell
mediocre stories until you can tell better stories. Listen in for
even more!
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Bio:
Cathy Heller is a fire hose of inspiration. She’s the host of
the
popular podcast Don’t Keep Your Day Job, which was given the #1
spot on iTunes recommend list of shows for the New Year.
Each week Cathy encourages thousands and thousands of listeners
to
find more purpose in their life and get paid to do what they love
full
time. She started out as a singer songwriter and first found
success
licensing her music to TV, Film and Ads. Quickly she became a
stand
out in her field and was featured in magazines like Billboard,
Variety
and the LA Weekly.
After making a multi six figure living with her music, Cathy
started a
music agency and then she began teaching other artists to grow
their
own careers.
Two weeks after her third daughter was born, she started her
top
ranked podcast. Cathy’s show has been featured in HuffPost and
Inc
Magazine’s “top 9 podcasts”. She’s been featured several times
by
Apple themselves and the fans are resonating with how genuine she
is.
Throughout the show, she has interviewed creative entrepreneurs
like
actress Jenna Fischer, popular blogger Seth Godin, designer
Jonathan
Adler, make up artist Bobbi Brown, choreographer Mandy Moore,
fashionista Tamara Mellon, novelist Emily Giffin, and Gretchen
Rubin
to name a few.
Cathy often says 'purpose is the opposite of depression' and she
is
truly lifting others to be the happiest version of themselves.
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Questions Asked on This Episode:
1.What job did you have that was possibly a 9-5 and how did you
transition out of it
2.How do you balance your music/songwriting along with being a
mother and the podcast
3.Why do you feel people get stuck in their day job
4.What would you tell someone that wants to leave their job and
start a business or new career but is scared about the money or the
transition. Would you tell them to wait until they saved up their
money?
5.As a working mother what are things you had to set up so you
could continue to work as well as make time for your children. Did
you ask for help, hire people?
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Resources:
https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/
https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/
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