E67 - Andrea Owen - Permission to Be Happy

Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life.

She is the proud author of 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve, (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster). Her second book: How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness is due out in January 2, 2018 (Seal Press/Hachette Books).

When she’s not juggling her full coaching practice or hosting retreats, Andrea is busy competing in triathlons, chasing her 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter or making out with her husband, Jason. She is also a retired roller derby player having skated under the name “Veronica Vain.”

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Show notes:

[2:01] – Andrea tells the story of getting into life coaching.
[10:05] – On becoming a published author.
[21:15] – Target Audience – “You don’t need to niche down day one of your business. In the beginning, I coached anyone who would say yes.”
[23:45] – Trust comes first.
[28:56] – What is your armor?
[30:45] – Entrepreneurship and isolationism.
[38:00] – Setting expectations in relationships.
[42:00] – Always trust your gut.