[00:00:00] Welcome. This is Anything and Everything with Kelli Youngman Singh. We are here to live the most expansive experience of your life, guided by intuition and desire and rooted in self trust, authenticity, and love. That's what expands your capacity to receive, allow and fully enjoy what you really want. Nothing is off limits. Nothing needs to be justified. Here for an extraordinary life and to have it all on your terms. Let's begin.
[00:00:44] Hello. I hope you are enjoying these bonus episodes. I am having so much fun re-listening to these past interviews with friends, clients, extraordinary human beings who decided to claim extraordinary dreams.
[00:01:03] In this next episode, you are gonna hear from my dear friend, former client, Madison Sorrentino who really blew my mind with what's possible by crossing the six-figure mark in her business.
[00:01:19] This episode will deeply resonate with the multi-hyphenates out there. The ones who want to be doing multiple things and want to feel really safe in the having of it.
[00:01:32] If you're like me, you're holding the possibility of creating major impact through your skills as a creative, while also offering your magic in other ways, too. If you've been running a business while pursuing a career in the arts as a creative, performer, actor, director, et cetera, I think you are going to be in for a treat.
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[00:02:13] In this episode, I'm sharing a juicy conversation with my friend, client, fellow actor, coach, and writer Madison Sorrentino, and we really do a deep dive into the major breakthroughs in her transformation into stepping into having anything and everything that she wants in this life. And I am telling you, she is claiming big shit, and she's bringing that into the next round of The Paradigm. So listen up, get ready to take notes, and enjoy this magical conversation.
[00:02:49] Hello, and welcome back to episode 38 of the Love Your Life as a Performer podcast. I am so fucking excited because I have my friend, client... I'm gonna let her introduce herself because I know that all of my clients know how to stand in their fucking power. But I'm so excited to share Madison Sorrentino with you guys today. Welcome to the podcast, Madison.
[00:03:14] Thank you so much, Kelli. I'm so freaking excited to be here. Okay. So tell everyone just a little bit about yourself before we jump in. Okay. So I'm Madison. Hello, everyone- ... in the perform- Performing universe. I'm Madison Sorrentino. I am an actor. I'm a writer. I'm a brand coach, and I am a client and friend of Kelli.
[00:03:41] And we've been coaching together for... We coached together for over a year and a half, right? Yeah. So deep into the work of embodying who you wanna be and letting that kind of unfold into what gets created. So yeah. Yes. That's where I am. Yes. We were literally just talking about this before we kind of came on to the recording of this whole podcast, of like every time we get together, we just have magical conversations, and they're the kind of conversations that we wish we could let other people in on.
[00:04:17] So I thought it would be so fun to share a little bit of Madison's journey with this work, but also just to let it unfold and see what comes up. Because literally, it's just always super impactful and eye-opening and all of it. Yeah. Oh, also, I'll share that Madison's gonna be in the next round of the Paradigm.
[00:04:37] Yes, I am. And that's super exciting because I feel like new things are being born, too. But maybe just give everyone a little baby, I don't know, snippet of what it looked like to be an actor- Mm-hmm ... before we started working together.
[00:04:56] Okay. Sure. I know. It's always so funny because I feel like when we try to go back to those places, sometimes it's hard to access once you've been doing this work for a little bit.
[00:05:07] It is a little bit. Yeah. So I will say, before we started working together... So we started working together, uh, in, in the midst of the pandemic, right? So we started coaching together in early 2021, and that had been sort of a year of me stepping into my entrepreneurial shoes. I was like a baby entrepreneur, baby business owner.
[00:05:31] And I think in my mindset at the time, I was, um, debating whether or not being an actor was still part of my identity and what I wanted to do. There was the desire there, but I think the desire was tamped down by all of these thoughts of, "It's not possible for me. If it was going to happen, it would've happened already."
[00:05:51] Like, this whole narrative of, "It's too hard. Do I wanna keep doing this to myself?" Feeling like a victim of my choice and my desire to be an actor, right? Mm-hmm. Wishing, like, "Oh, I wish I didn't desire to be an actor," right, was kind of the story. And I think I felt, l- at the time, like opportunity happened to me, and that opportunities happened to me so few and far between that I didn't know how to generate them.
[00:06:22] I didn't think that was even a possibility, and I was, I was in a mentality of, like, waiting around and feeling sick of waiting around- Oh, my God. So good ... I think is a good way of capturing what it was like at the time. Yes. And honestly, I mean- We were also just talking about this a little bit before we started recording, but it's like that waiting feeling can show up in so many ways, right?
[00:06:48] Yes. Like, not only in our careers, but it's like waiting on opportunities, waiting for permission, waiting for someone to say go. It can be really sneaky, and I feel like I also have recognized in myself in the last few months being in a little bit of, like, a waiting. Like, it really can be so subtle, and then when you realize it, you're like, "Oh, fuck."
[00:07:11] There's nothing, there's nothing here telling me to wait. It's actually, like, all being created by me. Yeah. Um, and I feel like just for a little backstory too, Madison and I met because we were both working on our businesses at the time. Mm-hmm. We met in a program where we were sort of in an accountability pod, and I mean, I had so much love and respect for you as an entrepreneur, 'cause I was like, "Look at Madison.
[00:07:35] She's fricking doing the thing." And so I think you're also the perfect person to speak to what does it look like to run a business, to be in your career, to have a thriving personal life. And like, really, like, you're such a fucking example- Yeah ... of being in the experience of having it all. Thank you so much.
[00:07:56] Because that is also, like, I think something that comes up a lot when, you know, performers are looking to create more financial abundance, more stability. There's, like, this push and pull of, like, "Well, if I'm not all in on my acting career, I'm not in it. Like, it's, if it's gonna happen, it was gonna happen, and I'm not in it.
[00:08:18] I can't live like this any longer- Mm-hmm ... so I have to, like, go move on to the next part because I can't wait to, like, be happy in my life." But then also feeling like almost like guilt when you're, like, creating your business and, and m- maybe it's not a business, but, like, maybe you're teaching voice lessons or coaching or whatever, right?
[00:08:37] Yeah. Like, finding another revenue stream that feels really delicious and amplifies who you are as an actor, singer, or dancer, as a performer, rather than feeling like it's taking you away from your career, right? Absolutely. I so, I so resonate with that. I think there's this, like, super unhelpful narrative that I think we all heard back in the day, which was, "If you could choose anything else other than being a performer, do that."
[00:09:04] Yes. And I'm like, "Fuck that. Do it all." Yes. Like, do everything you wanna do. And I think, I think much of the world and our, you know, uh, s- socially we've moved on from that idea, but it's, there's still some of it that lurks in the back of our minds, I think. It's an outdated concept, but I think, I also think that there's a level of feeling good in the struggle- Mm
[00:09:30] where you're like, "Hmm, I want like..." I don't know. I, I resonate with this, 'cause for a long time I got a lot out of the identity of being an actor who's fully committed and knows she's talented and is doing the thing and showing up for the work. And even though it's hard and even though I'm getting very little out of it, I'm here for it, right?
[00:09:49] Yes. I thought that my commitment in the struggle was a badge of righteousness- Mm ... in some capacity. And- Yeah, I felt that that was me proving to the universe that I deserved the opportunities I desired. Yes. And, and this, so this, so this was sort of all, like, 2019, a lot of that conflict was coming to a head.
[00:10:10] And I had wanted... I, I had known that I had talent in the world of designing websites, creating brand stories. I mean, it parallels so well to being an actor and a writer and telling stories. Like, you're just telling a story to help someone sell something, right? Which is exactly what business is. But there was a tension in me of saying, "Well, I can't fully commit to creating a business, because if I do, it means I'm less committed to my acting career."
[00:10:35] Yes. And so there was this sort of tension between the things, of saying, like, "Well, if I assume one identity, it means I'm giving up the other." Yes. And I didn't know how to contend with that. And I think being in the pandemic, where there was sort of like, well, I don't have an option right now to go and audition.
[00:10:51] It just wasn't happening. So it gave me a little bit of a permission slip to say, "All right. What if I, what if I do go f- full forward on my business, not making that mean anything about me as an actor for a second?" And that's kind of what let me go down the path. But for eight years, I kind of didn't allow myself to even explore what that would look like, because I thought other people would be confused, or I thought I would be confused if I- Yes
[00:11:15] was doing multiple things. So. Yes. And isn't it so funny? I mean, this is something we, I know we've definitely worked on, and something that we work on in general in coaching. But it's like when we're having thoughts about what other people are going to think- Mm-hmm ... really, it's just our own thoughts. Yes.
[00:11:32] And I totally resonate with that, because I think even as I was starting my business and growing it, I definitely had the same thoughts of like, "Oh, my gosh, but like, well, it's so hard. How am I gonna be a life coach and a performer? People are gonna be so confused." I know. And it's like, wait, what if it's not confusing at all?
[00:11:53] Right. What if it makes perfect sense to literally everyone? Yes. Yeah. So, yes. And so it's so fun. Okay, I... We just have to talk about your business for a second- Oh, sure ... before we talk about how all of this, like, how now it's emerging and all the things are coming together. But it's like, can we just talk about some circumstances in your business for a second?
[00:12:13] Yeah. Because I feel like this shit is amazing. So we just have to acknowledge it for a baby second. Thank you. Tell everyone where your business was when you were doing the eight-year sort of struggle of like, "I can't go all in on my business." Tell people what your results were then. Okay. And tell people what your results look like now.
[00:12:34] Sure. Okay. So, so for eight years, um- Where do I even, how do I even encapsulate this? So for eight years, I will say just, okay, on the, on the surface level, so what I do is I do... At the time, I did brand strategy and website design, right, uh, for small businesses or u- solo entrepreneurs. And at the time, I didn't market my business at all.
[00:13:01] I was not out in the world sharing this is what I do and this is what I offer. It was kind of via referral and word of mouth. And so I felt like clients just come to me when they do. I have no control over that whatsoever, la, la, la. Um, so I probably made somewhere between zero dollars and 30, I think 30K in a year was my max that I'd ever done from my business.
[00:13:27] Mm-hmm. Um, from I would say 20- 2014 up, up to 2019. And in fact, in 2019, I had zero clients and got a restaurant job. So, um, m- m- I, there was even a question of like am I an actor? Do I have a business? Who's to say? Yeah. Uh, at the time, I was like I'm a struggling actor that works in a restaurant, and that's what I felt like I was supposed to be my entire life, so here we are and it sucks.
[00:13:55] Yes. Yeah. So that's where that was at the time. Um, where my business is now. I mean, what in the world? I, like, I'm already dying, like laughing and smiling, 'cause it's just mind-blowing. Okay, go on. Yeah. Well, okay. So I have a six-figure business now. Woo! Which is so fun to say. Um, I fricking love my clients. I have a full client load.
[00:14:22] I just started my wait list, in fact. Woo! Yes, Madison. Yeah. Yeah. And, and I also have a group program, so it just really kind of, it fully blossomed in a way that felt like, uh, it felt like I planted seeds, but it felt like the universe co-conspired with me to bloom it into this like really beautiful garden, 'cause I listened to a lot of prompts, right?
[00:14:47] Yes. So yeah. And- So I, I love my business now. Yes. And I wanna just like really give you all the credit of like, it didn't just happen. Yeah. You chose intentional thoughts. You worked on your self-concept. You like took inspired as fuck action, even when it felt hard. Mm-hmm. You put shit out there that was new, even when your brain was like, "Stop.
[00:15:12] Don't do it. Danger." Yes. And like you did that. Yep. And now you have a six-figure business. I do. Didn't you end last year at like 125 or something? Yeah. It was slightly under that, but yeah. Okay. It was around that mark. Yeah. Yeah. Just from deci-, like, just from deciding that you could be a six-figure business owner and an actor.
[00:15:36] Yes. Yes. And I would say, like, me even two years ago would have not believed that that was possible. For around eight years, I kind of... I even had this narrative of, like, uh, uh, I don't know how to kinda encapsulate this shortly, but the whole, the, the time that I was also struggling with my business and whether or not I had one, um, and how to market it or own it, was also in the time where my husband and I were in a long-distance relationship.
[00:16:03] And a lot of the reason I blamed that on was because I was not able to support us financially and him being able to get out of the military, move home to, with me to New York. And so it was sort of in, you know, there was this idea in my brain at the time of like, for me to be able to make six figures, that was like some impossible dream.
[00:16:23] Mm-hmm. And so to kind of be at the position where that's actually the reality is, is like sometimes it's a little bit mind-blowing to be like, "Yeah, we got there." Yes. And it's just the beginning. Yeah. Like, truly. Yeah. Okay, so Madison, you have to tell everyone, what do you feel like was the thing that clicked for you?
[00:16:45] Because also, like, in the work that we've done, you really have had, like, major breakthroughs in your acting career as well, in addition to, like, just being this living example of having it all. Mm. Right? Because the thing is too, I just wanna speak to one thing before I ask you that question, actually. It's like the thing that you said before about being all in committed, right?
[00:17:08] All in commitment does not have to mean exhausted, depleted, running around ragged, like, struggling to prove- Mm-hmm ... struggling to earn. Like, staying in a constant state of, like, barely staying afloat. That does not have to be what committed means. And in fact, when you redefine commitment and you choose what committed looks like for you, that truly creates the space to have it all.
[00:17:38] Mm-hmm. So I just wanna say that really quick because I do think when I say the words, "You get to have it all", sometimes people wanna, like, roll their eyes or feel like I'm, like, telling them to, like, fill their schedules and, like, do more, you gotta work harder, and, like, that is just, like, not what this is at all.
[00:17:58] So I wanna say that as, like, a preface and as, like, a caveat. Caveat? Is that the word? Caveat? Caveat, yeah. And then, like, let's just talk about, like, what really shifted for you in order to be that version of you. Mm-hmm. Like, what do you... Like- In your own words, what did that journey look like? I would say, so if I look back at sort of the tent pole aha moments that kind of helped create that along the way, the, I mean, the first one was this idea, which I kind of had started buying into before we started working together, which was this idea that you can choose your thoughts, right?
[00:18:40] So that, there was the very first one. That like I get some agency over the experience that I'm having. It's not that the universe or these, these outside circumstances are not the thing that's deciding what experience I'm having. I am the one who's deciding what that is and how I interpret these experiences, right?
[00:18:58] You are the creator. Yes. You're the creator of the experience. And the next piece, uh, there's been a lot, but I would say the next big one was when- I was talking to you about stuff for my business actually, and it was this breakthrough of realizing, like, oh, clients don't just, like, come out of the ether whenever they decide to without anything from me, right?
[00:19:26] I actually create clients. I remember when you offered that idea to me. I was like, "Kelli, you are talking to me like unicorns are, are supposed to come out of my butt. Like, what are you- ... what are you even saying?" Like, "What do you mean I create clients?" And then I was like, "Oh, I create clients," which to me translates not just in my business, but it means I create every opportunity that comes to me, right?
[00:19:50] There's, there's energy, there's intention, there's different things that I can do and put out into the universe that create my results. And it's not just me, like, having this idea in my brain, this fiction of, "Oh, this is how I interpret what comes in." I actually have a contribution to make about what comes in.
[00:20:05] So it was learning a way to create clients, which has translated a lot into my, into my career also. Um, that was a big one. Another one has been sort of, like... And I will say, going along the journey, I think as an actor, as a performer, and as a business owner, my biggest skill has been learning to be so comfortable feeling my feelings.
[00:20:30] Mm-hmm. And welcoming my humanness to the party. Yes. I will say that I think at the beginning of this work when we first realize, "Oh, I get to choose my thoughts. Great. I feel better now. I have some agency over what my experience is," I think there's a natural stage that we all go through where we start making ourselves wrong any time we experience something that isn't the best, right?
[00:20:55] Yeah. Like, if we find our... It's, and it's something that you have called the second layer, right? Yeah. Where it's any time we have an experience and our brain is not interpreting it the way that we want to, we are like, "Oh, man, you should've done this differently. How horrible. Why are you feeling this way?"
[00:21:11] Et cetera, et cetera. So I think going through that and getting to a stage where my perspective was able to get zoomed out so far that I was able to meet any of those thoughts with compassion- Mm-hmm ... and just really be with myself in any human experience, right, I think was what created the ability for me to move forward in both, in, in all sectors of my life.
[00:21:35] Yes. And that's, I think that is, like, the most important thing Like truly being able to actually have your own back, to actually love yourself through any human experience- Yes ... that's what creates the emotional capacity, the energetic capacity to do more things. Mm-hmm. Right? Like, I know we talked about this, we talk about this in general, but like this idea that when we are letting our energy go towards all of these things, it's like what I like to call leaky energy.
[00:22:16] Yeah. Right? It's like a lot of extra draining, trying to solve for, trying to understand why am I thinking this, where did this come from? Like, this idea that we have to heal ourselves, like wholly and fully and h- like, this idea of perfection- Mm-hmm ... sometimes gets created, especially I think in the manifesting world, when we're like, "Oh, we gotta feel good to attract."
[00:22:37] And the thing is, you can't... We're not in that state 100% of the time, and when you meet yourself in the t- in the space when you're not there with so much love and compassion, that's when your energy is so tight. Yeah. And like you do have then more to give to the things that you want to give it to, right?
[00:23:01] Yeah. 100%. And I think something that I noticed is that oftentimes throughout, like diff- at different points throughout coaching with you, we would do check-ins with like, "Okay, so what do we desire next? What do we wanna create next," right? And I noticed that my willingness to feel my feelings, positive and negative, had a direct relationship with my ability to allow myself to feel desire- Mm-hmm
[00:23:28] to feel possibility, to feel excitement over things, right? Wait, say more about that. So I think I've even remember the first time you asked me, so like, "What do you want? Like, what would be ideal for you? What would be the dream for you to be able to create in the next six months?" And it was kind of like there was a lampshade over my brain of what I thought was possible.
[00:23:52] Mm. It was like, "Well- That's such a good visual. Lampshade. I was like, "Well, you know, uh, what do I think is possible?" And it was like, "Well, um, I'd like to have an audition." Or- Yeah ... you know, um- Yeah ... I'd like to... Uh, that, that was basically it. That or like, I think at the time it was like, "I'd like to change my representation," right?
[00:24:13] It was kind of like, well, yeah, but like, what actually would be desirable, right? We're not asking- Yes ... like, what do we think could be possible that's positive? It's like, what would be the dream? And I remember I had such a hard time at the beginning going there. Mm-hmm. Because to me, willingness to dream and desire directly correlates to your willingness to feel whatever happens as a result of having that desire, whether it's celebration of getting it or disappointment of not, and both are equally uncomfortable, right?
[00:24:47] If you get the big thing, whatever experience you have next is gonna be uncomfortable for you. And- Madison, yes. Yeah. Yes. I- So my willingness to feel that was, was the big breakthrough- Yes ... of whatever it was gonna be. Yeah, because that's the thing too, right? Well, you honestly just dropped... Everyone needs to re-listen to that a million times, 'cause you just dropped so many fucking gold nuggets.
[00:25:12] But it's like truly, I think sometimes people forget that the success is gonna be just as equally uncomfortable as the disappointment or the failure. Yes. Because with that comes a whole nother up-level, expansion. It goes against sometimes who you believe you are- Mm-hmm ... which is very uncomfortable for our human brains.
[00:25:35] 100% can confirm. And in fact, I would say that sometimes the success or the celebration of, of getting what you created is sometimes even more uncomfortable than- Yeah ... disappointment from it not happening. Yes. Just- And so then it's like you just get to, you get to choose your discomfort. Mm-hmm. Which way we going here?
[00:25:56] Like, why not be all in for the success of it, and equally be all in for the disappointment of it, knowing that it's always truly fucking working out for you? Yep. Yeah. Like, truly. Truly, truly. Yeah. Okay, wait, but I'm trying to remember. You just said something that I feel like was really important. I'm gonna pause for a second to remember what it was.
[00:26:22] Oh, the lampshade, right? Oh, yes. Mm-hmm. I think that is one of the most important pieces of coaching work, period. Yes. Is, like, yes, we do the work to feel good in the having and in the experience, and we do all the foundational thought work, but I think that a piece of coaching that, I don't wanna say that people don't understand, but that they don't realize, is that what we believe is available to us is based on our past experience most of the time, right?
[00:26:58] And so when we do have that lampshade, it's like we can only see so far. Mm-hmm. And I mean, I know for me too, working with coaches, it's been like, wait, that's possible? One, that's possible. Two, it's possible for me. Mm-hmm. Yes. Right? And it's, and it's sort of like you're, it's not just I see, oh, it's possible.
[00:27:25] It's possible for me. And then allowing yourself to imagine, like, well, what if, right? Yes. Like, letting yourself actually get excited and start having the emotions and the thoughts and the experience of what it will be like for you when you do have it- Yes ... which are also critical for actually creating that momentum to move forward.
[00:27:48] Yes. And like the lampshade, like, if you're able to take it off, your power is no longer diffused. Like, you're able to fully go there, right? Yes. So yeah, for me, what- whether it's me in my own career recognizing when that's happening, or even with my clients, right? So I work with a lot of multi-hyphenate creatives and business owners.
[00:28:09] We do a lot of recognition of when what they are creating or their relationship to what they're creating is being tamped down- Yes ... by, you know, cr- sneaky thoughts or even just, like, this paradigm, paradigm of what- Yes ... they think is currently possible or what's been for them in the past. Yes. And it's having to sort of just, like, whoop, take that off for a second.
[00:28:29] And you're right, like, that is what... That is a really specific thing that happens in coaching. Yeah. That I don't know that people fully understand. Yeah. So- And I mean, I know for me, like, the way I talk about this is, like, the concept of belief before results. Like, you have to have the belief before you have the result.
[00:28:46] Mm-hmm. Belief is the embodiment, it's the embodiment that's created, like you said so beautifully, in the thoughts, feeling, energy of what it feels like to have the thing with the full desire of the thing. Yes. Like, the full, juicy, energetic frequency of knowing that experience is inevitable for you, available for you, and, like, letting yourself go there.
[00:29:22] Mm-hmm And I, I will say that I think as performers, we are uniquely equipped to do this. Yes. Yes, we are. We, we live with the skill of embodying this idea of like, "Well, what if this was my reality? Let me pretend as if this is real for me, and have these experiences and emotions and speak in this way as if I'm this character," right?
[00:29:46] And so I think as performers, we have a unique capability to play with that idea of like, "Okay, I see something that I would want. Let me exist as if that could be true for me." Yes. The suspension of disbelief is something that we, like naturally have available to us, that I think... Yeah, just to say, I think that that's something that we should recognize in ourselves as a unique ability that we get to harness for ourselves.
[00:30:12] Yeah. Okay. Madison, I mean, literally we could sit here and talk all freaking day. And honestly, it would be of full value and benefit to everyone listening. And what I would love to, if you feel comfortable sharing- Mm-hmm ... I think it would be so inspiring to share what you're creating right now, to share the vision of who you're stepping into.
[00:30:35] Because, yeah, like I think that just takes a lot of courage. Mm-hmm. And I think because we talked about the lampshade, taking it off, like let's just like give listeners a little peak into what it looks like to fucking go there. Sure. And to be so bold about claiming who you know the fuck you are. Okay, I'm so down.
[00:30:59] Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, well, I'll, before I actually get into that, because it relates, I wanna share that a way that I approached both this career and entrepreneurship before, which I think has dissipated now, was a lens of perfectionism. Like, if I can nail this, if I can get this right, if I can show up and be so perfect in my thoughts, in my performance, in my preparedness, whatever it is, I will get the result that I want.
[00:31:33] And there was a lot of pressure that I put on myself for how I showed up, whether it was in my business or it was to an audition or for a casting director workshop or whatever. There was a lot of pressure of this has to be perfect or I'm gonna fuck it up, right? And I will say a big switch that has happened has been in letting go of that sense of how perfect I feel I have to be in order to succeed, and the paradigm has shifted into if I am experiencing and letting myself experience maximum joy- In my business and in my performing career and in my life, that is what I'm here to do.
[00:32:16] Yes. And so what I'm l- what I'm creating now is I am... Okay, and I've just started owning this as a desire, which is I am here to create a seven-figure business. Woo. Of course you fucking are. Right. Of course you are. Yes. Okay, and, uh, I'm just gonna let you go- Okay ... and then I'll say some thoughts. I'm here to create a seven-figure business.
[00:32:41] I am here to have a beautiful family. I'm here to travel the fricking world. And I am here to write, direct, and produce my own films, and to be a series regular on television show. Yes. That is what I'm fricking creating. That is what I'm here to create. Yes. Madison, fuck yes to all of this. And, like, truly, if you're listening and you're like, "Wow, yes.
[00:33:16] Yes, wow," and, like, honestly, like, that is the energy of the paradigm. Like, owning all of that and moving into that, like, 100%. Like- Yeah ... fuck yes. Because why not? Yeah. Why the fuck not? And the thing is, like, I know I'm screaming and I'm hooting and I'm hollering like a wild woman because that's what I do as a coach most of the time, and, like, it's safe to normalize that that's actually not a big deal.
[00:33:51] Like, not in a way that minimizes the dream, but that, like, dot, dot, dot, of course. Yeah. This is what I desire, and of course I can have it. Yeah. Yeah. And, uh, speaking again, if anyone is listening where it feels scary to have that desire, that's so normal. Yes. And I think one thing that's been reassuring for me, and is often reassuring for my clients, is to know that if it feels scary to desire something that big yet, that's okay.
[00:34:22] That the further you go, the more momentum you create. You're gonna start... Like, you have all this evidence from your past, right, that's telling you why that's scary, but you're gonna start creating new evidence that you're like- Mm-hmm ... "Whoa, wait a second. If this is possible, what else could be possible?" So you start to sort of thaw this ice around what you think you can be, and as that happens, it builds more and more and more so that it not only feels exciting, but it feels also safe to desire and claim stuff like that.
[00:34:56] Yes, Madison. I mean, I tell you this all the time, but, like, what a fucking example of what's possible. What a fucking example of what's possible. To, like, be years ago being like, "Am I even an actor? Am I even running a business?" Like, right? Like, this is the power of coaching and utilizing your thoughts and being intentional about what you want to create.
[00:35:24] This is what we do. Yes, and it gets to be fucking fun. Yes. Okay, I have to do a little shameless plug. Do it. Not even a shameless plug, I hate that term. But- Do a plug ... what I will say is that I literally just reopened The Performer's Plan, and if any of Madison's before resonates with you and you're still a little bit unsure of, like, where am I going, what am I doing, how am I gonna support myself in this career, you need to get inside of The Performer's Plan.
[00:35:57] It's the foundational work that I do with my clients to start loving your career, to start feeling like anything is possible in your life, and that you are not a victim, but that you are the creator. Like, truly, it is lifetime access. You get the program, you get community, you get access to coaching for life.
[00:36:19] And if you're listening- Yes ... to this when I release the podcast, I am literally doing a promotion right now, which I don't do very often, if ever, with my coaching, for $111. You can join and change your whole fucking life for $111. 111. It's literally magic, and that's the coupon code. You can go to Kelliyoungmanwellness.com/magic and join us now, because it literally just...
[00:36:52] And not just, but it starts with your thoughts It starts with your thoughts.
[00:36:58] And can I, can I also plug for why people should take you up on this? Yes, please. So one thing that you just said, which you, I think you, you named as one of the benefits, but it's community, right? And I think that I love seeing the way that our industry is shifting, where there are more people that are buying into this idea of, "My career doesn't have to be one of struggle," right?
[00:37:22] But if you find yourself often in community in which a lot of people wanna talk about the struggle or what's not working about our industry or what's hard about this career, and part of you is like, "Okay, I'm kinda done with those conversations", if you wanna be having conversations with us, I'm gonna be in there too.
[00:37:41] Whoo, yes. Like, this is part of my community. Like, if you wanna be having conversations with us about what you're excited to create for yourself, that community momentum is a big deal, right? So come join us and have different conversations about what it means to be a performer, 'cause it doesn't have to be the badge of righteousness struggle anymore.
[00:38:01] Yes. Yeah. So freaking good. Madison, thank you so much for sharing your vision, your thoughts, your expertise as a coach. People can obviously connect with you inside of the Performers Plan community, but where else can they find you? Oh, yes. I am... So I hang out on Instagram. I am @brandwithmadison.com, or @brandwithmadison is my Instagram handle.
[00:38:30] Uh, if you want to, uh, hang out with me, you can find me at www.brandwithmadison.com. And I also just started my own podcast. Yes. Um, and it is called Brand Magic, and you can find it on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts. So good. Madison, I love you. I love you. So grateful to have you here. And, like, truly, let's fucking go.
[00:38:57] I can't wait to have you in the July class of The Paradigm, and so much magic is about to be created. Let's fucking go.
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