138: How To Boldly Build A Life You Love With Emily Ley

12 years ago, Emily Ley found herself with a life she didn’t love. But instead of just settling, she dug deep and did the hard work of changing her life. In Episode 138, Emily shares with us about her journey from “Unsatisfied Emily” to the founder of Simplified, a successful brand of planners and home organizational tools for busy women. Emily created a life she loves using the BUILD philosophy, and she’s on a mission to help others do the same. 

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About:

• The 5 key practices to boldly build a life you love:
  1. Believe in who you are, and whose you are
  2. Utilize what you have
  3. Imagine the life you dream of
  4. Love people well
  5. Do what matters, forget the rest
• Emily Ley’s not-so-simplified journey from a dissatisfied life to a multimillion-dollar company
• The lie that keeps women from a life they love
• Work-life balance for the woman who feels overwhelmed

Resources Mentioned During This Episode:

• Pick up a copy of Emily Ley’s newest book, Growing Boldly: Dare To Build A Life You Love
• Read Emily’s previous books:
  • Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy
  • A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living
• Grab a copy of Daniel’s new book, You Are What You Do And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, And Love
• To hear more about work-life balance, listen to our previous episode, Work-Life Balance With Christy Wright
• Having difficulties trying to decide your next steps? Listen to our episodes about making decisions:
  • 9 Enneagram Questions To Help You Make Wiser Decisions with Drew Moser
  • 5 Keys To Help You Make Decisions
  • 3 Things You Can Do When You Cannot Make A Decision
  • How To Find Your Family’s Purpose

Quotes And Tweets:

• Growing boldly often looks a lot like allowing your outsides to match your insides—your words to match your thoughts and your actions to match your beliefs. @emilyley
• I’m inviting you to bridge your own gap: to be authentically, imperfectly, confidently you—in every way—as we embark on this journey together. @emilyley
• We each bring something unique and different to the world. The secret to being successful (and, if you ask me, happy) is figuring out who you are and embracing it. @emilyley
• You are unique. No experiences was wasted in the making of who you are. And God delights in both who you are and who you are becoming. @emilyley
• May we all have the confidence to be so effortlessly ourselves. To drop the baggage of who we used to be, who we thought we’d be, who our families wanted us to be, who the world says we should be..to simply be us. @emilyley
• As you build the life you want, the way you see your story can either take away energy or fan the flame. You have the power to decide. @emilyley
• Let us remember to never get so busy making a living that we forget to live a life, to have the courage to flip what we think we know on its head, and to question why we’ve always done things a certain way. That is where real change begins. @emilyley
• Legacy is created equally in the grand gestures and in the monotony of repetitive tasks. In packing that lunchbox again and again. @emilyley
• If you’ve got enough spirit and fight in you, you’ve got what you need. Fight hard. Build the table of your dreams. Make space for everyone. @emilyley
• To discover God’s calling for our lives, at least in this particular season, we have to know ourselves and know God. We do this by embracing who we are, celebrating what ignites our soul, and actively pursuing a relationship with God. @emilyley

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