Behind The Mic: Soul Inspired Decisions with Carrie Lecuyer

Michelle Abraham: 00:00:03

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Carrie Lecuyer: 00:00:59

I'm good Thank you, Michelle. It's so nice to be here with you. So nice to see you again.

Michelle Abraham: 00:01:03

Yes. So nice to have the tables turn I get to interview you. You've been doing a lot of interviewing on your podcast. Let me tell our audience a little bit more about you curious, okay, you are on the in Alberta, Canada, and your mom, two little boys. And you are a certified life coach, career development practitioner, a true colors facilitator, and a speaker. And one of the cool things that you do carry is you really inspire other people's other people to make a decision and do incredible things. And one of the cool things you've done, you've done among other amazing races, Iron Man, as a new mom, this is incredible. So we want to dive into a little bit about your story today, Carrie, but also a little bit about your podcast and what inspired you to start your podcast. So let's start right there.

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:01:50

Oh, perfect. What inspired me to start my podcasts on I was walking in a field with my sister one day and I was just talking about how we're just getting really excited about how things happen for a reason, and we get inspired to do something. And then once we start the journey of what we're meant to do, things happen for us, and they start to align and I just get so excited. And I can talk forever. Like, why don't you do a podcast, he's like, it's very interesting to me when you talk like this, but I think you should share it with others. So that's kind of what was born the idea that two years ago. And I mean, when we are working to create something, we all know that it does take time. So it did take some time because I thought it was a really good idea. And then once you have to put the wheels in motion, it gets hard, right, which we all know, that's when we actually have to do the theme. We can find 100 other excuses and get in our own way. And our stories come up and life comes up. So that is essentially what happened. And then I was led to lead to you, which was a sign so I took it because I'm getting very good at following the signs and where I need to go. So that happened. But then since I started the podcast, yeah, I kind of got in my own way with. With it, it feels doesn't feel so natural. Maybe I'm not talking about what I'm meant to talk about yet. Maybe that's coming because it's sort of switching with my clients to teach and talk more about the spiritual side of aligning with the things we want. So maybe I haven't quite found my area yet that really sparks me. But that's kind of where it started based off of my experience with growing my career and career development in the school system. Speaking, I did over 80 workshops a year based on career development and true colors. And just my love for speaking and helping people figure out what they want to do with our lives, whether it was men or women or kids. So I just thought this would all fit together into one. And so I kind of do it all. But I've kind of done more speaking it at private conferences and events this past year than I have done with the with the coaching and the love for the podcasting. So I don't know where I'm supposed to be right now. But I'm still moving forward.

Michelle Abraham: 00:04:14

I love it. You know, and that's the cool thing about podcasting is that, you know, it doesn't have to stay in one place your podcast, which, you know, for a long time when I first started, that's one of the reasons that took me so long to to launch my own podcast because I was afraid that I had to make a decision of what I wanted the topic to be on. And it could never change. It was gonna stay that way forever. So I'm glad to hear you say that, like you know, you're being pulled in more of the spiritual direction with nuts more what your clients want. And that's totally cool to move your podcasts and more focusing on that kind of content that that you're being pulled to listen to, to where I think sometimes we were seeing a lot of podcasters come to us now where they've launched a podcast and a year later, it's no longer aligned with them or their brand and so now it's perfect time for season two or refresh on the cover art or refresh on the music and the intro, and especially the intro and outro. Because we let's face it, you we record those right at the beginning, when we still are not very good at doing what we're doing. Yeah,

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:05:12

I still think mine's the worst.

Michelle Abraham: 00:05:18

You started and you put it? Yeah,

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:05:20

I know, that's the best thing about it is you can go back and see how you've improved. And I do feel that I'm improving because the communication is it's not my area of expertise. And I just kind of go with the flow. And I think the hardest part is that I don't have a boss telling me where I could improve and more on what I could do differently, where previously you know, they'd be like, don't stand there like that. You should read out loud, more, practice this or do that. And I don't have that guidance. Now. It's just me on my own, which is part of being an entrepreneur, I guess.

Michelle Abraham: 00:05:50

Yeah, that's awesome. And then we can always reach out to us. And we can give you some feedback on shows too. But you know what, no, feedback is good. Also good sign that we're loving what you're doing. You're doing a great job with what you do. So tell us a little bit about soul inspired decisions? What exactly does that mean? And how is that different than a regular decision? And how did that kind of become the topic of your of your show?

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:06:17

This is super fun, because most people most women who are coming to me are coming for, because I know my background is career development. So I can help anybody figure out essentially what you want to do with a career or move you in that direction. But what I'm finding once I interview people, it's never what they want, there's actually something bigger and greater. And so once I look back at how I ended up in career development, or how I ended up going back to school for career development, and life coaching, and then doing True Colors, how everything lined up to one major thing is I just really love assisting people. And once we make those soul decisions, time collapses, and we move forward so quickly, because it's all aligned with who we want to be and what we want to do on the next part of our journey. Not that it's there's bumps than not, there's, there's not the bumps in the things, all the things in life, but it just seems easier and more natural. So as I look through my personal and business background, but then also once, I think Ironman is the pivotal journey that I can really relate to. And once I decided, the moment I decided the whole journey for Ironman, just the line so smoothly, even though it's a hell of a journey, and nobody could understand why I would want to do it. Or if I mean, there were so many doubters that I would even make it because I had no triathlon experience, I didn't own a bike, and I just jumped all in one day fully decided, and it was just, it just happened, the everything that I needed was then available to me. And so that's when I can look back and see that things really did align for me once I decided in my soul, guess what I wanted. And that cool thing is, is that while I was doing that journey, my husband was on his own journey of changing careers and becoming helicopter. So moving him through the transition of leaving his business, leaving the family farm and pursuing something that he really wanted and his depths through going through to colors and personality dimensions and all the things that we like and don't like about life and how they measured up. It truly was the moment he decided in his soul that that's what he wanted to do. All of a sudden, they're just lined up like, there were things answered for him. And it just happened we found a place to stay, we our house Finally SOLD after three years of waiting, like just things automatically start to line up. So once I started, can put all these pieces together, I can ask the women I'm working with really good questions on what it is they actually want to do. Because what I'm finding is that most people know within the first two calls, working with me, but then there's a process because then we backpedal, and we convince ourselves that that's not what we want, or we shouldn't or we can't or all the things, but your core answers right at the beginning. And then it's just a circling process to gain the confidence if that's actually what I truly want. So it's kind of your, your soul being inspired to do something and you know, it's just then making the final decision to move forward to do it because that's the scary part. Because that's being vulnerable and and moving towards something different.

Michelle Abraham: 00:09:29

I love that so much. What happens to people when they struggle with making that concrete decision?

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:09:35

It seems like it's a dance and it's just working through their stories then of what's coming up where these stories are coming from. And for some it's taken months and other it takes like two weeks. Okay, this is your story. Do you identify it? And they're like, Oh, well, when they when you put it like that, and then some will dance around. Like that's not my story. It's like there's this and then and then week by week and then finally like asked, even last week, I have been working with someone for over six months, she's like, I'm sick of my story. And she finally made a decision to then move forward with something. But it's, it's just the pattern of we want something and then all our shit comes up because we're ready to love, love. And then how do we move past that? Because it's all new, right? We weed like our comfort zone.

Michelle Abraham: 00:10:25

Yeah, it's so true. My husband and I, we were like, talking about moving to our cabin, where we live now for like, so long. And like, literally, I think the university was a good old kick in the butt because we weren't making a decision to like, go forage. Yeah, even though all signs were there, like everything was lined up for us. We literally had a flood in our house that made us move out to an apartment temporarily, which then in turn, allowed us to like, turn around and put our house on the market, which sold right away. And before we knew it, we were where we were talking about going but had we been like Thank you universe for making us like actually decide. So

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:11:03

yeah, it's very high, especially when, because I noticed that when my husband and I are very much on the same page of our goals. And when we made our big move, we had, we wrote on a big, I bought a big whiteboard, and I put it on our wall. I'm like, let's do this. Our next year goals and they all came, I wish I would have kept it because they all happen and they all came true. But I think there's a power and when you're both working together on a specific goal. It works really well. Even though we all had our both own journeys at the same time to when you come together for the greater goodness of your family. Long term. I think it's very powerful.

Michelle Abraham: 00:11:47

I love that. No, do you find that because you're working with a lot of moms in your in your in your work, you find that it takes a bit of convincing that they have they need to realize their dreams again, or that they can like him, it's okay to like have your own dreams that are different than just being mom, and wife. And you know, like there's some things that you can go after to in your life. Even though at the moment of being a mom, it seems like sometimes you can't like there's not enough time for you. You find that?

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:12:18

Yes, right. Yeah, I love that I my husband, I have 15 years together and building our career. So I'm very well aware of how we create a manifest our lives before kids. And now that you sunk into kids at an older age, you could say, I seem to be more aware of what's going on around me. But it's still really dark. And you feel like everything pre kids doesn't exist anymore. All the education, anything you ever did standing on stage that I do that for real that that happened, it just seems so far gone, because it's not, there's no room for it in our brain anymore. Because it's get feed the dog, get the lunches made, pick up the mess or clean up the mess or who colored on the wall for crying out loud who was doing that? Right? All the things fill up our mind. So we lose all our confidence we lose, we lose, essentially lose ourselves. But in, in losing ourselves in a sense, that way, we can actually open up and expand in a whole new area. And that's what I've seen this past year, especially I did a six week program, three women opened up in a completely different way just by allowing them the space and opportunity to do that. Because we don't give our space the time. Or the time to do that we we brush it off. Our husbands may not support us, our spouse may not think it's a great idea or we don't have the funds. Our parents, our parents are a heavy way on on moving forward still as an adult, right? They don't think it's a good idea. Right? So let's not do it, you know, and but everything if you really want to do something, and it's if you talk about it, like my rule of thumb is if you talk about it three times, you're meant to do it. You know, it's like a It's it and my husband will throw this in my face a little bit too. He says So you said that to me three three times. So you don't want me to do that. I was like, huh yes, you're Yes, yes. So instead of just saying because I don't want to crush his dreams. I know how James can manifest them. But when we're trying to maybe navigate a different way of doing things or or how to move forward in our personal or professional life and then look at your your story. Or if you're talking about if you're talking about it with a friend every time then maybe that's a sign that that's something you're actually interested if you want to work it in this school and you keep telling people that's a sign like that. That's actually your interest. You're You're very much interested in that way and if it's meant to be you will start conversation Is with people and things can happen and shift instantly. But if it's just all talk, then that's all it will ever be, too. We have to take action at some point.

Michelle Abraham: 00:15:10

Yeah, I love that. And I feel like you did a really good job of like, holding that space to give the women you need for you, the women you're working with, like that permission to like, go after what they've always wanted, right? Yeah, really,

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:15:27

that's how dreams start, we just start have the space to talk. And that's what I've seen with the the male clients I've had, it's, they just get to talk in and wish and same same with the women, they get to talk and wish. And that's essentially how we create and dream and manifest is just by doing that. And at home, we don't typically do that all the time. Because our husbands are like, we can't afford that. Why would you do that? That's stupid, right? Or vice versa, we do that in our whole is not to be mean, it's just you become accustomed to conversation and you get comfortable. So I allow the space to have these conversations. And every single person I've worked with this year has moved towards the thing that they wanted to it's one lady hit $10,000. This year in her business, she was at eight, she was really stuck. She wanted to move, move into a $10,000 month finally. And once we work past through all the shit that she was just telling herself because you get to a certain level. And then we kind of think it's easy, or until we put in our stories or make excuses. And so once she worked through it, she finally she finally hit it. She's like, Oh my gosh, that was pretty exciting to see. And then another woman, she went after some political goal, she thought it would never even be possible. But I opened the doors for her to see that it is possible. And she did it. And she's like, I don't even know how it worked. But I said because it was meant to work. You actually really wanted it. So. So that was really neat. That must be

Michelle Abraham: 00:17:00

really rewarding to you those see those things come to fruition? Yeah, yes. Yeah. So what do you look for as guests on your show?

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:17:10

I look for moms who are essentially building something or moving towards something new on their own. And it's scary or just a willing to share their story on how it's not easy for them. But it's true to them. So it's easy to talk to, because when you talk about your passion, it's kind of easy, right? So I've talked to a lady who through the universal events, she found her way to personal boxing, online training, she got certified, and she talks about her journey as a mom and, and she's a volunteer firefighter, and she's dental hygenist. And her husband has a great job. But she still wanted more as a mom, but and it kept being on her heart. And when she heard me say, if you say it three times. It kind of got the bug going. And then six months later, she's like I'm in training I and then just a little bit ago, she messaged and said she's starting courses in in her community. So she's now teaching, but it starts with just a dream. It starts with a thought and someone to kind of nudge you or push you to go beyond. Beyond that.

Michelle Abraham: 00:18:29

I love it. So, guys, if you have not listened to soul inspired decisions, go take a listen. Kerry's got some amazing guests, and I love listening to their journeys and their stories unfold and the episodes I think are really, really awesome. One thing I wanted to ask you, Carrie, before we let you go what is one knowing that our audiences a lot of podcasters? What people looking at starting podcasts and that who listened to this podcast? What is something that you want to leave with our listeners as to advice to getting started?

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:19:04

Oh, man loaded question. If you're looking to start a podcast, you have to plan it's part of you have to plan it in your day. And as much as I think that I have a great idea of life does take over quite quickly. I still have a kid it's in preschool. I husband does a lot of work over the summer with forest fires and flying. So navigating life in trying to I can have an inspired idea and know what I want to talk about or who I want to interview. And then if I don't act on it, then I do lose it just like everybody else. Just being strategic and planning. I would say that's the hardest part to structure around right now as a mom, in all saying that too, though, just realizing that if something isn't working and we need to shift just realizing how much It hasn't been working for me since I SATs, I sent my kid to preschool two days a week, thinking it would be the perfect time to podcast. But it's not. Because I fill my day with all sorts of other things that I want to get done because he's not home. So I actually had to completely shift my Monday's, to make something change and shift. So just being aware of what's working, what's not working. And know that if you have an idea that you're meant to talk about it and write it down, or keep your notes and, and circle around to it again, because it's there for a reason. And people want to hear that, and nice to hear that.

Michelle Abraham: 00:20:37

Oh, I love that. Yeah, and what, uh, so a couple of our clients actually carry around the Voice Memo app on their phone so that if they have something come to their mind, and they can't record at that time, they at least can like, say it. And so then they can be remembered of it reminded of it before they got to work. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Cuz you don't lose, you don't lose that good idea.

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:20:58

And it leaves so quickly.

Michelle Abraham: 00:21:02

Especially when you're doing a million things. And at the end of the day, the kids go to bed you like, I'm not motivated to

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:21:07

write exactly. You're exhausted. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's, um, I walk a lot. So I get a lot of ideas outside. So then I wish that I could record easier outside. But then again, that's setting things up and being ready for that. And then it doesn't seem natural. But for anyone who's wanting to start a podcast, everybody has a story and everybody can learn from somebody else. So I may not be for 100,000 people out there, but I'm there for five people or six people and they're getting something from me. And the thing is that we shift as our seasons change. The people that we like and are inspired by the change to win will circle around and come back and there's, there's no right or wrong in it. It's just if you have a message and you need to get it out there then you guys definitely provide a way of getting our story out there and getting us going. So it's it's you have a structure set up for people just like us.

Michelle Abraham: 00:22:04

Well, that's when no man left behind you. But it is the birthing process, though. Like it has, like you said everything's got to kind of line up correctly in order to it or to feel good and like and work for you right now. On your on your earbuds and on your playlist. Do you have a particular podcast that you love listening to?

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:22:29

Oh, yes, I'm, I'm listening to right now. I do a lot of lashes hustle by Laura Molina and Betsy Malaya and so I'm right now in a really interesting era manifesting journey so I really like her stuff, right? So it's completely changed from year ago for sure. I'm always listening to what other people are listening to or dabbling into what other people are looking for and then I also had to take a big break from listening to anybody because I just need to get back to my own thoughts for a while as well confused mind does nothing

Michelle Abraham: 00:23:07

with that my thought or did I hear that out of five reasonable fights doesn't seem original.

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:23:17

I know exactly. Yes. That's exaclty it.

Michelle Abraham: 00:23:21

like both of those podcasts. You those are that's awesome. So great. Carrie, thank you so much for joining us today and this time with us and a podcast listeners out there amplify you listeners out there. He's gonna listen to Karis podcast, give her some love and give her a review. Let her know that you love about her show. And we look forward to bringing you another behind the mic interview with another one of our podcasts is coming up soon. Carrie thank you so much for spending this time with us today. It's been great to get to know the behind the behind the mic workings of your podcasts and love your honesty about how just sometimes doesn't feel like right. We appreciate that because a lot of times it's all sunshine and rainbows is what you hear and we know that's not definitely not the truth all the time.

Carrie Lecuyer: 00:24:08

Because not the truth. It is not anybody's truth. That's not the truth.