How to Be Your Authentic Self | Mary Shenouda on Women of Impact

Creator of Phat Fudge, Mary Shenouda, joins Lisa to discuss why she left her corporate job to follow her passion, how she took her company to a million dollars as a solopreneur, and how she stayed authentically herself through it all.  SHOW NOTES: Mary’s health issues and rejecting traditional medicine [1:25] Finding the answer [3:17] Transitioning from corporate business to independent Paleo Chef [4:14] Convince yourself you can do it [8:47] You are your best source of advice [10:08] Mistakes are not failures, they’re pivots [12:26] Philosophy on ending relationships [13:26] Pushing emotions aside in business [14:45] Using emotions as social currency [16:56] Being vulnerable vs. sharing your authentic self [18:51] Embracing the suck [20:04] Don’t triage your trauma [24:12] Good ego vs. bad ego [27:28] Being content with yourself [29:57] The story of Phat Fudge [31:36] Taking advantage of being the naive beginner [35:41] Keeping sight on the end game [37:37] Assessing what makes you happy [39:03] Eat. Play. Crush. [41:08] The strength of truth [43:22]  DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Terry Wahls Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/KLjgBLwH3Wc FOLLOW MARY: WEBSITE: https://bit.ly/2E76DxW INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2IJawI2 TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2ylbTYB  FOLLOW PHAT FUDGE! WEBSITE: https://bit.ly/2CvOrwg INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2OJUJOp