135: Allowing Yourself To Shine & Creating Your Own Definition of Happiness with Joelene Wolfe

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! Today I'm chatting with Jolene Wolfe. Joelene - apart from having the world's best name - is the founder of Happiness Depends. After years of working in the corporate world and following someone else's dream, she took the big leap to finally follow her own. Since Joelene was three her big dream was to be an actor, and at age 40, she took the big leap to start pursuing that dream. Joelene believes Happiness depends on so many things, but it always starts with an idea, a feeling, and a first step. She now enjoys helping others conquer their inner obstacles to take the first step toward their dreams through her writing, coaching and online courses. In today's episode, we're diving into Joelene's story, from working in corporate America to being laid off and pursuing her lifelong dream of actor. We're talking all about facing your fears, taking back your life and the importance of finding your own definition of happiness that is unique to you! We dive into how fear is just a feeling, how to deal with the vulnerability of telling others about your big dreams, maintaining your momentum on the dream-chasing journey and the importance of giving yourself space to explore dreams. There are so many nuggets of wisdom in here and if you need a boost of inspiration and a sign to keep chasing your own dreams, this is it! So, Enjoy the show!   About Joelene Jolene Wolfe. Joelene is the founder of Happiness Depends. After years of working in the corporate world and following someone else's dream, she took the big leap to finally follow her own. Joelene believes Happiness depends on so many things, but it always starts with an idea, a feeling, and a first step. She now enjoys helping others conquer their inner obstacles to take the first step toward their dreams through her writing, coaching and online courses. Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Things We Talked About: Joelene's story, from working in corporate America to being laid off and pursuing her lifelong dream of actor. How fear is just a feeling getting vulnerable and telling people about your dreams maintaining momentum when chasing your dreams the importance of giving yourself space to dream Tackling a scarcity mindset and allowing yourself to shine Well intentioned dreamshitters   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm a coach for creative and multipassionate women, a writer and INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday Pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with coaching clients, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.