63: Building a Life You Love with Emily Ley

In today's episode I talked with Emily Ley. Emily Ley is the founder of Simplified, a brand of planners and organizational tools for busy women. Emily has been featured in Forbes, Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, Glamour and Good Housekeeping. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including Best New Product at the National Stationery Show, Small Business of the Year, Female Owned Business of the Year, and Entrepreneur of the Year by Studer Community Institute. Emily and her team collaborated with AT-A-GLANCE to create gift and planning collections carried in Office Depot, Staples, and Target. Emily is the author of national bestselling books Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy, A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living, and When Less Becomes More: Making Space for Slow, Simple, and Good. Now, as an author, entrepreneur, wife and mother to three, Emily lives in Pensacola, Florida, with her husband, Bryan, their son Brady, and twins, Tyler and Caroline. We talked about: ● The 5 key practices to building a life you love ● Emily Ley’s not-so-simplified journey from an Etsy side-hustle to multimillion-dollar company ● Dare to do the work: life doesn’t change by chance ● 3 lies that keep women from a life they love ● The process of self-discovery: how to reconnect with the you-est you ● Emily Ley’s secret to being successful (and happy) Resources: Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/becomebraveenough Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomebraveenough