Get Real Rae... Real Business & Life Advice
Being a Solopreneur is hard. Life is hard. And if you can hardly stand another podcast where the host makes everything sound easy breezy, another interview where it seems like everyone except you is making millions, then this Podcast is for you.
Episodes
30 episodes
Are Manners Outdated
Heads Up! This episode was originally released on YouTube August 25th, 2023To watch the video visit Get Real RaeYou are listening to:Music: ...
Are You Too Quick to Take Advice from YouTubers
Everyone has an opinion, and hearing from someone who has "been there" and "done that," can be useful, but just like free food, you want to think about "where" it's coming from. From "doctors" claiming to be nutrition or hormone experts, to "en...
How to Drum Up More Business and Make Memorable Moments
At times it can feel like the only way to get what you want (more clients, more time with family, more laughter, more connection, more money) is to spend money, but it really isn't the only way. Whether you are a solopreneur looking to make mor...
Why Not to Sign a Contract: 1 Big Mistake Actors Make
Actors and musicians have long been at the mercy of the relationships the build in the industry. While news cycles are quick to cover the 2023 SAG and WGA strikes, non-union artists have been preyed on by producers for decades. Get Real with Ra...
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Do You Really Need a Checklist? My first quarter 2026 life review
Some people swear by checklist, while others cry, "Abandon yee checklist, and go with the flow." I recently noticed the my list of urgent tasks had grown a bit longer than I was comfortable with. I had also given in to chilling with a little t....
Why your expectations are making you perfectly miserable!
Ever notice how in the U.S. we praise celebrities for posing on the red carpet and "slaying," how we tell friends they look "hot," but the moment those same people say, "I look good," the general consensus is that is a big no-no. Seriously, unl...
Is Running Your Own Business (or being a Solopreneur) a Young Person's Game?
Why is it that podcast I used to enjoy, seem to slowly be taken over by interviews with people in their 20's and 30's talking about how they've become millionaires doing and that it's so simple even your non tech savvy grandpa can do it. ...
Are you angry about life but unable to change
Seems like politicians and political commentators are flocking to the cameras to simply yell. It's a little strange seeing so many older people shouting about how the country is falling into disrepair because of their opponents wanton ways.&nbs...
Why it's Time to Declutter Your Home, Your Business, and Your Life
Every spring your declutter your closet and faithfully give to charity, but have you thought about really decluttering your life? What about your work? Do you have a drafts folder filled with unfinished thoughts? Does "unsubscribe" seem like so...
What if You're Running Out of Gas?
You knew things would be tough, you planned, and planned some more, but despite your best efforts, you've run out of gas, run out of steam, or just feel like you can't out run the rat race. If you are feeling exhausted despite doing all the "ri...
Why Chasing Dollars While Creating Change Isn't Ideal
You're working hard, but it seems with every dollar earned, another two dollars are needed. It can be frustrating especially if you feel that you've put off having fun, going out, travel, starting a family, dating, getting married, or just gett...
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Why You Should Fight for Your Rights... (as a consumer and a business owner)
Despite all of the modern conveniences associated with technology, it seems we are all fighting something: fighting for the right to privacy, fighting to keep our jobs, fighting for safe schools, fighting to lose weight, fighting to be heard, f...
Should You Pause When You Reach a Goal
For decades, the self help sector has been telling those in western countries to set goals. Actually setting goals isn't enough, they need to be S.M.A.R.T. goals and the only way to achieve them isn't through multi-tasking, but rather the popul...
How to reward yourself without creating more stress
You did good. In fact, as a little reward, you should celebrate... but does celebration have to lead to more stress? Celebrate with a nice dinner, a vacation, a little shopping, or just taking the kids out for the day, all of these things can l...
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Why You Should Ask Yourself More Questions
Even if you've resisted using AI in your personal life, chances are you've been forced to engage with it either courtesy of your employer or your variety web search engine. While there are a ton of viral shorts with people asking Chat GPT to do...
How Practicing Stillness Can Prevent a Stagnant Life
There's a really good song by Noah Cyrus, where she talks about being still. You should check it out. At first listen I was confused by the video, but when I listened to just the words, I thought, this is a great poem or story or monologu...
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Why You Should Plan & Price for Emergencies
Life will throw you curveballs. It's really annoying. We all want a perfect game, and we all want to be able to hit a home run every time. But wouldn't baseball be boring if it was just player, after player, hitting a home run after every pitch...
How to Balance Creating and Personal Goals without Ignoring the Chaos of War
Frustrated by slow moving traffic? Worried your flight will be delayed? Pissed about the rising gas problems? It can feel selfish not to think about these things when knowing that there are wars happening, there are people starving, and their a...
Can vanity make you a happy person or even a super hero
Ever notice how in the U.S. we praise celebrities for posing on the red carpet and "slaying," how we tell friends they look "hot," but the moment those same people say, "I look good," the general consensus is that is a big no-no. Seriously, unl...
Why Niching Down Can Be Bad for Business
Have you ever been told that the solution to your business struggles, is simple to niche down? Want more customers, clients, followers, fans... well, you have to niche down. Is that really a solution? If Amazon just stayed focused on that super...
What to do if you are feeling burned out
Feeling burnt out? Looking to sit down with a cookie and let the world know that you are not interested in doing whatever it is that you're expected to do? You are not alone, but it can feel pretty lonely when you are running your own business ...
Why You Should Stop Avoiding Things
If you don't identify at a type "a" personality, then you have probably avoided something at some point in your life. Avoiding things is a bit like gambling: sometimes everything works out (yay, that meeting was canceled so you don't have to do...
Why You Should Take that "Pro's" Advice with a Grain of Salt
Getting advice from a professional is pretty much expected-- well, at least it was before A.I., but in general, if you had a financial question, you'd ask a finance person, a legal question would go to that one cousin in the family who is a law...
Why embracing traditions and revisiting childhood games could boost your back up plan
Visiting family every weekend, vacationing at the same place every summer, even Taco Tuesday can feel like a burden as we get older. What was once exciting, somewhere along the way, became a duty... a burden that just feels dull. Traditions don...
