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Episode 39: From Burnout to Purpose w/Kendra Cooke

The Angie Ambrosetti Show · 2026-04-07 · 32 min

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Key moments - from our scoring

Substance score

36 / 100

Five dimensions, 20 points each

Insight Density7 / 20
Originality5 / 20
Guest Caliber10 / 20
Specificity & Evidence6 / 20
Conversational Craft8 / 20

Kendra Cooke spent 17 years in real estate before hitting a breaking point - one bad month from bankruptcy while working 80 hours weekly. After receiving an ultimatum from her husband, she found mentors who helped her recognize the real issues weren't just financial but stemmed from poor time management. This realization sparked her transition into coaching and women's empowerment. Cooke emphasizes that women connect with authentic, vulnerable leaders who've walked similar paths rather than polished personas. Her coaching practice evolved into retreats (running for three years) where she teaches simplified systems for time and money management, breaking generational patterns, and giving women "permission" to step into their power. She covers practical frameworks like The Daily Well (co-created with Julie) and a simple path to prosperity through expense tracking and intentional saving. Cooke stresses that passion often generates more revenue than traditional employment, and encourages side hustles as a bridge to full-time purpose work. Her philosophy centers on moving women from dimming their light due to comparison and fear to building their own tables rather than waiting for invitations. For entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone feeling stuck in unsustainable hustle culture, this conversation offers both mindset shifts and actionable systems.

Key takeaways

  • →Real burnout typically stems from time management problems disguised as money problems, and both must be addressed simultaneously to create sustainable success.
  • →Authentic mentorship from people who've actually achieved your goals is more valuable than generic advice, and vulnerable leaders inspire deeper trust and transformation.
  • →Women must stop waiting for permission or perfect conditions to pursue their passion - start as a side hustle while maintaining financial stability, then transition fully as your purpose becomes profitable.
  • →Breaking generational curses around money and work requires teaching and modeling hard work, intentional money management, and faith-based principles to the next generation.
  • →Failure and struggle teach more than success; slowing down to analyze what went wrong and trying alternative approaches is how you build resilience and eventual breakthrough.

In this episode

  1. 1From Real Estate to Burnout Recovery
  2. 2The Power of Authentic Vulnerability and Community
  3. 3Breaking Generational Curses and Parenting Lessons
  4. 4Coaching, Retreats, and Helping Women Find Purpose
  5. 5Building Your Passion While Earning a Living
  6. 6Learning from Failure and Taking Action Without Waiting

Mentioned

Kendra CookeAngie AmbrosettiThe Angie Ambrosetti ShowJulieGregThe Daily WellMel RobbinsThomas EdisonAlign event

Guests

Kendra Cooke

Topics in this episode

Burnout recoverySide hustlesAuthentic leadershipCoaching and mentorshipThe Daily Well (time management system)Path to Prosperity (money management framework)Real estate entrepreneurshipGenerational curses around moneyWomen's empowerment retreatsSustainable business systems

Questions this episode answers

How did Kendra Cooke go from burning out in real estate to building a coaching business?

She hit a crisis point - nearly bankrupt and working 80 hours weekly - when her husband gave her an ultimatum. After finding mentors and realizing her issue was time management (not just money), she began coaching part-time while still in real estate until coaching became profitable enough to leave real estate entirely.

What does Kendra teach in her coaching and retreats?

She teaches simplified systems for managing schedules (The Daily Well), managing money (write down spending, income, and savings), breaking generational curses around finances, and giving women permission to step into their power without dimming their light for others' comfort.

Should you quit your job immediately to pursue your passion?

No - start your passion as a side hustle while your main job pays the bills, work hard to save money and establish your financials, then transition to full-time purpose work once it becomes sustainable and profitable.

What's Kendra's approach to failure and struggle in business?

She learns more from struggles than successes because failure forces deeper reflection on what went wrong and how to improve; she advocates trying alternative approaches rather than quitting, since there's always more than one way to achieve your goals.

What does 'permission granted' mean in Kendra's retreat framework?

It's permission to stop living on autopilot, stop dimming your light, be seen, step into your power, start that podcast or business you're considering, and build your own table rather than waiting for someone to invite you to theirs.

What our scoring noted

Our reviewer’s read on each dimension, with quotes from the episode.

Insight Density

7 / 20

The episode contains repetitive, well-worn wisdom about authenticity, hard work, failure as a teacher, and following passion. While Kendra shares her personal journey, the actionable insights are sparse and generic (e.g., 'work hard, save money, pursue passion'; 'write down what you spend'). Most of the conversation focuses on motivational talking points rather than concrete frameworks, systems, or novel observations a B2B operator would find substantively new.

I thought it had a time problem and I really had a money problem. And so. But really, honestly, both of them go hand in hand because time is money and money is time.
I learned more from my struggles than I do from my strengths. Right. Because when I struggle, it forces me to dig a little bit deeper.

Originality

5 / 20

The thinking here is entirely conventional: redemption narrative, work-life balance, faith-driven success, breaking generational patterns. There are no contrarian takes, no first-principles reasoning, and no fresh frameworks. The guest relies on circulated platitudes (Edison light bulb anecdote, 'pour from empty cup,' success vs. failure as teacher) without original insight or reframing.

If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.
We can't pour from an empty cup.

Guest Caliber

10 / 20

Kendra has legitimate operational experience: 17+ years in real estate, built a brokerage to scale, transitioned to coaching and built a retreat business. However, she is primarily positioned as a lifestyle/wellness coach and motivational speaker, not a B2B operator discussing metrics-driven growth or complex organizational challenges. Her expertise is in personal development and time management, which has limited relevance to most B2B operators outside the coaching/wellness space.

I was in real estate. Started at 18 years old at the reception desk and worked my way up to unmanned brokerage and sell it.
I've been doing retreats for three years, and, um, it's a blessing. I get to do what I absolutely love.

Specificity & Evidence

6 / 20

The episode lacks concrete data, specific metrics, or named examples. Kendra mentions her son graduating with 'no debt' and earning a master's degree, and references her 'three different businesses' and working 'three days a week,' but provides no numbers on revenue, growth rates, customer acquisition, or measurable outcomes from her coaching. The 'Path to Prosperity' budget tool is described in vague terms without specifics. No pricing, customer testimonials, or performance data are shared.

He graduated with no debt, and so he worked this summer and used that as a spending money and not racked up a lot of student loans.
I have a really tight schedule. I work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with traveling and speaking and, you know, my coaching students and everything.

Conversational Craft

8 / 20

The host, Angie, asks reasonable open-ended questions ('tell us how you got started,' 'tell us about your coaching') but rarely digs deeper with follow-ups or pushes back. When Kendra makes claims, Angie validates and shares her own parallel story rather than probing for specifics or challenging assumptions. The conversation is warm and supportive but lacks the journalistic rigor needed to extract actionable insights. There is no tension, no 'but how exactly did you...?' moments that would uncover the real mechanisms behind success.

Okay. I just want to dive right in, into it. And I would like for you to tell us how you got started, what you're passionate about, and just lay it all out for us.
Well, tell us a little bit about your coaching. I know you do. I know that you do retreats, and I love that you just had one recently.

Conversation analysis

Computed from the transcript - who did the talking, and the words that came up most.

Share of words spoken

  • Speaker C60%
  • Speaker B37%
  • Speaker A3%

Most-used words

love32money21life21back19women18today14real14podcast13coaching13thank12passion12hard11estate11doesn10husband10first9

Episode notes

In this episode, I sit down with my sweet friend Kendra Cooke for a real and encouraging conversation about burnout, purpose, business, and building a life that truly fits who you are. Kendra shares how she went from working 80 hours a week in real estate and feeling one bad month away from bankruptcy to stepping fully into coaching, retreats, and helping women create success without chaos. We talk about showing up authentically, asking for help, learning through failure, finding your passion, and giving yourself permission to stop waiting and start building the life you know you were made for. Kendra also shares about her book, Embrace Empower Evolve , her heart for coaching women, and the practical systems she teaches to help women find clarity, peace, and purpose. This episode will encourage the woman who is tired of dimming her light and ready to move forward with confidence. More info and conncetion with Kendra below kendracooke.com

Full transcript

32 min

Transcribed and scored by The B2B Podcast Index.

Speaker A: Hey, friends.

Speaker B: Welcome to the Angie Ambrosetti Show.

Speaker A: Let her out to play. I'm Angie, your host, a teenage mom turned multi six figure earner married to the same man for nearly 40 years. I'm a homeschooling mom of seven and totally unqualified, at least on paper, but

Speaker B: wildly called by God. Remember, he doesn't call the qualified. He qualifies the called. Here we are going to talk about it all.

Speaker A: Healing from the hard stuff, uh, building a business with heart, raising a big family, walking in faith, and finally breaking free from the lies that said we weren't enough. So if you're ready to stop playing small, shake off the doubt and the shame, and step fully into who you were created to be, girl, you are in the right place. Let's go.

Speaker B: Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the Angie Ambrosetti Show. As, uh, always, I'm really excited and today I'm super excited for today's conversation, I have my sweet friend Kendra Cook with me today. And I'm telling you guys, you are going to love her. She's a speaker, she's a coach, she is a best selling author who helps women sing, step into their purpose, simply their lives, and build success without burnout. You know, none of us want that burnout, right? She's been doing this for over 17 years and she, uh, has a way of taking what feels like it's overwhelming and making it seem simple and doable. And I just love her heart. I love her story. And I cannot wait for you to hear from her because when I heard her speak for the first time on stage back in January, I was like, this girl, she is definitely my people. She's my person. I'm so excited to have you on the show today, friend. Welcome.

Speaker C: Thank you so much. I love that introduction. It was, it was a lot of hype, but I appreciate it.

Speaker B: Huh? Hey, that's what girlies do, right? We hype up our people. And all of those things, girl, they are a hundred percent true.

Speaker C: Well, thank you so much for asking me to be on your podcast. I'm excited.

Speaker B: You are so welcome.

Speaker A: Me too.

Speaker B: Okay. I just want to dive right in, into it. And I would like for you to tell us how you got started, what you're passionate about, and just lay it

Speaker C: all out for us. Well, it's a long story, but I'll give you the cliff notes. I was in real estate. Started M at 18 years old at the reception desk and worked my way up to unmanned brokerage and sell it. But during that time, um, found myself falling on Hard times, one bad month away from bankruptcy and working 80 hours a week and burning the candle at both ends and, and knew that I did not have all the answers. And so my husband gave me an ultimatum. Fix this issue or on out. And, um, so as a believer prayed about it and was blessed to end up in a room full of very successful men and women who said, we can help you. And through that, I thought that I had a money problem. I really had a time. I'm sorry, I thought it had a time problem and I really had a money problem. And so. But really, honestly, both of them go hand in hand because time is money and money is time. So, um, I was able to really fix my business and my time. And after I got through that and realized how we need other people, I was like, there is a niche here for me, um, because I am willing to be honest and authentic and, um, share a lot of pain. And women connect with women who are real. And we need, um, mentors to come alongside us and say, hey, you're not alone. And I've been there. And these are, these are the steps I took to get out of it. And so when I realized that I could really change more lives, an empowerment space and coaching business than I ever would selling houses, I decided to, um, surrender my real estate career and go into this role.

Speaker B: Yeah, well, don't you find that when women show up real, authentic, without the mask, so to speak, that they, they love you even more when it's real? Because, like, in a world of social media, you know, everyone's always wondering, oh, is that what they really look like? Do you ever go see someone for the first. You meet them in person and you're like, huh, huh? That's not exactly what I thought they looked like or what. You know what I mean?

Speaker C: I do.

Speaker B: When you can show up authentically and just share your heart and, and be like who you really are without all of the, you know, the hype, it really does something to a woman. It really touches the soul. Deep down, I feel like, well, it

Speaker C: makes us feel like we're not alone. Because honestly, I was on the hamster wheel of chasing, and I was like, oh, I'm going to catch up. I'm going to get a system in place and I'm going to quit working so much or I'm going to fix my money and I'm not going to work so much. And I couldn't see a better way out. And so I just stayed on that hamster wheel to the point of burnout and Almost losing everything. And you have to humble yourself. Right. To ask for help and just wondering, am I going to get somebody who's really willing to help or who's in it for the wrong reason? And so I think the fear of judgment holds a lot of women back from putting themselves in the right room or for asking for help, because we don't want to be judged. Oh, you're not enough, or you're broken, or. We all are, let's be honest. We all have struggles. And, um, broken in one area of my life doesn't mean I'm a failure. It just means I'm falling forward. I haven't figured it out yet. And so, yes, I am looking for women who are painfully authentic that says, hey, I've been there and done that, and I'll help you out, too. Let me help you.

Speaker B: Yeah, well, you know, I often think about, um, Thomas Edison, you know, and how he failed so many times before. Like the light bulb before electricity. Right. There were. I think there were a hundred. I think it was like the 101st time, something like that, when it. It worked. Right. And all those other times, it didn't. But he kept on going. And I know that's a lot of your story. That's a lot of my story. And I think one of the reasons why I felt so drawn to you when we met. Well, we didn't actually meet, but I heard you speak, is we shared a lot of things from our childhood, and I was just like, oh, my goodness, I love this woman already. And then we ended up at the same table together. You connected with my girls, and I was just like. And then just so many more rooms that we have been able to be in together. And I love that. I love when the Lord orchestrates the way that he does. Nothing happens by happenstance or circumstance or luck. Like, he puts people where he wants them. And I think that's why I've been so drawn to you.

Speaker C: Yes. Well, and I agree. And sometimes it just takes the courage to go to the room. Right. Some of us as women, um, especially if you've had some. Some things you're not super proud of in your past, or maybe you didn't have a stellar upbringing. It's not something you wanted to repeat or talk about. Um, we don't go to those rooms because we're like, somebody's going to ask us a question. We're either going to lie or we're going to hide. And neither one of those things benefit anyone. And so, you know, I just feel like you Know, when we, uh, show up and we share, we'll change each other's lives. And you and I, you know, talked off camera a few days ago, and I was like, oh, my gosh, our stories are really parallel. And then you read something else in my book and you text me afterwards, you're like, oh, my gosh. So I think that it's so good for us to find out that we're not alone, you know, that our stories can be parallel. And you know what? I give my parents all the credit. Um, they did the best they could. And the number one thing that I thank my parents for every day is life. You know, I am so grateful that, um, they gave me life. And they're both come from humble backgrounds and they're both still alive. They're 80 and they're still hard working. And, um, I'm so grateful for it. But I don't know that there's a lot of people that would write a book that say my childhood was flawless and perfect and.

Speaker B: Yeah.

Speaker C: Um, so you can waller in that or you can get up and get out of that.

Speaker B: Yeah.

Speaker C: And I just knew that I did not want to stay in the small town and I wanted to go make something bigger for myself. Doesn't mean it wasn't hard. Doesn't mean I didn't fall and, and struggle. But, um, yeah, I'm grateful for the life I have. But I'm also more grateful for the life I have now.

Speaker B: Right.

Speaker A: Right.

Speaker B: And that's the thing is that, you know, I've seen a lot of things on social media where people talk about why is everyone blaming their parents, blah, blah, uh, blah. And I'm like, be thankful that you have life, period, no matter, you know, And I know, you know, some people have gone through worse things than others, but I love that perspective of thinking like, you know what, your parents did the best they could. My parents did the best that they could. And it, like, it made me who I am today. It makes us resilient and wanting to do things different. Like you said, like, you love the life you had, but you. Or, uh, you know, you had the life you had, but now you love what you're doing now and how you're helping women, how you've come out of that. And same, same girl, same. Right. And in the process of me writing a book, I'm like, wow, I have to really stop and think about the fact I am so grateful that my parents gave me life and they did the best they could.

Speaker C: Yeah.

Speaker B: With the resources they had and thinking about my own adult children, I'm like, my kids are probably like, huh, huh. Okay, well, my mom could have done better on this, this and this. And that's okay. Like, it's okay. Hopefully they're standing on my shoulders and their dad's shoulders and they're like, we're just going to do a little bit better because we want them, obviously, to do it a little bit better.

Speaker C: Yeah. And, you know, I talk about this in my book, but I had a lot of shame and guilt that I carried for working a lot of hours. And I didn't miss anything major, but I missed a lot of practices and a lot of nights at home doing homework and so thankful that my husband, um, you know, was good, was there and good for that. But, um, it all came to fruition when my son told me when he was graduating college. You know, mom, you did. You taught me three things. I was watching and the three things that he taught me, you know, you taught me how to work, work hard. You know, hard working people get paid back. You know, I'm being paid back and rewarded for all this hard, hard work. And his college career didn't start off perfect. And so he struggled a little bit, but I just was like, stay in the game. Fight for what you want. And he graduated with his master's degree. So the first thing he said I taught him was hard work. The second one was how to manage his money. You know, he graduated with no debt, and so he worked this summer and used that as a spending money and not racked up a lot of student loans and. And debt, uh, and was super grateful that he had that background in money. Breaking generational curses with money is a big passion I have. And then the third thing they said is, you taught me how to love the Lord. And at that point, standing in his kitchen, in his little apartment that we were able to pay for him to go to get his master's degree, I just sobbed and I was like, oh, my gosh, no more guilt and shame because he was watching. And there were so many good lessons that he learned for me. Maybe not all of them perfect. I did the best I could, just as my parents did. But you'll be surprised as our kids get older, how they come back to us and they're like, you are so right, and thanks for doing this. It's like, oh, thank goodness I wasn't all bad.

Speaker A: Yeah.

Speaker B: Yes. Yeah. We're never all bad. I know for us. We homeschooled our kids and we're. We have our youngest who is A senior this year, and all of our kids were pretty much, you know, they were all good. They never really wanted to do anything other. But I had this one child who did not want to be homeschooled. Like, he was always, oh, I want

Speaker C: to go back to school.

Speaker B: I'm going to go back to school. I hate being homeschooled. But when he got, um, through graduate school, he came back and said, thank you. Like, m. It was the best thing for me. And I think it's just those moments of the appreciation or those words of confirmation, you know, like, he's giving you that thank you. That you showed me how to manage my money and how to be hardworking and. And most importantly, how to love the Lord.

Speaker C: Right,

Speaker B: yeah. Without that, I mean, uh, I would have been gone a long time ago without the Lord.

Speaker C: Yeah, me too. Me too.

Speaker B: Yeah, for sure. Well, tell us a little bit about your coaching. I know you do. I know that you do retreats, and I love that you just had one recently, and I would have loved to have been there if I hadn't had other obligations, but I've heard some really great things, and I would just love for you to share with our audience a little bit about that.

Speaker C: Yeah. So coaching for me, um, obviously changed my real estate career. And at that point, I said, you know what? I'm always going to help other people. And the way to be able to do that is go back and teach people what you do really well. And there are. I know people say to me, there's a million coaches. How do you pick a coach? I always say, find the coach that's been where you want to go. You know, I never wanted to follow someone who hadn't done what I had was trying to get to, because how did they have the path to get me there? So I would always encourage people, find somebody who close that many, as many houses as you want to and go ask them how they did it. Let them coach you on that. And so coaching really changed my real estate world and my business and my money and my time. But, um, once I decided to be done with real estate and real estate coaching, I was like, I still love seeing people's lives changed through habits and systems, uh, and structure and discipline. And I'm like, you know what? I can teach women how to manage their schedule. Hence why I created the Daily well with my business partner, Julie. Um, I can teach people how to manage their money with a really simple path to prosperity. You know, write down what you spend, write down how much you have coming in what are you saving? And so a lot of the principles that I learned in my business, women primarily need in our lives every day. And so how to get it all done, how to, um, pour. Pour into ourselves so we can pour into other people. We can't pour from an empty cup. Um, finding peace right now, there's so much comparison. Comparison and AI taking over, and everybody looks amazing in 25 and all these things. And we're looking around saying, well, I'm going to dim my light so that person can shine brighter. And so I'm 48 hours off of a retreat with 18 ladies. And it was. Permission granted, was the M title. And the permission granted was to stop living on autopilot, to stop dimming your light. You know, permission granted to be seen, step into your power. And if you want to start a podcast, start a podcast. If you want to be number one in your industry, go get it. Like, ah, stop waiting for somebody to build a table and provide you a seat. Go build your own table and drag up your own chair. And then nobody can take it away from us. And so, um, I just love pouring into women and seeing their success and celebrating their breakthroughs. And so the coaching led into the retreats. I've been doing retreats for three years, and, um, it's a blessing. I get to do what I absolutely love. And people are like, are you going to work tomorrow? And I'm like, no, I'm going to Passion tomorrow. I'm going to do my Passion tomorrow. But I'm not going to work because it doesn't feel like work to me. Yeah.

Speaker B: My husband has said for many, many years, if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. And we get in the habit of saying work because it's. It's what we do, right? Or we get in the habit of saying, oh, we're going to church. And, uh, but, like, church is the people, it's not the building. But we get those habits underneath our tongue and we just repeat them over and over. But. But, yes, I love that, uh, talking about passion and what you love to do and filling people, filling their cups.

Speaker C: Well, and life is short. And people say to me all the time, I want to do this, but I have to earn a living. And I'm like, start a side hustle. Do this on the side. I mean, coaching was my side hustle. Real estate was paying our bills. But I knew it was crystal clear to me that eventually I just wanted to pour into people full time, so I had to Hustle and get my career and my financials, uh, established so I could go over here and do this. And so I was willing to do it part time just to keep my toe in the water. And so, um, don't let your past hold your future hostage. Like, work really hard, save your money, and then go pursue your passion. And surprisingly enough, a lot of times our passion makes us more money than our job will because we spend more time here because we love it, and we're rewarded for our gifts. And so, um, don't ever quit on your dreams or your legacy by putting your passion on the back burner, because this pays the bills. Figure out how to do both to where you can get rid of the, the job and go to the passion. And I promise you, if you're living in your purpose, the money will come. Yeah, the money will come for sure.

Speaker B: Yes. Um, so one of the things that my husband and I talk about a lot is that, like, we, you know, we're self, we're both self employed and we have, uh, you know, three different businesses between us and, and just loving the fact that he can do what fills his cup, I can do what fills my cup. We do something together, and it really pushes us forward. And our kids are seeing that we still have three at home. And so for them to stay, see that it's not like 8 to 4 or 9 to 5. It's those things. And as entrepreneurs, like, we probably work more than 40 hours a week, but it doesn't feel like work because like you said, it's something that we love doing. Um, and even like, with this podcast, it's not, um, it's not a job. Right. I'm not getting paid for doing the podcast, but I love doing it because I love interviewing women who have, like, pulled themselves up basically from their bootstraps and they've said, I'm going to do something a little bit different or they're able to speak. So for me, being able to speak, um, you know, about the things from my past or what, what held me back. Like, you were just talking about how so many times people are, you know, they're a little bit scared or they, they dim their light. And I found myself doing that so much, and he's always, like, pushing me out to the light, you know, go out there and do those things. But just having that passion of what lights us up, man, it just, it like, gets me out of bed every morning to be like, okay, today I've got a podcast recording. Today I'm going to help someone with their health or whatever that looks like. And I just, I love it. It just really like, makes me bubbly inside.

Speaker C: And I, I, I am sad for the women that don't have that in their life. So the retreat sometimes helps women find what that passion is. And we had a big breakthrough with a young lady, um, this weekend. And she's had this podcast name, like patented or copywritten or whatever you do. And she's got that, all the Instagram handles and everything. And she's like, I'm just waiting. And I'm like, what are you waiting for?

Speaker B: Like,

Speaker C: you know, nothing comes to those who wait. I'm like, I'm the complete opposite. I get an idea and I get the plan in the air and then I'm building it on the way down. Because I, if, if I wait, somebody's going to get ahead of me and do something that I really want to do and, and then I'm going to be super disappointed. Yes. And it's like, nothing. Don't wait. You know, we're not promised tomorrow. We're not given, you know, any guarantees in life. And if you have a passion or a dream, go build it. Go do it.

Speaker B: I love, I think it's Mel Robbins that she says, stop waiting. I just remember hearing, um, her talk about, and she would just like yelling, stop waiting. And I'm like, yes, stop waiting. I had actually talked about doing a podcast for a couple years before I ever did it. And I was on stage in 2025 at the Align event that we met at this year. I was talking about my life coaching and it came out of my mouth. I'm launching a podcast. And I, I seriously looked around, I was like, who said that? Like, who actually said that? But I guess it was the Lord speaking through me. Like, girl, you, you need to say this in front of these people so that, so that you've said it and then you're going to go do it.

Speaker C: Mhm. Yeah. And you're probably leading the charge for a lot of women from your coaching group that want to do a podcast but have fear around it or, you know, blockage in their brain of you can't do that, or we don't have the equipment or it's expensive. And you can answer a lot of those questions for you, for them, because you've already done it. Right. And I think that that's part of the coaching and the mentoring and the retreats is when we can say, hey, I did this. It failed, but I did it a different way and it worked. Don't be afraid to try something, you know, get out. I call it getting out on the skinny branches. Like, go on the skinny branches. If they break, it's okay, but you got to get on the branch. You got to go.

Speaker A: Yeah.

Speaker B: Because you can, you can start climbing again. Right. And the first couple, you know, with businesses that we've done or with launching the podcast, whatever it has been like, everything doesn't go perfect when you start. But most of the time, people don't go back to the beginning and look and see how you got started. They're just like picking, uh, up wherever you are.

Speaker C: Yes.

Speaker B: You know what I mean?

Speaker C: I learned more from my struggles than I do from my strengths.

Speaker B: Yeah.

Speaker C: Right. Because when I struggle, it forces me to dig a little bit deeper. Like, what did I do wrong and how can I do better? And is there a tool I can use versus when we succeed at something, we're like, high five and keep on going. We drive right through the victory. And I talk about this a lot. We need to slow down and celebrate the victories, but we also need to dig in when something doesn't work and there's a struggle to figure out what went wrong and how do we fix it versus just quitting and say it'll never work. Because there's more than one way to get anything done. So if the first one doesn't work, try the second. You will succeed if you're passionate about it and you stay in the fight.

Speaker A: Yeah.

Speaker B: Yeah. My husband always says success is the worst teacher.

Speaker A: Yeah.

Speaker B: Failure is where we learn because then we, you know, as long as we pick back up and we start again and we're like, oh, well, we're not going to do that again. We're not going to do it that way again. You know, we're going to do it, we're going to change up the way that we do it so that, you know, we're learning from those failures and moving forward to success.

Speaker C: Exactly.

Speaker A: For sure.

Speaker B: So, well, tell us a little bit about, um, your personal life. So I didn't even mention that really when I was introducing you, but tell us about. I know that you're married and you have children. Give us little bit of background about that.

Speaker C: Yes. So Greg and I second, uh, marriage for me first for him. And, um, I was married for a short time to an addict and was able to get out of that situation quickly. Uh, but we'll be married 30 years May 11th. And we have a 27 year old son, Corey, and he is back in Nashville, went through, got his graduate Degree, master's degree out of grad school and went back to Nashville, which is where my real estate career primarily was. And, um, then my husband has a daughter, um, Chloe, and she is a Marine reservist and she is in San Diego, and she is 30, about to be 31. And, um, we live in Tampa, Florida. So we met in, uh, Nashville, Tennessee. Uh, raised our families there. And then I went to Charlotte for six years after I sold my real estate career and was a coach for the core Training, um, an elite coaching company for real estate agents and lending, uh, lenders and traveled the country and ran their Realtor division. And then, um, about almost four years ago, we just knew that we wanted to be in Florida when we retired. And I still had another year left on my contract. And my husband's like, let's just go visit. And I walked in a house on a whim and bought it. And so that kind of sped up our timeline a little bit. But we are so happy here. We, um. You know, I tried. Tries, you know, is a tough word for me. I don't like to say I try, but primarily I work three days a week and maybe four hours a day or five hours a day, but I have a really tight schedule. I work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with traveling and speaking and, you know, my coaching students and everything. Um, but it gives us the lifestyle we want. So we're big golfers. Um, you know, we walk in our neighborhood, we're foodies, all the things. Um, but it is, um. We've created a really nice life. So my husband and I are here. And, um. Yeah, so we've been here, just living here full time, just over three years.

Speaker B: Yeah. So I love that. So are your retreats that you do, are they main? Do you host those in Florida usually? I m mean, mainly.

Speaker C: Yeah. Yeah, primarily they're in Orlando. So there's a resort called the Evermore, and they have big houses, and so we all get to stay together. It's like a big pajama party. And, um, but we do yoga. All of our food's included. We have a hospitality assistant that lives in the house with us. And, um, we get dolled up one night, but other than that, we're just in workout clothes, shorts, really working, digging in. So, um, yeah, but it's in Orlando and I do those in March and October. And then this October, my girls challenged me a couple years ago, we should go abroad. So we are going to Barcelona in October.

Speaker B: So I love that. I was looking. I don't know if I was Looking at your website or where I saw that, or maybe maybe we talked about it when we were at the TEDx, uh, talk recently, but I was like, oh, my goodness, of course, Course. So I'm gonna have to look at the dates because I. My husband and I are going to, um, we're going to Italy for the first time in October. But I'm like, oh, if I can squeeze that in. Like, I am a traveler and my husband is all on board with that. So as long as he's on board with it, then I'm like, totally fine. We're doing it. But, yes, that sounds super fun. And so then you'll do your next one in Orlando, which will be 2027.

Speaker C: 20. March of 2027. Yes.

Speaker B: Awesome. Yay.

Speaker C: Watch my website for the dates. I have a calendar on there, so I post everything on there. Yeah.

Speaker B: Okay. Well, so one more question before we, um, end our call for today. Do you still do coaching with people that are in real estate? Because, honestly, I have a lot of friends in my community who are, you know, they're Realtors. And, you know, I don't know, I just thought it might be, you know, advantageous if that was something that you still do or whatever. I just thought I'd ask the question.

Speaker C: Yeah, no, I think it's a great question. Absolutely, yes. Um, my mastermind group is more mindset and systems and structure around life, if you will. I still work with, um, some realtors on a consulting level. Usually they bring me a problem, and within 90 days, we can solve it, create a system, get them patched up and put back together, and so it's their shorter term. Um, but yes, absolutely. I have several that I work with right now currently, and we're just creating a hiring guide or policy and procedure analysis, or really digging into their database, cleaning it up, or, you know, working on their scheduling. So, yes, I primarily work on prospect. Building a team and counting the money is really the main three things that I coach. Ah, a realtor on.

Speaker B: Gotcha. Awesome. Well, hopefully my friends that will be listening to the podcast will hear that, and maybe they can make a connection with you. But I just thought of one other thing that I do want to mention. I want you to touch on this before we go is your book and then your schedule. I see your scheduling planner in the background, and I would love for you to tell us about those. Those two things, because, like, I read your book. I love it. You know, I was actually driving to see you in person, and my girlfri in the car, she Read the first four chapters as we were driving. And then I came home and finished it all up on Audible. And I was like, okay, we've got to talk about that book today, too.

Speaker C: Well, embrace and Power Evolve, which is right over here. Um, it is my memoir. It's my life. Good, Bad, Ugly, Lessons Learned, um, success stories. And I married it with my passion of journaling. I'm an avid journaler, and so I think that a lot of people ask me when they know that I'm a journal. Like, how'd you get started? And what do you journal about? And what does that look like? And so once I wrote the book, I was like, you know what? I think this is a good way to teach, um, and bridge the gap between my life story and journaling. And so there's journaling prompts at the end of each chapter, asking some hard questions, things that I talked about in the chapter that I overcame or that you might struggle with, that I had struggled with. And so, um, it's a soft workbook. It's only 112 pages. It's a quick read. It's also on Audible, um, so you can get that on Amazon. Really, really proud of the difference that's made in a lot of people's lives. And then the daily well, which is this purple spiral notebook, um, over my shoulder is a planner for women. And my business partner, Julie Davis and I, she, uh, came to one of my retreats. And at the end of the retreat she's like, I think I want to create this planner. And it had been on my, uh, heart to do that as well and on my vision board. And so we collaborated on our first edition, which came out at the end of last year. It is a six month, um, planner for women. And it's for your whole life. It's your to do list, it's your workflow, it's your journal prompts, it's your discipline, uh, habits, if you will, for your morning, like, hydrate what diet you're doing, moving your body, sacred pause. And there's plenty of places in there for notes. We have like 20, 25 mindsets right here. My book, actually, all my notes are on it. But, um, there's a bunch of note pages in the back. And you can keep this as a shelf life for years to come to go back to your notes if you were at a seminar or an event. And then the last piece that's in there, um, that I'll touch on is the Path to Prosperity, which really teaching ladies how to budget and how to Live within a budget. Especially if you're trying to create a side hustle or you're trying to save money or you're trying to get out of debt. It is a very simple form that will not overwhelm you but will really give you, um, some clarity and get out of the chaos around your money. Because there's so much chaos for ladies, usually around. Money wasn't talked about in our home growing up. Maybe they were in a relationship with a partner who managed the money, uh, and still does. Or maybe they're on their own now and they're like, who? I don't know what I'm doing. So, yeah, um, the new edition will come out in May, so they run January to June and then July to December. And, um, our next edition will be out May 1st. So you can just follow daily. Well, planner on Instagram, um, or you can just follow me. I post all a lot of the same stuff, which is just Kendra cook. I'm on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Facebook.

Speaker B: Okay. Awesome. Well, that's what I was going to ask. The very last thing is tell us how we can get in touch with you. So, friend, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule today to share with us and just basically sit down and have a conversation with me. Because every time we talk, I feel like we just have one more connection piece, one more opportunity to get to know each other a little bit better. And I appreciate it so much. So thank you so much and thank

Speaker C: you for your beautiful heart. Yes, I'm loving getting to know you and the circle that we're in. I'm just so proud to be a part of. So thank you for asking.

Speaker B: You're so welcome. Thank you, friends, for tuning in today. I will post in the show notes all of the ways that you can connect with my friend Kendra. And you're just going to continue to love her all the more. So we'll see you next time on the Angie Ambrosetti Show. Thank you so much. That's it for today, friends.

Speaker A: Thanks for tuning in with me today. I hope today's episode stirred your soul, sparked you'd faith, reminded you that your

Speaker B: story is far from over.

Speaker A: Keep walking in freedom. Keep showing up bold. And never forget, God doesn't call the qualified. He qualifies the called. Be sure to leave a review, subscribe or share this podcast with a friend who needs to hear it as well. Until next time, keep letting her out to play because the world needs your fire.

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