We were lucky to catch up with Carrie Veatch recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Carrie, great to have you with us today and excited to have you share your wisdom with our readers. Over the years, after speaking with countless do-ers, makers, builders, entrepreneurs, artists and more we’ve noticed that the ability to take risks is central to almost all stories of triumph and so we’re really interested in hearing about your journey with risk and how you developed your risk-taking ability.
A lot of people refer to me as “fearless” or think for some reason I’m not scared. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m often very afraid. However, one of the things that fuels me in my adult life is regret. I do not want to live my life wondering “what if.” What if I had been braver? Or followed my heart more? What if I had been willing to follow the still small voice inside of me that was nudging me for more?
I think back to when I was a child. Maybe 5 or 6 years old. Back then I was a pretty fearless child. It was before the world told me who I “should” be. I skied Black Diamond slopes from the time I was about 6 years old. I rode roller coasters upside down over and over again, screaming from excitement. I took risks time after time and I loved the thrill of it.
But then…
The weight of the world.
I can’t say there was a specific moment when I stopped feeling so free and so fearless, but it was probably around 11 years old or so. When it mattered so much more what other people thought of me. When the fear of the adults in my life started consuming me.
And then I went on to live so much of my life in and out of other people’s fears. Their anxiety. What the scared adults in my life deemed as ok. I took on the weight of the world instead of listening to the voice inside of me. The inner compass who knew she had the resilience and strength to do anything she put her mind to.
And ever since getting my Masters in Counseling and learning how to set better boundaries in my life, I’ve been working on returning to that 6 year old me. The young blue eyed, blond haired girl who knew that she was capable, that she was resilient, and that it was safe to take risks.
One of the biggest risks I took was to quit a “safe” job where I could have stayed for many more years, with a 401k, free health insurance, and more, about 7 years ago to leap into the wild unknown. My heart was craving adventure and I couldn’t ignore it any longer. My soul was begging me to listen and I knew if I didn’t, I’d have that regret I spoke of earlier. It was and continues to be scary for me to take risks. And yet, I wouldn’t have it any other way when I know that one day I’m going to die and I don’t want to die wondering “what if?”
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I’m the Location Independent Mindset Coach and my mission is to empower others from the inside out to chase their dreams. It’s not always easy, and it’s not for the faint of heart that’s for sure. My secret sauce is helping my clients to simplify their work in the world and pass six figures with time freedom. Clients tell me that I save them years of time and struggle, cause I help them streamline what they are doing without the unnecessary “busy work.”
For women in particular, we have been conditioned to people please, to think there is something “slimy” about sales, and hide our lights for fear of outshining others. And yet, one of my absolute favorite quotes is the Marianne Williamson quote that says “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”
And so much of the work I do is around helping clients to unlearn the stories not serving them. For clients to come back to who they were before the world told them who they “should be.”
In terms of the bigger picture of what I’m up to: I’m an adventurer, coffee obsessed, fitness junkie, nomad, passionate, driven soul. I traveled the world from Asia to Mexico for almost 5 years, with a long stint in Vietnam during most of the pandemic. I’m a real estate investor who has come back to a passion for helping others with their investment properties and currently also have a real estate investment business where I run furnished rentals both short and long term and love the long term. I’m pretty obsessed with the opportunities for wealth that real estate creates.
In a nutshell: I truly want everyone to be healthy and wealthy. And to know that hiding our gifts from the world is the most selfish thing we can do.
Something that took me a long time to learn in life is the amount of power we all hold within our thoughts to create what we desire in this world. Which is why I absolutely love supporting clients through 1:1 coaching and currently am taking on a few more private clients. We do the work together to unlearn the stories that are holding you back from the most free and profitable version of yourself! Imagine if money were not “the thing” that held you back any longer. If you were able to travel the world with your adoring husband, send your kiddos to private school, donate more to causes you cared about, and lived in more and more abundance? That’s the world I play in with my clients!
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Resourcefulness. Whether you want to be an entrepreneur or simply do extraordinary things in this world in a way that is meaningful, this is essential.
Sales. I definitely was someone who thought this was a dirty word. Or that there were limited resources out there, having been raised with so much scarcity around money. Learning how to get my energy behind selling something that I believe in and doing work in this world that helps others in exchange for currency has been life changing. When you can provide value to the world in exchange for money, there is truly no stopping you!
Resilience. Rejection, hard times, and everything in between happens to all of us. No one is exempt and the more we can make peace with this and redefine the meaning we give it, the more peace and joy we will have on the journey.
Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
I’ve been an athlete my whole life and sports have taught me the discipline and skills needed for most situations. Whenever I’m overwhelmed or stressed out, I make sure to move my body more than normal. Combine this with good nutrition and a great night’s sleep and I think it solves most things! I will also add that the stories we tell ourselves and what our self-talk is when we are overwhelmed, is essential. When we are feeding into the “I’m so overwhelmed” talk, it’s harder to get out of it. Instead, break it down into bite sized chunks and chip away at your to-do list so that you don’t let your brain get the better of you.
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