Joy First®
by J.Nichole Smith
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Necker Island, Imposter Syndrome & Sisterhood
Necker Island, Imposter Syndrome & Sisterhood
About this podcast
Finding joy in survival mode.
This bi-weekly show is for high-capacity women who find themselves entering their IDGAF era. We explore what it looks like to find, choose and share joy when life is full, work is loud and you have lost the will (and ability) to keep pretending you have it all together.
Expect inspiration, education and practical how-to’s for easily and consistently putting joy first in tiny little ways each day: adding-up to a life and career where instead of 'just getting by' you feel truly expressed, fulfilled and alive.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 57 episodes
- Necker Island, Imposter Syndrome & Sisterhood · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 20Nine days after my first daughter was born, my business partner texted to say she was leaving the business. I came back from maternity leave with 90 days to sell, plan and…
- We Were Raised to Be Nice. That's a Trap. · 53 min · Season 4 Episode 19Five years in a room about race, the family myth I went digging into, and why comfort isn't the same as joy. There's a phrase I use about colour all the time: once you see it…
- A couple decades chasing Freedom... then I chose Roots (and kids) · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 18Kids, roots, and the joy first choices that don't seem to add up on paper. I'm recording this one from my bed, surrounded by the dog, the laundry and my daughter's panda…
- I'd Never Had a Gap Year. So I Took One at 35 · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 17I lost my dog. I rented out the house. I tackled a mountain of adulting to finally live the freedom I'd built. And it all started with one small tweak to my calendar. I will…
- Last Minute Launch Pivot (that became a full-on rebellion) · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 16This joy first decision is jumping the queue in the top ten because it’s happening right now, and it’s massive. As you may know, in this season I’ve been sharing the top ten joy…
- My big fat £40,000 joy first mistake · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 15When the dream I had fought for became the dread I couldn't escape... and decision I dreaded unlocked the joy I'd been looking for all along. I finally opened the shop I'd…
- Why I Left Mr. 8 out of 10 · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 14At 28 I had two businesses, an engagement ring, and a box of save the dates I could not bring myself to send. My fiancé was a genuinely nice guy. We had a solid 8/10 life: there…
- I was supposed to be a Vet. I became a Pet Photographer instead. · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 13At sixteen I had it all figured out. I was going to be a veterinarian: I'd get to work with animals, I'd make a decent living, and I'd never have to be the broke, starving artist…
- A Real Life Joy First Day · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 12Today was too hot to work. Schools shut, there were heat warnings and travel bans in London, and my garden office turned into a sauna. So instead of the day I had planned, I…
- What Would Be Easy? · 42 min · Season 4 Episode 11The first joy experiment: why ease is a better engine than discipline, and how to choose it. I wanted a cut flower garden for three years and did absolutely nothing about it…
- Colour is Free, Instant, and Everywhere. So Why Aren't We Using It? · 16 min · Season 4 Episode 10I have spent my career using colour as a precision instrument... For brands, for commercial photography, for building the kind of visual identity that makes people trust and buy…
- The Unglamorous Truth About Joy · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 9What if the most ordinary moment in your week turned out to be a joy ritual in disguise? In this episode, I'm sharing what I've been learning as I move deeper into my own 'Joy…
- The Purpose Audit · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 8Have you ever hit a milestone you'd been working towards for years, only to sit in the silence afterwards and think, is this it? This is the finale episode of the Joy First…
- The Environment Audit · 47 min · Season 4 Episode 7No matter what colours you choose, your environment is not neutral. The colours on your walls, the quality of your light, whether your bedroom feels like a sanctuary or a…
- The Joy Audit · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 6I'm recording this episode from my bed, at 6:30pm, surrounded by laundry, with a partially sedated dog, and with maybe 15 minutes before my kids come home. I cannot think of a…
- The Connection Audit · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 5Did you know the longest-running happiness study in history (Harvard) found that the number one predictor of a long, healthy, joyful life wasn't money or success, it was the…
- The Money Audit · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 4Did you know that financial scarcity actually causes a measurable drop in IQ? Not just a feeling, actual cognitive impairment that changes how we make decisions, often making a…
- The Vitality Audit · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 3This episode kicks off a 6-part series exploring each category of the Joy First Audit. Today (live from sunny Morocco ooh la la) we’re diving into Vitality: energy, hormones…
- The Joy First Audit · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 2Some episodes arrive perfectly lit, well-rested, and uninterrupted. This was not one of them. This one arrived after bedtime, dinner, swimming lessons, forgotten groceries, a…
- The Joy First Experiment Begins · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 1The Joy First Experiment Begins After three years of podcasting about joy, colour, and business, I'm doing something different. Something scarier. I've spent two decades…
