127 - Ricki Heller Did This to Get on Ellen Degeneres' Radar
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Welcome back,\\xa0Healthpreneurs! Today we\\u2019ve got Ricki Heller on the show, and she\\u2019s going to share with us how persistence can\\xa0lead to success. With persistence \\u2013 and a sense of humor \\u2013 Ricki\\xa0got\\xa0Ellen DeGeneres to publicly recommend her self-published book.\\xa0
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Ricki is an educator, writer, cookbook author, and natural nutritionist. She loves to create recipes for people with dietary restrictions. She does one-on-one coaching, online programs, and has a private membership club. She has been on an anti-candida diet since 2009 and shares primarily plant-based recipes.\\xa0\\xa0
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Ricki has her own health journey that led her towards this path of helping others. Always an entrepreneur at heart, Ricki understands the mindset that leads to complacency and fear of\\xa0failure. Tune in to hear how Ricki stepped into her role as an entrepreneur, why she\\u2019s careful about who she talks to, and why her biggest advice is to stay true to yourself.\\xa0\\xa0
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In this episode, Ricki and I discuss:\\xa0
- Her self-published book.\\xa0\\xa0
- How she got Ellen\\u2019s attention.\\xa0\\xa0
- The power of persistence.\\xa0\\xa0
- How an entrepreneur thinks about failure.\\xa0\\xa0
- The issue with complacency and being true to yourself.\\xa0\\xa0
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3:30\\xa0\\u2013\\xa011:30 -\\xa0Introducing\\xa0Ricky,\\xa0her journey, and how Ellen endorsed her self-published book\\xa0
11:30 \\u2013\\xa017:30 -\\xa0Her thoughts on entrepreneurship,\\xa0overthinking things, and persistence\\xa0\\xa0
17:30 \\u2013\\xa024:00 - Failure, perfection,\\xa0discussing business, and her exit strategy from teaching\\xa0\\xa0
24:00 \\u2013 27:30 - Complacency and the constant desire to become and do better\\xa0\\xa0
27:30 \\u2013 29:00 - Regrets and doing things that align with who you are\\xa0
29:00 \\u2013 35:00 \\u2013 The Rapid Five\\xa0