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“I am relentless in my pursuit of what sets my soul on fire.
I refuse to quit, even if gets hard or awful.
I keep going.

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— Kyndra Holley

This week on Creativity School, we’re back with Part 2 of our conversation with Kyndra Holley, international bestselling cookbook author and the powerhouse behind the massively popular food blog Peace, Love and Low Carb.

If you didn’t listen to the first part of our talk, go back and listen to Episode 13 to find out all about how Kyndra started her blog back in 2011 as a hobby that made zero money, and eventually turned it into a full time dream career that now supports her family.

On this episode, we discuss the importance of advocating for your work and standing up for the vision that you believe in, and why we should create from a place of power and never hold back and stifle our own creativity. Kyndra also shares her thoughts on how to be healthy overall so we can have a long term and sustainable business, and why your career can’t be motivated by money.

Mentioned in this episode:

How Kyndra self published her first cookbook after just 1 year of blogging
How she got into publishing her cookbooks with her traditional publishers
Why it’s essential to speak up for yourself and advocate for your own work and creative vision
Her philosophy on giving back to the community, animals and other people
How Kyndra keeps her creativity going without burning out
How giving ourselves rest allows us to be more creative and have better ideas
Kyndra’s thoughts on starting a blog now, in such a competitive landscape
Why your career can’t be motivated by money
The single most thing that has propelled Kyndra in her business and career

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“
Work doesn’t have to be something you dread getting up to. You don’t have to hate Sundays. You don’t have to clock in for someone else and count down the hours until you clock out.
”

— Kyndra Holley

Have you ever dreamed of monetizing a hobby and turning it into a successful career? It’s entirely possible, and on this week’s episode of Creativity School our guest Kyndra Holley is here to tell us exactly how she did it.

Kyndra is an international bestselling cookbook author, and the powerhouse behind Peace, Love and Low Carb, a massively popular food blog that gets 4 million page views a month. She started her blog back in 2011 simply as a hobby to lose weight, using a first generation iPhone. Kyndra eventually quit her day job in the restaurant business to focus on monetizing her blog. And now 8 years later, she’s supporting her family with a food empire that spans Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and 6 traditionally published cookbooks.

Kyndra doesn’t hold back in this conversation, and shares everything from the steps she took to monetize her blog, to how she kept going even though things got really dark and hard in the early days of her business. We also talk about how she deals with viscous online trolls, how to overcome anxiety and fear, and why gratitude and abundance mindset is crucial to our overall health and wellness.

Tune in next week as we continue our conversation about how Kyndra self published her first cookbooks, her experience getting published with traditional publishers, how to have a long term, sustainable business and much, much more.

Mentioned in this episode:

Why Kyndra embraces vulnerability and how it creates connection with her readers
Why she treated food blogging like a career even though it was a hobby
How she ultimately quit her day job to focus on food blogging even though it wasn’t bringing in any income
Why she says gratitude is essential
How being real and authentic on social media has created connection, community and grown her Instagram following
How our emotions and deep inner worlds affect our creativity and the work we make
Abundance mindset and how it affects her creativity and business

CONNECT WITH KYNDRA:

Instagram | Blog | Facebook

CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL:

Thank you so much for listening!

Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online!

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If you have any questions or comments for the show, click here