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41 | Life in Progress: Crafting the Life You Want, and it Might include an Equine Career! With Alex Riddle

Do you value relational gains over all else?
Are you crafting the life you want?
Listen in as Jodi sits down with Alex Riddle to walk through his journey into the equine industry… even though he had no intent to BE IN the equine industry!
Don’t miss this fun episode - a journey rich with insights, advice, motivation, and inspiration!
If you're looking for his 2 book recommendations, 
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK
and
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Connect with Alex on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexriddleanimalhealth/
 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So, get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
 

40 | Pursuing Significance, and How to Achieve the Level Beyond Success!

Let's talk about The Art of Significance - Achieving the Level Beyond Success
We can improve ourselves only by actively choosing to stretch. 
The greatest reward for your hard work is not what you get for it, but what you BECOME by it. 
Hard won wisdom frees us from our fears. 
It's never about WHO is right, but WHAT is right. 
 
 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So, get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
 

39 | Landing Your 1st Role in the Equine Industry, and Thriving with a Business Degree, with Amanda Dingley

Can you land a great sales role in the equine industry with no sales experience?
Should you get an equine degree, a business degree, or both?! 
Amanda Dingley is a Senior Equine Sales Rep with Boehringer Ingelheim in AZ and Las Vegas, and is also a successful competitor showing Reined Cow horses and Cutting horses.
She's a graduate of Colorado State University with dual degrees in Equine Science and Business Marketing, and she's sharing her energy and advice with YOU today!
Once you've listened to Amanda, make sure you check out her recommendation to watch the Simon Sinek, Start with WHY video. 
Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-dingley-97527b97/
 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So, get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com

38 | There's Power in Nutrition: You Don't Have to be a Veterinarian to be a Dr. in the Equine Industry, with Dr. Kelly Vineyard, Purina Animal Nutrition Senior Nutritionist

There’s power in Nutrition, why you don’t have to be a veterinarian to be a “Dr.” in the equine industry!
 
Dr. Kelly Vineyard is a Ph.D. Senior Nutritionist on the Equine Technical Solutions team with Purina Animal Nutrition.  Dr. Vineyard shares her education and career journey, along with the challenges, successes, lessons, and advice you need to thrive!
 
“It’s not the perfect people you remember, it’s the real people.”
 
Dr. Vineyard’s podcast suggestion - ‘For the Love’, Jen Hatmaker, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-love-with-jen-hatmaker-podcast/id1258388821
 
Connect with Dr. Vineyard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-vineyard-ms-phd-34294558/
 
 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com

37 | Beyond the Clinic: Career Opportunities as an Equine Veterinary Technician with Amanda Compton, CVT, LVT, RVT, EDT

“Every single patient we have is attached to a person.”
Amanda Compton is a highly accomplished veterinary technician, credentialed in 3 states as a CVT, LVT, RVT and EDT with the boards of veterinary medicine, not to mention a true equine industry leader and advocate. She shares her journey from the United States to the Middle East, and back, as a veterinary technician, and her career advice for YOU to thrive!
Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn, or email amanda.compton1@merck.com
Checkout Amanda's podcast recommendation! Think Fast, Talk Smart Podcast
 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So, get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
 

36 | Mindset Matters. Pursuing Significance to Elevate Your Equine Career to New Heights.

"Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to BE yourself."
Are you chasing dollars and perks, or choosing significance? Let's talk about why it matters! 
My January book choice is The Art of Significance, by Dan Clark, check it out!
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com

35 | 3 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Right Now to #CelebrateLife and Thrive in 2024!

Here we are- it's that week we're all supposed to reflect on 2023 and plan an amazing 2024... 
What if that's too big a bite to take?! 
How do you define #CelebrateLIFE?! 
What if we asked ourselves 3 questions every month that could help us be more peaceful and productive than ever?! 
Let's acknowledge our wins, and define how YOU #CelebrateLIFE to Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered! 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
"Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished. The person you are right now is as transient, as fleeting, and as temporary as all the people you've ever been." - Dr. Daniel Gilbert, Harvard Psychologist, as read from 'The Gap and the Gain' by Dan Sullivan
Cheers! Jodi 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
 

34 | Equine Excellence from Michigan to England to Kentucky: How a Working Student Mentality Builds a Thriving Career

From Michigan to England to Kentucky, Katie Osborne shares her life lessons on the grit of "working to learn." Her candid stories of taking chances, identifying wins and acknowledging failures is truly inspiring. 
Don't miss Katie's success story, born of a non-traditional academic path and a working student mentality for life.
Today, Katie blends her equestrian business experiences in her current role with a start-up in the tech industry while maintaining her own equine pursuits.
Connect with Katie, LinkedIn - Katelyn Osborne / IG - @theekatie / Facebook - Katie Osborne
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
 

33 | What are the 4 Fastest Growing IN DEMAND Job Skills in 2023 - and How Do You Develop Them and Thrive?!

Are you a Dominance, Influence, Steadiness or Conscientious Behavioral Style?! 
How Self-Aware are you?! 
Looking for ways to gain a professional edge? 
Don't miss this episode, aimed to grow and develop YOU, and empower you to lead from right where you are!
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com

32 | I Am Change, and 3 Ways You Can Be Too. Takeaways from AAEP 2023 for a Thriving Equine Career.

How CURIOUS are you?
When were you last COURAGEOUS?
What does human CONNECTION mean to you? 
Let's chat about my key takeaways after being at the 2023 AAEP Convention & Trade Show in San Diego last weekend! 
I am so excited to help YOU thrive! So get the ponies fed, fill those water buckets, grab your journal and let’s grow girl! I’m going to help YOU Live Inspired, Fulfilled and Empowered!   
Cheers! Jodi 
Want to connect with Jodi?!
www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley
Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com