“Just speak it out loud” with Paige Friend, Host of The Beach Speaks

More Than Work

This week’s guest is Paige Friend, creator of The Beach Speaks podcast and former corporate aviation industry professional.

Paige grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania but always loved the beach. After an experience at a retreat in Italy with her favourite podcaster, returned from Italy and quit her job. It was time. We talk about releasing the attachment around what things are supposed to look like. As the story goes, Paige decided one day that she was going meet her soulmate, quit her 9 to 5 and move to the beach. Before life on the beach, Paige spent her career in corporate aviation.

At first, she wanted to be a pilot and got her pilot’s license when working for a small airport in Oklahoma. From there she ended up working in customer service in general aviation for 20 years.

Paige demonstrates going with her instincts about what she wants to do and then goes for it without having to know exactly how that thing will manifest.

Her podcast, “The Beach Speaks”, is a podcast for conscious people who love the beach and were inspired to create it after her morning practice of sitting on the beach. She has a voice that is perfect for this too.

Paige is also a certified yoga teacher. It is as much a spiritual as physical experience for her. She talks about how everyone can do yoga. It is just for those that can bend into pretzel shapes!

Her advice at the end on how to start to get to the thing you want to do is practical and you won’t want to miss it. And, her most inspirational person in the Fun Five was truly one of the most heartwarming so far.

Note from Rabiah (Host): Paige is peace. She really is. She is also someone I could have talked to for longer. Our conversation was easy and I was constantly getting shots of information throughout. She has followed her instincts and made changes to her life but in a way that is more positive than I have at times. It struck me she quit her job without resentment for example. She trusts herself. It was empowering to realise that maybe I could do this too. I hope that’s what you get out of it. For example, we talk about her mindfulness practice and the way she puts it, it is really something anyone can do.

We also went off on a taxidermy tangent for a minute which makes me laugh even as I write these notes!

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Find Paige Listen to The Beach Speaks: https://thebeachspeaks.buzzsprout.com/ or on your favorite Podcast Player

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeachspeaks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBeachSpeaks

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebeachspeaks

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Mentioned in this episode:

Rich Roll podcast: https://www.richroll.com/all-episodes/

Let’s Pretend this Didn’t Happen by Jenny Lawson: https://amzn.to/3LxGuqx

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda: https://amzn.to/3uPl4PP

Field and Young Taxidermy: http://fieldandyoung.com/

SMA foundation: https://smafoundation.org/

Max Peda Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-max-climb-mountains

Squadcast: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=rabiahcoon

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