More on the topic of integrity vs. appetite as Dr. Kim Grimes gets into an insightful conversation with Lora Lindquist. This amazing woman’s idea of keeping integrity is in building your own brand of genius that no one can bring down. She talks about seeing yourself through the eyes of God without filters and obstacles while accepting weaknesses and facing limiting beliefs. Lora explains how to move forward against the rigid expectations and endless opinions of society, own up to your mistakes, and stay true to your values – unapologetically!
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Designing Your Own Brand Of Genius With Lora Lindquist
Thank you so much for continuing to show your love and your support and being there for us, for my show. It cannot and would not be what it is without you, without our readers, without our supporters, so I want to pause for a second and say thank you. You folks know that we’re talking about integrity and you know that this show is all about empowering people to uncover their greatness so that they can find their true identity and own how they were created.
That’s what this is all about, you being you by revealing and understanding your greatness. You fall madly in love with who you are. I always say this and I will always say this because no one is better at being you than you. With that, let’s jump into this episode. Again, remember, we’re still talking about your integrity and/or your appetite. Jumping into the discussion, I want to bring you back to why we’re here.
in the post-COVID era, I know you see this because I see it all the time. We’re witnessing so much dishonesty, untruthfulness, increase in violence, and more. I’m quite sure you see it as well. There are no ifs, ands, and buts about it and because of this, I want to discuss personal integrity. It’s something that we need to talk about. I want to discuss personal integrity because it is important. Here’s what we’re going to do.
We’re going to jump into personal integrity. You may be familiar with the phrase, “Structural integrity.” Structural integrity, when you look it up, you’ll see that it is a building. It’s a building like they say, science phrase. It’s a phrase that they talk about a building. The technical definition, structural integrity is the ability of a structure to withstand its intended load without failing due to fracture or fatigue.
Unfortunately, we have seen when a building cannot hold its own structure. We saw that in Miami. What happens? That structure cracked and it’s fatigued. It’s not able to bear the load. We’re in this series and we’re not talking about structural integrity. Instead, we’re talking about personal integrity, your integrity, and my integrity because we are quick to excuse our personal lack of integrity but we are not quick to excuse the breach of integrity in others, especially our loved ones, our friends, and our leaders.
With that, what is integrity? What do you think integrity is? We had several guests already that shared and I’m bringing one on this episode. Again, we’re going to talk about integrity. The question is, do you have integrity? If not, what is guiding you? Is your integrity guiding you or is your appetite guiding you? Let me give you that brief definition that I have of integrity.
Integrity is the resolve and the courage to do the right thing and noble thing because it’s the right and noble thing. Integrity is the will and the courage to do what’s right regardless of the consequences. It is universal. It is inescapable. It is an expectation that assumes and ought to be. That’s what integrity is. This book that I read all the time is called the Bible. The book of Proverbs chapter 11:3 from the New American Standard Bible Version says this, “The integrity of the upright will guide them but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.”
We know we ought to do right when we don’t. What we do will eventually destroy us. When we know that we don’t do it, it’s going to eventually destroy us like that structural integrity. The failure of your personal integrity impacts the other people that are around you, especially those loved ones. Even more so, it impacts those who are the closest to you. Does your integrity guide you?
Here’s the challenge. We don’t know. We don’t know if our integrity guides us until maintaining our integrity cost us. That’s right. That’s what I said. Not until it costs us. It’s going to cost us something. It’s okay to make mistakes and it’s okay to fail. I’ve said many times, “Failure is a part of success.” It’s okay to make mistakes but it’s not okay to cover it up and act as if nothing happened or if you didn’t do anything like your integrity is more important than your infallibility.”
The respect of others is contingent on your integrity and not your failures and your mistake. The crookedness of the lack of your integrity will destroy you and the people around you. I’m asking this question again, “What guides you?” The lack of integrity is personal. I said that but it’s not private because like I said, those who are around you will be impacted by it. Why is maintaining integrity so hard? It’s because of our appetites. We always want what? We always want more. More stuff, more attention, more responsibility, more money, more food, more sex, to say the least, we want more and more.
Our appetites pose a constant threat to our integrity just about every day because we have to say no to one to protect or satisfy the other. In order to satisfy the appetite, this is a constitution we live with every single day and on multiple levels. In other words, we have to say no to our appetite. Sometimes to protect our integrity. We say no to our integrity because of our appetite and here’s the thing. We can’t have both.
In this episode, I have this phenomenal guest. Before we jump into it, we’re going to talk about it in more detail. Is it your appetite? Is it your integrity? This phenomenal guest that I need to bring, I need to introduce her to you before we get into the juicy part of this episode. If she were to be defined by a single verb, it would, without a doubt, be drive. For as long as she can remember, she has felt an internal drive to learn, achieve, enhance, resolve, innovate, fix, create, pioneer, develop, lead, and inspire, Lora Lindquist.
She has lived her life outside the box of norms and refused to submit to the status quo. Everything she commits to accomplishing, she does to the best of her ability. Lora is a compulsive finisher who tenaciously pursues a task until the desired results are obtained. I can’t wait for you to meet her. She is authentically sincere and fiercely confident. Two of her superpowers are intuitively being able to discern the truth of an individual or situation and being able to take whatever resources she is given and turn them into exponentially valuable results.
The latter is evident in everything she does. From taking to my optic sales and developing them into productive, contributing human beings to building a thriving massage company from the ground up with unprecedented profit margins to trailblazing as a thought leader in revolutionizing the massage industry, Lora is defined by her innate desire to do the right thing and create win-win scenarios based on compromise, communication, and strong personal relationships.
She looks forward to learning more about you, your needs, and your goals and helping you to achieve it all. Owner-operated Palestra Boutique Spa, which was founded by Dutch immigrants who started the business from scratch beginning in 1995. After many years of exceptional service, they retired selling the business to Lora. As things started hitting the solid stride, COVID hit in March 2020.
After having the shutdown like many other non-essential businesses, Palestra has powered back stronger than ever, experiencing rapid growth, and now, it’s prepared to expand into the next phase at the Hyatt, which will be at the Hyatt Centric in SouthPark, North Carolina. I’m lost for words because I’m so excited. I can’t wait to introduce you to Lora. Help me, please to welcome my friend, my guest, Miss Superwoman, Miss Phenomenal, Lora Lindquist. Welcome, Lora.
That was quite an introduction. If anyone knows how to set somebody up, you heated it up.
You’re amazing. That’s why. Thank you. It takes one to know one. Welcome to the show. I’m so grateful that you said yes to being our guest and coming to talk on this topic because our readers know that instead of having multiple guests talk about different things, I bring in multiple guests to talk about the same topic. Why? It’s because everyone has a different perspective.
Anyone and everyone can be served by what they hear. I want it to come from different perspectives, backgrounds, and people. That’s why we’re still on this topic and I think this is our 3rd or 4th one. I can’t keep up. Anyway, let’s jump in. Before we do, can you share with our readers and those who are watching, how did we meet?
Dr. Kim and I met because I was introduced by a friend of mine to the Synergy Program, which Dr. Kim heads up as our fearless leader. I was in a place where my friend, Miss Andree said, “Don’t ask any questions, just sign up. This is a great program. You don’t even know anything else other than the clock’s ticking, get your stuff submitted, and trust me.” I was like, “Okay.” There are certain people who when they tell you to jump, you say, “How high?” because you trust them. I met Dr. Kim through the Synergy Mentor Program and we started in April or March of 2022.
Some people will tell you to jump and simply say how high because you trust them. Click To TweetIt was like April or May, somewhere around it.
I’m a few months into the Synergy Mentoring Program. It is a great opportunity because as somebody who’s a natural-born leader, it’s hard to find mentors. I spend a lot of my time mentoring. It’s natural and it’s like breathing. It comes naturally but at some point, you’re like, “There’s got to be something out there for other people to help me elevate myself and continue to grow.”
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve had mentors but I’ve never been part of a mentor program and the structure of that. In fact, I even had a business coach one time tell me, “You are not a good candidate for our business coaching program.” I was like, “Really? Says the person who makes the living doing this. Why is that?” He’s like, “Our program is designed to hold people accountable. That’s what most mentoring and coaching programs do but you’re the rare exception. You hold yourself accountable.” I appreciate his honesty. He’s like, “You don’t need anyone to hold you accountable. You do that all yourself.” I was like, “Okay.”
You’re wonderful at it. Let me share this with you. I have to share this. Thank you, Lora, for sharing that but I’m eager to share this as well. Within the Synergy Program, we assign them a mentor but they also get a coach. Guess who their coach is? Moi. They get a separate one-on-one mentor and I get the opportunity to coach the mentees in the program. Lora and I had our first session and it was off the chain. It was amazing. The time went by so fast because we were enjoying each other. I was loving everything about her.
After we finish the call, I jot down some notes. I keep my notes. I want to share with you what I wrote. This was something that Lora said on the call. She said, “I am concentrated awesome.” I was like, “I’m writing this down.” This is what I wrote, “Lora is a powerhouse, full of clarity and appreciation of herself. She has all the confidence and more to accomplish all her ambitions. I’ve never met a person so clear on their identity. It was a pleasure to meet her. I’m grateful to God for the introduction. Our meeting each other is more than just the mentor program. God allowed Lora and I to pass the cross.”
I said, “It’s now up to God to reveal the purpose for us meeting and working with one another. One word, wow.” I said, “No, two words, bad ass.” That’s who Lora is. This is what I wrote after meeting her. I am so excited that you get to meet her as well. With that, I wanted to share how we met. Lora, let’s jump in. Share with our readers what does it mean to you, to be you unapologetically? You know that’s the name of the show, You Are You Unapologetically.
To look yourself in the eye every day and be like, “I love me some me.” Many people are like, “You are so narcissistic.” I get a lot of flak for that but did God not create us all in His image? Are we not as spitting images, sons and daughters of God? If we see ourselves through His eyes, how are we not going to love ourselves if He loves us?
We are supposed to love our neighbor. This is the part everybody forgets, love your neighbor as yourself. How are you supposed to love your neighbor until you have learned to love yourself? Truly love yourself, warts and all, flaws and all. Weaknesses that have purpose without unnecessarily imposing shame, guilt, and insecurity and all the things that the adversary would tear us down with.
I had this realization when I was sitting in a conference of women several years ago about why I am this way. I honestly feel a little bit in the minority. I’m sitting in this room full of women and the speaker is up there talking about how there are struggles with guilt, insecurity, and not feeling like they’re enough. I’m looking around and everybody’s like, “Mm-hmm.” I’m looking around and I’m like, “I don’t feel that way.” I’m looking and everybody’s like, “Mm-hmm.” I had a little moment with my heavenly father.
At that moment, I’m like, “Is there something wrong with me?” I never feel that way. He spoke to me very clearly at that moment, as I questioned, “Why do I like myself and not feel this unworthiness?” I am always struggling to be enough. I’ve always felt like not only am I enough, I’m great because I’m me. The Lord spoke to me very clearly at that moment and he said, “You feel that way about yourself because it’s a spiritual gift. That spiritual gift is you see yourself the way I see you.”
Say that one more time, please.
I see myself the way God sees me. That, my friend, is confidence. It’s not arrogance. It’s not self-serving narcissism. It is God’s will for each of us to truly come to love ourselves, seeing through the eyes of God, who we truly are in our divine nature as sons and daughters of God. I want to apologize. Some people are like, “I know you love you some you,” and sometimes I get some flak for that. I’m like, “Mm-hmm, and I’m not going to apologize for that.” “I know you not going to apologize.” I’m like, “Why are we having this?” At the same time, I try to instill and imbue that and give permission as I mentor and talk to other young people who are even peers or people older than me. There is nothing wrong with looking in the mirror and being like, “I love me some me.”
It’s everything about me. My readers and my clients know that’s what I stand for. That’s what You Are You Unapologetically is all about. It’s about uncovering your greatness and being who God created you to be. Owe no one an apology. I don’t even apologize to myself. It’s not me being arrogant. It’s exactly what you said.
I am crystal clear on how God sees me and because I’m crystal clear on that, I am determined not to fall back on how I used to see myself but to stay continue to see myself through His eyes, which is so amazing. That’s what this is all about. This is why this show exists. We want you to see yourself the way God sees you, which is phenomenal, amazing, and awesome. It’s like concentrated awesomeness.
The other part of that is that I’m short. When I was young, I always got made fun of for being short. Even as an adult and my kids are outgrowing me, they’re like, “Mom, you’re so short.” I have t-shirts that say, “I’m not short. I’m concentrated.” I got a 10-foot Goliath soul crunched into this tiny little body. I’m just concentrated. It’s the law of physics.
Share with our readers, what are some of the incidences or situations that caused you to have to choose your appetite over your integrity? Have you ever experienced something like that before?
I have. One of the ways that you can authentically embrace loving yourself is by being confident not only in your strengths but confident in your weaknesses. You’re not making excuses but you’re allowing yourself to be honest and aware and embrace. I struggle there and I’m going to keep working on it. I’m going to keep getting better but I’m not going to play small.
I can’t remember who said it but I know it was some great person that said, “Your playing small doesn’t serve the universe.” Like the Scripture says, “To love others as you love yourself,” when you love yourself, your capacity to love others grows. You can’t give what you don’t have. Learning to love yourself serves the world and it grows in your capacity to love and serve others and see them also through the eyes of God but I struggle. I’ve had conversations with adults. I don’t like to think about the past.
I don’t want to talk about when I was a teenager. I want to talk about my mistakes. I will tell you every mistake I have ever made good, bad, and ugly. I started cheating when I was in elementary school because I had a genius sister. When I say genius, she’s like a PhD in Math and was honored for the top dissertation in her discipline in the world when she graduated several years ago from Utah State University. She’s a professor now at Sam Houston University.
Growing up months behind a genius, that’s a lot of pressure. People judge the mistakes that we make and like, “You were a cheater.” Without understanding, I felt so much pressure to perform and live up to that. A lot of people can relate to that. When we discuss our mistakes openly and unapologetically, I cheated because I felt like I had to compete with my sister. I had to finally come to realize to stand in my own talents. I have my own brand of genius. That’s part of also becoming confident and comfortable in yourself.
We talk about branding and no one is better at being you than you. That’s your brand. In developing your brand, everybody’s unique. Everybody’s got their own brand. In that individual brand, you have to know your strengths and your weaknesses. I had to come to my own brand of genius and I’m convinced everyone has their own unique brand of genius. Once you tap your genius, you’re going to stop.
I love that. As you say, we have our own brand of genius and it’s ours. No one can take this from me.
You are Dr. Kim Grimes’ brand.
Nobody can do me better than me. There’s no one out there. I say it time and time again, I dare you to find someone. As you were talking about it, I’m thinking more of you like uncovering your greatness. We all are great, each and every one of us yet we struggle with finding our identity. That’s why we’re here. That’s why we’re doing this. We want you to be clear on who you are and your true identity. Lora, share how the lack of integrity or being out of integrity impact you. How would that impact you? Share how it impacts the people that are around you when you’re out of integrity.
There have been a handful of times and they have been sharp lessons when I have compromised my integrity. I tell people this all the time, “Guilt is like pain.” I tell people, “I have a guilt button.” Some people’s guilt button is big and you can hit it. It’s like the broad side of a bar. I have a guilt button but you better have a sharp pencil to push it. I better have done something wrong and you got to know where to push.
You got to know where the button is.
I got other weaknesses but guilt has not been something that I struggle with. There’s nothing wrong if you do. That’s just not been my personal struggle. Humility is probably more of like I got this giant size of a barn humility struggle going on but that’s okay, too. My favorite phrase I heard from one of my church leaders is he saw a bumper sticker that said, “Don’t judge me because I sin differently than you.” We all got something.
Instead of being so focused on what somebody else is messing up, you’re pointing those fingers, and there are three coming back at you. Why don’t you turn it around, take a look at yourself, and work on that because that’s the only thing you can change anyway. The times that I have been sharply chastised and improved, the biggest effect you ask, what’s the effect? The effect of when I have compromised my integrity. It hasn’t happened many times because I learned. I’m a quick study.
I like to think that I learn from other people’s mistakes a lot but when I do make mistakes, I learn even quicker because I don’t like pain. Pain is like guilt. You put your hand on a hot stove, it’s like, “Oh.” You’re off it quick. If my guilt button gets pushed, I’m off it quick and I’m not going back to that. It’s going to leave a mark and a welt and maybe a scar. I’m going to remember it. The reason it impacts me when I had those experiences and made bad choices as we all do is that I have experienced a lack of peace.
Generally, I live a contented peaceful, now chaotic. My life is chaotic but you can feel peace in the storm. Another phrase that I heard once is, “Sometimes the Lord calms the sea and the storm, and sometimes the Lord calms the sailor.” The world can rage. The trials can rage. It can be chaos and mayhem and bloodshed even trials, difficulties, tears, grief, and all things, and yet there can still be peace. With no integrity, there is no peace.
Without integrity, there is no peace. Click To TweetThe degree to which you struggle with peace, the question is perhaps it’s not always integrity. It can be a number of things but to ask yourself, “Is there something? Is there a piece of me? Is it a lack of integrity when it comes to jealousy?” People think it’s honesty with money and not telling lies. There are so many different sins, challenges, or struggles. It could be being judgmental and condemning other people. It could be jealousy. Again, when you like yourself, why are you going to be jealous?
I noticed that. Jealousy is one of those things we don’t talk about. We don’t talk about Bruno. With my kids, when we talk about people who don’t want to talk about and get in the trenches and talk about the hard things of life, we’ll be like, “They don’t talk about Bruno.” At the same time, when you don’t talk about the hard things, then how can you move past them? How can you create a healing environment?
I’m in the healing arts. I’m hands-on as a career massage therapist. If people are like, “I want you to help me heal but I don’t want you to touch me,” I’ll be like, “That’s what I do.” “I want you to fix this muscle that’s killing me. My back’s killing me but I don’t want you to touch me.” That’s like saying, “I want to work on these hard parts myself but I don’t want to talk about the pain. I don’t want to talk about the trauma. I don’t want to talk about regret. I don’t want to talk about the resentment. I don’t want to talk about the ugly stuff but I want to heal.”
You got to open the wound, clean it out, and disinfect it and you can’t do it alone. Many people are like, “I got God. That’s all I need.” Sometimes God sends people to help you. That’s how God is going to help you. It’s like, “I don’t need other people. I’m not going to air my dirty laundry. This is my personal battle.” It’s like, “Aren’t you the martyr?” That’s the thing.
Some people accuse me of being an over-sharer and I probably am. Some people will tell me, “Why would you say that to them?” I’ll be like talking with teenagers, “Did you see others? So-and-so’s got a girlfriend? Did you know?” “Why would you say that to her like that?” I’m like, “Is there another way to say it than to just come out and say it? How would you say it?” “I wouldn’t.”
Maybe there’s probably a healthy balance between oversharing and under-sharing. I’m not saying I got it all figured out but stick your head in the sand. We don’t talk about Bruno. It’s not going to help. Anybody who’s got kids, have you seen that? It was like the number one song in the world. For those of you who live under a rock, that song embodies that we don’t talk about our family past. We don’t talk about the ugly things.
We don’t talk about misunderstandings, especially the misunderstandings of the past. We don’t talk about the demons and the habits. We don’t talk about the addictions because that’s private. As you said, private suffering isn’t private because it affects everyone around you. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. I know it’s hard and it’s harder for some than for others. I get it, validated, heard, you still got to do it.
You’re so on point. You laid it out in so many ways. First, stop and look at yourself. Instead of looking at everyone else, look at yourself. Identify your faults. You make mistakes.
Identify it without feeling guilty and be like, “I’m not going to feel guilty.” For me, it’s anger. That’s my favorite emotion. If I’m sad, I translate it to anger. If I’m frustrated, frustration to anger cut. I’m uncomfortable feeling sad. I came to this realization, “I translate my sadness to anger.” I had to learn to shift and learn to sit in my discomfort of being sad. I don’t like to be sad. I’d rather be angry. Some people don’t like to be angry. They’d rather be sad.
Embracing the full gamut of the human experience and emotion and some people feel comfortable feeling guilty. It’s like a blanket covered in barbed wire that they wrap themselves in. That barbed wire guilt blanket sure is comfortable. For me, my blanket is like these hot colds that’ll leave. It doesn’t matter. It’s no judgment. We all got our blanket of dysfunction that we like to wrap ourselves in. For me, it’s anger.
Again, I got to look at myself and be like, “Okay.” I’ve been studying Reiki and one of the mantras of Reiki is, “For now, I will not anger.” That could be a play. “For now, I will not be guilty. For now, I will not be shameful. For now, I will not fear and focus just for now.” It’s all we got anyway. I get it. Some people are like, “It’s not a choice to be depressed.” I’m like, “I get it. It’s not a choice to be angry sometimes. I’m just angry.” I’m like the Hulk.
That’s what I love about it is that you own it and that’s the thing. You have to own it. I tell people, “You own the nose on your face, the ears. It’s yours. Own it.” This is who I am. Take it or leave it.
By owning it, that’s how I work on it. I own it and I own that it’s not okay. I own that while I’m okay, it’s not okay and I have to work on that. To me, it means being confident. You stand in your power and your strengths. This is the difference between arrogance and healthy self-confidence. When people say, “You’re so good at fill in the blank,” the tendency is that the world will tell you. In order to be humble, you got to be like, “I’m not good at that. That’s nice of you to say,” but then you downplay yourself. That is the wrong response because again, playing small doesn’t serve the world. The right response is, “Thank you. I am grateful for the gift God has given me,” then you give the glory to God.
You accept the compliment and you accept your greatness. You accept your talent and the recognition of such. It’s okay to even let yourself feel a little warm and fuzzy inside about it. Let yourself feel warm and fuzzy. “I am good at that,” so that you don’t cross over into arrogance. You give the glory to God and say, “I’m grateful that God has blessed me with this gift.” That’s what gifts are. They are made to be given away. Gifts are not for us. Gifts are to be given away. If you’re denying your gift, how can you give it away?
This is why I was so excited to bring her on because she has so much to share. The questions that I set aside, I didn’t even have to ask them because she went into answering them. She shared it with us. She gave everyone advice. For those who are trying to find and maintain their integrity, she shared with us what to do. To help us to be truthful without ourselves, she gave us those tidbits about what to do. Especially, even more, when the world is constantly trying to tell you what to do or how to shape you. She laid it out. That’s why I was so excited for you to be here, Lora. Thank you.
Not only that, but she also shared when she was young how she learned how to love and accept herself. Doing that made her life so much better. Lora, you shared from your overflow. I’m full. I know everyone else is full that’s reading. Please share with those who are reading, how can someone get in contact with you. How do they reach you? How do they get some more of the juicy tidbits that you have gracefully shared with us and have given us? You have been pouring and feeding us ever since I introduced you.
It’s been a fun ride, Dr. Kim. We are kindred spirits and we could talk all day. It would be like a substance. There’s no fluff. For those of you in the Charlotte area, we are moving from Midtown to SouthPark. As Dr. Kim said, we’re getting ready to expand in the Charlotte area of North Carolina. You always can come to visit. I do take appointments. When she said owner-operator, I’m in the trenches. She’s like, “Are you a CEO?” I’m like, “CEOs are like up here. I’m down here in the trenches.” I got to have you on my podcast, Lipstick in the Trenches.
I’ve been on a little bit of a hiatus but I’ve got about thirteen episodes out with some more coming once we get this move under our belt. If you want to listen, if you’re not tired of listening to me talk, you can hear me talk on that podcast, which we bring on awesome guests. We talk about hard topics, so Lipstick in the Trenches YouTube channel. You can google Lipstick in the Trenches and get a YouTube channel. LinkedIn is a great place to find me. I like to post their updates on business and on life. This episode will get posted on my LinkedIn feed for sure.
Also, you can follow Palestra Boutique Spa. We do try to do good content on Facebook and Instagram. On our website, you can certainly email but the best place to probably find me personally is on LinkedIn. Honestly, my name sets me apart. There’s only like one other Lora Lindquist in the country. She’s in California somewhere. I promise you. My middle initial is P for Price. That’s my maiden name. You put in Lora P., I’m the only Lora P. Lindquist on LinkedIn. That’s probably the best way.
If you want to reach out to me personally, I’m happy to connect and answer any questions. Maybe even find some new podcast guests with some difficult topics but we’re going to have you on Dr. Kim once we get our grand opening set. I hope you’ll come down. We’re pushing before you go on your next cruise to get our doors open so you can make our call.
You know it’s coming. Awesome. I would love to be on your podcast and I’m looking forward to coming and spending time with you face-to-face. No ifs, ands, and buts about it. Do me a favor now and share some closing comments for those who may still be on the fence, who may not be exactly there yet. What can you share some closing remarks to empower them?
Empower, I like that word. I want everyone out there to know how powerful you are. I have 4 teenagers, 3 of whom are still in my house and 1 tween and 2 little ones. That’s where the chaos comes in. There are times that my teenagers will say certain things that they’re doubting themselves. I look them in the eye and I say, “You know that’s a lie, right?” If it’s something that does not build you up and does not serve you, you look in the mirror and you say, “That’s a lie. I’m not going to buy the lie for one more day.” Don’t buy the lie. Your playing small does not serve the world, the universe, and most importantly, yourself.
Thank you for coming on and saying yes. I truly appreciate it. You set the world on fire. What I love about you, Lora, there’s only one you. You own it, walk in it, live in it, and love it. You are you unapologetically. You are the one that I’ve been not only looking for that I’m talking about. It’s like I’m preaching to the choir because you are already there and where you are is where I want the rest of our world and our readers to be.
I will say that just like any spiritual gift, God encourages us to seek after the best gifts. If you want it, it’s there for the taking. Now I happen to have that gift from birth. That was my gift. I remember when I was younger thinking, “I’m not making all these mistakes. I’m not struggling. Maybe I’m not going to be relatable.”
Just like any spiritual gift, God encourages us to seek after the best gifts. If you want it, they are there for the taking. Click To TweetAgain, the Lord spoke to me clearly. He’s like, “You, that’s not your place. Your job is to pay the path and show people it can be done. That’s your job. You are to stand as an example of what people can be. That’s why you’ve been given these gifts. It’s to shine as a light on a hill. Come on over. The water’s fine. There’s plenty of room, endless room on the top of that hill. Bring your light because your light is unique to you.” I’m still only just one light. I invite everyone. Bring your light to that top of that hill and let’s light the world.
We can do it together. You are amazing. Thank you.
It takes one to know one.
I agree with that one. I tell women, “It takes a beautiful woman to recognize and acknowledge another one.” It takes one to know one. You’re so on point. You are beyond amazing. When I wrote it, I said, “It’s now up to God to reveal the purpose for us meeting and working with one another.” That’s what I wrote and I know He will. Thank you for sharing and for blessing our guests and our readers. I know they’re blessed because you have so much and how you show up. I want to honor you and say, thank you for being a part of this.
Thank you for having me, Dr. Kim. You are an inspiration. I am delighted to link elbows with you and walk this path together.
Thank you. We all know that it’s easy to lose yourself in today’s clashing ideas, conflicting beliefs, and flood of information. It’s so easy. With society’s rigid expectations and endless opinions of you or our self-expression and self-appreciation, it feels challenging and daunting. Most of the time, this pushes you down. It pushes you to dumb down to hide who you are, and you just go with the flow. We don’t want you to go with the flow. We want you to be you.
We want you to be you unapologetically. No ifs, ands, and buts about it. We are here to put an end to that disparaging mindset and to empower you to begin to own your authentic self. Join me here on this show in a safe space. We will initiate influential conversations about you being you. That’s what we’re talking about because you are you unapologetically and you owe no one an apology for being you. This is what I know because there is no one better at being you than you. See you in the next episode. Thanks so much.
Important Links
- Lora Lindquist
- Palestra Boutique Spa
- Synergy Program
- LinkedIn – Lora Lindquist
- Lipstick in the Trenches – YouTube
- Facebook – Palestra Boutique Spa
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About Lora Lindquist
If I were to be defined by a singular verb it would, without a doubt be; DRIVE. As long as I can remember I have felt an internal drive to learn, achieve, enhance, resolve, innovate, fix, create, pioneer, develop, lead and inspire. I have lived my life outside the box of norms and refused to submit to the status quo. Everything I commit to accomplishing, I do to the very best of my abilities. I am a compulsive finisher who tenaciously pursues a task until the desired results are obtained. I am authentically sincere and fiercely confident.
Two of my superpowers are: intuitively being able to discern the truth of an individual or situation and being able to take whatever resources I am given and turn them into an exponentially valuable result. The latter is evidenced in everything I do. From taking two meiotic cells and developing them into productive, contributing human beings; to building a thriving massage company from the ground up with unprecedented profit margins; to trailblazing as a thought leader in revolutionizing the massage industry. I am defined by my innate desire to do the right thing and create win-win scenarios based on compromise, communication and strong personal relationships. I look forward to learning more about you, your needs/goals and helping you achieve it all.
Palestra Boutique Spa was founded by Dutch immigrants who started the business from scratch beginning in 1995. After 24 years of exceptional service, they retired selling the business to Lora Lindquist because passing it on to another fellow owner operator was important to them so that the personal touch with their client base could be maintained as opposed to a corporate vibe. The transaction was completed December 3, 2019. Lora immediately moved the business to a new location 3 blocks away because the landlord was no longer willing to rent to Palestra and just as things started hitting a solid stride COVID hit in March 2020. After having to shut down like many other non-essential businesses, Palestra has powered back stronger than ever experiencing rapid growth and now prepared to expand into its next phase of at the Hyatt Centric in Southpark.