Ep. 22 | Kara Ayala - You Can't Get To Where You Want to Go From Where You Are

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Kara Ayala. Kara is one of Ashish’s mentors and they provide a truly inspirational episode as they discuss everything from how women need to be running businesses completely differently to men and learning to create your own personal and professional boundaries to the value money holds and what richness truly means. Don’t forget to leave a 5 star review and share with a friend who may find inspiration from it if you enjoyed this episode!


HIGHLIGHTS: 

0:00 – Intro
0:05 – Ashish shares an introduction to this episode and to his guest Kara Ayala
4:19 – Kara speaks about her childhood and her up brining and how her grandad being an entrepreneur impacted her adult life
7:40 – Ashish talks about how entrepreneurial life can be so dramatic
10:04 – Kara discusses how only as recently as 40 years ago, if a woman wanted to open a bank account she needed a man to do so
11:30 – Kara states that women are supposed to run businesses completely different to how men run businesses
14:47 – Kara speaks about her past roles in businesses and how she had to draw a boundary for herself and understand that just because she can do something, doesn’t mean she has to
17:22 – Kara states that it’s all about doing less and being more
20:08 – Kara mentions how when you’re stepping into freedom there is a fear of the unknown because it’s the complete opposite of security
22:27 – Kara talks about how she often goes into things expecting something and coming out of it with the complete opposite of what she was expecting
24:40 – Kara discusses how she prioritized being a mom and managing multiple businesses whilst having being a mom as her main focus
26:45 – Kara mentions how she works in yes seasons and no seasons and explains what this means
31:02 – Ashish states that people need to make a huge mindset in order to operate moving forward
31:45 – Kara speaks about how she thinks we are very black and white as human beings so oftentimes it takes us to go completely too far in one direction to realize that where you want to be is in the middle
33:15 – Kara states that she is afraid of weird things and allowing herself to be seen fully and mention how she’s not afraid of losing everything anymore because she knows she can rebuild everything
34:22 – Kara states that true richness to her comes from relationships and also being able to live the life that she wants and having that freedom
35:33 – Ashish states that money has a very intense energy
37:46 – Kara talks about how money is just a tool that amplifies who you are and how we don’t need to chase money – money is not the dream
39:31 – Ashish states that money is a bi-product of adding value
41:12 – Ashish asks Kara to speak about the piece of advice she finds herself sharing the most
42:53 – Ashish encourages you to share this podcast with someone who may find inspiration from it
43:03 – You can contact Kara through Instagram @kara_ayala