About Olivia

My journey into personal development began after college, when I moved to New York City with a dream to live in a fun place and discover myself! Little did I know that I would be completely exposed to all of my insecurities and anxieties so quickly.

I got a job at a PR company in Manhattan, right near the World Trade Center and all of the glamorous parts of downtown living. Well, I lasted less than one month at that job, with my anxiety completely taking over and not allowing me to think, speak or feel. I was completely paralyzed in fear, and was not able to do the job. I quit, and got odd jobs in retail, nannying, and doing any freelance work I could pick up on the side.

When the pandemic hit in 2020, I was forced to leave the city and move back home to my family house in Ohio. Realizing I was jobless, living with my parents at 24 with hardly any money in my bank account and surmounting feelings of insecurity and worthlessness overtaking me, I knew something had to change. I had low self-esteem, woke up with a pit of anxiety in my stomach each morning, and had no clear direction in life. I knew I couldn't live this way anymore, and it was time to do something about it.

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Fast forward a couple of months, and I got on my very first call with my life coach! I had never had a life coaching session before, much less taken the time to look inward, decide what I wanted out of life, and focus on me. But it was time! And my life coach helped me through soooo much that had been buried within me for so long. Throughout the pandemic I dove into personal development books and podcasts, hundreds of hours of sessions with my life coach, journaling and self-reflection, and some deep deep work. It was hard! My anxiety had gone from a 10 to a 1 in the span of a year, I was actually starting to like myself, and was ready to start working toward my dreams! (As I write this from my own apartment in California, I can not freaking believe how far I've come.)

During this time I also watched The Secret by Ronda Byrne for the first time, and began learning about the power of manifestation. I couldn't even begin to fathom that you could just DECIDE what you want in life, and make it happen for yourself?! I thought that life was just happening TO me, and I was making it work. I think that's how most of us live our lives- seeing how things go and taking the punches as they come. Turns out that you don't actually have to sleep with one eye open and pray that nothing bad happens to you, but you can actually take charge of your life and make decisions that feel aligned to you. So I decided that my first order of business would be manifesting a dream job for myself! I wrote out all of the things I would want in a dream job, and did a visualization meditation imagining myself working for a dream company. Halfway through the meditation I got a ding on my phone, and a personal development company that I loved was hiring for a client relationship manager and sent out an email blast to their mailing list. I couldn't believe it!

I ended up landing the job, and have been working there since 2020. (Shoutout to YES SUPPLY, I owe so much to you and you've been my favorite job in this lifetime!) Not only did I get to work for this incredible woman-founded mindset company and help people from all over the world while working remotely, but my boss let me know that I would get to go through her coaching program (completely for free) and become certified as a life coach through her. I remember having tears in my eyes when I found this out, because not months before that I had actually considered buying her program and trying to become a life coach on my own. Now I get to go through it for FREE while working for this company? Manifestation seemed to be working!!

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Into 2021 I continued working for Yes Supply and living at home, growing in my role and taking on as many responsibilities as I could. I saved up money, spent time indoors with my sisters and parents (we even adopted a foster puppy!) and work work worked on myself and my life. I had a slight derail when accidentally manifesting a role for myself on a Netflix TV show (don't ask 😂) but ended up learning even more about myself, boundaries, public embarrassment, and saying NO than I could have possibly imagined. Sometimes I think I quantum leaped into another dimension during this time, but we'll save that for another excerpt.

After flopping on television, I decided nothing was going to stand in my way from doing what I wanted in this lifetime. I decided to fly to Los Angeles, California and take some much needed relaxation for a month, away from all of the chaos that ensued after coming back from a TV show. I booked an Air BNB for one month in Santa Monica, CA and flew myself out there to work remotely from the west coast.

I had never been to California, so when I got there I was shook. I was blocks from the beach, in the most beautiful weather with the most beautiful and happy people I had ever met. I felt like I was finally home.

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I decided I wanted nothing more than to live right there in Santa Monica forever (after being there for about one week) so I marched my butt around the neighborhood looking for an apartment. While walking to the beach one day I looked up and saw a beautiful, historical, Spanish-style building with a big sign on the gate that said "NOW LEASING." So I called the number on sign, and an older woman in the front office answered. She let me know that only one studio was available, but if I wanted I could come up and see it right then! So she buzzed me in and I walked upstairs. I loved the unit the second I was in it! It was bright and sunny, all white walls, clean, safe and right near the beach. Check, check, check! I asked her how long I had to make the decision, since I had told my boyfriend and friends I would be moving back to New York City and this was a bit off the book when it came to my plans. She let me know that she had about 100 inquiries for the apartment on Zillow, but didn't know how to answer them. So if I wanted the apartment it was mine. Magic manifestation again? I signed the lease one week later.

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I've now been living in that apartment for almost three years, and absolutely love it despite a few coastal termites and a slightly noisy upstairs neighbor. 😂 Over the last year I've manifested new friendships, more entrepreneurial opportunities, more money, a strong long-distance relationship, and more self-love than I could have ever imagined. Next on the manifestation list? Starting my own business, right here, with you, on allthingsolivia.com. We're all just doing this thing called life with a little bit of magic that lives within each of us, I'm so grateful that I found my magic, and I'm so excited to help you find yours, too.