Finding Your Power, Building Confidence & Creating a Life You Love — An Interview With Danielle Hogle

Hi, friend!
Today’s episode is a special video interview with someone I’ve known for years (seriously, we couldn’t remember if we met through a Girl Boss Retreat or at a fitness studio!). She’s a powerhouse of confidence, empowerment, and real talk:

✨ Danielle Hogle

Danielle is a former university employee turned full-time entrepreneur, fitness coach, confidence mentor, and creator of the “She Is Pretty Powerful” brand. She’s obsessed with helping women live a life they love in a body they love — and feel powerful doing it.

This conversation is PACKED with mindset shifts, confidence breakthroughs, and strategies for direct sellers and entrepreneurs who are growing their businesses while juggling a full-time job.

Let’s jump in.

Meet Danielle: From Burnout to Breakthrough

Danielle’s story began with two emotionally draining part-time jobs — teaching sociology at the college level and working in a domestic violence shelter — while also navigating her own health struggles.

Like many of us, she wanted to feel better in her body, get stronger mentally, and find more joy. That’s how she stumbled into network marketing for the discount (as so many of us do).

She never planned to build a business.
She never planned to become a mentor.
And she definitely never planned to become the inspiring leader she is today.

But through her own fitness journey, she discovered something more important than abs, meal plans, or weight loss:

She discovered confidence.

And that confidence changed everything — including her business, her finances, her mindset, and her career path.

After five years of growing her business part-time, she did what so many dream of:

✨ She left her full-time university job to build her business full-time.

Building a Business While Working Full-Time: Danielle’s Secret Strategy

One of the biggest questions women ask is:

“How do I build a business like this while working full time?”

Danielle’s answer?

P O W E R P O C K E T S.

Instead of “power hours,” she uses small pockets of time throughout the day — 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there — to get her income-producing tasks done.

Some examples she shared:

Listening to personal development while driving
Sending messages while waiting for dinner to cook
Following up during quick breaks
Ending each night with one more intentional connection
Using every “in-between moment” to move the needle

Her goal each night was simple:
👉 Wake up with a full inbox of conversations.

Danielle also gave this gold-standard reminder:

Being part-time is your superpower — don’t hide it.

People relate to YOU — the busy mom, the teacher, the nurse, the student, the 9-to-5er — far more than they relate to someone who builds full-time.

So share your journey.
Invite them into “the power of part-time.”
Show them what’s possible in the cracks of a busy day.

Money, Debt, and the Power of Sharing Your Financial Journey

One of my FAVORITE parts of Danielle’s brand (and something I remember vividly from years ago!) is how she shared her journey of paying off her student loans.

Not the numbers.
Not her income.
Not the dollar amounts.

Just the story.

Every time she made a payment — $5, $100, anything — she posted.
She threw papers in the air in her office when she paid off a big chunk.
She celebrated each tiny milestone publicly.

And people LOVED it.

Why? Because it was inspiring, relatable, and honest.

Her financial freedom became part of her brand.

And she encouraged us with two HUGE tips:

1. Share the journey, not the numbers.

You don’t have to disclose income to inspire people.
You just have to show what’s possible.

2. Whether you need the money or not — your story matters.

People need examples of financial empowerment.
People need to see women winning.

And YOU could be the person who gives someone their breakthrough.

Self-Care in Business: Danielle’s Non-Negotiables

If you take nothing else from her interview… take THIS:

Your personal development and your physical health ARE business tools.

They are not optional.
They are not extra.
They are essential.

Danielle’s Top 3 tools for self-care and success:

1. Personal Development

Every. Single. Day.

When her clients tell her their business isn’t working, her first question is always:

“What are you doing for personal development?”

And if the answer is nothing?

“Go do that. Then come back.”

2. Move Your Body

Not for the weight.
Not for the calories.
Not for the “summer body.”

But for:

Confidence
Energy
Creativity
Mental clarity
Emotional strength
The ability to show up powerfully

She believes movement creates confidence.

And she even shared that her best business ideas come during her workouts!

3. Fuel Your Body

It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It doesn’t require a strict diet.

Just choose foods that help your mind and body function better so you can show up as your best self.

Let’s Talk Confidence: Why Most Women Are Getting It Wrong

Danielle is writing a book (and a free confidence workbook!) because the way most women are taught to “become confident” is… broken.

Here’s what she said:

“Affirmations and meditations are great… but they’re band-aids if we don’t fix the deeper issues.”

Confidence isn’t about:

Clothes
Makeup
Body size
Filters
Poses
Scripts

Confidence is about:

Power
Identity
The moments you showed up for yourself
The things you’ve overcome
Your strengths
Your resilience
Your truth

Danielle shared a deeply personal story about finding confidence the moment her cousin was battling cancer — not because she “felt confident,” but because she found her power in helping someone she loved.

It wasn’t about affirmations.
It wasn’t about appearance.
It wasn’t about being ready.

It was about ACTION.

And that’s what she helps women uncover now:

✨ Where does your REAL confidence come from?
✨ What moments in your life prove your strength?
✨ What power have you forgotten you have?

Her workbook helps women rediscover that power and rebuild confidence from the inside out.

How Confidence Transformed Her Business

Danielle is brutally honest:

She used to lack confidence.
She used to hide her voice.
She used to get physically sick thinking about speaking in class.

But confidence changed her business in two breakthrough ways:

1. Confidence in yourself = confidence in your offer

When she tells someone:

“You need to join me.”

She says it with conviction.
With certainty.
With belief.

And that is what people buy.

2. Confident women sell differently

They don’t chase.
They don’t beg.
They don’t compare.
They don’t shrink.

They:

Lead
Serve
Influence
Attract
Empower

One Last Question: What Would You Tell Someone Who Hasn’t Gone “All In” Yet?

Her answer gave me chills:

“This isn’t about you.”

It’s about:

Your daughter
Your students
Your neighbors
The women watching you
The girls looking up to you
The future generation
The women who need your story
The person who needs your example

Women need to SEE powerful, confident, courageous women.

You are someone’s inspiration.

And the second part?

Start small.

Not with quitting your job.
Not with a six-figure goal.
Not with the big, sexy milestones.

Start with:

Helping one person
Paying off $5 of debt
Sending one bold message
Building one new habit
Showing up today

Action creates motivation — not the other way around.

Where to Connect With Danielle

You’re going to want to stick close to her:

🌐 Blog: SheIsPrettyPowerful.com
📸 Instagram: @DanielleNicoleHogle
📘 Facebook: Danielle Nicole Hogle

Final Thoughts

This interview was EVERYTHING — powerful, emotional, motivating, and full of truth.

If you need a reminder to:

Start before you’re ready
Believe in yourself
Take messy action
Build confidence
Use your strengths
And show up unapologetically

Bookmark this blog.
Share it with your team.
Revisit it any time you lose momentum.

Danielle is the REAL DEAL, and I’m so grateful she joined me.

Stay magical,
Lindsay ✨

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