Dr. Erin Baker is a Transformational Coach and Strategic Advisor working with high-performance entrepreneurs and leaders to achieve a life they love while making a positive impact. She was previously the User Experience Research Leader at Microsoft and Facebook. Erin has a Ph.D. in social psychology from The University of Texas and uses her expertise to help people cultivate an amazing inner world, which supports the outer change they are looking to create. She is currently writing her first book and is the host of the Shift-Starters podcast.

Erin joins me today to discuss the value of changing ourselves and why we find transforming ourselves such a hard task to endure. She shares why we have difficulty with facing ourselves, our views, and our fears. Erin highlights why we should view transformation as a journey and take baby steps to reach our goals. We discuss finding the right mentor or coach and why an outside view is vital to helping us see the path ahead and move forward. Erin shares where you can find a community or person to give you support and tactics that will prevent you from becoming overwhelmed. Erin also shares the details of her Shift-Starters podcast and its focus on the inner workings of change.

“If you see it not as a slog but as a curious adventure, it can be the most amazing journey of your life.” - Erin Baker

This week on Insert:Human

• Why we find change hard and how uncertainty amplifies our projection of discomfort
• Our fear of facing ourselves, abandonment, and the inner critic
• How to make significant change by focusing on little steps
• The perspective of a coach or mentor and how they help you facilitate lasting transformation
• Seeing transformation as an ongoing journey and recognizing that there is no destination
• How personal development is not about what we rid ourselves of but changing our relationship with ourselves and towards the things that will exist anyway
• The value in finding a community, support, and connection with other people on the same journey as you
• How to avoid becoming overwhelmed by change
• The focus of the Shift-Starters podcast and the inner workings of humans and change

Resources Mentioned:

• Shift-Starters podcast: Measure in Intimacy with Chris Colbert

Connect with Erin Baker:

• Erin M Baker Coaching and Consulting
• Erin Baker on LinkedIn
• Erin Baker on Instagram
• Erin Baker on Facebook

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