The Professional: Recent Episodes
Alicia Stone
Let's have inspiring and exciting conversations as we unearth together nuggets on personal and professional development. Learn from young professionals in academia, industry, arts, among other spaces as we share our experiences and lessons learned with the single desire to help you navigate new and old challenges with confidence, motivation and purpose.
Very few things are worth more than our freedom. So how do we protect this precious gift? Let's explore practical tips on how to fight for, nourish and protect our ability to freely show up as our authentic selves in all spaces. Let's dive in!
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Sometimes the antidote for feeling as if you're making no progress is a good pause. Just stop, take a moment to breathe and reflect on what's happening, what may be wrong and what needs to be adjusted. Let's see how we can get out of the rut of failing to move towards our goals by exploring the 'power of a good pause'.
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Do you have a plan for your growth and success? If not, in this episode you'll find some practical tips on how to start being intentional about growth. Here you will find concrete ways to have a plan that works and produce growth. Do not delay drafting your success plan. Let's get planning!
ResourcesThe Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
The 4 Quadrants of Time Management Matrix: https://weekplan.net/academy/weekly-planning/4-quadrants-of-time-management
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Our environment plays a huge role not only in determining whether we grow but also the rate at which we experience growth. Check out this episode for practical ways to assess if you're currently in an environment that is helping to push you towards your goals. If not, learn how to jump start your growth journey today! It's time to check your environment!
ResourceThe 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth - John Maxwell
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Love Odih Kumuyi, Founder & CEO, Unsiloed, helps us with practical tips on how to bloom in whatever season we find ourselves in. No matter what, we can get over fear, we can learn more about ourselves and we can grow and blossom in any environment. Nothing is wasted! You can bloom right were you're planted!
Resources - Behavioural TestsThe Enneagram Personality Test - https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
CliftonStrengths - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspxDISC Personality Test - https://discpersonalitytesting.com/free-disc-test/
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Twitter: @Love_OdihKumuyi
Website: https://www.unsiloed.org
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Life is all about choices. We make trade-offs everyday. We have to. But make sure you are making good trade-offs and choices that will ultimately serve your unique purpose and passions. In this episode we learn how to let some things go and not feel guilty about doing it.
Interview with Dr Sharon Johnson, CEO Comtivate Leadership Training and Developing Consulting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol0aOzV1M8I
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-sharon-johnson-leads-communicate2motivate/id1527051661
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It's time to get off the sidelines and get into the game! It will require some effort and it may be comfortable, but we all have so much in us that is just waiting to be unleashed. Let's stretch ourselves, expand our capacity, push back our boundaries and uncover the amazing gifts that resides in each of us. In this episode, find easy, practical tools to help you maximize your greatness.
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It's not sexy, not exciting but necessary. We all need to learn to develop the habit of being disciplined if we are going to enjoy meaningful and sustainable success. The good thing is that everybody can learn how to be disciplined. So, let's learn some practical tools to help us to be consistent and develop a habit of being disciplined!
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Let's live big, bold lives! Find out how you can increase your influence, impact and appeal in personal, professional and academic spaces. Don't settle for what is. There is so much more to who you are and what you have to offer. Let's learn together how to increase our capacity!
Resources:
Coursera: www.coursera.org
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth - John Maxwell
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
Don't Drop the Mic - T.D. Jakes
Rookie Smarts - Liz Wiseman
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Sometimes we just need to be reminded that 'nothing is wasted'. No matter where you are, you have the potential to bloom and to allow that experience or space to work for you. Love Odih Kumuyi, CEO, Unsiloed, helps us with practical tips to get through uncomfortable seasons as we wait for our goals to be achieved. You can bloom right were you are planted!
Reading ResourcesBecoming - Michelle Obama
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Motivational speaker and Mindset Coach, Shauna-Kaye Brown, and I continue our conversation on purpose. In this part, we discuss the idea of 'serving others' as an element of purpose and, in the process, discover some unexpected truths about purpose. If you haven't yet, hop over and catch our previous conversation in Episode 1 to get up to speed. Are you ready to walk in purpose? This one's gooood!
Reading ResourcesThe Greatest Salesman in the World - Og Mandino
The One Thing - Gary W Keller, Jay Papasan
101 Ways to Transform Your Life - Wayne Dyer
Discover the Power in You - Shauna-Kaye Brown (upcoming)
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If you have considered or wondered 'why am I here?' or 'what is it that I am supposed to do with my life', then this episode is for you! In this conversation, mindset coach and author, Shauna-Kaye Brown, and I dive into why it's important to discover your purpose and give practical tips on defining what you were uniquely designed to do.
Reading ResourcesPrinciples and Power of Vision - Myles Monroe
Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
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