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Kathy Caprino
Finding Brave with Kathy Caprino helps listeners access the courage they need to honor their true passions, talents, and values in life and work, and leverage them for more success and happiness. Listen in as Kathy and her inspiring, top-level guests share a wealth of strategies and tips for building a braver, more rewarding life and career.
Modern life bombards us with stresses our bodies are not physically equipped (or evolved) to handle. It’s no wonder so many of us are overwhelmed and struggling. Luckily, there are effective strategies and tools to help manage and reduce stress. You just need to learn how to tap into them. Here today to help us better navigate life’s stressors is Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, an internationally acclaimed speaker and resiliency expert. With over 18 years of experience in education and psychology, Dr. Robyne is renowned for her transformative approach to stress management and personal wellness. She is also the award-winning author of Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday Resiliency and her latest book, Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World. In today’s conversation, you’ll hear Robyne share her expert insights as we delve into practical methods for building resilience and finding balance amidst the chaos. We discuss the five pillars of resilience, from belonging and acceptance to hope and humor, before unpacking the pivotal role of each in maintaining our well-being. Robyne also shares her powerful thoughts on self-compassion, why you can’t shame yourself into doing better, and how our historical ability to adapt continuously inspires her to feel hope for the future. Tune in to discover how to break free from the stress cycle, build periods of rest into your routine, and harness emotional intelligence to create a healthier, happier life! Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Defining resiliency and our innate ability to show up for those who depend on us. [05:32]
- Unpacking the power of hope and how it fits into resiliency. [08:28]
- Signs of toxic positivity and the self-awareness required to reach your goals. [13:17]
- Why we aren’t physically equipped for modern life and how to build in periods of rest. [15:52]
- Tuning into self-awareness and your body’s attempts to reregulate. [21:17]
- The five pillars of resilience: belonging, perspective, acceptance, hope, and humor. [23:47]
- How to acknowledge and address deep existential fears. [35:31]
- Where you can find Dr. Robyne and her latest book online. [39:04]
For More Information:
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe on LinkedIn
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe on X
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Check out Dr. Robyne’s award-winning book Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday ResiliencyDiscover life-changing lessons in her latest work Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World
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Join us June 13th, 2025 for a LIVE, calming in-person retreat in NYC’s iconic Central Park - hosted by Kathy Caprino and Jordan Friedman
Connect with Your Inner Calm on June 13th with Kathy and Jordan, in NYC’s iconic Central Park
I’m thrilled to share an event that’s truly special coming up on June 13th, designed for folks who would like a stress-reducing, calm and enlivening retreat experience in NYC’s Central Park!
For the first time, I'm teaming up with my dear friend and top stress management expert, Jordan Friedman (who I’ve had the honor of interviewing on my podcast twice now) to offer a live retreat and tour experience on June 13th in the heart of New York City's iconic Central Park.
We’ll start with a 2 and ½ -hour walking tour guided by Jordan (who is also a fabulous licensed New York City tour guide) of some of the most beautiful and relaxing spots in the park, followed by an energizing and supportive Q&A session, where Jordan and I will help you directly address and navigate some of the biggest stressors you’re facing today — in your life, career, and family.
We cannot wait to spend this special and meaningful time with you, surrounded by the nature, beauty and deep calm of the urban oasis of Central Park.
Spots are limited, so check out the details and register today at thestresscoach.com/central-park-retreat.
Jordan and I would love to offer you this special experience on June 13th!
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Quotes:
“Not everything happens for a reason. Some things are just awful. It's what you do with the pieces afterward that’s really going to talk about the quality of your life.” — @dr_robynehd [0:09:47]
“Motivational quotes only work if you put in the work. Simply sticking those post-it notes on your mirror [isn’t] going to do anything unless you action it.” — @dr_robynehd [0:15:02]
“We are very much addicted to this stress-cycle behavior that I'm seeing in my work right now – we were meant to have a lot more ease.” — @dr_robynehd [0:17:16]
“Living the dream shouldn't kill you. And it was burning me out.” — @dr_robynehd [0:19:40]
“You can’t hate yourself healthy. That's probably the biggest misconception about all of this. We can't shame ourselves into doing better. We can't guilt ourselves into changing behavior.” — @dr_robynehd [0:23:01]
“Historically, as a species, we have been able to rally. We have grown, we've learned, we've evolved, we've adapted, and I am so hope-filled for the future for my children, [and] for my grandchildren.” — @dr_robynehd [0:36:17]
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Too often, the traits we’re taught to tone down are the very ones that can drive our boldest breakthroughs. In this powerful episode, we explore what it truly means to lead and live with wild courage. Dismantling conventional career advice, Jenny Wood champions a more audacious path to success, one built on traits long considered too disruptive or inappropriate to embrace.
Jenny Wood is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and former Google executive who built one of the company’s largest career development programs. Her new book, Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It, dives into nine controversial traits, from reckless to bossy, that ambitious professionals can reclaim and reframe to be better leaders and reach their full potential. With a background in research at Harvard Business School and features in Forbes, HBR, and Bloomberg, Jenny brings both insight and irreverence to the table, along with a serious talent for cutting through the noise. Through stories both personal and professional, Jenny illustrates how fear of failure, uncertainty, and judgment often keeps us playing small. Whether it’s chasing down a stranger on a subway (now her husband), asking a C-suite executive for mentorship, or launching a career-defining program at Google, she shows how reclaiming so-called negative traits like "shameless" or "reckless" can become a source of power and clarity. This episode is a candid, empowering reminder that growth begins on the edge of discomfort. Jenny shares tools to rewrite the internal stories that hold us back, and reframes boldness as a skill that can be practiced, not just a trait you’re born with.
If you’re ready to stop waiting for permission and start leading with more courage in your career and life, this conversation is a must-listen!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- What inspired Wild Courage and the bold subway moment that changed Jenny’s life. [04:35]
- How fear showed up again and again in Jenny’s coaching with professionals. [07:41]
- Enacting wild courage and why it might be more challenging for certain groups. [11:50]
- The nine controversial traits of wild courage and how to reframe and reclaim them. [12:41]
- How the seeds were planted for wild courage in Jenny’s childhood. [15:21]
- Ways that shame holds us back and tips for de-shaming your language. [19:45]
- A candid look at how overthinking fuels self-judgment and fear. [24:29]
- Tools and internal resources to reframe fear, shame, and self-doubt. [27:15]
- The reckless trait, why Jenny struggles with it, and how she’s learned to embrace it. [32:01]
- Why we need to give ourselves permission to be selfish, reckless, and bossy. [36:53]
For More Information:
Jenny Wood
Jenny Wood on LinkedIn
Jenny Wood on InstagramJenny Wood on FacebookJenny Wood on Threads
Jenny Wood on XWild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Listen to Episode 271: How to Recognize and Release the Damaging Shame You Hold with David JurasekCheck out Kathy’s conversation with Jordan Friedman in Episode 308: Powerful Stress Management Approaches Designed for Times Like These
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Join us June 13th, 2025 for a LIVE, calming in-person retreat in NYC’s iconic Central Park - hosted by Kathy Caprino and Jordan Friedman
Connect with Your Inner Calm on June 13th with Kathy and Jordan, in NYC’s iconic Central Park
I’m thrilled to announce an event that’s truly special coming up on June 13th, designed for folks who would like a stress-reducing, calm and enlivening retreat experience in NYC’s Central Park!
For the first time, I'm teaming up with my dear friend and top stress management expert, Jordan Friedman (who I’ve had the honor of interviewing on my podcast twice now) to offer a live retreat and tour experience on June 13th in the heart of New York City's iconic Central Park.
We’ll start with an 2 and ½ -hour walking tour guided by Jordan (who is also a fabulous licensed New York City tour guide) of some of the most beautiful and relaxing spots in the park, followed by an energizing and supportive Q&A session, where Jordan and I will help you directly address and navigate some of the biggest stressors you’re facing today — in your life, career, and family.
We cannot wait to spend this special and meaningful time with you, surrounded by the nature, beauty, and deep calm of the urban oasis of Central Park.
Spots are limited, so check out the details and register today at thestresscoach.com/central-park-retreat.
Jordan and I would love to offer you this special experience on June 13th!
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Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Key Quotes from today’s episode:
“The same theme kept coming up when people felt stuck [and] that theme was fear: fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, and fear of judgment [from] others.” — @itsjennywood [0:08:28]
“You don't need permission from somebody else to do these things, to take these bold actions.” — @itsjennywood [0:28:23]
“That same bravery, that same wild courage that pushed me to make that ask, is the same wild courage that pushes me to make other asks or requests or bold moves, and then sometimes they work out!” — @itsjennywood [0:31:33]
“It's better to learn from your mistakes than to waste time predicting the consequences of every possible decision or outcome. So, think fast and fearless, and if you're on the fence, do it.” — @itsjennywood [0:32:29]
“I have found that when I have been the most successful, it's [been] because I was willing to be on the edge of discomfort.” — @itsjennywood [0:32:53]
“There's this disconnect between what's real and what we feel, and that's why I say ‘we have to give permission to ourselves to be selfish, to be reckless, to be bossy.’” — @itsjennywood [0:39:02]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
If your go-to stress strategies aren’t cutting it anymore, you’re not alone, and there’s a reason for that. Today on Finding Brave, we’re joined by deeply inspiring The Stress Coach, Jordan Friedman, to explore what really works for managing stress during high-anxiety times and why most stress-reduction methods miss the mark.
With over 30 years of experience, Jordan’s science-backed, creative approach has helped thousands reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and regain control. A former Director of Columbia University’s Health Education Program and author of The Stress Manager’s Manual, Jordan is also the voice behind The Chill Factory podcast and app. His unique work blends evidence-based techniques with creativity and humor, including offering guided "chill tours" through Central Park to help groups manage stress in fun, unexpected ways.
In this episode, we dig into why so many stress-reduction methods fail us during uncertain times and what we can do differently to support our nervous systems. Jordan breaks down what happens to the body and mind in extended states of anxiety and offers practical, sustainable strategies for managing stress.
Plus, you’ll get a sneak peek into our upcoming Central Park Calm Retreat on June 13th, 2025 - co-hosted by Jordan and myself - where participants will experience these transformative practices firsthand in the amazingly beautiful urban oasis of NYC’s Central Park.
Whether you're supporting a stressed-out team, raising anxious kids, or looking for ways to stay steady and nurture your own calm and wellbeing, this episode offers the clarity and calm you've been searching for!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- The remarkable personal story that led Jordan to his work in stress management. [05:11]
- Hidden stressors in today’s unpredictable world and their impact on your health. [15:40]
- How cutting back on news, TV, and social media can help ease stress. [20:39]
- Why so many stress reduction methods fail (and what to do instead). [25:38]
- Practical strategies for effective, long-term stress management. [30:03]
- The science behind Jordan’s potent ‘Mod Squad’ stress-reduction technique. [35:11]
- Ways that community and support help mitigate fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. [41:55]
- How you can connect with your inner calm at the upcoming Central Park Retreat! [46:08]
For More Information:
The Stress Coach
Jordan Friedman on LinkedIn
Jordan Friedman on YouTube
The Chill Factory Podcast
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Learn how to thrive as a highly sensitive person with Andre Sólo’s Sensitive Refuge. And hear Kathy’s Finding Brave interview with Andre on Being Highly Sensitive is a Superpower: Embrace and Leverage It.
And Kathy’s article on SensitiveRefuge.com: How I Found Out I’m a Highly Sensitive Person and Used It To Change My Life
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JOIN US JUNE 13, 2025 for a LIVE, calming in-person retreat and tour in NYC’s iconic Central Park – hosted by Kathy Caprino and Jordan Friedman
Connect with Your Inner Calm on June 13th with Kathy and Jordan, in NYC’s iconic Central Park
I’m thrilled to share a truly special event coming up on June 13th, designed for folks who would like a stress-reducing, calm, and enlivening retreat experience in NYC’s Central Park!
For the first time, I'm teaming up with my dear friend and top stress management expert, Jordan Friedman (who I’ve had the honor of interviewing on my podcast twice now), to offer a live retreat and tour experience on June 13th in the heart of New York City's iconic Central Park.
We’ll start with a two and a half-hour walking tour guided by Jordan (who is also a fabulous licensed New York City tour guide) of some of the most beautiful and relaxing spots in the park, followed by an energizing and supportive Q&A session, where Jordan and I will help you directly address and navigate some of the biggest stressors you’re facing today — in your life, career, and family.
We cannot wait to spend this special and meaningful time with you, surrounded by the nature, beauty, and deep calm of the urban oasis of Central Park. Spots are limited, so check out the details and register today at thestresscoach.com/central-park-retreat Jordan and I would love to be with you in this special experience on June 13th!
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Work with Kathy in a private, 1:1 program and get hands-on, transformative CAREER & LEADERSHIP GROWTH COACHING SUPPORT today!
Are you ready for a big positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re achieving today in your career? Let’s make that happen for you!
In my acclaimed and highly rated 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 coaching program, I help people create, experience and accomplish what they want most in life and work, which includes more confidence, impact, advancement, financial reward, fulfillment and meaning.
I’ve worked with over 20,000 professionals across 6 continents, and before that, I served as a therapist, and before that, I was a corporate VP, managing multi-million dollar budgets and global initiatives.
I bring all of that experience to our work together, helping you build a new chapter that aligns with who you really are and what you’re ready to create.
Check out kathycaprino.com/careerbreakthru and I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you starting today!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“Stress on its own is not a bad thing. Stress is really important. It’s a vital part of life. It saves us from getting hit by cars, it helps us focus on – solving problems. But when stress becomes a way of life instead of a part of life, – that’s when we see more of the problems.” — Jordan Friedman [0:20:13]
“Yes, meditating can help you feel calmer. It can take the edge off [your] stress and anxiety, but if that stress and anxiety continues to flow into your life – you might get into a situation where meditation isn’t enough.” — Jordan Friedman [0:26:52]
“Something we get wrong – is that we’re putting band aids on things that need more attention than a band aid.” — Jordan Friedman [0:27:25]
“We have great control over our fight or flight responses; maybe not initially when we’re first slammed with the stressor, but pretty soon after, the way we think about things [and] what we do can help us get back on our feet and move in a clearer, more confident, less stressed way.” — Jordan Friedman [0:34:37]
“It’s not only about changing your life situations to stop the fire hydrant of stress. It’s also doing things to – keep your roots solid; breathing, sleeping, exercise, all of it.” — Jordan Friedman [0:38:34]
“Reliable, predictable things in your life, [like] going to bed and waking up at the same time each day, – will help counter a lot of the lack of predictability that causes so much stress in the world.” — Jordan Friedman [0:44:09]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
What if the key to career growth isn’t doing more but recognizing what you’ve already achieved? Today on Finding Brave, we’re joined by inspiring author and career coach Octavia Goredema to discover how true visibility begins with valuing yourself.
Octavia is the CEO of Fire Memos, a passionate advocate for helping people unlock their full potential at work, the author of PREP, PUSH, PIVOT, and host of two Audible Originals, Brand Yourself for Success and How to Change Careers. Previously featured on Finding Brave (check out Episode 248!), she returns to share new insights on personal branding, professional visibility, and why it’s more important than ever to own your worth and leverage more fully your amazing talents, abilities and experiences.
In this episode, you’ll learn why great work alone isn’t enough to stand out in today’s competitive job market and how many high performers remain invisible despite their incredible contributions. We also unpack the connection between visibility and self-recognition and how naming your strengths and tracking your accomplishments form the foundation of a strong personal brand.
Octavia also offers empowering tips on embracing personal branding without feeling “cringy,” even for those who avoid the spotlight, and shares the traits that define her own brand. (And the fascinating responses Octavia offered in answer to my impromptu question her own brand were very enlightening!).
Want to learn how to build a memorable personal brand that embodies who you truly are? Tune in today!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Why visibility begins with self-recognition (and why so many people struggle with this). [04:55]
- How naming your strengths, even the most obvious ones, is key to owning your worth. [08:43]
- Using discomfort as a diagnostic tool to guide your next steps and fuel growth. [17:23]
- The power of sharing your struggles: it might be the inspiration someone else needs! [21:45]
- Embracing authenticity and aligning your brand with who you truly are. [25:21]
- Tips for identifying the key traits of your personal brand and building a presence for it. [27:41]
- Redefining success by how you honor your own progress, not others' opinions of it. [39:38]
For More Information:
Octavia Goredema
Fire Memos
PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women
Brand Yourself for Success
How to Change Careers
Octavia Goredema on Instagram
Octavia Goredema on LinkedIn
Octavia Goredema on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Listen to Octavia on Finding Brave in Episode 248: ‘Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women’.
Watch Kathy’s TEDx Talk, 'Time To Brave Up'.
Check out Shawn Achor's TEDx Talk, ‘The happy secret to better work’.
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In my 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 coaching program or my 10-session Build Your Confidence, Success and Impact program, I help men and women get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, advancement, financial reward, and fulfillment and exponential growth and reach.
I’ve worked with over 25,000 professionals across 6 continents, and before that, I served as a therapist, and before that, I was a corporate VP, managing multi-million dollar budgets and global initiatives.
I bring all of that experience to our work together, helping you build a new chapter that aligns with who you really are and what you’re ready to create.
Check out the links above if you’re ready for a big positive shift this year. I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Self-promotion can feel so hard, or cringy, or icky. To get past that feeling, we have to connect with ourselves. Before we can talk to anyone else, whether that's a co-worker, or our boss, or our networks about the work that we're doing, we have to recognize our value ourselves.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:05:14]
“Personal branding starts with owning your narrative unapologetically.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:16:18]
“Growth is so uncomfortable in the moment, but it's so important because that's actually what helps you identify where the misalignment is. You might not be able to snap your fingers and change it immediately, but it's giving you indicators.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:19:50]
“Ultimately, what you're doing [in building a personal brand] is embodying who you are and building trust around who you are and what you do. It really is that simple.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:27:03]
“If you are investing in [a social media presence], it’s not about likes and it’s not about the number of followers that you have. It's actually about the authenticity of what you share.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:38:59]
“The [real] measure of success is taking the time to privately recognize your progress and to honor that and to celebrate that.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:39:48]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
If you still think of LinkedIn as nothing more than a job site or somewhere you go to upload your online resume, now is the time to update and expand your approach! Today on the show, we welcome LinkedIn insider Jon Lyndon for a deep dive into the evolution of LinkedIn and why we should all be using it as a human connection tool and a pathway to opportunity at scale. Having spent nearly a decade at LinkedIn, Jon is an expert in how to leverage the true power of the platform. He is the founder and CEO of Lyndon Consulting, where he works with global companies and executive leaders on their LinkedIn strategy, helping them rethink how they show up, connect, and lead in a digital world. He also advises professional athletes transitioning out of sport, guiding them in building strong personal brands. In our conversation, Jon breaks down the biggest misconceptions about LinkedIn. He unpacks how only using it as a job search leads you to lose out on key opportunities and explains powerfully why we can all afford to share more on LinkedIn — and why sharing doesn’t need to be inauthentic or boastful. Jon also offers his expert guidance on how to navigate LinkedIn when you’ve been let go from your job, and how to build greater trust, credibility, and clarity, so you’re connecting with inspiring people and learning from them, while building a mutually supportive and enriching community. We also discuss the power of LinkedIn recommendations, how trust equals consistency over time, the importance of getting clear on the outcomes you want to achieve on LinkedIn, and Jon’s transformative personal branding work with athletes. To hear the full scope of our conversation about LinkedIn and discover its full power as a human connection tool, be sure to tune in! Key Highlights From This Episode:
- A breakdown of the biggest misconceptions about LinkedIn. [04:31]
- Jon’s career at LinkedIn and how the platform has evolved. [09:06]
- How to get more comfortable and confident with sharing your achievements and experience on LinkedIn. [13:36]
- How to tease out the “20 facts of you” - the 20 accomplishments that you are most proud of and why these matter greatly to you, and how to share those in exciting ways [17:28}
- Why you should keep your LinkedIn updated even if you have job security. [20:06]
- Advice on how to navigate LinkedIn and share after being laid off. [23:44]
- Language one can draw on to potentially consider sharing on LinkedIn about a layoff they’ve experienced, and what they’re looking for next. [24:16]
- Suggestions for reaching out to people you want to connect with more. [27:27]
- The power of helping others and utilizing recommendations on LinkedIn. [32:20]
- Getting clarity on the outcomes you want to achieve on LinkedIn. [40:29]
- How Jon serves professional athletes through personal branding. [45:49]
- Final thoughts on how to prepare for and navigate your next chapter. [45:49]
For More Information:
Jon Lyndon on LinkedInLyndon Consulting
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Quotes:
“The way that I think about LinkedIn is [as] a human connection tool. It creates a pathway to opportunity at scale.” — Jon Lyndon [0:05:01]
“When we are sharing facts and stories, and things that we've accomplished — if we have an outcome that we want to come from that, it helps us be authentic, and it helps us to be confident about those things because it leads into something rather than just sharing to share.” — Jon Lyndon [0:18:33]
“When you begin to share those in the right way, other people then attach to those things, and they're relevant because they say, ‘Oh, I didn't know that about you, but this applies [to] my life because I'm going through this as well.’” — Jon Lyndon [0:19:14]
“You never know when [LinkedIn] might become relevant, it might not be a layoff, but you might want to start a new business.” — Jon Lyndon [0:22:59]
“If you're working in corporate and you're trying to sell products and services, there [are] ways that you can do it in a human, authentic, thought leader way that is still pretty much an untapped opportunity on LinkedIn for a lot of people.” — Jon Lyndon [0:43:43]
“If you know the outcomes, and you're clear about what they are in any area of your life, then creating the pathway to get there becomes so much easier.” — Jon Lyndon [0:50:18]
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The moment you choose to change your relationship to money is the moment you change every single generation ahead of you.
In this episode of Finding Brave, top financial wellbeing speaker, multi-award-winning Financial Coach, and international author Catherine Morgan joins us to talk about a vitally important topic: when money feels dangerous and how to heal our survival response to wealth.
A Financial Wellbeing Speaker, multi-award-winning Financial Coach, and international author of the bestselling book It's Not About the Money, Catherine presents a trauma-informed psychological approach to money. As the founder of The Money Panel®, Catherine trains financial professionals through her acclaimed Financial Coach Certification program, and works with consumers through empowering courses and retreats. Recognized as one of the top 32 female entrepreneurs by Business Leader, her expertise has been featured in a wide array of top media and her podcast It’s Not About The Money is in the top 0.5% in the world.
Catherine’s journey into financial coaching began with her own realization of how emotions and money are deeply connected. She unpacks the hidden blueprint of abundance that we inherit, particularly from maternal relationships, and how these subconscious beliefs can impact our financial well-being.
We also discuss the core beliefs that influence financial health, as well as the new paradigms of wealth, expansion, and contraction. Catherine sheds light on the powerful emotions of shame and guilt around money, how they manifest in the body, and the essential practice of reclaiming your worth beyond financial status.
Finally, Catherine offers a simple yet transformative piece of advice that is relevant for everyone, no matter where they are in their financial journey. Through forgiveness work and deep self-acceptance, she reveals how we can release financial fear and step into a healthier, more empowered and loving relationship with money.
If you’re ready to shift your financial story and experience and embrace true wealth as it feels most heart-aligned for you, this episode is a must-listen.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Welcome to Catherine Morgan, who is also featured in the Finding Brave Episode 205 and 206 in our 2-part series about Building Financial Wellbeing Into the Heart of Your Life and Work. [02:11]
- Catherine’s first experiences of the connections between emotions and money. [06:20]
- The blueprint of abundance that we inherit from our maternal relationships. [12:11]
- Core beliefs that influence your financial health and more. [19:30]
- New paradigms of wealth and money and what it means to expand and contract with wealth. [26:04]
- Understanding that “you are not your money” - observing shame and guilt about money in the body and reclaiming your worth beyond money. [34:23]
- A potent piece of practical advice that is relevant for every individual on a way to recognize and heal your relationship with money. [40:27]
- Defining wealth on a personal level, beyond financial success. [45:25]
For More Information:
Catherine Morgan
Catherine Morgan on XCatherine Morgan on Instagram
Catherine Morgan on LinkedIn
The Money PanelWealthy Women Community
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Catherine’s Quiz, What’s Your Money Storytypes? Maria Nemeth’s Book, The Energy of Money: A Spiritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfilment Bessel van Der Kolk’s Book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and the Body in the Healing of Trauma The HearthMath Institute
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Quotes:
“Money really is a mirror reflection of the relationship we have with ourselves.” — @themoneypanel [0:06:46]
“The relationship we have with money is the relationship we have with ourselves and our identity and self-worth.” — @themoneypanel [0:16:40]
“Somewhere underneath or in between those threads is this core belief that money is not safe for me - either to make or ask for it, or it’s not safe to keep it and hold it. [0:21:40]
“It is key to recognize that money and the relationship you have to it is a survival response.” — @themoneypanel [0:24:09]
“The way that wealth has been created is not the way that wealth will be created. We are shifting into an entirely new paradigm” — @themoneypanel [0:26:11]
“The way that we spend money, the way that we invest, the way that we save – is driven by our value system.” — @themoneypanel [0:30:45]
“It’s about ‘being’ wealth as well as ‘doing’ wealth.” — @themoneypanel [0:42:05]
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Conflict is a part of life, whether it’s in our relationships, workplaces, or even global politics, yet many of us either shy away from it or escalate it, leading to stress, resentment, and division. Today on Finding Brave, behavioral neurologist Dr. Joel Salinas joins us to discuss how we can navigate disagreement with confidence and resilience—and even turn it into a powerful tool for building stronger connections.
Dr. Salinas is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the co-author with Robert C. Bordone, of Conflict Resilience: Negotiating Disagreement Without Giving Up or Giving In. In this fascinating book, Joel and Robert blend advanced conflict management strategies with cutting-edge neuroscience to introduce a simple yet powerful three-step framework for navigating everyday conflict.
In this episode, Dr. Salinas reveals how conflict resilience rather than resolution can transform the way we engage with disagreement. He also explores the impact of social isolation, our fear of discomfort, and how avoiding conflict can ultimately weaken both personal and professional relationships, all while offering practical tools to navigate tough conversations with confidence, clarity, and compassion.
Whether you struggle with difficult conversations or simply want to strengthen your relationships and your communication approach, this episode is filled with valuable insights to help you approach conflict with clarity, confidence, and bravery. Tune in now to start transforming the way you engage with disagreement.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Understanding the surprising link between connection and conflict. [04:42]
- How social isolation and polarization contribute to conflict avoidance. [09:14]
- Reasons that we often see the other person as “the problem” in a conflict. [12:47]
- Finding a balance between setting boundaries and engaging in difficult conversations.[15:10]
- Insight into the three key tenets of deep listening. [18:18]
- An example that illustrates how to navigate everyday conflict with resilience. [22:56]
- How to phrase questions in a way that invites productive conversation. [26:04]
- The uncertainty of conflict outcomes (and why that shouldn’t stop us). [28:16]
- Practical strategies to help you rewire your brain to handle conflict better. [31:02]
- Unpacking the benefits of conflict resilience and how you can start practicing today. [38:12]
For More Information:
Dr. Joel Salinas
Conflict Resilience: Negotiating Disagreement Without Giving Up or Giving In
Dr. Joel Salinas on LinkedIn
Dr. Joel Salinas on Instagram
Dr. Joel Salinas on YouTube
Dr. Joel Salinas on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Read Joel’s book, Mirror Touch: A Memoir of Synesthesia and the Secret Life of the Brain
Learn more about the co-author of Conflict Resilience, Bob Bordone
Watch examples of navigating crises in the Netflix show Madam Secretary
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Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
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QUOTES:
“You can't have an authentic relationship with somebody unless you're coming across and sorting through the differences we have. It's impossible to have one-to-one the exact same desires, interests, and contexts.” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:07:26]
“When we're in a conflict situation, – it's very common that our first reaction is to see the other person as the problem. We want to take a stance that's more about agency and empowerment, starting with what you have control over: – your own relationship with conflict.” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:14:24]
“A generous question begets a generous response – [Make] sure you're asking questions with the intent of understanding, not questions to harm the other person, put them down, or be overly defensive.” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:22:18]
“Our brains evolved to be fortune-telling machines. It takes all our past experiences and memories to make predictions – and uses those predictions to make choices and take action – to help us survive and avoid danger. Out in the Savannah, that could have been helpful, – but it can be tricky when your brain is telling you interacting with somebody across lines of difference is a threat.” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:29:22]
“It can be helpful to find the [bigger, better offer (BBO)]: what is the consequence or risk of me not engaging in this [difficult] conversation?” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:41:35]
“Part of building this mindset and skill set is a process of reprogramming and rewiring your brain.” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:44:18]
“Our brains evolved to be fortune-telling machines. It takes all our past experiences and memories to make predictions – and uses those predictions to make choices and take action – to help us survive and avoid danger. Out in the Savannah, that could have been helpful, – but it can be tricky when your brain is telling you interacting with somebody across lines of difference is a threat.” — @JoelSalinasMD [0:29:22]
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And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
What if the key to better relationships, deeper influence, and personal growth wasn’t about fixing problems, but about acknowledging and accepting others? Today on Finding Brave, we sit down with Dr. Caroline Fleck, a licensed psychologist, corporate consultant, and adjunct clinical instructor at Stanford University, to explore the transformative power of validation.
Dr. Fleck is a recognized expert in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), specializing in working with high-conflict individuals and organizations. Her insights on psychology and human behavior have been featured in major outlets such as The New York Times, Good Morning America, and The Huffington Post. Her new book, Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life, challenges conventional communication habits and offers practical tools for fostering meaningful and productive connections.
In this episode, Dr. Fleck breaks down why validation is often misunderstood and why it’s a crucial skill for improving our personal and professional relationships. She shares how it differs from agreement, fosters emotional safety, and can lead to real behavior change. Using real-life examples, she demonstrates how validation can be a game-changer in parenting, leadership, and even high-stakes corporate environments.
We also explore the science behind validation and discover how mindfulness, understanding, and empathy form the foundation of meaningful human interaction. Tuning in, you’ll learn about the eight levels of validation, common mistakes people make when trying to be supportive, and simple shifts in communication that can dramatically improve trust and influence. Whether you're tackling workplace challenges, parenting struggles, or relationship conflicts, this episode is packed with powerful, real-world strategies you can start using today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- [04:19] Why validation is not about agreement but acknowledging another’s experience
- [12:10] Acceptance as a powerful tool for change, especially in high-conflict situations.
- [14:00] Powerful validation skills that aren’t commonly taught (but should be).
- [16:36] Three key elements of validation: presence, understanding, and care.
- [22:10] How validation helped Dr. Fleck reconnect with her daughter after cancer treatment.
- [26:23] Making change easier by helping people accept their emotions as valid.
- [29:48] A CEO’s success story using validation to navigate workplace conflict.
- [36:37] Reasons that problem-solving often backfires when loved ones just want to be heard.
- [41:15] How validation fosters emotional safety and encourages open communication.
For More Information:
Dr. Caroline Fleck
Dr. Fleck’s new book Validation
Dr. Caroline Fleck on LinkedIn
Dr. Caroline Fleck on Instagram
Dr. Caroline Fleck on YouTube
Dr. Caroline Fleck on TikTok
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
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Quotes:
“Validation must be authentic. If it is not, then you're not validating the other person.” — Dr. Caroline Fleck [0:14:58]
“The first thing you need is mindfulness. You need to be – paying attention non-judgmentally. Through that process, you will – start to understand some part of that person's experience, be it their thoughts, emotions, or behavior.” — Dr. Caroline Fleck [0:16:02]
“Part of the reason [validation] is so transformative for folks, especially folks who have big emotions, is that it – makes it easier to work on change because you're able to accept that your emotions are valid.” — Dr. Caroline Fleck [0:28:03]
“Acceptance is a pathway to change.” — Dr. Caroline Fleck [0:30:46]
“If you open with what's valid and if you see some part of the other person, they're going to be much more open and receptive to collaborating [and] working with you.” — Dr. Caroline Fleck [0:34:04]
“Two-thirds of the time, when we go to people with our problems, we just want to be heard, see that they're valid, and [be] taken seriously.” — Dr. Caroline Fleck [0:40:58]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino.
And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Many people feel stuck in their current financial situation, believing that wealth and stability are out of reach. But what if the key to financial success isn’t about making drastic changes overnight but rather small, intentional shifts in mindset and habits? Today’s guest, George Grombacher, has spent 24 years helping people take control of their money and their lives. A five-time Investopedia Top 100 Financial Advisor, he is the author of Your Money Story: How to Get the Ending You Want and a champion of financial empowerment. As President of Financial Consulting Professionals, Founder of Money Alignment Academy, and host of the LifeBlood Podcast and Aligned Money Show, George shares powerful insights empowering others to build lasting financial security. In our conversation, George outlines the most common barriers to financial success and the key steps you can take to overcome them. He breaks down the limiting beliefs people tend to have around money and how deep internal work can help you rewrite your money story. From tracking expenses to reshaping your financial mindset, he reveals how small, consistent actions create lasting change.
Financial success is about so much more than numbers. It’s about aligning your choices with what truly matters. By challenging old narratives, reflecting on your goals, and making intentional decisions, you can build a future that feels both secure and fulfilling.
Tune in to discover how to take control of your money story one step at a time!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing George Grombacher and his book Your Money Story. [02:23]
- Aligning your financial goals with your values and resources. [09:51]
- Common barriers to financial success and steps to overcome them. [11:51]
- How to address the typical blocks people have around money. [14:09]
- Understanding the way limiting beliefs and emotions inform your financial choices. [17:45]
- Key steps for rewriting your limiting beliefs. [22:46]
- Creating change by knowing, tracking, and reviewing your expenses. [25:41]
- How small, incremental steps can help you achieve the life you aspire to. [27:45]
- A new way to frame - and move toward - what is “just right” for you [28:00]
- The rewards that come from deep reflection and identifying what you really want. [35:05]
- Challenges affluent people face and addressing feelings of shame. [37:37]
For More Information:
George Grombacher
George Grombacher on LinkedIn
George Grombacher on X
George Grombacher on Facebook
George Grombacher on Instagram
George Grombacher Books
Your Money Story: How to Get the Ending You Want
Money Alignment Academy
Financial Consulting Professionals
LifeBlood Podcast
Aligned Money Show
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Read Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and SlowListen to Kathy’s appearance on the LifeBlood Podcast, Episode 1274: How to Find a Career You Love with Kathy CaprinoKathy’s previous Finding Brave interview with George, Episode 198: What's Really Holding Us Back From Earning and Having Exponentially More Money with George Grmbacher
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This transformative course is the perfect companion to my book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. Over 8 weeks with 8 weekly calls with me, I’ll personally guide you through the steps to:
- Boost your confidence
- Step into your leadership power
- Build effective networks and allies
- Speak up for what you want and get it
- Share your talents and skills in new, compelling ways
- And make the career changes and pivots you’ve been dreaming of, without costly mistakes and missteps
By closing the 7 power and confidence gaps that we focus on, you’ll transform how you see yourself, how others see you, and what’s possible for your career—and your life.
Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Head to mostpowerfulyou.com to claim your $300 Early Bird savings and your 9 bonuses before February 21.
I can’t wait to support your growth and help you create the career and life you truly deserve, with greater success, reward and impact. Let’s do this together—see you in the course!
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GET ONE MONTH FREE OF KATHY’S NEW DIGITAL CAREER COACHING CLONE—‘KATHY CAPRINO AI”
I’m thrilled to share the release of my new Kathy Caprino AI career and leadership coaching clone! Here’s more about it! >> https://kathycaprino.com/kathyai
And grab the one-month-free offer with coupon code “KCFREETRIALAI”.
Powered by Delphi.ai, this tool brings my career growth teachings, advice, and answers to your most pressing questions directly to you, 24/7. With a subscription, you get unlimited access and can message or audio chat with my AI clone anytime you need guidance.
Drawing on my 40+ years of experience—from corporate life, therapy, and coaching to writing and speaking across 6 continents—I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words of my own content, including articles, books, podcasts, interviews, and workshops seen by over 41 million people.
My mission? To make Kathy Caprino AI your trusted resource for real-time career, leadership, and personal growth strategies. Get tailored answers to your toughest career challenges and practical solutions to achieve your top goals.
We offer two affordable pricing tiers, with Tier 2 unlocking great bonuses like membership to my new Career Breakthrough Community, including free coaching calls with me, exclusive discounts on my courses and programs, free LinkedIn support, and so much more.
It also makes a fantastic gift for friends, family, or colleagues who want to thrive professionally!
Check it out and subscribe today at kathycaprino.com/kathyai and use coupon code “KCFREETRIALAI” for your first month free. Let me know what you think—and I truly hope it becomes a game-changer for you!
For other career support programs, visit my Career Help page.
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“What all this comes down to is understanding what is most important to me and what matters to me, and then making sure that I am allocating my most valuable resources aligned with what is most important.” — @glgrombacher [0:09:53]
“Invariably, when I get up in front of a room, somebody will say to me, ‘I'm just not good at money. ’ Well, fair, currently you might not be, but if you really believe that, you are going to have a really hard time becoming financially successful.” — @glgrombacher [0:15:03]
“There's a ton of internal work that we need to do to try to uncover any limiting or negative beliefs you have about money.” — @glgrombacher [0:15:16]
“The good news is you can overwrite those limiting beliefs.” — @glgrombacher [0:23:06]
“Just because you can't go from where I am today to having everything that I want tomorrow doesn't mean that I can't incrementally be working to get that.” — @glgrombacher [0:29:18]
“You are worthy and deserving of the life that you want, [and] the financial life that you want, but none of us are entitled to it. Nobody's going to give it to us.” — @glgrombacher [0:42:03]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
What does it take to create lasting change in an organization that is rooted in dignity, justice, and care? Too often, leadership and consulting focus on quick fixes instead of investing in deeper and necessary cultural shifts. Today, we explore how organizations can foster true transformation by embracing a more holistic approach and prioritizing what truly matters.
Our guest, Ora Grodsky, is a mission-driven consultant and author of the new book Justice, Love, and Organizational Healing. With over 25 years of experience, she helps social justice organizations repair harm, strengthen leadership, and align with their values. Drawing from a unique background in acupuncture, nonprofit management, and organizational development, Ora brings a holistic, human-centered approach to change. In today’s eye-opening conversation, Ora breaks down her approach to transformational consulting. She sees organizations as living systems where true change requires healing, connection, and cultural awareness. Quoting the Talmud, she reminds us: “You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” This belief guides her work, helping organizations move beyond surface-level fixes to deep, justice-driven transformation.
She also explains how dominant cultural forces, including white supremacy, shape workplace dynamics and decision-making, before unpacking how organizations can begin to address and heal from these damaging patterns. By aligning values with action, she helps leaders create workplaces that don’t just function but truly embody justice and care.
Tune in for her powerful insights on how to build lasting, meaningful change together!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Ora’s unique background ranging from acupuncture to nonprofit management. [02:40]
- Insights from a profound quote in the Talmud included Ora’s book. [06:38]
- Ways that Ora’s background in acupuncture has shaped how she consults. [11:51]
- The three different types of consulting and the details of transformational consulting. [15:01]
- How Ora chooses which organizations to partner with: shared values and goals. [18:43]
- Types of organizations that Ora typically works with and the issues she addresses. [22:00]
- Where to start in the process of undertaking organizational change. [23:53]
- The hardest, most intractable problems Ora has come up against. [27:53]
- Recognizing how the culture of white supremacy has shaped organizational cultures. [31:12]
- Ora’s holistic understanding of systems, how it differentiates her as a consultant, and the top thing she wants listeners to take from her book. [35:50]
For More Information:
Ora GrodskyOra Grodsky on LinkedIn
Justice, Love, and Organizational Healing
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Kathy’s interview with Shawn Achor - How Your Happiness Level Directly Impacts Your Success
Tema Okun’s seminal work on White Supremacy CultureStephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Fatimah Gilliam’s book Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You
And Kathy’s Finding Brave interview with Fatimah Gilliam - Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You
——————— The MOST POWERFUL YOU LIVE COURSE - COURSE STARTS FEBRUARY 27 2025
I’m thrilled to announce that my 8-week LIVE course, The Most Powerful You is now open for early bird enrollment!
We kick off the course on February 27th, and if you register by February 21, you’ll save $300 on the full price and receive 9 powerful bonuses—including FREE access to my brand-new digital career coaching tool, Kathy Caprino AI!
This transformative course is the perfect companion to my book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. Over 8 weeks, I’ll personally guide you through transformative steps to:
- Boost your confidence
- Step into your leadership power
- Build effective networks and allies
- Speak up for what you want and get it
- Share your talents in new, compelling ways
- And make the career changes and pivots you’ve been dreaming of
- Overall, rise, thrive and make the impact you long to, in meaningful work you love and are proud of
By closing the 7 power and confidence gaps that we focus on, you’ll transform how you see yourself, how others see you, and what’s possible for your career—and your life.
Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Head to mostpowerfulyou.com to claim your $300 Early Bird savings and your 9 bonuses before February 21.
I can’t wait to support your growth and help you create the career and life you truly deserve. Let’s do this together—see you in the course!
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KATHY’S DIGITAL CAREER COACHING CLONE—‘KATHY CAPRINO AI”—IS HERE!
I’m very excited to announce the release of my new Kathy Caprino AI career and leadership coaching clone!
Here’s more about it! >> https://kathycaprino.com/kathyai
Powered by Delphi.ai, this tool brings my career growth teachings, advice, and answers to your most pressing questions directly to you, 24/7. With a subscription, you get unlimited access and can message or audio chat with my AI clone anytime you need guidance.
Drawing on my 40+ years of experience—from corporate life, therapy, and coaching to writing and speaking across 6 continents—I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words of my own content, including articles, books, podcasts, interviews, and workshops seen by over 41 million people.
My mission? To make Kathy Caprino AI your trusted resource for real-time career, leadership, and personal growth strategies. Get tailored answers to your toughest career challenges and practical solutions to achieve your top goals.
We offer two affordable pricing tiers, with Tier 2 unlocking great bonuses like membership to my new Career Breakthrough Community, including free monthly coaching calls with me, a 1:1 career consultation, a private Facebook group, exclusive discounts on my courses and programs, free LinkedIn support, and so much more.
It also makes a fantastic gift for friends, family, or colleagues who want to thrive professionally!
Check it out and subscribe today at kathycaprino.com/kathyai. Let me know what you think—and I truly hope it becomes a game-changer for you!
For other career support programs, visit my Career Help page.
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“This comes from the Talmud, the Jewish text – ‘Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” — Ora Grodsky [0:06:40]
“That's how I see transformational consulting: [it means] creating spaces within which people can have the kind of process where they deeply connect to self, deeply connect to each other, and see a wider view of the system that they're in and how we got here.” — Ora Grodsky [0:16:51]
“Only looking at the single bottom line of ‘Where's profit?’ is what has gotten us to the verge of potential extinction with climate disaster; because we're looking for cheaper and faster. As long as we're [always] looking for cheaper and faster – we are not going to be here for too long.” — Ora Grodsky [0:19:26]
“I believe in working with people at all levels of an organization, but I do believe, as the crass saying goes, a fish rots from the head.” — Ora Grodsky [0:24:19]
“Urgency is really often something that comes with an attitude of dominance and subjugation, which I think is the root of white supremacy – the idea that some people deserve to ‘have’ and deserve resources and deserve to be human, and some people don't.” — Ora Grodsky [0:28:36]
“That dominance and subjugation ideology [at] the root of white supremacy is [often] what drives urgency: ‘We need to be better. We need to accumulate more. We need to do better, faster.’ There's so much pressure – for everyone, that letting go of that urgency is really hard.” — Ora Grodsky [0:28:55]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Hey, friends! 🎉 I’m thrilled to share an exciting milestone—today, my podcast Finding Brave celebrates its 300th episode!
This podcast journey since we launched in 2018 has been nothing short of incredible, and I’m so grateful for all your help in making this podcasting journey so meaningful.
I’m honored that, with 574+K downloads, Finding Brave is ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts and is in the top 1.5% of over 3.5 million podcasts globally. It’s also an award-winning program, featured on several important lists, such as Mac's List's Top Career Podcasts of 2024.
I couldn’t be prouder of these achievements, and I owe it all to two incredible groups of people:
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🌟 The deeply inspiring guests who have generously shared their wisdom, helping us all rise, thrive, and achieve our boldest goals.
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🌟 YOU—the amazing Finding Brave supporters, listeners, reviewers, and YouTube viewers who’ve made this podcast a trusted resource for personal and professional growth.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help and support!
To celebrate, I’ve created a special compilation episode featuring some of the most powerful and impactful quotes from selected past episodes—moments that moved me and listeners forward in surprising, meaningful ways and brought deep and positive changes to our lives, work, and thinking.
Today’s show is a thought-provoking and heart-stirring compilation of insights from 15 guests who personally helped me grow through their discussions and shared wisdom. These thought leaders have spurred new thinking and shifted our mindsets, energy, work, and perspectives, helping us understand ourselves and the world in life-affirming ways.
All my guests on the show have touched and moved listeners in new ways as well, and I’m grateful to each and every one of them.
I’d love to hear from you too:
👉 Which episodes have been your favorites?
👉 Which guest insights or moments have stuck with you the most?
Please share your favorite show(s) in a comment wherever you see the program—and please leave a positive review if you found the program beneficial. For a refresher, you can browse all episodes and revisit the topics and guests that resonated most deeply with you.
Your interest, support, and feedback mean the world to me, and I’m so grateful. I can’t wait to hear which episodes and moments have inspired you most!
Let’s make this 300th episode a true celebration of everything Finding Brave stands for! Here’s to even more success, joy, and bravery on your journey.
Enjoy these wonderful nuggets of wisdom!
Key Points From This Milestone Episode:
- Why psychologist Gay Hendricks encourages committing to your zone of genius daily. [02:57]
- Author Richie Norton on how asking better questions can reveal paths to your dreams. [04:22]
- What vocal coach Cheryl Porter says about using your voice to unlock personal power. [06:01]
- Embracing full human capacities to break free from the "man box” with Mark Greene. [07:06]
- The relationship between serendipity and proactivity according to Dr. Christian Busch. [07:54]
- Bestseller Joseph Grenny’s practical advice for approaching difficult conversations. [09:33]
- Bronnie Ware, author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, on choosing happiness. [11:10]
- Financial expert Catherine Morgan’s take on separating self-worth from money. [12:46]
- Growing confidence by focusing on being "enough" now with Dr. Nate Zinsser. [14:06]
- Bruce Gelfand’s lesson on writing in the present tense for personal transformation. [16:43]
- Why Andre Sólo believes that sensitivity is a superpower for deeper awareness. [18:56]
- Leadership expert Robb Holman on using spiritual intuition for impactful decisions. [20:27]
- Naming shame as the first step for releasing it according to mentor David Jurásek. [22:08]
- Insight into Finnian Kelly’s belief that intentionality aligns feelings and actions. [23:26]
- Reframing your personal story to shape a better future and impact with Seth Godin. [25:21]
For More Information:
Kathy’s post, '5 Ways Your Lack Of Confidence Is Apparent And Hurting You'
Kathy Caprino
Kathy Caprino on LinkedIn
Kathy Caprino on Facebook
Kathy Caprino on X
Links Featured in Today’s Episode:
Episode #44 – Gay Hendricks: How to Live in Your Zone of Genius
https://findingbrave.org/episode-44-how-to-live-in-your-zone-of-genius-with-gay-hendricks/
Episode #91 – Richie Norton: How to Bake Your Dream Life into Your Business Model From Day One
https://findingbrave.org/episode-91-how-to-bake-your-dream-life-into-your-business-model-from-day-one-richie-norton/
Episode #157 – Cheryl Porter: #1 Vocal Coach on How to Pivot Your Creative Business and Soar https://findingbrave.org/episode-157_1_vocal_coach_on_how_to_pivot_your_creative_busines_and_soar_cheryl_porter
Episode #172 – Mark Greene: Healthy Masculinity and The Battle Against Man-Box Culture
https://findingbrave.org/episode-172-healthy-masculinity-and-the-battle-against-man-box-culture-mark-greene/
Episode #185 – Christian Busch: How to Create Good Luck and Expand Your Opportunities and Influence
https://findingbrave.org/episode-185-how-to-create-good-luck-expand-your-opportunities-influence-christian-busch/
Episode #186 – Joseph Grenny: How to Have Difficult But Crucial Conversations With Friends and Colleagues
https://findingbrave.org/episode-186-how-to-have-those-difficult-but-crucial-conversations-with-friends-and-colleagues-joseph-grenny/
Episode #188 – Bronnie Ware: Top Regrets of the Dying https://findingbrave.org/episode-188-listener-favorite-summer-pick-top-5-regrets-of-the-dying-bronnie-ware/
Episode #205 – Catherine Morgan: How to Build Financial WellBeing Into the Heart of Your Life and Work
https://findingbrave.org/episode-205-part-1-how-to-build-financial-wellbeing-into-the-heart-of-your-life-and-work-catherine-morgan/
Episode #212 – Nate Zinsser: How Confidence Is Key and How You Can Get It and Keep It
https://findingbrave.org/episode-212-part-1-how-confidence-is-the-key-and-how-you-can-get-it-build-it-and-keep-it-with-dr-nate-zinsser/
Episode #229 – Bruce Gelfand: How Writing Your Story Transforms Your Life
https://findingbrave.org/episode-229-bruce-gelfand-how-writing-your-story-transforms-your-life-part-1/
Episode #252 – Andre Sólo: Being Highly Sensitive is a Superpower: Embrace and Leverage It https://findingbrave.org/episode-252-being-highly-sensitive-is-a-superpower-embrace-and-leverage-it/
Episode #256 – Robb Holman: How Bringing Your Heart and Spirit Forward Transforms Lives
https://findingbrave.org/episode-256-how-bringing-your-heart-and-spirit-forward-transforms-lives/
Episode #271 – David Jurásek: How to Recognize and Release The Damaging Shame You Hold
https://findingbrave.org/episode-271-how-to-recognize-and-release-the-damaging-shame-you-hold/
Episode #286 – Finnian Kelly: Intentionality: How It Heals and Positively Shifts Our Life Experience
https://findingbrave.org/episode-286-intentionality-how-it-heals-and-positively-shifts-our-life-experience/
Episode #294 – Seth Godin: This is Strategy: Think Bigger, Act Bolder and Make Your Impact
https://findingbrave.org/episode-294-this-is-strategy-think-bigger-act-bolder-and-make-your-impact/
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KATHY’S DIGITAL CAREER COACHING CLONE—‘KATHY CAPRINO AI”—IS HERE!
I’m very excited to announce the release of my new Kathy Caprino AI career and leadership coaching clone! Here’s more about it! >> https://kathycaprino.com/kathyai
Powered by Delphi.ai, this tool brings my career growth teachings, advice, and answers to your most pressing questions directly to you, 24/7. With a subscription, you get unlimited access and can message or audio chat with my AI clone anytime you need guidance.
Drawing on my 40+ years of experience—from corporate life, therapy, and coaching to writing and speaking across 6 continents—I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words of my own content, including articles, books, podcasts, interviews, and workshops seen by over 41 million people.
My mission? To make Kathy Caprino AI your trusted resource for real-time career, leadership, and personal growth strategies. Get tailored answers to your toughest career challenges and practical solutions to achieve your top goals.
We offer two affordable pricing tiers, with Tier 2 unlocking great bonuses like membership to my new Career Breakthrough Community, including free coaching calls with me, exclusive discounts on my courses and programs, free LinkedIn support, and so much more.
It also makes a fantastic gift for friends, family, or colleagues who want to thrive professionally!
Check it out and subscribe today at kathycaprino.com/kathyai. Let me know what you think—and I truly hope it becomes a game-changer for you!
For other career support programs, visit my Career Help page.
——————— The MOST POWERFUL YOU LIVE COURSE - COURSE STARTS FEBRUARY 27 2025
I’m thrilled to announce that my 8-week LIVE course, The Most Powerful You is now open for early bird enrollment!
We kick off the course on February 27th, and if you register by February 21, you’ll save $300 on the full price and receive 9 incredible bonuses—including FREE access to my brand-new digital career coaching tool, Kathy Caprino AI!
This transformative course is the perfect companion to my book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. Over 8 weeks, I’ll personally guide you through steps to:
- Boost your confidence
- Step into your leadership power
- Build effective networks and allies
- Speak up for what you want
- Share your talents in compelling ways
- And make the career changes and pivots you’ve been dreaming of
By closing the 7 power and confidence gaps that we focus on, you’ll transform how you see yourself, how others see you, and what’s possible for your career—and your life.
Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Head to mostpowerfulyou.com to claim your $300 Early Bird savings and your 9 bonuses before February 21.
I can’t wait to support your growth and help you create the career and life you truly deserve. Let’s do this together—see you in the course!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Genius will show up to the extent that you woo it.” – Gay Hendricks [0:03:44]
“Ask a better question, get a better answer.” – Richie Norton [0:04:32]
“My voice is my power! This is my strength.” – Cheryl Porter [0:06:33]
“If we taught all of our children the full range of what it means to be human, then there wouldn’t be this false gender binary around what a man is and what a woman is in terms of the business context, communities, politics, or education.” – Mark Greene [0:07:26]
“If we see serendipity as ‘smart luck,’ as something where we have to see something in the moment and connect the dots, it’s about proactivity towards a random event versus blind luck, [which] is being born into a good family or something.” – Dr. Christian Busch [0:08:06]
“‘Start with heart’ – means learning to notice when your motives are off-track. When under threat, our motives become short-term. It’s about saving face, being right, winning, [and] punishing. It’s all about dealing with immediate emotional threat.” – Joseph Grenny [0:10:36]
“Choosing happiness isn’t denying sadness, anger, and challenges. It’s saying, ‘Okay, I have all of that but I’m not going to give any more power to [negativity] than is absolutely necessary.’” – Bronnie Ware [0:12:31]
“How we feel about money is a reflection on how we feel about ourselves. We give a lot of our power away by defining our sense of self-worth directly to money.” – Catherine Morgan [0:12:58]
“If there’s one thing that’s important for confidence at the moment of truth, it’s your willingness to look at what you have in your – mental bank account and say, ‘I am enough.’” – Dr. Nate Zinsser [0:15:07]
“I believe that the more we write in present tense, the more we live in present tense, the more present and less tense we are.” – Bruce Gelfend [0:17:14]
“When we hear the word sensitive, a lot of us think fragile, weak, or maybe someone who overreacts. That is not what sensitive means – Being sensitive means that you take in more information from the environment around you and you do more with it.” – Andre Sólo [0:19:05]
“People are a little bit more intuitive than they may even realize. We can point to certain – times in our life where, whether it was conscious or unconscious, – there was a deep conviction of the heart, something deep within us that – compelled us to act.” – Robb Holman [0:21:29]
“It’s like opening the fridge and smelling something is off. You go – ‘That cheese has gone moldy. Ew, gross! Let’s get it out of there.’ [Shame] is that obvious once you start to notice it.” – David Jurásek [0:23:12]
“Our feelings don’t just happen by themselves. They’re a byproduct – of our subconscious beliefs and we can override our subconscious beliefs with conscious intention.” – Finnian Kelly [0:24:05]
“We have the chance to change the story we’re rehearsing and not focus on the thing that’s not getting us what we want but focusing on a different origin story that could help us get what we want.” – Seth Godin [0:26:33]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
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“You have a lot of knowledge and expertise, but if you continually doubt the strength of your opinions, or the importance of sharing your ideas, you are going to lose the ability to shape where your career is going.” – Kathy Caprino
Confidence is key as you step into being the most powerful version of you, and this is something I feel compelled to talk about given my particular lens as a former corporate VP, therapist (focused on systems and communication), researcher, and now in coaching and training with thousands of executives and professionals across 6 continents.
Thousands of people struggle with confidence issues, from not feeling “good enough,” to being insecure about their skills and abilities and suffering from imposter syndrome to experiencing “perfectionistic overfunctioning” that negatively impacts our health, well-being, life satisfaction and quality of life.
From working with teams, I know, too, that both new and seasoned managers and high-potential folks at startups and other types of organizations often fear they don’t know nearly enough to do their jobs well, and their confidence is flagging.
This is why today I’m ingfocus on the 5 ways that your lack of confidence is hurting you, and what you can do - practically and strategically - to overcome this challenge and build your confidence and self-trust now so that it doesn’t impact your success and professional fulfillment in the future.
In this episode, I reference my recent Forbes blog post, 5 Ways Your Lack Of Confidence Is Apparent And Hurting You, which I encourage you to read. If you find the information helpful in identifying and overcoming a lack of confidence in yourself, I would be so happy if you would share the article and episode episode with your teams, colleagues and friends who could benefit.
Highlights from this Episode:
- How questioning your own ideas is holding you back right now in so many different ways [6:16]
- The importance of recognizing the environment you are in before sharing your ideas, and an example from my own career that highlights this [8:37]
- How the 7 damaging power gaps impact your confidence, courage to grow and your self-respect and self-acceptance today [13:02]
- What agonizing over your performance and how others think of you will interfere with what you need to do to experience more success and reward [14:22]
- Some places where you can get outside help if you’re feeling as if you’re “blowing it” in the workplace, and how this will help you move forward in your career [16:27]
- What to do the next time you find yourself being hypercritical of someone, plus what I’ve seen from my experience as a therapist that explains why this is happening [17:44]
- An example from my own life as a parent when I truly learned that it’s not possible to be perfect, and nor should we strive to be [20:55]
- Where jealousy and the feeling of being threatened by others’ success often stems from, and how to begin leaving these emotions behind so that you can move forward [24:23]
- Action steps to take to help you determine what you are good at and how that matters [29:40]
- What unshakable success requires and why so many of us don’t have it [34:02]
For More Information:
Kathy’s Post, 5 Ways Your Lack Of Confidence Is Apparent And Hurting You
https://kathycaprino.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathycaprino
https://www.facebook.com/ElliaCommunications
https://twitter.com/kathycaprino
Resources Mentioned:
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Kathy’s 6-Session Career Breakthrough Coaching Program & Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up
Kathy’s Forbes Interview with Bestselling Author Gretchen Rubin, How Bestselling Author Gretchen Rubin Uncovers Life-Changing Behaviors And Touches Millions
Kathy’s interview with Dr. Nate Zinsser, Developing a Confident Mind: Key Strategies for Experiencing Unshakable Success
7 Signs Of Perfectionistic Overfunctioning – How To Recognize It In Yourself And Change It
Finding Brave interviews with Dr. Zinsser (Parts 1 and 2)
OTHER KEY RESOURCES:
KATHY’S DIGITAL CAREER COACHING CLONE – ‘KATHY CAPRINO AI” – IS HERE!
I’m very excited to announce the release of my new Kathy Caprino AI career and leadership coaching clone! Here’s more about it! >> https://kathycaprino.com/kathyai.
Powered by Delphi.ai, this tool brings my career growth teachings, advice, and answers to your most pressing questions — directly to you, 24/7. With a subscription, you get unlimited access and can message or audio chat with my AI clone anytime you need guidance.
Drawing on my 40+ years of experience — from corporate life, therapy, and coaching, to writing and speaking across 6 continents — I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words of my content, including articles, books, podcasts, interviews, and workshops seen by over 41 million people.
My mission? To make Kathy Caprino AI your trusted resource for real-time career, leadership, and personal growth strategies. Get tailored answers to your toughest career challenges and practical solutions to achieve your top goals.
We offer two affordable pricing tiers, with Tier 2 unlocking great bonuses like membership to my new Career Breakthrough Community, including free coaching calls with me, exclusive discounts on my courses and programs,, free LinkedIn support, and so much more.
It also makes a fantastic gift for friends, family, or colleagues who want to thrive professionally!
Check it out and subscribe today at kathycaprino.com/kathyai. Let me know what you think — and I truly hope it becomes a game-changer for you!
And for other career support programs, visit my Career Help page.
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If you believe this training would be instrumental for you and your team, I hope you’ll reach out to me and also ask your leaders, DEI managers and HR team to bring this training program to your company. It’s truly transformational for work cultures and professionals everywhere, and it generates amazing positive business results as well.
Thank you so much and here’s to all of us becoming The Most Powerful We.
Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon!
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
Sponsor Highlight
I’m thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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QUOTES FROM TODAY’S SHOW:“Your lack of confidence is most likely apparent to those around you, and it is hurting you. It is keeping you from growing.” [6:05]
“Greater awareness equals greater choice, and it is really important to get to the bottom of what you need to be aware of now.” [17:38]
“Kind, loving, and generous people are usually the same way to themselves. They’re accepting and they’re forgiving of themselves.” [18:08]
“What consistently repeats is not random. We co-create, we co-sustain, and we attract behavior.” [19:17]
“Do something empowering when you feel jealous of others. Look at what it really means, and then do something concrete.” [29:30]
“If you don’t recognize what you are good at, then you can’t talk about what you are good at. If you can’t talk about it and share it and put it on LinkedIn, put it on your resume, discuss it in your interviews and talk to your boss about it, you are leaving so much success, money, reward and advancement on the table.” [30:15]
“It’s not bragging to talk about what you’re good at and the outcomes that you’ve created.” [31:33]
Watch video versions of my interviews on Finding Brave!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave interview episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my Youtube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Please share your positive ratings and reviews!If you enjoy the show, we’d be so very grateful for a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts! These great ratings help us reach more and more people who are interested in boosting their careers, businesses, and their leadership, and keep in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts in the U.S. and around the world and in the top 1.5% of over 2.8 million podcasts! Thank you!
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts!
Please note: This is an updated “Holiday Selection” re-release of Episode #193.
“If the pace of change is ever faster, ever faster, ever faster, and we already feel like we don’t have enough time to keep up or we are overwhelmed or we’re not able to show up fully, then we need a big reset because the future does not play out well if we continue to buy into not just what society says, but also what this pace of change is doing.” – April Rinne
With the amount of change happening daily in workplaces around the globe, adopting the right mindset can be key for employees, managers and leaders alike.
Today’s deeply inspiring Finding Brave guest breaks down the concept of having a “Flux Mindset,” which helps individuals and organizations consistently view change as an opportunity, not a threat, by being clear and grounded in their values.
Ranked one of the world’s “50 Leading Female Futurists” by Forbes, April Rinne is a change navigator: she helps individuals and organizations rethink and reshape their relationship with change, uncertainty, and a world in flux. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, she is a trusted advisor to organizations ranging from Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, NESTA, Trōv, AnyRoad, and Unsettled, as well as governments spanning Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, Italy to India. April is the author of the inspiring book Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, April is a futurist, advisor, global development executive, microfinance lawyer, investor, mental health advocate, certified yoga teacher, globetrotter (100+ countries), and insatiable handstander. She also harnesses very personal experiences with flux, including the death of both of her parents in a car accident when she was 20.
Through her travels and tragedy, vision and values, global perspective and grounded sense of purpose, April helps others better understand how we see, think about, struggle with, and ultimately forge positive relationships with change.
In this enlightening episode, April shows the tremendous benefits you can realize by rethinking and reshaping your relationship with change and uncertainty. Once you understand what change is and learn how to embrace it, opportunities will begin to appear and allow you to be more prepared for the future, whatever comes your way.
Highlights from this Episode:
- April’s definition of “Flux” and the role that incorporating a Flux Mindset plays in helping people adapt to an ever-changing world [7:10]
- Her personal life journey to Flux, plus some of the key questions that she asks herself to maintain perspective [12:47]
- How April is contributing by serving the world what it needs right now [15:31]
- What you can do to begin seeing the “invisible,” and the reasons why individuals tend to miss seeing so much around them that would be extremely beneficial to see [28:37]
- Her tips for bringing the unconscious to the conscious and why we need to [32:01]
- Ways to address and resolve your fears and detach from future outcomes at the same time [35:07]
- What managers and leaders need to do differently in a world of Flux [40:30]
- Where so many professionals are going wrong when it comes to mindset [42:23]
- Why April considers herself a futurist, and what it really means to be one [44:35]
For More Information:
April’s Latest Book, Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change
https://aprilrinne.com/
https://twitter.com/aprilrinne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilrinne
https://www.instagram.com/aprilrinne/
https://www.facebook.com/aprilrinne
Kathy’s Resources Mentioned:
KATHY’S DIGITAL CAREER COACHING CLONE - ‘KATHY CAPRINO AI” - IS HERE!
I’m over the moon to announce the release of my new Kathy Caprino AI career and leadership coaching clone! Here’s more about it! >> https://kathycaprino.com/kathyai.
Powered by Delphi.ai, this tool brings my career growth teachings, advice, and answers to your most pressing questions — directly to you, 24/7. With a subscription, you get unlimited access and can message or audio chat with my AI clone anytime you need guidance.
Drawing on my 40+ years of experience — from corporate life, therapy, and coaching, to writing and speaking across 6 continents — I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words of my content, including articles, books, podcasts, interviews, and workshops seen by over 41 million people.
My mission? To make Kathy Caprino AI your trusted resource for real-time career, leadership, and personal growth strategies. Get tailored answers to your toughest career challenges and practical solutions to achieve your top goals.
We offer two affordable pricing tiers, with Tier 2 unlocking great bonuses like membership to my new Career Breakthrough Community, including free coaching calls with me, exclusive discounts on my courses and programs,, free LinkedIn support, and so much more.
It also makes a fantastic gift for friends, family, or colleagues who want to thrive professionally!
Check it out and subscribe today at kathycaprino.com/kathyai. Let me know what you think — and I truly hope it becomes a game-changer for you!
And for other career support programs, visit my Career Help page.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES
Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s video training course The Most Powerful You, to help you address and close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps in the most effective way possible.
Please share your positive ratings and reviews! If you enjoy the show, we’d be so very grateful for a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts! These great ratings help us reach more and more people who are interested in boosting their careers, businesses, and leadership, and keep in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts in the U.S. and around the world and in the top 1.5% of over 3.5 million podcasts! Thank you!
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Sponsor Highlight
I’m thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Watch video versions of our Finding Brave interviews!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave interview episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my Youtube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Other resources mentioned:
April Rinne’s TEDx Talk, How to Navigate Our Uncertain Future
Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives, by Dr. Michael Newton
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
QUOTES FROM THE SHOW:
“You are providing such gifts, service and benefits to humanity, but in order to keep doing that and to do so in the ways that you are best at, you can’t keep running ever faster.” [12:00]
“If I were to die tomorrow, what would the world need me to do today?” [14:21]
“The more different someone is from you, the more interesting they are to get to know.” [17:39]
“What makes you you, even when everything else changes?” [19:26]
“Privilege actually blinds us. Privilege keeps us from seeing what could actually help us the most.” [33:42]
“Mindset drives strategy. It’s not the other way around.” [42:23]
Please share your positive ratings and reviews!If you enjoy the show, we’d be so very grateful for a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts! These great ratings help us reach more and more people who are interested in boosting their careers, businesses, and their leadership, and keep in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts in the U.S. and around the world and in the top 1.5% of over 2.6 million podcasts! Thank you!
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts!
Please note: This is an updated “Holiday Selection” re-release of Episode #210.
“Sit with the idea of what it would mean for you to take on a worthy goal, become the best version of yourself, and unlock your greatness by taking on the hard things. I’m asking not just for you, but I’m asking for me and my world, because it’s a chance for all of us to live a better life.” – Michael Bungay Stanier
I’m very excited to share my “Holiday Selection” re-release of one of our most popular episodes, featuring the great insights of Michael Bungay Stanier.
As an exciting new year is coming, with its fresh energy of possibility, what would it mean for you to find and set a worthy goal, something that is thrilling, important, and daunting at the same time?
Today’s special Finding Brave guest reveals the 3 key components of a worthy goal, what it really means to commit to one, and why we don’t have to travel this path alone, because we can ask for support along the way.
Michael Bungay Stanier helps people be a force for change. He’s best known for his book The Coaching Habit, which has over a million copies and has thousands of 5-star reviews online.
His latest book, How to Begin, helps people find the clarity and courage to take on a Worthy Goal and start something thrilling, important and daunting. He founded Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations move from advice-driven to curiosity-led.
They’ve trained hundreds of thousands of managers to be more coach-like and their clients range from Microsoft to Gucci. Michael left Australia about 30 years ago to be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he shares that his only significant achievement was falling in love with a Canadian. Michael now lives in Toronto, having spent time in London and Boston. Balancing out these moments of success, he was banned from his high school graduation for “the balloon incident,” was sued by one of his Law School professors for defamation, and his first published piece of writing was a Harlequin Romance-esque story involving a misdelivered letter called The Male Delivery.
I encourage you to read Michael’s latest (and very enlightening) book and let us know what lessons you glean from it. How has your energy been shifted, and what did you learn? Please feel free to reach out to Michael or me with your feedback and questions about what we discuss in this episode. Here’s to your joyful pursuit of your worthy goal!
Highlights from this Episode:
- The worthy goal that Michael has for his latest book [5:44]
- Why he is expecting a big shake-up for the coaching industry in the very near future [7:07]
- What Michael means when he says that we unlock our greatness by taking on the hard things [13:52]
- How his childhood influences have contributed to the way that he now sees the world [17:36]
- Some of the ways that Michael “zags” when others “zig” [20:03]
- His approach to coaching and helping others do the thing that really matters to them [21:33]
- Where true growth will happen, plus the 3 components that make a worthy goal [23:45]
- What you can expect to gain by reading Michael’s latest book [25:44]
- A powerful exercise that shows the importance of getting support from others while pursuing your goals [26:33]
- A reminder of why we always need to celebrate our victories, no matter how big or small they may be [32:01]
For More Information:
Michael’s Latest Book, How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters [With Bonuses]
https://www.mbs.works/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbungaystanier/
https://www.instagram.com/mbs_works/
https://twitter.com/mbs_works
https://www.facebook.com/mbs_works-113849977032317/
All of His Michael’s Books
His Podcast & YouTube Channel
Michael’s Free Course, The Year of Living Brilliantly
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World by Jacqueline Novogratz
Kathy’s Resources Mentioned:
STAY TUNED – ‘KATHY AI” IS COMING SOON!
I’m beyond excited to announce the upcoming launch of “Kathy Caprino AI” —my new digital clone!!
Created with the amazing team at Delphi.ai, Kathy Caprino AI brings my career growth teachings, guidance and advice – and answers to your most pressing career questions - directly to you, anytime you need it, 24/7.
Drawing on my 17 years of career and leadership coaching, writing and speaking, I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words I’ve written and that have reached over 41 million readers worldwide.
My goal? To make Kathy Caprino AI your trusted resource for career, leadership, and personal growth, offering real-time strategies, tips, and answers to your most pressing questions.
All subscribers will get tailored support to help their career visions become a reality. Plus, we’re offering some exciting bonuses and benefits when you subscribe in the introductory period.
And it makes a fantastic gift for friends, family and colleagues!
I cannot wait to share Kathy AI with you! Stay tuned at KathyCaprino.com and my newsletter for all the details—it’s coming soon and I so hope it’s helpful to you! (Sign up for my newsletter HERE.)
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Use the “HOLIDAY30” coupon code at registration checkout for your holiday savings! Join me today in one of these top-ranked programs:
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CAREER & LEADERSHIP BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM (6 sessions)
BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND IMPACT AT WORK (10 sessions)
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES
Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Please share your positive ratings and reviews!If you enjoy the show, we’d be so very grateful for a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts! These great ratings help us reach more and more people who are interested in boosting their careers, businesses, and their leadership, and keep in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts in the U.S. and around the world and in the top 1.5% of over 3.5 million podcasts! Thank you!
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Sponsor Highlight
I’m thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
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QUOTES FROM TODAY’S SHOW:
“For me, there’s an essence of coaching which asks where you can stay curious a little bit longer. Can you rush to action and give advice a little more slowly? [6:10]
“Part of why people would hire you if you’re a coach is because you’ve seen stuff, done stuff, and know stuff. It’s kind of rude not to share what you think could be of best service to that client.” [8:11]
“I want people to be ambitious for themselves and for the world. I want them to be the best version of themselves, but I also want them to contribute to a better world.” [14:07]
“I’m wired in a way that I’ve always been self-confident, and I’ve always had a willingness to zag when other people zag.” [19:58]
“I’m just trying to get people started. I can’t take them to the end of the journey, because the journey will evolve and change, but can I get them across the threshold in taking the first steps.” [28:08]
“Ask yourself what minimum success looks like, but you’re also allowed to dream about what big success looks like as well.” [31:28]
Watch video versions of my interviews on Finding Brave!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave interview episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my Youtube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Please note: This is a special “Holiday Pick” re-release of Episode #283 with Jeff Wetzler
Why is it so hard for many of us to ask the right questions and make the right choices? As the co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and today’s guest, Jeff Wetzler has leveraged his expertise in learning and human potential to develop a game-changing approach to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper relationships by asking different kinds of questions that unlock possibility and connection. Through a five-step process, Jeff teaches how to ask the right questions to create personal and professional growth. He joins us today to talk about his new book, ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life, and to share his personal journey to asking, learning, and connecting more deeply. Tune in as we dive deep into the psychology of what prevents us from asking and sharing honestly, including shame and safety. Using curiosity as an entry point, we explore different contexts for asking questions before diving into the five practices behind Jeff’s Ask Approach. Delving even deeper, we explore a new definition of curiosity as an act of care. We also unpack what happens when we lose our connection to compassion, how to remain rooted in non-judgment to create a safe space for others, engage in meaningful reflection and reconnection, and much more! Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation with a guest who truly embodies his principles.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Childhood experiences that sparked the premise for Jeff’s book. [06:44]
- What asking the right questions does for our relationships. [09:05]
- Blockers that prevent us from sharing honestly with others. [11:38]
- Why curiosity is important across different contexts. [12:47]
- Five practices that underpin the ASK Approach. [14:26]
- The role of compassion and non-judgment behind Jeff’s principle of “making it safe.” [22:29]
- What it means to ask quality questions. [27:07]
- Reflection and reconnection as the final part of the framework. [31:00]
- Three channels that unpack what it really means to listen to learn. [33:37]
- Observing the action piece in order to learn. [35:12]
For More Information:
Jeff Wetzler on LinkedIn
Jeff Wetzler on Instagram
Jeff Wetzler on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Get your copy of Jeff’s latest book, ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life.
AND Check out Jeff’s NEW TEDx Talk - How to Learn Something From Anyone…(And Why To Try)
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Are you making the most of your LinkedIn profile and presence to help you stand out and achieve your most thrilling career visions and goals?
Thanks for joining me today on Finding Brave! I’m very happy to share a bit about my 2-session LinkedIn consulting program, expressly for folks who want to power up their LinkedIn profile and activity and take full advantage of all the amazing features and benefits that LinkedIn provides.
I’m very honored to be a “Top Voice” on LinkedIn with close to a million followers and subscribers, and I have to say that LinkedIn has been a true game-changer for me ever since I started publishing there regularly back in 2015.
With more than 1 billion users globally now, LinkedIn offers so many ways to move your professional endeavors forward. And it’s not just for job search either! It’s a powerful networking platform for anyone who wants to make a bigger impact doing meaningful work they love.
Join me in my unique Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile and Presence Program to take the most essential steps on LinkedIn to present yourself at the highest level and make the most of all that LinkedIn has to offer!
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STAY TUNED - ‘KATHY AI” IS COMING SOON!
I’m beyond excited to announce the upcoming launch of Kathy AI—my new digital clone!!
Created with the amazing team at Delphi.ai, Kathy AI brings my career growth teachings and guidance directly to you, anytime you need it.
Drawing on my 17 years of career and leadership coaching, writing and speaking, I’ve trained Kathy AI using over 2.5 million words I've written and that have reached over 41 million readers worldwide.
My goal? To make Kathy AI your trusted resource for career, leadership, and personal growth, offering real-time strategies, tips, and answers to your most pressing questions.
All subscribers will get tailored support to help their career visions become a reality. Plus, we're offering some exciting bonuses and benefits when you subscribe in the introductory period..
And it makes a fantastic gift for friends, family and colleagues!
I cannot wait to share Kathy AI with you! Stay tuned at KathyCaprino.com and my newsletter for all the details—it’s coming soon and I so hope it's helpful to you!
TAKE 30% OF KATHY’S TOP-RANKED, 1:1 CAREER, JOB SEARCH, LINKEDIN SUCCESS COACHING PROGRAMS TODAY!
Just in time for the holidays – for yourself or as a gift for a friend or family member - take 30% off any of these top-rated career, job-search or LinkedIn success coaching programs below and move forward fast with Kathy’s personalized, one-on-one support!
Use “HOLIDAY30” coupon code at registration checkout for your holiday savings!
POWER UP YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE FOR SUCCESS (2 sessions)
JUMPSTART YOUR JOB SEARCH SUCCESS (3 sessions)
CAREER & LEADERSHIP BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM (6 sessions)
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“There’s really interesting research that shows that even in our most intimate relationships, we are not good at knowing what our partners are [thinking and feeling].” — @jeffreywetzler [0:12:54]
“The only thing [that] reliably lets us know what other people are thinking and feeling is to ask them.” — @jeffreywetzler [0:13:54]
“When we are curious about other people, we are really curious about the mystery of life as well.” — @jeffreywetzler [0:17:03]
“Curiosity is an act of care.” — @jeffreywetzler [0:18:59]
“Even if I am curious to learn from you, if you don’t feel safe telling me your truth, you’re not going to tell me and I’m not going to learn.” — @jeffreywetzler [0:22:33]
“There’s so much genius around us that we can tap into through [asking] quality questions.” — @jeffreywetzler [0:28:29]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts!
Please note: This is an updated re-release of Episode #197.
“What you want to understand is that before you leap you need to take action to address what is making you so miserable. If you don’t do that, you are going to wake up two years later in the new career and you’re going to be having the same problems.” – Kathy Caprino
I’m very excited to share this solo episode which is my “Editor’s Choice” for this week - one of the most downloaded episodes over the six years of producing this podcast. Today’s show shares important content and advice for professionals from all levels and industries who are ready to make an important career shift but want guidance on how to do it successfully, reducing risk and wasted time.
In this episode, I share what I’ve seen are the 5 biggest blunders career changers make, and I have to admit that I have made each one of these mistakes myself, which is why I can speak to how easily they can happen if we’re not aware of them and or we’re not making the right decisions and choices.
These blunders are costly, painful and take a tremendous toll on your self-esteem, confidence, and your hopes and visions for the future. And they can hurt your finances, personal relationships, mental and physical health and more.
But there is a way to avoid these career change mistakes, and it starts with remembering that you are an amazing individual with many important gifts, talents and capabilities to share and gaining clarity on exactly what those are.
The question is how to get on the path to leveraging these talents and abilities in new ways that authentically fit with who you really are, and what you want for your life, and for your family and your livelihood.
Listen in for a full look at how to avoid the 5 biggest career change blunders and stay to the end as I reveal the 5 essential steps to take when you want change of any kind, in your career and in any area of your life.
As always, thank you for listening, and please let me know if the information I share today helps you navigate these particularly challenging and ever-changing times we find ourselves in right now.
Highlights from this Episode:
- What is “The Pendulum Effect” that creates havoc in our careers, and examples of the ways that I and others have suffered from it [4:20]
- Why I believe that this is such a common mistake people make, and what to understand before you decide to make a career change [7:50]
- Why it’s essential to have sound financial transition plan in place before you pivot or change careers [10:50]
- How having a firm understanding of (and physically “trying on”) the actual work and tasks you’ll be engaged in in the new career will benefit you in the long run [12:30]
- Why doing functional tasks and work you enjoy is not enough to bring you career happiness and success if you can’t support the strategies, tactics and values of your company and work culture [15:10]
- Examples of times that I didn’t “dig deep enough” to understand what I really wanted and needed in my own career, and why I want you to avoid this costly blunder [16:46]
- How the trap of believing that success will be instant and automatic for you will be detrimental to you and your career journey [22:47]
- A powerful 5-step process to engage in if you wish to make any type of significant change in your career (and life) [27:27]
For More Information:
https://kathycaprino.com/ and https://kathycaprino.com/career-help
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathycaprino
https://www.facebook.com/ElliaCommunications
https://twitter.com/kathycaprino
https://www.instagram.com/kathycaprino/
Resources Mentioned:
Kathy’s Career Path Self-Assessment survey
AND COMING SOON! Kathy’s new Digital “Kathy AI” clone” - available through Delphi.ai!
Wish you had a digital AI career guide and mentor who could answer your career questions whenever you needed support, 24/7? I’ve got just the thing!
Stay tuned for the launch of Kathy’s new “Kathy AI” digital career coach platform via Delphi.ai where you can ask (in writing or via audio chat) your most burning career, professional growth and leadership questions and get immediate, on-the-spot tips and answers from Kathy’s AI knowledge hub. Kathy’s AI hub has been trained with over 2.5 million words from her 1,000+ articles, 2 books, many media interviews, over over 295 podcast episodes, webinars, interviews with over 300 experts and more. Stay tuned and I hope you find this new offering helpful!
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- Gaining clarity and confidence about your next chapter—and communicating that vision.
- Mastering interview skills and answering challenging questions effectively.
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- Building standout LinkedIn recommendations that showcase your strengths and contributions.
- Strategically using LinkedIn to elevate your profile and stand out.
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- Evaluating potential job offers with insight.
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QUOTES:
“Fix, strengthen, and change what is broken now, before you leave [your current position]. I promise you it will allow you to be a stronger, more energetic match to the better thing that you want.” [09:30]
“If you are not behind the strategies, tactics, and outcomes that your company is putting out, then you’re not going to be happy, even if you’re doing functional work that you like.” [15:43]
“You’ve got to dig deep to look at what you really want and need in your career. Will it make you the money you want, and will this full-time professional directly be what you want, or would it serve better as a hobby?” [20:21]
“What I see is that people are often not putting in the work. They’re giving up too quickly. You’re not going to have the success that you want if you just throw in the towel when it gets hard.” [24:04]
“Plan for a commitment to making a change, and don’t underestimate that it will take time, money, and energy.” [27:06]
“Get that empowered perspective before you try to move forward because if you’re coming from a place of disempowerment, the whole process isn’t going to go well.” [29:16]
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Feeling frustrated with the results of quick fixes and short-term thinking? Ready to create a bold, lasting positive impact but feel trapped in outdated approaches and systems? This is the episode for you! Today, we’re joined by the visionary Seth Godin, a globally renowned entrepreneur, bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and marketing expert known for his game-changing ideas in business and leadership.
With 23 bestselling books translated into more than 30 languages, including breakthrough books like Unleashing the Ideavirus and This is Marketing and his latest release, This is Strategy, Seth pushes the boundaries of conventional wisdom, offering insights for thinking bigger, anticipating change, and creating real impact in an unpredictable world.
In his new book, Seth challenges readers to shift from reactive tactics to proactive strategy and provides a roadmap for navigating complexity and achieving long-term success. Join us as we unpack key concepts like the importance of empathy in business, the need to adapt to technological shifts, and how understanding invisible systems can unlock new opportunities.
With over a million subscribers to his daily blog, Seth continues to inspire change on a global scale. Be sure to tune in for a dynamic conversation packed with actionable advice on how to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. You’ll leave ready to think strategically, act boldly, and make your mark!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- The critical difference between strategy and tactics in a world that pushes compliance. [05:51]
- Empathy as one of the four components of strategy and why it's so important. [09:10]
- Why adaptability is key to success, particularly in industries disrupted by technology. [11:17]
- Your origin story and how transformation happens when you challenge old narratives. [16:18]
- How marketing has shifted from hype to building real connections and driving change. [19:11]
- The power of meeting with like-minded individuals to discuss strategy, not tactics. [21:10]
- Recognizing and navigating the systems that drive industries and consumer behavior. [25:42]
- Four threads of strategy: Systems, Games, Time, and Empathy. [28:55]
- Creating the necessary conditions today for a resilient system to be born tomorrow. [31:19]
For More Information:
Seth Godin
Seth’s Blog
Seth Godin Books
This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans
Seth Godin on LinkedIn
Seth Godin on Facebook
Seth Godin on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Read Kathy’s Forbes.com interview with Seth, ‘Seth Godin: What Is Strategy And Why We So Often Get It Wrong’
Find additional links, videos, and other bonus content related to Seth’s #1 bestselling book, This is Strategy, here!
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IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Do you feel ready and excited to make the essential changes you’ve been longing for in your career but need some empowering support to begin?
That help is here!
Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest career potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners.
Save 10% on both my top-rated one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program AND my Most Powerful You video training course that will help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking thousands of professionals from the success, reward, and impact they want and deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for this year. I’d love to help you.
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What FREE career support?
Make sure to join me on my next FREE career coaching call in my monthly series “Ask Coach Kathy.” In this program, registrants are invited to come on a 45-minute LIVE Zoom call and share their most pressing career challenge or problem that they want help with, and I will give you my best advice right on the call, for free! No question is too large or too small, and it can be about any type of professional issue you’re having. I’d love to help you. It’s time to get some outside support and move forward forward fast.
Sign up at kathycaprino.com/ask-coach-kathy and I’ll see you on the next call.
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today (currently in the Top 200 Amazon “Women in Business” Bestsellers!
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“We need to pause in this moment of change – and say, ‘Yeah, but what's worth doing tomorrow?’ Not just repeating what we did yesterday and holding on for dear life. This is one version of bravery: to claim agency and responsibility.” — @ThisIsSethsBlog [0:07:40]
“Someone who doesn't buy from you is doing exactly the right thing for them. – Our job is to create the conditions for them to decide that the right thing for them is to buy from you.” — @ThisIsSethsBlog [0:10:16]
“I like to help people tell a positive story and make positive change happen, [and marketing] was the place to do it.” — @ThisIsSethsBlog [0:20:24]
“When we see a system undergoing change, that is our opportunity to make a difference.” — @ThisIsSethsBlog [0:20:47]
“Being able to describe to people, ‘The change I seek to make is this, the people I'm seeking to change believe this, and these are exactly who they are;’ it either holds water or it doesn't.” — @ThisIsSethsBlog [0:23:06]
“The goal is not, ‘How can I succeed tomorrow?’ It’s, ‘How do I – plant the right seeds in the right soil so that when I fertilize and water them over time, I’ll have a forest when I need it?’” — @ThisIsSethsBlog [0:30:37]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Does your resume tell the best and most compelling version of your professional accomplishments and story? Joining our show today is top-ranked Executive Resume Writer and Coach, Sarah Johnston, founder of the Briefcase Coach. Sarah is recognized as a LinkedIn “Top Voice” and named one of HR Weekly’s Top 100 Most Influential People in HR and her firm was rated “best” for experienced executives by Balance Careers. A former corporate recruiter and industry insider, Sarah is committed to empowering high-achieving professionals around the world in their job search.
During this candid, revealing conversation, Sarah shares her hard-earned wisdom on the biggest mistakes she sees people making when crafting their resumes, and what you can do instead.
Sarah also shares insights on how resume content should differ from our LinkedIn profiles and the most common resume and LinkedIn mistakes she's encountered. We discuss why relying solely on keywords isn't enough, how networking is evolving, how to effectively disclose gaps in our work experience, and the limitations (and also helpful aspects) of generative AI tools in resume writing.
Finally, Sarah shares how she strikes a key balance between personal and professional identities and sharing on a public platform.
Join us today to learn how to craft the most compelling narratives of your work and career journey and great new ways to uplevel your resume and LinkedIn profile today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Meet Sarah Johnston, Executive Resume Writer and Coach. [02:33]
- Making a distinction between resume content and a LinkedIn profile. [05:14]
- The two biggest resume mistakes that people make and how to counteract them. [10:06]
- Establishing whether or not to share your ‘dirty little secret’ when writing a resume. [17:44]
- How to approach keywords and leverage the power of networking. [21:26]
- Sarah’s thoughts on using AI tools to get a headstart on writing your resume. [30:16]
- Two of the biggest mistakes Sarah sees people making on LinkedIn. [34:42]
- Balancing personal and professional identities and when to communicate a stance. [38:40]
- Sarah’s closing advice: don’t skip the self-reflection piece of finding a job. [41:20]
For More Information:
Follow Sarah Johnston on LinkedIn. Learn more about her services as the Briefcase Coach.
Follow Sarah on X.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Julie Robinett’s Book, How to Be a Power ConnectorGreenhouse applicant tracking software Zoho Recruit talent acquisition solution
Example: Kate’s Latest Book, Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms & Do Less Planner
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IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP? GET HANDS-ON HELP TODAY!
Do you feel ready and excited to make the essential changes you’ve been longing for in your career but need some empowering support to begin?
That help is here!
Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest career potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners.
Save 10% on both my top-rated one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program AND my Most Powerful You video training course that will help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking thousands of professionals from the success, reward, and impact they want and deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for this year. I’d love to help you.
REGISTER NOW and use the 10% discount code BRAVEPOD10 to save 10% on these programs TODAY!
Links:
Career & Leadership Breakthrough 6-session Program
The Most Powerful You Self-Paced Video Training Program
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And Join Kathy’s FREE LIVE Monthly Career Advice Call - ASK COACH KATHY
Hi friends! I wanted to make sure to invite you to join me on my next FREE LIVE career coaching call in my monthly series “Ask Coach Kathy.” In this program, registrants are invited to come on a 45-minute LIVE Zoom call and share their most pressing career challenge or problem that they want help with, and I will give you my best advice right on the call, for free. No question is too large or too small, and it can be about any type of professional issue you’re having. I’d love to help you! It’s time to get some outside support and move forward forward fast.
Sign up at kathycaprino.com/ask-coach-kathy and I’ll see you on the next call.
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
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Quotes:
“The resume is very KPI (key performance indicator) and result-driven: we’re going to make sure that we highlight the impact that you’ve had on the business and the bottom line. I view the LinkedIn as two-fold: number one, it’s a story.” — @SarahDJohnston [0:05:23]
“When someone opens your LinkedIn profile to view you and read about you, they only see the first three lines. I want to do everything I can to make that reader click ‘See More’.” — @SarahDJohnston [0:06:03]
“Don’t lie on your resume, but also view the resume as a marketing document. You don’t have to put everything out there, but you have to make sure it’s honest.” — @SarahDJohnston [0:20:34]
“I make my money off of writing resumes, but I will say that a resume alone will not get you a job.” — @SarahDJohnston [0:27:56]
“What ChatGPT can’t do is unearth your value proposition, and that’s what a great resume writer does.” — @SarahDJohnston [0:31:24]
“The one takeaway that I would give to listeners today is to not skip the self-reflection phase of the job search.” — @SarahDJohnston [0:41:20]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
What if the secret to standing out and achieving unmatched success was about doing less, not more? Today, we’re joined by former corporate CEO turned professional pot-stirrer, Erin Hatzikostas, to explore how her 50% Rule can help you throw out half the playbook and start competing in a league of your own by embracing authenticity in bold and unexpected ways!
Erin is a global keynote speaker, author, co-host of the podcast, b Cause Work Doesn’t Have to Suck, and coach-consultant. With two books under her belt, including the recently released The 50% Rule, Erin shares what it truly means to be authentic and how it can become your strategic edge.
In this episode, she reveals the data-driven benefits of authenticity in the workplace, how something as simple as your out-of-office notification can spark authenticity, and why the 50% Rule is both an authenticity hack and the formula for transforming from underdog to unmatched success without working harder, doing more, or being better.
You’ll walk away with actionable insights on how to embrace your authentic self, strategically stand out in competitive environments, and apply The 50% Rule to foster innovation, build trust, and achieve success. This episode is packed with stories, tips, and a powerful framework for anyone looking to elevate their career or business. You won’t want to miss it!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Erin’s unique definition of authenticity (and why it isn’t all about you!) [04:04]
- What it takes to be an authentic leader and how it can be a strategic advantage. [06:35]
- Data-driven benefits of authenticity in the workplace, from employees to the C-suite. [11:03]
- The crucial distinction between being authentic and doing authentic. [20:45]
- A simple, actionable tip to help you expose who you are in the service of others. [27:12]
- Where the 50% Rule came from and why it’s so impactful in all areas of life. [29:26]
- How to toss out half the rulebook and begin competing in a league of your own. [33:41]
- The power of storytelling: the most underutilized authentic leadership strategy. [36:52]
- Ways that you can connect with Erin, read her books, and soak up her wisdom. [38:21]
For More Information:
b Authentic Inc.
Erin Hatzikostas on LinkedIn
Erin Hatzikostas on Instagram
Erin Hatzikostas on Facebook
Erin Hatzikostas on YouTube
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Watch Erin’s TEDx Talk, 'Why You Don't Have to Compromise For Your Career'
Get your copies of Erin’s books, The 50% Rule: Throw Out Half the Playbook to Start Competing in a League of Your Own and You Do You(ish): Unleash Your Authentic Superpowers to Get the Career You Deserve
Listen to her podcast, b Cause Work Doesn’t Have to Suck.
Kathy’s interview “How To Be the Most Power-Full You” on Erin’s podcast b Cause Work Doesn’t Have To Suck
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IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Do you feel ready and excited to make the essential changes you’ve been longing for in your career but need some empowering support to begin?
That help is here!
Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest career potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners.
Save 10% on both my top-rated one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program AND my Most Powerful You video training course that will help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking thousands of professionals from the success, reward, and impact they want and deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for this year. I’d love to help you.
REGISTER NOW and use the 10% discount code BRAVEPOD10 to save 10% on these programs TODAY!
Career & Leadership Breakthrough 6-session Program Build Your Confidence and Impact - 10 session Program
The Most Powerful You Self-Paced Video Training Program
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
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Quotes:
“Authenticity is exposing who you are when people least expect it in the service of others.” — Erin Hatzikostas [0:05:40]
“I’m not saying that you walk in and completely reinvent yourself, but I can guarantee if you start to do little [authenticity experiments], not only will your boss – tolerate it, but they’ll actually be inspired by it.” — Erin Hatzikostas [0:19:54]
“If you had 10 hours to spend on either figuring out who you are or who you want to be, – spend nine of those on the latter.” — Erin Hatzikostas [0:23:42]
“What was just a self-help, get-over-your-crap tool turned into – the formula for going from underdog to unmatched without having to work harder, do more, and be better.” — Erin Hatzikostas [0:33:05]
“I want [people] not only to have success but to do it in a way where you’re – in [your] own league.” — Erin Hatzikostas [0:35:54]
“Storytelling is the most underutilized authenticity/authentic leadership strategy ever because people remember stories 22 times more than facts and figures.” — Erin Hatzikostas [0:37:50]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
If you could never work in your chosen career again, would you be relieved, or would you be disappointed? Dr. Tessa West is a Professor of Psychology at New York University, a leading expert on the science of social relationships, and a researcher focusing on how to improve communication between employees, bosses, and hiring professionals. She regularly contributes to the The Wall Street Journal among other noted publications. She is the author of two books, Jerks at Work which she talked about on her first visit to Finding Brave , and most recently, Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You which focuses on finding out and understanding the psychological source of your unhappiness at work and then taking a series of carefully orchestrated steps to find a career with long-term staying power. During this rich conversation, Tessa shares key insights from Job Therapy. To kick off our discussion, we explore what it might look like to reframe your career by thinking of it as you would a romantic relationship or partnership. She shares how feeling that she was being a jerk to her coworkers sparked the concept of her first book before unpacking the five forms of job dissatisfaction and their true roots. We discuss the importance of understanding that we only see the surface of the lives of others (and make many erroneous judgments about what other people have that we don’t) and why identifying your own core transferrable skills is a superpower. In closing, she shares a powerful tip on truly getting to know yourself in meaningful and productive ways.
Tessa’s grounded perspective in research paired with acute self-awareness makes for deeply insightful listening and learning.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Reframing your career as a relationship to understand the complexity and journey of it. [05:34]
- How being a jerk to her coworkers sparked the concept for her book, Jerks at Work. [11:01]
- Three of the five most common forms of dissatisfaction and their source. [13:54]
- How a theory behind a happy marriage mirrors what it might look like to have a good career. [24:27]
- The importance of realizing that we are not aware of the day-to-day of other people’s lives. [27:40]
- Why a Crisis of Identity is the most common category that people fall into. [29:41]
- Identifying the core skills that can be transferred from one career to another. [33:30]
- What is really necessary to know yourself: try to be a scientific observer of your own experiences. [41:46]
For More Information:
Tessa West
Tessa West on X
Tessa West on Instagram
Tessa West on LinkedIn
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Eli Finkel’s book: The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages WorkTessa’s latest book: Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for YouTessa’s first book: Jerks at Work
Tessa’s first visit to the show: Episode 240
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Do you have a story that can change the world? Bobby Umar, a 5x TEDx Speaker and Inc Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, believes you do. With over 20 years of experience delivering powerful keynotes across four continents, Bobby is a master at helping individuals unlock their potential through authentic connection and heart-based leadership. Bobby is the founder of the Thought Leadership Branding Club, and his influence in the arenas of networking, social media, and personal branding is inspiring. Through his guidance, thousands of individuals have harnessed their true potential to achieve lasting impact in their professional and personal lives.
In this episode, Bobby shares the biggest obstacles people face when trying to land a TEDx talk and how we can best tackle this challenge. He outlines the key steps to securing a TEDx stage, emphasizing the importance of having the right topic, idea, title, and application. Bobby believes each of us has a unique story and experience with the potential to impact lives and change the world.
Tune in to discover how a TEDx talk can elevate your personal brand, build credibility, and grow your career. Bobby’s expert advice will empower you to take the steps necessary to become a recognized thought leader and leverage your story to generate exciting positive change. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to make your mark with a TEDx talk!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Why doing a TEDx talk is so important. [05:22]
- The biggest challenges of doing a TEDx talk. [06:39]
- Which of Bobby’s TEDx talks stands out the most to him and why. [10:04]
- Why anyone can do a TEDx talk: every single one of us has a story. [13:33]
- The three key pieces required for landing a TEDx talk. [16:30]
- Tips for connecting with a TEDx event that’s right for you. [19:33]
- The size of your following and the role it plays in landing a TEDx talk. [23:35]
- Bobby’s signature methodology for landing a TEDx talk and why it consistently works. [27:52]
- The biggest blunders Bobby has seen people make at their TEDx talks. [29:23]
- Two essential things that people who want to do a TEDx talk need to know. [33:36]
For More Information:
Bobby UmarBobby Umar on LinkedInBobby Umar LinkedIn Company Page
Bobby Umar on TikTok
Bobby Umar on X
Bobby Umar on Facebook
Bobby Umar on Instagram
Bobby Umar on YouTube
Bobby Umar on Medium
Thought Leadership Branding Club
DYPB (Discover Your Personal Brand)
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
For a 6-month program that guarantees you land a TEDx Talk, join Bobby Umar’s TEDx Mastery IntensiveTake part in the Thought Leadership Branding Club Membership Community – become one of the first 100 Founding Members and lock in your special intro price forever Don’t miss out on weekly audio rooms on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and monthly live streams on the 3rd Wednesday, all on LinkedInWatch Bobby Umar’s TEDx Talks: Could You Change a Person's Life in 20 Seconds?, School-Learning to Fly, and The 5 Cs of ConnectionAlso check out Kathy Caprino’s TEDx Talk Time to Brave Up
Recommended TED talks we mentioned:Nancy Duarte - The Secret Structure of Great Talks Shawn Achor - The Happy Secret To Better Work
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Hi everyone, it’s Kathy! I’m thrilled you’re here today because I have something truly exciting to share. My 8-week LIVE course, 'The Most Powerful You,' is now open for early bird enrollment!
The course kicks off October 3rd, and if you register by September 25th, you’ll save $300 and receive 7 exclusive bonuses.
This course is the perfect companion to my book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss, and I can confidently say there’s nothing else like it out there that supports women’s transformational growth in this way. Over our 8 weeks together, I’ll personally guide you through critical steps to close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that hold women back from creating a fulfilling, impactful, and successful career.
What’s the ultimate outcome? By recognizing and closing these gaps, you’ll transform and elevate how you see yourself, and how you communicate, lead, work, and engage with others. This profound shift empowers you to finally overcome those lingering, difficult challenges so you can make the impact – with the fulfillment and success - you’ve always dreamed of.
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“TEDx is the best way to have the most impact with the shortest amount of time spent on doing so.” — @raehanbobby [0:05:49]
“People who are speakers – or even people who are thought leaders, have a message for the world. We're trying to serve the audience [and] serve the people that we know will resonate with what we're talking about.” — @raehanbobby [0:15:21]
“Everything you have is an asset.” — @raehanbobby [0:23:49]
“Every single person that I've worked with on TEDx, and has followed my signature methodology, they've all landed the TEDx talk.” — @raehanbobby [0:28:00]
“A lot of people think of personal branding as a means to stand out, which is true, but the really big benefit of personal branding is clarity, purpose, and direction on who you are, who you serve, and the path to move forward.” — @raehanbobby [0:33:58]
“Own that story, share it with the world, and truly make an impact.” — @raehanbobby [0:35:07]
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Don’t forget – you can watch Finding Brave guests on video as well as audio! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Modern life bombards us with stresses our bodies are not physically equipped (or evolved) to handle. It’s no wonder so many of us are overwhelmed and struggling. Luckily, there are effective strategies and tools to help manage and reduce stress. You just need to learn how to tap into them. Here today to help us better navigate life’s stressors is Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, an internationally acclaimed speaker and resiliency expert. With over 18 years of experience in education and psychology, Dr. Robyne is renowned for her transformative approach to stress management and personal wellness. She is also the award-winning author of Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday Resiliency and her new book, Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World. In today’s conversation, you’ll hear Robyne share her expert insights as we delve into practical methods for building resilience and finding balance amidst the chaos. We discuss the five pillars of resilience, from belonging and acceptance to hope and humor, before unpacking the pivotal role of each in maintaining our well-being. Robyne also shares her powerful thoughts on self-compassion, why you can’t shame yourself into doing better, and how our historical ability to adapt continuously inspires her to feel hope for the future. Tune in to discover how to break free from the stress cycle, build periods of rest into your routine, and harness emotional intelligence to create a healthier, happier life! Key Highligts From This Episode:
- Defining resiliency and our innate ability to show up for those who depend on us. [05:32]
- Unpacking the power of hope and how it fits into resiliency. [08:28]
- Signs of toxic positivity and the self-awareness required to reach your goals. [13:17]
- Why we aren’t physically equipped for modern life and how to build in periods of rest. [15:52]
- Tuning into self-awareness and your body’s attempts to reregulate. [21:17]
- The five pillars of resilience: belonging, perspective, acceptance, hope, and humor. [23:47]
- How to acknowledge and address deep existential fears. [35:31]
- Where you can find Dr. Robyne and her latest book online. [39:04]
For More Information:
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe on LinkedIn
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe on X
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Check out Dr. Robyne’s award-winning book Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday ResiliencyDiscover life-changing lessons in her latest work Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World
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IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Do you feel ready and excited to make the essential changes you’ve been longing for in your career but need some empowering support to begin?
That help is here!
Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest career potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners.
Save 10% on both my top-rated one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program AND my The Most Powerful You video training course that will help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking thousands of professionals from the success, reward, and impact they want and deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for this year. I’d love to help you.
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Career & Leadership Breakthrough 6-session Program
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Hi folks! I’m thrilled to share that I’m offering a new Fall 2024 session of my 8-week coaching and training course The Most Powerful You starting October 3rd! In 8 powerhouse weeks together, I’ll train all about the content of my book The Most Powerful You helping professional women address what I’ve seen are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that block women from achieving their most exciting goals, and happiest highest potential and success. This includes imposter syndrome that impacts 75% of executive women today.
The course offers:
- 8 Weekly Zoom Group Coaching calls with me
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- A Private Online Support Group for Members
- 8 GREAT early-bird bonuses
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Spots are very limited so sign up now at mostpowerfulyou.com. And when you register as an early bird, you’ll save $300 and get 8 amazing bonuses. I’ve delivered aspects of this training to over 100 organizations and academic institutions worldwide (including at a division of the United Nations) and participants have called it transformative and life-changing. I’m confident this course will move you forward fast. Hope to see you there!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Do you ever get the sinking feeling that, no matter how hard you work or what you do, it’s never enough? Our culture is stuck in an old paradigm that views success as a destination rather than a journey, attainable by only the lucky few at the top. But what if there was another way?
For insight into her “new paradigm of success,” we are joined by Brooke Taylor, a Transformational Career Coach for women, former Marketing Lead at Google, and global expert in a phenomenon she has coined the Success Wound, which is the pain high-achievers experience when they mistake their success for self-worth.
In this episode, Brooke breaks down some of the most common misconceptions that high-achievers have about success and shares her game-changing methodology to create a powerfully aligned life on your own terms and transform your relationship with success forever.
Tuning in, you’ll learn about the five types of unfulfilled achievers, how your Success Wound might be driving your “success ideal,” and actionable steps you can take to begin to heal. If you’re ready to build a dream career (and an even better life), this episode is for you!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Defining the Success Wound and how it manifests differently in men and women. [04:57]
- What your success ideal might look like when it’s driven by your Success Wound. [11:16]
- Common misconceptions about success and the five "unfulfilled achiever” archetypes. [14:16]
- How to identify whether you’re operating from your wounding or your wholeness. [18:40]
- The sometimes unseen impact of paradoxical expectations of success for women. [23:25]
- Inherently patriarchal capitalistic cultural notions that inform our success ideals. [27:33]
- Why we need to shift our being, working, and thinking to heal the Success Wound. [28:52]
- What a state of aligned ambition looks like and why it’s so important. [32:09]
For More Information:
Brooke Taylor Coaching
Brooke Taylor on LinkedIn
Brooke Taylor on Instagram
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
To discover what 1% of female leaders know that you don’t, sign up for Brooke’s Finally Fulfilled Group Coaching Program!
Get proven steps to reclaim your fulfillment, self-worth, and career clarity with her Healing the Success Wound Mini-Course.
What type of unfulfilled achiever are you? Find out with this quiz.
Read ‘Successful Women Share Advice on How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome at Work’.
Check out the ‘Top Career Coaches For Women’, featuring Kathy and Brooke!
Understand what motivates you to take action with Kathy’s Dominant Action Style Quiz.
Watch 'America Ferrera's Iconic Barbie Speech'.
Get your copy of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Breheny Wallace.
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IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Do you feel ready and excited to make the essential changes you’ve been longing for in your career but need some empowering support to begin?
That help is here!
Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest career potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners.
Save 10% on both my top-rated one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program AND my Most Powerful You video training course that will help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking thousands of professionals from the success, reward, and impact they want and deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for this year. I’d love to help you.
REGISTER NOW and use the 10% discount code BRAVEPOD10 to save 10% on these programs TODAY!
Career & Leadership Breakthrough 6-session Program
The Most Powerful You Self-Paced Video Training Program
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Hi, folks! Kathy here. So, are you thinking of launching a new podcast or have you been at it a while and recognize it’s time for more or better production help to create the best podcast you can? I totally understand — I’ve been podcasting for over 6 years and know how challenging it can be. That’s why I’m very excited to share key info about the great product team I’m using called We Edit Podcasts. I’ve been working with them for well over a year, and I’ve been so happy with the results!
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One in five people is estimated to be neurodivergent, yet efforts to achieve large-scale neuroinclusion in the workplace have largely failed due to superficial “check-the-box” strategies. Cognitive scientist, author, board director, business leader, and neurodivergent employer Dr. Maureen Dunne knows from lived experience and extensive research that we can harness the power of neurodiverse talent to help organizations build thriving cultures. Her national bestselling book, The Neurodiversity Edge, introduces a transformative framework for addressing “the most important human resources opportunity of the 21st century.” As you’ll discover in today’s episode, creating a neuroinclusive workplace isn't just the right thing to do; it can also be a massive competitive advantage.
Join us as Maureen highlights common misunderstandings about neuroinclusion and explains why we need to break free from society’s neurotypical script to embrace the strengths of brains that work differently. She also reveals how organizations can take a values-driven approach to build a culture of sustained authentic inclusion and leverage the enormous untapped talent pool defined by cognitive differences.
For actionable strategies that can transform your organization's approach to inclusion and unlock the potential of neurodiverse talent, tune in today!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- An important definition of neurodiversity as a strengths-based framework. [05:25]
- Ways the average workplace excludes neurodivergent talent (and why it’s a pitfall). [06:42]
- Why “sustained authentic inclusion” is key for building a thriving workplace culture. [11:46]
- How Maureen’s own neurodivergent experiences inspired her to advocate for others. [14:40]
- Insight into the apparent rise of neurodivergent diagnoses in our society today. [21:20]
- What organizations need to do to correct biases against neurodivergent employees. [23:49]
- Updating the interview process to accommodate excellent neurodivergent candidates. [29:27]
- How openly neurodivergent leaders promote neurodiversity-friendly cultures. [33:59]
- Accessible tips for shattering stereotypes and creating more inclusive communities. [36:37]
For More Information:
Dr. Maureen Dunne
The Neurodiversity Edge
Dr. Maureen Dunne on LinkedIn
Dr. Maureen Dunne on Instagram
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Get your copy of Maureen's book, The Neurodiversity Edge: The Essential Guide to Embracing Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Differences for Any Organization, or listen to it on Audible.
Take Kathy’s 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz to learn how you take action!
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IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Do you feel ready and excited to make the essential changes you’ve been longing for in your career but need some empowering support to begin?
That help is here!
Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest career potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners.
Save 10% on both my top-rated one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program AND my Most Powerful You video training course that will help you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking thousands of professionals from the success, reward, and impact they want and deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for this year. I’d love to help you.
REGISTER NOW and use the 10% discount code BRAVEPOD10 to save 10% off these programs TODAY!
Career & Leadership Breakthrough 6-session Program
The Most Powerful You Self-Paced Video Training Program
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Need some great podcast production support? Check out We Edit Podcasts!
Are you thinking of launching a new podcast or have you been at it a while and recognize it’s time for more or better production help to create the best podcast you can? I totally understand — I’ve been podcasting for over 6 years and know how challenging it can be. That’s why I’m very excited to share key info about the great product team I’m using called We Edit Podcasts. I’ve been working with them for well over a year, and I’ve been so happy with the results!
They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style comes through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the creation of terrific show notes, which is an important part of the show for me. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too.
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Do you want to reconnect with yourself and fully reclaim your power? Intentionality might be the key. To guide you on this healing and transformative journey, we welcome Finnian Kelly, the founder of Intentionality Inc., a sought-after speaker and executive coach, a leading breathwork facilitator, and the author of Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation.
Known as the “Business Mystic,” Finnian helps world-changing leaders use his unique Intentionality methodology to achieve new levels of fulfillment, growth, and consciousness in their creative endeavors, relationships, and overall wellbeing.
Drawing from his experiences of creating and selling multimillion-dollar companies and overcoming personal upheavals, Finnian shares his step-by-step process for manifesting Intentionality into success. Join us as we explore the practice of recoding to invest in positive loops over negative ones, the role of choice in Finnian’s definition of intentionality, and the confronting yet liberating realization that we contribute to everything that happens in our lives.
And listen to the full episode for a powerful and transformative live coaching/healing experience that Finnian generously walked me through, that was truly groundbreaking for me.
As you’ll discover, intentionality is so much more than just a concept. It’s a profound shift in consciousness that will enable you to experience what life has to offer more fully.
Key Points From This Episode:
- A deep desire to experience life differently that led Finnian to this work. [04:43]
- The transformative potential of trauma and why we don’t necessarily need to break down to break through. [06:38]
- What intentionality means to Finnian and the role that choice and feelings play. [14:30]
- A compelling live coaching session with Kathy that illustrates the process of awareness, acceptance, recoding, action, and manifestation. [18:15]
- How uncovering a traumatic memory from Kathy’s young adult life revealed a powerful new insight into a key challenge she faces today. [35:17]
- An overview of the framework of Finnian's book and how you can apply it in your life. [39:07]
- What it looks like in practice to take a feelings-first approach to living and leadership. [42:10]
- Where you can go to soak up Finnian’s wisdom (and even meet him in person!) [43:28]
For More Information:
Finnian Kelly
Cascada
Finnian Kelly on Instagram
Finnian Kelly on Facebook
Finnian Kelly on LinkedIn
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Secure your copy of Finnian’s book, Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation!
Kathy’s recommended read, Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives.
Finnian's recommended read, The Presence Process: A Journey into Present Moment Awareness.
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TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Is it finally time to make the change you’ve been longing for in your career but you just can’t figure out how to begin?
It’s time for help and time to invest in yourself, and finally understand—and shift—what hasn’t been working for you, from the job or field to the way you’re treated, the outcomes you’re supporting, the compensation you receive, the leadership impact you’re able to make, and more. Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners. Save 10% on both my one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program and my Most Powerful You video training course that helps you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that are blocking you from the success and reward you deserve.
You can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Now’s the time. Don’t wait! Build the career you’ve been longing for. And do it now. I’d love to help you.
REGISTER NOW and use the 10% discount code BRAVEPOD10 to save 10% off these programs TODAY!
Career & Leadership Breakthrough 6-session Program
The Most Powerful You Self-Paced Video Training Program
———————
Need some great podcast production support? Check out We Edit Podcasts!
Are you thinking of launching a new podcast or have you been at it a while and recognize it’s time for more or better production help to create the best podcast you can? I totally understand — I’ve been podcasting for over 6 years and know how challenging it can be. That’s why I’m very excited to share key info about the great product team I’m using called We Edit Podcasts. I’ve been working with them for well over a year, and I’ve been so happy with the results!
They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style comes through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the creation of terrific show notes, which is an important part of the show for me. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too.
If you’re ready for better production help, definitely check them out and take advantage of their FREE trial episode, allowing you to sample their process and quality to see if it’s a great fit for you. I’m confident you’ll love them. Just paste this link into your browser:
http://weeditpodcasts.com/findingbrave
How do you get people to buy what you’re selling? In this episode of Finding Brave, marketing consultant and behavioral expert Leslie Zane reveals why traditional persuasion tactics often fall short when growing a business, selling an idea, or building your personal brand.
Leslie is an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker, the Founder and CEO of the behavioral science-based firm, Triggers Brand Consulting, and the author of the groundbreaking new book, The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Business and Persuasion.
Tuning in, you’ll learn to challenge conventional wisdom in business and brand building, rethink outdated rules that assume the conscious mind drives our decisions, and discover how to work with the hidden mind rather than against it. Leslie also uncovers the messages that create the most positive associations, explains why relying on existing customers is a trap, and discusses why emotional stories aren’t enough to drive long-term brand loyalty, plus so much more!
If you want to tap into the hidden brain where instinct prevails and create a powerful network of connections that drive people to buy your product, company, or vision, this episode is for you!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- What Leslie means when she says that human beings are unpersuadable. [03:29]
- How to drive growth faster by using new rules that work with the unconscious mind. [05:34]
- Techniques for tapping into the “hidden brain” and recruiting new customers. [11:31]
- Reasons that a purpose-oriented approach is too one-dimensional. [19:20]
- Different ways that marketing has had to adapt to an ever-evolving consumer base. [21:50]
- The Brand Connectome; why a brand is like a seed that grows in people’s minds. [24:24]
- Some of the most common marketing mistakes that businesses make. [30:50]
- What Growth Triggers are and how they can create positive brand associations. [37:08]
For More Information:
Leslie Zane
Triggers Brand Consulting
Leslie Zane on X
Leslie Zane on LinkedIn
Leslie Zane on Instagram
Leslie Zane on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Order your copy of Leslie’s book, The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Business and Persuasion today, or listen to it on Audible here.
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TIME FOR A TRUE SHIFT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
Is it finally time to make the change you’ve been longing for in your career but you just can’t figure out how to begin?
It’s time for help and time to invest in yourself, and finally understand—and shift—what hasn’t been working for you, from the job or field to the way you’re treated, the outcomes you’re supporting, the compensation you receive, the leadership impact you’re able to make, and more. Join me as I coach and guide you through powerful, proven steps that unlock your fullest and happiest potential. For a limited time, take advantage of my 10% discount for you, my amazing Finding Brave listeners. Save 10% on both my one-on-one 6-session Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program and my Most Powerful You video training course that helps you close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps are are blocking you from the success and reward you deserve.
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Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is more than just a reflection of societal values; it’s a strategic necessity that fuels innovation, enhances talent retention, and ensures long-term business success in a competitive global market. Today’s guest, Sable Lomax, is a seasoned global DEI expert, consultant, speaker, and facilitator who joins us to share her experience in helping organizations across a wide range of sectors to supercharge their DEI initiatives.
With a rich background in facilitating DEI sessions for nonprofit, philanthropic, public multinational, and private companies, Sable partners with stakeholders to develop strategic plans, implement new learning and development programming, and design equitable initiatives that make a real impact.
In this episode, you'll find out why DEI isn't just the responsibility of HR professionals (even though many organizations and C-Suite leaders believe so) but a crucial element for building healthy, resilient organizations. Sable also highlights the importance of making DEI a priority, identifies common pitfalls in ineffective (and sometimes harmful) DEI initiatives, and provides actionable advice for fostering truly inclusive workplaces.
Tune in today to discover why prioritizing DEI is not just good ethics but also good business and gain invaluable insights to take your organization’s DEI efforts to the next level.
And don’t forget - You Can Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
You can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please subscribe and leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Strategic challenges that HR professionals are struggling with right now. [05:20]
- Common approaches to DEI and reasons DEI is often overlooked or undervalued. [06:59]
- Why successful solutions to DEI require time, resources, and multiple iterations. [16:34]
- The importance of playing to the strengths of internal DEI experts as well as bringing in external support when necessary. [19:50]
- Ways that ineffective DEI initiatives could actually be harming your organization. [23:04]
- Actionable, data-driven advice to help companies make DEI a priority. [25:17]
- The courage and vulnerability needed to build a healthy, thriving, company culture. [30:38]
- How purpose and self-care can keep you grounded as you work to create change. [36:24]
For More Information:
Sable Lomax
Sable Lomax on LinkedIn
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Are you ready to experience a true breakthrough to become the most confident, inspired, and impactful version of yourself – in your role, leadership, and career?
In 17 years of career and leadership coaching with thousands of people, I’ve observed and researched what I call the “7 most damaging power and confidence gaps” that negatively impact a staggering 98% of professional women, blocking them from reaching their highest and most rewarding career potential. My training helps women of all levels and fields recognize and close these gaps for good. The impact is remarkable, and I’ve seen that the training can shift everything about how you see yourself, how you operate in the world, and what you’re capable of creating and achieving.
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I’m honored that a division of the UN has sponsored it for members of its workplace, and many other companies have had me in to train this content live. If your organization offers expert training and tools dedicated to supporting women’s success, I hope you’ll ask for it in your place of work.
Thank you so much and here’s to all of us becoming the most positive, powerful, and impactful we can be!
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Why is it so hard for many of us to ask the right questions and make the right choices? As the co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and today’s guest, Jeff Wetzler has leveraged his expertise in learning and human potential to develop a game-changing approach to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper relationships by asking different kinds of questions that unlock possibility and connection. Through a five-step process, Jeff teaches how to ask the right questions to create personal and professional growth. He joins us today to talk about his new book, ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life, and to share his personal journey to asking, learning, and connecting more deeply. Tune in as we dive deep into the psychology of what prevents us from asking and sharing honestly, including shame and safety. Using curiosity as an entry point, we explore different contexts for asking questions before diving into the five practices behind Jeff’s Ask Approach. Delving even deeper, we explore a new definition of curiosity as an act of care. We also unpack what happens when we lose our connection to compassion, how to remain rooted in non-judgment to create a safe space for others, engage in meaningful reflection and reconnection, and much more! Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation with a guest who truly embodies his principles.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Childhood experiences that sparked the premise for Jeff’s book. [06:44]
- What asking the right questions does for our relationships. [09:05]
- Blockers that prevent us from sharing honestly with others. [11:38]
- Why curiosity is important across different contexts. [12:47]
- Five practices that underpin the ASK Approach. [14:26]
- The role of compassion and non-judgment behind Jeff’s principle of “making it safe.” [22:29]
- What it means to ask quality questions. [27:07]
- Reflection and reconnection as the final part of the framework. [31:00]
- Three channels that unpack what it really means to listen to learn. [33:37]
- Observing the action piece in order to learn. [35:12]
For More Information:
Jeff Wetzler on LinkedIn
Jeff Wetzler on Instagram
Jeff Wetzler on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Get your copy of Jeff’s latest book, ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life.
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Are you making the most of your LinkedIn profile and presence to help you stand out and achieve your most thrilling career visions and goals?
Thanks for joining me today on Finding Brave! I’m very happy to share news about my new 2-session LinkedIn consulting program, expressly for folks who want to power up their LinkedIn profile and activity and take full advantage of all the amazing features and benefits that LinkedIn provides.
I’m very honored to be a “Top Voice” on LinkedIn with close to a million followers and subscribers, and I have to say that LinkedIn has been a true game-changer for me ever since I started publishing there regularly back in 2015.
With more than 1 billion users globally now, LinkedIn offers so many ways to move your professional endeavors forward. And it’s not just for job search either! It’s a powerful networking platform for anyone who wants to make a bigger impact doing meaningful work they love.
Join me in my unique Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile and Presence Program to take the most essential steps on LinkedIn to present yourself at the highest level and make the most of all that LinkedIn has to offer!
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They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style come through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the creation of terrific show notes, which is an important part of the show for me. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too.
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Please note: This is a special rerun of Episode 130.
“You are not your past. You are all of it, your past, present, and future. So do the work to release the shame, the humiliation, and the negative judgments you have about yourself. Release yourself.” – Kathy Caprino
Over the past several years on Finding Brave, I’ve offered some key information about what I’ve observed are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps along with key chapters from my latest book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. Some time back, I offered a series of 7 podcasts dedicated to these gaps that negatively impact 98% of professional women today, and 90% of men, preventing them from reaching their highest potential, and their happiest, most rewarding success and fulfillment.
In this 7th installment of that series, I share the power gap that may be closest to my own heart and soul. I’m talking about how we unwittingly allow past trauma, pain and challenges that we’ve experienced to continue to shape and define us. And this unwanted pain and shame often brings to our lives unwanted experiences.
I have lived this in such a deep way (and continue to work on it - as you’ll hear in my upcoming interview, Episode #286 with Finnian Kelly - who helped me right on the show uncover a very painful trauma memory from when I was a teen, and connect that to some mindset (and behavioral) challenges I still have around money, work and safety.
I never fully recognized this Power Gap (of how our past continues to shape and define us unless we gain fuller awareness of the trauma and pain events/experiences and work committedly to overcome and release them) until I became a therapist and started doing the work on myself and with others to help us heal.
Unfortunately, life can hurt us badly sometimes and leave deep scars, and no one is immune. Every single one of us has experienced some form of pain, suffering, sadness, isolation, rejection, and trauma in our lifetimes. Many have experienced and witnessed things that alter how they see the world and operate within it. Sometimes, pain and hardship make us close down and stop trusting others.
Other times, it makes us turn our pain into rage and violence against the world. Yet some people, while crushed by their pain for a time, are able to find a way to become more of who they really are at their core – more loving, compassionate, hopeful, helpful, generous, insightful, brave, committed, and resilient and joy-filled — through all of it. And some are fortunate to know exactly how to turn their emotional challenges into new ways to be of service in the world so they can uplift others while expanding themselves.
I sincerely hope that my “The Most Powerful You” series (for content on the other 6 gaps, check out Episodes #124 through #129) is enlightening, and in conjunction with my book and video training program, can help you uncover any power and confidence gaps that may be holding you back at this very moment.
As always, thank you for listening and I would be so happy to hear your feedback on not just this episode, but the entire series and The Most Powerful You book.
Remember that tremendous success, joy, and reward aren’t just reserved for a handful of people, but everyone, including you. You are worthy of an amazing life and career, and it’s waiting for you. If you’d like to know which, if any, of the Power Gaps you may be facing today, take my quick Power Gap quiz.
Highlights from this Episode:
- How trauma appears in our lives, and why it’s so damaging to hold onto [4:10]
- What trauma really is, and how every single one of us has experienced it [4:45]
- How becoming aware of your trauma will benefit all aspects of your life including your career [6:50]
- A powerful example of someone who has transformed her trauma into growth and a life of service to others [8:40]
- The impact and harm your childhood can continue to have in your life as you get older [17:00]
- Why insight into our trauma alone isn’t enough to overcome it and what is needed to move forward to healing [18:02]
- Examples of common workplace trauma that I often see in the people that I work with [18:20]
- What steps you can take to start getting on what I call “the brave healing path” [20:55]
- The specific questions to ask yourself as you embark on your own journey to awareness [33:30]
For More Information:
https://kathycaprino.com/
https://mostpowerfulyou.com/videotraining
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathycaprino
https://www.facebook.com/ElliaCommunications
https://twitter.com/kathycaprino
https://www.instagram.com/kathycaprino/
READY FOR A BIG CHANGE – AND HUGE BOOST – IN WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR YOU – IN A REWARDING AND THRILLING CAREER YOU LOVE?
Are you ready to elevate your career to new heights? Join me as I guide and coach you through proven steps and strategies to unlock your fullest career potential. And for a limited time only, take advantage of my exclusive offer for my podcast listeners:
Take a 25% discount off both my 6-session private Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program and my Most Powerful You video training program that helps you address and close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that negatively impact a staggering 98% of professional women today, keeping them from reaching the success, reward and fulfillment they deserve.
And you can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace.
Transform your career trajectory now and become the leader you dream to be. Go ahead – grab the 25% discount, and let’s work together to help you build a much brighter future. I can’t wait to be of help!
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Resources Mentioned Today:
The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss Official Website (with Trailer)
Order the book at https://kathycaprino.com/mostpowerfulyoubook to become the most powerful version of you and reach your highest, most thrilling potential.
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project
Sign Up For Kathy’s LinkedIn Newsletter, The Finding Brave Circle and her personal newsletter
Her Power Gaps Survey & Her TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up
Kathy’s FREE Career Path Self-Assessment Survey
Finding Brave podcast full series on The Most Powerful You - 7 Power and Confidence Gaps:Episode 124: Power Gap #1: Not Recognizing Your Special Talents and Abilities
Episode 125: Power Gap #2: Communicating from Fear Not Strength
Episode 126: Power Gap #3: Reluctance to Ask for What You Deserve
Episode 127: Power Gap #4: Isolating from Influential Support
Episode 128: Power Gap #5: Acquiescing Instead of Saying “Stop” To Mistreatment
Episode 129: Power Gap #6: Losing Sight of Your Most Thrilling Dream
Episode 130: Power Gap #7: Allowing The Past To Continue to Define You
Lynn Carroll (The Therapy Space)
Cheryl Hunter’s Appearance on Finding Brave & Her TEDx Talk, Wabi Sabi: The Magnificence of Imperfection
Fortier Public Relations
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Kathy’s Forbes Blog with Chip Conley, How Midlife Professionals Can Leverage Their Age, Wisdom And Experience More Powerfully At Work
QUOTES:
“The very first thing I want you to understand is that you’re not silly, you’re not foolish and you’re not weak to be feeling what you feel. It’s often trauma.” [6:05]
“How you integrate what happens to you in your own identity is going to shape not just your personal life and relationships, but your professional life and your career success.” [6:59]
“There are traumatic events that happen in our life, absolutely, but once they happen there are steps you can take to grab back control of your life.” [12:20]
“It’s one thing to have insight, but it’s not enough. Insight doesn’t change your life. Brave action does.” [18:06]
“The problem with these “dirty little secrets” is that if you do not address them with your eyes wide open, they grow bigger and more destructive. They send you underground and they eat at you.” [24:54]
“Often the Universe is doing you a favor by kicking you out of a horrible job and a toxic ecosystem.” [30:20]
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During this episode, Dr. Judy Ho joins us to unpack key concepts from her newly published book, The New Rules of Attachment. Judy isa triple board-certified and licensed clinical and forensic neuropsychologist, a tenured associate professor at Pepperdine University, television and podcast host, and published author. Among her numerous professional pursuits, she conducts neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic evaluations, serves as an expert witness in legal cases, conducts clinical research, provides expert commentary to media, and is a sought-after public speaker.
Join us as we unpack the four attachment styles, and learn how they are formed and ways in which they influence the quality of our relationships and our lives. Judy also shares key key information about how we can begin to unravel the early experiences that have shaped our core beliefs and relational patterns today.
As Judy shares: “If you don’t go into the past to understand why you formed these patterns in the first place, you’re just going to be continuing to be in the same cycle over and over again.”
We also explore powerful mindset and behavioral shifts to empower parents, and Judy shares helpful affirmations that anyone can implement to change their self-talk.
Join us for an instrumental and hopeful conversation filled with valuable insights to help you heal and grow, in your life, career and relationships.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Welcome and introduction to Dr. Judy Ho and the premise of her healing work. [02:33]
- What we learn from our first relational experiences and how they define our approach to relationships as an adult. [08:02]
- Misconceptions about attachment and how to approach healing as an adult. [11:41]
- Hallmarks of the four attachment styles and a practical strategy to work with them. [16:40]
- Negative repercussions of the beliefs associated with anxious and avoidant attachment styles. [21:47]
- How a disorganized attachment style forms and the implications for adult life. [27:15]
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- Affirmations to emulate the self-talk of a securely attached person. [31:00]
- How to approach parenting with mindfulness to support children to form a secure attachment approach. [30:10]
For More Information:
Dr. Judy Ho
Dr. Judy Ho on X
Dr. Judy Ho on LinkedInDr. Judy Ho on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Judy Ho’s Latest Book, The New Rules of Attachment
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READY FOR A CHANGE - AND HUGE BOOST - IN WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR YOU - IN A REWARDING AND THRILLING CAREER YOU LOVE?
Are you ready to elevate your career to new heights? Join me as I guide and coach you through proven steps and strategies to unlock your fullest career potential. And for a limited time only, take advantage of my exclusive offer for my podcast listeners: Take a 25% discount off both my 6-session private Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching program and my Most Powerful You video training program that helps you address and close the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that negatively impact a staggering 98% of professional women today, keeping them from reaching the success, reward and fulfillment they deserve.
And you can participate in both of these programs from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace.
Transform your career trajectory now and become the leader you dream to be. Go ahead - grab the 25% discount, and let’s work together to help you build a much brighter future. I can’t wait to be of help!
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Today, we’re delighted to welcome back return guest, Austin Belcak, who joined us way back on episode five to talk about how to land a dream job at the salary you deserve, as well on episode 89 where he shared his insights on building an exceptional resume that gets real results. Through his personal experiences, Austin has developed a uniquely effective job search system that helped him go from being a new grad with a biology degree (and a job in healthcare) to landing interviews at multiple tech companies, including Microsoft, where he ended up working for over five years and was promoted multiple times.
Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture, where he helps people secure jobs they’re passionate about, without relying on the need for traditional experience or online applications. The platform is a hugely valuable resource for job seekers and offers multiple free tools, including a resume builder and analyzer. He also hosts The Dream Job System Podcast where he shares bite-sized, highly actionable career advice. Additionally, Austin’s work has been featured in multiple publications including, Forbes, Business Insider, and Fast Co. Through his work he has helped thousands of job seekers earn roles at top companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon, without ever needing to apply online.
In today’s conversation with Austin, we delve into the subject of networking, why he’s found it to be infinitely more effective than traditional job-searching methods, and how he developed a jobs system that could help others just like him. We unpack why traditional approaches proved particularly ineffective for him, why he needed advice from people with first-hand experience, and how he went about reaching out to those individuals who could give him the insights he needed to succeed. Our conversation also examines some of the most common misconceptions when it comes to networking and what can be done to address them.
Austin’s parting message emphasizes the importance of investing in yourself and actively creating things that other people will find interesting, before breaking down exactly how this will help your networking journey in the long run. His story serves as a powerful reminder that following your intuition and finding a braver path, will often be far more effective than sticking to more traditional routes. Join us today to hear all of Austin’s eye-opening insights as we discuss the nuances of networking and finding the job you truly want!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Some background on today’s guest, Austin Belcak. [02:03]
- How Austin founded Cultivated Culture. [05:45]
- What made him reject traditional job search practices and try a different approach. [11:35]
- Key factors that helped him determine the job he was looking for and where he wanted to work. [15:36]
- How Austin found high-achieving individuals who would understand his experience, especially coming from a non-traditional background, and how he reached out for their input. [17:33]
- Common misunderstandings around networking and advice on how to address them. [19:55]
- Learning how to cultivate persistence when it comes to networking. [26:58]
- Why people are more ready to invest in people who are already investing in themselves; how to establish channels that create value and make it easier to network. [31:09]
- Where you can find Austin online. [35:16]
For More Information:
Austin Belcak on LinkedIn
Austin Belcak on X
Austin Belcak on Instagram
Cultivated Culture
Cultivated Culture Blog
Cultivated Culture Podcast
Cultivated Culture Tools
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Listen to Finding Brave Episode 5: How to Land a Dream Job at the Salary You Deserve with Austin Becak
Check out Finding Brave Episode 89: Building a Crazy Effective Resume that Gets Real Results with Austin Belcak
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Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching and training for mid to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 Program and The Most Powerful You video and live course, I help female executives and leaders experience what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them close their power gaps and make headway towards their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 17 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaching to support the emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, please feel free to contact me here.
Check out Career & Leadership Breakthrough Coaching Program – Kathy Caprino and Most Powerful You training. I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you!
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They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style comes through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the creation of terrific show notes, which is an important part of the show for me. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too.
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Interviews can undoubtedly be daunting and intimidating, but they also present a thrilling sense of potential and promise. After all, one interview can change the course of your life. So, how do you bring your best self to an interview, regardless of which side of the table you find yourself on? Joining us today to share her keen insights on all things interviewing is Anna Papalia, CEO of Interviewology, and author of Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing.
Anna has a deep and abiding passion for the interviewing process, and has spent the better part of her career studying, researching, and teaching the key tenets of interviewing. She has consulted with multiple Fortune 100 companies, coached over 10,000 clients on how to master interviews, and taught at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Anna is also a career influencer; with over 1.5 million followers on social media, she is using her platform to educate, inspire, and transform the lives of job seekers and hiring managers one post at a time.
We use today’s conversation with Anna to delve into the science of her Interviewology method, why conventional interviewing advice doesn’t work, and how deeper self-awareness can transform your approach to interviews. Learn about the four key interviewing styles and their variations, the critical do’s and don’ts of interviewing, the top mistakes that almost every hiring manager will make, and why practice is essential for becoming better at interviews.
Join us today to hear all of Anna’s remarkable insights on interviewing, and learn how you can show up as your best self, regardless of whether you’re applying for a job or searching for the perfect candidate.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Anna Papalia’s professional background; how she mastered the art of interviewing. [02:18]
• Why self-knowledge is a critical part of transforming how you interview. [11:02]
• The core principles of Anna’s thesis on interviewing, Interviewology. [13:09]
• An overview of the four interviewing styles and their variations. [22:03]
• Why we tend to hire people who are similar to us, the downsides of this, and why diversity is essential for creativity and innovation. [28:23]
• The role of self-knowledge and self-mastery in your journey of transformation. [31:42]
• Key Do’s and Don’ts for job seekers and hiring managers. [36:13]
• The one thing not to say in response to the question, “Why do you want to work here”. [39:31]
• A round of questions from Anna that uncovered Kathy’s interviewing style. [43:05]
• Anna’s parting message: why the real power comes from owning how you are. [45:16]
For More Information:
Anna Papalia on LinkedIn
Anna Papalia on Instagram
Anna Papalia on Facebook
Anna Papalia on YouTube
Anna Papalia on TikTok
Anna Papalia on X
Interviewology
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Check out Anna’s book Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing
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Watching people and observing their behaviors is fascinating for many reasons. Yes, it’s fun, but it can also be very revealing. To learn more about what the behavior and communication of others can tell you about them, we are joined by renowned author, retired FBI agent, and keynote speaker, Robin Dreeke.
With a distinguished career that includes serving as the Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, Robin has honed his ability to navigate complex social dynamics and build unbreakable alliances based on trust. Recognizing the vital role trust plays in business success, he has dedicated himself to helping organizations cultivate trust, enhance communication, and foster strong relationships within their teams and with their clients.
Today, Robin returns to the show to discuss all things communication, particularly what people’s behavior reveals about what you can expect from them. Tuning in, you’ll learn about the power of asking ‘what?’ questions to find out why someone inspires you, how empathy can help you resolve conflict in your relationships, why human beings don’t typically thrive in abundance, what you can glean about a person by how they treat others, and so much more.
Drawing on his extensive experience in counterintelligence and behavioral analysis, Robin provides invaluable insights and actionable strategies that empower individuals and businesses to thrive. If you want to become a true resource and catalyst for the success and growth of others, you’ll find his tips powerful, including learning how to embrace active curiosity and key steps to inspire people to feel safe with you. Don’t miss this eye-opening discussion!
Key Highlight From This Episode:
• How self-awareness, transparency, honesty, and vulnerability counteract toxic shame. [06:29]
• Owning your role in any conflict by understanding how others perceive you and how your experiences and biases color your perception of others. [12:11]
• Insight into Robin’s belief that we are meant to walk the path of life together. [20:05]
• The deeply complex conditions that contribute to war and death in our society. [23:20]
• What someone's behavior toward others tells you clearly about what to expect from them. [27:02]
• A powerful quote from Nelson Mandela and why books are the key to opening your mind. [31:04]
• How to shift the focus from yourself to others with Robin’s four keys to communication. [37:41]
• Actionable advice for holding yourself accountable in your relationships. [40:33]
• Closing with a profound question to ask yourself about your final hours on earth! [41:43]
For More Information:
Robin Dreeke
Forged by Trust Podcast
Self-Mastery Reading List: Robin Dreeke’s Books
Robin Dreeke on LinkedIn
Robin Dreeke on Instagram
Robin Dreeke on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Listen to Episode 160 with Robin Dreeke, ‘Former FBI Special Agent Shares 5 Key Steps to Building Trust and Rapport’.
Check out Kathy’s Valentine’s Day post about self-love on LinkedIn.
Get your copy of Insight: The Surprising Truth About How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think by Tasha Eurich.
Read Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom to help you understand history (and how to change it).
Watch Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
Get these recommended reads by Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens and Homo Deus.
Become the authority in your own life with The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav.
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Sure, we can be successful on the “outside” and make some great money, but I’m teaching you more in this course. I’m teaching you how to experience greater joy, fulfilment, reward, confidence, self-esteem and meaningful impact by becoming the true author of your life, taking the reins and grabbing control of the direction of your career and the ultimate outcomes you support. In the end, you’ll learn how to engage in deeply meaningful, fulfilling and successful career you love and are proud of.
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As many of us are seeing and experiencing firsthand, we’re living in a time of divisive politics and widespread conflict. While these conditions present difficult challenges, it’s also an opportunity for growth if we can find the courage and strength to engage in a new way. This is the belief of today’s inspiring guest, William Ury, who has dedicated his life to transforming conflicts from destructive impulses into opportunities for collaboration and growth. William is a renowned negotiator, anthropologist, and bestselling author whose insights and expertise have reshaped the way we approach conflict resolution. Among other top books he’s written, he is the co-author of Getting to Yes, the world’s all-time bestselling book on negotiation with more than 15 million copies sold. William has served as a negotiator in many of the most challenging disputes of our time, having consulted for the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon, as well as dozens of Fortune 500 companies. He is also the co-founder of Harvard’s distinguished Program on Negotiation, and has served as a negotiation adviser and mediator in conflicts ranging from Kentucky wildcat coal mine strikes to family feuds, from US partisan battles to wars in the Middle East, Colombia, Korea, and Ukraine.
His highly-anticipated new book, Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict, draws on decades of experience to shed light on some of the toughest conflicts of our time and how we can find a way forward. Today’s conversation takes us on a fascinating journey, from William’s first interest in negotiation and conflict resolution as a young child, to the central lessons he lays out in his books, to some of his most intense negotiating experiences with key figures, like Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. We learn about his Pathways to Possible method and how to transform seemingly impossible situations into creative and productive conversations before exploring the concept of self-mastery and engaging the third side in any conflict, and more. Join us as we explore William’s journey and his invaluable insights on navigating both personal and geopolitical conflicts with courage, self-mastery and compassion. Tune in to see conflict in a new light, tap into your innate potential, and approach animosity with curiosity.
Key Points From This Episode:
• Get to know William Ury, how he developed his interest in negotiation, and the many books he’s written on the subject. [01:58]
• How to transform conflict and approach it collaboratively rather than destructively. [07:25]
• The state of conflict in the world today and the courageous leadership required to move us forward. [10:55]
• Key differences between geopolitical conflicts and interpersonal conflicts. [15:43]
• The Pathways to Possible method for negotiating and engaging in conflict. [18:46]
• Three kinds of potential we can unlock to transform seemingly impossible situations into creative and productive conversations. [20:25]
• William’s account of negotiating with Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, in very difficult circumstances. [23:52]
• The self-mastery and learning required to engage the third side in any conflict. [29:55]
• How William prepares for intense conflict (and why he doesn’t attempt to do it alone). [34:35]
• The joy that infuses William’s work, how to tap into the power of play, and the importance of taking a moment to relax before doing something difficult. [35:44]
For More Information:
William Ury
William Ury on LinkedIn
William Ury on Facebook
William Ury on X
William Ury on TED
Harvard’s Program on Negotiation
Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations
Getting to Yes with Yourself: How to Get What You Truly WantGetting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving InPath to Possible
READY TO BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE, PRESENCE, STRENGTH AND IMPACT IN YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP Do you feel you’re just not confident and self-assured enough right now, or that you lack executive presence, communication strength and emotional self-mastery to thrive in your work?
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I’ll be teaching key strategies, solutions, and action steps that come from my own 40 years of high-level work, as well as serving as a Senior Forbes contributor and podcast host, and as an entrepreneur and a career and leadership coach for women around the world. I’ll also be sharing amazing tips from top experts who teach us how to rise and thrive in important work we love.
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We are joined today by Hope Paterson, a global nomad, mother of two, education innovation specialist, and transformation coach. For two decades, Hope has been developing what she calls the Hope triangle: electrifying pathways for humans of all ages working at the intersection of education, innovation, and entrepreneurship. As a coach Hope is steadfast and supportive, walking alongside others as they move from old to new. She is also the founder of Hope Braintrust, a global think tank that hosts live events and collaborations. Her growing online network, the Hope Sparks Network, is a vibrant intergenerational community where people of all ages can connect to share their knowledge and experience. In today’s conversation with Hope, we learn how to embrace more bravery in our lives before delving into the concept of finding intergenerational allies. She shares how she first learned to flex her bravery muscles as a young girl, how her many years as an entrepreneur helped her build a network of brilliant individuals from across the world, and why she was determined to be the hopeful glue that brought them together. Hope also gives listeners her advice on how to put together and run an intergenerational advisory board, the type of individuals who are typically drawn to these communities, and why listening to your community members is essential. Join us today as we engage in a thought-provoking discussion on the power of global, intergenerational connections and the vital role these collectives play in growth, change, and transformation!
Key Points From This Episode:
• An introduction to today’s guest, Hope Paterson. [02:32]
• How Hope first found her bravery and the influence her parents had on her outlook. [05:18]
• Hope’s history as an entrepreneur and the concept of intergenerational communities. [16:46]
• How she established the Hope Braintrust. [18:29]
• What it means to create a non-corporate, loving space to explore what is possible. [21:28]
• Traits Hope typically sees in people drawn to intergenerational support communities. [23:33]
• The power of sharing experiences and knowledge in intergenerational communities. [27:50]
• How to put together and run your own intergenerational advisory board. [31:37]
• Hope’s parting words of advice and where to find her online. [36:44]
For More Information:
Hope Paterson
Hope Paterson on LinkedIn
Hope Paterson on Instagram
Hope Paterson on Facebook
Hope Paterson on X
Hope’s email
Hope Braintrust
Hope Sparks Network
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Check out Hope Braintrust Events to learn more about Hope’s events
Watch the Tony Robbins documentary I Am Not Your Guru
Find Judy Robinette’s book How to Be a Power Connector
Key Quotes:
“I was really fortunate to have a family and a culture around me that encouraged [making] brave choices. And so I started to flex what I call my bravery muscles.” — @Hopescott [0:06:35]
“I'm a huge believer in how much our belief in ourselves [and] our [beliefs] about the world gets forged in the first seven years of our lives.” — @Hopescott [0:09:50]
“I started to think ‘I'm sitting on a goldmine of amazing humans, who don't know each other, [who] are from different cultures and different age groups, different generations. How can I be the bridge? How can I be the translator, the hopeful glue?’” — @Hopescott [0:18:29]
“I always start my events out saying ‘This is a non-corporate loving space for you to explore what's possible.’” — @Hopescott [0:21:28]
“Speak to kind, gentle people to begin with, because it might be a bit awkward and clunky. And then you can move out to the bold connections that might be harder to reach.” — @Hopescott [0:33:29]
“By asking them, [and] by listening, I get to focus more on what they really want, and less on what I think they want.” — @Hopescott [0:36:14]
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Fatimah Gilliam is an author, lawyer, sought-after speaker, consultant, and founder of The Azara Group, a consulting firm that provides diversity and inclusion, leadership development, negotiation, and strategy consulting services to Fortune 500 corporations, senior executives leading billion-dollar businesses, and industry thought leaders.
Her groundbreaking book, Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won't Tell You, is a practical manual of the unwritten rules that can help readers navigate today’s racially polarized world. In short, it’s a ‘how-to’ manual for white people to be less racially offensive; enabling them to develop stronger and more respectful cross-racial friendships and professional relationships with people of color.
Today, Fatimah joins us as “white America’s Black friend” to tell us what others won’t say to our faces nor share about perspectives of color on white behaviors, choices, and interactions. She shares deep, transformative insights from her book, which seeks to open the door to perspectives of color so white people can learn, make better choices, take different actions, and evolve with a diversifying society in the 21st century.
This conversation is an excellent source of well-informed and hard-hitting advice for those looking to move beyond performative allyship and live their non-racist values, rather than just talk about them. As we discuss, this is ideal for anyone who wants to bring the unconscious forward to consciousness, so they can take new actions every day that will directly and powerfully address and combat racism both in our own lives and behaviors, and in the world we live in. Tune in to learn more!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• What inspired Fatimah to write this book and what her intentions are for it. [04:31]
• Ways that being a light-skinned Black woman has impacted her view of racism. [07:57]
• Defining racism and why Fatimah chooses to focus on impact rather than intent. [09:53]
• The ‘how-to’ guide she offers and how Race Rules differs from other books on racism. [13:37]
• How racism is distinct from prejudice with the key ingredient being power. [18:42]
• Fatimah's “Top 5” of 31 race rules and insight into her three-step Bedrock Race Rule. [20:15]
• Othering, marginalization, and how to ensure the language you use isn’t offensive and harmful. [28:00]
• Rules for discussing race for white people who see themselves as anti-racist allies. [33:59]
• Understanding the relationship between defensiveness and exceptionalism. [41:14]
• A favorite passage of Fatimah’s from Race Rules, where to get the book, parting advice, and more. [46:08]
For More Information:
Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You
The Azara Group
Fatimah Gilliam on LinkedIn
Fatimah Gilliam on Instagram
Fatimah Gilliam on X
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Quotes:
“Part of what I’m trying to [change] is the impact of people’s choices and behaviors and not the intent of their choices and behaviors. I want people to make better choices that positively impact communities and people of color.” — @fatimahgilliam [0:10:18]
“This is not about good and evil. It is about whether or not the impact of your choices harms people of color individually and collectively.” — @fatimahgilliam [0:11:05]
“With Race Rules, I’m trying to give people access to information so that they can live their values and not just talk about their values.” — @fatimahgilliam [0:18:10]
“What happens a lot of times when we’re talking about race is we move to all the other ‘isms’ and don’t focus on what is the hardest thing for American society to focus on: – having a conversation, evaluation, and analysis of race in peoples’ [personal and professional] lives.” — @fatimahgilliam [0:39:44]
“[All whites in America], even the person who is the most woke, liberal, and progressive, all of them are engaging in decisions in small [and] big ways that – have a harmful, racialized, negative impact on people of color.” — @fatimahgilliam [0:43:22]
“People can change collectively and individually. It has to start somewhere and I see Race Rules as my patriotic contribution to American society so that we can evolve.” — @fatimahgilliam [0:51:25]
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They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style comes through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the creation of terrific show notes. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too.
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It’s been proven that playing competitive sports continues to contribute significantly to the success and leadership growth that women experience in later life and in their careers. Joining me to share her first-hand insights and key observations from her own career and from recent important research on this topic, is Lara Abrash, Chair of Deloitte US, the largest professional services organization in the United States.
Originally drawn in by Deloitte’s social impact contributions, Lara began her time with the company 30 years ago, having held various leadership positions including Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Deloitte and Touche LLP. Working alongside over 170,000 professionals, Lara leads the Board of Directors with a purpose-driven mission to see diversity and inclusion at every level.
To kick off the conversation, we dive into Deloitte’s pivotal study on the relationship between girls and women in competitive sports and leadership in the workplace later on in life. Lara shares her own experiences of playing softball, baseball, and tennis, revealing the essential skills she learned along the way.
Next, we delve into the power of sports to foster skills development that women often don’t have the opportunity to develop elsewhere. We also discuss whether or not there is a place for emotional vulnerability in the workplace, and what changes when leaders are honest about their experiences. Join us today to hear all this and more!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Introducing Lara Abrash, and her 30-year background leading up to her role as Chair of Deloitte US. [02:21]
• Deloitte’s history supporting female leadership and men's and women’s sports. [04:00]
• Surveying the relationship between girls and women in competitive sports and leadership in the workplace. [05:14]
• Lara’s early experiences playing competitive sports and how they shaped her. [07:56]
• How sports encourage players to develop self-mastery, confidence, and teamwork. [11:16]
• Why women often lack the necessary knowledge and skills to be recognized for their abilities. [17:49]
• The important role of human connection, vulnerability, empathy, and compassion. [21:57]
• How Deloitte fosters a sense of safety and belonging in the workplace. [25:29]
For More Information:
Lara Abrash on LinkedIn
Lara Abrash on X
Deloitte US
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Kathy’s Forbes.com interview with Lara Abrash - Deloitte’s New Survey Links Playing Sports to Career Success for Women
Deloitte’s Survey That Reveals the Link for Women Between Playing Sports and Career Success
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Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
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Note: This is a special airing of a “holiday favorite selection” and is a repeat of our Finding Brave holiday episode #208.
“You just have to believe that there’s a higher version of you that you can tap into and that can access higher-level wisdom, insight, solutions, strategies, people, and connections. If you believe it, and if you believe it strongly, it’s amazing what happens in your life.” – Kathy Caprino
As we approach the end of another year, once again I’m happy to share this special “Holiday Selection,” featuring some of the top Finding Brave episodes that have previously aired, to help you enter 2024 with even more bravery, inspiration, and motivation to pursue and achieve your most important and meaningful goals.
Today, I’m excited to bring you an episode from late 2018, where I shared a helpful year-end strategy of reflection — the process of reflecting back on the past year in an in-depth, careful, and probing way, exploring all that you’ve learned and experienced, created, and also “failed” at. (Note: I don’t perceive “failure” the way many others do. I view it as a vital learning” opportunity — as an effective experience that, when viewed from a positive framework, helps us get much clearer on who we are, what we need to thrive, and what we really want in our lives.
This reflection process helps you connect in a powerful, deep way with your ultimate dreams and desires, and it highlights where you’ve been living “off course” – far away from what your most authentic self really wants.
In this episode, I explore what I’ve found to be six essential reflection questions that are perfect for this time of year, to help us take stock, expand our gratitude and appreciation for all that we are today, and set the wheels in motion for shifting our approach to how we operate, communicate, and engage with others and with our core challenges and power gaps. This reflection process hatches important new revelations, and sets the stage for a brand new future.
As always, be gentle and compassionate with yourself as you reflect, and remember that everything that’s happened can be used to bolster and uplift you, if you let it. At the end of the show, I sing a little song to welcome in the New Year, from my heart to yours. I hope you enjoy it!
I’d love to hear how your answering these six questions impacts you and what it reveals. And I welcome your suggestions for any future topics or interviewees that you’re interested in hearing from. Please reach out to me by email, or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and say hello and share your ideas!
I wish you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year and I’m looking forward to connecting with you and serving up fresh, new episodes of Finding Brave in 2024 that will move you forward to create life and work as you dream it to be.
Happy New Year!
Highlights from this Episode:
- The benefits of reflection and what it can help you achieve these next 12 months [5:27]
- What our lives are giving us, but we often miss [08:58]
- Why you need to celebrate all of your wins, no matter how small you may think they are [10:30]
- What I tell myself when things don’t seem to be working out for me and how we can reframe our experiences to benefit from them [14:31]
- Why focusing on desired “outcomes” can be more helpful and instructive than “goals” and how turning your “mess into a message” can give you great clarity on what to do next [15:13]
- Don’t agonize and overly attach to the specific “how’s” - just start moving forward any way you can [17:08]
- Visualization truly works – here’s an exercise that I do [19:24]
- What is your “higher self” and how you can receive help from it [22:29]
- What is one thing that is needed to overcome your resistance [26:37]
- The reasons that accountability is needed and where we can get it [28:05]
- The power gaps that keep people from thriving in their lives and in their work [29:30]
- How you can move past a traumatic event and finally let it go [34:48]
- My theme word for the year and an invitation for you to create one as well [35:26]
- A little song for you to welcome in the New Year [37:15]
For More Information:
kathy@kathycaprino.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathycaprino/
https://www.facebook.com/ElliaCommunications/
https://twitter.com/kathycaprino
https://instagram.com/kathycaprino
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Episode 50: How To Reduce Pain and Conflict With Family and Friends This Holiday
Amazing Career Project Module – The Lessons Life is Trying to Teach You and Why You’re Not Learning them
Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life by Shakti Gawain
Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman’s Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power and Purpose
Finding Brave Episode 46: 7 Damaging Power Gaps That Keep You From Thriving in Life and Work
Kathy’s Forbes post on How To Stop Staying ‘I’m Sorry’ When You’re Not (And Why You Need To)
Other episodes for the holiday season: #186 with Joseph Grenny - How to Have Those Difficult But Crucial Conversations with Friends and Colleagues
#195 – with Dr. Fred Luskin - How to Forgive Someone When You Feel You Can’t
#271 - with David Jurasek - How to Recognize and Release the Damaging Shame You Hold
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Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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QUOTES FROM TODAY’S SHOW:
“Nothing is wasted — everything you’ve learned and everything you’ve experienced, even if you’ve fallen flat on your face, is useful. What we want to do is leverage everything we’ve been, done, and learned, and then build on that for the next chapter.” [5:53]
“You can’t just be grateful for the amazing stuff. It helps propel you forward when you can also be grateful for the difficult stuff.” [6:50]
“I am a fan of helping people realize they do have an idea of what they want. They absolutely do, but they just don’t recognize that as a valid idea.” [14:55]
“I get a lot of juice out of turning my mess into a message. Could you?” [16:32]
“Envision what would be a happier, more abundant, prosperous, successful, and joyful experience. See yourself with all your senses in it and I promise you that paves the way for it to come to pass.” [20:52]
“What habit can you build that’s going to help you get to where you want to go?” [28:28]
“If you isolate and you won’t ask for help, you’re never going to get it and you’re going to stay stuck.” [31:44]
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I’m so thrilled that recently, a division of the United Nations has sponsored several memberships to The Most Powerful You course for their staff members and what a powerfully supportive move that is, to bring real-world effective career and leadership training to professionals in their work cultures, to help them thrive and succeed and the highest level possible in their work and projects.
Coaching so many professionals and leaders as I do each year, I see that leadership and career growth training programs today are often NOT effective because they simply don’t go deep enough to address what really holds us back from thriving, believing in ourselves, recognizing our talents and abilities, communicating effectively, asking for what we need, saying “STOP!” to mistreatment, building a great support community, and making the true impact we long to.
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How do we separate our work selves and our personal lives when technology and social media have made those lines blurrier than ever? Joining us today to unpack this topic and three key “future of work” trends is Elizabeth J. Sandler, founder and CEO of Echo Juliette, a forward-thinking company that works with executive teams on strategy and leadership development. Elizabeth is a seasoned professional with 25 years of experience as a COO and Strategist in Investment Banking and Private Equity in the US and UK. In 2019 she left her corporate career to pursue her mission of making workplaces more successful and fulfilling for everyone. Her company Juliette Works advises organizations on investing in Key-Suite women — a fundamental component of any organization. Elizabeth also serves on the board of two public companies, two private equity funds, and two non-profits, and is a sought-after speaker at conferences, companies, and universities.
In today’s conversation, we hear from Elizabeth about three top-of-mind “future of work” trends, before discussing how a comprehensive understanding of these trends today can serve us in the long run. Tuning in you’ll learn about the transformative potential of AI in our work lives; how companies should be approaching social media; and the key things we need to understand about the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) landscape. The introduction of technologies like generative AI has already had a huge impact on how we work, but this is only the beginning. How we choose to show up and implement these technologies will shape our work lives for years to come. To hear all of Elizabeth’s thought-provoking insights on the transformative impact these developments could have on the future of work, be sure to tune in today! Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Introducing today’s guest, Elizabeth J. Sandler, and the story of how she and Kathy connected and became friends. [02:06]
• Unpacking generative AI in the workplace as a “future of work” trend and the transformational impact it could have on our work lives. [09:55]
• The limitations of standard stock images, navigating inherent bias, and how businesses can use generative AI for consistent, creative, and specific branding. [12:13]
• How AI can be integrated with leading technologies to help humans in the workplace. [20:50]
• The expertise required to prompt generative AI in a way that will eliminate bias and ensure proper diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). [25:31]
• Breaking down the impact of social media as a “future of work” trend; the complexity of how we embody (and separate) our work and personal selves online. [28:33]
• Being open to understanding different perspectives at work, and why an alignment of values between yourself and your organization is so important. [35:32]
• Unpacking DEI as a “future of work” trend; the growing scope of DEI efforts and the challenge of managing it all. [45:11]
• Cultivating more empathy for the lived experiences of others. [49:49]
• Discover where you can go to find Elizabeth’s work and connect online. [26:23]
For More Information:
Echo Juliette
Elizabeth J. Sandler on LinkedIn
Elizabeth J. Sandler Linktree
Juliette Works
Juliette Works on Facebook
Juliette Works on Instagram
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Read Kathy’s article ‘The 'Barbie' Movie Missed the Mark for Me - Did It Work For You?’ Check out the LinkedIn post and poll that connected Elizabeth and Kathy
Listen to Episode 270: Masculinity at a Key Crossroads with Ludo Gabriele
Visit Midjourney to use generative AI to create consistent branding imagery Check out Adobe’s generative AI tools, Firefly and Sensei GenAI
Use DALL·E to create images from text
Discover how to use Pictory for video creation
Learn about Elizabeth’s Core Values
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Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching and training for mid to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 Program and The Most Powerful You video and live course, I help female executives and leaders experience what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them close their power gaps and make headway towards their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaching to support the emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, please feel free to contact me here.
Check out Career & Leadership Breakthrough Coaching Program - Kathy Caprino and Most Powerful You training. I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you!
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Are your thoughts and actions regularly dictated by a harsh inner critic? Do you find yourself filled with feelings of unworthiness and that you are undeserving of love? If so, you may well be dealing with the symptoms of core shame. Our guest, David Jurasek, knows firsthand the devastating impact shame can have on your life and relationships, and he joins us today to shed light on this urgent topic. Drawing on his 25 years of experience as a mentor and therapist, David’s work is defined by his belief that your biggest source of sabotage is driven by core shame. He is the founder of Powerful and Loving, a community helping men and boys become powerful leaders who cultivate thriving relationships. Additionally, he is the author of My Heart Is A Muscle, a book that he wrote with the hopes of moving 500 men in the deepest way possible. In today’s conversation, we unpack the concept of core shame, where it tends to stem from, the devastating impact it can have on our lives, and how we can begin to release and heal from it. David opens up about the role that shame played in his life and explains why identifying its root cause is so important. We explore how our shame-based society prevents us from looking inward and the power of healthy relationships and community in helping us heal from shame. Our conversation also investigates the role of shame in our relationships and how we can break patterns of blame and criticism, before exploring how to go about dethroning your inner critic, followed by simple and effective techniques to help you process and let go of shame. Today’s episode is filled with profound insights and will give you a newfound understanding of the complexities of shame and its impact. We hope you’ll join us for a thought-provoking and empowering conversation on healing from shame and the power of love and community.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Unpacking the concept of core shame, the impact of seeing yourself as unworthy or unlovable, and how this influences our lives and behavior. [06:40]
• Why it’s so important to understand where your shame comes from and what it’s attached to. [12:10]
• David’s vulnerable account of how shame impacted him, and how the kindness of a friend, who had confronted his own core shame, altered David’s life. [21:23]
• The symptoms of shame, why most people don’t realize they are carrying core shame, and why a shame-based society doesn’t want us to look internally. [26:13]
• How patriarchal, racist, and capitalist systems have created a shame-based society, and what David has learned from studying healthy communities. [30:17]
• Understanding how shame can show up in relationships; how we project our shame onto loved ones; and what it looks like to unlearn shame and your unique conditioning. [33:40]
• Dethroning your inner critic and how this shifts your perspective; the physiological effects of releasing shame; effective and accessible techniques for letting go of shame. [39:37]
• The nuances of shame and how interrogating it can teach us powerful lessons about our natural gifts. [49:40]
• Find out where you can learn more about David’s work and get in touch. [55:47]
For More Information:
David Jurasek on LinkedIn
David Jurasek on Instagram
Powerful and LovingCritical Love
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Check out David’s book My Heart Is A Muscle
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Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough coaching programs, I help women address root causes of their core challenges today, and move through those challenges to create what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. I also help them close their damaging power and confidence gaps and embrace their most exciting visions for the future, along with experiencing greater self-worth (sometimes for the very first time in their lives) so they can move forward to greater joy, reward and fulfillment
In the past 16 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaches to support the emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, please feel free to contact me here.
Check out my private coaching programs >> Kathy’s Career & Leadership Growth Help. I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you!
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In the pursuit of gender equity, Ludo Gabriele emerges as an esteemed authority, globally acclaimed for advocating healthy masculinity. As a trailblazing thought leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), he welcomes nuance, disagreement, and holistic inclusion, inviting change and transformation. Ludo is the founder of Humen Leaders, a leadership advisory practice devoted to advancing healthy masculinity in the workplace and beyond.
As the senior director of branding of the MARC (Men Advocating Real Change) Initiative at Catalyst, Ludo led its full rebranding, from storytelling to visual identity. He delivered more than 100 engagements with senior leaders, top-tier media, and academics. He also led the learning design and implementation of two ground-breaking events on healthy masculinity in the workplace: the MARC Summit in 2020 and Real Change with MARC in 2022. His expertise has notably been featured on Forbes, BBC, and Vice.
As masculinity reaches a crossroads, Ludo joins us to discuss the significance of celebrating International Men’s Day in 2023. We delve into some of the key challenges that men face today, examine the state of masculinity, and suggest ways to avoid zero-sum thinking in the pursuit of holistic gender equity.
Tuning in, you’ll also learn about the cultural shift required to make real progress, the difference between equity and equality, the importance of being receptive to opposing views, and more. For a fascinating conversation about what must change to create a better world for all, don’t miss this eye-opening conversation with Ludo Gabriele.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Ludo’s take on the importance of celebrating International Men’s Day in 2023. [05:43]
• Conformity and conflicting narratives about masculinity in today’s patriarchal culture. [12:13]
• The perception of “soft skills” as feminine and why progress requires a culture change. [15:33]
• Societal challenges for men and boys that can ultimately lead to self-harm, poor mental health, and even violence. [20:10]
• The identity crisis many men face today and the importance of building community. [27:05]
• What it means to Ludo to take a holistic approach to gender equity. [31:33]
• How to help men avoid zero-sum thinking (that when one group wins another must lose) when it comes to “leveling the playing field.” [35:43]
• Key takeaways about gender equity and practical advice for both men and women. [38:49]
For More Information:
Ludo Gabriele
Humen Leaders
MARC Initiative at Catalyst
Ludo Gabriele on LinkedIn
Ludo Gabriele on Instagram
Ludo Gabriele on X
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Learn more about the significance of International Men’s Day.
Gain insight into the challenges that men face today in the State of American Men Report 2023.
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Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated career and leadership breakthrough coaching programs. I help both men and women get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them close their power gaps and embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 professionals across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help people build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaches to support the emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, please feel free to contact me here.
Check out my top four career and leadership growth programs here >> https://kathycaprino.com/career-help/#coaching. I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you! And use coupon code “UNSTUCK25” at registration checkout to get a 25% discount this week.
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They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style comes through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the creation of terrific show notes, which is an important part of the show for me. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too.
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When it comes to building learning programs that move individuals and organizations forward, today’s guest believes that we have to look beyond the obvious and take risks to make bold moves. According to Jon Peters, almost nothing is out of reach if we explore alternative paths.
Jon is the Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of AthenaOnline, an award-winning e-learning company that developed and released the first enterprise “microlearning” platform. He’s also a board member of the Institute for Management Studies (IMS), as well as a director and producer. Throughout his career, Jon has combined his passions for art and technology, running an award-winning technology-focused ad agency and working in computer marketing, corporate development, design, visual effects, and film.
In our conversation today, Jon shares his advice for leading your own organization and explains why innovation can’t take place in a vacuum, highlighting the importance of creativity, working backwards from your purpose, asking “what if?” and introducing diverse perspectives. Tune in today for an extremely insightful conversation with a truly innovative problem-solver and creator.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• The importance of defining your purpose first and working backwards to implement it. [05:53]
• Advice for B2C companies about when to pivot and when to double down. [08:37]
• Why approaching problems head-on doesn’t work for innovative problem solvers. [14:36]
• The essential role of asking “what if?” and conducting the necessary research. [18:00]
• Jon’s take on diverse perspectives as an essential ingredient for innovation. [20:07]
• How you can benefit from avidly pursuing creativity, whatever form it takes. [24:14]
• What many organizations “get wrong” when it comes to adopting new innovations. [28:46]
• A closing anecdote about DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg that illustrates the value of embracing failure. [33:04]
For More Information:
Jon Peters on LinkedIn
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Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 Program, I help professionals get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them close their power gaps and embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 professionals and leaders across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help people build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaching to support the emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, please feel free to contact me here.
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In a society that constantly pushes us to do more, achieve more, and be more, how do we ensure that we're not running on empty, or worse - experiencing debilitating physical, emotional and mental symptoms of stress? Joining us today to help unpack this complex topic is Dr. Neha Sangwan, who went from working on the frontlines of healthcare as a hospital emergency room physician, to becoming a key voice on burnout as an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Her transformative new book Powered by Me: From Burned Out to Fully Charged at Work and in Life, was inspired by her own experiences as a young hospital physician when circumstances forced her to navigate the difficulties of extreme burnout. She is also the founder and CEO of Intuitive Intelligence Inc., where she combines the science of medicine with the art of communication to transform workplace cultures. In our conversation, Neha opens up about her life-altering experience with burnout, the impact it had on her, and how it reshaped her entire perspective on life and work. We delve into the complex nature of burnout, why it’s different for every individual, and explore the cultural, systemic, and personal dimensions of burnout. We also discuss our values as a society, why Neha believes burnout is a global epidemic and reflect on what would be needed to address our collective mental health crisis and return to equilibrium. If you’re interested in learning more about how to balance the relentless pace of modern life with genuine self-care, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. Tune in for Neha’s invaluable insights and take that crucial step towards reclaiming your well-being!
Key Points From This Episode:
• The life-altering experience that compelled Neha to write about burnout. [05:20]
• Learning to understand why burnout is such a complicated issue: the impact of culture, systemic factors, and trauma. [19:21]
• Why it can be so challenging for experts to be vulnerable and ask for help. [21:01]
• How moments of crisis can shift our perspective and equip us to better help others. [22:10]
• What it’s like to undergo a paradigm shift; an overview of the five levels of agreement and how to make the transition from insight to personal accountability. [25:57]
• A breakdown of the three pieces of burnout: me, we, and the world. [32:40]
• Key factors that are contributing to our collective mental health crisis. [40:55]
• Our outward focus as a society and the opportunity we have to invest in ourselves and come back into balance. [45:51]
• How to assess where you are on the spectrum from burnout to fully charged. [48:24]
For More Information:
Neha Sangwan, M.D on LinkedIn
Neha Sangwan, M.D. on InstagramNeha Sangwan, M.D. on YouTubeNeha Sangwan, M.D. on TikTok
Neha Sangwan, M.D. on X
Neha Sangwan, M.D. on Facebook
Intuitive Intelligence Inc
Intuitive Intelligence Burnout Rx AssessmentPowered by Me: From Burned Out to Fully Charged at Work and in Life
Talk Rx: Five Steps to Honest Conversation That Create Connection, Health, Happiness
Dr. Neha Sangwan TEDx Talk: Changing and Letting Your Heart Speak
Dr. Neha Sangwan at TEDx Berkeley: The Communication Cure
Dr. Neha Sangwan TEDx San Luis Obispo: The Community Cure
Other resources mentioned in this episode: The Joy Luck Club
Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough private coaching program, I help women get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them close their power gaps and embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaches to support the emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, please feel free to contact me here.
Check out Career & Leadership Breakthrough Coaching Program. I hope you’ll register now. I’d love to support you!
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Are you thinking of launching a new podcast or have you been at it a while and recognize it’s time for more or better production help to create the best podcast you can? I totally understand – I’ve been podcasting for over 6 years and know how challenging it can be. That’s why I’m very excited to share key info about the great product team I’m using called We Edit Podcasts. I’ve been working with them for well over a year, and I’ve been so happy with the results! They’re a full-service production agency and their services give me access to a wonderful team of seasoned audio engineers and editors who help create a polished, professional sound. And they work hard to ensure that my particular podcasting approach and style comes through in every episode. They also help me make sure my guests are reflected in the best possible light through the development of terrific show notes, which is an important part of the show for me. Their process is easy and streamlined, and their responsiveness and customer service are terrific too. If you’re ready for better, easier podcast production help, definitely check them out and take advantage of their FREE trial episode allowing you to sample their process and quality to see if it’s a great fit for you. I’m confident you love them. Just paste this link in your browser >> weeditpodcasts.com/findingbrave
Relationship expert, trainer, speaker, and author Dr. Eric FitzMedrud uses his wide-ranging expertise to teach men how to hone their consent skills for stronger relationships and hotter sex, and also has witnessed how consent enhances connection, reward, respect and fulfillment in work and organizational settings as well.
As a therapist committed to helping people live more meaningful, connected lives, Eric wrote the book The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex to offer much-needed tools for instruction, healing, and growth. As you’ll discover in this episode, these tools can assist us in nearly all aspects of our lives.
Today on Finding Brave, Eric paints a clearer picture of consent-driven leadership, highlights some of the systemic barriers that hinder the creation and growth of a consent culture at work, and delves into the emotional responses that often make the word “no” so difficult to hear and accept and what to do to shift that.
We also touch on the important role of curiosity, open dialogue, vulnerability, and more. For a broader view of consent and how it can help you build deeper connections and mutual respect in life and work, be sure to tune in today!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• How toxic masculinity negatively impacts men, not just women and others. [03:55]
• What consent is and why many of us lack the skills to communicate our needs. [08:10]
• The biggest problems that men have with consent in their intimate relationships. [14:29]
• Why receiving a “no” can be so difficult to deal with, the role of curiosity, and how to empower yourself using the things within your control. [17:00]
• The importance of (re)examining unconscious assumptions in relationship contracts. [24:11]
• How to ask better questions and encourage participation in consent conversations at home and at work. [30:40]
• A look at what consent-based leadership looks like and why open dialogue is crucial. [35:52]
• An invitation to add to and share your takeaways from this conversation with us! [42:53]
For More Information:
Dr. Eric FitzMedrud
Dr. Eric FitzMedrud on LinkedIn
Dr. Eric FitzMedrud on Twitter
Dr. Eric FitzMedrud on YouTube
Dr. Eric FitzMedrud on Instagram
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Order your copy of The Better Man and gain FREE access to The Better Man Summit!
Check out Kathy’s LinkedIn post on the Barbie movie and read her article, ‘The ‘Barbie’ Movie Missed the Mark for Me – Did It Work For You?’.
Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid- to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough private (1:1) Coaching Program, I help women achieve and create what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment in work that matters to them. And I also help them close their power gaps and embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I’ve worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents. Before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. For organizations looking for top-level career and leadership coaching to support for your emerging and seasoned female leaders in your workforce, I’d love to support you. My programs address the most important topics that have to be examined if true diversity, equity and inclusion is to be achieved in your organization. The Most Powerful You video and live training program delivers powerful and transformative results! Please feel free to contact me here for more information.
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Quotes:
“Consent is the process of using our communication skills to deliver the love that’s in our heart, to deliver positive intentions for connection – and also to telegraph what our needs are so that people are empowered to give us what we need.” — @drericfitz [0:08:19]
“Managing [our] emotions is a foundational principle underneath the scaffolding of consent conversations.” — @drericfitz [0:16:28]
“‘No’ can mean a lot of different things but often, when we lean into our emotional response, it feels like rejection even when it isn’t.” — @drericfitz [0:17:45]
“When we are living a multi-dimensional, thriving life, the desperation to get this one particular domain from this one particular person shifts. It becomes something we want to offer instead of something we’re trying to get.” — @drericfitz [0:22:05]
“When things move too fast, there can be a systemic barrier to the process of giving and maintaining the consent process or consent culture at work.” — @drericfitz [0:40:17]
“We need to work with each other to build a conversation of consent.” — @drericfitz [0:43:36]
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As our reality becomes more entwined with social media, an ever-increasing number of girls and women are engaging in self-objectification. And while gaining money, resources and agency may seem empowering, there are hidden impacts to this behavior that can have far-reaching consequences for women, girls, and our society as a whole. Today’s guest, Dr. Caroline Heldman, describes this phenomenon as ‘the sexy lie’ and outlines it in her new book The Sexy Lie: The War on Women’s Bodies and How to Fight Back. Dr. Heldman has spent the bulk of her career engaging in issues around gender and social justice. She has published seven books on gender justice and politics and is a professor of Critical Theory & Social Justice at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in numerous documentaries, including Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In. She is also the Executive Director of The Representation Project, a political commentator for Spectrum and CNN, and co-founder of the New Orleans Women’s Shelter, the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum, End Rape on Campus (EROC), Faculty Against Rape (FAR), and led the End Rape Statute of Limitations (ERSOL) that successfully abolished the time limit on prosecuting rape in California. In today’s conversation with Caroline, we tackle the difficult topic of how women are sexually objectified, the way it’s normalized within mainstream culture, and how this makes it virtually impossible for women to achieve full value in society. Caroline provides a comprehensive breakdown of ‘the sexy lie’ and how mistaking attention for power has led to the common misconception that self-objectification is empowering before unpacking the profoundly harmful effects of objectification on girls and women. Listeners will also hear her expert insights on the role of capitalism, profit margins, and the patriarchy in women’s sexual objectification and the structural changes it will take to alter these entrenched systems of power. Our conversation also explores the insidious impact of objectification culture in the workplace before hearing some much-needed advice on what women can do to fight back against internalizing the sexy lie and how to change society for the better. It’s no secret that our culture objectifies women, but by facing it head-on, naming it, and recognizing it for what it is, we can find new ways to ignite change and fight for better outcomes. Caroline is a deeply inspiring guest and I personally learned so much from this conversation.. Be sure to tune in to this today and share it with the men and women you know.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Introducing Dr. Caroline Heldman, her definition of “the sexy lie” is, and the harmful effect this has on girls and women. [01:52]
• The overlap of power, influence and impact; why women tend to shun power; and how power is regularly defined in masculine terms. [09:57]
• How society (de)values women; the gains and setbacks over the past few decades. [12:44]
• The appeal of self-objectification and how we mistake attention for power. [15:14]
• An overview of society’s deeply entrenched anti-fat bias, diet culture, and the harmful misconceptions we have when it comes to weight and size. [17:15]
• How to understand power in the context of monetizing your image, reinforcing the male gaze, and the consequences for one’s self and broader society as a whole. [19:11]
• Sexual objectification, how it dehumanizes people, and the many harms that this causes, especially for marginalized women. [24:17]
• The serious impact of porn and social media on younger generations and their understanding of sex. [30:07]
• Caroline’s advice on how to navigate objectification culture: recognizing to what extent you’ve internalized the sexy lie, reframing your outlook, and changing your habits. [35:31]
• How our culture of objectification affects women in the workplace, and the extensive work that still needs to be done when it comes to creating an equal and just society. [43:01]
For More Information:
Dr. Caroline Heldman
Dr. Caroline Heldman on YouTube
Dr. Caroline Heldman on Instagram
Dr. Caroline Heldman on X
Dr. Caroline Heldman on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Caroline’s latest book, The Sexy Lie: The War on Women’s Bodies and How to Fight Back
Caroline’s TEDxTalk, The Sexy Lie
Learn about The Representation Project and End Rape on Campus
Check out her work in Miss Representation and The Mask You Live
Learn more about New Orleans Women’s Shelter, the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum, End Rape on Campus (EROC), Faculty Against Rape (FAR)
Listen to Finding Brave Episode 248: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women with Octavia GoredemaOctavia’s book Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women
Listen to Finding Brave Episode 4: Gender, Power and Relationships: The Crushing Effects of Patriarchy with Terry Real
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Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
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Quotes:
“The sexy lie is the lie that being a sex object is empowering.” — @carolineheldman [0:04:35]
“We know that the more you internalize this idea that you're supposed to be sexy for the outside world — and that your appearance is your primary form of value — the less happy you are.” — @carolineheldman [0:07:28]
“At the end of the day, women are still treated as second class citizens in fundamental ways. Especially marginalized women.” — @carolineheldman [0:13:28]
“We're still devalued. And how do we know this? Because one in six women will experience sexual violence over the course of her lifetime. And only 1% of rapists ever see a day inside a jail cell.” — @carolineheldman [0:13:52]
“This is not about women's sexual pleasure. This is about feeling bad about our bodies and buying more stuff because of it.” — @carolineheldman [0:27:50]
“Little girls view their bodies as these projects to work on and constantly be improved. And little boys view their bodies as these tools to master their environment.” — @carolineheldman [0:47:59]
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If there’s one person who is intimately familiar with what it means to be a woman making her way in a male-dominated field, it’s today’s guest, Manuela Nicolosi, an Italian international soccer referee, speaker, and entrepreneur.
Manuela is an undeniable trailblazer and has a series of barrier-breaking accomplishments to her name. Not only is she the first woman to referee a Men’s European Final (the Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea in 2019), but she is also the first Italian woman to referee the final of the Women’s World Cup. In today’s conversation with Manuela, we talk about her journey as a soccer referee, her love of the game, and the challenges she’s faced while navigating a field dominated by men. We learn about the strict rules that governed Italian soccer when she was growing up, how this prevented women from becoming referees, and the change in regulation that took place when she was only 15, opening up new opportunities for women. Not only did this allow her to pursue her huge dream of making a name for herself in soccer, but it paved the way for her to inspire other young women to do the same through her work as a public speaker. Tuning in you’ll learn about many of the skills you need to master as a top-level referee, such as being able to make quick decisions under pressure and remaining calm and balanced when players and fans are (sometimes aggressively and angrilly) challenging your decisions. We then go on to examine how these skills can translate to other leadership positions and why learning to accept your mistakes and take them in stride is such a game-changer. Today’s episode is deeply inspiring and a powerful reminder of what it means to follow your dreams, no matter the odds, so be sure to tune in!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Learing about our inspiring guest today: Manuela Nicolosi. [00:21]
• Her strong relationship with her father, their shared love of soccer, why he objected to her playing professionally, and how he came to support her dream of refereeing at a high level. [03:13]
• Italy’s outdated rule that only men could be referees, and the Federation’s decision to open up opportunities to women. [05:41]
• The tragic loss of her father when she was 16 years old and her desire to make her father proud through her work. [09:53]
• Manuela’s experience of being the only woman in a male-dominated field, the challenges she has had to overcome, and how her dedication helped her persevere. [13:56]
• What Manuela has learned about how to remain focused when she makes a mistake and what this can teach us about leadership. [19:24]
• The resistance and active opposition you face from players and why it’s important to remain calm and firm in your decisions. [23:27]
• The intense selection process to referee for the World Cup, what it was like for Manuela to referee the Finals, and the tremendous pressure she faced as a woman. [29:12]
• The crowd’s beautiful reaction to seeing the first ever group of women refereeing a World Cup final. [36:05]
• Find out about Manuela’s children’s book and what she has learned from her work as a speaker. [38:19]
For More Information:
Manuela Nicolosi on LinkedInManuela Nicolosi on Instagram
The Magic in You – Soccer Dreams with Sophia
Book Manuela to Speak
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
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Thank you so much and can’t wait to support you starting the week of September 25th!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“I started playing [soccer] myself, but my dad said ‘It's not something for girls. So I don't want you to play soccer.’ He wanted me to do everything except soccer.” — [0:04:56]
“I was lucky because I [was] at the beginning. It was something new. People were supportive. Also in the local Federation, people were supportive. They helped me with many games. I always had someone coming with me and giving me advice.” — [0:11:49]
“I only had one goal, I was focused, I wanted to achieve always more and more and more.” — [0:15:11]
“When you referee you also need to learn [to say] ‘Okay, I made the mistake. I will think about that. I will analyze that later. But I need to continue running, continue be focused on the game because otherwise I will keep making errors.’” — [0:19:27]
“The crowd did a very beautiful thing. Normally when referees go out on the pitch, or are warming up before the game, they always whistle. [But] in this case, we went out and all of the stadium started clapping.” — [0:36:24]
“I think we girls are afraid of competition. They are not taught that it's good to be competitive. It's good!” — [0:41:19]
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Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Please share your positive ratings and reviews!
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Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, now with over 500K downloads and ranked in top 1.5% of over 3 million podcasts worldwide!
“You have a lot of knowledge and expertise, but if you continually doubt the strength of your opinions and views, or the importance of sharing your ideas, you are going to lose the ability to shape where your career (and life) is going.” – Kathy Caprino
Confidence is key as you step into being the most powerful and impactful (and happiest) version of you. This topic is something I feel compelled to talk about given my particular lens as a former corporate VP, then a marriage and family therapist (focused on systems and communication), a researcher, and in coaching and training thousands of executives and professionals across 6 continents these past 16 years.
I know too – from working with teams and leaders at organizations both large and small, including startups that are experiencing exponential growth – that many managers and even seasoned leaders fear they simply don’t know enough to do their jobs well, Many suffer from imposter syndrome. In short, confidence is a problem that impedes thousands of people’s success and fulfillment in life and work.
Tune into today’s show as I explore the 5 ways that your lack of confidence is hurting you, and what you can do specifically to overcome this challenge and build your confidence and self-trust now so that it doesn’t impact your success and professional fulfillment in the future.
In this episode, I reference my recent Forbes blog post, 5 Ways Your Lack Of Confidence Is Apparent And Hurting You, which I recommend reading. If you find the information helpful in identifying and overcoming a lack of confidence in yourself, please feel free to share the piece and this episode with your teams, organizations and colleagues who might benefit as well.
Highlights from this Episode:
- How questioning your own ideas is holding you back right now in so many different ways [6:50]
- The importance of understanding and “reading” the environment and ecosystem you are in, before sharing your ideas, and an example from my own career that highlights this [8:56]
- How the 7 damaging power gaps impact your confidence, courage to grow and your self-respect and self-acceptance today [13:21]
- What agonizing over your performance and how others think of you will interfere with what you need to do to experience more success and reward [14:27]
- Some places where you can get outside help if you’re feeling as if you’re “blowing it” in the workplace, and how this will help you move forward in your career [17:03]
- What to do the next time you find yourself being hypercritical of someone, and what I’ve seen from my experience as a therapist that explains why this is happening [18:31]
- An example from my own life as a parent when I truly learned that it’s not possible to be perfect, and nor should we strive to be [21:21]
- Where jealousy and the feeling of being threatened by others’ success often stems from, and how to begin leaving these emotions behind so that you can move forward more joyfully [25:10]
- Action steps to take to help you determine what you are good at and how that matters [30:25]
- What unshakable success requires and why so many of us don’t have it [34:50]
For More Information:
My Forbes Post, 5 Ways Your Lack Of Confidence Is Apparent And Hurting You
https://kathycaprino.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathycaprino
https://www.facebook.com/ElliaCommunications
https://twitter.com/kathycaprino
Resources Mentioned:
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Kathy’s 6-Session Career Breakthrough Coaching Program & Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up
Kathy’s Forbes Interview with Bestselling Author Gretchen Rubin, How Bestselling Author Gretchen Rubin Uncovers Life-Changing Behaviors And Touches Millions
Kathy’s Forbes Posts, Developing a Confidence Mind: Key Strategies for Experiencing Unshakable Success & 7 Signs Of Perfectionistic Overfunctioning – How To Recognize It In Yourself And Change It
Finding Brave interviews with Dr. Zinsser (Parts 1 and 2)
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Thank you so much and can’t wait to support you starting the week of September 25th!
Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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QUOTES FROM TODAY’S SHOW:
“Your lack of confidence is most likely apparent to those around you, and it is hurting you. It is keeping you from growing.” [6:51]
“Greater awareness equals greater choice, and it is really important to get to the bottom of what you need to be aware of now.” [18:23]
“Kind, loving, and generous people are usually the same way to themselves. They’re accepting and they’re forgiving of themselves.” [18:58]
“What consistently repeats is not random. We co-create, we co-sustain, and we attract behavior.” [20:05]
“Do something empowering when you feel jealous of others. Look at what it really means, and then do something concrete.” [30:17]
“If you don’t recognize what you are good at, then you can’t talk about what you are good at. If you can’t talk about it and share it and put it on LinkedIn, put it on your resume, discuss it in your interviews and talk to your boss about it, you are leaving so much success, money, reward and advancement on the table.” [31:01]
“It’s not bragging to talk about what you’re good at and the outcomes that you’ve created.” [32:20]
Watch video versions of my interviews on Finding Brave!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave interview episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my Youtube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Please share your positive ratings and reviews!
If you enjoy the show, we’d be so very grateful for a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts! These great ratings help us reach more and more people who are interested in boosting their careers, businesses, and their leadership, and keep in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts in the U.S. and around the world and in the top 1.5% of over 3.1 million podcasts! Thank you!
THANK YOU FOR 5 WONDERFUL YEARS OF FINDING BRAVE, HELPING US REACH THE MILESTONE OF OVER 500,000 DOWNLOADS, AND RANKING IN THE TOP 1.5% OF OVER 3 MILLION PODCASTS WORLDWIDE!
We’re so excited to bring you this special episode of Finding Brave which celebrates two big milestones that I am very proud of. Firstly, we’re celebrating 5 years of continuous publication of this show and, secondly, reaching over 500,000 downloads! And we’re thrilled to be ranked in the top 1.5% of over 3 million podcasts globally and to consistently list in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts all over the world.
I am so grateful to all our amazing guests who have provided so much thought-provoking and informative content that enriches our lives, careers, and relationships. Today, you’ll hear brief excerpts of the top 20 most popular episodes of the show since its inception. I hope you love them and find them thought-provoking and enriching, in your life, work and pursuits.
I’m very grateful to you, our wonderful listeners, who’ve been so supportive and encouraging over the past years.
Thank you again for all your interest and support of the show. It’s been a true joy to bring it to you. I and my wonderful team send our deepest thanks, and we look forward to the next five years together! Here’s to Finding Brave in your life every day!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Bestselling author Joseph Grenny explains why “80% of the problem (in communication) is pre-verbal.” [01:48]
• Why #1 vocal coach Cheryl Porter encourages you to believe in yourself without a doubt. [03:22]
• The vital importance of distinguishing between a job and a calling with Kathy Caprino. [05:05]
• How to turn your “mess into a message” and what has to happen first, according to success coach Anthony Trucks. [07:16]
• How learning to let go of the future can become a superpower in your life, with futurist April Rinne. [08:47]
• What it means to #1 Communication Coach Dorie Clark to build a “portfolio career” and why that’s essential for success today. [11:00]
• Why forgiveness expert Dr. Fred Luskin believes that you limit yourself when you take things “too personally.” [12:58]
• Jason Marc Campbell explains why, in your sales, professional and business growth endeavors, you must not ever compromise on your true mission. [15:06]
• Five essential steps to take when you want change in your career with Kathy Caprino. [16:08]
• Top 100 Financial Advisor George Grombacher on the unforced errors you might be making in your personal finances. [18:18]
• How Simple Courage founder Heather Hubbard believes experimentation propels us forward like no other action can. [20:45]
• Why Brave By Design founder Laura Khalil stresses that 30% of people won't like you and how understanding that fact frees us. [22:11]
• The importance of recognizing and understanding “privilege” as unearned benefits, with coach and author Karen Catlin. [23:19]
• Financial coach Catherine Morgan’s strategy for relinquishing guilt and shame around money. [25:13]
• How self-help guru Amy Morin defines mental strength and views it as a choice. [27:32]
• What Chief Storyteller Tony Vlahos means when he says your story must “have soul.” [28:34]
• Three aspects of a worthy goal, according to author Michael Bungay Stanier. [30:05]
• Entrepreneur Wendy Pease on the differences between men and women in business. [32:26]
• Why we need to resist some aspects of socialization in order to avoid mediocrity as explained by human performance expert Dr. Nate Zinsser. [33:25]
• Advice for finding clarity through experience, from performance coach Stu Massengill. [35:02]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
186: How to Have Those Difficult But Crucial Conversations With Friends and Colleagues, with Joseph Grenny
187: #1 Vocal Coach on How to Pivot Your Creative Business and Soar, with Cheryl Porter
190: Free Audio Chapter 6 of The Most Powerful You: Losing Sight of Your Thrilling Dream for Your Life
192: Making A Powerful Identity Shift That Will Elevate Your Life, with Anthony Trucks
193: Using a "Flux" Mindset To Better Navigate The Future, with April Rinne
194: How Being A Long-Term Thinker Will Improve Your Life and Career, with Dorie Clark
195: How to Forgive Someone When You Feel You Can't, with Dr. Fred Luskin
196: How to Sell With Love (and Love Doing It), with Jason Marc Campbell
197: The 5 Biggest Blunders Career Changers Make
198: What's Really Holding Us Back From Earning and Having Exponentially More Money, with George Grombacher
201: Are The Stories You’ve Been Told Supporting or Suppressing You? with Heather Hubbard
202: Build Greater Business Success By Answering Three Key Questions, with Laura Khalil
204: How To Be a Better Ally at Work And Build an Inclusive Culture, with Karen Catlin
205: How To Build Financial Wellbeing Into the Heart of Your Life and Work, with Catherine Morgan
207: How to Build the Mental Strength You Need To Reach Your Great Potential, with Amy Morin
209: How to Tell a Riveting True Story About Who You Are and Why That Matters, with Tony Vlahos
210: How to Begin Doing Something That Matters, with Michael Bungay Stanier
211: Stepping Out From Corporate Life to Entrepreneurship By Buying a Business, with Wendy Pease
212: How Confidence Is the Key, and How You Can Get It, Build It, and Keep It, with Dr. Nate Zinsser
218: Find Your Direction and Fall In Love With What You Do, with Stu Massengill
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Hello! Kathy here. Thanks so much for tuning into today’s episode. One quick thing I’d love to share before you go is about my video training program for organizations and professionals, called “The MOST POWERFUL YOU” which is the companion to my book The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss.
I’m so thrilled that a division of the United Nations brought in The Most Powerful You program as a training tool for members of their staff and other amazing global organizations have done the same. This program brings to organizations real-world, research-based, and transformative training for leaders, teams, and professionals to help them close their leadership, confidence, and communication gaps so they can achieve their highest and most rewarding potential and success in their work and projects.
Please take a look at what I’m teaching in The Most Powerful You training and LIVE course, and, if you feel the content would be instrumental for you and your teams, I hope you’ll ask your HR and DEI managers to bring this training program to your company. It’s truly transformational for work cultures and professionals everywhere, and it generates amazing results.
Thank you so much, and here’s to you becoming The Most Powerful You!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact!
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to build an amazing career that your clients need to know about. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
Through the program, you’ll also get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard. Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like it for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“If you believe in yourself enough in the beginning, those people who believe in you will come along. Sometimes, you have to wait for them but you’re not going to find them if you don’t believe in yourself in the beginning.” — Cheryl Porter [0:04:14]
“We are so caught up in needing to control THE future as we want it to play out that we actually miss all the different possible futures that may play out and how you might contribute to one of those.” — April Rinne [0:09:20]
“If you’re mission-driven, if you’re an impact-driven entrepreneur, then every time you discount yourself, you’re limiting the potential energy you can reinvest within your business.” — Jason Marc Campbell [0:15:31]
“One of the lessons that I learned very early on in business is – 30% of people are just never going to like you.” — Laura Khalil [0:22:31]
“Mental strength is a choice. It’s all about what you choose to do every day [and] getting control of the way you think, feel, and behave.” — Amy Morin [0:28:12]
“The way you get clarity in your life is through experiencing, not thinking.” — Stu Massengill [0:36:26]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
A great leader is able to resiliently and bravely handle core challenges and address key obstacles, all while building a work culture of belonging, safety and trust. And having leaders who demonstrate true empathy has become far more important to employees in today’s post-covid world. To explore what empathy in the workplace is today and how leaders must demonstrate it more fully and authentically, is our inspiring guest Raj Sharma from Ernst & Young.
Raj is the Vice Chair at Ernst & Young (EY) Consulting. His 25 years of experience in commercial and financial services has helped him become a global business executive and transformative technology leader, building businesses and executing strategic growth initiatives worldwide. He now leads over 25,000 consultants across the Americas service line.
In our conversation, we explore the importance of empathy in leadership by examining EY’s recent study on empathy in business. We learn about the most compelling results from the study and what motivated EY to do this research in the first place, how their findings can help other leaders, and what our guest thinks about empathy overall.
Discussing the research findings that over 50% of employees don’t see real empathy at work, Raj explains how empathy can lead to innovation and accountability and how you can improve actionable empathy in your own workplace. We discuss his 5 steps for becoming a great leader and what Raj finds most challenging about managing such a large workforce. Finally, we explore the idea that leaders aren’t just “born” – there is a great deal of work, commitment and self-mastery required in becoming a highly effective leader and manager. To learn more about empathy and its critical role in sustaining a successful organization, don’t miss today’s show.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• A note of thanks to our loyal listeners for 500 000 downloads and our top 1.5% ranking! [00:53]
• Introducing Raj Sharma and his inspiring professional background. [02:48]
• Why Ernst and Young (EY) decided to do a study on empathy in leadership. [04:18]
• What leaders can learn from EY’s empathy observations, and Raj’s take on empathy. [07:20]
• The most compelling findings from EY’s study. [13:01]
• How empathy creates safe spaces that drive creativity and accountability. [14:37]
• Why more than 50% of study participants value empathy but aren’t getting it at work. [18:39]
• Some steps for improving authentic, actionable empathy at your organization. [19:40]
• Kathy’s five characteristics of a great leader, and Raj’s five steps to become one. [23:55]
• The most difficult aspect of managing a massive team/workforce, according to Raj. [35:44]
• A call from Raj to learn more about empathy and get acquainted with EY’s empathy survey and study tool. [38:02]
For More Information:
Raj Sharma on LinkedIn
Raj Sharma on Twitter
Ernst & Young (EY) Consulting
Ernst & Young (EY) Consulting on Twitter
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
EY’s 2023 Empathy in Business Survey, Authentic Empathy: The key to your organization's business success
Steve Payne on LinkedIn
New EY US Consulting Study, Employees Overwhelmingly Expect Empathy In The Workplace, But Many Say It Feels Disingenuous
Kathy’s Forbes Interview with Raj, Employees Now Expect Empathy In The Workplace, But Half Aren’t Getting It
Kathy’s Globe and Mail Article, Why Promoting Your Star Employee Into A Managerial Role May Not Be A Great Idea
Kathy’s Book, The Most Powerful You
Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
I’d love to share about my video training program for organizations and professionals called, “The Most Powerful You” which is the companion to my book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss.
I’m so thrilled that a division of the United Nations has brought in The Most Powerful You program as a training tool for members of their staff and other amazing global organizations have done the same. This program brings to organizations real-world, research-based and transformative training for leaders, teams and professionals to help them close their power and confidence gaps in leadership, communication, interpersonal relationships, strategic thinking, collaboration-building and more – so they can achieve their highest and most rewarding potential and success in their work and projects.
Please take a look at what I’m training in The Most Powerful You and if you feel the content would be instrumental for you and your teams, I hope you’ll ask your HR and DEI managers to bring in this training program to your company. It’s truly transformational for work cultures and professionals everywhere, and it generates amazing results.
Thank you so much and here’s to you becoming The Most Powerful You.
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Empathy is not sympathy — I can be sympathetic to anything, [but] I can only be empathetic when I understand what you’re going through, and [I’m] putting myself in your shoes, and I’m taking action to ensure that I’m helping you.” — @RajShramUM [11:01]
“We always knew that empathy creates a safer place for people to work, but we were surprised at the data [demonstrating] that [empathy] is driving so much creativity and so much innovation in the company.” — @RajShramUM [14:36]
“If you create a safe place where people are not afraid to fail, and [where] every failure does not have an impact associated with it — now you’re creating a culture of mutual respect, belonging, and more importantly, accountability.” — @RajShramUM [14:49]
“If you’re going to create a consistent culture of high-performing teams, empathy has to be a big part of it.” — @RajShramUM [18:13]
“It’s not good [enough to just] talk about empathy; the most important thing is authentic, actionable empathy.” — @RajShramUM [19:42]
“Have the courage to listen, [and] have the compassion to make the changes.” — @RajShramUM [21:14]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
You can’t always choose the people you work with, but you can choose to pursue having the best possible working relationship with them. Joining us today is return guest Michael Bungay Stanier, author of the new book How to Work With Almost Anyone: Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships, to talk about the importance of working relationships and how to create ones that are safe, vital, and repairable.
Listeners may recognize Michael from Episode 210 of Finding Brave, How to Begin Doing Something That Matters, where Michael shares his keen insights on the three key components of a worthy goal and what it means to commit to one. Michael is the author of six books to date, the combined sales of which go well beyond one million copies. He is most known for his best-selling book The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever, and is considered one of the world’s top thought leaders when it comes to coaching. Michael is also the host of 2 Pages with MBS, a fascinating podcast where his exceptional guests read the two most noteworthy pages of a favorite book and share how reading it impacted and shaped them.
In today’s conversation, we dig into the complex nature of working relationships, why they are so important, and how to have the best possible relationship with the person across the table from you. Michael shares why he felt compelled to write his latest book before outlining some of the essential questions he poses to readers and how they can improve working relationships today. He also provides a detailed breakdown of how to have a keystone conversation and explains how these can help you maintain and improve relationships by giving one another permission to check in and keep talking about how well (or poorly) you’re working together.
Working with people will always be messy and challenging, but when you commit to having the best relationship possible, incredible things can happen. To hear all of Michael’s thought-provoking and very helpful insights on one of the most important aspects of our working lives, be sure to tune in today. You won’t want to miss this one!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• An introduction to today’s guest: Michael Bungay Stanier. [05:10]
• What compelled Michael to write his new book How to Work With Almost Anyone. [08:15]
• Michael’s approach to the writing process. [10:27]
• Understanding how to build relationships that are safe, vital, and repairable. [16:34]
• How to have a keystone conversation and why it’s so valuable. [18:11]
• The five questions in How to Work With Almost Anyone and how they help create a shared language between you and the person you’re working with. [23:46]
• How to overcome the (inevitable) obstacles in any working relationship. [26:48]
• Building the best possible relationship with the person across the table from you. [30:13]
• The biggest barrier to giving feedback and how to do so with clarity. [38:36]
• How to access Michael’s latest book and great bonus content. [41:53]
For More Information:
Michael Bungay Stanier
Michael Bungay Stanier on Instagram
Michael Bungay Stanier on LinkedIn
Michael Bungay Stanier on YouTube
Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter
Michael Bungay Stanier on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Michael’s bestselling book: The Coaching Habit
Michael’s latest book: How to Work With Almost Anyone
Michael’s previous appearance on Finding Brave: How to Begin Doing Something That Matters
Michael’s podcast: 2 Pages with MBS
Michael’s TedTalk: ‘How to Tame your Advice Monster’
Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid- to high-level professional women. In my Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 program, I help women get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I've worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents, and before that, I served as a therapist, and before that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love.
Check out kathycaprino.com/careerbreakthrough and I hope you'll register now. I'd love to support you!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
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Quotes:
“How much space can you create, so people can engage with the most important idea.” — @WorksMbs [0:11:55]
“I'm always going, ‘How do I write this book tighter and shorter and cleaner [with] less filling to it?’” — @WorksMbs [0:12:01]
“I think that's the soil from which all of my books grow, which is a sense of ‘how do we all be fully human, [and] the best humans we can? And how do we bring that about with the people we interact with?’” — @WorksMbs [0:16:17]
“Part of committing to a keystone conversation opens up the possibility that people do self-work to become more articulate about who they are and what brings out their best so that when they're in conversation, they can have a more nuanced discussion and exchange of information.” — @WorksMbs [0:25:59]
“Every relationship on that bell curve has a certain amount of potential to it. The question is, how do you fulfill as much of that potential as possible? How do you make the bad ones less bad? How do you make the average ones more than average? How do you keep the great ones shining?” — @WorksMbs [0:31:22] Longer Quote
“I often think the greatest barrier to giving feedback is a lack of clarity on what you want to ask for. As soon as you get clear on what the request is, what you need to tell them becomes more crystalline.” — @WorksMbs [0:40:46]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Anxiety in the workplace is far more common than many of us are willing to admit. And by refusing to normalize it we are making it even more difficult for people to navigate mental health issues and thrive at work. Our guest today, Morra Aarons-Mele, is no stranger to anxiety in the workplace and is the author of The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower.
Morra has done powerful work in raising awareness for mental health in the workplace and has a long list of achievements to her name. In addition to being a best-selling author, global speaker, and consultant, she is also an entrepreneur and communications executive. She is the founder of Women Online, an award-winning social impact agency and she created its database of female influencers, The Mission List, both of which were sold in 2021. Morra is also the host of the award-winning podcast, The Anxious Achiever, where she helps listeners rethink the relationship between their mental health and leadership.
In today’s conversation with Morra, we discuss what inspired her to pursue her work as an advocate for workplace mental health and why anxiety in the workplace needs to be normalized and understood differently from the way it is today. She shares the details of her own complex mental health journey and unpacks how our biased systems aren’t actually designed to serve large groups of the population — like minority groups, women, and neurodivergent individuals — and what steps you can take to make work work for you (and how to identify what you need to help you get there).
We also explore why self-awareness is essential to good leadership, what it means to make anxiety your ally, and how to assess when anxiety is a response that will be productive or counter-productive for you. To learn more about anxiety at work and how to shift your relationship with your mental health, be sure to tune in to this thought-provoking conversation with Morra Aarons-Mele!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Introducing today’s guest, Morra Aarons-Mele, her complex mental health journey, and why she was compelled to write on the topic of being an anxious achiever. [00:58]
• Reframing mental health issues not as something to be overcome or cured but as something that you can learn to manage. [06:22]
• The one message Morra would like people to take away from her work. [10:57]
• What Morra has learned about incorporating anxiety and making it an ally. [13:49]
• Asking how to make work work for you and identifying what you need to help you get there. [15:27]
• Taking a strengths-based approach and how to navigate systems that aren’t aligned with what you need and want. [17:58]
• Why self-awareness is a pivotal part of good leadership. [22:02]
• Understanding the different ways that anxiety can manifest, the importance of acknowledging it, and advice on the next steps to take. [24:23]
• Tools and tips for how to assess when anxiety is a productive response. [30:47]
• How to access Morra’s work and get in touch. [32:00]
For More Information: Guest links - hyperlinked & underlined
Morra Aarons-Mele
Morra Aarons-Mele on LinkedIn
Morra Aarons Mele on Twitter
Morra Aarons-Mele on Instagram
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Morra’s Latest Book: The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower
Morra’s Podcast: The Anxious Achiever Podcast
Companies founded by Morra: The Mission List and Women Online
Morra’s TED Talk: 3 Steps to stop remote work burnout
Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen!
While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid- to high-level professional women around the globe. In my top-rated Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 program, I help women get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them close their power gaps and embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I've worked with over 20,000 women across 6 continents, and before that, I served as a therapist, and prior to that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million-dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love.
Check out kathycaprino.com/careerbreakthrough and I hope you'll register now. I'd love to support you!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“I learned at a young age that being special was a great way to get people to see me, to value me, to talk about me, to feel the bask of my mom's admiration and love for me.” — @morraam [0:09:40]
“We work in systems that don't serve us, that weren't created for us. They're racist, they're patriarchal, they're biased. And why do a lot of women feel anxious? Why do a lot of people of color feel anxious? Because they are in places that aren't welcoming.” — @morraam [0:13:27]
“We don't make systems for the neurodivergent brain.” — @morraam [0:15:49]
“People like me, we need independence. But we [also] need teams and support. Now, if I'm in an organization that values me, I should be able to carve out some of those. But first, I have to know what I need.” — @morraam [0:19:56]
“Self-awareness is, I think, the biggest key to leadership. [And] there's been data that supports that.” — @morraam [0:22:11]
“Pay attention to your body throughout the day because anxiety really shows up in our body.” — @morraam [0:27:09]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Today’s guest has a fascinating and important perspective on what it is to live authentically, or as she describes it, “flawesomely”. Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani is the co-founder of Mindvalley, one of the world’s most powerful life transformation platform with a following of 20 million and still growing. She is an entrepreneur, writer, international speaker, artist, philanthropist, and host of the podcast, Flawesome with Kristina.
With 20 years of experience in the personal growth industry, her content has touched the lives of tens of thousands of students. Today she joins Finding Brave to discuss her book Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living An Imperfectly Authentic Life.
Kristina explains what it means to live “as ourselves without ourselves” and opens up about the revelation she had when she realized that she was missing herself. We discuss our views on perfectionism, why you can’t recover from being yourself, and the distinction between unlearning certain behaviors versus what’s part of your personality.
We also explore the concept of emotional analgesia and the relationship between this and gender roles. Kristina also shares what she hopes readers will glean from her book and we conclude with a practical step towards embracing our imperfections. Tune in to find out how you too can overcome perfectionism and self-doubt by embracing your “flawesome” self.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• An introduction to today’s guest: Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani. [01:16]
• What it means to live as ourselves without ourselves. [03:07]
• What Kristina missed about herself when she realized that she did miss herself. [07:58]
• How Kristina views perfectionism, how it shows up, and how to address it. [09:19]
• What emotional analgesia means and how to overcome the ideal of not feeling things. [15:30]
• How emotional analgesia relates to gender roles. [18:04]
• Thoughts on toxic positivity and why we’re not comfortable with other people’s pain. [23:56]
• What Kristina hopes that readers will take from her book. [27:54]
• One step to begin your “flawesome" journey: replace judgment with curiosity. [30:08]
For More Information:
Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani
Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani on LinkedIn
Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani Instagram
Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani on Facebook
Flawesome with Kristina
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Kristina’s Book: Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living An Imperfectly Authentic Life
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“I think that the thing I missed the most was just being okay with being me.” — Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani [0:08:13]
“I can’t recover from being myself. And there is a difference – between certain bad habits and certain behaviors that you can unlearn and untrain versus your personality.” — Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani [0:10:32]
“This fascination with not feeling has brought us to the point where we as a society suffer from emotional analgesia and what that means is we don’t notice our emotions.” — Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani [0:17:13]
“We have to allow people to feel emotions because the problem is not what emotion you feel, the problem is are you acting out of your emotion or are you acting out of your value?” — Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani [0:21:39]
“I want people to come to peace with themselves. We are hurting so much by not being okay with who we are.” — Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani [0:28:26]
“If you can replace judgment with curiosity, it will open up so many doors.” — Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani [0:32:34]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Today's guest, Peter Shankman, is a prime example of what happens when you harness the positive aspects of ADHD (and other types of neurodiversity) for your personal benefit. When he was formally diagnosed in his mid-30s, Peter had already founded and sold two companies and realized that the traits that previously labeled him as “troublesome” were actually his greatest assets. Following the sale of his third company, Help a Reporter Out, Peter made it a priority to truly comprehend his "faster brain" and discover its full potential.
With his Faster Than Normal podcast and bestselling book of the same name, Peter has become a leading voice on ADHD, inspiring others to embrace their untapped potential. As a futurist at BluShark Digital and Price Benowitz LLP, Peter drives innovation to better serve clients. He continues to empower individuals to surpass society's limitations through his various platforms.
In this episode, Peter joins us to discuss neurodiversity, his new children’s book The Boy with the Faster Brain, and his personal journey with ADHD. He opens up about his childhood struggles with being neurodiverse and the connection between ADHD, procrastination, and the subsequent feelings of shame and humiliation.
Tuning in today, you’ll hear Peter’s thoughts on society's flawed and outdated norms as well as ways to create a neurodiverse-friendly environment as a company or a manager. You’ll also hear Peter’s transformative advice to parents, teachers, and authority figures and what he wants every child to know, about themselves and about the world around them. To find out how having a brain that is different can be your ultimate gift, tune in today!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• An introduction to Peter Shankman, his career, and his ADHD diagnosis. [02:07]
• Why he decided to write his new children’s book and what he experienced in his childhood. [04:02]
• ADHD as it relates to procrastination and the resulting shame. [08:29]
• Thoughts on why society’s norms are so often based on outdated ideas, beliefs and approaches and how that hurts us. [11:24]
• The value of diverting resources towards mental health in the workplace and how that positively impacts everyone. [13:43]
• How to become a neurodiverse-friendly company or boss. [16:56].
• Challenges that Peter has identified in the workplace in terms of accommodating the neurodiverse. [21:24]
• What Peter wants every child to understand. [24:09]
• Thoughts on whether or not neurodiverse women face more challenges than neurodiverse men. [25:26]
• What Peter wants parents, teachers, and authority figures to do differently. [26:04]
For More Information:
Peter Shankman
Peter Shankman on LinkedIn
Peter Shankman on Facebook
Peter Shankman on Instagram
Peter Shankman on Twitter
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Peter Shankman's podcast: Faster Than Normal
Peter Shankman's book: Faster Than Normal
Peter Shankman's children’s book: The Boy with the Faster Brain
Are you ready for a BIG positive shift in how you’re working and what you’re capable of achieving today in your career and leadership? Let’s work together and make that happen! While you might know me best as a podcast host and writer, a key focus in my work is career and leadership coaching for mid- to high-level professional women. In my Career & Leadership Breakthrough 1:1 program, I help women get what they want most, which includes more confidence, impact, recognition, advancement, financial reward, well-being, and fulfillment. And I also help them embrace their most exciting visions for the future.
In the past 16 years, I've coached, trained and supported over 20,000 women across 6 continents, and before that, I served as a therapist, and before that, I was a corporate VP managing multi-million dollar budgets and global initiatives. I leverage all of that experience to help women build a new chapter of work to reach their highest and happiest potential in careers they love. Check out kathycaprino.com/careerbreakthrough and I hope you'll register now. I'd love to support you!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“I didn’t want any kid to grow up today with the same shitty existence I had growing up.” — @petershankman [0:04:04]
“I had [people telling me] ’You could do so much better if you’d just apply yourself’ I’m like, ‘What the hell do you think I’m doing every day?’” — @petershankman [0:04:57]
“I wrote the book because I want kids to understand that they’re not broken and they’re gifted and they just need to understand how to use their brain in a different way.” — @petershankman [0:06:56]
“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion can not just be skin-deep. It’s wonderful that you’ve hired a certain amount of people of color, that’s great, but it’s not where it ends.” — @petershankman [0:17:01]
“Every single study out there shows that creativity is boosted by bringing in the neurodiverse and making it a neurodiverse-centric workplace.” — @petershankman [0:17:16]
“I want [kids] to know they’re not broken, I want them to know that the trouble they’re having right now is twofold; it’s because they haven’t learned to use their brain the way that works for them and the second reason is they’re not allowed to.” — @petershankman [0:24:09]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Humans are spiritual beings but unfortunately, because we are so influenced by external factors, many of us have become disconnected from our spiritual selves. This results in people making life and career choices that do not align with their core values or purpose, which is causing a great deal of suffering. Today’s inspiring guest, Joseph Holt, is on a mission to help people make work (and life) decisions that allow them to live their lives in a way that is true to their core values, ideals and beliefs.
Joe has held an amazingly diverse range of jobs throughout the course of his life, from gym teacher to Jesuit priest to stock broker to corporate attorney, to today where he is living out his calling as a professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business teaching spirituality, ethics, gender equity, and negotiations courses.
In this episode, Joe delves into the 7 Recommended Practices for Being Your Spiritual Best Self at Work that he has developed, which include:
- Set yourself up for spiritual success
- Determine whether you need to see your current work differently or do different work
- Be alert for opportunities to be your spiritual best self
- Choose your work (and life) friends wisely
- Be as committed to your spiritual well-being as you are to your physical well-being
- Monitor your spiritual progress (or regress!) with special attention to impact
- Listen most of all to the quiet inner voice that guides you at your best.
Joe shares that “Morality is the public face of your spirituality,” so tune in today to hear how you can strengthen the link between these two vitally important facets of your life and take new, enlivening steps to find long-lasting meaning and fulfillment in your work.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Introducing Joseph (Joe) Holt, former Jesuit priest and current professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. [02:36]
• The most common regret that people have at the end of their lives and how you can avoid being one of those people. [05:33]
• Questions to ask yourself to set yourself up for spiritual success in the workplace. [15:12]
• The value of learning to be at peace with not knowing exactly what you want to do with your life. [18:42]
• Examples of how you can change your approach to your work to make it more meaningful to you. [21:18]
• How your workplace can provide you with opportunities to be the best version of yourself. [24:45]
• Why the people you surround yourself with are an influential part of your personal spiritual journey. [28:43]
• The transformative power of incorporating spiritual practices (however this speaks to you) into your daily life. [36:25]
• An exercise to strengthen the link between your morality (the way you conduct yourself in the world) and your spirituality (your belief system). [40:29]
• How to connect with your inner voice. [48:33]
For More Information:
Joseph Holt on LinkedIn
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Bronnie Ware’s book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
The German poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
William Deresiewicz’s essay, Solitude and Leadership
Resources from Joe
It’s not too late to take your professional life and leadership to the next level FAST!
JOIN “THE MOST POWERFUL YOU” 8-WEEK COACHING AND TRAINING COURSE WITH KATHY!
I’m thrilled to be offering a new Spring session of my 8-week coaching and training course The Most Powerful You which started May 10th (but we’re happy to have you join us this week!)! In 8 powerhouse weeks together, I’ll train all about the content of my book The Most Powerful You helping professional women address what I’ve seen are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that block women from achieving their most exciting goals, and happiest highest potential and success. This includes imposter syndrome that impacts 75% of executive women today.
The course offers:
• 8 Weekly Zoom Coaching calls with me
• 8 Video Training Modules
• A Step-by-by process for boosting your Career, Confidence and Impact
• Fantastic Additional Resources from over 30 of the nation’s top experts
• A Private Online Support Group for Members
• And more
Spots are very limited so sign up now at mostpowerfulyou.com. Register now and join us! I’ve delivered aspects of this training to over 50 organizations worldwide (including at a division of the United Nations) and participants have called it transformative and life-changing. I’m confident this course will move you forward fast. Hope to see you there!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some news.
Right now, we’ve opened the enrollment window of my coach training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that will help you become far more effective in working with women.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught essential business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: How to effectively support clients – who are mid- to high-level professional women – to rise, thrive and leverage their amazing talents and experience, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Hope to work with you this Spring!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“A lot of us are unduly influenced by outside messages, many of which are not helpful.” — Joe Holt [0:12:40]
“When it comes to choosing work, am I choosing the work that is going to most engage and fulfill me or the work that is going most to impress others? Am I choosing the work that is going to be richest in meaning for me or the work that is going to pay the most?” — Joe Holt [0:16:31]
“The German poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, wrote a collection of letters to a young poet he was mentoring — and his advice was, ‘Be patient toward everything unresolved in your heart and learn to love the questions themselves.’” — Joe Holt [0:19:21]
“Questions are your friend, questions are an ally. They’re going to lead you to the place where you need to be.” — Joe Holt [0:20:02]
“The best friends we have in life encourage us to be our best selves.” — Joe Holt [0:28:43]
“When it comes to choosing what work you do or what friendships you’re in, have you planted yourself in a garden in which you can blossom to full growth?” — Joe Holt [0:32:17]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Taking responsibility for your emotions can take a lifetime to learn. But when you embrace the full spectrum of who you are, it allows you to connect with the world in new and profoundly meaningful ways. This is one of the many key lessons that today’s Finding Brave guest, Robb Holman is intent on sharing with the world.
Robb is a highly sought-after global keynote speaker, lover of life, and the author of three transformational leadership books, namely, Lead the Way, All In, and Move the Needle. He is often described as an eternal optimist, a characteristic that is evidenced throughout his teachings, and is passionate about serving leaders through encouragement, inspiration, and authenticity. In our conversation, Robb provides a detailed breakdown of the concept of spiritual leadership and what we can do to cultivate it within ourselves. He unpacks how tapping into the spiritual aspect of who we are helps us connect to our higher selves and illustrates the many ways it can inspire us to do great things, both as leaders and as fellow human beings. Robb then goes on to provide five practical questions that listeners can ask themselves, at any phase of life, to help them uncover their purpose and foster spiritual leadership. We also unpack the concept of transcending yourself to transform yourself, what we can learn from athletes when it comes to tapping into your flow state, and the power of embracing your unique identity. Join us for this inspiring conversation with Robb Holman, as he shares practical tools and insights to help you connect with your higher self and discover your purpose.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
• Introducing today’s guest; author, leadership developer and trainer, keynote speaker, and lover of life, Robb Holman. [01:32]
• Robb shares the story of his abnormal tumor as a 21-year-old, his miraculous recovery, and how it changed his life. [05:16]
• Discover the key lessons Robb learned from this intense experience. [10:58]
• Why Robb encourages everyone to embrace the full spectrum of their emotions and vulnerabilities. [14:46]
• Insight into why we underestimate the power of choice and human will. [19:57]
• How Robb defines spirituality and leadership and what it means to tap into your highest self. [22:10]
• The concept of transcending yourself to transform yourself, what we can learn from reaching a flow state, and the power of embracing your unique identity. [26:34]
• Practical questions to ask yourself, at any season of life, to help you discover (or rediscover) what makes you unique. [30:30]
• Identifying your legacy and how to share your gift with the world. [42:35]
• Where you can find Robb online and connect. [50:53]
For More Information:
Robb Holman
Robb Holman on LinkedIn
Robb Holman on Facebook
Robb Holman on Instagram
Robb Holman on Twitter
Lead the Way: Inside Out Leadership™ Principles For Business Owners & Leaders
All In: How Impactful Teams Build Trust from the Inside Out
Move the Needle: How Inside Out Leaders Influence Organizational Culture
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
“An outlook better than optimism?”— Harvard Medical School (Harvard Health Publishing —July 2021) -
Mike Dooley’s lessons on his website, The Universe Talks
Check out The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael E. Gerber
Listen to Episode 129 of Finding Brave, Power Gap #6: Losing Sight of Your Most Thrilling Dream
The movie, The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level FAST?
JOIN “THE MOST POWERFUL YOU” 8-WEEK COACHING AND TRAINING COURSE WITH KATHY STARTING MAY 10TH! I’m thrilled to share that I’m offering a new session of my 8-week coaching and training course, The Most Powerful You starting May 10th! In 8 powerhouse weeks together, I’ll train all about the content of my book The Most Powerful You, helping professional women address what I’ve seen are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that block women from achieving their most exciting goals, and happiest, highest potential and success. This includes imposter syndrome that impacts 75% of executive women today. When we finally do the right work to close our power and confidence gaps, the joy, fulfillment, passion and impact that we experience is often beyond our wildest dreams.
The course offers:
• 8 Weekly Zoom Coaching calls with me
• 8 Video Training Modules
• A Step-by-by process for boosting your Career, Confidence and Impact
• Fantastic Additional Resources from over 30 of the nation’s top experts
• A Private Online Support Group for Members
• And more
Spots are very limited so sign up now at mostpowerfulyou.com. And when you register as an early bird, you’ll save $300 and get 8 amazing bonuses. I’ve delivered aspects of this training to over 50 organizations worldwide (including at a division of the United Nations) and participants have called it transformative and life-changing. I’m confident this course will move you forward fast. Hope to see you there!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert, Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“It's like my mind was trying to play catch up with what was happening in my heart. And in that moment, I started to come alive in the depth of my being in a way I'd never come alive before.” — @robbholman [0:11:11]
“It is so easy to just bypass how we really feel. I did it for years, in the name of gratitude. You just bypass how you really feel.” — @robbholman [0:21:12]
“I really find [that] in the deepest place of who we are, that's the spiritual place.” — @robbholman [0:23:10]
“I think people are a little bit more intuitive than they may even realize.” — @robbholman [0:23:42]
“I want to know how I can tap into this deep place more often. I want to nurture it, I want to care for it. It's like being a good steward of certain things.” — @robbholman [0:24:27]
“When we actually become more self-reflective, and be, not just okay, but learn to embrace the quiet times of self-reflection, meditation, and prayer, [that’s when] we start to learn, slowly but surely, how to absorb both joy and grief together.” — @robbholman [0:50:04]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Our understanding and definition of what excellent leadership is can vary greatly across continents, countries, and cultures. It is also influenced by individual characteristics such as age, gender, and heritage. And as newer generations enter, and progress, within the workforce, so too do their values and preferences. One of the most notable shifts currently taking place is how we value emotional intelligence (particularly in the workplace) and the growing recognition of its role in cultivating exceptional leadership. Joining us today on the show to help us unpack this nuanced topic is Luis Moreno, an expert in emotional intelligence and human-centered leadership with a special interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Luis has long been an advocate for the important role of emotional intelligence when it comes to leadership. His many years at various Fortune 500 companies exposed him to a range of leadership styles and taught him how to recognize the type of leaders that bring out the best in their employees. This inspired him to establish his platform LuisMorenoTCBPN (The Twin Cities Business Peer Network), where he is training a new generation of leaders to be more effective, more inclusive, and more human-centered in their thinking, behaviors and communication. In our conversation, we discuss the concept of emotional intelligence, how it can help you become a great leader, and how Luis is seeing this play out in organizations around the world. He goes on to explore the notion of empathy, its role in the workplace, and why understanding and respecting someone’s perspective doesn’t necessarily mean you agree with them. Luis also breaks down the responsibility organizations have when it comes to investing in leadership training and how this will help them avoid key problem areas such as a lack of engagement from employees and a high turnover rate. Today’s conversation will leave you with a new appreciation for what it means to be a thoughtful and conscientious leader. Tune in to hear all of Luis’s thought-provoking insights and observations on how the world is re-examining empathy, emotional intelligence, and leadership and why that re-examination is critical for the success of businesses, employees and work cultures today.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing Luis Moreno, his career trajectory, and what his work at multiple Fortune 500 hundred companies has taught him about leadership. [01:30]
- Understanding the complex conversation on being ‘liked’ versus ‘respected’ as a leader and the downsides that accompany the fear of not being liked. [06:27]
- The image companies project about themselves concerning issues like diversity, equity, and inclusion, versus the reality of what they’re actually implementing, and how this affects employees. [11:48]
- An overview of emotional intelligence, how it can make you a better leader, and why it results in superior decision-making and improved outcomes in the long term. [16:18]
- The younger generation’s expectations of leaders and why they require leaders to be transparent about their values. [19:21]
- Training people to understand the impact of their views and how emotional intelligence helps us connect with people who do not share our perspective. [26:55]
- How emotional intelligence can help you gain an understanding of why an employee or teammate is underperforming. [35:31]
- Recognizing how corporate environments often don’t allow minorities and people from marginalized communities to excel. [37:48]
- Learn where you can find Luis and his training online. [39:32]
- Luis’s parting message on emotional intelligence: the value of finding appreciation for someone else’s interests and how this can be applied to the workplace. [40:41]
For More Information:
LuisMorenoTCBPN
Luis Moreno on LinkedIn
Luis Moreno TCBPN on Twitter
Luis Moreno TCBPN on Instagram
Luis Moreno TCBPN on YouTube
The Twin Cities Business Peer Network on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Read Kathy’s Forbes interview from 2018 with CEO Margaret Keane on Leading Through Challenges In The Financial Industry
Learn more about emotional intelligence from Happiness Expert Shawn Achor.
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level FAST?
JOIN “THE MOST POWERFUL YOU” 8-WEEK COACHING AND TRAINING COURSE WITH KATHY STARTING MAY 10TH!
Hi folks! Kathy here…I’m thrilled to share that I’m offering a new session of my 8-week coaching and training course The Most Powerful You starting May 10th! In 8 powerhouse weeks together, I’ll train and coach participants all about the content of my book The Most Powerful You helping professional women address what I’ve seen are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that block women from achieving their most exciting goals, and happiest highest potential and success. These power gaps contribute to and sustain imposter syndrome that impacts 75% of executive women today.
The course offers:
- 8 Weekly Zoom Coaching calls with me
- 8 Video Training Modules
- A Step-by-by process for boosting your Career, Confidence, and Impact
- Fantastic Additional Resources from over 30 of the nation’s top experts
- A Private Online Support Group for Members
- And more
Spots are very limited so sign up now at mostpowerfulyou.com. And when you register as an early bird, you’ll save $300 and get 8 amazing bonuses. I’ve delivered aspects of this training to over 50 organizations worldwide (including at a division of the United Nations) and participants have called it transformative and life-changing. I’m confident this course will move you forward fast. Hope to see you there!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Liking [you] means I see in you something that I aspire to be. I connect with your values, I feel comfortable, I feel psychologically safe around you, I feel that you look out for me.” — @LuisMorenoTCBPN [0:08:22]
“More and more people are realizing the power of emotions. How emotions are going to help you, and how they can actually work against you if you don't understand your emotions and how to manage them.” — @LuisMorenoTCBPN [0:17:19]
“I'm not going to teach you how to make other people think that you're more empathetic. I can teach you how to be more empathetic.” — @LuisMorenoTCBPN [0:18:29]
“One of my motivations I had [for coming] into this work was that I [had] learned many years ago that people had a limited understanding of empathy.” — @LuisMorenoTCBPN [0:27:17]
“There is a difference between understanding and agreeing. When you understand something, you don't necessarily agree with it.” — @LuisMorenoTCBPN [0:28:40]
“We need to open our minds to the notion that the way we see things may not be the way things actually are.” — @LuisMorenoTCBPN [0:35:01]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Becoming a published author can be a mysterious, daunting, and unclear path. It can also be a great entry point into a successful career in entrepreneurship, and here today to talk about how she helps authors on this journey is Sharon Woodhouse, the owner of Conspire Creative.
Sharon has worked in publishing for decades, and her work as a coach and consultant for authors sees her helping them build small businesses, find their true value offer, and set up sustainable futures doing what they love.
This conversation is packed with many exciting and eye-opening insights into a greatly under-discussed topic. Our guest shares some important reality checks for aspiring writers, the state of the publishing landscape right now, and busts some myths about the industry along the way.
We also explore the idea of meaning-making in the current economic and intellectual climate, along with monetizing intellectual property, and some amazing tips for authors to keep building and improving. Tune in now for a potentially life-changing conversation on your “finding brave” path to growth as an author and entrepreneur.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- A look at Sharon's inspiring resume, career journey, and values. [01:36]
- Exploring the most significant challenge that authors face. [03:26]
- The life of a book and the evolution of an author's relationship to their work. [05:52]
- Common myths about authorship. [09:43]
- Confronting the difficulties around outreach and building a following. [18:08]
- Dealing with external negativity and a lack of understanding. [23:38]
- Unpacking the concept of “defensive entrepreneurship” and monetizing intellectual property. [27:55]
- Systematization and building on your vision for a business. [35:24]
- Final words of encouragement from Sharon about the possibility of success. [37:16]
- Where to find and connect with Sharon and her business online. [37:47]
For More Information:
Conspire Creative
Sharon Woodhouse on LinkedIn
Sharon Woodhouse on Twitter
Conspire Creative on Facebook
A Profitable Author Life You Love Webinar
A Profitable Author Life You Love Facebook Group
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Sharon's Coaching Company, Conspire Creative, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook
Website for A Profitable Author Life You Love Webinar and its Facebook Group
Previous FInding Brave Podcast Guest, Octavia Goredema
The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael E. Gerber
Are You Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level FAST? JOIN “THE MOST POWERFUL YOU” 8-WEEK COACHING AND TRAINING COURSE WITH KATHY STARTING MAY 10TH!
Hi folks! Kathy here…I’m thrilled to share that I’m offering a new session of my 8-week coaching and training course The Most Powerful You starting May 10th! In 8 powerhouse weeks together, I’ll train all about the content of my book The Most Powerful You helping professional women address what I’ve seen are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that block women from achieving their most exciting goals, and happiest highest potential and success. This includes imposter syndrome that impacts 75% of executive women today.
The course offers:
- 8 Weekly Zoom Coaching calls with me
- 8 Video Training Modules
- A Step-by-by process for boosting your Career, Confidence and Impact
- Fantastic Additional Resources from over 30 of the nation’s top experts
- A Private Online Support Group for Members
- And more…
Spots are very limited so sign up now at mostpowerfulyou.com. And when you register as an early bird, you’ll save $300 and get 8 amazing bonuses. I’ve delivered aspects of this training to over 50 organizations worldwide (including for a division of the United Nations) and participants have called it transformative and life-changing. I’m confident this course will move you forward fast. Hope to see you there! (And if you’re interested in exploring working with Kathy in a private, 1:1 career & leadership growth coaching program, CLICK HERE to learn more.)
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
———————
Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Writing a book and what motivates you to write a book are just so different from the bulk of what comes afterwards” — @SharonWoodhouse [0:04:01]
“You have this thing to say that you're sharing with the world. What does it need? Where does it need to go?” — @SharonWoodhouse [0:07:12]
“Sometimes what you want from your book changes as you go, because you've put yourself into it, you're expanding your horizons, you're committing, and all of sudden new opportunities come along that you didn't even think were possible.” — @SharonWoodhouse [0:08:20]
“Most authors want to make money from their books, but they are reluctant to admit it.” — @SharonWoodhouse [0:14:02]
“Everyone wants to make a living off what they are good at, and what they love, there is no shame in that.” — @SharonWoodhouse [0:14:11]
“Some people think you are self-employed because you can't get a job!” — @SharonWoodhouse [0:26:31]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Our potential is often largely measured by our IQ, EQ, and qualifications, but our guest today argues the case for a different aspect of who we are and what we offer - experiential intelligence. Dr. Soren Kaplan is an award-winning author, having recently authored Experiential Intelligence: Harness the Power of Experience for Personal and Business Breakthroughs. He is also an international keynote speaker and has led professional development programs for thousands of executives around the world, including Disney, NBCUniversal, PayPal, and many others.
Soren is the founder of three Silicon Valley startups, a columnist for Inc. magazine, an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, and a former corporate executive. So, it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about what truly drives effectiveness and success, as well as what to look for in a new recruit.
Soren believes that there is simply no way of separating the person from the profession, which is why it’s essential for us to harness the power of our personal experience in order to succeed. In this episode, he breaks down how a focus on experiential intelligence can transform the business world and provide wonderful and new opportunities to those deserving of them.
Tuning in, you’ll discover what experiential intelligence is, essentially, and its link to personality formation, as well as its practical applications. Soren shares his powerful training framework and intentions and provides steps to start decoding our mindsets and exploring our experiential intelligence. If you’re interested in finding out how best to harness the power of your personal experience (and why it’s so valuable to do so), this episode is for you!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing Dr. Soren Kaplan. [02:43]
- Experiential intelligence explained. [03:45]
- The link between personality formation and emotional intelligence. [07:00]
- How receptive leaders of different genders tend to be towards the notion of experiential intelligence. [10:41]
- Dr. Kaplan’s experiential intelligence training framework and intention. [12:25]
- The value of experiential intelligence and how to decode our mindsets. [17:54]
- Dr. Kaplan’s varied spiritual background and how it manifests in his work. [24:59]
- What holds people back from exploring their experiential intelligence. [28:43]
- Practical applications for experiential intelligence and the decreasing demand for vanity metrics. [30:02]
- How to access and harness the power of your personal experience. [35:33]
For More Information:
Soren Kaplan
Soren Kaplan on LinkedIn
Soren Kaplan on Twitter
Innovation Point
Experiential Intelligence
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Soren Kaplan’s book, Experiential Intelligence
Soren Kaplan Forbes Interview
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has often become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff, and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today and experience what’s possible for you.
Click here for more information.
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s video training course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“Experiential intelligence is the smarts, essentially, that we get from our life experience.” — @sorenkaplan [0:03:51]
“Experiential intelligence is overcoming some of the challenges that might have stuck with you but also recognizing that we all have strengths from the experiences that we have.” — @sorenkaplan [0:04:32]
“The same things that traumatized me actually gave me strengths. They also gave me things I had to overcome.” — @sorenkaplan [0:08:12]
“Whether we’re walking in the home office door or the office door, we are bringing our whole selves to work. [Thinking] that you can leave part of yourself somewhere else tells you a lot about what might be missing from that individual or that team itself.” — @sorenkaplan [0:17:27]
“It’s not that you have to wear your heart on your sleeve, it’s that you’re in touch with what’s in your heart and you let it out when you want to let it out and you don’t when you don’t. It’s about self-awareness.” — @sorenkaplan [0:20:58]
“Experiential intelligence, in combination with your intellect and your emotional intelligence, is really ripe to transform recruiting and talent into organizations.” — @sorenkaplan [0:30:10]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Being a sensitive person can often feel overwhelming, especially in today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world. And these challenges are frequently compounded by the many misconceptions that people have about sensitivity as a trait. As a sensitive person himself, our guest today, Andre Sólo, is deeply familiar with these challenges and has spent the better part of his career dedicated to shedding light on what it truly means to be a highly sensitive person (HSP) and what we all need to understand better about sensitivity.
Through his work and new book, Andre is making profound contributions to those of us who identify as sensitive (even if we don’t know it yet). He is the co-founder of the website, Highly Sensitive Refuge, the world’s largest online community for sensitive people, and recently co-authored the extremely helpful book The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World. Andre is also a researcher and speaker and serves as Chief Make-It-Happen Officer of Introvert, Dear, a supportive community and resource for introverted and sensitive individuals alike.
Tuning in today, you’ll learn all about what it means to be a sensitive individual, including why HSPs tend to be creative, empathetic, and highly conscientious, and why it’s so easy for them to become overstimulated. Andre goes on to unpack some of the problematic messaging that society regularly gives to sensitive boys and girls, and how this can result in people suppressing and hiding their sensitivity, rather than embracing it as one of their greatest strengths. Our conversation also explores how sensitive children are impacted by their upbringing and environment, and why the best thing you can do as the parent of a sensitive child is to accept and encourage them just as they are.
Today’s episode is filled with fascinating insights into what it means to move through the world as a sensitive person and provides a helpful guide for what we can do to better understand and support sensitive individuals, allowing them to embrace and leverage their unique superpowers. As a highly sensitive person myself, I’m grateful to Andre for his groundbreaking work in this field.
To learn more about this deeply human trait, and how it can shape a person's entire identity, be sure to tune in for our conversation with Andre Sólo!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Understanding the traits of a highly sensitive person (HSP), and the misconceptions that many people have about sensitive people. [02:45]
- What neuroscience teaches us about how sensitive people take in information in a much deeper way. [04:36]
- The correlations between being introverted and highly sensitive, the difference between these two traits, and what each of them measures. [08:54]
- Why being sensitive can help you be an excellent leader. [11:11]
- Some of the drawbacks of being a sensitive person, why sensitive people often experience strong emotions, and how they can further increase their emotional intelligence. [14:23]
- The three distinct ways that sensitivity can come across in individuals. [17:54]
- Learn about the ‘boost’ effect in sensitive people, why sensitive people are more affected by their environment, and how they can benefit from therapy, meditation and spiritual practices. [21:58]
- The stigma and discrimination that many sensitive people experience, the messaging that girls and boys receive about their sensitive traits, and how to parent a sensitive child. [28:20]
- Helpful tips on how to communicate with teachers about your sensitive child. [34:01]
- The revelatory distinction between empathy and compassion, the concept of emotional contagion, and how sensitive people often absorb the emotions of other people. [39:27]
For More Information:
Andre Sólo on LinkedIn
Andre Sólo on Twitter
Andre Sólo on Instagram
Andre Sólo on Facebook
Sensitive Refuge
Introvert, Dear
The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff, and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click below for more information on: 8-week Most Powerful You course for women Video training program for organizations, DEI&B programs and leadership development training
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting women? If so, I’ve got some news.
Right now, we’ve opened the enrollment window of my coach training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that will help you become far more effective in working with women.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught essential business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“Sensitive people are actually wired at a brain level to process all information more deeply. And that allows us to notice things that others miss, and to make connections and find new ideas that others might not make.” — @justandresolo [0:03:28]
“We've spoken to highly sensitive service members who credited their sensitivity as being one of their most important traits as a military service member. So it's a very kind of flexible and valuable trait.” — @justandresolo [0:06:58]
“Sensitivity comes with many strengths, both physical and emotional, and in terms of creativity and intelligence. At the same time, your brain is putting all this extra work in. So there's a cost to those gifts. And that cost is overstimulation.” — @justandresolo [0:07:22]
“Just as highly sensitive people get more out of therapy, I think they probably also get more out of spiritual practice. And I can say for myself, personally, that meditating is life-changing and transformative.” — @justandresolo [0:26:46]
“If you have a sensitive child, the biggest thing you can do is to accept and encourage them.” — @justandresolo [0:34:12]
“If you're picking up the stress, the sadness, the anger, of all the people around you, especially if you're feeling it very vividly yourself, that is exhausting, uncomfortable, distracting. And it sometimes feels impossible to turn off.” — @justandresolo [0:42:47]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
The concept of happiness as been explored in countless ways over the past years, yet it seems that modern society has been misguided when it comes to understanding the true drivers of happiness and well-being. For the past 20 years, Dr. Marc Schulz has been involved in a groundbreaking 80-year study of happiness – in fact, the world’s longest scientific study of happiness – and he joins us today to share his findings. The renewed focus he’s brought to the study is one that investigates relationships and their powerful effect on our overall well-being.
Marc is a practicing therapist with postdoctoral training in health and clinical psychology at Harvard Medical School and is the associate director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. He also acts as the Sue Kardas Ph.D. 1971 Chair in Psychology, directs the Data Science Program, and previously chaired the psychology department and Clinical Developmental Psychology Ph.D. program at Bryn Mawr College. His credentials extend to his authorship of the recently published book, The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness.
In this episode, Marc presents an overview of the study in question and breaks down modern society’s misconceptions about the drivers of happiness. We discover the initial intention of the study and the link it unearthed between loneliness and physical health problems. Marc explains the kinds of relationships essential for our well-being and provides an example demonstrating the remarkable impact of connection.
“The good life” encompasses more than just happiness, and today, we are encouraged to lean in and experience the full spectrum of life, for the sake of our overall well-being. Science is becoming increasingly able to explain the correlation between our emotional experiences and our physical health, so tune in to discover how best to optimize your experience and subsequently, your health.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing Marc Schulz, Ph.D., and today’s topic: how to attain the “good life”. [01:12]
- An overview of the 80-year study of happiness and Dr. Marc Schulz’s involvement in it. [02:54]
- The initial intention of the study. [07:55]
- Modern society’s greatest misconceptions about happiness and well-being. [09:18]
- The link between loneliness and physical health problems. [11:55]
- The full spectrum that the “good life” encompasses. [19:05]
- The impact of loneliness at work and the value of shared experience. [24:07]
- The role of science in explaining how our emotional experience impacts our physical health. [30:56]
- An example of a finding demonstrating the remarkable impact of connection. [33:41]
For More Information
Marc Schulz
Marc Schulz on LinkedInThe Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Robert Waldinger’s TED Talk: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff, and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“One of the perspectives [Bob Waldinger and I] brought when we joined the study was a renewed focus on the context of the individual lives including the relationships that we are immersed in.” — Marc Schulz, Ph.D. [0:07:00]
“It’s relationships that keep us healthy and happy through [our] lifespan. It’s not the things that we’re often led to believe. It’s not about money, success, [or] achievement.” — Marc Schulz, Ph.D. [0:09:33]
“The real driver of happiness and success in life is the quality of your relationships; your connections to others.” — Marc Schulz, Ph.D. [0:09:52]
“A sense of feeling lonely is corrosive to one’s health and well-being.” — Marc Schulz, Ph.D. [0:10:53]
“The good life isn’t only about happiness. It’s about leaning in and experiencing the joys and the sorrows of life.” — Marc Schulz, Ph.D. [0:21:17]
“You can’t really live unless you take some chances in life.” — Marc Schulz, Ph.D. [0:23:03]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Bringing nuance and depth to conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion is a challenging but essential step in making true progress towards building work cultures that work for all. Ludo Gabriele has dedicated his work and energy to this task and he is on Finding Brave today to explore some of the lesser-examined but essential aspects of the impact of patriarchal systems and the ways in which masculine norms have shaped leadership norms, and why that is damaging.
Ludo is currently the Senior Director of MARC Branding (Men Advocating Real Change) at Catalyst, which is a nonprofit organization focused on accelerating progress for women through workplace inclusion. He is also the founder of Woke Daddy, which he created as a means to share thoughts on fatherhood and masculinity.
This conversation with Ludo is jam-packed with powerful ideas and helpful ways to understand and implement them. Ludo unpacks why meaningful progress cannot be achieved without involving the majority group (and in corporations today, that typically means men), as well as how we can begin to create more inclusive cultures that transcend issues such as sexism and discrimination. One of the most powerful points Ludo makes is about the specific barriers that are in place today that prevent men from engaging in the necessary changes so many people (both women and men) wish to see.
Our guest highlights some of the most important questions that we need to ask and underlines the need for doing deep work to pave the way for real progress. He also explains exactly why better workplaces for women are better workplaces for everyone. Tune in today for a huge dose of insight and inspiration from an individual deeply familiar with the brave work required to engage in truly successful leadership approaches and build a better and more equitable future for all.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Ludo spells out what masculine norms are and their impact on organizations. [04:46]
- The challenges for men to overcome or revise the negative impact of patriarchal systems. [15:15]
- Exploring the learning programs and conversations that Ludo hosts. [24:13]
- How sport functions as a means for men to connect in ways that are difficult otherwise. [31:28]
- The power of empathy; Ludo talks about intentionally developing our capacity. [35:05]
- Some of the first steps towards change, and the need for introspection. [39:55]
- Overcoming the fear of being wrong and or being challenged in the current cultural climate. [43:52]
- The role of courage in advocacy and allyship. [48:39]
For More Information:
Catalyst
MARC (Men Advocating Real Change)
Woke Daddy
Ludo Gabriel on Twitter
Luda Gabriel on LinkedIn
Woke Daddy on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Kathy’s writing and video on “What is Feminism and Why Do So Many Men and Women Still Hate it” Kathy Forbes articleKathy’s Video
Gloria Steinem
Anthony Bourdain
The Handmaid's Tale
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Masculine norms shape the way that a lot of organizations are still run, a lot of countries are still run, and a lot of institutions are still run. This is the result of socialization.” — @LudoGabriele [0:06:39]
“We are coming from a place where we are blindly reciting a script of masculinity, and for the first time we are questioning it.” — @LudoGabriele [0:10:13]
“The way the workplace is set up doesn't necessarily work for men either.” — @LudoGabriele [0:13:42]
“We believe it's men, women, and people of all gender identities working together in partnership to create qualitative culture change. We cannot achieve progress with only one group of people.” — @LudoGabriele [0:27:35]
“We tend to compare people's experiences instead of honoring each of them individually.” — @LudoGabriele [0:30:23]
“Polarized conversation helps the status quo.” — @LudoGabriele [0:43:29]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Legacy leadership isn’t just a leadership style or a list of things to do, or showing up pretending you have all the answers. In today’s show, Gina Gomez shares her belief that truly impactful leaders don’t follow trends or pursue fame and fortune; instead, they build trust in the workplace, adhere to ethical practices, and live their legacy in the here and now.
Gina is a business advisor and strategist who has worked with leaders of multimillion-dollar companies and unions, including CBS/Viacom, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the United Food & Commercial workers. She is also the founder of Gina Gomez and Associates, a female-led and minority-run company that hires and trains leaders and teams to perform at their best in ever-changing business environments.
For more than 20 years, Gina has helped industry leaders develop the skills they need to lead. With a proven track record ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the entertainment industry and the online business world, she teaches her clients how to create a profitable and sustainable business where everyone feels welcome, respected, and included.
In this episode, Gina defines what legacy leadership means to her and we discuss what it really takes to run a sustainable, impactful business. As you’ll learn, Gina believes that great leadership starts with integrity and identifying and adhering to your core values. Join us today to find out what actually makes a good leader versus what we often are told makes a good leader, why ethical leadership benefits everyone (including your bottom line), how to experience your true purpose, and so much more.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Dispelling misconceptions about what great leadership looks like. [04:35]
- Why you’re going in the wrong direction if you’re looking for your career to fulfill you. [08:05]
- Why ‘integrity’ is the simplest possible definition of leadership for Gina. [09:35]
- How you only get part of the story if you just look at the numbers. [14:35]
- What the term ‘legacy leadership’ means to Gina and how we can create it. [15:23]
- Major mistakes that Gina sees business leaders frequently making. [20:30]
- What so many of us are taught good leadership is versus what actually makes a good leader! [23:02]
- The value of change management, strong communication, and relationship building. [27:10]
- Insight into Gina’s “accidental” career trajectory and the important role of curiosity. [32:38]
For More Information:
Gina Gomez and Associates
Gina Gomez on LinkedIn
Gina Gomez on Twitter
Gina Gomez on Instagram
Gina Gomez on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Legacy Mastermind
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JOIN ME STARTING FEBRUARY 1ST FOR MY LIVE, 8-WEEK CAREER AND LEADERSHPI TRAINING PROGRAM THE MOST POWERFUL YOU!
I’m thrilled to be offering a new 8–week LIVE career and leadership coaching and training course all about how to become The Most Powerful and Confident You in your work, leadership and professional life. The ultimate outcome of this training to to help you overcome exactly what’s in the way now of reaching your highest potential and most thrilling success, goals and impact, in work you love and are proud of. Based on my work with thousands of professional women worldwide in the past 10 years and drawing on the content from my latest book The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Carer Bliss, the course walk members through exactly how to recognize and close the 7 most damaging Power And Confidence Gaps that keep millions of professionals from thriving and succeeding in meaningful work of significance that deeply matters to them. Participants will learn the critical steps to:
- Recognize and more fully leverage their great talents, accomplishments and achievements
- Speak up with confidence, not fear
- Ask for what they want and deserve, and get it
- Build a powerful and helpful support community that will open doors for them and help them thrive and advance
- Effectively challenge mistreatment and unfair behavior
- Reconnect to the thrilling dream they once had for their life and work – and get back on track to achieve that dream
- Heal and overcome challenges and pain from the past that are holding them back today
I’ve been delivering workshops and trainings on The Most Powerful You for over two years now to over 50 organizations and conferences (including an international division of the United Nations and other top global companies), and folks are saying it’s been truly transformative and life-changing for them. (See endorsements on The Most Powerful You page and my LinkedIn profile.)
To scale this training and offer it in a more expansive way, I’m thrilled to offer this live, 8-week coaching and training course starting February 1st that includes:
- 8 WEEKLY LIVE Zoom Group Coaching Calls with me
- 8 Video Training Modules (total of 16 videos – 4 hours in total)
- A Step-by-Step Career and Confidence-Growth Training Curriculum
- More than 50 Additional Curated Resources for expanded learning.
- Private Online Facebook Support Group.
- AND you’ll receive lifetime access to all the training materials and a 20% discount on my private coaching and other programs.
Sign up now at https://mostpowerfulyou.com as an early bird and get 8 great bonuses and save $300 off the full price!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, 'Time To Brave Up' & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
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Quotes:
“A lot of [leaders] are looking for significance. We think that, when we have significance, it’s going to solve all of our problems. It’s not.” — @GinaGomezAssoc [0:07:30]
“For me, [leadership] is a single word, and it’s integrity.” — @GinaGomezAssoc [0:09:50]
“If you only look at the numbers, you’re only getting part of the story. You have to look at everything. How does your team perform? What are [your measurable outcomes]? And how does that translate into your goals and return on investment?” — @GinaGomezAssoc [0:15:06]
“Legacy is what we leave behind. It’s the imprint that we leave when we’re long gone. It’s the people that we affect through the work that we do that we never, ever know about.” — @GinaGomezAssoc [0:15:33]
“It’s one of the most significant pieces of leadership that gets taught the least, and most people do not know how to do it. When you’re in a situation like this—a pandemic or anything else—if you don’t know change management, you’re in serious trouble.” — @GinaGomezAssoc [0:27:34]
“As leaders, we are constantly looking to reinvent ourselves.” — @GinaGomezAssoc [0:36:36]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at youtube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Today’s guest believes that it’s very important to understand your worth and embrace your full potential, even when/if others don’t see it. Motivated by a desire to open doors of opportunity for others, Octavia Goredema became a career coach and went on to author the PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women.
Originally from England, Octavia now lives in Los Angeles, and in recognition of her work, she has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen, one of the UK’s highest civic honors.
In this episode, Octavia shares her fascinating story and explores essential career strategies for underrepresented women and others. You’ll hear what inspired her to write her book, why its message is so important to her personally, and what it means to truly know your worth even when it’s not reflected back to you.
Tuning in, you’ll hear more about why it’s so important to track your accomplishments, learn how snarky comments can actually propel you forward, why you should have a ‘bragalogue’ prepared for the right opportunities, and how the way in which you show up in the world and make people feel is a key part of your mission and value. To find out what you need to understand more deeply about the plight of underrepresented women and how to support women and all individuals in your sphere to thrive, tune in today!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing today’s guest, career coach, and author Octavia Goredema. [01:21]
- How Octavia came to be appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen [04:01]
- What inspired Octavia to write this book and why its message is so important to her and others. [07:40]
- How to determine your worth when it’s not reflected back at you. [11:49]
- Why it’s so important to track your accomplishments [15:20]
- Why you should have a ‘bragalogue’ prepared and why women are often resistant to this. [19:26]
- The importance of knowing what your non-negotiables are. [24:22]
- What listeners need to understand about the plight of underrepresented women. [26:11]
- Why it’s so important for companies to invest in diverse talent. [28:06]
- The importance of your circle and mentors, sponsors, or advocates. [32:13]
For More Information:
Octavia Goredema
Octavia Goredema on Twitter
Octavia Goredema on LinkedIn
Octavia Goredema on Instagram
Octavia Goredema on Pinterest
Octavia Goredema on TikTok
PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Octavia’s book: PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women
Octavia’s book on Audible: PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women
Kathy and Octavia in Elite Daily: Asking for a Raise Isn’t as Scary as It Seems, Thanks to These Expert Tips
Kathy and Octavia in CNN: Quiet quitting is the latest workplace trend, but it doesn’t mean what you think
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It, by Peggy Klaus
You can read the first chapter of Octavia’s book by joining my email community at octaviagoredema.com
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Join Kathy Caprino for her FREE Webinar January 13, 2023 at Noon EST - Close Your Confidence Gaps Now AND Build Your Best and Happiest Career
I’m so excited to share that I will be offering a FREE 90-minute webinar on January 13th at Noon EST all about how to Close Your Confidence Gaps Now and Build Your Best and Happiest Career, drawing on my latest book The Most Powerful You. I’ll be sharing key information, strategies and powerful action steps based on years of research and working with thousands of professionals, that have helped them transform their careers and work lives for greater success, impact and reward.
This is info you won’t hear elsewhere as it’s based on everything I’ve personally learned over 40 years of working, including serving as director and VP in my corporate life, to working as a marriage and family therapist, then 17 years of coaching and training over 20,000 professionals across 6 continents.
Here’s what I’ll cover:
- The two critical traits are missing today in the lives and careers of so many professionals that hold them back from success and happiness
- The 7 most damaging power gaps that negatively impact 98% of professional women and 90% of men
- The "antidotes" to these 7 power gaps - which I call the 7 Brave Pathways to Career Bliss
- We’ll also talk about how to leverage your natural talents in a deeper, easier way, and start understanding that you CAN pursue your true career passions while also having strong financial reward
- How to speak truth to power and gain the confidence, courage, self-trust and self-esteem you need to push past your inertia and fears to build a better, happier career with great meaning and reward, without the toxicity, stress and conflict you’re experiencing now.
Bring your career questions to the webinar. I’m happy to answer them! Sign up today at kathycaprino.com/buildyourconfidence2023
Let’s make this a different kind of year where you finally shift and heal beyond where you are today, to something much happier. See you there!
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ANNOUNCING THE MOST POWERFUL YOU LIVE 8-WEEK COACHING/TRAINING COURSE (starts February 1st!)
I’m thrilled to be offering a new 8–week LIVE training course with me all about The Most Powerful You content from my book, and how you can address and close the 7 most damaging Power And Confidence Gaps that keep us from thriving in our work. The course starts Wednesday, February 1st!
I’ve been delivering workshops and trainings on The Most Powerful You for over two years now in all sorts of ways for over 50 organizations (including an international division of the United Nations and other top global companies), and folks are saying it’s been truly transformative and life-changing for them.
To make sure everyone can have access to this very same training, I’m thrilled to offer you a live course that includes:
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8 WEEKLY LIVE, 75-minute Zoom Group Coaching/Training Calls with Kathy
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8 Video Training Modules (total of 16 videos – 4 hours in total)
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Step-by-Step Career and Confidence-Growth Training Curriculum
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Additional Curated Resources for expanded learning
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Private Online Facebook Support Group
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AND you’ll receive lifetime access to all the training materials and a 20% discount on my private coaching and other programs.
Enroll now as an Early Bird and save $300 off the full price and get 8 great bonuses! CLICK HERE to learn more and register today! The course begins Feb 1st and spots go quickly!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
And if you’ve been enjoying the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon!
For more resources, check out…
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“What ultimately led me to become a coach was really about opening doors of opportunity for others.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:05:48]
“Not everyone will see your worth but it’s really important for you to hang onto your worth and to understand your worth and to really embrace your potential.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:09:19]
“You can’t control what the outcome might be when you use your voice but what you have to control is what you are reaching for, what you are pushing for, and what you know you want.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:14:51]
“It’s only when you stop and reflect on the bigger picture that you can start to connect the dots and see the impact you’re making and also how you are growing.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:15:47]
“It’s incredibly important to invest continually in the career advancement of the diverse talent that you’ve worked so hard to hire in the first place so you don’t lose that talent.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:30:00]
“Be really intentional about telling people what you want to do next, what you’re looking for, and the type of support you’re looking for. It might not be the person you’re talking to who can help but they might know someone who can.” — @OctaviaGoredema [0:34:11]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Are you playing not to lose or are you playing to actually win and create what you deeply long to in life and in your work? As our guest today, Adrian Koehler explains in this episode, we are all capable of being powerful, confident, secure, and fearless leaders. But in order to do so, we have to be willing to embrace the fear and risk that comes with the unknown.
Adrian Koehler is a top leadership engagement expert and Founder and Senior Partner at the coaching firm Take New Ground. His approach is based on the idea that rather than aiming to reach a particular emotional state (“I want to be less scared,” for example), if we want to reach our fullest potential as leaders, we need to aim to be courageous instead (“I’m going to take the leap despite my fear”).
Drawing on his background in philanthropy, ministry, activism, and medicine, Adrian thrives in extreme environments and finds comfort in difficult conversations —in fact, his passion for human performance has taken him around the globe, serving people in times of crisis, transformation, and stalemates. Over the last decade, Adrian has trained and developed leaders at NIKE, Virgin Hyperloop One, Jeni’s Ice Cream, Herschel Supply Co., Oprah Winfrey Network, Gavin DeBecker & Associates, Siegel & Gale, UCLA and elsewhere. Adrian is also the co-host of two engaging podcasts: Raising The Bar with Drybar Founder Alli Webb and The Naked Leadership Podcast with Take New Ground Sr. Partner Dan Tocchini.
Being human means having insecurities, but what we do with those insecurities and how mentally approach them is up to us. If you are ready to stop denying what is possible for you and start taking greater responsibility for your actions so your visions can become reality, tune in today for a conversation that will inspire you to be real, powerful (and if this word makes you feel uncomfortable, you need to hear Adrian’s definition of it), and of course, brave!
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing today’s guest, leadership engagement expert, Adrian Koehler. [02:24]
- Four of our core human desires and what they signify. [04:41]
- The unpredictable nature of our emotions and why we shouldn’t aim towards a particular emotional state. [05:40]
- What it truly looks like to be courageous. [06:20]
- Adrian explains specifically what it takes to be a true leader. [10:04]
- A mantra that helped Adrian get through one of the darkest times of his life. [10:29]
- The link between power and vitality, and why truly powerful people desire for other people to be powerful too. [14:10]
- Adrian’s thoughts on why people are afraid of embracing the full extent of their power. [16:42]
- Exploring the concept of “hugging the cactus.” [20:04]
- The importance (and results) of taking personal responsibility for your circumstances and your actions. [25:54]
For More Information:
Take New Ground
Adrian Koehler Website
Adrian Koehler on LinkedIn
Adrian Koehler on Instagram
Adrian Koehler on YouTube
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Tune into Raising the Bar Podcast and The Naked Leadership Podcast to hear more from Adrian.
Learn more about The Revenant Process and enroll for the next course!
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Join me for my FREE Webinar January 13, 2023 at Noon EST - Close Your Confidence Gaps Now AND Build Your Best and Happiest Career
So excited to share that I will be offering a FREE 90-minute webinar on January 13th at Noon EST all about how to Close Your Confidence Gaps Now and Build Your Best and Happiest Career. I’ll be teaching powerful information, strategies and action steps based on years of research and coaching with thousands of professionals, and strategies from my latest book The Most Powerful You and drawing on recommendations from over 30 of the nation’s top experts whom I’ve interviewed - al about success, leadership growth, confidence, impact, personal development, communication, and more.
This is info you won’t hear elsewhere because it’s based on everything I’ve personally learned over 40 years of working, including serving as director and VP in my corporate life, to working as a marriage and family therapist, then 17 years of coaching and training over 20,000 professionals across 6 continents.
Here’s what I’ll cover in the FREE program:
- The two critical traits are missing today in the lives and careers of so many professionals that hold them back from success and happiness
- The 7 most damaging power gaps that negatively impact 98% of professional women and 90% of men
- The "antidotes" to these 7 power gaps - which I call the 7 Brave Pathways to Career Bliss
- We’ll also talk about how to leverage your natural talents in a deeper, easier way, and start understanding that you CAN pursue your true career passions while also having strong financial reward
- How to speak truth to power and gain the confidence, courage, self-trust and self-esteem you need to push past your inertia and fears to build a better, happier career with great meaning and reward, without the toxicity, stress and conflict you’re experiencing now.
Bring your career questions to the call. I’m happy to answer them. Sign up today at kathycaprino.com/buildyourconfidence2023
Let’s make this a different kind of year where you finally shift and heal beyond where you are today, to something much happier. See you there!
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ANNOUNCING THE MOST POWERFUL YOU LIVE COURSE (that starts February 1st)
I’m very excited to be offering a new 8–week LIVE training course with me all about The Most Powerful You content from my book, and how you can address and close the 7 most damaging Power And Confidence Gaps that keep us from thriving in our work. The course starts Wednesday, February 1st!
I’ve been delivering workshops and trainings on The Most Powerful You for over two years now in all sorts of ways for over 50 organizations (including an international division of the United Nations and other top global companies), and folks are saying it’s been truly transformative and life-changing for them.
To make sure everyone can have access to this very same training, I’m thrilled to offer you a live course that includes:
- 8 WEEKLY LIVE Zoom Group Coaching Calls with me
- 8 Video Training Modules (total of 16 videos – 4 hours in total)
- Step-by-Step Career and Confidence-Growth Training Curriculum
- Additional Curated Resources for expanded learning.
- Private Online Facebook Support Group.
- AND you’ll receive lifetime access to all the training materials and a 20% discount on my private coaching and other programs.
Sign up at kathycaprino.com/signup to get my weekly newsletter and look out for more info and registration enrollment for the course. Enrollment opens in early January. Remember that spots go fast, so be sure you sign up early to claim your spot. I can’t wait to work with you!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“Any time we aim at [an emotional] state, we’re in trouble because we can’t really get handles on our feelings. They’re like jello.” — @adekoehler [0:06:10]
“I’m courageous when I don’t want to talk and I do. I’m courageous when I don’t want to ask for help and I do. I’m courageous when I don’t want to admit I’ve messed it up and I do.” — @adekoehler [0:06:40]
“If I’m going to lead, fear is going to be with me. Period.” — @adekoehler [0:08:04]
“Having the intuition, testing the intuition, and then taking appropriate action based on the future that I’ve committed to; that’s where the leadership happens. Leadership is a phenomenon that happens in action.” — @adekoehler [0:10:07]
“Power and vitality are inseparably linked.” — @adekoehler [0:14:11]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Grief is not all darkness and oftentimes, the greatest tragedies can ignite the most positive, powerful transformations in our lives.
Our guest, Kristine Carlson, knows what tragedy is. Happily married in her 40s with two young kids, she very suddenly lost the love of her life, Richard. What followed was heartache, sorrow, grief, anger, and then, later on and very surprisingly, true acceptance and joy. Through the process of grieving her husband and giving herself the space to feel emotions that she hadn’t felt in years, Kristine was awakened at a deep heart level.
Today, Kristine is a bestselling author, world-renowned speaker, and leading mindfulness expert who helps other people process traumatic experiences of their own. Grief comes in many forms and there is no specific timeline for grief, but wherever you are on your journey, this episode will undoubtedly inspire you and give you the courage to truly feel what you’re experiencing in life, and the peace of knowing that what you may feel as “brokenness” at this time can truly help you heal, even what feels like the darkest parts of yourself.
Here’s a comment that is at the heart of our episode today:
“The circumstances of life don’t break you; they reveal who you are.” - Kristine Carlson
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Introducing today’s guest, bestselling author and world-renowned speaker, Kristine Carlson. [01:52]
- The transformation that Kristine went through after the sudden loss of her husband, Dr. Richard Carlson. [04:26]
- Kristine explains the difference between holding life and living life. [06:15]
- An example of one of the many people who Kristine has helped through the grieving process. [09:16]
- Profound lessons from Viktor Frankl’s transformational book Man’s Search for Meaning. [12:08]
- The spiritual philosophy that Kristine lives by. [14:48]
- Meaning and purpose that Kristine was able to find in the wake of Richard’s death. [15:40]
- Kristine shares how she processed Richard’s death. [17:10]
- Why Kristine and Kathy believe in signs rather than coincidences. [24:26]
- The choice that we all have when we go through a traumatic experience. [28:41]
- The importance of never judging someone else’s grief. [31:42]
- Examples of “messy” times in people’s lives. [32:32]
- A powerful quote from Kristine’s late husband. [33:21]
- How true acceptance can make you fall in love with your life. [34:21]
For More Information:
Kristine Carlson Website
Kristine Carlson on YouTube
Kristine Carlson on LinkedIn
Kristine Carlson on Facebook
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
To hear Kristine’s story in greater depth, read her book, Heartbroken Open and watch the movie that the book was based on, entitled Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Storyf.
Read the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series that Kristine co-authored with her late husband, Richard.
Viktor Frankl’s internationally bestselling and groundbreaking book, Man’s Search for Meaning
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ANNOUNCING THE MOST POWERFUL YOU LIVE COURSE (that starts February 1st!)
I’m very excited to be offering a new 8–week LIVE training course with me all about The Most Powerful You content from my book, and how you can address and close the 7 most damaging Power And Confidence Gaps that keep us from thriving in our work. The course starts Wednesday, February 1st!
I’ve been delivering workshops and trainings on The Most Powerful You for over two years now in all sorts of ways for over 50 organizations (including an international division of the United Nations and other top global companies), and folks are sharing that the training and material has been truly transformative and life-changing for them.
To make sure everyone can have access to this very same training, I’m thrilled to offer you a live course that includes:
- 8 WEEKLY LIVE Zoom Group Coaching Calls with me
- 8 Video Training Modules (total of 16 videos – 4 hours in total)
- Step-by-Step Career and Confidence-Growth Training Curriculum
- Additional Curated Resources for expanded learning.
- Private Online Facebook Support Group.
- AND you’ll receive lifetime access to all the training materials and a 20% discount on my private coaching and other programs.
Sign up at kathycaprino.com/signup to get my weekly newsletter and look out for more info and registration enrollment for the course. Enrollment opens in early January. Remember that spots go fast, so be sure you sign up early to claim your spot. I can’t wait to work with you!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching or consulting business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“[Life] is feeling everything.” — @Don’t_Sweat_ [0:07:55]
“You can become better for having gone through loss, or you can become bitter.” — @Don’t_Sweat_ [0:08:15]
“We have to find the reason for what happens in our lives and in that space of making meaning, everything appears to have its reason.” — @Don’t_Sweat_ [0:14:54]
“Grief isn’t all darkness. There is so much beauty and light because there is so much grace.” — @Don’t_Sweat_ [0:19:12]
“Sometimes being broken open means you get to be open to having greater joy.” — @Don’t_Sweat_ [0:35:03]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Although we have made strides in advancing the professional lives of women and minorities in the last several decades, there are still key areas where companies need to improve their employment practices.
Our guest today, Jean Back, is an employment attorney with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and has over 25 years of experience in helping employers navigate and solve a range of complicated problems and scenarios. Her experience is broad and covers litigation as well as mediation and settlement of employment and business tort claims. She has also conducted training for managers and employees in employment compliance and is experienced in all areas of state and federal employment, wage and hour, discrimination, and leave laws.
Today, you’ll hear Jean unpack the key distinctions between overt and unconscious bias and how they can come into play in a wide range of employment practices. She explains how unconscious biases show up in the hiring and layoff process and what can be done to address these biases. Jean also discusses how to cultivate a bias-free work culture and how to improve your own organization’s DEI practices today.
Even the most progressive employers (who approach hiring with the best of intentions) can have blindspots when it comes to unconscious bias. And while we all may have unconscious biases, recognizing them is the first step in the journey to change them. To learn how to avoid these stumbling blocks to a fair and equitable workforce and what you can personally do to build a workplace that works for all, don’t miss this episode.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- The distinctions between overt and unconscious bias. [03:40]
- Examples of how job descriptions can signal bias through their language. [06:25]
- How our brains use unconscious bias and prejudice to protect us. [08:17]
- How training can help you become more aware of your biases and address them proactively. [10:07]
- Why you need to seek out information on how to reprogram your unconscious biases. [13:24]
- Examples of words that are used in job descriptions that unconsciously invite men to apply while discouraging female applicants. [16:08]
- An overview of the doll test and what it teaches us about unconscious bias. [17:11]
- How unconscious bias can affect the layoff and hiring process and how to fix these problems in an organization. [20:57]
- The most important Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) elements that companies need to be focusing on. [27:57]
- An overview of the need for pay equity laws and how to conduct a pay equity analysis within your company. [29:39]
For More Information:
Jean Back
Schwabe
Jean Back on LinkedIn
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
For more information on this topic, read Jean Back’s piece on Avoiding Discrimination Claims as the Result of a Reduction in Force
Read Kathy’s Forbes interview with Jean Black How To Eliminate Gender Bias In Your Hiring And Employment Practices Today
Learn more about the Doll Test and its devastating effects Brown v. Board: The Doll Test
Search for articles on unconscious bias at Harvard Law Review and The Business Journals
ANNOUNCING THE MOST POWERFUL YOU LIVE COURSE (that starts February 1st)
I’m very excited to be offering a new 8–week LIVE training course with me all about The Most Powerful You content from my book, and how you can address and close the 7 most damaging Power And Confidence Gaps that keep us from thriving in our work. The course starts Wednesday, February 1st!
I’ve been delivering workshops and trainings on The Most Powerful You for over two years now in all sorts of ways for over 50 organizations (including an international division of the United Nations and other top global companies), and folks are saying it’s been truly transformative and life-changing for them.
To make sure everyone can have access to this very same training, I’m thrilled to offer you a live course that includes:
- 8 WEEKLY LIVE Zoom Group Coaching Calls with me
- 8 Video Training Modules (total of 16 videos – 4 hours in total)
- Step-by-Step Career and Confidence-Growth Training Curriculum
- Additional Curated Resources for expanded learning.
- Private Online Facebook Support Group.
- AND you’ll receive lifetime access to all the training materials and a 20% discount on my private coaching and other programs.
Sign up at kathycaprino.com/signup to get my weekly newsletter and look out for more info and registration enrollment for the course. Enrollment opens in early January. Remember that spots go fast, so be sure you sign up early to claim your spot. I can’t wait to work with you!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching or consulting business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“If you think ahead, you can use your conscious brain to make the decisions. And then question yourself when you're making a decision. Ask yourself ‘Am I using my conscious brain to make this decision?’ or is this decision being influenced by my unconscious brain?” — Jean Black [0:13:09]
“It's not my job to teach you this. [You] need to go out and learn this yourself. There are lots of good books, [and] lots of good articles. But you need to make this a priority.” — Jean Black [0:15:14]
“One thing that I am speaking to HR folks about these days, is that unconscious bias starts at the hiring stage and the performance review stage. And that can ultimately affect the layoff process.” — Jean Black [0:20:58]
“It's a matter of looking at similarly situated people and determining whether they were treated the same, or differently. And if they were treated differently, then why were they treated differently?” — Jean Black [0:27:30]
“You have to post what the salary range is going to be for that job. The reason for that is if you don't do that, it enables people to come in and negotiate for their salary. And studies have shown that men are better advocates for themselves. ” — Jean Black [0:30:04]
“The world is changing. It's really hard for some people to change these deep-seated belief systems. What I'm trying to say is you don't have to change what you believe. You can remain true to yourself and your beliefs, but allow others to have their beliefs.” — Jean Black [0:35:01]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
The festive season is upon us! And while this time of year is traditionally dedicated to friends, family, and celebrations, it is often accompanied by stress and looming deadlines. It is also the time of year when many of us feel the very real effects of burnout, especially after laboring under consistently high levels of stress for most of the year.
Today on the solo podcast episode, I take a closer look at the prevalence of burnout in modern culture today. I break down the reasons why I believe burnout to be an epidemic today (and research supports that belief) and offer advice on what can be done to address and prevent it.
In my recent Forbes article Why Burnout Is An Epidemic and 3 Powerful Ways to Address it, I outline my observations and provide strategies and tips for shifting our behaviors and habits in ways that pave the way for reduced stress and burnout, and allow for more self-care, and emotional and physical restoration. Listeners who wish to do further exploration on this topic and learn more about how to “find brave” every day to build a happier, more rewarding and fulfilling life and career on your own authentic terms, can find helpful support in my latest book, The Most Powerful You.
Today, you’ll hear a breakdown of how a confluence of unprecedented factors — such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in remote work — have contributed to new highs in burnout rates. I unpack some key psychological concepts that important to understand, including perfectionistic over-functioning and its effects, and I explain how these habits affect our loved ones and contribute significantly to burnout. I also discuss how we can learn to identify what is within our control (and what isn’t) and begin to shift our habits and address burnout head on, in our own daily lives.
It may seem that there is simply too much outside of our control to enact meaningful change within our lives. But by making small tweaks to your mindset and introducing calming, self-restoring and balancing rituals, you can learn to identify small changes that make a big difference. To learn more about this important subject and how to create real and lasting positive change, don’t miss this episode, especially now, as we embark on a new holiday season.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Kathy’s definition of burnout and the symptoms that can arise as a result. [03:15]
- Why we are experiencing an epidemic of burnout. [04:03]
- The concept of perfectionistic over-functioning and how it is affecting women. [06:13]
- How to gain greater awareness so you can make greater choices. [08:21]
- Understanding the changes that have happened in your life to lead you to experience burnout. [10:21]
- How to determine which stressors are in your control, and which are not. [11:53]
- What you can do to address the stressors that are in your control. [13:51]
- How therapeutic support can help if you are feeling depressed or burnt out. [17:18]
- How to value yourself and your well-being 10% more. [22:40]
- Why we aren’t doomed to a condition of burnout. [26:07]
For More Information:
Kathy Caprino
Kathy Caprino on LinkedIn
Kathy Caprino on YouTube
Kathy Caprino on Instagram
Kathy Caprino on Twitter
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Get your copy of Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You
Check out Kathy’s Forbes article, Why Burnout Is An Epidemic and 3 Powerful Ways to Address it
Access the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, aamft.org
For a helpful locator of a marriage and family therapist in your area, visit the AAMFT therapist locator
Get smarter in just five minutes with the Uptime app!
Learn how your relationship with parents who were narcissists could be contributing to your Perfectionistic Over-Functioning. Read the helpful book, Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
KEY RESOURCES FOR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP GROWTH
The Most Powerful You, Now in Paperback and on Uptime!
My book The Most Powerful You (which is being translated into Arabic, Chinese and Polish) has now been published in paperback! And it’s being featured in Uptime, an app that offers 5-minute summaries (or “hacks” as they call them) with key insights and powerful action steps from the world’s best books.
To check out the Uptime app on your phone, use the link bit.ly/uptimeMostPowerfulYou.
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Take Kathy’s training and Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
And stay tuned in January for news of the open enrollment of Kathy’s new LIVE 8-week training/coaching course on how to close the 7 power gaps and thrive at the highest level in your career and professional life!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
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Quotes:
“The deal is you cannot change or address that which you're not aware of.” — @kathycaprino [0:08:36]
“What makes you most stressed, worried, and anxious? If you woke up tomorrow, and you weren't stressed and anxious, how would you know?” — @kathycaprino [0:10:08]
“There are a lot of (negative) words that are thrown around about people who seek therapy, but they're mistaken. You need to be strong to admit you need help. That's strong. That's brave. That's not weak.” — @kathycaprino [0:18:19]
“If you don't have 10% more to give to yourself, you are stuck in a cycle of over-functioning and being a martyr.” — @kathycaprino [0:24:57]
“We're not doomed to a condition of burnout.” — @kathycaprino [0:26:07]
“It's probably more than just a tiny tweak. It's a consistent change. It's a consistent change in your mindset. It's a consistent change in how you feel about yourself and how you love yourself and how you accept yourself and validate yourself and honor yourself.” — @kathycaprino [0:26:58]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget—you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Are you feeling frustrated because you’ve been passed over for another big promotion? Do you want to develop the skills you need to excel in senior leadership positions? Well, you’re in luck! Alex D. Tremble literally wrote the book on Reaching Senior Leadership, and he’s here today to share 10 essential growth strategies to help you rise to the top.
Alex is an award-winning speaker, author, executive, and leadership expert who advises some of the nation’s most senior leaders on how to shape their company’s culture to attract, retain, and develop highly effective leaders. He is also the host of The Executive Appeal Podcast, which is focused on providing ambitious leaders with the leadership and career advancement skills required to excel.
Today, you’ll find out why mentorship, strategic relationships, and political savvy are oftentimes more important than hard work and you’ll learn how you can invest your time and energy into leveraging your strengths. Alex also reflects on workplace tokenism and the effectiveness of today’s corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and he shares valuable insights on exactly how diversity can be expanded in senior leadership ranks and how those individuals in underrepresented groups can attain the leadership roles and impact they have earned and deserve.
For all this and more, don’t miss today’s conversation!
Highlights From This Episode:
- Why Alex believes that it takes a whole lot more than hard work to get you to the top. [03:31]
- How to be politically savvy, influence people effectively, and stay true to yourself. [08:21]
- Workplace tokenism and why it’s important to create diverse mentorship programs. [14:28]
- The essential role of strategic relationship building and networking for your success. [17:53]
- Reality check: prioritizing people isn’t bad and healthy relationships are transactional! [19:35]
- Top three essential growth strategies, starting with the value of investing in yourself. [26:54]
- A mindset shift to embrace power and money as tools to enable you to do good. [33:44]
- Where you can find more eye-opening leadership development tips from Alex. [35:22]
For More Information:
Alex Tremble
Alex Tremble on LinkedIn
Alex Tremble on YouTube
Alex Tremble on Instagram
Alex Tremble on Twitter
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Get your copy of Alex’s book, Reaching Senior Leadership: 10 Growth Strategies Every Government Leader Should Know
Get more powerful, confident and impactful in just five minutes with Kathy’s book the 5-minute “hack” of Kathy’s book The Most Powerfl You on the Uptime app!
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend—that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to make. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
And stay tuned for the opening of the enrollment for the 8-week LIVE Most Powerful You course with Kathy! Enrollment opens in January!
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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MORE RESOURCES FROM KATHY:Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“What are those key leadership qualities, key leadership behaviors, things that you’ve got to know to differentiate yourself from the rest of the group, from the rest of the pack? Because if you’re not remembered, you’re not selected!” — @AlexDTremble [0:06:21]
“That’s what political savvy is: it’s really understanding how, what, when, where, and who to communicate with.” — @AlexDTremble [0:11:51]
“You can’t be a leader unless you know how to build relationships, especially strategic relationships; that is intentional relationships with individuals who can help you reach your goal.” — @AlexDTremble [0:18:18]
“Society pushes us to think that everyone has to be the same. That’s just not the reality. We only have so much time, only [so many] resources [and] energy to feed into these relationships. You need to know who you’re putting your time into.” — @AlexDTremble [0:25:50]
“You have to be willing to invest in yourself. Yes, absolutely take advantage of any training opportunities your company is providing to you if they’re willing to support [this] or pay for that or whatever it may be—but you’ve got to pay for yourself sometimes.” — @AlexDTremble [0:28:32]
“Yes, there are bad actors in this world, absolutely, and they do learn these skills too. But you know how you fight against that? By you learning these skills and you getting into those positions of influence and those positions of power.” — @AlexDTremble [0:34:53]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget—you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
If you are feeling overwhelmed by marketing trends and the current social media landscape, then today’s episode is for you. Our guest, Andrew Gottlieb, is an expert in digital marketing and joins us to share his insights on essential marketing trends, along with what small businesses need to know and how best to capitalize on current trends in social media.
Andrew has a host of credits to his name, not the least of which is being the Founder & CEO at No Typical Moments, a highly specialized digital marketing agency that serves purpose-driven businesses with a focus on having a positive social impact. He is also the co-author of The Two-Week Notice and has an extensive list of testimonials praising his many years of client work.
In our conversation, Andrew breaks down the key concepts in social media and digital marketing that small businesses need to understand. He offers a roadmap on how to navigate various subjects, from the tracking issues caused by the Apple iOS14 update to how businesses should respond to the rise of TikTok. He also explains why you shouldn’t commit to a single social platform, the best tools for taking control of your tracking, and why going the extra mile for your client is a fantastic way to define your brand.
While social media has given small business owners more advertising power than ever before, it has also required an entirely new skill set that constantly needs to be updated. Andrew has gained a wealth of knowledge from his years of experience and offers listeners a host of key insights and valuable tools that can help them thrive in the next phase of their marketing journey. If you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed by digital marketing and social media, then you won’t want to miss this informative and insightful conversation on all things digital marketing and social media.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Andrew unpacks the pitfalls of being committed to one social media platform. [05:05]
- The unique opportunity that businesses, entrepreneurs, and creators currently have to build a following on TikTok. [11:27]
- Andrew’s advice on how to determine whether you should use your resources to be on TikTok as a small business or entrepreneur with limited resources. [14:14]
- What to do if you’re experiencing FOMO from not posting on TikTok. [15:13]
- Examples of the demographics of social media platforms and how they shift over time. [15:46]
- A breakdown of how to study TikTok to help you position your brand. [18:51]
- Andrew’s recommendations on which tools to use to figure out your tracking if you are marketing on platforms like Facebook. [21:06]
- How to distinguish between your brand, marketing, and sales. [25:44]
- The importance of reputation and how to build a strong brand by showing up for your customers. [27:44]
- Andrew’s advice to small business owners who want to become more aligned with the people they want to help. [33:34]
For More Information:
Andrew Gottlieb
Andrew Gottlieb Email
Andrew Gottlieb on LinkedIn
Andrew Gottlieb on Instagram
Andrew Gottlieb on Facebook
No Typical Moments
The School for Humanity
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Be sure to check out Andrew’s book The Two-Week Notice
Use Google Analytics to measure and track your advertising ROI
Discover how advanced software like Wicked Reports can help you uncover critical data insights for all of your paid marketing activities
Implement Facebook’s Conversion API (CAPI) to gain fresh insight into your analytics
Start your 10-hour learning journey in understanding marketing and branding with The Digital Marketer and Gary Vaynerchuck on YouTube
Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
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Calling all coaches!
Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact.
Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching training program called The Amazing Career Coach Certification, which is a 17-week, hands-on training program that certifies female coaches in my proprietary 16-step career growth model, which is perfect for coaches who want a deeper dive into learning powerful, proven coaching frameworks, concepts, and skills that teach the 16 most essential steps to building an amazing career that your clients need to know. And this training will help you become far more effective and impactful in supporting women to thrive today in their jobs, roles, and careers.
And through the program, you’ll get access to a powerful Small Business Acceleration program called The Rapid Growth Academy, delivered by my friend and colleague, award-winning business growth expert Matthew Pollard.
Through Matthew’s program, you’ll be taught critical business and sales growth info that will help you grow your business success in the quickest way possible.
In my view, there’s nothing on the market like for both new and more seasoned coaches because it targets the two critical aspects of success: how you support your clients to thrive, and just as importantly, how to grow your own business to the next level.
For more information, visit certification.amazingcareerproject.com and check out the details. Join me this Winter!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today, new in paperback!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
Audible Offer
Amazon Music Offer
Quotes:
“For the first time ever, Facebook had a decrease in users to their platform. And there's new platforms that are emerging, like TikTok that are just more fun to be on. So you just shouldn't be married to one platform being the be-all and end-all for the next 40 years.” — Andrew Gottlieb [0:07:46]
“What's happening on TikTok right now is exactly what happened to you (Kathy) on LinkedIn in 2014. It's really a supply and demand equation that's going. There's not enough content creators on the app right now. But the number of users who are downloading TikTok is just skyrocketing.” — Andrew Gottlieb [0:11:34]
“You have a unique moment in time to capitalize on building a follower base on TikTok right now.” — Andrew Gottlieb [0:11:59]
“Rein in your FOMO. And just be aware that eventually over time, Tik Tok is going to have an older demographic.” — Andrew Gottlieb [0:15:46]
“I think when you have a good reputation, you have good branding, and good marketing that's getting your business out there in a really genuine and authentic manner, it allows the business to come to you versus you having to be on the hunt, going door to door.” — Andrew Gottlieb [0:29:30]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
So many “successful” working professionals have followed the traditional path, yet ultimately find themselves deeply unfulfilled in their jobs. Our guest today was one such example. With his good grades at school, Steve Oehley went on to graduate from college to pursue a well-respected job as a veterinarian, only to find it brought him no joy.
He has since embarked on an inspiring journey of self-awareness, founding Escape the nine to five, a podcast and coaching program designed for college-educated professionals looking to discover a career path that truly resonates with them. Given his background in veterinary medicine, Steve’s passion lies in sharing his life-changing framework with other professionals in the field.
In this episode, Steve fills us in on the darker side of the veterinary profession and what can make it a stressful occupation for some. We learn about Steve’s background; what led him to the veterinary world and what moved him to pursue a new direction, as well as the inspiration for and evolution of ‘Escape the Nine to Five’ work. Steve has a very unique perspective with so many wonderful insights on what it means to escape the nine to five and how you, too, can find a more meaningful and rewarding professional direction.
Simply pivoting without taking time to truly understand yourself can set you back, which is why Steve advocates for identifying your strengths within your own industry and moving forward from there. He shares advice for those looking to change careers, particularly those who feel stuck in current role and field. If these feelings of professional entrapment resonate with you, listen in to find out key steps to begin to explore shifting your career in a more productive and meaningful way.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- Why Steve decided to narrow his target audience to medical professionals and veterinarians. [04:17]
- The dark side of the veterinary profession and what led Steve to pursue a new direction. [06:24]
- Steve’s background and career journey, and advice for those looking to change careers.[10:02]
- The inspiration behind Escape the Nine to Five, and what it means to do so. [14:59]
- Steve’s journey to self-awareness, and what he learned about himsel in the process. [19:00]
- The danger of pivoting without self-awareness. [22:29]
- The critical importance of living a full life outside of your profession. [25:51]
- How to free up time by evaluating your spending habits. [27:59]
- Steve’s advice for those who feel stuck in their current 9-5 role. [30:15]
- A summary of Steve’s framework for change. [35:32]
For More Information:
Steve Oehley on LinkedIn
Steve Oehley on Twitter
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Email Steve Oehley
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Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that much of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently and more authentically to their own approach, style, and values.
The Most Powerful You video training program goes deeper, and helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role and leadership in a new way that takes your performance and impact higher, making the difference you dream of, doing work that matters deeply to you. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today, now in paperback!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Quotes:
“The reality is with any business you’re in … is that you really do need to niche down and find your target audience.” — @steveoehley [0:04:17]
“The first thing I would say for anyone looking to change career is, before you go and look at what other jobs are out there [and] what things you might be best suited to, you really need to emotionally understand yourself.” — @steveoehley [0:13:14]
“If you identify your strengths within your own industry, you can then potentially get quite a respectable job that pays relatively well and is heading you in the right direction towards what you might ideally be your dream job in five or ten years’ time.” — @steveoehley [0:24:13]
“Reducing the amount that you’re spending might enable you to go from your 40-hour five-day-a-week job to maybe a four-day-a-week job.” — @steveoehley [0:29:06]
“The only person that really cares about your career is yourself.” — @steveoehley [0:32:14]
“The things people regret the most in their life are not the things that they do do, but the things they don’t do.” — @steveoehley [0:34:34]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
From cubicles to open floor plans, from conference rooms to Slack channels and Zoom calls, the workplace has changed a great deal over the years. There is one thing that never changes, however. You’ll always have to deal at some point with workplace jerks who can wreak havoc in your professional life, career and role. Joining us today is Tessa West, a Professor of Psychology at New York University, where she is a leading expert on interpersonal interaction and communication.
Tessa has published over 60 articles in the field of psychology's most prestigious journals, and has received multiple grants, including from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She is the recipient of the Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and writes regularly about her research in The Wall Street Journal.
Tessa is also the author of the book, Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them. Today, we take a closer look at the seven types of jerks that she describes and dive into her definitive guide for dealing with (and ultimately breaking free from) the overbearing bosses, irritating coworkers, and all-around difficult people who can make your work-life miserable.
To learn how to spot a jerk and also how to ask for the right kind of feedback you need to prevent you from becoming a jerk yourself, plus helpful strategies for dealing with workplace jerks, tips for finding great allies, and so much more, don’t miss this episode.
Key Highlights From This Episode:
- How Tessa landed on this topic and what compelled her to write about it [02:55]
- Cultural norms that steer us away from conflict and why we need to learn to face it [04:46]
- The seven types of jerks and how to identify them [11:25]
- What these jerks might have experienced in childhood that drives their behavior today [17:10]
- The fascinating origins of the term ‘gaslighting’ and how it relates to narcissism [29:32]
- Proven strategies for handling each type of jerk [30:32]
- Tips for reframing your work relationships and finding trusted allies [32:30]
- Encouragement and advice for dealing with jerks and toxic coworkers [36:35]
- How to recognize if you're the jerk at work [37:44]
For More Information:
Tessa West
Tessa West at NYU
Connect with Tessa on LinkedIn and Twitter
Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Tessa’s book, Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them, on Amazon and Audible.
Take Tessa’s free tests to find out “Am I a Jerk at Work?”, “Am I an Effective Ally?”, or submit your workplace problem for direct feedback
Kathy’s viral article, ‘6 Toxic Behaviors That Push People Away: How To Recognize Them In Yourself and Change Them’.
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Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Gain the confidence and strength you’re ready for, and become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women and men who want to lead differently.
My Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more clearly key aspects about yourself – as a leader, communicator, manager and uplifter of others. And it guides you to take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role and career in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to.
If you truly want to grow your leadership and influence, help your teams thrive, and build an organization where all can say they are “The Most Powerful We” together, this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Visit The Most Powerful You training HERE.
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JOIN KATHY IN HER AMAZING CAREER PROJECT 16-WEEK ONLINE COURSE, STARTING OCTOBER 6TH AND BUILD A HAPPIER CAREER THIS YEAR!
('m thrilled to share that the enrollment window for the Fall session of my 16-week Amazing Career Project course is open now!
Learn more and register here: Amazing Career Project
This Fall session – which starts October 6th – teaches professional women and men how to take the 16 most essential steps to building a rewarding, joyful, and successful career in the fastest, most direct way possible.
Through the four months of the course, you’ll get:
- 16 jammed-packed instructional videos on the 16 essential steps for building a successful and rewarding career
- 16 weekly live group coaching calls with me
- 16 tailored homework assignments that move you forward fast
- An amazing online support network of members to help you
- My own hand-picked collection of premier resources for additional help
- PLUS: Great lifetime discounts to my private coaching programs and events
- And so much more!
Check out amazingcareerproject.com today for some fantastic bonuses and savings.
Truly, this is a powerful investment in you and your career and there is nothing to lose and so much to gain.
I’d love to work with you this Fall!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon!
Other resources:Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, 'Time To Brave Up' & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“We don’t learn this stuff. We don’t learn how to detect jerks early. We don’t learn how to have conflict early. A lot of these problems stew. Eventually, we maybe get fed up [or] we turn to coping mechanisms that don’t work.” — @TessaWestNYU [0:03:45]
“You imagine conflict more than you actually [encounter] it. That perception is what leads us to avoid these situations.” — @TessaWestNYU [0:08:29]
“We know that adult attachment styles don’t just affect your personal relationships; they affect your workplace ones as well.” — @TessaWestNYU [0:17:33]
“Gaslighters cause the most long-term damage out of all these types [of jerks]. The psychological warfare they engage in is just next level!” — @TessaWestNYU [0:27:24]
“This stuff is hard. If anyone comes to you and says, ‘There’s a quick fix. If you just did X, Y, and Z, these problems would go away,’ don’t believe them!” — @TessaWestNYU [0:36:47]
“It’s all about the small behavioral changes. Little things accumulate. Don’t try to hit [the problem] with a hammer. Just go slow and steady. That wins the race here.” — @TessaWestNYU [0:37:25]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube here!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Believe it or not, everyone has a personal brand, whether you’ve taken the time to plan one or not. Today, you’ll hear from Dr. Cindy McGovern, the author of a new book on personal branding titled Sell Yourself: How to Create, Live and Sell a Powerful Personal Brand.
Cindy is also the Founder of Orange Leaf Consulting, a sales and management consulting firm, and the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Every Job Is a Sales Job: How to Use the Art of Selling to Win at Work. Known as the First Lady of Sales, Cindy speaks about personal branding, sales, and leadership topics all over the world.
In this episode, we dive into creating your legacy through your personal brand, what it takes to thoughtfully and intentionally craft an authentic personal brand and live it, and why Cindy believes that learning to sell like a sales professional will make you more successful at selling your most important product–you.
This episode illustrates the importance of understanding how your personal brand impacts those around you and why selling yourself needn’t feel ‘icky’ or uncomfortable. Plus it’s jam-packed with useful tips and practical advice for focusing on your impact– the outcomes you’re uniquely able to generate, using the perceptions of others about you and your work to your advantage, being very intentional about the words you choose to describe yourself, and so much more. Tune in now to learn how to build your personal brand and leverage it for greater impact today.
Highlights From This Episode:
- What Cindy means when she says that simply identifying your personal brand will not make that brand powerful or effective. [05:57]
- Common mistakes you might be making with your own personal brand. [07:12]
- Selling yourself as a sales job and why sales needn’t be manipulative, uncomfortable, or dishonest. [07:45]
- The value of asking the right questions to uncover what you can offer, uniquely and powerfully. [12:44]
- Why so many corporate professionals struggle to define their personal brands. [14:11]
- How to thoughtfully create an authentic brand and then live it, day in and day out. [17:35]
- Tips for testing your brand by soliciting valuable and candid feedback. [20:00]
- Using prejudice to your advantage by elevating different facets of your brand. [22:18]
- Carefully examining the words you use to describe yourself and the impact they have. [27:47]
- The importance of activating your network in order to create a lasting legacy. [31:54]
For More Information:
Dr. Cindy McGovern
Dr. Cindy McGovern on LinkedIn
Dr. Cindy McGovern on Twitter
Dr. Cindy McGovern on Instagram
Dr. Cindy McGovern on Facebook
Dr. Cindy McGovern on YouTube
Orange Leaf Consulting
Orange Leaf Academy
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Pre-order Cindy’s latest book, Sell Yourself: How to Create, Live and Sell a Powerful Personal Brand
Get your copy of Cindy’s Wall Street Journal bestseller, Every Job Is a Sales Job: How to Use the Art of Selling to Win at Work
Read Cindy’s blog post on why many corporate professionals struggle to create their personal brands
JOIN KATHY IN HER AMAZING CAREER PROJECT 16-WEEK ONLINE COURSE, STARTING OCTOBER 6TH AND BUILD A HAPPIER CAREER THIS YEAR!(Register by September 24 to save $500 and get 6 great bonuses)!
I'm thrilled to share that the enrollment window for the Fall session of my 16-week Amazing Career Project course is open now!
Learn more and register here: Amazing Career Project
(Only 30 spots are available!)
This Fall session -- which starts October 6th – teaches professional women how to take the 16 most essential steps to building a rewarding, joyful and successful career in the fastest, most direct way possible.
Through the four months of the course, you’ll get:
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16 jammed-packed instructional videos on the 16 essential steps for building a rewarding, successful and rewarding career
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16 weekly live group coaching calls with me
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16 tailored homework assignments that move you forward fast
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An amazing online support network of members to help you
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My own hand-picked collection of premier resources for additional help
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PLUS: Great lifetime discounts to my private coaching programs and events
And so much more!
Check out amazingcareerproject.com today for some fantastic bonuses and savings for early birds. The enrollment window closes October 1st.
Truly, this is a powerful investment in you and your career and there is nothing to lose and so much to gain.
I’d love to work with you this Fall!
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Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course, The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“It’s more than having a brand and saying, ‘I want to be known as these words.’ It’s how you exemplify those words through your actions, [how you] create and craft your legacy, and — more importantly — how it impacts those around you. Without the impact, you don’t have a legacy.” — @1stladyofsales [0:06:36]
“I don’t actually sell someone on something. I invite them to buy.” — @1stladyofsales [0:10:41]
“You are not the company brand. You are not what is in your email signature line. You are whatever [impact] you are making on those around you.” — @1stladyofsales [0:15:15]
“I’m going to walk into this room, and they are going to underestimate me. How am I going to use that to my advantage? How am I going to elevate the facets of my brand to show them, sell them on the fact that I can do this?” — @1stladyofsales [0:22:52]
“If I don’t have a story to tell about you, you don’t actually have a legacy.” — @1stladyofsales [0:30:03]
“It’s the way you show up, the way you consistently keep the message going. You’re truly being your authentic self, but you are activating your network to want to help you sell. That’s how you actually create a legacy.” — @1stladyofsales [0:32:31]
Watch our Finding Brave episodes on YouTube!Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts!
“Instead of working and giving my life and my family the breadcrumbs of time, why don’t I turn it over? My family, my time, whatever it is that is important to you. It could be work or whatever you actually love. If you do that, here’s what happens: you think you won’t have time to do the things that actually have to get done to work and get paid. Not true. You actually [get more] creative in getting those things done in less time.” — Richie Norton
Are you looking to find your motivation, prioritize your ideals, and create a flexible work-life lifestyle that allows you to enjoy expansive freedom? Today’s Finding Brave guest believes that you can do all of the above, no matter how busy or successful you are, using what he calls Anti-Time Management!
Today, you’ll learn about the power of Time Tipping from award-winning author and serial entrepreneur, Richie Norton. As an executive coach to CEOs, Richie has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Inc., Entrepreneur, and the Huffington Post. Pacific Business News recognized Richie as one of the Top Forty Under 40 ‘Best and Brightest Young Businessmen’ in Hawaii, and he is considered one of the world’s leading thinkers and is included in Marshall Goldsmith’s Top 100 coaches community.
He is also the CEO and Cofounder of PROUDUCT, an INC. 5000 company and a global entrepreneurship solution that helps businesses go from idea to market with full-service sourcing, product strategy, and end-to-end supply chain, and the author of several books, including Anti-Time Management, The Power of Starting Something Stupid, and Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It.
Richie and I go back nine years to when I wrote about his second great book, The Power of Starting Something Stupid, for my Forbes blog in 2013. In today’s episode, he shares some of the valuable frameworks from his latest book, Anti-Time Management, and how you can implement them to stop managing your time and start prioritizing your attention. For poignant and practical advice from someone who has learned the value of living in a way that helps him lean into his fears, make a difference, and live without regret (and wants to help you do the same), make sure not to miss this powerful conversation with Richie Norton!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Insight into why Richie decided to write this book and why now. [06:46]
- Work for meaning, not money: what to do when the success you’ve had no longer works for you. [08:54]
- How you can use Time Tipping to learn to value your time, not time your values. [14:29]
- Overcome fears about money by rethinking how you get paid, not how much. [17:10]
- A look at how you can benefit if you stop managing time and start prioritizing attention. [19:20]
- Employing the concept of ‘project stacking’ to align your attention with your goals. [24:39]
- An understanding of Richie’s prolifics, practices, purposes, and payments framework. [29:17]
- Why Richie believes that, in some cases, a full calendar equals an empty life. [35:34]
For More Information:
Richie Norton
PROUDUCT
Richie Norton Email
Richie Norton on LinkedIn
Richie Norton on Twitter
Richie Norton on Instagram
Richie Norton on Facebook
Anti-Time Management
The Power of Starting Something Stupid
Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Get Richie’s FREE Anti-Time Management Toolkit!
The three times that Kathy featured Richie in Forbes: ‘Longing to Start Something Stupid? How Pursuing 'Stupid' Will Transform Your Life’
'How Stephen Covey Changed The Life Of One Young Entrepreneur Through A Single Powerful Phrase’
‘Forget Time Management: Use Anti-Time Management To Get To Your Real Goals’
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Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You!
In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend - that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently.
The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.
Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today!
Click here for more information.
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Order Kathy’s book, The Most Powerful You, today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon! And check out Kathy’s digital companion course The Most Powerful You, to help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps in the most effective way possible.
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Kathy’s TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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Sponsor Highlight
I'm thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Quotes:
“Value your time, don’t time your values.” — @richienorton [0:14:29]
“It’s not how much you’re paid. It’s how you work. Change how you’re paid, change your life.” — @richienorton [0:18:39]
“Time management means they control your time. [Anti-Time Management means] you control your time. Time management: they tell you what to do. Anti-Time Management: you decide what you want to do. Time management: they take up space. Anti-Time Management: you create space.” — @richienorton [0:21:11]
“It’s not what you’re doing. What you do can be anything. How you operate changes how much time, freedom, autonomy, and flexibility [you have].” — @richienorton [0:26:40]
“Aligning payment with purpose changes the way you work and helps you become more successful.” — @richienorton [0:35:10]
“When you practice Anti-Time Management and Time Tipping, you create space so that, when things happen—even things that are unexpected, good opportunities and the ones you need to figure out—you actually have room to do something about it without just reacting.” — @richienorton [0:37:05]
Watch the video of this episode!
Don’t forget – you can experience each Finding Brave episode in both audio and video formats! Check out new and recent episodes on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/kathycaprino. And please leave us a comment and a thumbs up if you like the show!
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts!
“Now that I’m older, I truly think about it differently. Every single rejection you get, I have learned, if you listen and observe carefully without all the defensiveness and the ego getting hysterical, it can unlock amazing doors for you.” - Kathy Caprino
Rejection, both from others and from inner selves, is a common issue faced by the many thousands of women I have heard from and worked with. This is why in this episode of Finding Brave, I talk about the different aspects of rejection and how we can handle it in a new way - one that fuels and expands our success instead of crushing it.
How you handle and feel about rejection will directly determine the degree to which you can experience growth, fulfillment and excitement on the journey to your goals. Some time ago, I posted an image with a quote about rejection on LinkedIn, and it resonated with many folks, with over 55,000 views and 1,100 likes in just a few days.
It may be hard to believe sometimes, but rejection can and will lead to amazing success if you approach it the right way. Today I share my own personal, and often painful, experiences around being rejected, and I share 5 positive lessons rejection can offer that can fuel your success, rather than demoralize you and set you back.
As always I would love to hear how this episode resonates with you, and I’d love to hear how you’ve overcome rejection in ways that opened door to more thrilling opportunities that you’re grateful for. Please reach out to me by email, or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest to say hello and share your ideas!
Highlights from this Episode:
- The ways I reacted to rejection when I was younger versus how I think about it today [6:07]
- How rejection can lead to making valuable changes to your idea, project or product [9:17]
- Why the timing, and actually being ready for success, matters so much [14:36]
- The reason I’m such a fan of research regarding new products and programs but why your friends shouldn’t be the ones you turn to for it [16:47]
- The way to approach feedback so that you’re not limiting your own success unintentionally [18:57]
- How you can begin to recognize how amazing you are and why this is necessary to live the best life you can [21:42]
- What to identify in order to share a more authentic self [24:28]
- How to know when “perfectionistic overfunctioning” is holding you back [30:02]
Resources Mentioned:
Kathy’s Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Close Your Power Gaps private coaching program
Kathy’s article – 3 Key Steps to Moving from Self-Rejection Toward Self-Love
Kathy’s TEDx Talk “Time to Brave Up”
Kathy video and post:
What Is Feminism and Why Do So Many Men and Women Hate It
Kathy’s Forbes post: How Being Raised by a Narcissist Affects Your Self-Esteem
Kathy’s Forbes interview: What Selling Three Million Copies of ‘The Dance of Anger’ Has Taught Harriet Lerner
Kathy’s Forbes interview: What the Most Rejected Person in the World Can Teach About Triumph and Creating Work We Love featuring Daniel Seddiqui
CHECK OUT MY “MOST POWERFUL YOU” VIDEO COURSE!
Based on 16 years of coaching thousands of women around the world, and from my own personal learnings in transitioning from unhappy corporate VP to therapist, to now career coach, speaker, writer and executive trainer, and with instrumental strategies from over 30 of the nation’s top experts in fields essential to professional success, this course gives you a clear roadmap for the exact steps to take to close the 7 most damaging power gaps that block us from reaching our highest potential.
Take this 8-module course, close your power gaps, and become more confident, resilient, energized, and successful in work you’ll love and feel proud of, with an inspiring support community to help you thrive and grow for the duration of your professional life.
If you’re ready to close your power gaps and become the MOST POWERFUL version of you, CLICK HERE to learn more and register!
Order Kathy’s book The Most Powerful You today!
In Australia and New Zealand, click here to order, elsewhere outside North America, click here, and in the UK, click here.
If you enjoy the book, we’d so appreciate your giving the book a positive rating and review on Amazon!
Other helpful info:
Private One-on-One Career & Leadership Breakthrough Coaching from Kathy
If you are longing to personally experience more power, confidence, authority and self-esteem in your work and career and want more hands-on, private coaching help, join me in my Career Breakthrough Coaching program today! Here’s more information.
QUOTES:
“I love to look at what the big challenges are so that we can address those with eyes wide open, and so we can move forward faster, better and easier.” [2:46]
“What I see in so many thousands of women that I hear from and work with is there’s a lot of self-rejection going on.” [3:44]
“10 years ago nobody cared about professional women’s challenges. That’s the difference 10 years can make.” [14:04]
“The Universe sometimes pushes back on an idea and makes you wait until it can come to fruition, because the timing wasn’t right.” [14:24]
“Feedback, which can be rejection-oriented, can actually inform you, but you’re not going to hear it and you’re not going to understand it if you are too busy defending yourself and being angry at it.” [20:14]
“You’re not self-absorbed and you’re not narcissistic just because you love yourself.” [25:13]
“You will develop more self-love the more you put yourself out there.” [27:31]
Sponsor Highlight
I’m thrilled that both Audible.com and Amazon Music are sponsors of Finding Brave! Take advantage of their great special offers and free trials today!
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Watch video versions of my interviews on Finding Brave!
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Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts!
“The goal of the conversation is not to convince. It’s not to compel, and it’s not to control. It’s not to try to get the other person to think something different. As soon as we believe somebody is trying to control us in that kind of way, we resist. So the very effort to convince, it makes you less convincing.” – Joseph Grenny
Contrary to how many people feel in our world today, it is possible to tell the truth and avoid alienating a friend or colleague or engendering terrible and painful conflict. With so much distrust among family, friends, colleagues and our leaders, it’s vital to not to take the two standard approaches – being silent or violent — on core issues but instead, we need to learn the essential skills behind expressing yourself candidly yet cordially.
Today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals how it’s not having different opinions that’s the problem in our conflicts, rather it’s how and why we express those opinions, and the approach we take before even entering the conversation.
Joseph Grenny is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, dynamic keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for business performance. Joseph has spoken at some of the world’s premier leadership conferences. His books have been translated into 28 languages, are available in 36 countries, and have generated results for 300 of the Fortune 500.
I had the honor of interviewing Joseph and David Maxfield in my Forbes blog in 2015 in a piece on Gender Bias Is Real: Women’s Perceived Competency Drops Significantly When Judged as Being Forceful, on their groundbreaking research on gender bias, and I’ve often quoted the information that their research uncovered that proved gender bias is not imagined, it’s real – and their research showed on how women’s perceived competency and perceived worth drops exponentially more than men’s when they are are perceived as forceful or assertive. I’ve featured their work in my TEDx talk Time to Brave Up, and in my new book The Most Powerful You and my Most Powerful You Course which is why I’m so excited to speak with Joseph today and bring you his expert insights and perspectives on navigating crucial conversations.
This episode is part of our “Summer Pick series” which features a selection of the most popular and downloaded shows we’ve aired in the past several years.
Highlights from this Episode:
- Why Joseph was first drawn to topics around communication and crucial conversations [5:36]
- The real reasons he feels that many of the conversations happening today are so volatile [9:01]
- Why your internal and external approach to a conversation will often be the key to achieving a successful outcome with the other person [12:57]
- The way that our fears, or the threats that we perceive, will impact how a conversation unfolds [15:22]
- A technique he recommends to disarm perceived threats by both parties [16:06]
- The 3 different types of stories we tell ourselves, and how to begin mastering them today [20:30]
- A time that Joseph made a stand to have his voice heard, and the role that setting ground rules beforehand had in doing this [23:44]
- What the goal of every conversation should be, and what we shouldn’t be trying to do [27:24]
- How I was able to diffuse a difficult situation that I faced in my professional career [32:18]
For More Information:
https://josephgrenny.com/
www.vitalsmarts.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vitalsmarts/
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https://www.instagram.com/vitalsmarts/
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Other resources mentioned:
Joseph’s Book, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High & His Other Works
Untangling the Mind: Why We Behave the Way We Do by Theodore George, M.D.
Kathy’s Forbes Blog with Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield, Gender Bias Is Real: Women’s Perceived Competency Drops Significantly When Judged As Being Forceful
Kathy’s Forbes Post, What Is Feminism, And Why Do So Many Women And Men Hate It?
Kathy’s Power Gaps Survey, Support To Build Your LinkedIn Profile To Great Success & Other Free Resources
Her TEDx Talk, Time To Brave Up & Free Career Path Self-Assessment
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project video training course & 6 Dominant Action Styles Quiz
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QUOTES:
“The only way norms get reset, and the only way that biases become apparent and addressable, is through conversation. That’s the only mechanism that gives us any hope.” [4:00]
“Time and time again, we’ve found that almost any area of pain within an organization, what kept those problems chronic and turned them from an incident into a pattern, is peoples’ inability to confront, discuss and resolve [the issues].” [6:02]
“All of us are really hardwired for failure around complex social dynamics. However, we have the software to learn. We have the capacity to rise above our thinking and our patterns, and to create new ones.” [10:25]
“The words that come out of your mouth will have part of an effect, but if there’s a contradiction between what I read from your face and what I read from your mouth, I’ll trust the face.” [14:15]
“There’s a huge opportunity for us to de-escalate our own emotions, if we recognize that this is just a perceived threat, and not a real threat.” [16:03]
“When you behave in a way that’s inconsistent with their story, you help them dismantle it.” [34:41]
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What brings you joy? What makes you feel energized? What makes you, you? Loving yourself starts with understanding yourself and learning to accept yourself for who you are, rather than fixating on who you think you “should” be. Self-love is one of the most powerful things that we, as human beings, can do to enhance our lives. Today’s guest is Kate Northrup; entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, and mother who has built a multimedia digital empire with her husband which supports hundreds of thousands of ambitious women to light up the world without burning out!
When it comes to work, less is more! According to research, working 49 hours+ per week is linked to a decline in mental health. This negatively impacts productivity because happier people are more productive. During this episode, Kate explains the personal experiences that led her to discover how to do less to live better. Nobody is lying on their deathbed wishing they had more money; give yourself permission to be happier!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Kate shares the personal experiences that motivated her to do less. [04:32]
- Self-sourced scheduling; a brief overview of the system that Kate created. [08:30]
- How tracking her cycle catalyzed Kate’s journey of reconnecting with herself. [10:23]
- You are what you are, love yourself for that. [13:04]
- Advice for figuring out what to let go of. [15:22]
- Exploring the hyper-productivity trauma response. [18:37]
- What research shows about the impact of working hours on women’s mental health. [23:47]
- The benefits of shorter working hours, and how to take radical responsibility for your life (even if you work in a corporate environment). [24:23]
- The three most important lessons that Kate has learned during her life so far (and the number one thing she has learned from being a mother). [27:25]
For More Information:
Kate Northrup
Kate on Instagram
Kate on Facebook
Kate on Youtube
Kate on Twitter
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Kate’s Latest Book, Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms & Do Less Planner
Kate’s First Book, Money: A Love Story & The Money Love Course
Kate’s Books on Audible
Her Membership Site, Origin® Collective
The Kate & Mike Show Podcast
Kathy’s Amazing Career Project & Blog Post, The Top 5 Regrets of Midlife Professionals
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware
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Quotes:
“We have a tendency to live outside ourselves. When we are outside ourselves we don’t make the best decisions for ourselves because we are operating in essentially a separate universe where we are completely other-focused versus self-focused.” — @katenorthrup [0:08:11]
“Tracking my cycle and noticing how I felt was one of the most profoundly loving things I could do because instead of trying to be different, I was noticing how I am.” — @katenorthrup [0:11:51]
“It needs to bring you results or it needs to bring you joy.” — @katenorthrup [0:16:45]
“When said with love, the truth heals.” — @katenorthrup [0:28:55]
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“Whether you’re on an athletic team, a sales force, or a symphony orchestra, you better be honest about what you think about yourself. What you think about yourself and what you think about all the things that happen day by day, that’s what constitutes your confidence.” - Dr. Nate Zinsser
This Summer, I’m delighted to offer you our “Summer Pick” series which brings you a selection of the most popular listener favorites from the past few years of shows. Today’s episode originally aired as a two-part installment on January 27th and February 3rd, 2022. Hope you enjoy them!
Confidence is a character trait that has relatively little to do with what happens to you, but rather it’s a function of how you think. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how you can change your level of confidence, but first you must be aware of certain things. You absolutely can develop confidence for any situation that you care to, and our guest shares the ways that confident performers think differently from the average person in order to do this.
Dr. Nate Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance who consults for individuals and organizations seeking a competitive edge. Nate’s latest book, The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide for Unshakable Performance, hit shelves January 2022, and has been endorsed by two-time Super Bowl Champion and MVP Eli Manning, bestselling authors Jon Krakauer and Steven Pressfield, and US Olympic Bobsled Head Coach Mike Kohn.
Nate was a regular consultant to the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Giants for twelve seasons and has been a keynote speaker for General Electric, Facebook, McDonald’s, Staples, UBS, Major League Baseball, the NBA, and many more, as well as a consultant for the FBI Academy, the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, (mentoring four Olympic medalists), the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.
Since 1992, he has directed a cutting-edge applied sport psychology program at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Enhanced Performance, personally conducting over seventeen thousand individual training sessions and seven hundred team training sessions for cadets seeking the mental edge for athletic, academic, and military performance.
He also helped launch the highly successful magazine Sports Illustrated for Kids and was presented with an American Library Association award for his 1991 children’s book Dear Dr. Psych: A Kid’s Guide to Handling Sports Problems.
I’m happy to re-air this important mini-series on confidence, to give you the action steps and mindset shifts needed to overcome obstacles that often get in the way of building our self-confidence.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://natezinsser.com/
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“You are like a thumbprint. You are absolutely unique. Now you have to understand how, and leverage it and be strong enough to be powerful.” - Kathy Caprino
This Summer, I’m delighted to offer you our “Summer Pick” series which brings you a selection of the most popular listener favorites from the past few years of shows. Today’s solo episode originally aired on November 15th, 2018. Hope you enjoy them!
In this episode, I share key findings from my in-depth research, interviews and client and course work with thousands of professional women around the world about the 7 most damaging power gaps that block 98% of women (and 90% of men) from reaching their highest potential and most thrilling, rewarding goals in their work and careers.
Here, I outline how these 7 gaps steal away our power, confidence, energy, vision, connection and influence, and I explain how these gaps derail us from achieving what we want most, no matter how we try. You'll hear me share some specific, actionable tips and new approaches to help you recognize the gaps that are impacting your life today, and move forward to address these destructive gaps once and for all.
I also wanted to share that we have now moved to a biweekly schedule, continuing to bring you great episodes that I hope you find instrumental but also giving you a bit more time to check out and digest each episode and take action on the powerful strategies and tips that are shared. Thank you so much and wishing you a great summer! Enjoy the show!
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“Being in this type of life, in this career trajectory, we are faced with decisions. Whether it’s for branding, or for aspects of your career or professional life, it’s all about the choices that you make. Are you in fact making the brave choices?” - Robert Friedman
Last week, we featured the first of a fascinating 2-part series with Robert Friedman around building a fearless brand for your business. In the first episode, Robert shared his expertise, best tips and effective strategies for standing out from others in your industry.
Today, he takes a deeper dive by not only revealing the specific questions we need to be asking when doing the internal work of the branding process, but how we can also begin to understand our market and engage in a helpful competitive analysis.
Robert Friedman is the owner and Founder of Fearless Branding, a branding consultancy that focuses on creating powerful brands for experts and the firms they own. He works with consultants, law firms, executive coaches and other professionals who are paid for their ideas and expertise.
I am so grateful to Robert for joining me and being willing to answer the specific, probing questions I had.
I encourage you to take Robert’s Brand Strength Assessment that he mentions today, and if you have a question for him, Robert has generously provided his email address, robert@fearlessbranding.com, where he can be reached.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://fearlessbranding.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “When I screen a [small business] client prospect, I ask them this question - if their best clients couldn’t hire them and they had to hire one of their competitors, what would be the value that they would lose or be missing?” - Robert Friedman
I’m so excited to dig into the essential steps entrepreneurs and small business owners need to take to build a powerful, compelling brand that stands out and attracts ideal clients we love to support. Today’s Finding Brave guest was deeply instrumental in helping me brand my own coaching business when I first started out. He is an expert at helping small business owners define what differentiates them from their competitors so that they can have the true impact that they long to, working with rewarding clients who they find meaningful to serve.
Robert Friedman is the owner and Founder of Fearless Branding, a branding consultancy that focuses on creating powerful brands for experts and the firms they own. He works with consultants, law firms, executive coaches and other professionals who are paid for their ideas and expertise.
In this first part of our 2-part series, Robert shares his expertise, best tips and effective strategies for standing out from others in your industry, and he helps me right on the show by providing an impromptu branding session for my own coaching business.
This conversation with Robert was so rich and useful, and the topic of branding such a key one for small businesses, that we decided to make this a special 2-part mini-series with him.
Please join us next week for Part 2 as well, and always, please let us know the biggest takeaways you take from our interview.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://fearlessbranding.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “With writing, somebody is holding up a mirror and you’re getting to look into the mirror and see yourself. When someone is vulnerable, they’re holding up that mirror and the light is bright, and I think you’re putting skin in the game in a way that is courageous.” - Bruce Gelfand
Today’s Finding Brave is the second of my two-part conversation with Bruce Gelfand, as we go so much deeper into the power of writing and how vulnerability is a superpower that should be celebrated. In this episode, Bruce also reveals the incredible transformation that will happen when you truly write from your heart and have the courage to delve into your story.
Based in Santa Monica, CA, Bruce has over 30 years of experience in theater, film, television, and publishing in both New York and Hollywood. His plays have won national playwriting awards, and been produced Off-Broadway and in theaters around the country. He has written numerous feature films and movies for television, and has written and directed the feature-length documentary, “The Family Safe.” He is also a writer of fiction, non-fiction, songs, and award-winning poetry. His book, Brighter the Light, Deeper the Shadow was published in 2004. His many screenplays include “Rainbow Man.” Bashert,” “Touched,” “The House at Otowi Bridge” and, most recently, “Refugee,” an adaptation of the award-winning Holocaust memoir “Choices.” Bruce is also a renowned writing teacher and coach. He has taught at Emerson College in Boston, and in the M.F.A. program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and taught hundreds of writing workshops and seminars in venues around the world—from gang members in LA to patients in the Mind-Body Institute at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard. He has worked with tens of thousands of writing students – from masters in the field to absolute beginners. His current online course, A WRITERS’ HOUR, is being used by writers all over the world.
Bruce has a list of private coaching clients that range from age 10 to age 95, and includes CEOs, corporate trainers, Academy and Emmy-Award winning writers, directors, actors, and leaders in the worlds of politics, health, and spirituality.
I encourage you to do the powerful exercise on uncovering the superpower that Bruce talks about in this episode, and let us know what you discover by doing so. We’re looking forward to helping you bring into being in a fuller way who you really are.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://brucegelfand.com/
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“It’s a miracle what happens when people are invited into a safe space and invited to speak their hearts and speak their minds. There’s no wrong way to do it, you just drop onto the page and you go.” - Bruce Gelfand
I’m so excited to bring today’s amazing guest back to Finding Brave to share his expertise with you. Not only has Bruce Gelfand been my own writing coach, but he has been so instrumental in my life in many ways beyond writing. In this episode, he dives deeper into the tremendous impact that writing your own story, and sharing it with others, will have on your life.
Based in Santa Monica, CA, Bruce has over 30 years of experience in theater, film, television, and publishing in both New York and Hollywood. His plays have won national playwriting awards, and been produced Off-Broadway and in theaters around the country. He has written numerous feature films and movies for television, and has written and directed the feature-length documentary, “The Family Safe.” He is also a writer of fiction, non-fiction, songs, and award-winning poetry. His book, Brighter the Light, Deeper the Shadow was published in 2004. His many screenplays include “Rainbow Man.” Bashert,” “Touched,” “The House at Otowi Bridge” and, most recently, “Refugee,” an adaptation of the award-winning Holocaust memoir “Choices.” Bruce is also a renowned writing teacher and coach. He has taught at Emerson College in Boston, and in the M.F.A. program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and taught hundreds of writing workshops and seminars in venues around the world—from gang members in LA to patients in the Mind-Body Institute at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard. He has worked with tens of thousands of writing students – from masters in the field to absolute beginners. His current online course, A WRITERS’ HOUR, is being used by writers all over the world.
Bruce has a list of private coaching clients that range from age 10 to age 95, and includes CEOs, corporate trainers, Academy and Emmy-Award winning writers, directors, actors, and leaders in the worlds of politics, health, and spirituality.
Today’s conversation with Bruce is deeply inspiring as he shares how everyone has a riveting story to tell, and the process of giving yourself permission to find and hone your voice – and use it to contribute to the world – can be learned, and is a transformational experience when you do.
Enjoy this, and don’t miss next week’s Part 2 of this uplifting conversation.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://brucegelfand.com/
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“You have a lot of knowledge and expertise, but if you continually doubt the strength of your opinions, or the importance of sharing your ideas, you are going to lose the ability to shape where your career is going.” - Kathy Caprino
Confidence is key as you step into being the most powerful version of you, and this is something I feel compelled to talk about given my particular lens as a former corporate VP, therapist (focused on systems and communication), researcher, and now in coaching and training with thousands of executives and professionals across 6 continents. I know too from working with teams that new managers and high-potential managers at startups and organizations that are growing exponentially, also fear they don’t know nearly enough to do their jobs well, and their confidence is lacking. This is why today I want to focus on the 5 ways that your lack of confidence is hurting you, and what you can do to overcome this challenge and build your confidence and self-trust now so that it doesn’t impact your success and professional fulfillment in the future.
In this episode, I reference my recent Forbes blog post, 5 Ways Your Lack Of Confidence Is Apparent And Hurting You, which I encourage you to read. If you find the information helpful in identifying and overcoming a lack of confidence in yourself, I would be so happy if you would share the Forbes post and this episode with your teams, organizations and friends who could benefit as well.
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “I show them a work of art, something they have never seen before, and get them to tell me what they see. I then pull it together in a way that they can take that back to their work with them.” - Amy E. HermanWhen the subject of problem-solving comes to mind, fine art may not be the first thing that you think of. However, today’s Finding Brave guest works with leaders around the globe and across many professions using the analysis of works of art to help them solve problems they are facing, from minor annoyances to intractable dilemmas.
Amy E. Herman is President and Founder of the Art of Perception, a world-renowned speaker, and the author of Fixed: How to Perfect The Fine Art of Problem Solving. She is a recovering lawyer and art historian who combined the practical aspects of each of those disciplines—legal analysis and visual analysis--to create her company, the Art of Perception, over 20 years ago. She has trained individuals in all branches of the military, the FBI, the New York Police Department, intelligence officers, officials at NATO, and Fortune 500 companies to look at works of art to become better observers, communicators, and problem solvers.
Her program has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The CBS Evening News, and Smithsonian Magazine, among others. Her TED talk, A Lesson On Looking, has over 840,000 views to date. Her first book, Visual Intelligence, published May 2016 was featured on both the New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers' lists and her upcoming (young adult) book, smART: Use Your Eyes to Boost Your Brain, is due out September 2022.
I’m so excited for you to learn, alongside me, from Amy about how analyzing works of art can improve observation, perception, and communication skills and facilitate better problem-solving. If you take the opportunity to use art to see things in different ways using different perspectives and it helps you to address problems in your own life differently, please do let us know! We would love to hear about your experience.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://artfulperception.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “You don’t have to be amazing. You don’t have to put on this face like everything is great, and make it sound like it’s easy. You just have to keep going. Crawling is fine, because eventually you’ll get back up.” - Rachel Mushahwar
Are you a female leader who feels compelled to make a broader impact? We all have visions for what we want in life, but what do we do to create them and bring them into reality? Today’s Finding Brave guest has a burning desire to fulfill her mission to make the world a much better place than how she found it, but her journey hasn’t been without its challenges or struggles. In this episode, she shares her remarkable story and how as an executive for the world’s largest online retailer, she has set out to create high-performing work environments where all employees feel represented, respected, valued and empowered.
Rachel Mushahwar is the Head of North America Partner Sales at Amazon Web Services, leading an organization that leverages Partners to accelerate growth, drive innovation, and shape the future using AWS technology.
She has 25 years of experience developing, implementing and selling technology, working at companies including Intel Corporation, PetSmart, DHL and American Express, among others. She got her start as an award-winning engineer in heavy highway construction, igniting a passion to utilize technology to make things simpler and change outcomes in a meaningful way.
From there she went on to pursue computer programming and began an enterprise IT journey that took her around the world building data centers. Along the way, she realized her skillset was better suited to solving customer problems than writing code, and she pivoted to leading billion-dollar sales and marketing organizations, developing the vision and strategy to ensure her companies’ technology kept pace with evolving market and organizational demands.
Rachel is deeply committed to inclusivity, diversity and equity, and believes in creating high-performing work environments where all employees feel represented, respected, valued and empowered.
She is an active supporter of STEM education programs and an advocate for providing the next-up generations with opportunities to build the future we all want to live in.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Rachel shares what it’s really like to balance raising 4 children with having a fast-paced career, and as you’ll hear, inspiration isn’t enough to make your visions a reality. She is someone who boldly chose not to pursue a life that is for someone else, and in the process, is successfully manifesting her best future self.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelmushahwar/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “We have been told to [eat and exercise] a certain way and you do it right or not at all. It is that mindset that really derails people, and The Joy Choice is the antidote to that.” - Michelle Segar
Most of the healthy eating and exercise programs, plans, and strategies that we’ve been taught as “correct” simply do not work in the noisy, busy, and always-changing world we find ourselves in right now. Today’s Finding Brave guest believes that it’s time for a new story of behavior change, and this time, one with a happy ending!
Michelle Segar is an award-winning scientist at the University of Michigan with nearly thirty years studying how to help people adopt healthy behaviors in ways that can survive the complexity and unpredictability of the real world. In her latest book, The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise, Michelle explains that much of what we've been taught about changing our behavior is simplistic, outdated and misguided for many of us. She shares a fresh, joyful, brain-based solution that breaks the rules of behavior change so we can finally change our behavior for good.
If your life tends to be chaotic, you need behavioral change strategies that can work with this reality rather than against it, and I love that what Michelle shares is not only based in scientific research but is also practical and doable and can be applied to our everyday lives. Today’s episode serves as a short masterclass on how to adopt a new framework around eating and exercise, to finally change our behaviors for good!
To learn about today's guest, visit: https://michellesegar.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “Oftentimes, we hear people saying that they’re inviting everyone and everyone can input their own opinion. That’s great, that’s a start, but that doesn’t actually necessarily mean belonging. When you invite them, what happens when they get there? What’s their experience? That’s belonging.” - Rumeet Billan
New research shows that almost half of employed Americans are thinking about leaving their current jobs. Those who are considering making a switch are less likely to feel a sense of belonging in their current workplace, which is most often associated with being treated fairly and respectfully. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest has conducted extensive research to show that belonging is good for business, and how there are multiple opportunities for leaders and employees at all levels to drive a sense of belonging for all members of the organization.
Dr. Rumeet Billan is an award-winning, internationally recognized entrepreneur, researcher, speaker, and expert on psychological capital. Her mission is to transform workplace cultures through research, training, and experiences that enable trust, foster belonging, and build resilience.
The work that Rumeet is doing is so important, because greater awareness always equals greater choice. If you’re not aware of the things she reveals today, you can’t possibly change them. Belonging first starts with self-awareness, and both Rumeet and I hope that you feel inspired by this episode to expand your own understanding of what belonging really is and how to build a culture that supports it.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.rumeetbillan.com/
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“If you’re talking to the same people, you are going to get the same answer. If you’ve got the same people in the room, I guarantee you you’re going to get the same answer [about diversity].” - Fields Jackson, Jr.
When people are held accountable for budgets, sales, etc., you clearly see who can measure up. When a leader is held accountable for any type of diversity measurement and metric, the same clear picture emerges. The only difference is that so few have been held accountable for diversity - until now. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest pulls back the curtain on what leaders and organizations have to start doing right now if they are truly committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Fields Jackson, Jr. is the Founder and CEO and Chief Cheerleader of Racing Toward Diversity Magazine, and adjunct professor, teaching Principles of Business at Shaw University. He also teaches at South Carolina State, Southern University, and is the former Executive Director of the HBCU Business Dean's Round-table.
Fields has been recognized by Diversity Best Practices as one of the Top Diversity Thought Leaders on Twitter, and has been identified by Onalytica, of London, England as #13 of the top 100 global influencers focusing on Gender Equality and Diversity.
I’m so grateful for Fields' deeply honest sharing and candid views about diversity and how we build more diverse cultures starting today. His approach makes the work of creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. As we discuss, the effort generates tremendous opportunities and transformation, and by following what he shares in this episode, I am confident that you too can move the needle in your workplace, towards greater inclusion.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.racingtowarddiversity.com/
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“Sometimes it’s just best to let the product and the customer be together. Don’t get in the way and don’t misinterpret the signal. Let the customer tell you exactly how it is they want this experience to lay itself out, and then let that further dictate how you should shape the product vision and the vision for the company. You’re really putting all that control in the hands of the customer.” - Mahesh M. Thakur
There are certain strategies that large company executives, startup founders and CEOs can adopt to accelerate the growth of their revenue and businesses, and this is a subject that we haven’t focused on yet on this podcast. Today’s Finding Brave guest is an expert on Product-led Growth (PLG) strategies, and in this episode he shares why leaders need to build and demonstrate the mindset that makes PLG part of the everyday culture at their companies.
Mahesh M. Thakur is an award-Winning B2B SaaS Chief of Product (CPO), Certified Board Director from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a former CEO with experience delivering $600M in revenue by building high-performing organizations that drive product-led growth. He has a strong track record of delivering new products in fast-paced environments including Amazon, Microsoft, Intuit, and GoDaddy. A data-driven operator who drives commercialization, user acquisition, usage, retention, and scale, Mahesh is an experienced former engineer with strong business acumen, and deep skill with driving high-stakes initiatives collaboratively.
After interviewing Mahesh for this episode, I believe there is no better time to listen to our customers in a new way that will serve them first, while help us become more curious, demonstrating customer “obsession,” and applying technology in a meaningful way.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://maheshmthakur.com/
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“If culture is the antidote, how do you define it? Where are you headed? Is there a ‘from-to’ that’s required both to embrace diversity and drive inclusion, and to thrive in this environment? I think finding ways to keep your fingers on the pulse, frequently, is really critical.” - Rose Gailey
One of the most important aspects of an organization is its culture, for so many reasons, which is why on today’s episode we take a look at how organizations can take concrete steps to improve their culture and at the same time, bolster business outcomes. However, as our Finding Brave guest reveals, culture must first be defined. It is also a journey, not a destination, with the secret ingredient being communication at all levels.
Rose Gailey is a partner and global lead for organization acceleration and culture shaping for Heidrick Consulting at Heidrick & Struggles, and a co-author of Future Focused: Shape Your Culture, Shape Your Future.
Rose’s mission is to support positive change in the world one leadership team at a time, and to enable a world (and life!) better led. Rose has a beautiful vision for a corporate world based on two-way communication and a mutual love and respect for each other, and I’m so glad that she spent this time with us to share her wonderful insights.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosegailey/
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“I knew that if it was between becoming a movie star but staying that size, or just becoming a civilian who had a normal job and was healthy, I would have picked that in a second.” - Josh Peck
Our special guest is back today for Part Two of our fascinating conversation, where he dives deeper into his very personal story of weight loss, overcoming addiction, growing up on TV, what he’s learned about being a father, and how he reacted to the breakdown of a relationship that played out in a dramatic way in the public eye.
Josh Peck has established himself as one of Hollywood's rising talents, making the transition from child actor to leading man, and social media influencer. Best known for his role on the Nickelodeon phenomenon Drake & Josh (2004-2007) for which he received a Kids’ Choice Nomination, Josh has starred in feature films such as Mean Creek alongside Rory Culkin, The Wackness beside Ben Kingsley, Red Dawn alongside Chris Hemsworth, Danny Collins with Al Pacino, Annette Benning, and Jennifer Garner, Take The 10 with Andy Samberg and Fred Armisen, and Netflix’s The Musical, co-starring Debra Messing, out later this year. In 2023, Josh will co-star in Christopher Nolan’s new movie, Oppenheimer.
Currently, Josh is featured in Disney Plus’ Turner and Hooch series, a continuation of the 1989 Tom Hanks film of the same name, and stars in the highly anticipated Hulu series, How I Met Your Father, and in the iCarly Reboot on Paramount+.
With 32.8 million fans across numerous social media platforms, Josh successfully leveraged his talents from acting, to podcasting and more, and is the author of the new memoir Happy People Are Annoying, out in bookstores March 15th. His book is a candid memoir sharing Josh’s reflections on the many stumbles and silver linings of his life and traces a zigzagging path to redemption.
Again, I was so pleased to have this opportunity to speak with Josh and to bring him on the podcast to share his wise and refreshing insights on happiness and a life well-lived.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.instagram.com/shuapeck/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “The whole book is about me finding happiness in my own way, and what it looked like for someone like me to walk through what I did, be it losing 100 pounds, or facing drug and alcohol addiction and then eventually pivoting in my career. It was all of these things that allowed me to find what happiness was for me, and then redefine it.” - Josh Peck
Today’s Finding Brave guest shares his view that happiness is beside the point, and life is really all about finding contentment through relationships, curiosity, and connection. He is ready to chip away at the glitz and glamor to expose the highs and lows of his journey as an actor and influencer, and I could not be more excited to share this candid and thought-provoking conversation with you today.
Josh Peck has established himself as one of Hollywood's rising talents, making the transition from child actor to leading man, and social media influencer. Best known for his role on the Nickelodeon phenomenon Drake & Josh (2004-2007) for which he received a Kids’ Choice Nomination, Peck has starred in feature films such as Mean Creek alongside Rory Culkin, The Wackness beside Ben Kingsley, Red Dawn alongside Chris Hemsworth, Danny Collins with Al Pacino, Annette Benning, and Jennifer Garner, Take The 10 with Andy Samberg and Fred Armisen, and Netflix’s The Musical, co-starring Debra Messing, out later this year. In 2023, Josh will co-star in Christopher Nolan’s new movie, Oppenheimer.
Currently, Peck is featured in Disney Plus’ Turner and Hooch series, a continuation of the 1989 Tom Hanks film of the same name, and stars in the highly anticipated Hulu series, How I Met Your Father, and in the iCarly Reboot on Paramount+.
With 32.8 million fans across numerous social media platforms, Peck successfully leveraged his talents from acting, to podcasting and more, and is the author of the new memoir Happy People Are Annoying, out in bookstores March 15th. His book is a candid memoir sharing Josh’s reflections on the many stumbles and silver linings of his life and traces a zigzagging path to redemption.
I have a great deal of gratitude for Josh for the very happy memories I have – of the hours of hilarity my children and I experienced together, watching Drake & Josh. Those are precious memories for me. His unique style of humor - with such exuberance, joy and insight - is a gift to the world. Check out the full 2-part series with Josh, as he gives us a deep look at what he’s learned about the true meaning of happiness.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.instagram.com/shuapeck/
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“We have to be really honest with ourselves, which I think is sometimes the hardest part. We have to really ask ourselves if we are happy in what we’re doing. Are we actually enjoying this, or do we really not like what we’re doing? Deep honesty [with ourselves] is where beautiful things come from.” - Stu Massengill
If you’re feeling lost and wanting to find direction, our inspiring Finding Brave guest shares so much wisdom in this episode, and at such a relatively young age! We cover some of the same issues and topics in the work that we both do, but in a different way with unique perspectives and “lenses,” and I can’t wait for you to meet him and learn from him today.
Stu Massengill is on a mission to change the statistic from 80% of people not loving what they do to 80% of people falling in love with what they do!
He is a Peak Performance Strategist for Tony Robbins and the founder of Finding Direction. Through his company, he helps people go from lost in life to creating a life full of passion and fulfillment.
As a high-achiever under 30, Stu has accomplished many things from building an 8-figure business at 20 years old to beating cancer at 24. Stu brings his deep passion and beautiful heart to creating lasting impact across the globe.
I’ve seen from working with thousands of people around the world that when we approach life in enlivening, self-affirming ways and become more of who we really are, we are much better equipped to successfully thrive through the tough times, as Stu has. It was so refreshing to hear his overarching message that we should never settle for anything less than a life we love, and not wait a single second longer to pursue what it is that you really want to do in this life.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.stumassengill.com/
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“There are a lot of gaps to be bridged, and the only way that starts is by getting yourself into a dynamic, personally, where you understand that you’re part of the fabric. Be responsible for how you show up because that’s where it starts.” - Jennifer Edwards
“When we walk into places where people are fighting so hard, but they’re not showing up correctly in the fight, what’s at stake for them? What are they not sharing here that I don’t know? When you know somebody’s personal story and their lived backgrounds, you cannot deny them their humanity.” - Katie McCleary
How you show up, including your energy, presence, listening, and language, shapes key outcomes in the situations you find yourself in each day. I’m excited to welcome two special guests to Finding Brave today, who both offer simple but transformative ways to communicate clearly with people of any level or background and navigate any emotion or situation. What they reveal will help you set the stage for more rewarding relationships, and vastly improved business results.
Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary are communication coaches and coauthors of the new book, Bridge the Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships From Challenging to Collaborative. Jennifer is a leadership advisor working with Fortune 500 companies and boards, optimizing performance and collaboration. Her clients are global companies from Microsoft to WeWork. She is a partner at Winning Streak Ventures, an early-stage VC fund investing in disruptive technology companies.
Katie is an entrepreneur and storyteller who trains leaders, creatives, and humanitarians to launch big ideas by leveraging their social and cultural capital. She is the founder of 916 Ink, a nonprofit that transforms vulnerable youth into confident authors. She hosts “The Drive” podcast on NPR’s CapRadio with the American Leadership Forum-MV in Sacramento.
Jennifer and Katie will be speaking at the Women Lead Change’s 2022 Advocates & Allies Series on March 24th, 2022, about The Curiosity Cure to Build More Equitable and Collaborative Relationships, and you can learn more at https://www.wlcglobal.org/solutions/advocates-allies.
By implementing the strategies they share in this episode, we can master our biological reactions and connect with others even amid pressure, anxiety and stress, and we can learn to manage the stress, biases, reactions, and judgments to build better relationships. By always leading with curiosity, we can all collaborate more effectively with those around us, as we become better leaders and connectors in our relationships.
To learn more about today's guests, visit: https://howtobridgethegap.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “In the process of networking, you hone your story. You actually get a better idea of what you’re trying to convey, how people are reacting to it, and how you need to modify it over time to become even better at telling your story.” - Pat Hedley
Experts in the career, business and entrepreneurial space have said that your network is everything, but many people have a somewhat negative view of networking, viewing it as transactional, perhaps even unnecessary, and certainly burdensome. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest reframes networking as something that is essential, accessible, and life-affirming. She reveals why networking doesn’t have to be stressful, and it can (and should) be joyful, as well as help you learn, share, succeed, and connect in fulfilling ways with others.
Pat Hedley is an investor, advisor and the author of Meet 100 People: A How-to Guide to the Career and Life Edge Everyone’s Missing. Pat spent nearly 30 years at global growth investment firm General Atlantic and now invests privately. She has a special interest in supporting and advising female entrepreneurs.
Now more than ever, building connections and relationships is important for personal and professional success, which is why Pat’s conversation today is so timely. Whether you are already in the corporate world, embarking on a new career, or pursuing your entrepreneurial visions, the strategies Pat shares will encourage you to take empowered action and network with uplifting people who can help you achieve your highest goals, and will help you support others to rise as well.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://meet100people.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “People give up too quickly. They start a campaign and do SEO or paid ads, and if it doesn’t work out in the first month or two, or even three months, they stop. Again, you need to do something consistently for at least 6 months to a year in marketing online, and it gets better over time when you can fine tune it.” - Neil Patel
As an entrepreneur or owner of a business of any size, driving more traffic, sales, and leads is of the utmost importance. These are areas that I am always keen to learn more about, and today’s Finding Brave expert guest is just the person to teach us effective ways to build a brand, maximize exposure, and gain recognition for the products and services that we sell.
Digital marketing executive Neil Patel is the CMO of NP Digital, a marketing agency serving start-ups, small businesses and publicly traded companies. A New York Times bestselling author, Neil was named a top influencer on the web by The Wall Street Journal. Forbes has shared that he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine has shared that has created one of the 100 most brilliant companies.
Neil was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.
It is refreshing to hear someone with Neil’s know-how and experience reveal straight-talking, real-life strategies for how to grow our business success today. I hope you’ll try the helpful strategies he shares, and as always, let us know how they work for you!
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https://neilpatel.com/ or https://npdigital.com/
Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “The reason why I wrote so many one-woman shows over the years, and then I would always get films, is because it’s almost like dating. My mother used to say start dating a few guys and another guy will see you out at dinner, and that guy will then ask you out. Work begets work, but there were dry periods where I thought it was all over.” - Siobhan Fallon Hogan
I’ve interviewed a lot of amazing individuals on this podcast and for my Forbes blog, including Pulitzer Prize winners and top leaders from around the world in all kinds of fascinating industries, and today’s guest is no exception. Today’s Finding Brave guest has been thriving in the entertainment industry for many years now, and in this episode, she reveals the lessons that you can take from her life’s journey and apply to all areas of your life to great success.
For over thirty years, Siobhan Fallon Hogan has been one of the most iconic and recognizable working character actresses, appearing in blockbuster comedies (Men in Black) as frequently as independents (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville). Now, for the first time, Fallon Hogan is appearing in a lead role, starring as the tortured yet deeply relatable (and often funny) matriarch in the thriller, Rushed, which she wrote and produced.Fallon Hogan’s first role was in Golden Girls, and she has appeared in (or had featured roles in) Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Forrest Gump, and many more TV shows and films.
Her film Rushed features Fallon Hogan’s friends and family in her hometown of Rumson, New Jersey—and serves as a capstone to one of the most unsung careers in Hollywood. For decades, the talents of character actresses like Fallon Hogan have gone overlooked, which is in part why she decided to write and produce this female-directed (and casted and edited) film.
It is the story of Barbara O’Brien (Fallon Hogan), an Irish Catholic mother living in upstate New York who says her rosary daily, then swears profusely as she drives her kids to school. After her life is ruined when her son Jimmy, a college freshman, is involved in a fraternity hazing incident, Barbara resorts to extreme measures. Personally speaking, I found it riveting, relatable and a deeply moving film.
Siobhan is someone who has created her own luck through a lot of hard work and a continued, unwavering belief in herself and her talents and abilities, and it was such a pleasure to have her join me for a conversation on this podcast.
I’ve so enjoyed Siobhan’s work over the years, and loved her new movie Rushed. We would be thrilled if you’d check out Rushed and let us know how this powerful story resonates with you. It’s a story I believe that all mothers will relate to strongly, as well as those who’ve been through any kind of situation that forced you to do something you’ve never wanted to, and never dreamed you’d have to.
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Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “Confidence is an internal process. It’s all those decisions and all those conclusions you make. It has relatively little to do with what actually goes on in the world, and it has relatively everything to do with what goes on internally in this space between your ears.” - Dr. Nate Zinsser
I’m excited to be back for Part 2 in our Finding Brave mini-series on confidence, where my special guest reveals the action steps and mindset shifts needed to overcome obstacles that often get in the way of us building our self-confidence.
Dr. Nate Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance who consults for individuals and organizations seeking a competitive edge. Nate’s latest book, The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide for Unshakable Performance, hit shelves January 2022, and has been endorsed by two-time Super Bowl Champion and MVP Eli Manning, bestselling authors Jon Krakauer and Steven Pressfield, and US Olympic Bobsled Head Coach Mike Kohn.
Nate was a regular consultant to the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Giants for twelve seasons and has been a keynote speaker for General Electric, Facebook, McDonald’s, Staples, UBS, Major League Baseball, the NBA, and many more, as well as a consultant for the FBI Academy, the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, (mentoring four Olympic medalists), the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.
Since 1992, he has directed a cutting-edge applied sport psychology program at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Enhanced Performance, personally conducting over seventeen thousand individual training sessions and seven hundred team training sessions for cadets seeking the mental edge for athletic, academic, and military performance.
He also helped launch the highly successful magazine Sports Illustrated for Kids and was presented with an American Library Association award for his 1991 children’s book Dear Dr. Psych: A Kid’s Guide to Handling Sports Problems.
I truly believe that the work that Nate is doing is necessary for our success and greater wellbeing, and now is the time to make the choice to embrace these methods, follow the principles, and see where they take us. I’ve already incorporated what Nate shared in this conversation into my own life and work, and I would love to hear how you use the tips and strategies he shares to build your own confidence and self-trust in yourself.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://natezinsser.com/
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“Whether you’re on an athletic team, a sales force, or a symphony orchestra, you better be honest about what you think about yourself. What you think about yourself and what you think about all the things that happen day by day, that’s what constitutes your confidence.” - Dr. Nate Zinsser
Confidence is a character trait that has relatively little to do with what happens to you, but rather it’s a function of how you think. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how you can change your level of confidence, but first you must be aware of certain things. You absolutely can develop confidence for any situation that you care to, and our guest shares the ways that confident performers think differently from the average person in order to do this.
Dr. Nate Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance who consults for individuals and organizations seeking a competitive edge. Nate’s latest book, The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide for Unshakable Performance, hit shelves January 2022, and has been endorsed by two-time Super Bowl Champion and MVP Eli Manning, bestselling authors Jon Krakauer and Steven Pressfield, and US Olympic Bobsled Head Coach Mike Kohn.
Nate was a regular consultant to the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Giants for twelve seasons and has been a keynote speaker for General Electric, Facebook, McDonald’s, Staples, UBS, Major League Baseball, the NBA, and many more, as well as a consultant for the FBI Academy, the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, (mentoring four Olympic medalists), the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.
Since 1992, he has directed a cutting-edge applied sport psychology program at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Enhanced Performance, personally conducting over seventeen thousand individual training sessions and seven hundred team training sessions for cadets seeking the mental edge for athletic, academic, and military performance.
He also helped launch the highly successful magazine Sports Illustrated for Kids and was presented with an American Library Association award for his 1991 children’s book Dear Dr. Psych: A Kid’s Guide to Handling Sports Problems.
I’m beyond excited to bring you the first installment of this special two-part mini-series with Nate on the subject of confidence, and I’ve loved learning from a master on this topic as it’s something that I teach about often in my courses and in my career and leadership coaching. This is an excellent opportunity to learn, grow, and stretch our understanding of confidence, and I’ll see you back here next week for the conclusion of this riveting conversation!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://natezinsser.com/
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“It doesn’t matter how old you are or what your experience is. You just have to have that little inner voice that says ‘I really want to do it’ and for a woman, ‘I think I can.’” - Wendy Pease
Have you ever wondered what would be needed for you to leave corporate and become a business owner? Today’s Finding Brave guest is an expert in this topic, and I’m very excited because it’s an area we have not yet talked about in over 200 episodes of the podcast. Today, she shares how you can own a business and think global right from the start, as well as how to communicate across cultures and languages to expand your business in the process.
Wendy MacKenzie Pease is the owner and president of Rapport International, a translation and interpretation services company specializing in marketing, legal, and medical/life sciences translation. Throughout her career, she has worked with hundreds of companies to help them communicate across more than 200 languages and cultures.
Wendy has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA in Foreign Service & International Politics from Penn State. Her expertise in international relations grew from working in several international and global marketing roles and spending years living abroad.
Wendy is a frequent speaker, writer, blogger, trainer, advisor, master networker, and avid world traveler. She hosts the Global Marketing Show podcast, which features experts on opportunities and challenges in increasing multilingual lead gen and revenue.
If you think that you’re done with corporate life and you’re ready for a new adventure in business ownership, like both Wendy and I were, we’re here to tell you that you have some great options. Buying a business is something you absolutely can do, and Wendy can help you turn this dream into a reality for you.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.rapporttranslations.com/
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“Sit with the idea of what it would mean for you to take on a worthy goal, become the best version of yourself, and unlock your greatness by taking on the hard things. I’m asking not just for you, but I’m asking for me and my world, because it’s a chance for all of us to live a better life.” - Michael Bungay Stanier
With the new year upon us, what would it mean for you to find and set a worthy goal, something that is thrilling, important, and daunting at the same time? Today’s special Finding Brave guest reveals the 3 key components of a worthy goal, what it really means to commit to one, and why we don’t have to travel this path alone, because we can ask for support along the way.
Michael Bungay Stanier helps people be a force for change. He’s best known for his book The Coaching Habit, which has sold close to a million copies and has thousands of 5-star reviews online.
His latest book, How to Begin, helps people find the clarity and courage to take on a Worthy Goal and start something thrilling, important and daunting. He founded Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations move from advice-driven to curiosity-led.
They’ve trained hundreds of thousands of managers to be more coach-like and their clients range from Microsoft to Gucci. He left Australia about 30 years ago to be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he shares that his only significant achievement was falling in love with a Canadian. Michael now lives in Toronto, having spent time in London and Boston. Balancing out these moments of success, he was banned from his high school graduation for “the balloon incident,” was sued by one of his Law School professors for defamation, and his first published piece of writing was a Harlequin Romance-esque story involving a misdelivered letter called The Male Delivery.
I encourage you to read Michael’s latest (and very enlightening) book and let us know what lessons you glean from it. How has your energy been shifted, and what did you learn? Please feel free to reach out to Michael or me with your feedback and questions about what we discuss in this episode. Here’s to your joyful pursuit of your worthy goal!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.mbs.works/
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“Feeling connection is the same whether I’m in front of an audience with a guitar, or behind a desk talking to someone about what they’ve done the last 40 years. As a corporate executive, you have to connect with people and then pick up that thread and pass it along to someone else.” - Tony Vlahos
As we have just celebrated the holidays and are beginning another chapter in a brand new year, once again I’ll be sharing my “Holiday Picks” selections, featuring some of the top Finding Brave episodes that have previously aired, to help you have even more bravery and motivation to pursue your most exciting goals in 2022.
Today we look back on a powerful episode from October 2019, where our guest revealed how your personal story and the difference that you can make with it is something that can set you apart from others. He also shared the way that storytelling your career can be your secret competitive advantage, and how stand-out brands and the compelling stories those brands communicate are deeply connected to each other. And he reveals the components of a riveting story that you can use to craft your story and growing your own brand today.
Tony Vlahos is the Chief Storyteller and Head of Brand and Partnerships (aka CMO) of ExecuNet, one of the most trusted brands in senior-level executive job search and a premier destination for high performers who want to stay on top of their game in the world of work, as leaders, and as a matter of wellbeing.
Since Tony joined the company in 2007, membership has grown exponentially, through meaningful marketing stories that capture attention, entertain, enlighten, and persuade all in the course of just a few minutes. The past several years the ExecuNet brand has also come to be known as the Storytelling Capital for Individual Executives seeking compelling ways to set themselves apart in the corporate world and achieve greater results in their careers and in business.
The impactful strategies that Tony presents here will change how you talk about yourself, and allow you to more fully embrace and value all of who you are, which will be the quickest path to your ultimate success.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.execunet.com/
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“You just have to believe that there’s a higher version of you that you can tap into and that can access higher-level wisdom, insight, solutions, strategies, people, and connections. If you believe it, and if you believe it strongly, it’s amazing what happens in your life.” - Kathy Caprino
As we approach the end of another year, once again I’ll be sharing my “Holiday Picks” selections, featuring some of the top Finding Brave episodes that have previously aired, to help you enter 2022 with even more bravery and motivation to pursue your goals.
Today, I’m excited to bring you an episode from late 2018, where I shared a helpful year-end strategy of reflection -- the process of reflecting back on the past year in an in-depth, careful and probing way, exploring all that you’ve learned and experienced, created, and also “failed” at -- as an effective step to get clearer clear on what you really want in your life.
This reflection process helps you connect in a powerful, juicy way with your ultimate dreams and desires, and it highlights where you’ve been living “off course” - far away from what your most authentic self really wants.
In this episode, I explore what I've found to be six essential reflection questions that are perfect for this time of year, to help us take stock, expand our gratitude and appreciation for all that we are today, and set the wheels in motion for shifting our approach to how we operate, communicate, and engage with others and with our core challenges and power gaps. This reflection process hatches important new revelations, and sets the stage for a brand new future.
As always, be gentle and compassionate with yourself as you reflect, and remember that everything that’s happened can be used to bolster and uplift you, if you let it.
At the end of the show, I sing a little song to welcome in the New Year, from my heart to yours.
I’d love to hear how your answers to these six questions impact you. And I welcome your suggestions for any future topics or interviewees that you’re interested in. Please reach out to me by email, or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and say hello and share your ideas!
I wish you and your family very Happy Holidays and I’m looking forward to serving you fresh, new episodes of Finding Brave in 2022 that will move you forward to create life and work as you dream it to be.
Happy New Year!
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“Self-pity is when you exaggerate how bad your life is. When you start to get helpless, hopeless, and you think there’s no hope and life can never get better, you dig in your heels and stay stuck. So if you say you are going to work on not feeling sorry for yourself, instead say that you’re going to work on gratitude. That’s one really simple way to start changing your life and building mental muscle.” - Amy Morin
As we approach the end of another year, once again I’ll be sharing my “Holiday Picks” selections, featuring some of the top Finding Brave episodes that have previously aired, to help you enter 2022 with even more bravery and motivation to pursue your goals.
In today’s episode, I bring you one of our most popular episodes, which featured a conversation on what you can start doing right now to change the way you think, train your brain to work for you (not against you), and to build the mental strength that you need to reach your greatest potential.
Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and psychology lecturer at Northeastern University. She’s also an international bestselling author of four books, including 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do (translated into more than 40 languages), 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do, and 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do and her latest, 13 Things Strong Kids Do. The Guardian dubbed her “the self-help guru of the moment” and Forbes calls her a “thought leadership star.”
Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, is one of the most popular talks of all time with close to 20 million views. She is editor-in-chief of Very Well Mind and a regular contributor to Forbes, Business Insider, and Psychology Today, with articles on mental strength reaching more than 2 million readers every month.
Her advice for building mental strength has been featured by major media outlets, including Fox News, CNN, Oprah.com, Today, Good Morning America, Success, Business Insider, Time, and the Hallmark Channel.
In this episode Amy shares her framework for learning to control your emotions and take positive actions, which will result in you taking back your power. Amy is someone who is not only inspirational as a wonderful therapist, but as a writer and influencer in the way that she crafts her messages, which is why I’m so excited to bring you this conversation with her today.
Interestingly, we recorded this well before the global pandemic hit, but each insight that Amy shares can be used today, to help us cope and even thrive through these very trying times.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://amymorinlcsw.com/
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“It’s about balance, isn’t it? We’ve got to be able to spend money on ourselves without feeling guilt, shame, or judgment, but we also have to understand that we need to be able to save for our future self too. It’s about getting the balance between the two.” - Catherine Morgan
Today’s Finding Brave features the second of our two-part series on building financial wellbeing into your life and work, and in this episode, our expert guest shares more on how our beliefs around money are formed, the differences in how men and women view money, where people in relationships often go wrong when talking about this subject, and so much more.
Catherine Morgan is a multi-award winning qualified Financial Planner and award-winning Certified Financial Coach, on a mission to reduce financial anxiety and increase financial empowerment and resilience for 1 million women around the world. Featured in Business Leader as one of the top 32 female entrepreneurs to look out for, she is host of the top 1% global podcast -‘In Her Financial Shoes’ - and founder of The Money Panel ®.
After almost losing her son at 5 weeks old to meningitis and spending years in “debt shame” cycles, she became determined to help women to release the guilt and shame they attach to money and change the financial services profession from one that is focused on products to a focus on behavioral change, which is transformational.
Catherine is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, The Woman I’m Becoming: Reflections to Empower the Females of Our Future and her latest book, It's Not About the Money: 3 Steps to Become a Wealthy Woman, which was released in December 2021.
As Catherine reveals, like life, our relationship with money is an internal job first. If you fail to recognize (or ignore) the need to do the internal work -- including serious introspection and evaluation -- around your money situation, you won’t be able to generate the results that you truly desire.
We would love to hear your questions and feedback on both this episode and last week’s show, and we hope this information helps you move forward in leading a richer, more fulfilling and rewarding life.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://catherinemorgan.com/
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“How much money we have doesn’t make us a better or worse person, but the beliefs that we carry and the meaning that we attach to money is then what we attach to our sense of self.” - Catherine Morgan
Experiencing deep stress, anxiety and confusion around our financial situation is something so many millions of people are struggling with today, or have experienced in the past. With the holidays approaching, I believe it’s a perfect time to explore this topic further, to gain greater awareness of what we can do to expand our financial wellbeing now and in the months to come. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares why we are all deserving of wealth, and shares key mindset shifts and action steps to take to begin building more wealth and achieving true financial wellbeing.
Catherine Morgan is a multi-award winning qualified Financial Planner and award-winning Certified Financial Coach, on a mission to reduce financial anxiety and increase financial empowerment and resilience for 1 million women around the world. Featured in Business Leader as one of the top 32 female entrepreneurs to look out for, she is host of the top 1% global podcast -‘In Her Financial Shoes’ - and founder of The Money Panel ®.
After almost losing her son at 5 weeks old to meningitis and spending years in “debt shame” cycles, she became determined to help women to release the guilt and shame they attach to money and change the financial services profession from one that is focused on products to a focus on behavioral change, which is transformational.
Catherine is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, The Woman I’m Becoming: Reflections to Empower the Females of Our Future and her latest book, It's Not About the Money: 3 Steps to Become a Wealthy Woman, which was released in December 2021.
This is such an important topic, and the conversation with Catherine touches on such critical aspects around money, that we decided to air the entirety of the episode in two parts. Please make sure to tune in next week to hear more on how you can strengthen your financial wellbeing as we head into a brand new year!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://catherinemorgan.com/
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“When we don’t take action, we become complicit with the status quo, meaning we are ok with how things are, how things are unfolding, and how our culture is. That’s why it’s important to realize that we all have a role to play to stand up, to move from being a bystander of something to an upstander for what we believe is right.” - Karen Catlin
Being an ally and building a more inclusive work culture is a job for everyone in the workplace, not just for people who work in Diversity and Inclusion roles. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares how being an ally is a journey that starts with a single step, and in this episode, she reveals what we all can do to ensure equality in the workplace, and in all parts of society.
After spending 25 years building software products and serving as a vice president of engineering at Adobe, Karen Catlin witnessed a sharp decline in the number of women working in tech. Frustrated but galvanized, she knew it was time to switch gears.
Today, Karen is a leadership coach and a highly acclaimed author and speaker on inclusive workplaces. She is the author of three books, including Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, which we will discuss today.
There is so much that we’re not aware of that gives us benefits and privileges, but as an ally, the more that we can become aware of and explore these seemingly small things, while not judging or avoiding these issues, the better we all will be.
I encourage you to review Karen’s list, “50 Potential Privileges in the Workplace” that is linked in the show notes for this episode, and explore the emotions that come up for you with each one. The work won’t be easy to do, but it is necessary for us to see real change in the world. And check out our recent interview in my Forbes column on 5 Errors Managers Make When Providing Feedback To Employees.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://karencatlin.com/
or https://betterallies.com/
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“When you’re getting together with family, friends, your parents, and with your siblings, don’t keep using the stories from the past as an excuse to feel what you feel today.” – Kathy Caprino
I’m excited to bring you this “Special Holiday Pick” episode, perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, and for the upcoming holiday season
You may think that pain and conflict with family and friends during the busy holiday season is unavoidable, but on today’s episode of Finding Brave I’m offering 5 practical and doable strategies that will help.
These strategies aren’t just what I’ve learned as a therapist and career coach supporting others, but what I talk about today touches on real-life challenges and struggles I’ve personally experienced throughout my life.
Using these strategies will allow you to find ways to be more loving, compassionate, joyful, and grateful all at the same time. Given all the challenges we’ve experienced these past months and years together, it’s time to dig deep in our hearts and spirits this holiday season and embrace more joy, empathy and kindness – in ourselves and others.
Make a commitment today to see more good in others and the world and to emphasize and build on what you have in common, what you love and cherish together. This will help your holidays with family and friends go very differently, I guarantee it.
Since this episode originally aired, I’ve recorded more amazing interviews with guests that offer transformative strategies that are helpful in reducing conflict not only during the holidays, but throughout the year. Check out the show notes below to find these resources. And please let me know how these ideas and suggestions help you navigate conflict in new, more productive ways. I’d love to hear from you.
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“Cash loves clarity, and the clearer that you can be on who you serve, what you provide, and how you help, the more referable you will become, the easier it becomes for people to talk about you, and the easier it becomes for business to come to you. That’s how we transform businesses.” - Laura Khalil
There are key pitfalls that coaches, consultants, and creatives make when growing their businesses, but today’s Finding Brave expert guest shows how it is possible to accelerate growth with just a few small, key shifts. In this episode, she reveals three simple questions that business owners can ask that will provide predictable revenue, and consistent growth.
Laura Khalil is the founder of Brave by Design and her key focus is on rebalancing the scales of financial justice for women. Laura helps consultants and creatives move from burned out to building thriving
businesses filled with ideal clients, in only 30 minutes a day - even if they hate sales and marketing.
As a business owner, you will find it requires bravery to ask and answer these questions and implement the changes necessary, but the strategies and perspectives that Laura discusses today will help you move down the path to getting what you want, and what you deserve through offering your great work in service of others.
For more information about today's guest, visit: https://www.bravebydesign.net/
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“I realized I was playing a role, and in fact, many different roles depending on the room I was in. These are stories, and I can change the stories. I can choose a different story, or I can choose another adventure at any moment or time.” - Heather Hubbard
So much of what we experience in our lives is a result of the stories that we tell ourselves and others, and today’s Finding Brave guest shares how it is possible to rewrite these stories so that they empower you in ways that you never could have imagined.
Heather Hubbard is the Founder of Simple Courage – a media company, movement, and community focused on cultivating the courage needed for individual and collective change. Prior to starting her own company, Heather was a prominent, award-winning entertainment and intellectual property attorney and manager at one of the largest law firms in the U.S., as well as a go-to business advisor and strategist. She's been featured in Forbes, NBC, Business Insider, Grammy Magazine and more.
The personal stories and insights that Heather reveals in this conversation are so deeply honest and authentic, and what she shares is the epitome of courage. This is why I’m so pleased to introduce her to you.
To learn more about Heather and her mission at Simple Courage, visit https://simplecourage.com/ , where you can sign up for the newsletter list to be notified of her free upcoming challenge.
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“Know that you’re amazing. Every individual on the planet is, and the world needs your talents and your abilities desperately. Can you trust and accept the fact that you are special and you are unique, and that now is the time to recognize that clearly?” - Kathy Caprino
We’re thrilled to share today’s 200th episode of Finding Brave with you!
Before we begin, I would like to thank each and every one of you, our listeners, for helping us reach this big milestone of our 200th episode. We’re so grateful for your amazing support, feedback and listening ears helping the show thrive over these three years. We’re so very grateful to you.
Creating this podcast has been one of the most joyful and rewarding professional endeavors I’ve ever worked on, and I pinch myself every day for the blessing of learning from so many or our amazing guests, and hearing from our listeners who share their riveting feedback.
I also want to send a huge thank you to my team at Kathy Caprino LLC and PodAssist.com, whose magic helps make this show possible. Together, we look forward to continuing to bring new content to you each week.
To celebrate this milestone, we are offering something special that we hope will move you forward fast on your “finding brave” path to building your career, life and business as you truly want it.
As we’ve had so many amazing guests who’ve inspired us with their messages, books, talks and more, and we have compiled a selection of brief highlights from 16 episodes over the past three years that reflect the following characteristics. They:
1) Are among the most downloaded and listened-to episodes of the show
2) Impacted me personally in a very powerful way and created an immediate and potent shift for me, in mindset, behavior or perspective
3) Received the most number of shares and comments, either to me directly or on social media where listeners accessed these episodes.
I’ve included several solo episodes that were the most popular as well.
I do hope that these excerpts will make a positive difference in your life. And I hope you’ll go back and listen to the full episodes that have been excerpted, to benefit from the rich conversations with each of these inspiring guests.
A Word About My New Course The Most Powerful You
Before we begin the episode, I would like to ask a favor regarding my new course, The Most Powerful You. This course is the digital companion to my new book The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. The training course is designed to help professionals of all levels and careers -- and their organizations and leaders - receive the training they need to close what my research has found are the 7 most damaging power gaps that impact 98% of women and 90% of men today. These gaps block professionals from reaching their highest potential at work, and their most rewarding and thrilling goals and visions for their careers and professional roles. When we face these gaps, we struggle and fail to thrive in our work, careers and businesses.
If you are a manager, leader, or serve in HR or DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) capacities or know friends and colleagues who do, I sincerely hope you will point them to The Most Powerful You course at https://mostpowerfulyou.com -- or feel free to reach out directly for more info. This course is truly transformational in helping professionals contribute as they long to, making a positive and powerful impact.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy this special episode! As always, We’d love to hear your feedback on this show, and for those who haven’t rated or reviewed Finding Brave on Apple Podcasts, please consider doing so as it truly helps expand the reach of the show.
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“I wanted to stay connected to my own roots, but I also wanted to open a window so that Americans, or whomever would watch [La Frontera] would understand the Mexico that I missed, that I loved, and that nurtured me and my family so much.” - Pati Jinich
Today’s Finding Brave guest has dedicated her career to building a shared understanding between her two home countries, Mexico and the United States, through the lens of food, culture and community. In this episode, she not only reveals how she is furthering this mission through two new and exciting projects, including a PBS Primetime special, but also shares about the many twists and turns on her beautiful journey that have helped her arrive at where she is today, inspiring, entertaining and educating thousands around the world.
Pati Jinich is the James Beard Award-winning Mexican chef whose long running PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table has brought Mexican flavors, colors and textures into American homes and kitchens, as viewers have watched Pati thoughtfully and enthusiastically guide them through the various diverse geographic regions of the country.
Named one of the “100 Greatest Cooks of All-Time,” Pati has won a Gracie Award for her television work, is the resident chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute, has been named one of the “Top 5 Border Ambassadors” by The Council of Americas, and has authored two cookbooks highlighting Mexican cuisine.
Her third cookbook, Treasures of the Mexican Table, releases this November and is the culmination of over a decade of travel across her birth country, as she showcases the diversity of Mexican cuisine and sheds light on some lesser known dishes and recipes.
Earlier this month, Pati made her PBS Primetime debut as the host of the new culinary travel special, La Frontera, which highlights the fascinating, yet misunderstood, US-Mexico border region where countries and cultures collide.
In following Pati’s journey since 2014 when I first featured her work in my Forbes column, she has inspired me and so many around the world, with her brilliance, light, creativity and insight. Today on the show, I ask Pati not only about her professional journey but her personal one, and what she believes are keys to achieving the impact and reach she has.
Pati’s messages inform and inspire us to follow the recommendations she offers: to find work and endeavors that make you proud, to build a solid foundation from which to grow, to continue to hone your skills and knowledge, and most importantly, to commit to doing what feels good and right to you, that is true reflection of all that you are and wish to be.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://patijinich.com/
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“You have to know how [to invest], but personal finance it’s not enough just to know how. We also need to be able to take and apply these things we learn and make them real in our lives.” - George Grombacher
When it comes to money, there seems to be very few people who don’t have at least a few struggles associated with it (in earning enough, saving, investing in a smart way, spending it consciously and wisely, and more). As today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals, often the key to overcoming financial challenges ties directly to addressing internal blocks that are holding us back from earning and having exponentially more money. However, it’s not enough to just learn about and know what to do specifically with your finances; it’s also about knowing how to make these principles real in your life, via a sustainable practice to follow daily.
George Grombacher has worked in personal finance for 20 years and has been named a top 100 financial advisor in the US by Investopedia for the past three years. He’s working hard to encourage, empower, and entertain others with critical and compelling information to help them create more financial success and live as they wish to.
George is the President of Financial Consulting Professionals, the Founder and Chief Community Officer of Money Alignment Academy and the host of the LifeBlood podcast, which I had the great pleasure of joining recently.
We’d love to hear from you! What’s your most difficult financial challenge and what is your biggest takeaway from our conversation today? If you’ve taken an action step towards addressing your internal blocks around money, or you plan to, we’d love to hear! Please reach out below and let us know how you are using George’s tips to expand your financial success.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://moneyalignmentacademy.com/
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“What you want to understand is that before you leap you need to take action to address what is making you so miserable. If you don’t do that, you are going to wake up two years later in the new career and you’re going to be having the same problems.” - Kathy Caprino
I haven’t released a solo episode on the podcast in some time, but I want to take this opportunity today to talk about something that is so relevant for the people I speak with each day in the career coaching and training work that I do. In this episode, I share the 5 biggest blunders career changers make, and I have to admit that I have made each one of these mistakes myself, which is why I can speak to how easily they can happen if we’re not aware of them and making the right decisions and choices.
These blunders are costly and take a tremendous toll on your self-esteem, confidence, and your hopes and visions for the future. But there is a way to avoid these career change mistakes, and it starts with remembering that you are an amazing individual with so many important gifts, talents and capabilities to share. The question is how to get on the path to leveraging these talents and abilities in ways that are going to authentically fit who you really are, and what you want for your life, your family and your livelihood.
Listen in for a full look at the 5 biggest career change blunders and stay to the end as I reveal the 5 essential steps to take when you want change of any kind, in your career and in any area of your life. As always, thank you for listening, and as always, please do let me know if the information I share today helps you navigate these particularly challenging and ever-changing times we find ourselves in right now.
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“There are things you want for yourself. You do deserve abundance, and if you’re selling in this way while caring about the impact [you’re making], you should be the one that attracts the most energy. This energy can be in the form of money, or whatever currency is most valuable to you.” - Jason Marc Campbell
What emotions emerge for you when you hear the words “sales” or “selling” or when you think of having to engage in sales for your own business or services? The act of selling often has a poor reputation, but the people who lose most from this mindset are good folks selling great products and services. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest helps us fundamentally shift the way we view sales by approaching the process with love, which will allow you to generate more sales than you ever thought possible, in ways that feel authentic and right to you.
Jason Marc Campbell is the author of the upcoming book on Selling with Love. He interviews thought leaders from around the world on topics of leadership, team building, communication, productivity and more. He is a public speaker who’s shared the stage with the likes of Gary V, Jason Silva, Vishen Lakhiani, Lisa Nichols and more. Jason is also the host of The Superhumans at Work Podcast from Mindvalley, which I’ve had the great pleasure of joining.
His mission is all about teaching companies to care more. As businesses have so much power in our world, if we can educate businesses and business leaders to take on more responsibility on how they sell, how they market, how they treat their employees and how they invest their money, we start shifting the planet to a better place for all.
In this episode, Jason reveals the real reasons why most of us have resistance to selling, and how to remove those blocks once and for all. As he shares, once you identify and understand the 5 loves of selling, it will fundamentally shift how you view this topic forever.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.jasonmarccampbell.com/
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“The process of making peace is forgiveness. It’s perfectly ok to be angry, and it’s perfectly helpful to become bitter, protective, and even depressed for a bit, because we’re overwhelmed and we can’t take in this information.” - Dr. Fred Luskin
Forgiving others is not easy to do, and forgiveness is often misunderstood as letting those who have wronged us off the hook without any consequences. But on today’s Finding Brave show, our guest explains why we need to forgive others, and how we can learn to do it, in order to free ourselves from the fear, shame and lack of confidence that so many of us continue to experience when we cannot forgive. It’s all about healing and empowering ourselves to release our experience as “victim” and finally becoming freer to create life as we truly want it, rather than staying stuck in a prison of long-held grudges and desperately-wanted retribution.
A top expert on forgiveness, Dr. Fred Luskin is the director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, a senior consultant in wellness and health promotion at Stanford University, and a professor at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, as well as an affiliate faculty member of the Greater Good Science Center.
He serves as department chair of the PsyD program at Sofia University and is the author of the bestselling titles Forgive for Good, and Forgive for Love. His research interests are in stress management, emotional intelligence, positive psychology, forgiveness and wellness.e, career and relationships, both at work and at home.
In this episode, Fred looks at the most common things that hold us back from the act and process of forgiving, as well as provides powerful strategies and tips to help us forgive what we may have previously found “unforgivable.” As he shares, when you learn to forgive for good, it changes you for good (and for the better).
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://learningtoforgive.com/
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“One of the things that haunts a lot of us is FOMO, and this is a challenge. It’s the fear of missing out. I think many folks would like to be committing to a long-term vision, but there’s often a lot of shiny objects along the way.” - Dorie Clark
It's no secret that we're pushed to the limit. Today's professionals feel rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind. How can we break out of this endless cycle and create the kind of interesting, meaningful lives we all seek? Today’s Finding Brave guest is returning to the podcast to discuss her latest book, and what we can achieve by being a long-term thinker in a short-term world.
Dorie Clark is the author of the new book The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World, and is a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a Harvard Business Review author. She is ranked #1 Communication Coach in the World by the Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Leading Global Coaches Awards, and named one of the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50.
Dorie is also the author of Reinventing You, Stand Out and Entrepreneurial You, which Inc. magazine declared the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 and Forbes named it one of the Top 10 Business Books of the Year.
Previously, Dorie worked as a journalist, where she won two New England Press Association awards; a presidential campaign spokesperson; and a producer of a multiple Grammy-winning jazz album. She also invests in Broadway productions, and is a lyricist in BMI's Tony-Award winning Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop.
In this episode, Dorie reveals how we can break out of our every day cycles in order to lead more interesting lives, the ways we can each create a “life portfolio” while building strategic patience, and the extraordinary ways that these powerful strategies can better our lives.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://dorieclark.com/
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“If the pace of change is ever faster, ever faster, ever faster, and we already feel like we don’t have enough time to keep up or we are overwhelmed or we’re not able to show up fully, then we need a big reset because the future does not play out well if we continue to buy into not just what society says, but also what this pace of change is doing.” - April Rinne
With the amount of change happening daily in workplaces around the globe, adopting the right mindset can be key for employees, managers and leaders alike. Today’s Finding Brave guest breaks down the concept of having a “Flux Mindset,” which helps individuals and organizations consistently view change as an opportunity, not a threat, by being clear and grounded in their values.
Ranked one of the world’s “50 Leading Female Futurists” by Forbes, April Rinne is a change navigator: she helps individuals and organizations rethink and reshape their relationship with change, uncertainty, and a world in flux. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, she is a trusted advisor to organizations ranging from Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, NESTA, Trōv, AnyRoad, and Unsettled, as well as governments spanning Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, Italy to India. April is the author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change on shelves now.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, April is a futurist, advisor, global development executive, microfinance lawyer, investor, mental health advocate, certified yoga teacher, globetrotter (100+ countries), and insatiable handstander. She also harnesses very personal experiences with flux, including the death of both of her parents in a car accident when she was 20. Through her travels and tragedy, vision and values, global perspective and grounded sense of purpose, April helps others better understand how we see, think about, struggle with, and ultimately forge positive relationships with change.
In this episode, April shows the tremendous benefits you can realize by rethinking and reshaping your relationship with change and uncertainty. Once you understand what change is and learn how to embrace it, opportunities will begin to appear and allow you to be more prepared for the future, whatever comes your way.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://fluxmindset.com/ or https://aprilrinne.com/
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“I don’t think that anybody should tell you how to run the race, until they’ve crossed the finish line. There is something about having a mess, but the biggest thing is that if you’re going to have this mess, you’ve got to cross the finish line before you make it a message.” - Anthony Trucks
Have you set out down a path to acquire things, attain skills and check off accomplishments, only to wind up overwhelmed, stuck or stagnant in the process? If so, you’re hardly the only one. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals the most important tool to use to achieve your dreams, and that is your identity.
Anthony Trucks is a former foster child, NFL Football Player, competitor on American Ninja Warrior, author, life coach and entrepreneur. From foster care to the NFL, to successful business owner, Anthony has accomplished what statistics would say is impossible. As a speaker and success coach, Anthony teaches people how to design and build better lives and businesses by learning how to access the power of their identity to tap into their full potential and make shift happen.
After being given away into foster care at 3 years old, being adopted into an all white family at 14, losing his NFL career to injury and more, he learned how to shift at a very young age, and now his life mission is teaching others how to Make Shift Happen in their lives.
Anthony’s new book, Identity Shift: Upgrade How You Operate to Elevate Your Life, shares key secrets to success, but not in the gimmicky way that readers are used to. Innate within all of us lies the ability to shift into the identity that enables us to unlock a new level of power, perspective, passion, productivity and to be successful in life. This book is the concept and process of making an identity shift that will change your life.
In today’s episode, Anthony shares the ways that you can begin to shift your identity and how to address the internal messages that hold you back, in order to design a better life and business by tapping into your full potential.
For more information on today's guest, visit: https://anthonytrucks.com/
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This August, I’m delighted to bring you several of our top "listener favorites" episodes from the past year of shows. Today’s episode originally aired on April 23rd, 2020. Hope you enjoy them!
“I do want us to think bigger, and the whole mindset of “the best thing” is living each day to the max because we woke up and because we are here. Indeed, if I am here today, I truly do believe the best thing is ahead of me. - Antonio Neves
Today, I’m sharing an exploration with you of my own belief, and my guest’s as well, that the best thing to ever happen to you continues to be ahead of you, not behind you. Back in 2016, my Finding Brave guest reached a point where even though the internet, social media, and his resume said he was “successful,” he was in a deep funk in his personal and business life. In this episode, he reveals how he set out to course correct and to ensure that his best days were always going to be ahead and not behind him.
Antonio Neves teaches powerful principles and actionable strategies to ensure that how you live your life every day, and the mindsets and behaviors you embrace, will leverage all that you’ve experienced and learned, and set you up to continue to thrive at your highest level.
Antonio is the author of four books including, Stop Living On Autopilot: Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You. On his podcast The Best Thing, Antonio talks with leaders about the “best thing” to happen to them that would never appear on a resume. Antonio’s speaking audiences over the years have included: Google, Amazon, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Visa, Stanford University and scores more. For over 10 years, Antonio worked as a correspondent in New York City with top television networks including NBC, PBS and BET Networks. Antonio has been featured on the TODAY Show and his advice and opinions regularly appear in Inc.com, Thrive Global, TheMuse.com, and more.
As Antonio shares, you do indeed have a say in your life, but you must take full responsibility for where you are today. If you focus on being of service to others, and don’t overly attach to specific outcomes and remember to reach out and not do it alone, you can accomplish anything of significance that you put your mind to.
Learn more at: https://theantonioneves.com/
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This August, I’m delighted to bring you several of our top "listener favorites" episodes from the past year of shows.
Today’s solo episode originally aired on July 23rd, 2020. Hope you enjoy them! “For those who’ve sold their soul for money, their professional lives can be extremely painful, crushing and in fact, unsustainable because they’ve unconsciously chosen to walk away from the exciting dreams for their lives that would bring fulfillment, internal reward and a sense of purpose.” - Kathy Caprino
In this episode of Finding Brave I share the audio version of Chapter 6 of my latest book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. This chapter is very close to my heart, as it explores the damaging power gap of losing sight of your thrilling dream for your life, which I’ve lived through, and it can be a crushing experience. This is something that has not only impacted me, but countless others in the pursuit of “success” and “safety” in their careers and professional lives.
Things will happen to each of us that derail our dreams, and often you’ll take a direction that you think is right for you, but it ends up being the wrong path. It’s a universal experience -- that what we once believed was possible and desirable can change, and we have to change as a result. If you don’t want to wake up unhappy years from now, you have to accept this fact and realize that you alone are responsible for how you respond to the life that’s before you, and to the challenges and hardships that you’ve faced.
You alone have the power to shape your future, and now is the time to choose your own way in pursuit of the life you want to live and the mark you want to make in the world.
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This August, I’m delighted to bring you several of our top "listener favorites" episodes from the past year of shows. Today’s solo episode originally aired on June 27th, 2019. Hope you enjoy them!
“I know it’s scary to make the move from corporate life into your own business and you feel like you don’t know enough, but I’m going to ask you to really listen to yourself. You know a heck of a lot more than you think you do.” - Kathy Caprino
Are you ready to finally leave your corporate career and start your own venture? Or perhaps you have launched your business already and are facing important new challenges that you wonder if you’re adequately prepared for.
In this episode, I discuss why so many small businesses fail and share my raw, real-life experiences around what I learned in transitioning from my 18-year corporate career to running my own coaching and consulting business, Kathy Caprino, LLC. You’ll hear about the biggest gaps in knowledge and experience that kept me from having a smoother transition, and I offer some essential information that I wish I had understood before making the leap.
The biggest surprise for me in running a business was that even though I had been in marketing for years and had risen to the level of Vice President overseeing numerous large-scale programs, initiatives and staff in my corporate life, I still was very far away from being fully prepared for entrepreneurial life, and for serving as a true leader in my own venture.
The key knowledge gaps I explore here include: 1) Unconscious tendencies and blocks around successfully managing and relating to money, 2) Not selecting the best partners and why we often continually fail at it, 3) Why we need to step up to being a true leader and making critical decisions rather than staying stuck as the “doer” or “manager,” 4) Why pivoting more quickly and flexibly is essential, and 5) Listening to your own instincts and intuition and making moves that align with your truest core values and visions rather than deferring to “gurus” who don’t necessarily know their stuff or have your best interests at heart.
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This August, I’m delighted to bring you several of our top "listener favorites" episodes from the past year of shows. Today’s episode features Bronnie Ware, and it originally aired on January 9th, 2020. Hope you enjoy them!
“If we dare to create some space to honor the things that light us up, even if they’re not at all linked with our professional life, they will lift our happiness, our confidence, our presence and our joy. To a point that we bring more efficiency to our work, we also will bring more clarity to our life.” - Bronnie Ware
The time we have is sacred, but it’s common for us to get caught up in our daily activities and forget this fact. Today’s Finding Brave guest has a message that will resonate with all those who are at a point in life where they know that change is needed, as she explores how life really is on our side and why in the end, courage indeed will be rewarded for those who are brave.
Bronnie Ware is best known as the author of the international bestselling memoir The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, read by over a million people in 32 languages and with a movie in the pipeline. Bronnie is also an inspirational speaker. She lives in northern New South Wales, Australia, and is a passionate advocate for simplicity and leaving space to breathe.
This conversation with Bronnie is about much more than the top regrets that people have at the end of their lives. It’s about realizing that happiness is a choice that each one of us can make, and we all can have it. After listening to this episode, you’ll have a clearer picture of what’s involved in living a life that fills your heart and allows a greater experience of joy every day, regardless of your current situation.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://bronnieware.com/
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This August, I’m delighted to bring you several of our top "listener favorites" episodes from the past year of shows. Today’s episode features Cheryl Porter, and it originally aired on January 7th, 2021. Hope you enjoy them!
“I tell people that what you see is not a dream. That’s your reality waiting for you, but you’ve got to make it. It’s not just a fantasy, but that’s something concrete that you can actually make happen.” - Cheryl Porter
When I meet someone who is succeeding at the highest level using his or her creative passion and vision, I get excited to tell others about it. It’s not easy to bring our unique talents to the world in a very big way, but today’s Finding Brave guest has done just that. She is evidence that there is no age limit to reach your dreams, and if you only believe in yourself and take action, you’ll discover that you are indeed braver than you think.
Cheryl Porter is a YouTube Star and classically trained opera singer. With her motivational coaching videos and inspirational approach to teaching, she now has over 3.3 million subscribers on YouTube and 2.1 million followers on TikTok and is considered the top vocal coach and vocal education influencer in the world.
Cheryl is the sole creator of the innovative Cheryl Porter Vocal Method and has created hundreds of vocal exercises to specifically target and correct vocal flaws, increase vocal range and dramatically improve vocal skills for beginning and advanced singers.
She has given Vocal Masterclasses in Russia, Israel, Poland, Italy, France, Indonesia, Singapore, the USA and has coached students all over the world from Mexico, Italy, France, Russia, Puerto Rico, Japan, Africa, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Ecuador, Brazil, China, and the Czech Republic. Cheryl has coached singers who have performed on The Voice, X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, All Together Now, Italy’s Got Talent, Eurovision, Sanremo Festival (Italy) and is also a Vocal Coach for the Italian trio, IL VOLO.
The inspiring story that Cheryl shares today about her own journey proves that by helping others with our amazing gifts, we too can soar in ways that we may not have even dreamed.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://cherylportermethod.com/
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"The goal of the conversation is not to convince. It’s not to compel, and it’s not to control. It’s not to try to get the other person to think something different. As soon as we believe somebody is trying to control us in that kind of way, we resist. So the very effort to convince, it makes you less convincing.” - Joseph Grenny
Contrary to how many people feel in our world today, it is possible to tell the truth and avoid alienating a friend or colleague or engendering terrible and painful conflict. With so much distrust among family, friends, colleagues and our leaders, it’s vital to not to take the two standard approaches - being silent or violent -- on core issues but instead learn the essential skills behind expressing yourself candidly yet cordially. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals how it’s not having different opinions that’s the problem in our conflicts, rather it’s how and why we express those opinions, and the approach we take before even entering the conversation.
Joseph Grenny is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, dynamic keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for business performance. Joseph has spoken at some of the world’s premier leadership conferences. His books have been translated into 28 languages, are available in 36 countries, and have generated results for 300 of the Fortune 500.
I had the honor of interviewing Joseph and David Maxfield in my Forbes blog in 2015 in a piece on Gender Bias Is Real: Women’s Perceived Competency Drops Significantly When Judged as Being Forceful, on their groundbreaking research on gender bias, and I’ve often quoted the information that their research uncovered that proved gender bias is not imagined, it’s real - and their research showed on how women’s perceived competency and perceived worth drops exponentially more than men’s when they are are perceived as forceful or assertive. I’ve featured their work in my TEDx talk Time to Brave Up, and in my new book The Most Powerful You and my Most Powerful You Course which is why I’m so excited to speak with Joseph today and bring you his expert insights and perspectives on navigating crucial conversations.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://josephgrenny.com/ or www.vitalsmarts.com
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“In my work as an entrepreneur, and later an academic, [I have seen that] the most purpose-driven, successful and inspiring people seem to have something in common, which is that they intuitively cultivate serendipity. They somehow see something in the unexpected and then turn that into positive outcomes.” - Christian Busch
Have you ever seen someone who has achieved success and wondered how that person has done it, or what his or her “secret” was? Today’s Finding Brave guest shares his personal story and findings in studying the topics of luck and serendipity, along with the ways that each of us can start cultivating serendipity in our own lives and organizations.
Dr. Christian Busch directs the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University, and also teaches at the London School of Economics. Previously, he co-directed the LSE's Innovation Lab and co-founded the Sandbox Network as well as Leaders on Purpose. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and among Diplomatic Courier’s "Top 99 Influencers" as well as the Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 thinkers “most likely to shape the future.” Christian's bestselling book, The Serendipity Mindset , has been highlighted as a "wise, exciting, and life-changing book" (Arianna Huffington).
As Christian reveals, once you become aware of the key differences between luck and serendipity, you can indeed create your own “smart luck.” The practical tips he gives in this episode can help you overcome the biases that hold you back from having more of this luck in your life.
As always, we want to hear how these strategies work for you, so please share your takeaways and experiences with us, and here’s to helping you create more “luck” in your own life moving forward!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://theserendipitymindset.com/
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“Whether we are retiring, selling a business, or we can no longer work because of an illness or caring for a family member, we will all leave our work. So how are we preparing for this transition, just like we prepare our children to transition into their careers?” - Denise Logan
In last week’s episode I welcomed an expert guest to talk about the issues often faced by business owners looking to sell their businesses, and what struggles they often face as they prepare for this life-changing transition. The conversation was such a riveting one (and I was learning so much!), that we decided to make it a special two-part episode, with the conclusion airing today.
Denise Logan knows that to business owners, selling a business is more than a transaction. To them, it is often an emotionally fraught period of transition, filled with unexpected highs and lows, with no clear vision of what waits at the end for them and their family. Her passion for this work is colored by her own experience of being an unprepared business owner who made an abrupt and choppy exit from her company, after ignoring the signs that it was time for several years.
She is the author of The Seller’s Journey: A Business Fable about Navigating the Emotional Obstacles to Selling Your Business, and has addressed more than five hundred audiences on three continents about the psychology of business owners and how to make it easier when the time comes to let go.
As a business owner myself, I can relate deeply to everything Denise shares, including issues around our own self-identity and how we focused our time and energy, and what happens to our sense of purpose, meaning and identity as human beings as we consider letting go of the work we’ve done for years that has brought us great fulfillment and joy. Whatever situation you find yourself in, whether as a business owner or employee looking to make a transition to a new role, you are sure to get value from the wisdom Denise shares today, and in last week’s episode.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://deniselogan.com/
If you’re tired of working so hard in a career that just isn’t working for you, this is the course for you! This transformative 8-module training course, based on my bestselling book The Most Powerful You, will help you close the 7 most damaging power gaps that keep 98% of professional women from thriving at the highest level, and reaching their most thrilling potential.
In the course, you’ll be taught transformative actions, strategies and mindsets that will help you experience exponentially more power, self-mastery, confidence, communication skill, leadership, and influence over what transpires in your life, career and relationships (both at work and at home).
Based on 16 years of coaching with thousands of women around the world, and from my own personal learnings in transitioning from unhappy corporate VP to therapist, to now supremely fulfilled career coach, speaker, writer and entrepreneur, this course gives you a clear roadmap for the exact steps to take to become more powerful, confident and impactful and create work you’ll love and feel proud of, with leaders, colleagues, mentors and sponsors who will help you thrive and keep growing for the duration of your professional life!
If you’re ready to close your power gaps and become the MOST POWERFUL version of you, visit https://mostpowerfulyou.com/ to learn more and register!
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“Who was I if I didn’t own that business? Who else could I be? Business owners, as they’re preparing to exit their business, are struggling with that same issue. Who are they if they aren’t the owner of this business?” - Denise Logan
As a business owner, have you ever stopped to ask yourself what’s next? Every one of us will eventually leave our work, voluntarily or involuntarily, and the key to a successful exit is about having a compelling future that is calling you toward it. Today’s Finding Brave guest has spent the last decade working with business owners and professionals who are serving business owners, to help them understand what struggles will be faced when it is time for an owner to transition out of his or her business.
Denise Logan knows that to business owners, selling a business is more than a transaction. To them, it is an emotionally fraught period of transition, filled with unexpected highs and lows, with no clear vision of what waits at the end for them and their family. Her passion for this work is colored by her own experience of being an unprepared business owner who made an abrupt and choppy exit from her company, after ignoring the signs that it was time for several years.
She is the author of The Seller’s Journey: A Business Fable about Navigating the Emotional Obstacles to Selling Your Business, and has addressed more than five hundred audiences on three continents about the psychology of business owners and how to make it easier when the time comes to let go.
In this first part of my conversation with Denise (Part 2 airs on July 15th, 2021), she reveals how selling a business is a transition, and not just a transaction. When it’s treated this way all parties win, and the business can be successfully transitioned to its new owners. Most importantly, this can be done without regret. I invite you to join us next week as Denise dives deeper into this fascinating topic that is so important for every single business owner to be thinking about right now.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://deniselogan.com/
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“Don’t get down on yourself. The best thing people can do, in addition to applying more personally, is to do a bit of a listening tour when you are looking for a job, because the majority of people get their jobs through a human being and not through LinkedIn or Indeed.” - Allison Cheston
After taking advantage of an expensive education, many of today’s college grads find themselves ill-prepared to enter the job market. The majority of new and recent grads don’t know the building blocks of identifying a career path and finding a starter job. Our Finding Brave guest’s mission is to change this, and today she provides tactical steps and strategies that job seekers can use immediately to land ideal positions, regardless of what stage in their careers they may find themselves at.
Allison Cheston is a Career Advisor based in New York City, and she helps executives and young adults launch, develop and change their careers. With a background in marketing and executive search, Allison guides clients through a process of identifying their unique value and right career direction, works with them to develop their narrative and skill stories, and then helps them find the right job.
As Allison shares in this episode, the good news is that the job market is rapidly improving midway through 2021, with thousands of new jobs being added daily. She provides guidance on how to figure out what you want to do and find your way into a job you will enjoy, provide much-needed experience, and pay you a living wage. It may take some time, but by following these strategies you will find your way, and have a much greater chance to succeed.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.allisoncheston.com/
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“Once you’re in the real world, there’s so much ambiguity. There’s so much less structure, and as a result it’s not necessarily about keeping up, but it’s about stepping up. It’s about navigating this wilderness expedition that is our career.” - Gorick Ng
In today’s workplace, there are many “unspoken rules” that aren’t spelled out clearly but early career professionals need to understand and navigate through them to set themselves up for great success. Although these rules may appear to be common sense, or known by everyone, in reality they may not be understood or even be in the consciousness of the people who would benefit most by applying them. And they most likely will ever be articulated verbally by your manager. Today’s guest -- with an inspiring backstory that demonstrates why he’s passionate about this topic -- reveals what these unspoken rules are and how they can be used. His messages will not only benefit recent grads, but also all contributors, leaders and managers in any organization.
Gorick Ng is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right, a terrific new book published by Harvard Business Review Press. It is a practical guide to help early career professionals become top performers at work and create work that is fulfilling and rewarding, based on 500+ interviews with professionals across geographies, industries, and job types. Gorick's book is quickly becoming required reading for students, interns, employees, and managers across Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and educational institutions around the world. And this year, Harvard Business School gave Gorick's book to every MBA student to give them an edge in their internships and full-time jobs.
Gorick is a career adviser at Harvard College, specializing in coaching first-generation, low-income students. He has managed new employees at Boston Consulting Group, worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse, and is also a researcher with the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business School. He has been featured in The Today Show, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Fast Company, and CNBC. Gorick, a first-generation college student, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.
I encourage you to read a copy of Gorick’s incredible new book, and both of us want to hear from you, our listeners. What are the unspoken rules you struggle with? Do you disagree with any of them, and which ones moved the needle the most for you? We want this conversation to inspire you to rock your career at the highest level, in a way that is authentic to you.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://gorick.com/
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“Are you keeping your eyes on what you need to accomplish, or are you looking at what somebody else is accomplishing? It is super important to know what you own, know who you are, and what you want out of life. If you don’t, someone else will write it for you.” - Sumana Rajagopal
If you have been given the opportunity to lead, then you know that every employee offers unique contributions, including yourself. When you start with the good and foster the natural talent in people, you build trust and that trust opens the door to start talking about opportunities to grow. Today’s Finding Brave guest is a role model that all inspiring leaders can look up to, as she’s made a career of practicing these principles every single day.
Sumana Rajagopal recently returned to the place she credits with learning what it means to put people first. She is fortunate to have found her calling in media and advertising and is able to put that passion into purpose at Merck Pharmaceuticals. It was there that she found that fostering her own growth included managing employee development to create sustainable business growth and drive competitive advantage in a corporate environment. Her focus on growing others has allowed her to remain relevant and resilient, creating a cycle of continued development for herself, her family and those that she is privileged to work with.
With over 26 years of marketing experience, working for three Fortune 500 companies, Sumana has found success by fostering an innovation agenda and speed to market through rapid reapplication of best practices from local to global markets. Her true passion lies in working with business teams to develop media strategies using data and insights to create demand, maximize returns and build profitable business.
In this episode, Sumana reveals concrete things you can do and say to accelerate the growth of everyone you interact with in your organization, and she shares the importance of living bravely and passionately, and allowing your mistakes to be visible as a learning tool for others.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumanarajagopal/
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“There is this balance between building that world-class network in record time, doing this as quickly as possible to accomplish your goals, helping your clients more or bring your vision to life, and also the fact that we are playing a very long game. Some of the people that you’re making friendships with now may benefit you in 10 or 20 years, and you have no idea how they’re going to support you or how you’re going to support them in the future.” - Jared Kleinert
Networking is a process of true engagement with others that is critical to our success that I talk about often, and today’s Finding Brave guest truly embodies this skill. If you’ve ever wanted to improve your networking skills to not only help in the attainment of your own goals, but to assist others in achieving their desires, there are unspoken rules you must be aware of. In this episode, our guest reveals these rules and gives you the tools that will help you become a true “super connector.”
Jared Kleinert is a TED speaker, award-winning author, and USA Today’s “Most Connected Millennial.” He’s the co-founder of a new startup called Offsite and author of the new book How To Build A World Class Network In Record Time.
As Jared shares, ultimately becoming a super connector is about doing the important inner work that we all need to do on a regular basis. We encourage you to start working on building your support network today, but don’t get discouraged or take it personally if at first you don’t get the results you were hoping for or expecting. If you detach from the outcome and give it your best effort, in the long run both you, and the people in your network, will benefit greatly.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://motm.co/
“We don’t generate or manufacture our desires from thin air. We’re social creatures, and from the minute that we’re born we come out of the womb really looking to our mothers for cues about what’s important.” - Luke Burgis
Mimetic desire -- the act of desiring simply what others desire - imitating what other people want instead of developing our own intentional, conscious wanting - is a powerful force in our development, our world and in our everyday lives. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares his expertise about this concept of desire and why it’s critically important to identify and pursue your own unique and personalized desires with more intention and clarity, and to ground yourself in the values that matter most to you personally -- those “thick desires” and relationships -- that will endure and truly enrich your life.
Luke Burgis is the Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and a professor of business at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He co-teaches a popular class for all incoming students there called “The Vocation of Business,” an anthropological investigation into the purpose and meaning of business itself.
Luke has been the founder and CEO of multiple social impact companies. He was named one of the “Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25” by BusinessWeek after the early success of one of his first companies, Healthy Vending, which revolutionized the vending industry in 2005. His other ventures have all tried to contribute to what Luke calls a healthy “human ecology.” He is currently the Founder & Managing Partner of an organization called Fourth Wall Ventures that invests in, incubates, and advises companies that do the same.
Luke’s first book, Unrepeatable, explored how people can discover and live out their unique purpose in the world, and help others do the same. His latest book, Wanting, is about human desire itself—why people come to want the things that they want, and how we can build a better future by understanding the process through which desires are generated and shaped.
In this episode, Luke reveals why people that have the happiest, most meaningful, fulfilling and productive lives are not the ones that pursue someone else’s idea of what we should be producing. Also, if we can help others flourish for who they really are, it will lead to a much different and better world for everyone.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://lukeburgis.com/
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“First we’ve got to get clear about where we’re going over 12 months. Let’s just get clear, because if we don’t know where we’re going over 12 months, how do we know where we want to go over the next week, tomorrow, or the next two hours? - David Wood
What if I told you that playing safe is really the most dangerous thing you can do? What would it look like for you to step even further out of your comfort zone? Today’s Finding Brave guest shares the power that exists when we focus on the right things, and he outlines the simple steps you can take to reap rewards that are not possible by remaining in your comfort zone.
David Wood is a former consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies. He built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. As well as helping others, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show!
He coaches high performing business owners to double revenue, and their time off by focusing on less and being 30% more courageous in their business or career.
This fascinating conversation with David is about so much more than just doubling your revenue, as it’s really a roadmap to show you how to start living the life you have dreamed of living and are meant to have.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://focus.ceo/
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“We have choices about how we show up, about the choices we make, and what we do. It’s there that we can start to listen to that deepest, highest part of ourselves. When we do, when we live in this “Full Body YES.” Then we light ourselves up and that light then reflects against everybody else’s light, and we light them up as well.” - Scott Shute
Are you maximizing the time you spend doing the things you really care about? Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how you can discover what is most important to you and why, which will set you on the path to empower yourself by zeroing in on your strengths and inner self.
Scott Shute is the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn and has been an active advocate for customers and employees in the technology space for over 20 years, with roles ranging from sales, customer advocacy and customer service leadership. While serving as LinkedIn’s Vice President of Global Customer Operations, Scott managed a team of over 1,000 employees before switching gears to combine his long-time passions for practical leadership practices and operations experience. Scott's mission to change work from the inside out by mainstreaming mindfulness and operationalizing compassion has lent to his leadership style and allowed him to live in the intersection of the workplace and ancient wisdom practices.
As Scott shares, by understanding that you have a choice to give a “Full Body YES” to what you really want, you’ll realize the amount of control you truly have in your life. The key is to realize that at all times it is your responsibility to take the reins of your life and move towards your own destiny, whatever that may look like to you.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.scottshute.com/
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“You absolutely can claim space, because you don’t have to feel fearless. You just have to do the thing that will make you feel like a more empowered human being.” - Eliza VanCort
We all have a right to claim space – which means to live the life of our choosing unapologetically and bravely. Today’s Finding Brave guest provides inspiring practical tips and guidance on how to claim our space, but also urges each of us to think about intersectionality, bravery and anger as useful tools in claiming space for ourselves and others.
Eliza VanCort is an in-demand consultant, speaker, and writer on communications, career and workplace issues, and women’s empowerment. The founder of The Actor’s Workshop of Ithaca, she is also a Cook House Fellow at Cornell University, an advisory board member of the Performing Arts for Social Change, a Diversity Crew partner, and a member of Govern For America’s League of Innovators.
Eliza has led a life that any Hollywood studio would immediately dismiss as being too hard to believe. Her incredible, breathtaking journey of overcoming extreme challenges, in childhood and later as an adult, inspired her to dedicate her life to helping people of all races, genders, and backgrounds empower themselves to claim space.
Her first book, A Woman’s Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard., hit shelves May 11, 2021.
Eliza’s story is a powerful reminder that it’s so important to keep persevering as best you can, even though you may want to fall down on your knees at times. Recognize your bravery and your immense value in this world, and let it help you claim your space, because this is the pathway to being heroically brave, and it will inspire and uplift so many others around you as well.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.elizavancort.com/
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“Everything you do in life is about serving another human being, and as long as you stay focused on that, you’ll never burn out. You may get tired, we all get tired, but you’ll never get bored of it because you’ll always understand what you’re here to do is to help other people. That is always energizing.” - Howard Behar
You may have heard of servant leadership and the transformative power of it in our organizations, careers and lives, but for most people, they’ve never seen it in action so it remains a vague and elusive concept. To address this important topic and to help us learn specifically how to embody servant leadership in our lives, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with an individual who has dedicated his entire life to servant leadership, and embodies it both professionally and personally.
Howard Behar's career in business spans over 50 years, all in consumer oriented businesses covering several industries. He retired from Starbucks Coffee after 21 years where he led both the domestic business, as President of North America, and was the founding President of Starbucks International. During his tenure, he participated in the growth of the company from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores spanning five continents. He served on the Starbucks Board of Directors for 12 years before retiring.
Hailed as “a hero of conscious capitalism,” “a passionate advocate for leading with purpose,” and a devoted student and teacher of the Servant Leadership Model, Howard’s motivational message inspires everyone to be a servant leader and to lead with and from their values first.
As a renowned leader, speaker, author and mentor, Howard’s wisdom, generosity, and level of integrity have had a profound impact on thousands of people who have been touched by his example, books, and speaking. As the ultimate servant leader, Howard is known for such memorable lessons as “The Person Who Sweeps the Floor Should Choose the Broom” and “Only the Truth Sounds Like the Truth.”
Howard is also the author of the classic book It’s Not About the Coffee, a guide to leading by putting people first, and The Magic Cup, a parable about the power of personal values, and he now travels the world speaking to leaders, organizations, and students.
In today’s episode, Howard reveals the steps you can take to become a servant leader yourself, along with his powerful “6 P’s” that can become a powerful framework for the way you live. Living these traits will make a profound impact not only on your own life, but in the lives of every other human being with whom you interact.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://howardbehar.com/
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“I think one of the important things is not to make the other person wrong for the way that they are reacting. We respect people, their emotions, and the way that they respond.” - Paul Marciano
Now more than ever, it’s important for all of us to learn how to talk more effectively with each other, especially around emotionally-charged topics. Although we often know that there are conversations that need to be had, many of us just can’t find a way to have them or if we have them, the discussion ends badly. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals specific skills and strategies that will help anyone become more effective in dealing with these difficult conversations, and I’m so excited to introduce him to you today to share his wisdom all around effective communication.
Dr. Paul Marciano earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Yale University and has worked in the field of human resources and relations for over 30 years. His best-selling book Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT™ has been translated into several languages and received many accolades, including being named one of the 100 Best Human Resource Books of All Time by Book Authority.
Dr. Paul’s newest release, Let’s Talk About It: Turning Confrontation into Collaboration at Work, provides readers with the skills necessary to have straightforward and productive conversations around even the most emotionally charged issues.
On a personal note, Paul lives on his family’s 100-acre horse farm in the one bridge town of Three Bridges, NJ and is the proud grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans – author and illustrator of the classic children’s book Madeline.
Paul is a leading expert on employee engagement and retention and helps leaders, managers and organizations reach their fullest potential through focusing on enhancing respect, collaboration and successful communication. I’m thrilled to share that Paul is now also a member of my hand-selected Coaching Team!
Both Paul and I would love to hear how you use the specific strategies he shares to have the difficult conversations that you need to have, both in your personal and professional life. No matter how it goes, just by talking with the other person you will feel better about yourself and the situation, and as a result, be more empowered.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://paulmarciano.com/
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“The work is our compassionate ability to connect and live rich, real lives. Men just have to make the choice to live a good life and to stop living this hierarchical caricature of being a human being.” - Mark Greene
In our world today, there is a dominance-based man box culture of masculinity that is resulting in isolation, violence and early mortality for men and deep, lasting challenges for all those whose lives they impact. However, there are men and women who are breaking out of the man box culture, and helping others do the same, and today’s Finding Brave guest is one such person. Our inspiring guest offers an invitation for each one of us to look at all of the ways we have been programmed to live, and to explore how we can escape these dangerous limitations society has reinforced in us.
Keynote speaker and author Mark Greene writes and consults on relational practices, diversity/inclusion and masculinity for organizations worldwide. As a co-founder of ThinkPlay Partners and as a Senior Editor for the Good Men Project, Mark has spent over a decade deconstructing our binary-riddled dialogues around manhood and masculinity. He is uniquely positioned to help men, individually and in organizations, create a healthier more connecting vision of masculine culture and identity.
Mark’s newest book, The Little #MeToo Book for Men has been called “a blueprint for men’s liberation.” He is the founder of the Remaking Manhood community, which is dedicated to expanding the conversation about healthy masculinity.
I’ve rarely spoken to someone who has such a deep conceptualization of the work that absolutely needs to be done for our world to shift in a more positive, healthy way of perceiving and understanding human beings. Not only that, but Mark has lived what he speaks about, and the insight he provides about our society today was both fascinating and enlightening to learn from. I’m grateful to Mark for the work he’s doing in the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://remakingmanhood.com/
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“I think the problem is that a lot of people don’t see the grunt work and the long process to get to what it is they see as success. They just see someone’s success and haven’t been following along the whole time.” - Jeremy Levy
As a singer and lifelong lover of music, I am so excited to bring you today’s Finding Brave episode. I have a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s really like to make a living in the creative arts, while bringing the world our special talents and being of service to others. Our special guest today is thriving in the world of music composing/orchestration, and he reveals the tenacity and drive that it took to get to where he is today.
Grammy-nominated composer and orchestrator Jeremy Levy has worked in nearly every medium in Los Angeles for over 10 years. He recently received his first Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella for his track, Uranus: The Magician off his album The Planets: Reimagined, a modern big band jazz reinterpretation of the famous classical suite by Gustav Holst. He’s also a well-known orchestrator for some of Hollywood’s biggest films and TV series, including The Queen’s Gambit, Frozen 2 and Ant-Man.
Jeremy’s inspiration for The Planets: Reimagined came from Afro-Cuban rhythms, classic swing, the Buddy Rich Big Band, progressive rock fusion, acoustic guitar-driven jazz - all mixed with his love of symphony orchestra and his experience touring with Rockabilly legend, Brian Setzer.
If you have a passion of any kind, you are sure to glean some valuable strategies and tips for bringing that passion forward in a lucrative way, from the personal story that Jeremy shares today.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.jlevymusic.com/
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“The exact same things that will get you from seriously subpar to normal, will get you from normal to Superman. Peak performance is nothing more or less than getting our biology to work for us rather than against us.” - Steven Kotler
As individuals we are all capable of so much more than we know, and everyone is hardwired for peak performance. Unfortunately our potential is often invisible, especially to ourselves, but today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals the way peak performance can be used to literally do the impossible.
Steven Kotler is a New York Times-bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.
Author of ten bestsellers (out of thirteen books total), including The Art of Impossible, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance.
Steven’s work has been nominated for two Pulitzer prizes, translated into over 40 languages, and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, TIME and the Harvard Business Review. He is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast.
His new book is The Art of the Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer, which came out this January.
Luminaries and some of our world’s most noted figures have praised Steven’s work including Elon Musk, Arianna Huffington, Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson and many more.
Almost everyone I meet, in some way or another, wants to fulfil his or her highest potential but has very little idea how to do it. Listening to this conversation with Steven is a wonderful place to start, as his life itself is a lesson in achieving the impossible using peak performance.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.stevenkotler.com/
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“If you’ve got the highest salary in the room because you’ve been there the longest, and you’re delivering less value than a fresh graduate or a Millennial who will work for half of what you’re getting, you’ve got a problem.” - Fawn Germer
Millions of accomplished professionals are killing their careers by accidentally slipping into irrelevance. They can’t figure out why they’ve sputtered out, been pushed aside or pushed out. Today’s Finding Brave guest interviewed more than 300 CEOs, senior executives, workplace experts, academics, lawyers and professionals and found out that we must immediately stage a career comeback – even if we continue to do our best work and are the best person for our job today.
Best-selling author and Pulitzer nominee Fawn Germer shows how to stop blaming everything from millennials to the pace of change to age discrimination and take doable steps to get back in the game and win. This acclaimed leadership speaker asks: "What if your greatest success hasn't even happened yet?"
In today’s episode, Fawn shares actionable strategies for being flexible and resilient in the face of a quickly changing work environment. She even reveals ways in which she has needed to be brave and “figure things out” in her own career, and these lessons show the importance of just starting to learn essential new skills, and having fun in the process.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://fawngermer.com/
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“It’s almost like reading a resume, a quick 60-second scan. I think the same thing goes for some of these pitches. You need to be relevant, you need to be specific, you need to be personal in your approach and you need to show how this person is going to bring value to a conversation.’ - Maureen Carrig
If you’re looking to promote a new program or book, or if you’re a public relations professional who is looking to get the right media for your clients, taking the right approach to get that exposure is key. Today’s Finding Brave guest is a public relations expert who specializes in securing top-level press coverage that moves our business and work forward, which is why I’m so excited to be introducing her today and to having her share her wisdom and strategies with listeners.
Maureen Carrig is a media relations expert and principal of Carrig Communications. She started her own firm after more than 20 years working for some of the largest companies in travel, technology, recruiting and financial services. She specializes in executive communications and national media relations, helping her clients build awareness, grow their businesses and demonstrate their subject matter expertise.
In this episode, Maureen reveals how to not only make a good impression with reporters and media outlets, but the ways that we can build on that good impression to form lasting relationships, which is where true growth can come. What Maureen shares here is a reminder that it’s really not all about you, but rather the benefits that you can offer the reporter, listeners and viewers, to help them experience more success and reward in their lives and work.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://carrigcommunications.com/
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“We realized, as we were sitting around thinking in the aftermath of that first book, that we really think there is something here. When we started to dig into it, we started to see some of the data and we realized there is a gap worth writing about.” - Claire Shipman
“Claire and I have become confident women through the choices and the risks that we’ve taken and the hurdles we’ve overcome. We’ve kept going with things and mastered them, and that’s how you do it. The vast majority of your confidence is in your hands, and it’s what you choose to do right now.” - Katty Kay
We are at a pivotal cultural moment for women’s leadership and representation—a time, for instance, when all eyes will be on the first-ever female and woman of color Vice President of the United States—and it’s clear that role models matter. Today’s Finding Brave guests are not only fantastic role models themselves for women of all ages, but they have written a new book called Living the Confidence Code: Real Girls. Real Stories. Real Confidence that highlights extraordinary girls who took risks and made a big impact. Their subjects sometimes doubted themselves, and even failed, but through it all discovered what matters most to them and found the confidence to accomplish their goals.
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman (along with JillEllyn Riley), are the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code for Girls and The Confidence Code for Girls Journal. Katty and Claire, longtime friends, have been writing books together for over a decade. They’ve also co-written the New York Times bestsellers Womenomics and The Confidence Code.
Katty Kay is the anchor of BBC World News America, based in Washington, D.C. She is also a frequent contributor to Meet the Press and Morning Joe, and a regular guest host for The Diane Rehm Show on NPR. In addition to her work on women’s issues, Katty has covered the Clinton administration sex scandal; four presidential elections; and the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. She was at the Pentagon just 20 minutes after a hijacked plane flew into the building on 9/11 and of her most vivid journalistic memories is of interviewing soldiers still visibly shaking from the attack.
Claire Shipman is a journalist, author, and public speaker. Before turning to writing, Claire spent almost three decades as an award-winning television journalist. For the last 14 years Claire was a regular contributor to Good Morning America and other national broadcasts for ABC News. Before that she served as White House correspondent for NBC News where she regularly reported on presidential policy and politics for NBC Nightly News and TODAY.
I’ve been heavily influenced by Katty and Claire in my own work, and what they’ve done is given research and factual data to what so many of us have suspected about how confidence is curtailed and diminished, but also how it expands in the lives of girls and young women around the world, and why that matters. Their mission, along with the stories of those girls they feature, is deeply inspiring and motivating and is helping motivate a whole new generation of female leaders.
To learn more about today's guests, visit: https://www.confidencecodegirls.com/
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“As we learn to think the best of others, when we learn to become comfortable affirming them and when we become comfortable working for ways to serve them, then they respond and that connects us.” - Mike Stallard
Today’s Finding Brave guest is someone who has played a pivotal role in the support of my coaching career, and he is one of the most kind and generous people I know - a true mentor and giver at heart, and a perfect person to explore the themes of today’s show. In this episode, we look at ways to help people cope with the current environment where stress, loneliness, social isolation, and its harmful consequences are all on the rise, and he reveals how boosting human connection can not only be an antidote at home, but in the workplace as well.
Michael Stallard is an author, keynote speaker, and workshop leader on how leaders create and maintain cultures of connection that help individuals, teams and organizations thrive for a sustained period of time. He is cofounder and president of Connection Culture Group, a leadership training and consulting firm. Michael’s recent clients have included Costco, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Turner Construction, Qualcomm, U.S. Air Force, and Yale-New Haven Health. Texas Christian University founded the TCU Center for Connection Culture based on Michael’s work.
Michael is the primary author of Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work, now in its 2nd edition, and Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team's Passion, Creativity, and Productivity. Connection Culture was recently named one of the “best of the best” books by getAbstract. Michael also recently launched a popular online course with LinkedIn Learning titled Creating a Connection Culture.
In our conversation, shares his best tips and strategies for building and fostering connection, as a leader, manager, team member and individual contributor.
If you are struggling with stress and loneliness, please know you’re not alone. Feel free to reach out to both Mike and myself, and we’ll provide you with some resources to help support you through these challenging, ever-changing times.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.connectionculture.com/
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“What I realized is that everybody we’re with is always trying to communicate something that they’re not communicating with their words. Sometimes they don’t have the words.” - Mark Goulston
At this particular point of time, many of us are experiencing some degree of trauma, but what really happens to a person’s mind as they continue to function through trauma?
Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how we can not just cope, but how we can heal and thrive in the face of the challenging situations that we are experiencing.
Dr. Mark Goulston is a psychiatrist, former UCLA professor, former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer and the bestselling author or co-author of eight books and with his just released book, Why Cope When You Can Heal? How Healthcare Heroes of Covid-19 Can Recover From PTSD, he introduces an approach called Surgical Empathy that he used for 25 years with suicidal patients and none of them died by suicide. He is also the host of My Wakeup Call, a wonderful podcast I had the honor of being a guest on, and of the weekly LinkedIn Live show, No Strings Attached.
In this episode, Mark shares his insights into what is really going on in the minds of healthcare workers and first responders as they daily confront the horrific and terrifying situations to keep the rest of us safe. He reveals how they are “Finding Brave” within them, and what they are doing to stay strong through the pandemic and not become casualties of this war. But you don’t have to be a healthcare worker or first responder to glean wisdom and support from Mark’s empowering messages, as each and everyone one of us has experienced stress and trauma at some point in our lives.
Learn more at: http://whycopewhenyoucanheal.com
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“For a long time women have been afraid to stand up for themselves, because they didn’t think that anyone had their back. That’s what is different about this younger generation, they are not afraid to assert their rights.” - Joann Lublin
Despite tremendous progress, working mothers still face numerous challenges at work and home, and these struggles have only been aggravated in this global pandemic. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how executive moms today differ from the trailblazing Baby Boom generation in a number of ways, and yet they still face common challenges, which provide helpful lessons for the next generation of women with children.
Joann S. Lublin is a longtime Wall Street Journal career columnist, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and author of two books about female business leaders, Her latest, Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life, hit the shelves February 16, 2021.
Her first popular leadership book, Earning It: Hard-Won lessons from Trailblazing Women at the top of the Business World, offers insights from 52 high-level executive women about obstacles they overcame.
Joann is the former Management News Editor of The Wall Street Journal. She created its first career advice column, which she wrote until May 2020. Joann shared the Journal's 2003 Pulitzer Prize for stories about corporate scandals. In 2018, she won the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest accolade in business journalism.
I deeply admire what Joann is doing in the world, and her work and latest book is full of important revelations and insights into what more must be done to make being a working mother (and parent) easier in 2021 and beyond.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.joannlublin.com/
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“We’re all pretty scared. We’re all worried we’re going to mess things up. We’re all pretty nervous that we don’t have all the answers, and I think that was the thing that I was very afraid to tell anybody, that I didn’t know what I didn’t know.” - Alli Webb
When successful entrepreneurs share their stories, it’s often the highlights that are focused on. However, today’s Finding Brave guest reveals the personal challenges that she’s faced along her journey to “raise the bar” in every aspect of her life, and she tackles the conversations that people in leadership rarely have in public.
Alli Webb is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of DryBar and Squeeze. Alli has been named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company, featured on Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40” list, Marie Claire’s “Most Fascinating Women,” and covered in Inc. Magazine’s “How I Did This” issue. Recently Inc. Magazine recognized her as one of “The 100 Women Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses.”
She has also been featured as a guest Shark on ABC’s SharkTank and Alli just launched season two of her podcast Raising the Bar with executive coach and boyfriend Adrian Koehler, where they pull back the curtain on the things entrepreneurs really want to know.
Alli is a relentlessly positive person who realizes that life isn’t supposed to be just a “walk in the park.” There are unavoidable struggles that will come along with the good times for everyone, and it’s refreshing to hear someone as successful as Ali share her story so openly and honestly with others.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.instagram.com/alliwebb/
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“I think society and life wants to see that we’re willing to do the work. Our dreams need encouragement, and that encouragement is the decisions that we make every single day.” - Antonio Neves
My conversation with last week’s Finding Brave guest was such an impactful one that we decided to air the conclusion this week, as the second of a two-part miniseries on course-correcting your life, before a crash happens.
Antonio Neves is the author of Stop Living on Autopilot: Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You; host of The Best Thing podcast and internationally recognized speaker. A top success coach, Antonio regularly delivers keynotes and trainings at top organizations worldwide. An award-winning journalist, for over 10 years Antonio worked as a business correspondent, host, and producer with top television networks (NBC, PBS, BET, etc.). During his career he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and profiling prominent CEOs, startup founders, politicians, entertainers, athletes, and beyond.
In this episode Antonio talks more about the “uniforms” that we all wear in our daily lives, and the ways we can start stepping out of those and into our true selves while not allowing ourselves to be a victim. I am so grateful to Antonio for taking the time to return to the podcast to share his wisdom with us, and for being so honest, brave and transparent in the process.
For more information about today's guest, visit: https://theantonioneves.com/
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“You do everything that society told you to do, to be happy and live the ‘American Dream’, but then at some point you find yourself living on autopilot. You find yourself going through the motions, and I found myself living on cruise control.” - Antonio Neves
If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that life presents unexpected challenges. Today’s Finding Brave guest returns to the podcast to share his inspiring message, and how the perfect antidote to overcome life’s challenging situations is to stop going through the motions, or as he calls it, to stop “living on autopilot.”
Antonio Neves is the author of Stop Living on Autopilot: Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You; host of The Best Thing podcast and internationally recognized speaker. A top success coach, Antonio regularly delivers keynotes and trainings at top organizations worldwide. An award-winning journalist, for over 10 years Antonio worked as a business correspondent, host, and producer with top television networks (NBC, PBS, BET, etc.). During his career he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and profiling prominent CEOs, startup founders, politicians, entertainers, athletes, and beyond.
If you feel lost, stuck, and out of place in your own life, Antonio’s latest book, and the messages he shares today will help you find your drive and take empowering action to stay bold for lasting happiness. This episode is Part 1 of a special two-part mini-series with Antonio, and we hope to see you back for Part 2 next week.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://theantonioneves.com/
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“We’re all working on something and we’re all insecure about something. If you give yourself a negative confirmation bias, you’re always going to find the negative in someone. Give yourself a positive confirmation bias and always look for the greatness in others, because if you see their greatness, what better thing is there to have than that?” - Robin Dreeke
Building trust and rapport with others was absolutely essential in Robin’s former FBI and counterintelligence work, and is critical for all of us to master for so many reasons, but it’s also a struggle for many. Today’s Finding Brave guest has developed powerful strategies for ensuring trust and building strong healthy relationships through great communication, and he shares his framework for doing so with us today.
Robin Dreeke is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership, communication, and relationship building into Five Steps to TRUST and Six Signs of who you can TRUST. Since 2010, Robin has been working with large corporations as well as small companies in every aspect of their business. Whether it is supporting newly promoted leaders, executives, sales teams, or customer relations, Robin has crafted his People Formula for quick results and maximum success.
In this episode, Robin reveals the magic that occurs when you discover the greatness in others instead of focusing on their insecurities, and new ways you can become a valuable resource for the people that you meet. I believe Robin’s superpower is that he has taken so much time and effort to make sense of a reality that is not only helpful for himself, but for so many others, and it was a pleasure to learn from him today.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.peopleformula.com/
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“Rally behind the fact that [introverts] are not second-class citizens. Our path to success is just different, and when we embrace that and a system that is going to leverage our natural strengths, we can outperform in all these so-called extroverted arenas. They’re all introverted ones in my mind.” - Matthew Pollard
Networking is often seen as a skill that only extroverts can master, but today’s Finding Brave returning guest reveals not only how to network as an introvert, but what you can do to be truly amazing at it. His work proves that introversion doesn’t make you a second-class citizen, and he provides the specific tools and a way to systemize the networking process for introverts that is game changing.
Called “the real deal” by Forbes, Matthew Pollard is the bestselling author of The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone, Amazon’s 8th Most-Sold Book of the Week and BookAuthority’s #2 “Best Introvert Book of All Time.”
Now adding a new book to his series,The Introvert’s Edge to Networking: Work the Room. Leverage Social Media. Develop Powerful Connections, Matthew is on a mission to confront the stigma that introverts can’t be successful at business, sales, networking, speaking, or any other so-called “extroverted” arena, and shares the tactics and strategies that have worked for him, his clients, and students in overcoming imagined barriers to success as an introvert.
I’ve known Matthew for years now, and what strikes me is how generous he is in sharing his knowledge and expertise with others. Whether you are an introvert, extrovert, or fall somewhere in between, I am 100% confident that something he discusses in this episode will help you to network and succeed.
Further, even extroverts can learn so much from Matthew (I know I do)!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://theintrovertsedge.com/networking
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“This older way, what we call this more conventional and confined way of being a man, it no longer works. It’s proving to be unhealthy, and even dangerous in the workplace and beyond, in society.” - Ed Frauenheim
In the flatter, faster, fairness-focused world that’s taking shape today, it’s become clear that we need a new model for how men show up and lead in organizations. The traditional, “confined” masculinity steers men to be more rigid, cold and isolated in a work world that’s now calling for flexibility, warmth and connection. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares his messages and insights about how a new, liberating masculinity is emerging—and can be seen in some of today’s leading business executives and sports leaders. It’s a male ethos that enables men to break out of the emotional straightjacket many grew up with, to reckon with the privilege and power we have long benefitted from, and to succeed in new, inclusive ways.
Ed Frauenheim is a writer and speaker who has focused on workplace, technology and culture matters for more than 25 years. His writing has been featured in Fortune, Inc. and USA Today. He has co-authored four books including the latest, Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection, co-written with Dr. Ed Adams, a past president of the American Psychological Association’s division devoted to the treatment of men and boys.
In their book, the two Eds tell the story of how we are evolving from a cramped, unhealthy, outdated masculinity to one that frees us all to build a better, more inclusive future.
In this episode, Ed reveals the ways that we can all move from exclusive to inclusive success through the use of his innovative “5Cs” framework. This information can help us all level up to succeed and develop our inclusive spirit and habits.
To lean more about today's guest, visit: https://www.reinventingmasculinity.com/
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“I tell people that what you see is not a dream. That’s your reality waiting for you, but you’ve got to make it. It’s not just a fantasy, but that’s something concrete that you can actually make happen.” - Cheryl Porter
When I meet someone who is succeeding at the highest level using his or her creative passion and vision, I get excited to tell others about it. It’s not easy to bring our unique talents to the world in a very big way, but today’s Finding Brave guest has done just that. She is evidence that there is no age limit to reach your dreams, and if you only believe in yourself and take action, you’ll discover that you are indeed braver than you think.
Cheryl Porter is a YouTube Star and classically trained opera singer. With her motivational coaching videos and inspirational approach to teaching, she has over 125 million views on YouTube and is considered the top vocal coach and vocal education influencer in the world.
Cheryl is the sole creator of the innovational Cheryl Porter Vocal Method and has created over 300 vocal exercises to specifically target and correct vocal flaws, increase vocal range and dramatically improve vocal skills for beginning and advanced singers.
She has given Vocal Masterclasses in Russia, Israel, Poland, Italy, France, Indonesia, Singapore, the USA and has coached students all over the world from Mexico, Italy, France, Russia, Puerto Rico, Japan, Africa, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Ecuador, Brazil, China, and the Czech Republic.
Cheryl has coached singers who have performed on The Voice, X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, All Together Now, Italy’s Got Talent, Eurovision, Sanremo Festival (Italy) and is also a Vocal Coach for the Italian trio, IL VOLO.
The inspiring story that Cheryl shares today about her own journey proves that by helping others with our amazing gifts, we too can soar in ways that we may not have even dreamed.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://cherylportermethod.com/
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“Everyone is given guidance all of the time, but most of the time we don’t listen, or we go in the direction that everyone else is. We’re heading in that direction because we’re told to focus on just all of the material things, and we lose track, making life harder and more fearful.” - Lorna Byrne
In last week’s episode of Finding Brave I introduced you to two very special guests who revealed how each of us can ask for, and receive, more spiritual guidance and support each day. In today’s conclusion, we dive deeper into how you can create a practice whereby you are actually in conversation with your guardian angels. By doing this, it will allow them to support you in making life easier, and in turn, to live a life filled with more unconditional love.
Lorna Byrne is a world-renowned spiritual teacher, speaker and international bestselling author of Angels in my Hair and seven other books published in more than 50 countries and 30 languages with millions of readers around the world.
In 2019, Lorna was named by Watkins Mind Body Spirit Magazine as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World. The people who attend Lorna’s worldwide events are very diverse, including theologians and religious leaders, sportspeople, businesspeople and scientists. People of all walks of life, young and old, of all religions and none, are drawn to Lorna to seek her spiritual insight. Many of them say she has given them back hope in their lives. My Guardian Angel, My Best Friend is Lorna’s first children’s book, a compilation of seven stories introduced and illustrated by her daughter, Aideen Byrne. Aideen Byrne’s life was transformed at the age of thirteen with the publication of her mother’s first book, Angels in My Hair. Introducing and illustrating the new book My Guardian Angel, My Best Friend is the first step in giving voice to her own experiences of this spiritual journey. Beyond supporting and creating with Lorna, Aideen’s passion and career focuses on law and research, particularly access to justice. As Coordinator of the University of Edinburgh Law School’s Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education Department, Aideen develops and maintains their pro bono portfolio, helping people in Scotland and around the globe overcome the justice gap. Committed to encouraging social responsibility in others, Aideen co-founded Probonoskills.com to support law students doing pro bono work with access to high-quality training materials and events.
During this holiday season, I don’t think there’s a better thing to do than to give yourself a deep infusion of love, self-acceptance and positive energy. I can’t wait to hear what you think of this episode, and the enlightening stories and insights from Lorna and Aideen. To learn more about today's guests, visit: https://lornabyrne.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/aideen-byrne/
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“That’s what it does. If a child can share with their guardian angel, then eventually they will share with mom, dad or someone else that can help them.” - Lorna Byrne
Today’s episode of Finding Brave has a unique focus from many of my previous shows, as my inspiring special guests and I delve deeply into the topic of spirituality and how we can access spiritual guidance that can transform our lives, work, and relationships. In this first episode of this two-part series, we explore my guests' understanding and insights around how we are not alone in our lives, and that we each have a soul as well as ready access to amazing spiritual and angelic support that comforts, guides and nourishes us. I’m also so excited to talk with my guests about their beautiful new children’s book, My Guardian Angel, My Best Friend, that gives both children and adults a pathway to believing and seeing that they have a guardian angel and are always loved and supported.
Lorna Byrne is a world-renowned spiritual teacher, speaker and international bestselling author of Angels in my Hair and seven other books published in more than 50 countries and 30 languages with millions of readers around the world.
In 2019, Lorna was named by Watkins Mind Body Spirit Magazine as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World. The people who attend Lorna’s worldwide events are very diverse, including theologians and religious leaders, sportspeople, businesspeople and scientists. People of all walks of life, young and old, of all religions and none, are drawn to Lorna to seek her spiritual insight. Many of them say she has given them back hope in their lives. My Guardian Angel, My Best Friend is Lorna’s first children’s book, a compilation of seven stories introduced and illustrated by her daughter, Aideen Byrne.
Aideen Byrne’s life was transformed at the age of thirteen with the publication of her mother’s first book, Angels in My Hair. Introducing and illustrating the new book My Guardian Angel, My Best Friend is the first step in giving voice to her own experiences of this spiritual journey. Beyond supporting and creating with Lorna, Aideen’s passion and career focuses on law and research, particularly access to justice. As Coordinator of the University of Edinburgh Law School’s Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education Department, Aideen develops and maintains their pro bono portfolio, helping people in Scotland and around the globe overcome the justice gap. Committed to encouraging social responsibility in others, Aideen co-founded Probonoskills.com to support law students doing pro bono work with access to high-quality training materials and events.
From my own perspective, I share here how my beginning religious life failed to give me the sustenance I was longing for, and how what I was being taught felt “wrong” in some core ways. I share how I later developed a new spiritual life that fulfills and supports me in all I do, and how I discovered Lorna’s amazing work, and later met Lorna and Aideen and co-hosted a beautiful spiritual retreat with Lorna in Ireland.
If you’ve ever felt like what you’ve been told from a religious or spiritual standpoint doesn’t fit you, you’re not alone. As it has with me, I believe that Lorna and Aideen’s work will speak to you too, and give you hope and inspiration. A perfect series for the holiday season, I hope you enjoy this conversation and come back next week to hear the exciting conclusion.
To learn more about today's guests visit: https://lornabyrne.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/aideen-byrne/
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“You have employees for a reason. They should be good at doing it, and if you’re still doing it, that’s a problem. It means that you don’t trust your employees, and it means there’s a functional issue in your relationship with them. It means they’re not living up to their potential, and they could be prone to exit because you’re not giving them the ability to get the job done.” - Ed Evarts
Micromanagement is common in organizations big and small, which is why it’s so important to look at the causes behind it and the things that can be done to reduce its effect on everyone involved. Leadership styles can be positively modified if the individual is motivated to do it, and today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how the development of specific leadership skills such as delegation will help create a culture of psychological bravery, which is absolutely critical.
Ed Evarts is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development. He is a leadership coach, a team coach, and a business strategist and the author of the book Drive Your Career: 9 High-Impact Ways to Take Responsibility for Your Own Success. He is also a fellow podcaster and host of Be Brave at Work.
We all need to find ways to be braver at work, and the valuable insights that Ed shares in this episode will positively impact your leadership and managerial development, as well as improve your overall work environment.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.excellius.com/
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“Clarity is oftentimes the best fuel for courage, the best fuel for bravery and the best fuel for stepping into showing up as the person that you want to be, even if you feel like that person is really far away from who you perceive yourself to be in the moment.” - Lisa Lewis
When trying to figure out what you truly want in your career, clarity is key. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares the framework that she has created to help others understand what it is that they want, even if they’re feeling tremendously uncertain in these turbulent times.
Lisa Lewis Miller is a career change expert and the author of Career Clarity: Finally Find Work That Fits Your Values and Your Lifestyle. Her path evolved into career coaching after working in digital marketing for nearly a decade at companies like the American Cancer Society, Teen Vogue, Seventeen, and CBS College Sports. Lisa’s work has been featured in The Washington Post, Business Insider, US News and World Report, Fast Company, Refinery29 and more, and she received her coaching certification as one of only 7 coaches in the world trained in the Pivot Method.
So many people struggle right now with how to be clear on what they want and what they’re willing to trade to get it. By implementing the strategies that Lisa reveals in this episode, you can immediately start taking action in more empowered ways in your career.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://getcareerclarity.com/
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“People stand out because they’re themselves and they’re different from everybody else. They move our emotions and they do something in a really excellent way. We’re drawn to people that just have excellence in them, aren’t we?” - John Walsh
In a competitive world that presents many difficult challenges to navigate, it’s important to stand out in authentic, empowered ways and make a positive impact where you can. And for those who care about making a positive difference, it’s important to leave the world in some way better than we found it. Today’s inspiring Finding Brave guest has made it his mission to help others do this, by supporting people’s standout growth and helping individuals realize that your own success and happiness are directly determined and shaped by you personally, and that you are ultimately responsible for what you create and achieve.
John Walsh is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and entrepreneur with a passion for helping people and businesses accelerate their potential and transform from start to standout as fast as possible. His primary focus is on helping students and young professionals but he also coaches executives and advises emerging businesses. Before he founded the Standout Movement and became the President and CEO of StandoutX, John spent 20+ years as a successful Finance and Strategy executive with The Walt Disney Company and The Madison Square Garden Company. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors for Disney’s employee-owned credit union.
It is my hope that John’s journey -- from being homeless in high school to a highly successful executive and now entrepreneur -- is inspiring and educational. Both John and I want to help our communities understand that it is very important to give ourselves the flexibility, freedom and confidence to change, so that you can stand out and impact the world in the way only you can.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://standoutmovement.com/
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“If you clear your head with a stress management technique, maybe you’ll be able to hear a solution to a problem that you wouldn’t have been able to hear before, because you’ve got so much going on in your head and you’re running from one thing to the other.” - Jordan Friedman
In last week’s episode and Part 1 of this 2-part series, we explored ways to manage stress during our current pandemic and beyond, but the conversation I had with our expert guest only scratched the surface on this critical topic. That’s why I’m so excited to be bringing him back today for a special Part 2, so that we can learn more as we dive deeper into his essential wisdom on stress management.
Every day, Jordan Friedman helps thousands of stressed and anxious people worldwide work, sleep and feel better. He is a pioneer of stress management and wellness promotion, first as director of Columbia University’s Health Education Program and now as President of The Stress Coach, a New York-based chill factory that produces acclaimed stress reduction training programs and resources. Motivated by his own deeply inspiring stress-to-success story, Jordan has helped everyone from CEOs and college students to police officers and incarcerated adults.
I gleaned so much from Part 1 with Jordan, that I invited him to provide additional strategies and insights to help us thrive through the most difficult of times. If you haven’t already listened to last week’s episode, I encourage you to go back and listen by clicking on the link for Episode 150 in the show notes below.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://thestresscoach.com/
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“It was like the prison door swung open and I was able to see that there were all of these other possible ways of existing, thinking and feeling, but for so long I only knew of one way.” - Jordan Friedman
With what is happening in the world right now, it makes sense to talk about how to reduce stress during what is likely one of the most challenging times many of us have ever experienced. Today’s Finding Brave guest is an expert on this topic, and he teaches others key techniques and strategies for stress and anxiety reduction. He also believes that not only can we be “stress coaches” for ourselves, but we can do the same for others to improve their lives as well.
Every day, Jordan Friedman helps thousands of stressed and anxious people worldwide work, sleep and feel better. He is a pioneer of stress management and wellness promotion, first as director of Columbia University’s Health Education Program and now as President of The Stress Coach, a New York-based chill factory that produces acclaimed stress reduction training programs and resources. Motivated by his own stress-to-success story, Jordan has helped everyone from CEOs and college students to police officers and incarcerated adults.
In this episode Jordan shows us how we really don’t have to change our life in major ways to effectively manage our stress and anxiety. What Jordan reveals, I believe, is so transformative that I wanted to share with our listeners as much as we could, so we’re offering this special two-part episode. I know that the tips and insights Jordan shares can transform your life, and we both can’t wait to hear how you implement these new practices into your day, starting today. And listen in for a very special bonus from Jordan for the first 50 listeners who take part!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://thestresscoach.com/
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“The future is either something you default to, drive into in autopilot, go with the tides or currents and see wherever life takes you, or it’s something that you can actually build by design. Constantly re-evaluate what success is, and then make these one-degree shifts.” - Eric Termuende
What does it mean to create an intentional future, and how can we navigate a future that is so uncertain? These are questions that so many people are asking right now, and I’m thrilled to talk with today’s Finding Brave guest as he shares his helpful insights on one-degree shifts we can begin to take, and how to use them to our advantage now and in the future.
Eric Termuende is a global leader and keynote speaker focused on all things people and work. From employee engagement to building communities and strong teams, Eric is a go-to resource for companies looking to boost their culture and attract and retain top talent. He brings a modern approach to human resources and elevates the importance of one-degree shifts to thrive in the future of work. Eric’s upcoming book, One-Degree Shift: Building an Intentional Future will be released in 2021.
I hope you find this conversation with Eric as thought-provoking as I do, because as he shares, one-degree shifts will allow you to build a more intentional future while living life in a more relaxed, composed and confident way, to overcome any challenge that tomorrow may bring.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.erictermuende.com/
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“To me there’s a real interplay or a harmony with your business on one hand and the contribution you’re making on the other, and you can’t have one without the other, in terms of impact.” - Ursula Jorch
Focusing on the impact you can make with your business is a way to do good, and is also highly practical. As today’s Finding Brave guest shares, impact and income are intimately linked, and infusing impact throughout your business makes both financial and soul sense.
Ursula Jorch is a business coach, speaker, and podcast host who shows women leaders how to turn their businesses into profitable agents for lasting change, global impact, and a force for good in the world. You can find Ursula at WorkAlchemy.com, along with free resources for you and your business. As well, her popular podcast, Work Alchemy: The Impact Interviews features guests as diverse as Seth Godin and Marianne Williamson, and I have had the honor of appearing on her fascinating show as well.
In this episode, Ursula shares her insights and experiences about how when you focus on impact in your business, your revenue and profit grow, but to be ultimately successful, impactful leadership is also essential. It’s with greater kindness, awareness and a broader understanding that we’re all connected and part of something bigger, that maximum impact can be achieved.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://workalchemy.com/
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“Don’t just knee-jerk assume you have to get it all done yourself. Where is it appropriate for you to do it yourself, versus getting a super genius, professional specialist, versus just a pretty smart person that can live in any nation and learn it and do it?” - Pete Mockaitis
Despite common misconceptions, it is possible for individuals to reclaim their precious time and stop doing everything in their business themselves, without it having to cost a great deal. But it takes courage to overcome the resistance of letting go of tasks, and today’s Finding Brave guest explains how we can do it with strategic outsourcing. I’m so excited to be discussing this with him today, as overcoming our “perfectionistic overfunctioning” and trying to do everything ourselves and get an A+ in all of it (when in many cases would be better to delegate) is a key topic I address in my new book The Most Powerful You.
Pete Mockaitis is an award-winning trainer and coach who helps professionals perform optimally at work. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Inc. and more. Pete has delivered 1-on-1 coaching to over 700 leaders hailing from world-class organizations (such as Google, FedEx, Amazon, Apple, Anheuser-Busch, and the United Nations), 50 countries, and every Ivy League university. He began his career at Bain & Company and currently hosts the How to be Awesome at Your Job podcast. The show has been downloaded over 13,000,000 times and consistently ranks as a top business show in Apple Podcasts.
I got so much valuable information from this conversation with Pete, and what he shares can help you start scaling your business right now. It’s time to stop the overwhelm and exhaustion and start receiving the support you need from others, and have more fun doing work you truly love!
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.awesomepros.co/
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“It’s not all about it necessarily being a white-collar or a blue-collar job, but if you can create the life that you wanted by doing what you want, you’re head and shoulders above 99% of the other people on this planet, Most people just live week to week, while feeling out of control all of the time.” - Ken Rusk
I love to cover topics I feel aren’t discussed enough in our world, and this episode is a great example of this. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how blue-collar trades are a source of pride that can help you find your own version of happiness by pursuing your craft. The economy is in desperate need of skilled tradespeople, and those who are willing to work hard and apply themselves in a growth-oriented way can make a great deal of money on their own terms, pursuing their craft and developing their expertise while also enjoying a happy life in the process.
Ken Rusk spent his younger years digging ditches and working in construction, never going to college. Instead, he made goals, planned and worked hard for thirty years. Now, Ken is a very successful entrepreneur with multiple businesses and revenue streams.
He specializes in mentoring and has coached hundreds of young people in such areas as short, mid and long-term goal setting, life visualization, career paths and sound financial planning. He is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams, regardless of their educational background or past. Ken is also the author of the new book is Blue-Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future, and Find Happiness for Life.
Ken believes that blue-collar work is the best kept financial secret of our time and explains how most of us let life happen to us instead of us happening to our lives. In fact, we are actually much more in control of our futures than many of us know or realize.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.kenrusk.com/
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“I think that having times in your life where you never quite know what’s going to happen, and getting through those times, builds a tremendous amount of grit, resilience, spontaneity and flexibility, and these are the things that I know make me partly successful today.” - Mitch Shepard
Are you experiencing burnout and overwhelm, and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to overcome or shift it? Today’s Finding Brave guest has powerful insights, strategies and tips for addressing your burnout and she is a true role model for aiming high, dreaming big, and being very brave around achieving meaningful goals in life and business. In this episode, she shares her inspiring story of taking a 12-month sabbatical across 5 continents and 23 countries with her husband and young children, including how she decided to embark on this experience, how they all pulled it off traveling for an entire year, the agreements they made beforehand as a family unit, how it changed her and her family, and how it helped her exponentially accelerate her confidence and business success.
Mitch Shepard is an entrepreneur, mother, wife, passionate world traveler, and executive leader. As the CEO and Chief Truth-Teller at HUMiN Inc., Mitch has spent nearly 20 years coaching and training some of the world’s top leaders across companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Intuit, Boeing, and more, and her specialties lie in leader & manager effectiveness and inclusion. Mitch is known for her straight-talk, candor, and realism in the way that she approaches business challenges.
Mitch’s story is a shining example of how we can grab the reins on our lives and take control of our own destiny. And as she explains, if she can engage in something like this that was so very meaningful and transformative, so can others. You don’t have to be rich or have things perfectly planned out in order to make it happen, and it doesn’t have to be something as big as traveling the world as she and her family did. The key question is: “What is the light at the end of your tunnel that you want to make brighter that you can start heading towards today?”
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.mitchshepard.com/
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“The same problems are made in both internal communications and external communications. The problem is we don’t sufficiently value our own stories, our own messages, our own people and what they believe. Therefore we don’t think it is worthy of covering, and it absolutely is.” - Justin Brady
Communication is the #1 barrier that holds back any entity from greater exposure and success, and bad communication can absolutely interfere with your marketing, along with your employees’ productivity. To learn more, I’m so excited to speak with today’s Finding Brave guest, as he shares the ways that any individual or company, regardless of its size, can cultivate and amplify their stories in order to develop their brand.
Justin Brady is an expert at cultivating and amplifying the compelling stories of his emerging tech clients, reaching millions. He also hosts his podcast The Justin Brady Show that focuses on business and work cultures, and features the best communicators in the world that have found ways to out-smart and out-create their competitors.
This conversation with Justin is a fascinating study on what you should, and shouldn’t, do to connect your message to journalists and other brand conduits. Along with sharing how to amplify your own message, he gives first-hand tips and insider strategies for building your listening and empathy skills, which will be invaluable regardless of what career you are pursuing.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://justinkbrady.com/cultivate-emerging-tech-pr-communications/
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“If we know we have the ability to create a meaning around the sensations in our system and the things that happen, why don’t we create meaning in our favor to allow ourselves to experience more happiness, joy, bliss, ease and grace?” - Samantha Skelly
Do you know deep down that it’s time to break free of the cycle of emotional eating from calorie restriction and bingeing to become who you were designed to be? Maybe you use food to numb your pain, and realize you need to start listening inward to your body’s wisdom, in order to stop this practice? In today’s conversation, our Finding Brave expert guest reveals the steps you can start taking right now to reconnect with your intuition, embrace your body, and heal your relationship with food.
Samantha Skelly is a 7-figure entrepreneur, sought after international speaker, best-selling author, and wellness coaching expert. As a leading authority on disordered eating and body image issues, Samantha has made it her life’s mission to empower women to overcome their struggles with food and body so they can live happy, authentic, and fulfilling lives.
Samantha’s mission was realized in 2014, when she founded Hungry for Happiness, a movement that helps people experience true transformation and happiness through trained certified coaches who utilize emotional and energetic coaching techniques. Hungry for Happiness has provided unique and accessible recovery resources to those suffering in silence. In 2018, Samantha launched her second company, Pause Breathwork, with a mission to unite humanity by helping people breathe, feel, and thrive. Her new book is Hungry for Happiness: Stop Emotional Eating and Start Loving Yourself was just released in September, 2020.
Samantha’s story is a powerful and uplifting one, and she not only provides wisdom and tactical strategies for conquering emotional eating, but her advice and techniques can apply to so many other areas of our lives. To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.samanthaskelly.com/
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“Most people get stopped by fear, and fear leads you to believe that where you are right now is a safe place and going forward is a risk. The truth is, you’re always at risk when you’re standing still. It’s a risk of stagnating, but more importantly, a risk of missing out on your own destiny.” - Susie Carder
If you’re in business you know that profit is key, which is why I’m so excited to share this conversation on the podcast. Today’s Finding Brave guest is an expert at helping people generate revenue and maximize profit, and she is here to share how it is not hard to build a 7-figure business. In fact, she says that wealth is your birthright! There is a roadmap and system to achieve it though, and in this episode she reveals the steps to start you on the process of building and growing your own profitable business.
Susie Carder started out as a low paid hairdresser trying to support her 2 little girls. But working for someone else became a challenge (to say the least). So she decided to do whatever it took to create her own business. After much blood sweat and tears (mixed with cheap mascara) she went on to create, not one, but two $10 Million companies!
Susie’s core genius is the ability to simplify complicated issues by creating simple, proven systems that are guaranteed to create dramatic growth for any company. She has helped over 100,000 entrepreneurs increase their revenues by more than 3000% and worked with top business moguls including John Assaraf, Lisa Nichols, Steve Harvey, Doug Carter, and Paul Mitchell.
Her newest book (number 10), Power Your Profits: How to Take Your Business from $10,000 to $10,000,000 is a bulletproof start-to-finish plan for taking your business from startup mode to multimillion!
As Susie reveals, during your entrepreneurial journey you must hold fear in one hand and courage in the other - and then jump. Along the way down miracles will happen in your business, and you will be on your way to becoming the most powerful you - while living your highest potential.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.susiecarder.com/
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“It’s hard, but make yourself step back, take a breath and do this as if you were having a conversation with a friend. The minute that someone starts thinking that they’re performing to an audience and not sitting across the table from a friend, they start making mistakes.” - Gabe Wicks
Whether you’re already a published author, or you’re thinking of writing your first book, you are probably aware of the growing popularity of audiobooks. Maybe you’ve already decided to record your own audiobook, but you’re not sure where to begin with the process. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how audiobooks are rewarding to publish but hard work for both the narrator and studio, and there are numerous pitfalls and nuances that I wish I knew about before I recorded the audiobook for my new book The Most Powerful You (which I’m thrilled to share is in the Top 100 Bestsellers on Amazon’s Women In Business audiobooks!). It’s about so much more than just showing up and getting behind the microphone.
Gabe Wicks is a Nashville-based producer for over twenty years, most of that within the book industry. He is the VP of Creative Services for HarperCollins Christian Publishing, which currently produces over 500 audiobooks annually. Gabe produced my audiobook and was a joy to work with!
In this episode, Gabe reveals why an author should or should not read his or her own audiobook, the elements that make up a compelling audiobook, where he sees the audiobook world going in the near future, and perhaps most importantly, why you need to not be so hard on yourself during this experience.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.harpercollinschristian.com/
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“When we choose to be neutral on things where people have deep emotional responses, then we are not creating that kind of connection and community that we want to have in our culture.” - Laura Gallaher
Improving organizational culture now is extremely critical for the future longevity of companies everywhere, because the struggles that workplaces worldwide are currently facing are numerous. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest draws from her incredible experiences to share how we can all address these challenges, as well as how we can more fully recognize the unexpected positive changes to culture that are coming from the pandemic.
Dr. Laura Gallaher has worked in the field of professional and personal development since 2005. An organizational psychologist, speaker, facilitator and executive coach, Laura is the founder and CEO of Gallaher Edge, which she started in 2013 and rebranded in 2018.
Laura began her career at NASA after the Columbia exploded upon re-entry in 2003, where Laura and a team of organizational psychologists were hired to change the cultural influences that played a role in the accident. She worked there for eight years to positively influence culture, develop leadership capacity and improve organizational performance at Kennedy Space Center. After then working as a Talent Management Consultant at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, she founded Gallaher Edge – a management consulting firm that creates transformational change in businesses through meaningful and impactful human experiences.
Now is the time for everyone, not just leaders, to build strength, maturity, self-awareness and self-acceptance. Each one of us has the ability to operate with more grace and compassion for one another, which will increase humanity not only in our workplaces, but also in a world that needs this so badly right now.
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I'm excited to share our "Editor's Summer Top Pick" for Finding Brave! This episode is a special favorite of our wonderful editor Matt Mawhinney of PodAssist.com and shares vitally important information about the first of the 7 damaging power gaps that 98% of professional women are facing today that block them from reaching their highest and most thrilling potential. Today's episode explores Power Gap #1: Not Recognizing Your Special Talents, Abilities and Accomplishments and how to close this power gap for good.
In this episode, I give an overview of all 7 of the power gaps that my book The Most Powerful You explores, and I focus on Gap #1 - THE most prevalent gap that I see in working with thousands of professional women in my coaching programs, courses, webinars and trainings. So many women struggle to recognize that they are indeed talented, to believe that they are actually “great” at what they do, and to see clearly how their talents and abilities truly matter in the workforce and in the world.
It’s essential to understand that it’s not arrogant or selfish to recognize and appreciate that you have greatness inside of you, because when you leverage your talents and passions in a bigger, more confident way and in service to others, you are finally able to make the powerful difference that you were meant to, and experience the joy, reward and fulfillment that you long for in your work, business and career.
“Know that you are amazing. Every individual on the planet is, and the world needs your talents and your abilities desperately. Can you trust and accept that fact, that you are special and you are unique, and now is the time to recognize that clearly?” - Kathy Caprino
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“I think you’ve got to see everything as an opportunity. You cannot spend a lot of time lamenting the fact that we’re in this, because we are and you need to re-evaluate everything.” - Nell Merlino
Despite the challenges in our current environment, there has never been a better time for women to lead in business and to support one another. As we face these new obstacles, today’s inspiring Finding Brave guest is continuing to help women leaders innovate and grow their businesses and not only survive, but thrive.
Nell Merlino created Take Our Daughters to Work Day with the Ms. Foundation for Women in 1993, in which over 25 million people participated in the first two years. She then expanded her strategic communications consultancy to develop winning campaigns, strategies and events for dozens of clients including the YWCA, Amnesty International, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, The Sierra Club, Calvert, The Sister Fund and the NGO Forum on Women in Beijing ’95.
In 2000, Nell launched Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the first online microlender in the world. This grew to encompass the Women Veterans Entrepreneur Corp and the Make Mine a Million $ Business program with founding sponsor American Express and champions including Hillary Clinton, Suze Orman, Nely Galan, Valerie Morris (CNN) and Janet Napolitano.
Recently, Nell has revived the "Count me in" campaign to help female entrepreneurs in the wake of COVID-19, by offering $250,000 in grants, including four $25,000 grants and 15 $10,000 grants.
In this episode, Nell reveals how women in business can access capital, and she gives her strategies and advice for growing and pivoting during this pandemic. Nell shares how everyone can pivot, and it just takes the will and willingness to do so. Countless new opportunities await the women in small business who accept this challenge, and move forward despite their fears and doubts.
For more information about today's guest, visit: https://countmeinrevival.org/
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“I’m scared out of my mind in these environments, but what I’ve realized is that fear as a normal human emotion can actually work in your favor. It can keep you alert and aware of everything going on around you. Fear is only dangerous when it paralyzes you.” - Alison Levine
I’m so excited to be talking with today’s Finding Brave guest about tackling challenges and achieving goals in unpredictable environments, because her personal story is so relevant in these trying times. Her journey reveals that sometimes you must go backwards before you can move forward, but this is still progress towards the summit of your life.
Alison Levine is a history-making polar explorer and mountaineer. She served as team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, climbed the highest peak on each continent and skied to both the North and South Poles—a feat known as the Adventure Grand Slam—which only twenty people in the world have achieved. In January 2008, she made history as the first American to complete a 600-mile traverse across west Antarctica to the South Pole following the route of legendary explorer Reinhold Messner. Alison completed this arduous journey on skis while hauling 150 pounds of her gear and supplies in a sled harnessed to her waist. She made history again in 2016 when she completed two first ascents: Hall Peak in Antarctica and Khang Karpo in Nepal. Her success in extreme environments is noteworthy given she has had three heart surgeries and suffers from Raynaud’s disease, which causes the arteries that feed her fingers and toes to collapse in cold weather—leaving her at extreme risk for frostbite.
In addition to climbing mountains, Alison has also spent time climbing the corporate ladder. She has worked for several Fortune 500 companies in both sales and marketing roles and spent three years at Goldman Sachs. She left Wall Street in 2003 to serve as Deputy Finance Director for Arnold Schwarzenegger in his successful bid to become governor of California.
When not challenging herself in the outdoors, Alison focuses on training others to become strong leaders. She spent four years as an adjunct professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point in the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership. In 2013 she transitioned from training cadets to working with corporate leaders and currently serves on the board and faculty of the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point—one of the nation’s premiere executive leader development programs. She was a contributing author to the book Leadership in Dangerous Situations: A Handbook for the Armed Forces, Emergency Services and First Responders and is the author of the New York Times bestseller On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and other Extreme Environments.
In this episode, Alison reframes fear by explaining how you should allow yourself to feel it as a normal human emotion, and her perspective on failure is also especially powerful. Alison’s story serves as a reminder that you do not always have to be the best, fastest or strongest to get to the mountain that you are climbing. You just have to be relentless about putting one foot in front of the other.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.alisonlevine.com/
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“We’re talking about a marriage with that part of yourself that has a voice, that wants to be heard, and that has a story to tell. It doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks about it. If you have a story to tell and you have a voice, and you want to tell it, then you can write that book.” - Bruce Gelfand
So many women and men I hear from have something they so long to share with others in writing. Whatever your walk of life or professional focus, it’s important to understand that you have a voice that is worthy of being heard and shared, and it’s important to give yourself permission to share it. Today’s Finding Brave guest is a wonderful writing coach I’ve worked with personally to help me hone the ability to excavate my own authentic voice, and find the courage (and give myself permission) to share my core messages with the world.
Bruce Gelfand is a writer, teacher and writing coach based in Santa Monica. He has taught hundreds of writing workshops and seminars in venues around the world, and has worked with thousands of writing students – from masters in the field to absolute beginners. His private coaching clients include CEOs, corporate trainers, Academy and Emmy-Award winning writers, directors, actors, and leaders in the worlds of politics, health, and spirituality.
As a writer, Bruce has over 30 years experience in theater, film, television, and publishing in both New York and Hollywood. His plays have won national playwriting awards, been produced Off-Broadway and in theaters around the country.
He has written numerous feature films and movies-for-television, as well as writing and directing the feature-length documentary, “The Family Safe”. He is also a writer of fiction, non-fiction, songs, and award-winning poetry. His book, Brighter the Light, Deeper the Shadow was published in 2004.
He has launched a new program for writers - A Writers’ Hour - which is an inspirational program to writers of all levels around the world.
In this episode, Bruce shares his best advice for pursuing your next writing project, whether it be an article, blog, book, memoir or screenplay. As Bruce reveals, your life is a better one and the world is a better place when you share the distinctive voice that is inside of you.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://brucegelfand.com/
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“This disruption in particular that we’re faced with is an enormous opportunity for each of us to step into a very powerful mission that inspires us, so that we can be a force for good. In fact, that is actually the key to help us thrive.” - Henna Inam
If there is one thing we can be certain about right now, it’s that disruption is here to stay and we must evolve as individuals, as well as collectively, if we’re to thrive. The good news is that we absolutely can do this, and today’s Finding Brave guest explains the five key challenges of leading in times of disruption, and the shifts in agility that will allow us to thrive, grow and succeed in the future workplace.
Henna Inam is an executive coach, global speaker and the author of the book, Wired for Disruption: The Five Shifts in Agility to Lead in the Future of Work. A 20-year veteran of Fortune 500 companies she has seen first-hand the pressures of leading in times of disruption. Her book details the five shifts in agility and 15 Agility Accelerators (tools and practices) to help activate our innate agility and be a force for good in times of disruption. Her neuroscience-based research shows that agility is already built into our DNA. In her book, she shares how these shifts are within our control and how they promote well-being to help us reach our highest and best in the future of work.
Henna’s insights and perspectives are uplifting, as she shares her unique leadership perspective that demonstrates how each of us can take the reins on our own lives and reshape our leadership approach so we can more successfully lead our own lives as well as our ventures, teams and projects, to greater heights.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://transformleaders.tv/
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“The biggest challenge business owners have is knowing what their biggest challenge is, so that became the thesis of the book. How do we figure out what our business really needs from us next?” - Mike Michalowicz
Whether you have a large or small business, often you can face times where you’re not scaling as quickly as you’d like. However It can be tricky to know what the main problem or problems could be, which is why I am so excited to have today’s Finding Brave expert on the show today to share his powerful knowledge of this issue.
Mike Michalowicz is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest release Fix This Next. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies - one to private equity and another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million dollar venture, Profit First Professionals.
Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs, and is here today to share the best of what he has learned.
In this episode, Mike reveals the importance of knowing and relying on what he refers to as a “business hierarchy of needs,” especially during challenging times, to identify the hidden problems in your business. Mike shares his simple yet very impactful framework for gaining clarity on what to fix next, as well as bringing it to a successful conclusion.
Every time I interview Mike, I learn something truly instrumental to apply to my own business growth and I believe you will too.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://mikemichalowicz.com/
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“For those who’ve sold their soul for money, their professional lives can be extremely painful, crushing and in fact, unsustainable because they’ve unconsciously chosen to walk away from the exciting dreams for their lives that would bring fulfillment, internal reward and a sense of purpose.” - Kathy Caprino
On this episode of Finding Brave I share the audio version of Chapter 6 of my new book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss, which launches this month. This chapter is very close to my heart, as it explores the damaging power gap of losing sight of your thrilling dream for your life, which I’ve lived through, and it can be a crushing experience. This is something that has not only impacted me, but countless others in the pursuit of “success” and “safety” in their careers and professional lives.
Things will happen to each of us that derail our dreams, and often you’ll take a direction that you think is right for you, but it ends up being the wrong path. It’s a universal experience -- that what we once believed was possible and desirable can change, and we have to change as a result. If you don’t want to wake up unhappy years from now, you have to accept this fact and realize that you alone are responsible for how you you respond to the life that’s before you, and to the challenges and hardships that you’ve faced.
You alone have the power to shape your future, and now is the time to choose your own way in pursuit of the life you want to live and the mark you want to make in the world.
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"So if you really want to incubate innovation, you cannot ignore the culture. You do so at your peril, because there is no way that you can ignore the culture. I understood that before, but not at the depth that I understand it today."- Timothy Clark
As humans, we want to be included and to contribute, and psychological safety is an inborn human need. We want to challenge the status quo when we believe things need to change, all without fear of being embarrassed, punished, or marginalized. Unfortunately, when organizations quash psychological safety, fear reigns and people shut down. But as today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals, when psychological safety is nurtured, there’s an explosion of confidence, innovation, and performance.
Timothy R. Clark is the founder and CEO of LeaderFactor, a leadership consulting and training organization that works with executive teams around the world. An Oxford-trained social scientist and sought-after international authority on organizational change, Dr. Clark is the author of five books on leadership, including his newest release, The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation.
In this episode Timothy shares how the absence of physical safety is fraught with peril, and that condition can inflict devastating emotional wounds, crater self-worth, and paralyze potential. The fact is, in today’s highly dynamic marketplace, organizations that lack psychological safety are actually galloping their way to extinction.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.leaderfactor.com/
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“You don’t even necessarily have to have the best ideas, but if you have the most influence, then those are the ideas that are going to win the day.” - Steve Herz
Whether you’re looking for work, worried about remaining competitive and keeping your job during a recession, or trying to reach your highest potential when things start looking up, having the ability to make deep human connections with others is key. That “connectability” is imperative to our personal career success, and today’s Finding Brave guest shares his knowledge on how we can all start developing this attribute.
Steve Herz is Founder of IF Management, President of The Montag Group, and a talent agent for some of the most successful broadcast journalists in the country (at organizations such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS, etc). His new book, Don’t Take Yes For An Answer: Using Authority, Warmth, and Energy to Get Exceptional Results is available now.
If you’re stalling out in your career, it’s most likely because you need to work on your soft skills. It takes authority, warmth, and energy to make real human connections with people. Knowledge, experience, and hard skills are just the minimum requirements now, but you can actually make specific changes to your voice, presence, body language, eye contact and more to turn up your authority, warmth and energy and make the impact you long to.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://stevenherz.com/
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“You are not your past. You are all of it, your past, present, and future. So do the work to release the shame, the humiliation, and the negative judgments you have about yourself. Release yourself.” - Kathy Caprino
Over the past several weeks on the podcast I’ve been highlighting the critical power gaps and chapters from my new book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss. In this 7th installment of the series, I share the power gap that may be closest to my own heart and soul. I’m talking about how we allow our past trauma and deep challenges to continue to define us. I have lived this in such a deep way (and continue to work on it) and never fully understood this phenomenon until I became a therapist and did the work to uncover it.
Life can hurt us badly sometimes and leave deep scars, and no one is immune. Every single one of us has experienced some form of pain, suffering, sadness, isolation, rejection, and trauma in our lifetimes. Many have experienced and witnessed things that forever alter how they see the world and operate within it. Sometimes, pain and hardship make us close down and stop trusting others.
Other times, it makes us turn our pain into rage and violence against the world. Yet some people, while crushed by their pain for a time, are able to find a way to become more of who they really are at their core – more loving, compassionate, helpful, generous, insightful, brave, committed, and resilient -- through all of it. And some are fortunate to know exactly how to turn their emotional challenges into new ways to be of service in the world so they can uplift others while healing themselves.
I sincerely hope that this “The Most Powerful You” series has been enlightening, and in conjunction with my new book, can help you uncover the power gaps that may be holding you back at this very moment. As always, I want to thank you for listening and I would be so happy to hear your feedback on not just this episode, but the entire series and the upcoming book.
Remember that tremendous success, joy, and reward aren’t just reserved for a handful of people, but everyone, including you. You are worthy of an amazing life and career, and it’s waiting for you.
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“In the end, the people that bail on their dreams often pursue a direction that isn’t right for them. Many didn’t learn, or they weren’t taught, that the only constant thing in life is change and the only secure thing resides inside of you, not outside.” - Kathy Caprino
At this very moment in time, the future -- and where we are all going as a society -- is on everyone’s mind more than ever. On this week’s Finding Brave show, I explore a critical power gap and chapter from my new book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss, which is Power Gap #6: Losing Sight of Your Thrilling Dream for Your Life.
Things will happen to each of us that derail our dreams, and often you’ll take a direction that you think is right for you, but it ends up being the wrong path. It’s a universal experience -- that what we once believed was possible and desirable can change, and we have to change as a result. If you don’t want to wake up unhappy years from now, you have to accept this fact and realize that you alone are responsible for you how you respond to the life that’s before you, and to the challenges and hardships that you’ve faced.
You alone have the power to shape your future, and now is the time to choose your own way in pursuit of the life you want to live and the mark you want to make in the world.
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I understand that in some cases people truly have no options, for a variety of solid reasons, but for so many other people there are options. There are different avenues available, but we have to feel strong enough to find the right kind of help.” - Kathy Caprino
I’ve seen firsthand--and research and data confirm it--that there is widespread gender bias, sexual harassment, and other forms of unfair and illegal behaviors at work. From Chapter 5 of my new book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss, I share what has happened to me personally around mistreatment and sexual harassment as well as experiences from other women I’ve worked and spoken with, as the dynamics of these particular situations resemble in critical ways what millions of women around the world are experiencing.
Even though I started writing this book several years ago, all of these power gaps, including and especially this gap of Acquiescing Instead of Saying "STOP!" to Mistreatment, is even more relevant right now. I hope that anyone listening who has been on the receiving end of mistreatment will get something helpful from this episode. I believe with all my heart and soul -- and have dedicated the past 10 years of my life to teaching and supporting this principle -- that each and every one of us can take important bravery-boosting actions today that will generate new options for us, and help us muster the bravery and the power to stand up, speak truth to power, and do the important work we must to end abuse and mistreatment in the workplace.
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“We have to connect with people. We must, because this is how it works in life. The huge thing that you want, the amazing outcome, or that big milestone, it’s not doable without other people. It just isn’t.” - Kathy Caprino
The answers to all your networking and career-building questions aren’t as far away as they seem, and in fact, they’re right inside of you. In today’s Finding Brave episode I look at the Power Gap #4 from my latest book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss, which is isolating yourself from influential support.
In this episode, I share how you can apply the same rules of courteousness, generosity, commitment, bravery, and being of mutual benefit that you apply in day-to-day life, to overcome this gap and begin connecting with influential supporters, sponsors, mentors, and what I call “ambassadors” for your work and your goals. But to successfully connect with great help you must understand that you ARE worthy of amazing, influential support to move forward. The world needs you, your talents, and your new ideas and initiatives and you have much more to offer that’s of great value and importance than you realize.
Not only does this episode offer doable action steps that you can start taking today to get this influential support, but I also offer a powerful reframe that will change the way that you see and approach networking. These steps truly work to move you forward and I can’t wait to hear what transforms in your life when you take these power-boosting steps!
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“If your emotions get the best of you, you’re not going to present the best case. It’s going to come across that it’s all about you, and it’s not all about you. It’s about why getting what you want is actually great for the organization.” - Kathy Caprino
In today’s Finding Brave episode I look at another power gap that has been experienced by the majority of women I have surveyed, which is a reluctance to ask for what you want and deserve. I reveal how there is a prevalence of this gap (77% of the women I studied are suffering from this gap) and I share a look at how this holds women back, along with what we can concretely do about it.
Understand that asking for help is a sign that you’re strong and brave, and ready to embrace more in your life – more success, joy, reward, passion, and impact. Not one person whom you admire in the world has done everything on their own. Everyone you respect and look up to has gotten where they are through the process of asking for help. You’re not “weak” to need some assistance or support and you deserve help from others.
If you doubt that you deserve it, then take some time this week to pay it forward and offer some support to a person in your sphere who could benefit from your specific guidance. Embrace how much you have to offer and recognize your value. Commit to experiencing all the positive feelings that come with being of help to another person. And realize that there are people waiting in the wings to be an angel in your life and to support your highest growth and happiest success.
Secondly, remember that while society might still push back on women who bravely ask for what they deserve and do it confidently, that doesn’t mean we should back off. It means we need keep asking confidently, and do it more and more, so that everyone around us begins to see what it looks like to be surrounded by strong, competent women who embrace their gifts, who want to be of service in bigger ways in the world, and who wear their success comfortably and confidently, and love to help others ascend as they rise.
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“Prepare for the consequences when you start asserting yourself differently. People will not know what happened, and you’ve got to prepare for that. If you’ve always been striving to make others happy, then you’re most likely not making yourself happy and you’re not saying what needs to be said.” - Kathy Caprino
In this episode, Kathy explores what her research over the past 10 years with thousands of professional women has revealed is the second gap of the 7 most damaging power gaps that professional women face today. 70% of the women Kathy has surveyed indicate that this Power Gap is impacting them today.
From not being able to assertively communicate their beliefs, ideas, wants, needs, and authentic feelings, this gap blocks women from sharing what’s important to them in a self-confident and self-empowered way.
And this reluctance to speak powerfully and confidently prevents us from attaining results we need and want in our careers, including leadership success, impact, responsibility, change, authority and making the difference we dream for. Finally, it holds women back from building the true legacy they long to leave, in service of others.
Listen in as Kathy shares what contributes to the formation of this harmful gap, and specific action steps you can take today to embark on your journey of communicating in a clearer and more assertive way in order to be heard, understood, respected, valued and to make sure that your boundaries and non-negotiables are honored and respected, in the most mutually-beneficial way possible.
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“Know that you are amazing. Every individual on the planet is, and the world needs your talents and your abilities desperately. Can you trust and accept that fact, that you are special and you are unique, and now is the time to recognize that clearly?” - Kathy Caprino
I’m very excited to be sharing over the next seven weeks vitally important key career growth strategies, solutions, tips and inspiring real-life stories from my new book, The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss, that’s publishing July 28th in the US and August 1st in Australia and New Zealand (and in the UK on January 1)!
The book explores what my research over the past 10 years working with thousands of women around the world has uncovered are the 7 most damaging power gaps that professional women face today that keep women from reaching their highest and most thrilling potential and goals in their work.
The first gap I’ll be talking about today is Gap #1: Not Recognizing Your Special Talents, Abilities, and Accomplishments. This is THE most prevalent gap that I work with in my coaching programs, courses and trainings with women. So many thousands of women struggle to recognize that they are talented, and how these talents and abilities truly matter in the world.
I want to stress that it’s not arrogant or selfish to recognize and appreciate that you have greatness inside of you, because when you leverage those talents in a bigger way and in service to others, you are finally able to make the powerful difference that you were meant to, and experience the joy, reward and fulfillment that you long for.
I hope you find this episode on Power Gap #1--and the entire podcast series and the book-- truly instrumental on your journey to building a thrilling and reward career you love.
Stay tuned to learn all about the other six most damaging power gaps women face, s in the upcoming weekly Finding Brave episodes.
And as always, I’d love to hear which gaps speak to you most deeply, and your questions and feedback on how this information is moving your forward.
Please see the links below for pre-ordering the book and receiving some big special offers when you co. And do connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know how I can be of service to you.
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“Your job as a leader is not to lead as an individual, but to foster the environment of co-elevation amongst your team. That’s the key, because your team needs to become co-elevators of each other.” - Keith Ferrazzi
I’m doing something a bit differently on today’s special episode. I was recently having a conversation on the phone with someone I admire and respect a good deal, and what he was sharing with me was so rich and helpful that I knew I had to ask him if we could record our talk for the wonderful Finding Brave listeners. And he said YES!
Keith Ferrazzi is recognized as a global thought leader in the relational and collaborative sciences. As Chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight and its Research Institute, he works to identify behaviors that block global organizations from reaching their goals and to transform them by coaching new behaviors that increase growth and shareholder value.
A New York Times #1 best-selling author of Who’s Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone, as well as a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune and many other leading publications, Keith’s gained over 20 years of experience, from the C-Suite to founding his own companies, and distilled those years and experiences into practices and solutions he brings to every engagement. In this show, Keith reveals how co-elevation is a key foundational behavior that we can all use to lead, connect and elevate ourselves and others powerfully and effectively, even without pre-established “authority.”
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://keithferrazzi.com/
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“Embrace the struggle. Certainly if you’re in the career coaching business and you’ve got to sit across from somebody, how in the world are you going to have anything worthwhile to pour out to them if you’ve never struggled?” - Ken Coleman
The first step toward a dream job is always the scariest, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares how something he calls “The Proximity Principle” can help you achieve what you want in your career, by finding the people who are doing it and spending time in the places where it’s happening. And he explores what most people are missing, or struggling with, when it comes to their mindset that prevents them from tremendous success. Ken Coleman is a #1 national best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio host of The Ken Coleman Show. Pulling from his own personal struggles, missed opportunities, and career successes, Coleman helps people discover what they were born to do and provides practical steps to make their dream job a reality. The Ken Coleman Show is a caller-driven career show that helps listeners who are stuck in a job they hate or searching for something more out of their career. His second book, The Proximity Principle: The Proven Strategy That Will Lead To The Career You Love, was released in May 2019.
Not only does Ken reveal how to put yourself in a position to realize your career aspirations, he covers so much more in this episode. He explains why developing your listening skills and also embracing the struggle are so important, how to face and conquer your fears, as well as the specific mindsets that he has seen in the thousands of successful people he has spoken with over the years.
To learn more about today's guest, https://www.kencoleman.com/
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“Who is looking over your shoulders and making sure you succeed, because that’s the kind of support network you need to build. There’s no reason to do this alone. It’s perfectly ok to ask for help.” - Dr. Ravi Gundlapalli
Mentorship can be a powerful tool in the workplace, as it builds strong and meaningful human connections while accelerating the transfer of wisdom from those who have it to those who need it. Today’s Finding Brave guest has achieved tremendous success facilitating mentorship opportunities, and his company is now developing a platform exclusively for women with the vision of empowering one million entrepreneurial women to build thriving businesses.
Dr. Ravi Gundlapalli is Founder & CEO of MentorCloud -- a global mentoring technology platform for people within a company or community to learn from each other. Dr. Ravi is a globally recognized thought leader and keynote speaker on the topics of mentoring, entrepreneurship and innovation, and is also the author of The Art of Mentoring. He is on a mission to impact 100 million people with the power of mentoring. Prior to MentorCloud, Dr. Ravi led supply chain solutions for Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other High Technology companies.
In this episode, Ravi reveals how just one good conversation could not only change the destiny of the mentee, but is also a powerful experience for the mentor who gets to share his or her wisdom and experiences and establish a lasting legacy.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.ravigundlapalli.com/
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“I do want us to think bigger, and the whole mindset of “the best thing” is living each day to the max because we woke up and because we are here. Indeed, if I am here today, I truly do believe the best thing is ahead of me. - Antonio Neves
Today, I’m sharing an exploration with you of my own belief, and my guest’s as well, that the best thing to ever happen to you continues to be ahead of you, not behind you. Back in 2016, my Finding Brave guest reached a point where even though the internet, social media and his resume said he was “successful,” he was in a deep funk in his personal and business life. In this episode, he reveals how he set out to course correct and to ensure that his best days were always going to be ahead and not behind him.
Antonio Neves teaches powerful principles and actionable strategies to ensure that how you live your life every day, and the mindsets and behaviors you embrace, will leverage all that you’ve experienced and learned, and set you up to continue to thrive at your highest level. An award-winning broadcast journalist, Antonio spent over 10 years working as a correspondent, reporter and producer with top networks including NBC, PBS and BET. In the years following, he became an internationally recognized speaker and coach, and has delivered hundreds of keynotes across the globe to some of the largest brands in the world including: Google, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Stanford University and more. Antonio is also the author of three books including 50 Ways To Excel In Your First Job (And In Life) with another book coming soon.
As Antonio shares, you do indeed have a say in your life, but you must take full responsibility for where you are today. If you focus on being of service to others, and don’t overly attach to specific outcomes and remember to reach out and not do it alone, you can accomplish anything of significance that you put your mind to.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.theantonioneves.com/
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“Every experience that has occurred in your life, up to this point, has been placed beautifully to help you confront and give you the tools to deal with what is going on.” – Laura Khalil
It may be difficult to remember in times such as the ones that we are experiencing right now, but the greater the challenge, the greater the opportunity for growth. Today’s Finding Brave guest is an expert storyteller who reveals how we can begin to reimagine the stories we tell ourselves to build resiliency. Her inspiring message shows that nothing is in your way, but it is all on your way if you choose to see how the Universe is conspiring to help you grow.
Laura Khalil is an award-winning marketer, speaker, and trainer helping companies build engaged, inclusive teams by strengthening their communications skills. A storyteller at heart, Laura helps audiences reimagine the stories we tell ourselves to build resiliency and the courage to thrive.
She is the host of the podcast Brave by Design, which is focused on helping ambitious women rise. She is a regular contributor to media on business and technology. Laura has worked with Twitter, GE, Intel, Forbes, WeWork and has told stories at The Moth, RISK! and Detroit Women of Comedy Festival.
I hope you find this brave conversation with Laura as uplifting and relevant as I did, as she is someone who has consciously made the choice to be her highest, most powerful and confident self in the face of some staggering life experiences.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.bravebydesign.net/
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“Self-pity is when you exaggerate how bad your life is. When you start to get helpless, hopeless and you think there’s no hope and life can never get better, you dig in your heels and stay stuck. So if you say you are going to work on not feeling sorry for yourself, instead say that you’re going to work on gratitude. That’s one really simple way to start changing your life and building mental muscle.” - Amy Morin
What if I told you that you can learn to change the way you think, and you can train your brain to work for you, not against you? My guest today initially wrote a blog post to improve her own mental strength, and that led to a career helping millions of people around the globe build their mental muscles, and as a result, live much more fulfilled lives.
Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and psychology lecturer at Northeastern University. She’s also an international bestselling author. Her books, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do, and 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do have been translated into 33 languages.
The Guardian dubbed her “the self-help guru of the moment” and Forbes calls her a “thought leadership star.”
Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, is one of the most popular talks of all time with more than 10 million views. She’s a regular contributor to Forbes, Inc., and Psychology Today where her articles on mental strength reach more than 2 million readers each month.
Her advice for building mental strength has been featured by major media outlets, including Fox News, CNN, Oprah.com, Today, Good Morning America, Success, Business Insider, Time, and the Hallmark Channel.
In this episode Amy shares her framework for learning to control your emotions and take positive actions, which will result in you taking back your power. Amy is someone who is not only inspirational as a wonderful therapist, but as a writer and influencer in the way that she crafts her messages, which is why I’m so excited to be bringing you this conversation with her today.
Interestingly, we recorded this well before the global health crisis hit, but each insight that Amy shares can be used today, to help us cope and even thrive through these very trying times.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://amymorinlcsw.com/
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“You’ve always got to keep your mind open, your mental aperture, because if you think you know it all there’s a good inclination that hubris is right around the corner knocking on your door, and ready to come strike you down.” - John Havlik
Being an effective leader today is much more than having the ability to make decisions, and often it is the hubris or arrogance of the leader that is holding him or her back from connecting with others in a way that makes people feel heard, trusted and valued. Today’s Finding Brave guest shares his deep personal insights and experiences from a distinguished career as a leader, and focuses on helping others from falling into this all-too-common trap of letting their arrogance crush their impact, reputation and their ability to lead.
CAPT John “Coach” Havlik, USN (Ret), retired from the Navy in 2014 after 31 years of distinguished service in the Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) community. He has served on all SEAL teams on both coasts, including the famed SEAL Team SIX.
Coach Havlik is a Special Advisor to Giant Leap Consulting and regularly speaks about leadership and working as a team under arduous and stressful conditions. Along with Bill Treasurer, John co-authored The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance.
What John reveals in this episode is critical information that needs to be heard today. If you think you have to know everything (or believe you already do know everything) in order to lead others, you don’t understand what true leadership is and this episode will benefit you greatly.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.coachhavlik.com/
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“We have to decide where we’re going to anchor ourselves, and I think we all need three to five really great and positive relationships with people that will tell us the truth. We can really be empowered by each other right now.” - Dr. Gregory Jantz
During times of uncertainty like these today, we see an increase in stress, fear, and anxiety, but the good news is that depression and anxiety are treatable and there are key steps we can take today to help ourselves not just survive, but thrive through change. A whole-person approach to care – mind, body, and soul – has proven to produce lasting results, and today’s Finding Brave guest has made it his mission to improve the lives of others with this focus and approach.
Dr. Gregory Jantz is a bestselling author, psychologist, and the founder of The Center: A Place of Hope, where he treats people suffering from anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, eating disorders and more. Dr. Jantz’ latest book, Healing Depression for Life:The Personalized Approach That Offers New Hope for Lasting Relief is on shelves now.
It goes without saying that this current pandemic has presented challenges we’ve all felt unequipped for, but we’re all doing our best to navigate through this together. I do hope the content we’re offering here today, along new material in future weeks, will help you on your individual journeys and our collective one.
Thank you so much for listening, and please do reach out to me at info@kathycaprino.com if I can be of any help to you. I’d love to hear any ideas for topics and issues that you’d like this show to cover right now, to help you and your communities.
Here’s to finding brave together, and I’m sending all best wishes for health, safety and peace for your and your loved ones.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.drgregoryjantz.com/
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“My heart was in self-care as a leader, and how a manager was managing their energy and taking care of themselves. I feel like if that’s handled, everything else gets handled, but if we’re burnt out and fried, we can’t lead.” - Anese Cavanaugh
Our presence is our impact, and the way that we show up energetically on a daily basis really does matter. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals that we do indeed have a choice, and hold the power, for how we want to craft our life and impact.
Anese Cavanaugh is devoted to helping people show up and bring their best selves to the table in order to create significant positive impact in their lives. She is the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®), an advisor and thinking partner to leaders and organizations around the world, a keynote speaker, and author of Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives, Contagious You: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact You Want, and The Leader You Will Be: An Invitation (a leadership storybook).
In this episode, Anese shares how our energy is truly contagious, so the more we can be aware and focus on our own energetic state, the more we can positively impact others, which is a tremendous superpower to possess.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.anesecavanaugh.com/
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“If you have done something and if you have something unique that you can do, then you deserve to help other people do that. If you haven’t done it, what’s the damn point? You’re just lying to people.” - Jeremy Ryan Slate
At the age of 19, today’s Finding Brave guest had a near death experience as a routine surgery led him to receive last rites from a priest. He recovered and graduated with his masters degree into one of the worst job markets in history. He ended up working 16 hour days painting houses and managing a gym. When he landed his “dream job” as a teacher, he quickly realized it was not what he wanted to be doing with his life. That's when his incredible entrepreneurial journey began, and in this episode he offers the steps and skills that successful entrepreneurs, business people and artists can apply to create life on their own terms.
Jeremy Ryan Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, a show to help people create life on their own terms at a world-class level. He studied literature at Oxford University, and is a former champion powerlifter turned new media entrepreneur. After his success in podcasting, Jeremy Slate and his wife, Brielle Slate, founded Command Your Brand Media to help entrepreneurs hone their message and impact thousands with the power of storytelling.
Not only is Jeremy’s personal story uplifting, but he provides so many tactical strategies that have helped him and his clients build recognized authority in their own niches. Jeremy’s strategies prove that it pays off to start small and form a solid foundation first in your business, and I’m sure that every listener can take so much value from the content he shares today.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.jeremyryanslate.com/
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“Ok, can we improve the job that we’re doing by maybe 3 percent? If we improve it by 3 percent, would it feel a little bit better? I think that’s why I’m so thrilled with the feedback that people have sent me.” - Bruce Daisley
Many of us don’t love what we do, and we feel exhausted trying. Overwork, stress, exhaustion, and unhappiness are increasingly becoming the norm for far too many people in the workplace, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Today’s special guest distills the wisdom of experts into 30 simple changes that anyone can try to make work more enjoyable, meaningful, and rewarding for themselves and their teams.
Bruce Daisley was previously Twitter's most senior employee outside of the US, in his role of Vice President across Europe, Middle East and Africa. He joined the company in 2012 having previously run YouTube UK at Google. He has also worked in the magazine publishing and radio industries having got his first break by mailing a cartoon resume of his life to prospective employers. Bruce's passion for improving work led to him creating the podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat on making work better. It became a number 1 smash in the UK (also hitting the business top 10 in the US), and his Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks For Bringing Joy To Your Job is an international bestseller.
What’s so exciting about what Bruce shares in this episode is that you don’t have to have a managerial title to make a big difference in your organization, and you can start today. Bruce not only provides actionable strategies that you can implement on your own, but he also gives us ways that we can work together as a team with our colleagues that will noticeably improve the culture and work environment for everyone involved.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/
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“The problem is when we’re wishing that a situation or another person would change, and the reality is that they’re not going to, we can wish until the cows come home and it’s not going to make a single iota of difference.” - Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler
Every single person experiences conflict with others at certain points in his or her life, and although it isn’t entirely avoidable, it is possible to free oneself from recurring conflict. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how we can start to do this, even without the cooperation of the other party, by sharing what do when it seems like all previous efforts to resolve the conflict have failed.
Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler is founder and CEO of Alignment Strategies Group, the premier New York-based consulting firm that counsels CEOs and their executive teams on how to optimize organizational health and growth.
Author of the new book Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home, and in Life, she is a keynote speaker at Fortune 500 companies, public institutions and innovative, fast-growing startups, where she inspires audiences of all kinds, including those at Google, Harvard and TEDx, and in her popular course at Columbia.
A former counterterrorism research fellow with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, she is a graduate of Tufts University and holds a Ph.D. in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.
In order to free yourself from recurring conflict, you have to break the pattern of the conflict loop by doing something different from what you’ve been doing in the past. The actionable strategies Jennifer presents during the conversation, as well as in her new book, will help people in all different situations at work and home free themselves from conflict and achieve the optimal outcomes that they desire.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://alignmentstrategiesgroup.com/
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“It’s relationships, right? How do we build relationships with prospective employees, with the media, with our prospective business owners? A lot of it starts with understanding your narrative, and the story you’re telling.” - Shama Hyder
In today’s business world, your reputation precedes you, and 60% of B2B (business to business) prospects have already made a decision before they reach out to your company. If you are applying for a job, your employer has already formed an impression based on your resume and your social profiles, so the question is how do you put your best foot forward? Today’s Finding Brave guest is a true expert in marketing and someone who truly understands the importance of building relationships, which is what she shares with us today.
Shama Hyder has built her business from a scrappy startup to an industry-leading agency, distinguished herself as an international marketing luminary, delivered keynotes to packed houses in more than 20 countries, and written a couple of bestselling books while she was at it. But it’s her nose for innovation that makes her the figure that CMOs seek out in droves to build their brand’s reputation, increase their market share, and deliver bottom-line results.
As the acclaimed author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing, now in its 4th edition and Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age, Shama has supported the growth of many of the most recognized brands.
As a result of her success, Shama has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Technology Titan Emerging Company CEO award. She was named one of the “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25” by Business Week in 2009, one of the “Top 30 Under 30” Entrepreneurs in America by Inc. Magazine, and to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list of movers and shakers.
LinkedIn has named Shama as one of their “Top Voices” in Marketing & Social Media for four years running. Her online videos were awarded the “Hermes Gold award for Educational Programming in Electronic Media,” and most recently, she was honored with the “Global Empowerment award for Marketing and Technology” by Anokhi Media. In this episode, Shama reveals how every business problem is at its core a relationship problem, and how to address that problem. Brands will matter more than ever in 2020 and beyond, and it’s only by building effective relationships that companies will truly succeed.
Learn more at: http://shamahyder.com/
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“You really need to make sure that toxicity is absolutely caught before it spreads, because it is very costly to the company, and the lives of the people.” - Frank Wander
In this new era of work people count more than ever, and what they are able to collectively produce means everything. Everyone is responsible to help create workplaces where people are both inspired and enabled to give their best. This includes knowing how to handle toxic people and situations, which is what our Finding Brave guest focuses on in this episode.
Frank Wander is an author, former Fortune 250 turnaround CIO, and founder of PeopleProductive, a Human Capital Productivity company. Prior to PeopleProductive, he was a turnaround CIO at three different companies, most recently Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, as well as the President of GroupIntelligence.com during the .com era. Early on, he developed a knack for transforming organizations and spent many years turning around failing IT divisions across corporations.
Frank is a Board member of ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company, and a member of Rider University’s HR Curriculum Committee. He is also the author Transforming IT Culture, published as part of Wiley’s CIO series.
Caring and concern for others is the force that binds humans together, as the basis of all relationships and fundamental to personal and collective success. Human skills and competencies are no longer just “soft” concepts that leadership talks about in passing, which is why I believe that everyone can benefit from the wisdom that Frank shares with us today.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.peopleproductive.com/
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“The main takeaway for me would be that we need to weave a discussion about contribution into more and more conversations, because it’s a way to repair the broken relationship between people and the work that they do today.” - Tom Rath
When today’s Finding Brave guest was 16 years old, he learned he had a rare and catastrophic genetic mutation, one that would lead to cancers in multiple organs. After living for more than 25 years since his diagnosis—three years longer than doctors predicted—he has not only beaten the odds but has learned that time is more valuable when you can see your mortality on the horizon. His inspiring messages for listeners today focus on the impact of contribution, not only for others, but for yourself as well.
Tom Rath is a renowned, bestselling author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. Tom’s first book, How Full Is Your Bucket? was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and led to a series of books and activities for kids that are used in classrooms around the world. His book StrengthsFinder 2.0 is Amazon’s top selling non-fiction book of all time. His other bestsellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, Eat Move Sleep, and Are You Fully Charged? In Tom’s latest book, LIFE’S GREAT QUESTION: Discover How You Contribute to the World, Tom shares the details of his personal story, explores what makes life worthwhile, and offers actionable advice on how to create meaning by focusing on what you can contribute to others.
During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the Program Leader for the development of Clifton StrengthsFinder, which has helped over 10 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization’s employee engagement, well-being, and leadership practices worldwide. Tom has served for the past five years as a Gallup Senior Scientist. He also served as Vice-Chair of the VHL cancer research organization and has been a regular lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania.
I find Tom’s writings so rich, and every single word he writes contains a universe of messages within them. I know you’ll get as much value from this episode as I did in speaking with him.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.tomrath.org/
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“People were putting time against the things that didn’t really matter most to them, and they would then not have the energy for the things that did. I thought I could create a system and a process for people to ensure that they can align what matters most to them in their lives with where they spent their energy.” - Molly Fletcher
In the face of 24/7 pressure, how do we reset ourselves to achieve our best and most fulfilling life? How do we make the most of our 24 hours a day, 168 hours a week, 52 weeks a year? Today’s Finding Brave guest has constructed a creative solution that will empower each of us to do this in a doable, constructive way. It is a game-changing approach to giving more of yourself to what’s most important, and wasting less of your precious time and resources on what’s not.
In her message to audiences around the world, Molly Fletcher shares the unconventional techniques she used to thrive in her former career as a top sports agent and now as a successful entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author. Hailed as “the female Jerry Maguire,” Molly negotiated over $500 million in contracts and represented hundreds of sports’ biggest stars. She’s the founder of Game Changer Negotiation Training and the host of the Game Changers with Molly Fletcher podcast. She’s the author of five books, and her latest book, The Energy Clock is available in bookstores everywhere now.
Everyone will make mistakes in life, but as Molly reveals, it’s important that we remember to be gentle with ourselves and slow down to listen to what our true priorities in life really are.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://mollyfletcher.com/
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“It all goes back to empathy. Know who you’re talking to, know how they process information, and really think through what you’re asking of them and how they’re going to feel about it.” - Nancy Duarte
What if you sliced data and found a huge problem or opportunity? Data did its job, but now it needs a storyteller. How insights are communicated could reverse or increase the trajectory of data, and the actions you ask others to take today changes your future data. In this episode our Finding Brave guest shares how getting others to move forward with those actions only happens when someone communicates well.
Nancy Duarte is a communication expert who has been featured in Fortune, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and on CNN and beyond. Her firm, Duarte, Inc., is the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture, and has created more than a quarter of a million presentations. As a persuasion expert, she cracked the code for effectively incorporating story patterns into business communications and is also a Harvard Business Review contributor. She’s written six best-selling books and four have won awards. Duarte, Inc., is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley, as well as one of the top woman-owned businesses in the area. Nancy has won several prestigious awards for communications, entrepreneurship, and her success as a female executive. She has been a speaker at a number of Fortune 500 companies, and counts many more among her firm’s clientele. Nancy has spoken at numerous conferences and her TEDx talk has had over two million views.
As you grow in your career, you can become a strategic advisor and ultimately a leader using data to shape a future where humanity and organizations flourish.
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“I very much think of myself as the leader behind, or the leader beside. I love to help people across their finish line, so get rid of that mistaken belief and realize that we can define leadership in so many different ways.” - Laverne McKinnon
Leaders come in all different shapes and sizes, and the “old school” notion of being an extrovert and telling people what to do and how to do it is not effective, productive or sustainable. Today’s Finding Brave guest shows us that we are all leaders of some kind, and part of her mission is to inspire and challenge each of us to step into our leadership potential and make a positive impact on the world.
Laverne McKinnon is the Executive Producer of the Netflix series Girlboss, and the co-founder of K&L Productions, a film & television company created with Kay Cannon (writer of the Pitch Perfect franchise and director of Blockers). K&L has a first-look production deal at Sony Television with multiple projects sold including Amazon, Quibi, Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC and TBS. Laverne and Kay are passionate about championing underdog and underserved stories. Laverne is also a leadership and personal coach, certified grief counselor, and an adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s MS Leadership for Creative Enterprises program. For a significant part of her career, she was a successful programming executive with stints as SVP Drama Development at CBS and as EVP Original Programming & Development at EPIX. Laverne holds a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University, is the former co-chairman of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (the longest-running and most prestigious Asian American & Pacific Islander non-profit) and is a passionate advocate for adoption and foster care programs.
The world is in desperate need of a new type of leadership, and Laverne is a glowing example of someone who connects all the dots of who she is and what she stands for, in order to leverage her creativity fully and make a positive impact in the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.lavernemckinnon.com/
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“If we dare to create some space to honor the things that light us up, even if they’re not at all linked with our professional life, they will lift our happiness, our confidence, our presence and our joy. To a point that we bring more efficiency to our work, we also will bring more clarity to our life.” - Bronnie Ware
The time we have is sacred, but it’s common for us to get caught up in our daily activities and forget this fact. Today’s Finding Brave guest has a message that will resonate with all those who are at a point in life where they know that change is needed, as she explores how life really is on our side and why in the end, courage indeed will be rewarded for those who are brave.
Bronnie Ware is best known as the author of the international bestselling memoir The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, read by over a million people in 32 languages and with a movie in the pipeline. Bronnie is also an inspirational speaker. She lives in northern New South Wales, Australia, and is a passionate advocate for simplicity and leaving space to breathe. This conversation with Bronnie is about much more than the top regrets that people have at the end of their lives. It’s about realizing that happiness is a choice that each one of us can make, and we all can have it.
After listening to this episode, you’ll have a clearer picture of what’s involved in living a life that fills your heart and allows a greater experience of joy every day, regardless of your current situation.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://bronnieware.com/
Thank you for listening to Finding Brave, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Podcasts in Careers! In honor of this wonderful holiday season, I'm happy to share my "Special Holiday Selections" taken from popular episodes from the start of the show. This episode offers what I hope you'll find to be helpful strategies for building 2020 as you truly want it.
“You just have to believe that there’s a higher version of you that you can tap into and that can access higher-level wisdom, insight, solutions, strategies, people and connections. If you believe it, and if you believe it strongly, it’s amazing what happens in your life.” - Kathy Caprino
Most of us know from experience that New Year's resolutions and the huge, hairy goals we dream up for our lives often arrive with great gusto, but all too frequently they die on the vine very soon after we've written them down.
Today, I’m excited to share a helpful year-end strategy of reflection -- the process of reflecting back on the past year in an in-depth, careful and probing way, exploring all that you’ve learned and experienced, created, and also “failed” at -- as an effective step to get clearer clear on what you really want in your life.
This reflection process helps you connect in a powerful, juicy way with your ultimate dreams and desires, and it highlights where you’ve been living “off course” - far away from what your most authentic self really wants.
In this episode, I explore what I've found to be six essential reflection questions that are perfect for this time of year, to help us take stock, expand our gratitude and appreciation for all that we are today, and set the wheels in motion for shifting our approach to how we operate, communicate and engage with others and with our core challenges and power gaps. This reflection process hatches important new revelations, and sets the stage for a brand new future.
As always, be gentle and compassionate with yourself as you reflect, and remember that everything that’s happened can be used to bolster and uplift you, if you let it.
At the end of the show, I sing a little song to welcome in the New Year, from my heart to yours.
I’d love to hear how your answers to these six questions impact you. And I welcome your suggestions for any future topics or interviewees that you’re interested in. Please reach out to me by email, or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and say hello and share your ideas!
I wish you and your family very Happy Holidays and I’m looking forward to serving you fresh, new episodes of Finding Brave in 2019 that will move you forward to create life and work as you dream it to be.
Happy New Year!
Thank you for listening to Finding Brave, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Podcasts in Careers! In honor of this wonderful holiday season, I'm happy to share my "Special Holiday Selections" for Finding Brave! These episodes offer what I hope you'll find to be compelling and helpful messages that are great for exploring this time of year. I hope you find this episode, the very first episode of this podcast, instrumental in developing your strength, commitment and courage to make 2020 just what you want it to be.
In this first episode of Finding Brave, Kathy shares her deeply personal story about how she embarked on “Finding Brave” in her own life, and why mustering more bravery and courage is a vital endeavor for men and women around the world who want to live the highest version of themselves and reach their highest, most joyful potential.
She defines #FINDINGBRAVE as this: Recognizing — and courageously leveraging — what you’re made of as a human and spiritual being, and mustering the commitment, passion and courage to draw on all that you are to create the life you dream of, through the fear and the pain.
And she offers 10 essential ways to find brave in your life, with specific tips to get moving on your brave path.
Thank you for listening to Finding Brave, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Podcasts in Careers! In honor of this wonderful holiday season, I'm happy to share my "Special Holiday Selections" for Finding Brave! These episodes offer what I hope you'll find to be compelling and helpful messages that are great for exploring this time of year. In the next three weeks, we'll be re-releasing 3 top shows that will help you create your new year as you dream it to be.
“If I can help you discover what Heaven on Earth is within you and get you on the path simply and easily toward that, we’ve begun a massive transformation of the world.” - Martin Rutte
If I were to ask you what you thought “Heaven on Earth” is, would you be able to say? Today’s guest on Finding Brave has literally written the book on this topic, and he’s here to explore how we can understand the concept of Heaven on Earth as we each personally define it, and why that’s a critical endeavor to engage in.
Martin Rutte is an international speaker, management consultant, and President of Livelihood, a management consulting firm based in Santa Fe, NM. He has worked with such organizations as The World Bank, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Southern California Edison, Virgin Records, Esso Petroleum and London Life Insurance helping them expand their outlook and position themselves for the future. Martin was the first Canadian to address the Corporate Leadership & Ethics Forum of The Harvard Business School, returning for four consecutive years as keynote speaker. He is a co-author of the New York Times business bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work, with over one million copies sold. His newest book is Project Heaven on Earth: The 3 Simple Questions That Will Help You Change The World … Easily.
In this thought-provoking episode, you’ll not only learn that Heaven on Earth as you conceive of it is possible, but there are actionable steps that each and every one of us can take now to contribute to that movement.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://projectheavenonearth.com/
“I think that if they are expressing an interest in something, even if it’s not the thing that you did as a child or that all of their friends are doing, or it’s something you know nothing about, let’s explore the resources because they are out there.” - Illana Raia
When developing the future female leaders of tomorrow, it’s so important for them to be aware of the females leaders that are impacting the world right now. Today’s Finding Brave guest was inspired by her own daughter to put female role models in front of girls at an early age, and as she shares, we all have a part to play in this critical movement.
A former Skadden lawyer and guest lecturer at Columbia University, Illana Raia has been busy since 2016 founding Être - a resource and mentorship platform for girls approaching high school. She thinks of Être as knowledge strategy for girls - highlighting valuable tools and role models they will need to change the world - and contributes regularly to HuffPost, Medium and Thrive Global on these issues. Named a Mogul Influencer in 2017, Illana has appeared in the HuffPost "Talk To Me" video series, participated in the 2018 Balance Project Interviews and the 2019 #WomenWhoRock campaign, and has been featured on podcasts like The Other 50%, UBS’ Signature Series and Women To Watch Media. Her journey from lawyer to founder was profiled in Forbes and Worth, and her first book - Être: Girls, Who Do You Want To Be? - launched October 11, 2019 on Day of the Girl.
We won’t change the times until we talk about these issues openly, honestly, and with the younger generation. In this episode, Illana reveals why reaching out to girls in middle school is not too early, and as adults we can play a pivotal role in springboarding the change we need right now, because mentors matter and bravery starts early. To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.etregirls.com
“There are days you show up to do it, and you’re tired. Hitting 100 episodes is a lot of work, but you don’t want to give up. You have to have perseverance and commitment. What do you commit to here? Don’t give up.” - Kathy Caprino
In today’s episode, I’m celebrating a very special milestone for Finding Brave, the publishing of our 100th episode. The entire process of creating and publishing a podcast each week and birthing brand new episodes in rapid succession--and giving content that listeners (hopefully) enjoy and find valuable--is an amazing experience for me, but it’s not without some interesting “stretching” experiences and challenges.
If you’re considering launching your own podcast, or working towards expanding your thought leadership and influence, the lessons I’ve gleaned from doing this podcast consecutively for 100 weeks I hope will allow you to start you own podcast or build your influence with eyes wide open. I want to help you be best prepared to get the return on energy, time and financial investment that you are looking for from your podcast, while making sure it is an amazing experience for you, as well as sustainable and rewarding.
I hope this episode helps you build great success doing work you are proud of. Thank you so much for listening and celebrating 100 episodes along with me, because without you, after all, there would be no Finding Brave show.
“Most of the time we think that as entrepreneurs, if we want to make more revenue and have a big impact, there’s something we’re not doing that we need to add in. Nine times out of ten, it’s something that you’re doing that you should stop doing.” - Kate Northrup
If you are a regular listener of this podcast, you know that for years I was what I have termed as a “perfectionist overfunctioner” -- doing more than is healthy, appropriate, and necessary and trying to get an A+ in all of it -- and I know I am not alone in doing this. That’s why I am so excited to introduce you to today’s Finding Brave guest, because she helps others get on the path to doing less, while living in a more joyful, peaceful, and healthy way.
As an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, and mother, Kate Northrup has built a multimedia digital empire with her husband, Mike Watts, that reaches hundreds of thousands globally. They are committed to supporting ambitious women to light up the world without burning themselves out in the process. Kate teaches data-driven and soul-driven time and energy management practices that result in saving time, making more money, and experiencing less stress. Kate has a membership of over 1,000 entrepreneurs called Origin® Collective that’s about infusing more feminine energy into your business and reclaiming your time, and she has also helped over 5,000 students heal their relationship with money with her signature Money Love Course. Her first book, Money: A Love Story, has been published in 5 languages, and her second book, Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms, is now available. Kate’s work has been featured by The Today Show, Yahoo! Finance, Women’s Health, Glamour, The Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Wanderlust, The Huffington Post, and more. Kate and Mike live with their daughters in a cozy town in Maine.
In this episode Kate reveals how when you know yourself in a deeper way, physically, emotionally and spiritually, you can start to love yourself more. When you love yourself more, you can live full out with bliss and not be tired and beleaguered, which is how we should all be experiencing life.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://katenorthrup.com/
“Choose to get curious. Go have a coffee with another woman, and another woman, and a person of color, and a millennial. You’re going to start to see that there is in fact inequity in the daily ways people are treated.” - Jeffery Halter
As only 29% of senior leadership roles in the workplace are held by women (and that number is the highest on record), it means that the leadership ranks are still dominated by men, and men can be not only a big part of the challenges that are faced in getting our workforce to experience gender equality and pay parity, but also a big part of the solution. Today’s Finding Brave guest is someone who has become a vocal advocate for the advancement of women, and he’s made it his mission to help other men join him in the gender equality movement.
Jeffery Tobias Halter is a corporate gender strategist, specializing in engaging men in women’s leadership issues and initiatives. He is the President of YWomen, a strategic consulting company and one of the country’s leading experts on engaging men to advance women. Jeffery’s book WHY WOMEN, The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men, is the first business book written by a man on why companies and their leadership teams must create a strategic mindset regarding the retention and advancement of women. He’s the former Director of Diversity Strategy of The Coca-Cola Company and has consulted with leading brands including McDonald’s, Deloitte, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mercedes-Benz, GE and more.
As Jeffery reveals in this episode, we are now at a tipping point to disrupt the status quo to drive gender parity and rid the workplace of gender inequities. Most importantly, it is now up to each one of us to become agents of change to initiate and build workplaces that are safe and equitable for all employees. To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://ywomen.biz/
“Don’t just assume that you know yourself. Ask yourself the questions. Your body is talking to you all the time, and what is this reaction in your body saying? Even if you have to get really detailed about feelings, just give it words.” - Yamel Corcoll-Iglesias
Years ago after leaving corporate America and becoming a therapist and then a career coach and writer, I began to recognize more deeply than ever that we all live in a relational world that demands effective relational skills. But so often, we are entirely ill-equipped (and untrained) as to how to meet that requirement and we enter into our personal and professional relationships with significant “relational handicaps.” The result is often troubled marriages, ineffective parenting, poor leadership and a cascade of physical and emotional ailments. Today’s Finding Brave guest is here to share her expertise on what she has seen are the top six relational handicaps that damage relationships and bonds.
Yamel Corcoll-Iglesias is a bilingual licensed marriage and family therapist, addiction specialist, and certified couples’ therapist. She traveled over 5,000 miles from Uruguay, her country of birth, some 35 years ago to follow a dream and a mission to become a therapist. Her first marriage ended quickly and inspired her to understand more deeply the allure of “partnering up” as well as how to recognize the blind spots that lead us into challenging or unsuccessful relationships.
Moving forward through 24 years of marriage and witnessing her now grown children navigating this world, she has found that her interest in exploring how we can live in fuller relational health and integrity has deepened. Her work and purpose are focused on teaching and training couples, individuals, business leaders and families the necessary skills to live in relational integrity, and to identify the positive legacies they wish to leave behind and new ways to repair damage caused by missteps taken when we are not at our best.
Today, Yamel offers insight on how identifying and then transforming our relational handicaps into respectful, insightful, and accountable actions will set us up to forge healthy and satisfying relationships. That in turn helps us build mutually-fulfilling intimate relationships--the core of our profound existence.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.yamelcouplestherapist.com/
“There are parts of ourselves that we made invisible, and Rare Breed is really about owning who you are in order to succeed. It’s not just the pretty parts, but it’s all of who you are. Bring all of your humanness to the table and make your vices your virtues.” - Sunny Bonnell
Along with her partner, Ashleigh Hansberger, today’s Finding Brave guest Sunny Bonnell has literally written the book on identifying a new approach for the mavericks, oddballs and visionaries of the future. She shares how you can stop trying to conform, and instead use what you’ve been told is working against you to actually start working for you as you become the person you are dreaming to be.
Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger are authors of the new book RARE BREED: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different and the award-winning founders of Motto, one of the top branding and digital agencies for rule-breakers and game-changers. Between the two of them, they are members of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and have graced lists such as GDUSA’s Top 25 People to Watch and Inc. 30 Under 30, and America’s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs. In this episode Sunny reveals their “7 Rare Breed Traits” that you can celebrate to start to own who you really are, because the future of business belongs to the disrupters, and the ones who don’t play by the rules but change them.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
https://thisisrarebreed.com/
https://wearemotto.com/
“It’s as much of an inner game as it is an outer game, because the inner game is the only thing in this universe that you have control over.” - Grace Lee
What if all the problems we faced in our careers are simply unasked questions? With an incredible story of adversity from a very young age, to her training in neuroscience, today’s Finding Brave guest is able to give a unique and powerful perspective on the questions we can start asking ourselves to create lives of fulfillment and inspiration.
Dr. Grace Lee is a career educator, strategic reinventionist and neuroscience expert best known for being the founder of Career Revisionist – a global movement of professionals who are creating an inspired, purposeful, and abundant life. Grace is on a mission to redefine modern education, teaching men and women to develop strong business acumen, unlock true vocational confidence, and master their professional destinies. Her teaching and coaching programs are rooted in neuroscience.
With a 10-year background helping professionals advance their careers, Grace has deep empathy for those from very humble beginnings. Her personal journey from being orphaned and then homeless at the age of 9 provided the backdrop to develop resilience and resourcefulness to thrive.
Grace has established herself as a leading motivational and informative speaker. She also shares her wealth of knowledge on her YouTube Channel and her Career Revisionist Podcast.
Regardless of your current situation, Grace’s story proves that where you begin does not have to impede your future success, and ultimately your success always comes down to the important inner work and exploration that you are doing.
Learn more at: https://www.masteryinsights.com/
“Feeling connection is the same whether I’m in front of an audience with a guitar, or behind a desk talking to someone about what they’ve done the last 40 years. As a corporate executive, you have to connect with people and then pick up that thread and pass it along to someone else.” - Tony Vlahos
Your story and the difference that you can make with it is something that can set you apart from others, and storytelling your career can be your secret competitive advantage. This episode’s Finding Brave guest shares why stand-out brands and the compelling stories those brands communicate are deeply connected to each other. And he reveals the components of a compelling story that you can use to start growing your brand today.
Tony Vlahos is the Chief Storyteller and Head of Brand and Learning for ExecuNet, one of the most trusted brands in senior-level executive job search and a premier destination for high performers who want to stay on top of their game in the world of work, as leaders, and as a matter of wellbeing.
Since Tony joined the company in 2007, membership has grown from 15,000 to over 800,000 executives, through meaningful marketing stories that capture attention, entertain, enlighten, and persuade all in the course of just a few minutes. The past several years the ExecuNet brand has also come to be known as the Storytelling Capital for Individual Executives seeking compelling ways to set themselves apart in the corporate world and achieve greater results in their careers and in business. The impactful strategies that Tony presents here will change how you talk about yourself, and allow you to embrace and value all of who you are, which will be the quickest path to your ultimate success.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyvlahos/
“These kids are growing up with social media, and while I don’t think social media is evil or wicked, if they’re on social media they are being bombarded by as many as 10,000 messages a day. I don’t think our brains are meant to take in 10,000 messages a day, so mentally they are just overwhelmed.” - Tim Elmore
This generation of students who have grown up in the 21st century are the most social, the most empowered, and also the most anxious youth population in human history. If you are struggling to connect with, parent, and lead them, you are not alone. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest shows how their best chance of success starts when adults choose to believe in them, challenge them, and walk with them through the nine greatest challenges today’s youth will face.
Dr. Tim Elmore is a best-selling author and international speaker who equips educators, coaches, leaders, and parents of Generations Y and Z. He has authored more than 30 books, including his latest work Generation Z Unfiltered: Facing Nine Hidden Challenges of the Most Anxious Population and has trained thousands of leaders in nationally-renowned organizations like the Nebraska Department of Education, National FFA Organization, University of Alabama Athletic Department, The Ohio State University, and Chick-fil-A.
In this episode Tim not only gives practical strategies for lowering the anxiety levels in the young people that you know, but he also shares how to equip them to be life-ready using problems, relationships, visuals and experiences.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://growingleaders.com/tim-elmore/
“I speak about the divine femine, but it’s just claiming our divinity. Really our relationship with ourselves is the source of everything, if we can come home to our sacredness and to our own divinity. What I love is teaching women to actually understand how we are an embodiment of that which is sacred, in female form.” - Anahita Joon
Almost all women have been raised to hide who they really are, but now is a critical time for women to come into full self-expression and leadership. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals how it’s the safest it has ever been for us to do this, and connect to a higher wisdom, regardless of what our individual circumstances may look like.
Anahita Joon is a modern-day priestess, healer, medicine woman, and credentialed spiritual counselor. Born into Iran’s Islamic Revolution, her work today is the culmination of over 25 years of intensive study with mystic masters and shamans, social research, and over 10 years of her own teaching and facilitation. As a Feminine Leadership mentor, Anahita activates the sacred leadership of women, leaving no stone unturned in awakening and unleashing the force of nature that every woman carries within.
In this episode, Anahita shares her riveting personal journey of growth and shows others how they too can unlock their self-expression and the power of their authentic voice and leadership. The best part is that you are already encoded with absolutely everything that you need in order to fulfill your life’s purpose. It’s time to recognize and honor it.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.anahitajoon.com/
“If you’re thinking that it’s not possible to do these things that you want to do, it’s not possible, but if you do open your mind to the possibilities, it will become possible.” - Richie Norton
Do you want to have more time with your family, but it will take 5 years and your 13-year-old child will be 18 and out of the house by the time you’re “free?” Today’s Finding Brave guest is a deeply inspiring individual who shares how you can actually bake your dream into your business model from day one, and it’s possible through “value-based positioning” that he teaches and shares.
Richie Norton is the award-winning, bestselling author of the book The Power of Starting Something Stupid (in 10+ languages) and Résumés Are Dead & What to Do About It. In 2019, Richie was named one of the world's top 100 business coaches by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. He is an international speaker (including TEDx & Google Startup Grind) and serial entrepreneur.
Richie is the founder of Global Consulting Circle, creating/scaling business models for venture-backed startups. He is the Co-Founder of Prouduct—helping entrepreneurs go from idea to market full service with global sourcing and end to end supply chain. Richie also founded Edit.Today, a multinational video editing service for vloggers. Millions of entrepreneurial-minded people study his work and blended learning, modular educational programs (self-directed learning courses, masterminds, podcasts, articles, keynotes, interviews, books, mentoring, university lectures). Executives and celebrities alike seek out Richie to create new value-based products/experiences for their audiences.
Not only is this a conversation about tipping time in your favor and creating your dream life and business now, but it’s also a story about someone who has overcome extreme adversity and overcome personal trauma in life and is impacting the world in a powerful way.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://richienorton.com/
“If you’re an entrepreneur or a solopreneur, you’ve got to be selling half of the time. You are an artist, CEO and sales, and I think one of the biggest mistakes that people make is they assume their talent will speak for itself, or they’ll assume the product speaks for itself. I’m here to tell everyone that it’s not speaking loud enough.” - Cindy McGovern
Is sales something that you dread doing? Maybe you think that you don’t need to be able to effectively sell, and that it’s not a necessary skill to have in your current position? On today’s episode of Finding Brave, our expert guest shows us how every job is a sales job, and whether you’re in business for yourself of not, sales is a skill that you absolutely need to master in order to achieve the results that you desire.
Known far and wide as “Dr. Cindy,” the First Lady of Sales, Dr. Cindy McGovern holds a Doctorate Degree in Organizational Communication and a Master’s Degree in Marketing. She earned her reputation by building (and rebuilding) entire sales programs from the bottom up. Dr. Cindy, who is CEO of Orange Leaf Consulting, has helped hundreds of companies and individuals around the world from small to huge create dramatic and sustainable revenue growth. She has also authored Every Job is a Sales Job: How to Use the Art of Selling to Win at Work out this month.
By doing sales the right way, your customers will be a walking advertisement for you and what you’ve brought them during your interaction. Most importantly, remember that it’s the planning that really makes a difference, and by implementing the right plan, it will reward both you and your customer.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
https://drcindy.com/
http://www.orangeleafconsulting.com/
“The biggest problem with the resumes I see is that people tend to summarize their experience, instead of selling themselves. At the end of the day the job search process is really a sales process, and the product that you’re selling is yourself.” - Austin Belcak
The first time today’s guest appeared on Finding Brave, and we talked about how to land your dream job at the salary you deserve, I received so much positive feedback about the episode and its impact that I knew I had to invite him back. Today Austin returns to share the biggest mistakes he sees with professionals’ resume creation, and the ways you can optimize your resume if you want to get truly noticed by recruiters and land that plum role you’re after.
Austin Belcak is the founder of CultivatedCulture.com where he teaches people how to land jobs at the world’s best companies without applying online.
He has helped thousands of job seekers get hired at top organizations such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Salesforce, Facebook, and more. His strategies have also been featured on top media platforms like Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, Inc. and more.
As Austin explains in this episode, resumes are only one piece of the job search puzzle, but creating them effectively is absolutely essential in putting yourself forward in the most compelling way. There’s a lot more that needs to happen as well if you want continued and consistent success in your job search in 2019, and the best part is that the strategies Austin reveals will not only guide you in building the best resume possible, but they can be applied to your LinkedIn profile and help you to speak powerfully about your accomplishments, all of which is important to recruiters and hiring managers looking for their ideal candidate.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://cultivatedculture.com/
“For most people I know, their comfort zone is actually not very comfortable at all. It’s a tight box that they’ve put themselves in. They’ve created practices, habits and methodologies to make themselves feel safe and secure, but safe and secure is not necessarily comfortable. We want to reach our highest potential, and safe and secure will never let us do that.” - Kathy Caprino
In today’s show, I’m so excited to explore an issue that for so many of us, including myself, is challenging to face.
Today I’m sharing some candid revelations I’ve had this summer, after taking time to travel and perform internationally, and completely unplugging so I could focus fully on the here and now. I saw clearly when I returned to work that there are three key ways that leaving the “comfort” of your jam-packed schedule, your daily rituals and regular practices at work—and stepping away for a longer period of time than usual and doing things that are very different from your normal activities—will dramatically expand your success, growth and happiness.
I hope the tips and strategies here will put you on the quickest trajectory to reaching your highest potential and your happiest and most fulfilling visions for the future, which is why I believe we are here on this planet at this time - to become more of who we really are and want to be.
As always, I’d love to hear if this episode speaks to you, and I welcome your suggestions for any future topics or interviewees that you’re interested in learning from. Please reach out to me by email at info@kathycaprino.com or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest to say hello and share your ideas and feedback!
“It is perfectly ok to say ‘Yes’, and it is perfectly to say ‘No’. I talk about it this way now, that if it’s a ‘Hell Yes’, it’s a ‘Yes’. If it’s a ‘Hell No’, it’s a ‘No’. Anything in between is a ‘Hell No’, because if it’s a ‘Maybe’, it’s just hell. - Sue Hawkes
Does perfection exist as a constant in our lives, work and relationships? Not in reality, but so many people today feel that perfection in life and business is something we need to strive for and should be able to attain at all times. Today’s Finding Brave guest shatters this illusion of perfection, and shows us how we can start loving and accepting ourselves differently, in a very powerful way - right now.
Sue Hawkes helps CEOs and their leadership teams succeed. As a bestselling author, award-winning leader, Certified EOS Implementer, Certified Business Coach, WPO Chapter Chair, and globally recognized award-winning seminar leader, Sue brings over thirty years of business experience to her clients.
As CEO of YESS!, Sue has designed and delivered dynamic, transformational programs for thousands of people. Her most recent book, Chasing Perfection - Shatter the Illusion; Minimize Self-Doubt & Maximize Success helps us live more successful, fulfilling lives on our own terms. Sue is also a frequent contributor to publications including Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fortune, Fast Company, Ladders, HR.com Thrive Global and the New York Daily News.
Sue’s message resonates with me personally because it’s about being brave and bold enough to make an assessment about what matters to you personally and pursuing that with gusto and confidence. When you’re truly at peace and in close touch with yourself, then the drama or negativity around you doesn’t agitate you as it did before. To be at the pinnacle of whatever you do means you are at the top of your game. This is a beautiful space to be in, because you are deeply fulfilled and also making a great big dent in this world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
https://www.suehawkes.com/
I'm very excited to share our "Editor's Summer Picks!" series for Finding Brave! Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be re-releasing 6 top shows that are the special favorites from our editor Matt Mawhinney and his awesome production team at PodAssist.
"We’ve made a social contract to come into this organization, however, contracts can be broken. Whichever direction it gets broken, we have to take the responsibility and either take care of ourselves and get out of it, or help fix it. There’s really very little in between, and we’re not supposed to see how much crap we can take.” - Andrea Goeglein
Asking for help, especially in the workplace, often feels like we’re waving a neon sign of weakness. However, today’s expert guest -- who literally wrote the book on being brave regarding asking for help -- explains how asking for the right kind of assistance is essential to reducing stress, positively impacting our results and building a foundation for strong relationships.
Dr. Andrea Goeglein has a fascinating personal and professional story, complete with important and powerful lessons learned, starting with what she realized after altering the truth of her age (of 14) to land a job at a Wall Street brokerage firm. By 24, she opened her first operating business – a Haagen-Dazs ice cream store in Reno, Nevada. Many businesses and a PhD in Organizational Psychology later, Andrea has experienced enough stress and anxiety to be an expert.
Today she is a Success Catalyst and known as Dr. Success™. Andrea is the founder, curator and author of the Don’t Die™ self-development collection of books. Her latest book is Don’t Die Waiting to Be Brave. As an expert in Applied Positive Psychology, she is her clients’ success Sherpa, guiding them as they climb the mountain of success.
In today’s Finding Brave you’ll not only know when to ask for help, but who to ask and how to do it in order to flourish in your professional life. The choice to ask for help is ours, and we will create even more bravery and success when we know how much choice we really have.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://servingsuccess.com
I'm very excited to share our "Editor's Summer Picks!" series for Finding Brave! Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be re-releasing 6 top shows that are the special favorites from our editor Matt Mawhinney and his awesome production team at PodAssist.
“I began to realize I couldn’t make a difference by myself, and that if I was going to make a difference, I had to shift the light off of me and onto the people. Leadership was not about me, leadership was about the people.” - John C. Maxwell
What makes someone a truly great leader, and is great leadership something that anybody can engage in? Today’s inspiring Finding Brave expert guest answers these important questions, and unpacks the essential shifts every leader must undergo if they’re to thrive and lead effectively in our new world. Each one requires leaders to change the way they think, act, and lead, so they can succeed in a world that never remains the same.
Our guest today is internationally recognized leadership author, coach and speaker John C. Maxwell. A New York Time’s best-selling author with over 30 million books sold, John has trained over six million leaders from every country in the world. He’s the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation and he’s a recipient of the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership. Every year, he speaks to the world’s top leaders from presidents to Fortune 500 executives. He’s been recognized as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association and his latest book, Leadershift: 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace, is not to be missed.
In this episode, John shares his strategies for key shifts such as the Relational Shift, Influence Shift, and Impact Shift, helping leaders stay nimble and ready to adapt, so they can survive and thrive. John also shares fascinating personal information about how he got started many years ago in the work of leadership (it’s not what you would expect!), how we develops his many teaching frameworks, and the one most compelling reason he began sharing his leadership insights.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.johnmaxwell.com/
I'm very excited to share our "Editor's Summer Picks!" series for Finding Brave! Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be re-releasing 6 top shows that are the special favorites from our editor Matt Mawhinney and his awesome production team at PodAssist.
“If you’re not feeling so positive and you go engage in a simple positive habit, and then you feel better, you’re reminding your brain that your behaviors matter.” - Michelle Gielan
One of my favorite topics is how to speak bravely, and today’s Finding Brave guest is someone who can back up the importance of doing this with strong research. What she shares today reveals how our language shapes and influences our reality so much more than most of us understand.
Michelle Gielan is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change and was named one of the Top 10 authors on resilience by the Harvard Business Review. She is the founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research.
Michelle is also the Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. She formerly served as anchor of The CBS Morning News. Michelle has spent the past decade researching the link between happiness and success and her research has received attention from dozens of media outlets including: The Washington Post, Forbes, and The New York Times, among other major outlets.
What you’ll learn in this episode is that although being happy may be challenging sometimes, happiness is indeed a choice. In the long run, we will all have a much great chance of achieving happiness if we are deliberate and committed to achieving it on a daily basis.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://michellegielan.com/
I'm very excited to share our "Editor's Summer Picks!" series for Finding Brave! Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be re-releasing 6 top shows that are the special favorites from our editor Matt Mawhinney and his awesome production team at PodAssist.
“To awaken your Joy of Genius, start with a commitment that’s just giving yourself permission to discover more of what your genius is. Out of that commitment comes a whole new wealth of ideas that will come forth.” - Gay Hendricks
Today’s Finding Brave episode is all about how to address negative thinking once and for all, and also claim your true creativity and work and live from within your zone of genius. This is a special conversation, and I’m honored to speak directly with the inspiring Gay Hendricks whom I’ve admired for years, especially since reading his amazing book The Big Leap. Gay joins the podcast to share the essence of his new book The Joy of Genius, a powerful new sequel to The Big Leap.
Gay Hendricks has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind transformation for more than 45 years. After earning his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1974, Gay served as Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado for 21 years. He has written more than 40 books, including bestsellers such as Five Wishes, The Big Leap, Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, (the last two co-authored with his co-author and mate for more than 35 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks).
A true embodiment of living in our zone of genius and creativity, Gay is also a mystery novelist, with a series of five books featuring the Tibetan-Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu, as well as a new mystery series featuring a Victorian-era London detective, Sir Errol Hyde. His latest book, The Joy of Genius, shows how to eliminate negative thinking and bring forth true creativity. Gay has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others.
Gay shares his concept of The Genius Spiral, which is a big part of his latest book, and he reveals how to take life’s difficult moments and turn them into springboards to genius. The best part is that what Gay talks about won’t take you hours a day to master. You’ll find that a commitment to giving just a few minutes a day will help lead you to discover your true genius and creativity.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://hendricks.com/
I'm very excited to share our "Editor's Summer Picks!" series for Finding Brave! Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be re-releasing 6 top shows that are the special favorites from our editor Matt Mawhinney and his awesome production team at PodAssist.
“There has been a cycle of overuse of new information sources that we have to relearn in terms of how to interact in a healthy way, and positive psychology gives us some clues that say these are things that human beings have struggled with since the beginning of time. It’s just that the medium has changed for us and we have to reapply what we already know to be our best selves and reach our potential.” - Amy Blankson
We hear every day about how the technology available to us today erodes our happiness and stresses us out, but is it possible that we can use it to actually do the opposite? Today’s guest on Finding Brave has made it her life’s work to study this issue, and the insights she shares on this episode will encourage you to view technology in a whole new light.
The only person to receive a Point of Light from two US Presidents, my guest Amy Blankson graduated from Harvard College and Yale School of Management, and co-founded GoodThink to bring the science of happiness to life for others. Amy has since focused her work on understanding how to cultivate happiness in a digital era. She is a member of the UN Global Happiness Council, a Fellow of the World Innovation Organization, and is working with the IEEE to create standards for well-being in artificial intelligence. Amy is a regular contributor for Forbes and author of the bestselling book The Future of Happiness.
The information that Amy shares today will inspire you to make important changes, even if they’re just small ones, to become more intentional and start regaining control and balance in your life. Ultimately, the future of happiness starts with the choices we make in the present.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://amyblankson.com/
I'm very excited to share our "Editor's Summer Picks!" series for Finding Brave! Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be re-releasing 6 top shows that are the special favorites from our editor Matt Mawhinney and his awesome production team at PodAssist.
“We all live under patriarchy, which is a rigid dichotomy of gender roles. We all know what that dichotomy is. Traditionally men are supposed to be strong, independent, unemotional, logical and competent. Women are supposed to be expressive, nurturing, weak and dependent, and one of the things I saw about those traditional gender roles is they don’t make anybody happy, and they don’t make for intimacy.” - Terry Real
Bestselling author and nationally renowned couple’s and family therapist Terry Real joins Finding Brave to explore the critical and complex issues at the heart of Gender, Power, and Relationships.
A lecturer for over twenty years, Terry is a member of the senior faculty at the Family Institute of Cambridge and Director of the Gender Relations program at the Meadows Institute in Arizona. His work shares a rigorous yet commonsense approach, and speaks to both men and women powerfully. His ideas on men’s issues and on couple’s therapy have been celebrated in venues from Good Morning America, The Today Show and 20/20, to Oprah and The New York Times.
A proponent of “full-throttle marriage,” as described in his book The New Rules of Marriage, Terry has been called “the most innovative voice in thinking about and treating men and their relationships in the world today.”
Learn more about today's guest at: http://www.terryreal.com
Make no mistake about it. If you want ownership of any kind in the United States or any country on the hundreds of ideas you’re creating, you must take the affirmative step to begin trademarking.” - David Postolski
As a small business owner or someone with intellectual property, you will find this Finding Brave episode extremely helpful, because our expert guest today shares vital information that will not only protect you legally, but also will help you sleep at night and reduce the stress and worry around preserving the ideas that are yours.
David Postolski, a partner at Gearhart Law, is a registered patent attorney and Intellectual Property attorney. With over 17 years’ experience, David specializes in assisting inventors, creators, artists, start-ups, entrepreneurs, early stage companies and emerging companies with their U.S and International intellectual property strategy, protection, enforcement and monetization. David is a frequent speaker and author on intellectual property issues surrounding emerging technologies (cannabis, crypto currency, 3d printing, gig economy), raising capital, business formation, licensing, and reward and equity based crowdfunding. David is also a Professor at Temple University and Parsons School of Design where he teaches master level students about IP, ethics and other regulatory considerations in starting business ventures and products around design. David is the current Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Officer of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law and the founder of their International Action Group and editor of their monthly newsletter.
I have lived the serious mistake of not investing to trademark an idea and understand that sometimes it can be tough to invest in legal services for things like trademarks. But if you’re putting the time and energy into your intellectual property in order to be of service to others, it’s absolutely something that you need to do. So listen in and start putting aside the funds for these essential expenditures now, because it could cost you a lot more in the future if you don’t look after your intellectual property the right way.
Learn more about today's guest at: https://www.gearhartlaw.com/ourteam/david-postolski-esq/
“Be active on social, get intentional about your thought leadership, share your smarts, start teaching and stop selling, really. Start teaching and sharing and then you won’t have to make cold calls ever again.” - Stephen Woessner
For many entrepreneurs, the process of selling their programs, products and services can be confusing, intimidating at times and very uncomfortable to do. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals why selling doesn’t have to be difficult, and in fact, it doesn’t have to be considered “selling” at all when we bring a new energy and confidence to the process.
Stephen Woessner is the founder and CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of Onward Nation — a top-rated daily podcast for learning how today’s top business owners think, act, and achieve. Onward Nation is listened to in 120 countries around the world. Stephen is the author of three books, including the #1 bestseller, Profitable Podcasting. His digital marketing insights have been featured in Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, The Washington Post, and Inc. Magazine.
At its core, selling is really just about getting intentional about being helpful, packaging your content and then distributing it in different ways to the audience that you’ve built. With so many channels available for us to do this, there is a huge opportunity for us to not only sell our products and services, but to actually show that we care about the people we serve.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://predictiveroi.com/
“Really one person’s story is hundreds of thousands of people’s story. Your journey probably has some deep similarities to mine, that we’ve lost sight of who we are and what we’re doing here, and why we’re here, which is to be of service in a way that brings you joy and compensates you beautifully and makes you feel very alive.” - Kathy Caprino
After doing the work to “find brave” in my own life, and transforming my career--from unhappy and chronically ill corporate VP, to marriage and family therapist, then career coach/writer/speaker -- and to doing work that gives my life meaning and joy, I see very clearly that my having lost sight of my most thrilling dreams for my life and future is not something that only I experienced. Working with thousands of professionals in the past 14 years, I connect every day with people who feel exactly as I did 20 years, asking themselves, “Where did my big dream go? And how did it slip away?” I know that this feeling of losing sight of your most thrilling dream for your life and your career is something that just a few professionals feel, but thousands upon thousands all around the world.
To get a quantitative look at how prevalent this challenge is, I launched a survey recently on the 7 most damaging power gaps that keep professionals from thriving in their careers. At the time of this writing, 59% of the respondents indicated that Power Gap 6: Losing Sight of Your Thrilling Dream was a gap they’re struggling with and 24% indicated that this one gap of the 7 resonates most deeply with them.
This episode is dedicated to helping you understand the most common reasons I’ve seen in my coaching work for why people bail on their thrilling dreams. And I offer real-life tips, strategies and solutions for getting back on track to your dream. I also take on Mark Cuban and other naysayers who believe and share that following your passion is a terrible idea that will inevitably make you broke and unhappy. They’re so wrong! But to follow your passion and make a great living from it, certain requirements, steps and actions are necessary. Listen in for those 5 steps, and what to do now to get on a thrilling new path.
If you’re sick and tired of feeling that your work is meaningless (or worse) for you, and you long to get back on track to you ultimate dreams for your life, don’t miss this episode!
To learn more, visit: https://kathycaprino.com/
“I know it’s scary to make the move from corporate life into your own business and you feel like you don’t know enough, but I’m going to ask you to really listen to yourself. You know a heck of a lot more than you think you do.” - Kathy Caprino
Are you ready to finally leave your corporate career and start your own venture? Or perhaps you have launched your business already and are facing important new challenges that you wonder if you’re adequately prepared for.
In this episode, I discuss why so many small businesses fail and share my raw, real-life experiences around what I learned in transitioning from my 18-year corporate career to running my own coaching and consulting business, Ellia Communications. You’ll hear about the biggest gaps in knowledge and experience that kept me from having a smoother transition, and I offer some essential information that I wish I had understood before making the leap.
The biggest surprise for me in running a business was that even though I had been in marketing for years and had risen to the level of Vice President overseeing numerous large-scale programs, initiatives and staff in my corporate life, I still was very far away from being fully prepared for entrepreneurial life, and for serving as a true leader in my own venture.
The key knowledge gaps I explore here include: 1) Unconscious tendencies and blocks around successfully managing and relating to money, 2) Not selecting the best partners and why we often continually fail at it, 3) Why we need to step up to being a true leader and making critical decisions rather than staying stuck as the “doer” or “manager,” 4) Why pivoting more quickly and flexibly is essential, and 5) Listening to your own instincts and intuition and making moves that align with your truest core values and visions rather than deferring to “gurus” who don’t necessarily know their stuff or have your best interests at heart.
To learn more, visit: https://kathycaprino.com/
“What we’re calling narcissistic behavior is actually the behavior that comes out of massive insecurity, and guess what? If you have skin and you’re a human, you have felt insecure at some point in time and then you’ve probably behaved in a way that was narcissistic, as a result of that insecurity.” - Dov Baron
Narcissism is damaging, and a topic that I talk and teach about often, but what exactly is it and how can we recognize its traits in ourselves, and in others? Today’s Finding Brave guest gives his take on these questions and also shares his deep expertise and insightful strategies aimed at helping each of us develop our own authentic, empowered leadership.
Twice cited as one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to hire, Dov Baron was also cited in the Meeting and Event Professionals Guide to The Top 100 Motivational Speakers and Named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Guru’s.
A bestselling author of several books, including his latest -- Fiercely Loyal; How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent -- Dov has his finger on the pulse of the evolving world of NextGen leadership. He is the host of the national (US) TV show Pursuing Deep Greatness with Dov Baron on ROKU TV, and the host of the Number One Podcast for Fortune 500 Listeners (globally) Dov Baron’s Leadership and Loyalty Show on iTunes and FM & AM Radio Stations across the US.
Today’s conversation is an eye-opener, exposing negative behaviors in ourselves and others, but it isn’t about blaming or attacking. It’s focused on looking as compassionately as possible at what we’re all experiencing as individuals, and then using effective strategies to become better versions of ourselves.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://fullmontyleadership.com/
“What you’re trying to do is find the gaps in your team, so that you can have somebody that complements you, because if you don’t have that you’re literally just going to be gritting your teeth trying to do stuff that you don’t like to do anyway. Scaling is very difficult when you hate half of the time that you’re working.” - Jaime Masters
Would you like to know how to make a million dollars doing the heartfelt work that you love? Today’s Finding Brave guest helps entrepreneurs scale from 6- to 7-figures and higher, and she’s here to share the biggest differentiator between business owners who struggle to scale and never get there, from those who achieve net worth millionaire status and love their work.
Jaime Masters has been featured on Yahoo's homepage 6 times, and in Inc, Entrepreneur and Business Insider. She's been a top business coach for over 10 years and has helped hundreds of 6- & 7-figure entrepreneurs and business owners optimize every area of their business.
She's also the host of the online show Eventual Millionaire where she's interviewed over 400 self-made millionaires.
She's a tech geek, has two children (and even has a sword wall in her house!) plus she loves creating automated systems and talking business growth.
Jaime tells the truth in a way that makes people excited to be and do more, and the big message she shares is to love yourself on your entrepreneurial journey. Everyone, including millionaires, are going through some sort of trauma or challenge in their lives, and the key is to get into the arena, and just know that by being there, you are enough.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://eventualmillionaire.com/
“Instead of dismissing women’s unique needs and wants as a product of cultural oppression, I really think we need to adjust the corporate structure to better meet the needs of women.” - Marissa Orr
With female-dominant strengths such as empathy and consensus-building being recognized as the future of business, the headlines forecast that women will dominate the future generations of corporate leaders. However, today’s Finding Brave guest recognizes that the current system is broken, because there are actually fewer women leading corporations now. She reveals how the corporate structure is damaging women, institutions and organizations, and highlights what we can all start doing today to make an impact.
Our guest is Facebook and Google veteran Marissa Orr, who will release her debut book Lean Out: The Truth About Women, Power, and the Workplace on June 11, 2019 via HarperCollins Leadership.
Marissa began her Google career over 15 years ago as a founding member of Google’s Sales Operations & Strategy team, after which she worked as Vertical Marketing Manager at Facebook. She has conducted talks and workshops for thousands of people at diverse organizations across the globe. As an author and speaker, she now covers the systemic dysfunction at the heart of today’s corporations and how their pursuit to close the gender gap has come at the expense of female well-being.
Right now we are on the precipice of change, and with her new book, Marissa hopes to provide a fresh voice for a new generation of thinkers. Her inspiring story proves that when you own (and don’t suppress) your truth, you become very powerful and will lead others by example.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.marissaorr.com/
“I really want these women to get funding, so they can build businesses that are building the future and that we can break the cycle of what we’ve seen in technology and finance. Through these new technologies, we have that opportunity to break the cycle.” - Nisa Amoils
Despite some progress being made, there’s no denying that today we do not have a level playing field in terms of access to funding and growth opportunities for female vs. male entrepreneurs. Today’s guest takes a brave stance on this problem, and discusses it openly and candidly, in no uncertain terms. She is committed to leveling the playing field, and in this episode she explores the systemic issues around why women are not receiving the funding they need, and how we can take steps to change this.
Nisa Amoils was named one of Business Insider’s 30 Women in Venture Capital to Watch in 2018, and Top 100 women in Fintech in 2019 by LATTICE80. She is a tech investor and has been a venture capitalist at Scout Ventures, an active Board Member and former entrepreneur. Her investment focus has largely been on frontier tech, i.e. AR/VR, robotics, drones, AI, autonomous mobility, cybersecurity, blockchain and other disruptive technologies, topics she covers regularly for Forbes.com.
Nisa reveals how female entrepreneurs and founders are not alone, regardless of where they are located, and shares how to gain powerful support as well as practical steps to follow to greatly improve their chances of receiving the funding they need.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://nisaamoils.com/
“You really do have to understand that if you look around and everybody looks and acts just like you, and nobody is asking any questions, you’ve got a problem with curiosity.” - Diane Hamilton
Curiosity can change absolutely every aspect of what we do, and today’s Finding Brave guest reveals just how important curiosity is to improving engagement, innovation, productivity and more.
Dr. Diane Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Tonerra, and a nationally syndicated radio host, keynote speaker, and the former MBA Program Chair at the Forbes School of Business. She is the author of multiple books including Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential and the creator of the Curiosity Code Index® assessment. Her groundbreaking work in the area of curiosity is required reading in universities around the world and has been endorsed by some of the biggest names in leadership including Steve Forbes, Keith Krach, and Ken Fisher. She has shared the stage with top speakers including Marshall Goldsmith, Martha Stewart, and Jeffrey Hayzlett, and has been featured on Forbes, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox.
To be more curious, it takes being brave, but it’s not enough to just think differently. Insight doesn’t necessarily change us--it’s taking brave, bold action that generates change and growth, so tap into your curiosity now. The younger you start to explore and utilize your curiosity, the more it can help advance your personal and professional development.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://drdianehamilton.com/
"By taking that first leadership step--that boss move-- the door then opened to identity expansion, to see myself as actually capable of garnering support and capable of commanding respect.” - Emilie Aries
I’ve found in working with and training thousands of professional women around the world, that there can be what I call a “perfectionistic overfunctioning” tendency that exhausts and demoralizes us, and even a “martyrdom mindset” (as my Finding Brave guest today calls it) that women experience frequently. You may not think there is a way to avoid it, but thankfully, there is a way to overcome it. Today’s guest has made it her mission to help women keep martyrdom and burnout at bay, and doing so starts by developing a “bossed up” identity .
Emilie Aries is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, podcaster, and the Founder and CEO of Bossed Up, an innovative personal and professional training organization that helps women craft sustainable careers.
Emilie is a political organizer turned award-winning women’s leadership consultant. She has helped hundreds navigate career transition and prevent burnout. Her TED talk, The Power of No, shows how to set healthy boundaries and invest in sustainable long-term achievement. Her forthcoming book, Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide To Getting Your Sh*t Together helps women step up as the boss of their life and assertively design a sustainable career path.
After co-hosting the HowStuffWorks podcast, Stuff Mom Never Told You in 2017, Emilie launched her own podcast, Bossed Up, to break down listener career conundrums, interview expert guests, and deliver boss tips to listener’s earbuds each week. Emilie also writes as a regular contributor at Forbes, and is a sought-after speaker at companies, conferences, and universities across the country.
As Emilie shows by using examples from her own personal life, to beat martyrdom and burnout it’s imperative to develop a community of courage, and not just one of support. This is why her message goes so well with what we talk about each week here on Finding Brave.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://bossedup.org/
“Listen, kids are resilient, we all know that, but what happened to us when we grew up? We’re a trainwreck and we’re a dumpster fire by the time we become adults. You know we all intrinsically have resilience, but we lose it along the way somewhere.” - Andrew Wittman
Parenting can be extremely difficult, and today’s amazing Finding Brave guest reveals the tools required to master resilience in parenting. Not only does it take mental toughness, critical thinking and emotional intelligence, but an incredible amount of inner work and true acceptance of oneself is needed in order for someone to be the best parent her or she can be.
Dr. Andrew Wittman is a United States Marine Corps infantry combat veteran, a former Police Officer and Federal Agent. As a Special Agent for the U.S. Capitol Police, he led the security detail for Nancy Pelosi and has personally protected Hillary Clinton, Tom Delay, Trent Lott, King Abdullah of Jordan, Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Sir Elton John, as well as Fortune 20 CEOs. As a security contractor for the State Department, he taught high-threat diplomatic security to former Navy SEALS, Marines, Rangers, and Special Forces.
He is founder of the Mental Toughness Training Center, a leadership consultancy specializing in peak performance, team dynamics, resolving conflict in the workplace and is the author of the books, Ground Zero Leadership: CEO of You (2016) and Seven Secrets of Resilience for Parents” (2018). He holds a Ph.D. in Theological Studies, is a guest lecturer at Clemson University and co-hosts the radio call-in show “Get Warrior Tough."
Andrew is an embodiment of mental resilience and strength, but there’s also a vulnerability and accessibility in him that I believe isn’t seen often in other leaders of his stature working in the area that he specializes in. His message is timely and one that is needed today though, because if you can find a way to love and accept yourself, thoroughly, no matter what, you will become a better parent and a better leader and make a positive difference in the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://getwarriortough.com/
“I think this is the massive thing for introverts. You have to be congruent with what you’re selling, so you can’t just put a price tag out there and be ok with it. You need to have that validated, and there are ways to test that so it feels comfortable for you.” - Matthew Pollard
Introverts often feel that certain barriers exist making sales harder to do than their extroverted counterparts. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest reveals that introverts actually have an advantage in selling, and he shares his 7-step process to discovering what he calls the “introvert’s edge.”
Matthew Pollard is responsible for five multi-million-dollar business success stories in his home country of Australia, all before the age of 30. His humble beginnings, the adversities that he faced, and his epic rise to success are inspirational stories of how anyone, with the right motivation and the right strategies, can achieve anything they set their mind to.
Today, he’s a bestselling author whose book, The Introvert’s Edge, has received endorsements from Harvard, Princeton, Neil Patel, and Marshall Goldsmith, just to name a few. He’s been featured by Fox, NBC, Fortune, Forbes, INC., Entrepreneur, and CEO – and he’s also the founder of Small Business Festival, which INC. has named a Top-3 national conference for small business.
Whether you’re an introvert or not, I’m know this powerhouse interview will help you find brave and close your own power gaps. What Matthew shares here isn’t just about sales--at the core it’s really about how to shine in the world doing what you love, while helping others in the process.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.matthewpollard.com/
“One of the biggest mistakes I made at Leverage was premature scaling. We grew too quickly, and we didn’t have our internal processes and operations well dialed in. We didn’t have our product perfected, so enjoy being small as long as possible and use that time to build a solid foundation.” - Nick Sonnenberg
When it comes to scaling your business, there comes a time when you will need help from outside resources to get to that next level you wish to get to. Today’s Finding Brave guest gives a roadmap for how we can scale our businesses efficiently and effectively, and how we can avoid the “bigger is better” trap that many entrepreneurs fall into along the way.
Nick Sonnenberg is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for creating companies that disrupt the way people live. He is the co-founder of Leverage, founder and CEO of Efficient Frontier Solutions, Inc. as well as being a contributor and the co-author of the book Idea to Execution.
Before making the jump to the startup technology space, Nick spent more than eight years on Wall Street as a high frequency algorithmic trader. His personal mission is to help busy entrepreneurs and executives optimize their lives in a meaningful way and help them go from idea to execution in as few steps as possible.
Nick is someone who is always looking for a better way to do things, and by using the lessons he’s learned about growing businesses, you can achieve what you define as “success,, in the most pain-free and streamlined way possible for you, your team and your clients.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://getleverage.com/
“People are compelling not only because of credentials and accomplishments. They’re compelling because they are likable. What makes you likeable? When you talk about what you’re passionate about, when you talk about what you value, and you talk about what your mission on this Earth is.” - William Arruda
“Women, in particular, think self-promotion is a dirty word, but here’s the funny thing. It’s the successful professionals who know that when you stay quiet about your achievements and your accomplishments, and even your leadership or thought expertise, you’re going to be overlooked.” - Ora Shtull
As a professional you most likely have a LinkedIn profile, but are you taking full advantage of how this platform can help build and advance your career? It’s not just “nice” to be on LinkedIn now, it’s an absolute must to place your digital brand in the forefront, and today’s Finding Brave guests provide their expert LinkedIn strategies that you can use to blast your career upward.
William Arruda and Ora Shtull are the co-founders of CareerBlast.TV, a personal branding plus platform for professionals who want to stand out and succeed.
William has been credited with turning the concept of personal branding into a global industry. He delivers personal and social branding keynotes all over the world. William is the author of Career Distinction, Ditch Dare Do, and the upcoming, Digital You.
Ora is a sought-after executive Coach in New York City. She’s built a stellar reputation over 20 years helping leaders get promoted and land on the “top most powerful” industry lists. She’s the author of The Glass Elevator: A Guide to Leadership Presence for Women on the Rise and the upcoming, Power Up your Personal Brand.
William and Ora are two of the world’s top authorities on personal branding and career advancement, and they offer their amazing resource, Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile, which will start building your personal brand and fast-track your career growth - today!
To learn more about today's guests, visit: https://careerblast.tv/
“My fundamental truth behind The Thought Leader Formula, besides the solution to #MeToo, is that 90% of people have the ability to be a thought leader, we just have to understand how to follow that path.” - Robin Farmanfarmaian
Being a thought leader is building a business, and almost anyone can do it with the right mindset. To become a thought leader though, you need to know and hone your business model, revenue streams, and who your customer is. Today’s Finding Brave guest shows us how we can do this, whether we are an entrepreneur, work in a corporate setting, or have a side gig.
Robin Farmanfarmaian is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and angel investor driving high-level business development for a wide array of organizations in the medical and biotech fields and beyond. Empowering professionals, Robin also works with executives, entrepreneurs, consultants and other professionals who want to become thought leaders in order to accelerate their career and business goals. Her 1st book, The Patient as CEO: How Technology Empowers the Healthcare Consumer, is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. Her 2nd book, The Thought Leader Formula, is out now.
It’s been a journey for Robin to become who she is today, and the very personal story she reveals in this episode can help many of us see that we too can share our ideas in a bigger way than we are currently, and why that’s a gift to the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.robinff.com/
“A connector is someone who is people-focused in their approach to interactions, to life, to business and to everything. If we prioritize our relationships and our people, whether they are professional or personal, we will get the advantage, which simply means faster, easier and better.” - Michelle Tillis Lederman
The way we connect with others is so important, because connectors get results faster, easier and better. Today’s Finding Brave guest reveals not only how connectors have a way of thinking and acting that enable stronger connections, but also shares how anyone can be a connector, not just extroverts.
Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability, and her latest The Connectors Advantage. Michelle is a connection creator and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership programs for Fortune 500, non-profit, university and government clients. A former finance executive and NYU Professor, Michelle is a regular in the media appearing on NBC, CBS, Fox, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNBC, and others.
There are many different types of connectors, a whole spectrum in fact, as Michelle shows us in this episode. By becoming a better connector, you’ll see that we do live in a friendly and warm Universe, but ultimately it comes down to each one of us learning how to trust ourselves, and others.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
http://theconnectorsadvantage.com
https://michelletillislederman.com/
“Once you start focusing on using your strengths, once you know what those are, you have the ability to add a different value to the world and contribute in a way that you weren’t contributing before when you were trying to partition yourself in a lot of different ways.” - Scott Anthony Barlow
On this episode of Finding Brave, our expert guest shares how we have a much better chance of attaining career happiness when we focus on our strengths first. However, just because you’re good at something doesn’t necessarily mean that you should be doing it as your career. What he shares today will shift your mindset around your strengths, getting you excited about pivoting to be who you want to be, as well achieving the impact you want to make in the world.
Founder and CEO of Happen to Your Career, Scott Anthony Barlow, has been featured on CNBC, Yahoo, CareerBuilder, Fast Company and Huffington Post and various Colleges and Universities as a top expert on Career Happiness. He and his team run 2 of the top 5 “Career Change” Podcasts on iTunes including the Happen to Your Career Podcast.
Scott is proof that your dream life and career really isn’t as far away as you feel it may be. Just believing that you are worth it, you can take the necessary steps to take control of your journey and make it happen.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/
“If you know what your best is, then you know your best colors and you know your style personality. You can take all of those and enhance yourself to be memorable, to be recognizable and to have an impact.” - Audrey Beaulac
Everywhere we turn we’re bombarded by messages from people telling us what we “should” look like. However this Finding Brave expert guest shows us why style is so much more than just clothes we wear and the way we style our hair, as it’s really about taking control of your style profile and creating a ‘Style Signature’ that gets you noticed and remembered.
Since 1994, Audrey Beaulac has been the style strategist and secret weapon of prominent executives, entrepreneurs and change agents. Audrey’s lifelong depth of style sense goes beyond simply following trends to instead create an intimate connection between her clients and their wardrobes. As a highly sought after Style Strategist, her focus is on creating a cohesive collection that gets to the root of your ultimate goal – your authenticity personified.
Audrey shows us how to start identifying your style, and the ways to gain awareness around certain fashion triggers. Creating your own wardrobe story can be energizing, because when you’re in harmony with your personal appearance and how you feel, it can lead to having more power and bravery in your life.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.audreybeaulacstyle.com/
“There’s cash to be made, but don’t go in it just to make the money. You need to figure out why you’re wanting to serve on a corporate board. I always say that our members are life learnings, because they have no desire to one day just retire and do full-time gardening.” - Sheila Ronning
Are you an executive woman who believes strongly that she has something important to offer an outside organization? Maybe you’ve considered pursuing a corporate board role, but you just weren’t sure how to do this, or where to even begin? Today’s Finding Brave guest walks us through everything we need to know about sitting on a corporate board, and why this is something all women executives should consider.
A leadership and networking expert and board strategist, Sheila Ronning is a trailblazer in working toward gender equality in the boardroom. In 2002 she founded Women in the Boardroom with a revolutionary vision to create an environment where women could assist other women in achieving their leadership and corporate board service goals. In a little more than 15 years, she has scaled Women in the Boardroom from concept to membership organization with global reach across multiple industries, and influence in private and public boardrooms, including Fortune 100 companies.
Not only does Sheila provide a realistic and helpful framework for pursuing corporate board opportunities in this episode, but she reveals how to determine which ones we should be focusing on, the common mistakes made in pursuing board roles, how this process differs from a job search, and much more.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://womenintheboardroom.com
“It was actually a friend of mine that pointed out the juxtaposition of these two independent wake-up calls that put it all together. The juxtaposition here that was so powerful was that in that moment, I realized I have to live my potential not for me only, but for the next generation.” - Darren Virassammy
Sometime in life it takes a wake-up call, or multiple ones, to help someone realize who it is they should be in life and how they are called to help others. Today’s Finding Brave guest is no exception, as his wake-up calls placed him on a path to help others realize that everyone deserves a great place to work and that any workplace can be great.
Darren Virassammy is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong, comprised of a team that believes everyone deserves a great place to work and that any workplace can be great. A leading expert in the global employee engagement community, the 34 Strong team leverages the strengths-based approach to human development to create massive shifts within organizations, both culturally and on the bottom line. He and his team have created sustainable change in microbusinesses, all the way up to large organizational teams at the FDA, Bank of America, and The California Department of Public Health. Recently, Darren has keynoted for Hitachi Global Women’s Conference, The Rotary World Peace Conference, The Professional Grounds Management Society, and author Mike Michalowicz’s Profit Con.
As Darren reveals, in order to sustain excellence we must play to our strengths and manage around our weaknesses. In this episode, he provides the tools to help identify what he calls your areas of “Grind, Greatness and Genius” that will help you truly live your own message.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://34strong.com/
“So part of it is being really clear on what your goal is, and then think about who you need to help you get there, and then where do those people hang out?” - Judy Robinett
A major challenge today for entrepreneurs with startups is the issue of funding. My guest on this episode of Finding Brave shares her deep expertise on what the funding ecosystem really looks like, how you can get funded faster, the key issues you’ll need to have a grasp on regarding your venture to get funded and more.
Judy Robinett is the author of the new book Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup, and her previous book How to Be a Power Connector: The 5-50-150 Rule, #1 of The Top Ten Business Books of 2014 by Inc.com.
Judy is a business thought leader who is known as “the woman with the titanium digital Rolodex.” She has been profiled in Inc., Forbes, Venture Beat, Huffington Post, and Bloomberg Businessweek as a sterling example of the new breed of “super connectors” who use their experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability.
In her more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and corporate leader, Judy has served as the CEO of both public and private companies and in management positions at Fortune 500 companies. She has been on the advisory boards of Illuminate Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California; Pereg Ventures, a venture capital firm based in New York; and Springboard Enterprises based in Washington, DC.
She was a managing director of Golden Seeds Angel Network (the third most active angel investment group and one of the largest in the U.S.); the CEO of publicly traded Medical Discoveries; and she served on the faculty of Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Small Businesses program. She consults internationally with businesses looking for U.S. investors.
Today, Judy offers a proven framework for taking action to get funding for your vision. As you’ll hear, there is no lack of funding available, but you must in the right room, connect with the right people, and know the rules in order to play the game.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.judyrobinett.com/
“I began to realize I couldn’t make a difference by myself, and that if I was going to make a difference, I had to shift the light off of me and onto the people. Leadership was not about me, leadership was about the people.” - John C. Maxwell
What makes someone a truly great leader, and is great leadership something that anybody can engage in? Today’s inspiring Finding Brave expert guest answers these important questions, and unpacks the essential shifts every leader must undergo if they’re to thrive and lead effectively in our new world. Each one requires leaders to change the way they think, act, and lead, so they can succeed in a world that never remains the same.
Our guest today is internationally recognized leadership author, coach and speaker John C. Maxwell. A New York Time’s best-selling author with over 30 million books sold, John has trained over six million leaders from every country in the world. He’s the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation and he’s a recipient of the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership. Every year, he speaks to the world’s top leaders from presidents to Fortune 500 executives. He’s been recognized as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association and his latest book, Leadershift: 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace, is not to be missed.
In this episode, John shares his strategies for key shifts such as the Relational Shift, Influence Shift, and Impact Shift, helping leaders stay nimble and ready to adapt, so they can survive and thrive.
John also shares fascinating personal information about how he got started many years ago in the work of leadership (it’s not what you would expect!), how we develops his many teaching frameworks, and the one most compelling reason he began sharing his leadership insights.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.johnmaxwell.com/
“Now that I’m older, I truly think about it differently. Every single rejection you get, I have learned, if you listen and observe carefully without all the defensiveness and the ego getting hysterical, it can unlock amazing doors for you.” - Kathy Caprino
Rejection, both from others and from inner selves, is a common issue faced by the many thousands of women I have heard from and worked with. This is why in this episode of Finding Brave, I talk about the different aspects of rejection and how we can handle it in a way that fuels and expands our success.
How you handle rejection will directly determine the degree to which you can reach your goals. I recently posted a image with this quote on LinkedIn, and it’s resonated with many folks, with over 55,000 views and 1,100 likes in just a few days.
It may be hard to believe sometimes, but rejection can and will lead to amazing success if you approach it the right way. Today I share my own personal, and often painful, experiences around being rejected, and I share 5 positive lessons that rejection can offer that can fuel your success, rather than demoralize you.
As always I would love to hear how this episode has resonated with you, and I welcome your suggestions for any future topics or interviewees that you’re interested in. Please reach out to me by email, or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest to say hello and share your ideas!
“When we internalize these negative assumptions about ourselves as aging women, and start to believe them, we belittle ourselves. We diminish ourselves, we hold ourselves back, and we become invisible.” - Bonnie Marcus
There are many challenges that people over 50 face in today’s society, but women of this age can especially feel diminished and dismissed in the workplace. Today’s guest shines a light on the ageist and sexist assumptions that do exist, and what happens when we internalize these assumptions and play small in our careers and in our lives.
Bonnie Marcus empowers professional women to own their talent and ambition and step into their full potential. Through her book, The Politics of Promotion (Wiley 2015), speaking, coaching and Forbes column, Bonnie helps women navigate the complexities of the workplace today to get ahead. She has done extensive research on women and ambition and co-authored a white paper on the topic.
A former CEO, Bonnie’s business experience started at the entry level. She learned the business skills and political savvy on the job that contributed to her success. Her latest project focuses on helping women over 50 keep their jobs. This book will expose the double whammy of ageism and sexism for women in the workplace and help women reject the ageist assumptions that keep them small and take away their power. She guides them to reconnect with their badass energy and write a new empowering story for themselves.
A certified executive coach, Forbes columnist, and popular keynote speaker, Bonnie has earned the recognition of being a Global Gurus Top 30 coach in the world 4 years in a row.
Bonnie offers not only valuable insight for women as they age on how to stay marketable and employed, but this conversation is also focused on empowering yourself by highlighting what you have already achieved and contributed in your career. Ultimately it’s up to you to define who you are, write a new story for yourself and most importantly, find brave each day while believing in it.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://womenssuccesscoaching.com/
“Generally speaking, I think it’s at one level no different for men and women. If you’re in a comfortable place, sometimes it’s hard to be willing to become uncomfortable, but if you want to do great things, it’s going to take doing that through life.” - Jean Case
When setting out to investigate the core qualities of great entrepreneurs and changemakers, today’s Finding Brave guest discovered traits that they all had in common. You’ll hear how it isn’t wealth, privilege or even genius, but rather how they choose to make a “big bet,” take bold risks, learn from their failures, reach beyond their bubbles, and let urgency conquer fear.
Jean Case, the Chairman of the National Geographic Society and CEO of the Case Foundation, is a philanthropist, investor and internet and impact investing pioneer who advocates for the importance of embracing a more fearless approach to innovate and bring about transformational breakthroughs. She is the author of the new book, Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose.
Her career in the private sector, including as a senior executive at AOL, spanned nearly two decades before co-founding the Case Foundation in 1997. Under her leadership, the Case Foundation has been recognized for its innovative efforts to address significant social challenges, harnessing the best impulses of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and collaboration to drive exponential impact.
In addition, Jean currently serves on the boards of National Geographic Partners, Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), the White House Historical Association and BrainScope Company, Inc. as well as on the advisory boards of the Brain Trust Accelerator Fund, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation.
What Jean shares today demonstrates that all of us can do extraordinary things. It really just takes understanding that action and commitment is key as is starting where you are and taking the small, empowering steps that will lead you towards the realization of your big idea.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://casefoundation.org/
“I’m grateful for those hard challenges, because I probably wouldn’t have been brave enough to have thought big without them. If my life had been good, and perfect, and wonderful, and there was nothing that I needed to alter, then I wouldn’t have done any of the things that I am so happy to have had the chance to accomplish.” - Ann Louden
If you’re a listener of this podcast, there’s a good chance you have big dreams for your life. Today’s Finding Brave expert guest is a walking example of someone who is bringing her own BIG dreams to life, and thinking “when,” not “if,” they will happen.
Ann Louden is CEO and Founder of the Ann Louden Company, and consults for non-profits in higher education, the arts, social services, and healthcare.
With thirty years in higher education administration, Ann is recognized in the world of philanthropy as a seasoned fundraising expert, a strategic and innovative thinker, an engaging teacher, and a passionate representative for the causes she serves.
A new resident of New York City in the last year, Ann relocated from Texas to claim her second chapter of life. Even before her move, two CEO’s in the fields of higher education and adoption retained her to help them “think big” as their full-time consultant.
Among Ann’s proudest achievements is the creation of a national cancer advocacy program for which she built the brand and was the spokesperson for twelve years. The stories she shares reveal her extremely innovative approach to dreaming up a brand that has the power to raise visibility, funds, and support, and at the same time, offers a unique way to honor the courage of cancer survivors and their families.
As you’ll hear, Ann’s life hasn’t been without its share of struggles on her journey, but these challenges are what she feels have brought her to the new exciting place where she finds herself today. Her story will be an inspiration to others by showing that dreams don’t just “come” to us. We have to actually do the work and attend to all the details along the way to will -- and birth -- them into existence.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.annlouden.com/
“There’s no reason for you to work 18 hours a day. You can work 5 and still create a great company, still change the world and still be able to grow yourself in the process and live a great life.” - Ajit Nawalkha
Do you ever feel that you need to sacrifice your life, and experience extreme burnout in the process, all just to have success as an entrepreneur? If so you’re not alone, but today’s guest is going to challenge this myth and show you avoid this and how not have to work around the clock to realize your dreams.
Ajit Nawalkha, is a serial entrepreneur, global educator and consultant. He is the co-founder of Mindvalley Teach, Evercoach and Global GRIT Institute, author of The Book of Coaching and Live Big. Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan living in a home with 23 other people, he has always pursued the dream of Living Big. Over the past decade, Ajit has helped build training and coaching companies to inspire the coming generation, transform entrepreneurs to live on purpose, while enjoying their lives and increasing profits.
Ajit reveals powerful insights that provide valuable clues on how to live a bigger life, and as you’ll hear, it really all begins reframing your mindset and perspective on what it really takes to be successful.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.ajitnawalkha.com/
“What I’m seeing here is this absolutely amazing paradox. We live in a world of men’s power, where just by the virtue of birth, half of us have certain privileges, but at the same time, the ways that we have traditionally defined men’s lives comes with a huge cost.” - Michael Kaufman
At work and home, the gender equality revolution is critical for the advancement of women. However, today’s Finding Brave guest makes the case that this movement is also a great gift for men. There’s a paradox of men’s power that exists in this male-dominated world, but significant changes are being made to address the challenges it presents.
Michael Kaufman, PhD, is a renowned writer, advisor, and speaker focused on engaging men to promote gender equality, end violence against women, and transform the lives of men. He has worked in 50 countries with the United Nations, governments, NGOs, women’s organizations, and businesses.
He is the co-founder of White Ribbon Campaign, a Senior Fellow with Promundo based in Washington DC, and last year was the only male member of Justin Trudeau’s G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council The author of eight books, including two novels, Michael’s newest book is The Time Has Come: Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution. You’ll learn why having an having an open dialogue around gender equality is critical, but we must find positive ways to reach out to men to be part of the gender equality movement. As our expert guest shares, changes are happening that will positively affect not only this generation of men and women, but our children and future generations to come.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://michaelkaufman.com/
“We’ve made a social contract to come into this organization, however, contracts can be broken. Whichever direction it gets broken, we have to take the responsibility and either take care of ourselves and get out of it, or help fix it. There’s really very little in between, and we’re not supposed to see how much crap we can take.” - Andrea Goeglein
Asking for help, especially in the workplace, often feels like we’re waving a neon sign of weakness. However, today’s expert guest -- who literally wrote the book on being brave regarding asking for help -- explains how asking for the right kind of assistance is essential to reducing stress, positively impacting our results and building a foundation for strong relationships.
Dr. Andrea Goeglein has a fascinating personal and professional story, complete with important and powerful lessons learned, starting with what she realized after altering the truth of her age (of 14) to land a job at a Wall Street brokerage firm. By 24, she opened her first operating business – a Haagen-Dazs ice cream store in Reno, Nevada. Many businesses and a PhD in Organizational Psychology later, Andrea has experienced enough stress and anxiety to be an expert.
Today she is a Success Catalyst and known as Dr. Success™. Andrea is the founder, curator and author of the Don’t Die™ self-development collection of books. Her latest book is Don’t Die Waiting to Be Brave. As an expert in Applied Positive Psychology, she is her clients’ success Sherpa, guiding them as they climb the mountain of success.
In today’s Finding Brave you’ll not only know when to ask for help, but who to ask and how to do it in order to flourish in your professional life. The choice to ask for help is ours, and we will create even more bravery and success when we know how much choice we really have.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://servingsuccess.com
“You just have to believe that there’s a higher version of you that you can tap into and that can access higher-level wisdom, insight, solutions, strategies, people and connections. If you believe it, and if you believe it strongly, it’s amazing what happens in your life.” - Kathy Caprino
Most of us know from experience that New Year's resolutions and the huge, hairy goals we dream up for our lives often arrive with great gusto, but all too frequently they die on the vine very soon after we've written them down.
Today, I’m excited to share a helpful year-end strategy of reflection -- the process of reflecting back on the past year in an in-depth, careful and probing way, exploring all that you’ve learned and experienced, created, and also “failed” at -- as an effective step to get clearer clear on what you really want in your life.
This reflection process helps you connect in a powerful, juicy way with your ultimate dreams and desires, and it highlights where you’ve been living “off course” - far away from what your most authentic self really wants. In this episode, I explore what I've found to be six essential reflection questions that are perfect for this time of year, to help us take stock, expand our gratitude and appreciation for all that we are today, and set the wheels in motion for shifting our approach to how we operate, communicate and engage with others and with our core challenges and power gaps. This reflection process hatches important new revelations, and sets the stage for a brand new future.
As always, be gentle and compassionate with yourself as you reflect, and remember that everything that’s happened can be used to bolster and uplift you, if you let it.
At the end of the show, I sing a little song to welcome in the New Year, from my heart to yours.
I’d love to hear how your answers to these six questions impact you. And I welcome your suggestions for any future topics or interviewees that you’re interested in. Please reach out to me by email, or on social media via LinkedIn, or on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and say hello and share your ideas!
I wish you and your family very Happy Holidays and I’m looking forward to serving you fresh, new episodes of Finding Brave in 2019 that will move you forward to create life and work as you dream it to be.
Happy New Year!
“When you’re getting together with family, friends, your parents, and with your siblings, don’t keep using the stories from the past as an excuse to feel what you feel today.” - Kathy Caprino
You may think that pain and conflict with family and friends during the busy holiday season is unavoidable, but on today’s episode of Finding Brave I’m giving you 5 practical and doable strategies that will help.
These strategies aren’t just what I’ve encountered when coaching and helping others, but what I talk about today touch on challenges and struggles I’ve personally experienced.
Using these strategies will allow you to find ways to be loving, compassionate, joyful, and grateful all at the same time. So dig deep in your heart and spirit this holiday season and embrace the good, kind, the loving and compassionate – in yourself and others.
Make a commitment to see good and to emphasize what you have in common, what you love together. And your holiday will go very differently, I guarantee it.
“If you’re not feeling so positive and you go engage in a simple positive habit, and then you feel better, you’re reminding your brain that your behaviors matter.” - Michelle Gielan
One of my favorite topics is how to speak bravely, and today’s Finding Brave guest is someone who can back up the importance of doing this with strong research. What she shares today reveals how our language shapes and influences our reality so much more than most of us understand.
Michelle Gielan is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change and was named one of the Top 10 authors on resilience by the Harvard Business Review. She is the founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research.
Michelle is also the Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. She formerly served as anchor of The CBS Morning News. Michelle has spent the past decade researching the link between happiness and success and her research has received attention from dozens of media outlets including: The Washington Post, Forbes, and The New York Times, among other major outlets. What you’ll learn in this episode is that although being happy may be challenging sometimes, happiness is indeed a choice. In the long run, we will all have a much great chance of achieving happiness if we are deliberate and committed to achieving it on a daily basis.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://michellegielan.com/
“You have to think about pitching as a two-way dialogue. It’s not, ‘let me sell myself.’ It’s not, ‘let me announce what’s great about me’ to the world. It’s a two-way dialogue and you have to be thinking just as hard about that journalist on the other end of your email as about you and what you have to say.” - Mark Fortier
In this episode of Finding Brave, my special guest will reveal not only how you can get the attention of top media, but also how to make the most of your appearance and then absolutely rock it.
My guest, Mark Fortier, is a 25-year veteran of public relations work, and President and Founder of Fortier Public Relations, a PR firm specializing in business books and business thought leadership. He has worked on well over a hundred bestsellers, eight #1 bestsellers and books by dozens of Fortune 500 CEOs and 32 of the Thinkers50 list of the world’s leading business thinkers including Jim Collins, Clayton Christensen, and Seth Godin.
As you’ll hear, it’s very doable to get picked up in the news, but you do need to be smart in the way you approach it. Mark shares his deep experience and insights on the best strategies to use to be successful in landing great interviews with top media and putting your best foot forward, as well as the common pitfalls many professionals experience when attempting to achieve and attract top exposure in the media.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.fortierpr.com/
“You know when you go to a dinner party and you end up chatting to that one person that you didn’t expect to, and you have that really rich conversation that takes you into all sorts of interesting spaces? That’s the voice that I want to have for our authors.” - Lou Johnson
Have you ever thought about writing a book, but you weren’t sure of how to approach a publisher after it was written? In today’s episode of Finding Brave, you’ll not only hear how to do this, but you’ll learn powerful tips and strategies from a top publishing expert on how you can entice great publishers to say “YES!” to your book project.
Lou Johnson is an experienced, dynamic and highly effective business leader with a deep passion for supporting creators, developing people, workplace culture and business performance. She is a well-known publishing industry figure with over twenty-five years of industry experience including senior roles at Random House, Allen & Unwin and Simon & Schuster, where she was Managing Director between 2010 – 2014, launching her own startup, The Author People and now Publishing Director at Murdoch Books.
In addition, her industry representation includes Vice-Presidency of the Australian Publisher's Association (2012–2014), Chair of the Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC) Distribution Expert Reference Group and board membership of The Stella Prize and founding committee member for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation
She has worked on a vast range of books including authors like Rhonda Byrnes, Kate Morton, Elizabeth Gilbert, Khaled Hosseini, Al Gore, Philippa Gregory, Hillary Clinton and JK Rowling.
Lou’s insight on how her company considers submissions by authors, along with the clarity she provides about how best to approach publishers, is invaluable. If you’re an author or an aspiring one, and are confused about the publishing process or losing hope, don’t despair because your message is needed. Listen in here to get the best advice and direction on how to spread your book messages with the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsonlou/
“You are like a thumbprint. You are absolutely unique. Now you have to understand how and leverage it and be strong enough to be powerful.” - Kathy Caprino
In this episode, I share key findings from my in-depth research with thousands of professional women around the world about the 7 most damaging power gaps that keep people from thriving and succeeding in both life and work.
Here, I outline how these 7 gaps steal away our power, confidence, energy, vision, connection and influence, and I explain how these gaps derail us from achieving our highest and best goals and visions. You'll hear some specific, actionable tips and new approaches to help you recognize the gaps that are impacting your life today, and support you to move forward to close them once and for all.
“Look at your individual industry and role and see where you are in danger of being automated, and how you can upscale or rescale so that you are adding unique human value to that position.” - Alexandra Levit
You’ve undoubtedly noticed that technological change and advancements in the workforce are happening faster than ever before. Are you concerned about how to lead and thrive in the organization of the future?
Today’s expert guest on Finding Brave answers this question brilliantly, and shows us why the future world won’t be doomsday, but instead, will be exciting, rewarding and full of opportunity for so many.
Alexandra Levit’s goal is to prepare organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has authored several books, including the international bestseller They Don’t Teach Corporate in College and Humanity Works: Merging People and Technologies for the Workforce of the Future.
Alexandra recently became a partner with organizational development firm PeopleResults. She consults and writes on leadership development, human resources, technology adoption, entrepreneurship, innovation, career and workplace trends on behalf of numerous Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Canon, Deloitte, DeVry University, Intuit, SilkRoad, and Staples, and has spoken on these topics at hundreds of organizations around the world.
In the last several years, Alexandra has conducted proprietary research on the future of work, technology adoption, the millennial generation, gender differences and bias, and the skills gap. She also served as a member of Business Roundtable’s Springboard Project, which advised the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Defense on current employment issues.
After listening to Alexandra on the future of work and where humanity fits in, you’ll know why it’s now a time to take brave action, and not sit back and let things happen to us. Change is here -- let’s embrace it.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.alexandralevit.com/
“To awaken your Joy of Genius, start with a commitment that’s just giving yourself permission to discover more of what your genius is. Out of that commitment comes a whole new wealth of ideas that will come forth.” - Gay Hendricks
Today’s Finding Brave episode is all about how to address negative thinking once and for all, and also claim your true creativity and work and live from within your zone of genius. This is a special conversation, and I’m honored to speak directly with the inspiring Gay Hendricks whom I’ve admired for years, especially since reading his amazing book The Big Leap. Gay joins the podcast to share the essence of his new book The Joy of Genius, a powerful new sequel to The Big Leap.
Gay Hendricks has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind transformation for more than 45 years. After earning his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1974, Gay served as Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado for 21 years. He has written more than 40 books, including bestsellers such as Five Wishes, The Big Leap, Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, (the last two co-authored with his co-author and mate for more than 35 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks). A true embodiment of living in our zone of genius and creativity, Gay is also a mystery novelist, with a series of five books featuring the Tibetan-Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu, as well as a new mystery series featuring a Victorian-era London detective, Sir Errol Hyde. His latest book, The Joy of Genius, shows how to eliminate negative thinking and bring forth true creativity. Gay has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others. Gay shares his concept of The Genius Spiral, which is a big part of his latest book, and he reveals how to take life’s difficult moments and turn them into springboards to genius. The best part is that what Gay talks about won’t take you hours a day to master. You’ll find that a commitment to giving just a few minutes a day will help lead you to discover your true genius and creativity.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://hendricks.com/
“I can’t teach you any trick, any layer, or any tip about “Start questions with these words”, et cetera, unless I share the fact that the outcome of your questions -- the responses to your questions -- are laid in the foundation of intention.” - Chad Littlefield
What if the key to building stronger connections with the people we work with started with asking powerful questions? Today’s inspiring expert guest on Finding Brave has made it his life mission to “gently eradicate small talk” in the hopes that it will bring us all closer to what really matters to us all.
Chad Littlefield is the co-founder of We!™ and creator of We! Connect Cards, a tool to spark conversations that matter in 50+ countries around the world. He has spoken at TED, and most recently he and his partner Will Wise launched their new book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter, now a #1 Amazon Bestseller.
As you’ll hear, it all starts with gaining a deeper awareness of our intentions, as well as a genuine curiosity and touch of bravery to get to truly know the people around us. It just takes ones step on our part, but even a tiny act can have profound effects.
And you’ll explore with us the idea that small talk can keep us from forging the true bonds we’re longing for, but our efforts at making connection can backfire if we’re not more careful and conscious.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.weand.me/
“Why should somebody invest their money and their time in working with you, as opposed to someone else? There always has to be your own personal brand and your own personal strategy behind everything that you do, and it has to be consistent.” - Sean Patrick
Today’s Finding Brave guest pulls back the curtain on what’s keeping coaches, consultants and practitioners from generating greater financial rewards, and as a result, the impact they really want to create.
Sean Patrick is a High-Ticket Sales Closer and LinkedIn Lead Gen Expert, and a coach at heart. He is the Founder of Founder of Truth™, a private partnership designed to accelerate the sales results of a select group of online coaches. On an application only basis, Sean personally closes qualified, inbound leads for high ticket services, on a 100% performance basis.
His closing methodology blends applications of advanced psychology, luxury selling, coaching, and peak performance to arrive at one thing – the truth that’s hidden deep in the subconscious minds of your coaching prospects. He works to uncover the concepts and principles that influence potential clients’ decisions to invest in themselves and to show up consistently in a coaching or consulting program, with unwavering commitment to excellence.
His goal is to elevate his clients’ coaching practices to unprecedented levels, while giving them the time and clarity to focus exclusively on delivering transformational value to their clients.
Sean shares the common limiting beliefs that hold coaches and consultants back financially, and provides practical strategies that you can implement starting today to enhance your closing results immediately.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://bit.ly/2AZMXdT
“I think that organizations have been waking up for some time now to the fact that leadership isn’t just transactional. It’s not just about getting people to do something; it’s really relational. Yet a lot of people in relationship roles inside organizations don’t really have the training or the support to establish those dynamic, productive and empowering relationships.” - Karen Kimsey-House
“Leadership” is a word that gets used often in the coaching and personal development industries, and today’s guest on Finding Brave not only shares the new definition of leadership, but also the basic coaching skills that are essential in order to be a impactful and effective leader.
One of the earliest recognized luminaries in the coaching profession, Karen Kimsey-House is the co-founder of CTI (The Coaches Training Institute) one of the largest coaching and leadership development companies in the world. Karen is also the co-author of Co-Active Coaching, the best-selling industry bible, now in its fourth edition and Co-Active Leadership: Five Ways to Lead. On a mission of global, transformative change, Karen continues to lead CTI workshops and is a dynamic keynote speaker on leadership around the world.
In this episode, you’ll hear from Karen on why everyone is a leader, and how leadership starts with each and every one of us.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://coactive.com/
“I think what we do need is something that gives us a degree of comfort in our lives, however we define that financially, and a degree of comfort in our lives timewise. A business is meant to serve us, not the other way around.” - Mike Michalowicz
If you’re an entrepreneur working long hours and exhausting yourself to achieve the goals you’ve set for you and your business, this week’s episode is for you. Today, our Finding Brave guest shares his deep expertise on how you can design your business to run itself.
My guest Mike Michalowicz is the author of Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest release is Clockwork. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies - one to private equity and another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million dollar venture, Profit First Professionals.
Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs, and is here today to share the best of what he has learned.
In this episode you’ll learn Mike’s framework for being able to step back from your business, without losing your purpose, along with tips for empowering the people you work with and what you can start doing right now to build a more successful and rewarding personal and professional life.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.mikemichalowicz.com/
“There has been a cycle of overuse of new information sources that we have to relearn in terms of how to interact in a healthy way, and positive psychology gives us some clues that say these are things that human beings have struggled with since the beginning of time. It’s just that the medium has changed for us and we have to reapply what we already know to be our best selves and reach our potential.” - Amy Blankson
We hear every day about how the technology available to us today erodes our happiness and stresses us out, but is it possible that we can use it to actually do the opposite? Today’s guest on Finding Brave has made it her life’s work to study this issue, and the insights she shares on this episode will encourage you to view technology in a whole new light.
The only person to receive a Point of Light from two US Presidents, my guest Amy Blankson graduated from Harvard College and Yale School of Management, and co-founded GoodThink to bring the science of happiness to life for others. Amy has since focused her work on understanding how to cultivate happiness in a digital era. She is a member of the UN Global Happiness Council, a Fellow of the World Innovation Organization, and is working with the IEEE to create standards for well-being in artificial intelligence. Amy is a regular contributor for Forbes and author of the bestselling book The Future of Happiness. The information that Amy shares today will inspire you to make important changes, even if they’re just small ones, to become more intentional and start regaining control and balance in your life. Ultimately, the future of happiness starts with the choices we make in the present.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://amyblankson.com/
“When you create an environment where you have a mixture of ages, just like a mixture of genders and a mixture of races, you create a better workplace and more effective teams.” - Chip Conley
In our increasingly accelerated world that venerates the young, many in mid-career sense that the ground is shifting beneath their feet, leaving them feeling invisible, undervalued, and threatened by the digital natives nipping at their heels. However, today’s guest on Finding Brave argues that experience is on the brink of a comeback.
Rebel hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, Chip Conley disrupted his favorite industry... twice. At age 26, he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. He sold JdV after running it as CEO for 24 years, and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world’s leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and today acts as the company’s Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. His five books have made him a leading authority at the intersection of psychology and business. Chip was awarded “Most Innovative CEO” by the San Francisco Business Times, is the recipient of hospitality’s highest honor, the Pioneer Award, and holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University.
In this episode, he tackles the hard truth that ageism is as big an issue in the working world as any other bias. In the process, Conley liberates the term “elder” from the stigma of “elderly” and ignites a conversation for society to embrace age like any other diversity while also celebrating the value of wisdom and experience.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://chipconley.com/
“If I can help you discover what Heaven on Earth is within you and get you on the path simply and easily toward that, we’ve begun a massive transformation of the world.” - Martin Rutte
If I were to ask you what you thought “Heaven on Earth” is, would you be able to say? Today’s guest on Finding Brave has literally written the book on this topic, and he’s here to explore how we can understand the concept of Heaven on Earth as we each personally define it, and why that’s a critical endeavor to engage in.
Martin Rutte is an international speaker, management consultant, and President of Livelihood, a management consulting firm based in Santa Fe, NM. He has worked with such organizations as The World Bank, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Southern California Edison, Virgin Records, Esso Petroleum and London Life Insurance helping them expand their outlook and position themselves for the future. Martin was the first Canadian to address the Corporate Leadership & Ethics Forum of The Harvard Business School, returning for four consecutive years as keynote speaker. He is a co-author of the New York Times business bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work, with over one million copies sold. His newest book is Project Heaven on Earth: The 3 Simple Questions That Will Help You Change The World … Easily.
In this thought-provoking episode, you’ll not only learn that Heaven on Earth as you conceive of it is possible, but there are actionable steps that each and every one of us can take now to contribute to that movement.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://projectheavenonearth.com/
“There are no words for it. We don’t know how to describe it to our partners or our friends, or even ourselves. It just feels like this swirling chaos inside of our bodies and inside of our lives.” - Jason Miller
On today’s episode of Finding Brave, you’ll hear a conversation that’s not often shared openly. Tough times, or “dark nights” happen to everyone, but especially to business owners riding the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. To help us navigate the dark nights is someone who knows them all too well.
Jason Alan Miller, or “Jam” is the Co-Founder of Peaceful Media, the go-to digital marketing & branding agency for conscious entrepreneurs who have a deep desire to heal, love, and shift the planet and its people. You’ll hear how during his darkest times, Jason has received invaluable support from his parents, peers and people who just believe in him and help him to believe in himself. Along the way, Jason has never forgotten that he’s “ok”, and he’s continued to evolve in so many ways, including spiritually.
In this episode you’ll receive his priceless and practical tools and insights for “reemerging & rebirthing” or otherwise navigating the twisty, wrenching turns of metamorphosis.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://peacefulmedia.com/
Welcome to my “2018 Listener Favorites” Series!
This August, I’m delighted to bring you the top four, most downloaded episodes of the 31 shows we’ve published since the start of the podcast (January 4, 2018).
“And now people realize that it doesn’t matter if you work inside a company, you have your own job or you’re a solopreneur. You need to offer something that’s unique and valuable, and that is based in who you are.” - William Arruda
Personal branding is something we hear about often when it applies to entrepreneurs and online business owners, but it’s also something that employees in the corporate world, as well as job seekers, should be aware of and hone consciously and powerfully.
Often people think they should be hiding what makes them different (what we’re calling here their “quirks”) when in fact these traits and characteristics are what’s most fascinating, unique and memorable about them. When it comes to personal branding and working your quirks, today’s expert guest on Finding Brave is the go-to source for top-level, expert information and strategies.
Referred to as “The Personal Branding Guru” by Entrepreneur magazine, William Arruda has been credited with turning the concept of personal branding into a global industry. A corporate branding veteran, William is the founder and President of Reach, the global leader in personal branding with representatives in 49 countries and products that have been used by more than a million people.
He has the distinct privilege of having delivered more personal branding keynotes to more people in more places than anyone else on earth. American Express, Google, Gucci, IBM, J&J, LinkedIn, Pepsi and Target are just a few in a long list of his clients. As a thought-leader, William is a spokesperson on personal branding and social media. He has appeared on BBC TV, the Discovery Channel and NPR and he’s been featured in 1,000+ publications. He’s the bestselling author of the definitive books on executive branding, Ditch. Dare. Do! and Career Distinction and he writes a regular column for Forbes.
This episode with William Arruda will encourage and inspire you to infuse everything you do with the parts of you that make you truly unique and different. And you’ll begin to understand why your uniqueness is so important to the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
http://williamarruda.com/
http://www.reachpersonalbranding.com/
http://careerblast.tv/
Welcome to my “2018 Listener Favorites” Series! This August, I’m delighted to bring you the top four, most downloaded episodes of the 31 shows we’ve published since the start of the podcast (January 4, 2018). “It’s very important that we not try to continually adapt to extroverts. It is the time for introverts. Let me just say, each one of us has that within us, so it’s in all of our best interests to tap into some of those strengths.” - Jennifer Kahnweiler On today’s Finding Brave, we’ll be discussing the powerful leadership qualities of introverts, and the challenges they undoubtedly face -- and can overcome successfully -- in their organizations. Our guest today is a unique expert in the field and study of introverts in that she is not an introvert herself, but a champion for them. Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, PhD, Certified Speaking Professional, is an author and global speaker hailed as a “champion for introverts.” Her bestselling books The Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, and The Genius of Opposites have been translated into 16 languages and have helped introverts throughout the world expand their leadership capacity. Jennifer deepened her knowledge and appreciation for introverts through her work as a learning and development professional contributing to leading organizations like General Electric, FreddieMac, NASA, Turner Broadcasting, the US Centers for Disease Control, and the American Management Association. Jennifer has been invited to deliver keynote speeches and seminars in Australia, Vietnam, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and Paraguay. Her presentations include her characteristic humor, poignant stories, and practical tools. She has also been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Join us as Jennifer shares revealing new content, tools and what she has learned about introverted leadership in the last decade, as we now witness what she refers to as “the rise of the introverts.” To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://jenniferkahnweiler.com/
Welcome to my “2018 Listener Favorites” Series!
This August, I’m delighted to bring you the top four, most downloaded episodes of the 31 shows we’ve published since the start of the podcast (January 4, 2018).
“People who come to me, who can’t speak up, or they’re being disrespected, or they can’t make decisions, or they can’t tell their boss ‘no this doesn’t work’, it comes from childhood. How we are trained in childhood, the culture of the ecosystem that we are raised in, and how we are treated when we try to speak up for ourselves, or when we even think we want to speak up for ourselves. Everything about that is within you now, unless you’ve done the work to revise it, and heal it, and change it.” - Kathy Caprino
Speaking up for ourselves and standing up for what’s right is a deep challenge that I hear about from people literally every day of the week.
Why do we struggle so deeply with speaking up? And what steps can we take today to begin to empower ourselves to say what needs to be said, effectively and authoritatively, even when we feel we can’t?
In today’s episode of Finding Brave, you’ll hear my own personal story of challenge and trauma from my childhood that carried through to my corporate career (and beyond) and impacted my ability to speak up for myself. And we’ll explore the very real and damaging consequences of not speaking your truth.
Being able to speak up effectively for yourself is entwined with our self-worth, self-confidence, esteem, bravery, boundaries, what you learned as a child and in your family, what you experienced when you did speak up, and much more. I share how emotional manipulation and narcissism impacts your ability to advocate for yourself, as well as the 7 essential steps to take to speak up assertively and effectively, especially when you feel you can’t.
Welcome to my “2018 Listener Favorites” Series! This August, I’m delighted to bring you the top four, most downloaded episodes of the 31 shows we’ve published since the start of the podcast (January 4, 2018).
Today’s show was the inaugural episode, and in it, I share my deeply personal story about how I embarked on “Finding Brave” in my own life, and why mustering more bravery and courage is a vital endeavor for men and women around the world who want to live the highest version of themselves and reach their highest, most joyful potential.
I define #FINDINGBRAVE as this: Recognizing — and courageously leveraging — what you’re made of as a human and spiritual being, and mustering the commitment, passion and courage to draw on all that you are to create the life you dream of, through the fear and the pain.
And I offer 10 essential ways to find brave in your life, with specific tips to get moving on your brave path.
“Imitating these people, or trying to be these people, does not and should not equal being inspired by these people. Because if we can be inspired by these people and pull some of those qualities, characteristics and best practices that they’ve got, and apply them with a slight tweak to who we are and what we’re trying to do, that’s where the innovation starts.” - Eric Termuende
Like many people, you may find yourself wanting the life that someone else may have, and look to imitate or emulate that person to get to where he or she is today. Is that the right thing to do though? Today’s inspiring guest on Finding Brave is going to explain why this is the wrong approach to take, and what we should do instead.
Eric Termuende is the co-founder of NoW Innovations, a bestselling author, and an international speaker. His work has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global, the Huffington Post, Globe and Mail, and other top media platforms. Eric was recognized as a Top 100 Emerging Innovator under 35 globally by American Express, is a TEDx speaker, and represented Canada at the G20 Summit. Eric is a thought leader on optimizing workplace culture, the future of work, and engagement in the workplace. He provides key actionable takeaways on how companies can drive engagement through connection and trust. Eric dispels generational groupings to re-humanize and gain more out of the workforce. Having given nearly 200 presentations, he goes beyond diversity and inclusion to help audiences understand people and patterns in order to optimize the workplace. He is the author of a new bestselling book, Rethink Work. Eric is an amazing young leader whose wisdom and thoughts around leadership will inspire you want to be yourself, because it’s often what we aren’t that will differentiate us the most on our journey.
For more information about today's guest, visit: https://erictermuende.com/
“The reality is that we all struggle with confidence, just in different, varying levels. I mean, for me with my military experience, I think one thing that really helps is perspective. So I can step back and say, ‘you know what, let me get some legit perspective on where I’m at right now, and then look at where I have been.’” - John Lee Dumas
Do you have a creative passion, podcast or show that you want to introduce to the world, but you’re struggling to find the confidence? Even if you had the confidence to launch it, would you know where to begin? Today’s inspiring expert guest is here to light us up and give us his strategic yet practical and empowering tips for both new podcasters as well as other creatives who want to launch their passion project in a successful way.
John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs every Monday and drops “value bombs” every Thursday. With over 2,000 episodes, 1.3 million listens every month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, John is, in his words “just getting started.” As you’ll hear, John is someone who really does set you on fire when you listen to him, and his thoughts and insights on confidence, perspective and mastering your craft will benefit anyone with a burning message to share.
For more information about today's guest, visit: https://www.eofire.com/
“You need to not assume that things will happen to you. You have to say, ‘I want it, I need it and I love it.’” - Angie Ruan
When you think of certain occupations such as engineer, is there an image of what you think that person should look like? Today’s inspiring and deeply talented female tech leader recognized her own immense gifts and had the confidence and belief in herself to identify supportive environments that would allow her to pursue her ultimate dreams in the male-dominated field of technology.
Angie Ruan is a SVP of Technology at NASDAQ. Previously, she held various key executive positions at American Express, PayPal and eBay. She has successfully helped American Express, PayPal and eBay transform technology offerings and deliver incredible business results.
One of Angie’s passions is to contagiously inspire others to make a difference, especially in the community of women. She served as the President of eWIT (2012~2014), eBay-Women-in-Technology, a grassroots organization that promotes the interest of women in technology with 2000 members globally. She was recognized as a Woman of Influence in 2014 by Silicon Valley Business Journal.
After living in California for over 20 years, she relocated with her family to New York in 2015. She is a mother of two, an engineer by heart, a leader by training, a podcast fanatic, and a lifetime learner.
Angie’s story is an inspiring one for the next generation of women leadership and shows the importance of finding a culture that naturally supports women, and then having the confidence to pursue the available opportunities and speak up and rise up powerfully to do your best, most inspired work.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
http://business.nasdaq.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-ruan-2585aa/
“It was really a life-changing experience, but it made me realize I’m hard wired to connect, as we all are. When we don’t have that connection in our lives we dysfunction,and that’s what’s happening today.” - Mike Stallard
In this episode of Finding Brave, you’ll be hearing how there’s an epidemic of loneliness today in America and other democracies around the world that makes people less resilient in coping with stress. Why is this something we need to pay attention to? Our expert guest today shares the serious outcomes of low connection coupled with a high level of stress, and how human connection is a superpower that makes you healthier, happier and more productive.
Michael Stallard is a keynote speaker and expert on how effective leaders boost human connection in workplace cultures to improve the health and performance of individuals and organizations. He is president of the Connection Culture Group, a leadership training firm, and the author of two books, Connection Culture and Fired Up or Burned Out. His clients have included Costco, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NASA, and Turner Construction Company. Texas Christian University founded the TCU Center for Connection Culture based on Michael’s work.
Not only does Mike share how strengthening our connections will benefit our overall well-being, but he backs it up with fascinating studies and data, as well as his own personal experiences. Reaching out and connecting with others may not be easiest thing to do for some of us, but it truly is time to “find brave” and connect with the people around us in a much deeper way, to enhance our life experience and strengthen our ability to live well and healthfully.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://www.michaelleestallard.com/
“What I’m going to encourage listeners to do, and what I talk about in Leading with Emotional Courage, is to trust the emotions in a certain way and in a way that you don’t have to figure everything out with your head. Figuring it out with your head keeps the ego in control, and actually stops the emotion from moving on.” - Peter Bregman
Being brave is about acting powerfully in the world, and emotional courage, or being brave on the inside, is what we’re talking about today. Our guest today shows us that if you are brave with what you are willing to feel, then you can be brave in what you are able to do.
Peter Bregman is the CEO of Bregman Partners, a company that helps senior leaders create accountability and inspire collective action on their organization’s most important work. He is the bestselling author of 18 Minutes, and his forthcoming book, Leading with Emotional Courage, is being released this month.
You’ll hear stories from Peter’s own personal journey about what emotional courage looks and feels like, and learn the value of being able to feel our feelings without fully understanding, analyzing or criticizing them. This is key because, as you’ll hear, if you’re willing to feel everything, you can do anything.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://bregmanpartners.com/
“It’s all testing and all fighting through the limiting beliefs and the thought that your ideas aren’t good enough, and then realizing you can create anything that you want.” - Kristen Aldridge
“If you want to be a leader today, it’s not about whether or not you like people. If you want to be a leader today, you have to LOVE people, period.” - Seth Mattison
This episode of Finding Brave will undoubtedly inspire you to go out and find brave to do the amazing things you dream to do and be in the world, much like guests you’ll meet today.
Kristen Aldridge and Seth Mattison are the co-founders of Luminate, whose mission is to connect, support, empower and inspire leaders and entrepreneurs to create work experiences that fill people up, rather than run them dry. In addition to founding Luminate, Kristen is an Emmy-winning journalist who has created content for hugely recognizable brands like Entrepreneur, ABC, CBS, Yahoo! and ESPN, and Seth is an internationally renowned author and expert on the future of work and leadership.
Seth and Kristen share their real-life stories and experiences of the good, the bad and the sometimes ugly of what it is to refocus and combine their respective talents as a husband-and-wife team to launch a huge passion project that they’ve dreamed and designed to positively impact the world.
In the show, Kristen shares openly about the unexpected and sometimes raw and vulnerable aspects of the entrepreneurship journey, and Seth describes all that he’s learning about how leaders can (and must) illuminate their work and their organizations through the power of love.
To learn more about today's guests, visit:
https://justluminate.com
https://kristenaldridge.com
https://sethmattison.com
“I think in the middle of that storm, in the eye of that storm, is a new emerging consciousness of interconnection, and of a desire to bring hope and healing forward, and people are doing that in a lot of creative and different ways.” - Carla Goldstein
Even with all the polarizing points of view and differences of opinions in the world today, there is an inner connectedness between all of us. Today’s guest on Finding Brave, Carla Goldstein, has made it her mission to help people build a deeper understanding of this idea and experience of connectedness, and to leverage that understanding to lead, manage and communicate differently.
Carla Goldstein, JD, is a pioneer in women’s leadership with 25 years of public policy experience serving as Omega Institute’s chief external affairs officer to help Omega connect its work to change-making efforts around the world. She is also the cofounder of the Omega Women's Leadership Center, a hub for convening, inspiring, and training women to # DoPowerDifferently. The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies receives more than 500 teachers and 23,000 people annually to attend its workshops, conferences, and retreats in Rhinebeck, New York.
How do we need to shift, and what must we need to address more effectively to connect with our universal humanity and support the deeper connection we need to thrive in today’s world? In this thought-provoking conversation, Carla shares helps us answer these questions and move towards healing, finding a different way to solve our conflicts with each other.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.eomega.org/
“Unless you have consciously addressed it, you’re probably reliving many patterns from childhood that you actually aren’t aware of and wouldn’t choose.”- Kathy Caprino
In January 2014, I had the opportunity to talk with leadership expert Dr. Tim Elmore and learn more about how we as parents are failing our children today -- coddling and crippling them -- and keeping them from becoming leaders they are destined to be. The resulting Forbes article went viral, with 7.8 million views to date, and from this, it’s clear parenting today is an issue that warrants more discussion and more research-based guidance.
Today’s episode of Finding Brave offers my personal take on the question of how we parent our children so they grow up healthy, self-confident and self-reliant, and very able to lead their life from their own values, ideas and beliefs. I share my own personal experiences as a parent, marriage and family therapist and someone who coaches thousands of mid-life professionals through limiting and negative beliefs, mindsets and behaviors that, sadly, they acquired through their childhoods that have damaged them.
You’ll hear how when it comes to parenting, everything we do for our children starts with us. I’m not judging here, as I’ve made every single one of these mistakes I’m talking about here, but the key is becoming more aware of the ways we are tripping up our children and getting in the way of their growing up successfully.
If what I talk about today resonates with you, please comment below and feel free to connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. I’d love to hear about the topics that you’re struggling with, whether it be personally or professionally, so that I can discuss them on a future episode of the podcast.
“How am I going to do to deal with these hard challenges in a way that will add positivity? We don’t need any more negativity,, hate, blame and vitriolic tearing down of human beings. What we need is positive, effective, balanced, reasoned ways of dealing with the challenges.” - Kathy Caprino
What’s happening in our world today that’s unleashed so much vitriol, rage and hatred? Everywhere we turn, whether it’s from public figures in the spotlight or people on social media, we’re seeing millions of people tearing others down mercilessly. It doesn’t have to be this way, and on today’s Finding Brave I share my thoughts on how we can all do our part to start taking the high road, and demonstrate values that support humanity, connectedness and compassion, not rip it apart. We each can use our voices powerfully and stand up for what we believe, but also do it in a respectful, caring way at the same time.
If you want to be known as someone who elevates, enlightens and educates, I hope you find this show helpful on your path.
I’d love to hear from you about how you take the high road or why you choose not to. Please comment below or connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. Whether you agree or disagree with what I share here, please respond respectfully so we can build helpful bridges and support each other on this journey through life.
“Basically a lot of people...end up teaching the course they wish they had taken.” - David Siteman Garland
With the huge popularity of online courses today, you may be wondering if it’s time that you offered a course to your core audience or community, to help them in some meaningful way. If so, what would you choose to teach, who would you desire to help most, and how would you get started developing in?
Today’s expert guest on Finding Brave shares insider tips and strategies to help you answer those questions.
The creator of The Rise To The Top & Create Awesome Online Courses, David Siteman Garland is a top expert in guiding people through the process of creating and selling their own online courses. He’s taught thousands of students in over 100 countries who have launched successful courses on everything from teaching kindergarten to snowboarding.
Not only does David share why online courses are such a great way to scale your business, but you’ll also hear the biggest mistakes people make when when they start out creating an online course. He reveals what you should expect to spend in terms of budget, as well as other powerful suggestions and advice to get you moving in developing and launching your own course that will make a difference to the people you’re passionate about supporting.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.createawesomeonlinecourses.com/or https://therisetothetop.com/
“If you are facing retaliation at work, report it. Report it, report it, report it. By reporting it, not only do you potential have a claim for sexual harassment, you also have a claim for retaliation if they fire you afterwards.” - Tom Spiggle
Sexual harassment is something we all need to have greater awareness of around us, but what should we do it’s happened to us? How has the #MeToo movement changed how we’re experiencing this issue, particularly in today’s corporate world? Your career is an asset and you should use the law to protect it, just as you would use a will to protect your physical estate. Our guest expert today shares exactly how to approach protecting yourself against mistreatment and harassment in the workplace.
Tom Spiggle is a former federal prosecutor and founder of The Spiggle Law Firm, a firm that empowers women who have been fired or are afraid that they might be.
Tom shares powerful resources that help us navigate the complex issues around sexual harassment, and as you’ll hear, even a little bit of knowledge can go a long way when it comes to employment law. Getting the legal help you need usually does not involve a lengthy, and public, legal battle. Applying just a few basic legal principles discussed here today can help you come out on top, without going to court.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.spigglelaw.com/
“I force my students to really challenge their minds to ignite both the right side of their brain and the left side of their brain. So they bring in critical and creativeness, and when those two things mix together, it’s just beautiful.” - Lilian Ajayi-Ore
Today’s Finding Brave features not only a disruptive leader who is realizing her own tremendous potential, but someone who has created a global movement showing others how to do the same in their own lives.
Lilian Ajayi-Ore is the Founder and Executive Director of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), an award-winning not-for-profit organization headquartered in New York City, with a reach of 3.5 million people worldwide. GC4W is one of the leading international non-profits of the millennium in the areas of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and youth empowerment. Lilian was invited to create the first Teach Gender Equality certificate course for Microsoft Education, and the certificate course is being offered to 2 million teachers worldwide. She is a current doctorate student at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a degree in International Relations from Harvard, and has served on the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, working as policy negotiator in the second committee. Lilian is an award-winning humanitarian and leadership ambassador, who has been invited to speak at the United Nations (in New York), The World Bank, United Nations Development Program, Toronto World Leadership Forum, to name a few.
Lilian is currently a university faculty member at the School of Professional Studies at the New York University, and others. Her professional experience also includes working as the Head of Digital Strategy and Big Data Analytics for several Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies including Saks Fifth Ave, Comcast NBC Universal, Panasonic, IBM, Macy's and Citibank.
Lilian’s insights will help you stand up for what you believe and truly embrace your potential. You’ll hear how you can pursue your passion and purpose, and why fear doesn’t have to stand in your way if you learn how to reframe and even embrace it.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://gc4women.org
Speaking up for ourselves and standing up for what’s right is a deep challenge that I hear about from people literally every day of the week.
Why do we struggle so deeply with speaking up? And what steps can we take today to begin to empower ourselves to say what needs to be said, effectively and authoritatively, even when we feel we can’t?
In today’s episode of Finding Brave, you’ll hear my own personal story of challenge and trauma from my childhood that carried through to my corporate career (and beyond) and impacted my ability to speak up for myself. And we’ll explore the very real and damaging consequences of not speaking your truth.
Being able to speak up effectively for yourself is entwined with our self-worth, self-confidence, esteem, bravery, boundaries, what you learned as a child and in your family, what you experienced when you did speak up, and much more. I share how emotional manipulation and narcissism impacts your ability to advocate for yourself, as well as the 7 essential steps to take to speak up assertively and effectively, especially when you feel you can’t.
“So many employees are just waiting for something to happen. They’re waiting to be promoted, they’re waiting for the next thing, and it’s not necessarily as clear as it used to be. So we want the employees to say, ‘Hey, here’s where I’m aiming, here’s where I want to go, what are the skills that I need to develop to get there?’” - Dorie Clark
The ability to think more entrepreneurially is essential for all leaders, even those who work within companies. In this timely conversation, Dorie Clark joins us to share her expertise on how we can become more effective leaders by embracing and leveraging our entrepreneurial mindset and capabilities, no matter what type of work setting or culture we’re engaged in.
Dorie Clark is the author of the new book Entrepreneurial You. Her past books include Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, she teaches at Duke University and writes frequently for the Harvard Business Review.
You’ll hear from Dorie on how you’ll benefit from having a willingness to talk about, and learn from, failure, as well as how to test and bring your new products and services to market - rather than just making a huge bet and praying it all works out. Dorie explains how to create multiple revenue streams to reduce risk and increase overall 'career security. And she explains why we should all be reframing the concept of what entrepreneurship truly means.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://dorieclark.com/
“It’s very important that we not try to continually adapt to extroverts. It is the time for introverts. Let me just say, each one of us has that within us, so it’s in all of our best interests to tap into some of those strengths.” - Jennifer Kahnweiler
On today’s Finding Brave, we’ll be discussing the powerful leadership qualities of introverts, and the challenges they undoubtedly face -- and can overcome successfully -- in their organizations. Our guest today is a unique expert in the field and study of introverts in that she is not an introvert herself, but a champion for them.
Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, PhD, Certified Speaking Professional, is an author and global speaker hailed as a “champion for introverts.” Her bestselling books The Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, and The Genius of Opposites have been translated into 16 languages and have helped introverts throughout the world expand their leadership capacity. Jennifer deepened her knowledge and appreciation for introverts through her work as a learning and development professional contributing to leading organizations like General Electric, FreddieMac, NASA, Turner Broadcasting, the US Centers for Disease Control, and the American Management Association. Jennifer has been invited to deliver keynote speeches and seminars in Australia, Vietnam, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and Paraguay. Her presentations include her characteristic humor, poignant stories, and practical tools. She has also been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
Join us as Jennifer shares revealing new content, tools and what she has learned about introverted leadership in the last decade, as we now witness what she refers to as “the rise of the introverts.”
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://jenniferkahnweiler.com/
“And now people realize that it doesn’t matter if you work inside a company, you have your own job or you’re a solopreneur. You need to offer something that’s unique and valuable, and that is based in who you are.” - William Arruda
Personal branding is something we hear about often when it applies to entrepreneurs and online business owners, but it’s also something that employees in the corporate world, as well as job seekers, should be aware of and hone consciously and powerfully. Often people think they should be hiding what makes them different (what we’re calling here their “quirks”) when in fact these traits and characteristics are what’s most fascinating, unique and memorable about them. When it comes to personal branding and working your quirks, today’s expert guest on Finding Brave is the go-to source for top-level, expert information and strategies.
Referred to as “The Personal Branding Guru” by Entrepreneur magazine, William Arruda has been credited with turning the concept of personal branding into a global industry. A corporate branding veteran, William is the founder and President of Reach, the global leader in personal branding with representatives in 49 countries and products that have been used by more than a million people. He has the distinct privilege of having delivered more personal branding keynotes to more people in more places than anyone else on earth. American Express, Google, Gucci, IBM, J&J, LinkedIn, Pepsi and Target are just a few in a long list of his clients. As a thought-leader, William is a spokesperson on personal branding and social media. He has appeared on BBC TV, the Discovery Channel and NPR and he’s been featured in 1,000+ publications. He’s the bestselling author of the definitive books on executive branding, Ditch. Dare. Do! and Career Distinction and he writes a regular column for Forbes. This episode with William Arruda will encourage and inspire you to infuse everything you do with the parts of you that make you truly unique and different. And you’ll begin to understand why your uniqueness is so important to the world.
To learn more about today's guest, visit:
http://williamarruda.com/
http://www.reachpersonalbranding.com/
http://careerblast.tv/
“You know these are people that are writing New York Times bestselling books [and] they’re building successful businesses. They’re producing feature films, and you would think that most people need an entire career to accomplish this, or need an entire lifetime to accomplish this. That was certainly true for past generations, but now we live in a world where this can happen in a matter of years, or even months for the craziest of the examples I’ve studied.” - Jared Kleinert
The story of today’s guest on Finding Brave is an inspiring one, and it just may shift your perception as it shows that age is not a necessary requirement for brilliance and impact.
Jared Kleinert, age 22, is an entrepreneur, TED and keynote speaker, and award-winning author who’s been named USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial" after spending years identifying and connecting hundreds of the world's smartest and most talented Millennials. His first book 2 Billion Under 20 was voted the "#1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015" by the Axiom Business Book Awards and his latest book 3 Billion Under 30 was released in January 2017 profiling 75 Avengers-esque individuals who have collectively started companies worth billions of dollars and reach hundreds of millions of people each month through their work. In addition to his research and keynote speaking business, Jared (along with his team) partners with #1 NYT bestselling authors, Fortune 500 executives, major keynote speakers, Emmy award-winning journalists, seven-figure business owners, VC-backed startup founders, various multinational corporations, and other influential organizations who lead their industries and positively impact the world with their thought leadership in order to help them reach more of their ideal customers and best engage their increasingly Millennial-dominated workforces. He also hosts Meeting of the Minds (motm.co), an invite-only network for 7-figure business owners and subject matter experts who want to become super-connectors and grow their businesses exponentially. The United Nations has touted him as a "Champion For Humanity.”
Today, you’ll hear how Jared, at the young age of 22, has gotten to where he is by making his own opportunities and finding the right mentors along the way. He even graciously offers his phone number and encourages success seekers to contact him directly. The wisdom and advice that Jared has to offer in this interview is invaluable to listeners of any age who are looking to advance in their careers or entrepreneurial journeys.
To learn more about today's guest, visit https://3billionunder30.com
"We've got to find a way to help parents. If parents were just sitting down at the table [with their kids] on a regular basis -- food, games, whatever -- but were processing "What are we going through?" we could help at least half the issues." - Tim Elmore
In today’s world, when it comes to parenting and supporting our children and young adults to grow into real leaders -- of their own lives and in organizations and beyond -- we’re in a whole new world. We’re “marching off the map,” without the benefit of the time-trusted tools that used to guide us.
Today, our guest Dr. Tim Elmore shares his powerful insights and lessons learned from his groundbreaking work, writing and research that focuses on giving us as parents, employers and leaders of young adults, a new map for making sense of these new challenges we’re all facing, and navigating this new territory in more positive, effective ways.
Tim is the Founder and President of Growing Leaders, and the author of 32 books, all dedicated to equipping us to prepare our young leaders in our workplaces, schools, athletic programs, and in our homes.
In this thought-provoking discussion, you’ll hear how Tim believes we’ve gotten off track today in our parenting and teaching, and how we can start taking new kinds of action that will re-align us with what’s necessary, and enable the leaders of tomorrow to thrive and deal effectively with the often scary and overwhelming new world they’re facing.
To learn more about today's guest, visit https://growingleaders.com/
In today’s Finding Brave episode, I’m thrilled to highlight the powerful wisdom and insights of Dr. Polly McGee whose work is focused intensively on the integration of spirituality and business success.
Dr. McGee is an author, entrepreneur educator, digital strategist and yogi. As co-founder of Start-up Tasmania, she was voted one of the most influential people in Australian start-ups. She has worked with hundreds of start-ups to help them refine their business ideas and connect with their markets. A prolific speaker and writer on digital strategy and small business, Polly contributes to a range of publications and has created a suite of digital and video content and workshops. She coaches heart-centered entrepreneurs to help them scale their businesses to make a greater impact in the world.
Polly’s forthcoming new book The Good Hustle uniquely combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with contemporary business practices in a compelling blend of mindfulness, spirituality and entrepreneurial action.
In today’s interview, Polly shares:
1) How creating a heart-centered business and working in service to others can change the world and your own life
2) How ancient yogic philosophies and Buddhist teachings give us a contemporary framework to use on our path to happiness
3) How spirituality, mind management, life and work and intrinsically combined
4) The ways that managing our minds and turning our intentions toward service can remove obstacles to happiness and success
Ultimately, Polly shares that spirituality is about being connected with the divine in each one of us, and continuing on our own personal journeys helps us discover our own authentic answers to life’s challenges.
To learn more about today's guest, visit https://pollymcgee.com/
Many people deeply long to make a positive impact and a difference in their lives and in the world around them. They want to leave the world a better place for both women and men, and leave a legacy behind that lasts well beyond their physical existence. But how, exactly, can we do that?
Today, Claudia Chan joins Finding Brave to share her personal experiences, strategies and insights on how we rise above our current situation and become a positive change agent in our lives and work.
Claudia is a recognized expert on leadership and social entrepreneurship dedicated to activating individuals and organizations to lead change in the world and advance gender equality. She is the founder of the award-winning global leadership conference, S.H.E. Summit, which has made advancing women’s leadership accessible and actionable.
Each year the event connects, educates, and activates women’s empowerment champions; speakers have included Deepak Chopra, Kelly Clarkson, Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris, Sallie Krawcheck, Gabrielle Bernstein, Soledad O’Brien, and UN Ambassador Samantha Power, among others. She also leads S.H.E. Globl Media, a corporate initiative that helps Fortune 1000 companies modernize and accelerate their diversity initiatives with the goal of achieving gender parity by 2030 through various programs and services.
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://shesummit.com/
Dramatic change -- whether we hoped and worked for that change or didn’t see it coming and it blindsides us -- happens to each of us at one point or another in our lives. The question is, “Are we growing stronger, happier and more of who we really are through this big change, or are we breaking ourselves against it?”
In today’s episode, Kathy shares her deeply personal experiences with dramatic change in her life and career, and explores dramatic change from two perspectives:
1) What dramatic change reveals about who you really are, what you are capable of creating and achieving, and who is truly supportive in your life
and
2) Four helpful ways to leverage dramatic change (even if you think it’s “terrible” and “unfair”) so that it enriches your life, and makes you feel more of who you really are, and very grateful to have faced it.
Is our culture becoming less compassionate? If so, are there ways that we can develop more compassion in our daily lives so we can experience more joy, love, fulfillment, and connection?
In this episode of Finding Brave, special guest therapist Lynn Carroll addresses these probing questions and shares her in-depth expertise on compassion and healing.
Lynn Carroll is a psychotherapist who specializes in the mind/body connection. In private practice for 25 years and also a consultant for substance abuse treatment centers throughout Florida, Lynn works on an intuitive, therapeutic level that helps support her clients’ ability to work more deeply within themselves. She has worked on trauma teams and helped thousands of people process through challenging obstacles such as addictions, depression, anxiety, life challenges, marital issues, relationship problems, career challenges, grief and loss of a loved one. And Lynn has been a tremendous agent of change in Kathy’s person and professional life (and in the lives of her clients and course members) as well over the past 10 years.
As you’ll hear, the only way to be compassionate is to have it towards your own soul. But we don’t need to completely reinvent ourselves to start living more loving, meaningful lives. We just need to begin with a bit more love and tolerance for the deeply painful experiences that are universal to all human beings.
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://www.thetherapyspace.com/
On today’s Finding Brave, Courtney Carver shares how she realized she needed to make huge changes to her high-stress life after a devastating diagnosis in 2006. Through her process of simplifying, decluttering and letting go, she was able to reverse her debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis and dramatically improve her life, work and relationships in truly amazing ways. And she teaches us how we can do the same.
The founder of bemorewithless.com and of the minimalist fashion challenge Project 333, Courtney is the author of the riveting new book Soulful Simplicity: How Living With Less Can Lead To So Much More, recently published by Penguin Random House.
In our interview, she reveals the power of simplicity to improve our health, build more meaningful relationships, and relieve stress in ways that will transform how you live, love and work.
While Courtney has been able to bring about big transformations, she explains how BIG change is actually the result of many, consistent micro steps, and they all count. Simplicity is more than just clean countertops and organized bookshelves; it’s the way back to love.
Most importantly, after listening to today’s show, you’ll see how taking care of yourself in mindful, loving and fully present ways is the most unselfish thing you can do.
To learn more about today's guest, visit https://bemorewithless.com/
Are you a business owner who’s is feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks you are doing on your own, but you aren’t sure if it’s the right time to ask for help? Even if it were the right time for assistance, would you know where to turn to get it? On today’s episode, Kathy Caprino welcomes Trivinia Barber, the founder of Priority VA, to explore the things that small businesses can do now to start generating more profit, while reducing overwhelm.
Priority VA is a boutique Virtual Assistant Agency that matches elite level entrepreneurs like Todd Herman and and Ray Edwards with highly skilled assistants who “get” the online space and come prepared to deliver massive ROI right out of the gate.
Trivinia shares why you really can’t do it alone if you’re aim is to run a successful business, and she gives us practical strategies for how to get to where you want to be so your business isn’t running you.
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://www.priorityva.com/.
On today’s powerful episode of Finding Brave, Kathy Caprino is joined by the inspiring author, leadership consultant and advisor Bill Treasurer, the founder of Giant Leap Consulting, a “courage-building” company, and author of five books, including Courage Goes to Work, Leaders Open Doors, and Right Risk. For over two decades, Bill has worked with thousands of leaders across the globe, strengthening their leadership impact, and building their courage. Among others, Bill’s clients include NASA, Spanx, eBay, Lenovo, Armstrong Flooring, UBS Bank, Hugo Boss, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Bill’s insights about courage and risk-taking have been featured in over 100 newspapers and magazines, including the Washington Post, NY Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, Woman’s Day, Redbook, and The Harvard Management Update.
You’ll hear Bill share his riveting personal story of how he first “found brave” in his teen years, and his keen insights and tips for expanding courage in your life -- putting courage to work to build your impact, deepen your personal fulfillment and achieve your highest potential. Bill also shares powerful ways to generate true confidence that blends both humility and self-worth, and how to find the courage to answer the one key question that will help you achieve the ultimate purpose you are here to fulfill.
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://giantleapconsulting.com/.
Marc Mawhinney joins Kathy Caprino in today’s episode of Finding Brave to explore 5 damaging myths that new coaches and entrepreneurs suffer from. Known as the coach for coaches, Marc is a lifelong entrepreneur who’s on a mission to help coaches build successful businesses. He achieves this with his coaching programs, his podcast, Natural Born Coaches; his Facebook group The Coaching Jungle, and his exclusive print newsletter – Secret Coach Club.
In this eye-opening, straight-talking conversation, Marc and Kathy discuss the entrepreneurial challenges of perfectionism, following faulty “guru” advice, pricing mistakes, niche development, excessive planning, and more. Marc’s advice doesn’t just apply to coaches -- all new entrepreneurs who are committed to success while making a positive impact in their work will gain important strategies and tips for success.
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://www.naturalborncoaches.com/.
Today’s guest for Finding Brave is Austin Belcak, the founder of Cultivated Culture. Through his work, Austin helps people land amazing jobs that they love - at the salaries they deserve.
Austin shares his powerful personal story of pursuing a degree that in the end, didn’t help him land work he would enjoy (or work at all!). After applying to approximately 200 jobs online in the space of a couple of months and hearing nothing but one letter of rejection, he decided he needed to take a completely different tack. He embarked on a journey of researching exactly what people his age had done to secure amazing positions at the nation’s top companies, including Google, Microsoft and Twitter. From his intensive research, he began applying what he learned to secure a dream job, and launched his own business helping others do the same.
Austin’s strategies have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Inc., Fast Company, and more, and his students have landed interviews and offers at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Uber, Deloitte, Accenture, ESPN and more.
The strategies you’ll hear in this episode go far beyond what you hear every day, and Austin’s advice can be applied immediately to your own job search to get you noticed and moving in a direction you’ll be thrilled with.
Austin is one of those individuals who has truly turned his “mess into a message,” and you’ll be inspired by his success to build your own.
To learn more about today's guest, visit https://cultivatedculture.com/.
Bestselling author and nationally renowned couple’s and family therapist Terry Real joins Finding Brave to explore the critical and complex issues at the heart of Gender, Power, and Relationships.
A lecturer for over twenty years, Terry is a member of the senior faculty at the Family Institute of Cambridge and Director of the Gender Relations program at the Meadows Institute in Arizona. His work shares a rigorous yet commonsense approach, and speaks to both men and women powerfully. His ideas on men’s issues and on couple’s therapy have been celebrated in venues from Good Morning America, The Today Show and 20/20, to Oprah and The New York Times.
A proponent of “full-throttle marriage,” as described in his book The New Rules of Marriage, Terry has been called “the most innovative voice in thinking about and treating men and their relationships in the world today.”
Join us in this raw, emotional and eye-opening discussion that explores:
- The far-reaching and damaging effects of patriarchy for both men and women today
- How men are trained to hate and shun vulnerability and what that does to their ability to live fully, relate with others and connect intimately
- How men can assess with one simple question if their behavior with and to women is appropriate or not
- Ways in which parents can help their children today find wholeness, which is what’s essential for healthy, loving, connected lives
- Why empathy is overrated, and compassionate is more impactful
- The top three steps to take today to begin to reverse the damage that our gender role training has forced within us
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://www.terryreal.com.
Avril McDonald, award-winning author of the Feel Brave book series and founder of Feel Brave, joins Kathy to discuss how we can move forward to launch our big creative idea into the world with tremendous success. From the early age of 8, Avril experienced anxiety and panic attacks, and felt very alone in understanding what it was and how to deal with it. Later in life, after becoming a teacher and witnessing the pervasiveness of anxiety in young children, Avril developed a heartfelt vision to provide all children around the world with access to effective tools to help them manage tough emotions and reach their highest potential. Her books are now being translated into many languages, and she’s working with one of the world’s largest global broadcasters on a new animated series. Further, she’s launching a pilot program with schools around the world to integrate Feel Brave strategies into schools every day and help children effectively address their fears and gain the strength and resilience to thrive.
To learn more about today's guest, visit http://www.feelbrave.com/.
Cheryl Hunter, bestselling author, speaker and resilience expert, joins Kathy to share her moving and powerful story of surviving -- and finding brave -- after experiencing a traumatic crisis as a teenager. Cheryl offers powerful, inspiring strategies for overcoming and moving beyond deep crisis and challenge and transforming it - to bring out the best, most impactful and authentic version of ourselves, so we can live the life we're destined for.
To learn more about today's guest, visit https://www.CherylHunter.com.
In this inaugural episode, Kathy shares her deeply personal story about how she embarked on “Finding Brave” in her own life, and why mustering more bravery and courage is a vital endeavor for men and women around the world who want to live the highest version of themselves and reach their highest, most joyful potential. She defines #FINDINGBRAVE as this: Recognizing — and courageously leveraging — what you’re made of as a human and spiritual being, and mustering the commitment, passion and courage to draw on all that you are to create the life you dream of, through the fear and the pain. And she offers 10 essential ways to find brave in your life, with specific tips to get moving on your brave path.