Productive Flourishing Podcast 070: Love is the Source of Personal Growth with Dr. Laura Ciel and Bill Poett
Part of being a Creative Giant is learning to be fully you, however you might show up. That’s a hard enough journey but it can feel even more daunting to learn to do that while in a romantic relationship with another Creative Giant. Dr. Laura Ciel and Bill Poett join me to talk about their work together and how they navigate a romantic partnership that’s also a business partnership. Ready? Let’s do this!
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[1:54] Charlie introduces Dr. Laura Ciel and Bill Poett.
[3:45] Dr. Laura Ciel shares her origin story.
[4:50] Bill Poett shares his origin story.
[6:05] How did their conversation about doing business together begin?
[9:04] Bill unpacks how they went from their first conversation to co-leading, 5 weeks later.
[10:58] Bill talks about his emotional journey with Laura’s competency.
[15:51] What’s been the biggest type of conflict or disagreement between them & how have they worked it out?
[21:36] What’s a pattern about the other person that you wish were different?
[27:13] What’s the secret sauce of the Life Advance International program?
[32:10] A discussion on the journey to love and the power of love.
[36:46] What does Bill do to support Laura when she is not in her ‘zone’?
[41:20] What does Laura do to support Bill when he’s not at his ‘standing tall’ place?
[45:59] Charlie talks about the Nonviolent Communication (page 44).
[47:12] Laura & Bill are committed the outcome but how they get there is left open.
[52:25] What do Laura & Bill have to say to someone who may be giving up on love?
[57:53] What do they want people to remember about them & their body of work?
Mentioned in This Episode:
Live and Love Fearlessly, Book by Bill Poett
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, Book by Marshall Rosenberg
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