Embracing Compassion and Courage in Leadership with Gissele Taraba

In this episode, Elena Apalkova welcomes Gissele Taraba to discuss her inspiring journey from HR to entrepreneurship. Gissele shares insights on embracing compassion in leadership and the challenges faced when transitioning from a secure job to starting her own business. They explore themes of self-compassion, perseverance, and redefining success. The conversation highlights the importance of courage over fear in pursuing dreams and the role of positive energy. Gissele introduces her book and discusses compassion's impact in the workplace. They also touch on attracting opportunities through energetic alignment, collaborative book writing on education reform, and the balance between self-compassion and self-criticism. (0:00) Introduction to today's episode with guest Gissele Taraba (0:32) Gissele Taraba's journey from HR to entrepreneurship (2:37) Embracing compassion in leadership (4:13) The leap from secure job to starting a business (5:18) Overcoming early business challenges (7:12) Self-compassion and redefining success (10:27) Perseverance and faith in difficult times (12:24) Fear vs. courage in following dreams (14:52) Positive energy and success redefinition (20:28) Embracing the journey in goal achievement (22:03) Tackling self-sabotage and fear of success (24:14) Defining personal success and valuing freedom (27:25) Trusting the process and the universe (29:01) Learning self-trust and overcoming fear (32:15) Gissele Taraba's book introduction (34:10) Compassion's role in the workplace (36:14) Attracting opportunities through energetic alignment (37:08) Collaborative book writing on education reform (40:33) Self-compassion vs. self-criticism