Transforming Barriers into Frontiers with Sisu | Dr. E. Elisabet Lahti Pt. 1

As we continue our kickoff of season 3 we are re-releasing our first ever conversation on the Courageous Life, with Dr. Emilia Elisabet Lahti.  In celebration of her new book, Gentle Power, coming out next week we will launch an all NEW episode with her that takes a deep dive into themes from the book including why the intersection of gentleness and power may be the future of leadership. We hope you enjoy this before and after (or part one and part two) conversation with Emilia Elisabet!

In this episode we explore:

• Sisu - what it is, what it's not, and Dr. Lahti's original research on this innate human capacity
• Sisu Not Silence - a 1500-mile / 50-day running journey across the length of New Zealand for nonviolence and peace
• How Elisabet works with fear
• Strategies and approaches for accomplishing massive goals
• Self-compassion - how it can be an unexpected and powerful force for training 
• How to effectively work with doubt and the inner critic
• How to create safe spaces and why safety can help to unlock courage
• And more!

About Emilia Elisabet Lahti:

Emilia Elisabet Lahti is an awarded educator, applied psychology researcher, and founder of Sisu Lab and Gentle Power Academy, which build communities and organizational cultures based on everyday leadership as expression of courage and compassion. Her work has been featured by The New Yorker, Business Insider, BBC, and Forbes. Originally from Finland, she’s taught internationally and given talks at Fortune 500 companies, TEDx, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley. For more, see sisulab.com.

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