Finding Brave

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!   ———————- 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   ——————— 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:  “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-MeleMorra 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!   ———————- 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   ——————— 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 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   Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level FAST?  TAKE KATHY’S “THE MOST POWERFUL YOU” 8-MODULE VIDEO TRAINING COURSE NOW! Hi folks! For those who missed the enrollment of my LIVE 8-week online training course The Most Powerful You, I’m happy to share that you can learn this critical content at your own pace, through the The Most Powerful You video training program. And if you want hands-on coaching help, it’s available to you through this program as well.  The video training teaches content of my latest 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 Power- and Confidence- Boosting Video Training Modules (16 videos in all) •   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 Sign up now at mostpowerfulyou.com/videotraining. And when you register for the Accelerate level, you’ll receive the 8-module video training, PLUS a 60-minute private career consultation AND a 20-minute LinkedIn profile upgrade consult – all for only $997. 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!   ———————- 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   ——————— 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!   ———————- 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   ——————— 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!   ———————- 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!   ——————— 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   ——————— 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!   ———————- 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   ——————— 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: “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!   ———————- 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   ———————   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.)    ———————- 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   ——————— 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.   ———————- 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 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   ———————   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: “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   ———————- 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   ——————— 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   ——————— 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:   “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!