The Bold and Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 15: Wiping the Slate Clean: Leveraging the Fresh Start Effect
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Release Date: 07/14/2016
The Bold and Courageous Leader Podacst Episode 34 - Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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Today’s podcast is focused on living with joy in today’s world. How do we maintain a positive outlook, an attitude of well-being in this time of dissension and negativity in the social media stew with which we are constantly bombarded? Must we leave it all behind and not interact on social media or interact with any news programming? Enter Positive Psychology, the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Martin Seligman founded this field in the 90’s on the “belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to...
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The Bold and Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 33- Having a Thriving Life: An Interview with Debbie Luxton, Author and Life & Leadership Coach
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Join us on today’s podcast for an interview with Debbie Luxton, author of the upcoming book, Choose to THRIVE: Conquering Your Inner Conflict. Life Purpose is really about Impact. Debbie works with and writes for strong-willed women of influence. She relates to them, because she is one. They are: Naturally gifted to lead – problem solving, decision making, Immense desire to add value. This blessing can become a curse. She says, “The good things started to own me. I ended up trying to be who I thought I was supposed to be instead of myself Priorities...
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The Bold and Courageous Leader Podacst Episode 32: 7 Lessons Learned from a Hurried Facebook Post
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Lessons Learned from a Hurried Facebook Post This podcast is a little different than any I’ve ever done. I get real about a hurried social media post and the lessons I learned from not doing things in an intentional way. I was working on a new, improved elevator speech, but not just any old elevator speech. That’s great, but I definitely made some big mistakes in the process of asking for feedback. Here’s where I went wrong. Here’s where the train went off the tracks. Here’s where I want you to learn from my mistakes. I posted a request for feedback in a...
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The Bold and Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 31 - 5 Tips for Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Join us this week as we explore Imposter Syndrome. What is it? How do I know I’m dealing with it? How do I overcome it? What is Imposter Syndrome? Imposter Syndrome is a general feeling that we’re going to be found out, we don’t belong, what others see in us we are not capable of. Amy Cuddy, author of Presence, defines imposter syndrome as “That general feeling that we don’t belong—that we’ve fooled people into thinking we’re more competent and talented than we actually are. … It’s not simple stage fright or performance anxiety;...
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The Bold & Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 30 - Overcoming Challenges to Reach Your Goal
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Overcoming Challenges to Reach Your Goal An Interview with Crystal Balas As we move into the New Year, this interview with Crystal Balas is great motivation to achieve your goals. Since we talked, Crystal has trained for and completed the World Vision Chicago Marathon. AND she’s already registered to compete in it in 2017. Crystal Balas describes herself as an Overcomer. She has gotten up and moved forward through many challenges in her life. After a career change, today she is a Christian Life & Leadership Coach, Personal Trainer and Exercise Instructor. She...
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The Bold & Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 29- 4 Keys to Organizing Your Work Life
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As we start the new year, many of us want to get our organization on. Whether it’s purging the paper and stuff that has piled up over the holidays or making a decision that you just can’t stand the way your closet looks any longer, organizing is top of mind for many at this time of year. We’re bringing back Liana George’s interview from this summer to help you organize effectively, so you can start the year off with more space, physical and emotional, in your home and life. Liana George is a Professional Organizer and the owner of By George Organizing Solutions. She works one on...
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The Bold and Courageous Leader Podcast 28 – Start the Year with Intention – Investing Your Life Redux
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As we move from 2016 to 2017, many people make New Year’s resolutions. They take stock of where they’ve been and what they’ve accomplished. In light of this process, we share this podcast redux, featuring Rhonda and Andee reviewing Andee’s results for the assessment, Where Are You Investing Your Life? We discuss Priorities, Observations, Strengths and Weaknesses, Insights and the importance of Action Steps. As you move into the New Year, we invite you to take the assessment yourself. What will you find and how will this shape your new year? (And if you’re...
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The Bold and Courageous Podcast Episode 27: Peaceful Relationships- a Holiday Redux
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You Can have Peaceful Relationships Holiday Redux: an Interview with Rosemary Losser Today’s podcast is a redux of our interview with Rosemary Losser, conflict management specialist. With the holiday season in full swing, conflicts within families are often heightened. We bring you this re-broadcast of Rosemary’s interview as our Christmas gift to you. We wish you holiday gatherings where conflict isn’t a dirty word, but an invitation to grow into more of who God created each person to become. The Bold and Courageous Leader podcast team; Andee Marks, Dean Heid, Jill Lammi and...
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The Bold and Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 26: Faith, Work & Technology: A Conference Reflection
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Have you ever experienced that much of what you learn from a conference comes from outside the time spent AT the conference? That’s definitely been my experience of the Faith and Work Conference. The value of attending a conference is in: New Information New Connections New Insights and Awareness At the Faith & Work Conference 2016, I learned a great deal of new information. The conference is hosted by the Center for Faith & Work, connected to Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Rev. David Kim is the Executive Director. The center focuses on...
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The Bold and Courageous Leader Podcast Episode 25- Create Intentional Space for What Matters Most
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Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with Teresa McCloy, solopreneur effectiveness coach. Teresa started out as a serial entrepreneur. She then moved into full-time ministry for over 15 years. In the last few years she’s returned to her entrepreneurial roots, joining her husband on the family grain farm. She’s also obtained certification as a Spiritual Director and is working on Coaching Certification. This is how she describes her recent journey; “In the past year I have discovered my passion in the field of coaching which is really what I have been doing all...
info_outlineWiping the Slate Clean: Leveraging the Fresh Start Effect
The Fresh Start Effect is defined as the energy and determination we feel when we're able to wipe the slate clean. Katherine Milkman, of the Wharton School identified the fresh start effect.
Identifying Your Fresh Start
Defining the point of a fresh start can really make a difference. When we define our fresh start by identifying a prime date, we’re much more successful in accomplishing the goals. It’s how our mind defines that fresh start date. We put a stake in the ground that we’re making a fresh start here. We’re wiping the slate clean as of this date. There’s a marker there with which we identify.
Fresh starts can be calendar related (New Year’s Day, first day of spring, Thanksgiving). We also have fresh starts in the context of the rhythms of our lives (starting a new job, marriage, anniversary, and birthday).
A fresh start may require releasing on what came before so you have room for the new opportunities that come in the fresh start. Wiping the slate clean requires intentionality. We do that by creating a period of rest or Sabbath to release and receive; releasing what I needed to release, receiving the wisdom and insights I needed to receive…all while catching your breath.
Andee shares a suggestion of creating a fresh start during the day – at a time when you’re energy is flagging. Mentally clear your mind, letting your body renew and refresh to reset your body. Your productivity will soar when you give yourself that little fresh start.
Smart Leaders use the Fresh Start Effect
We have personal fresh starts; as leaders we set fresh starts for our team. How do we use the fresh start effect to establish momentum for our team? What does that mean for each team member individually? Leveraging the fresh start effect for our teams can be done through stopping and reflecting, and celebrating when we complete a project. WE can then give and receive feedback and evaluate the successes and learnings of the project. That provides closure, which is necessary to move forward.
Three Takeaways
Three takeaways about the fresh start effect from today’s conversation:
- Identify the natural fresh start opportunities in your life.
- Incorporate a time of rest or Sabbath in your life, create space to rest.
- Recognize the need for closure.
Resources mentioned in today’s podcast:
Interview with Katherine Milkman: http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00266?gko=6c11d
Andee’s blog post: https://andeemarks.me/2016/07/11/a-lesson-from-psalm-3/