Courage, Grit, and Dreaming the Big Dreams with Gay Gaddis
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Release Date: 02/22/2024
Happiness is a Choice
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Happiness is a choice. In this episode, you'll be hearing about my personal experiences with sadness and how I've shifted my mindset to choose happiness instead. We talk about getting out of the victim mentality and rewiring negative thought patterns with positive alternatives. If you've been chasing happiness, this episode is for you. We touch on the importance of seeking out happiness, reaching out to people, and creating positive narratives. I also encourage being delusional towards the positive and not worrying about what others think. This episode is your reminder to be your own hero...
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Living in the Moment
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
You never know when the last time of "normalcy" will be. This episode explores the importance of living in the moment and not taking things for granted. We never know when our last time with someone will be, so we should be sure to appreciate and fully experience each moment. The episode discusses the significance of living in the present, observing our surroundings, and actively engaging our senses. We also discuss the value of slowing down, disconnecting from technology, and focusing on what is right in front of us. I share some personal examples and offer practical exercises to help you...
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Don't Let History Repeat Itself
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Before moving on to new chapters in your life, you often have to learn lessons from previous ones. Similar situations and people may keep appearing in your life until the lesson they can teach you is learned. I encourage you, as you listen, to reflect on some of your past relationships and identify the lessons or morals of the story. By doing so, you can break the cycles and create healthier connections, as a result. So in other words, you can finally MOVE ON. We also cover self-love, touching on rest being productive and giving yourself permission to do nothing. Rest is an act of...
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Wear Your Energy, Not Your Outfit
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Inner beauty is more attractive than external beauty. The psychology proves it. True beauty is defined by one's energy, kindness, and heart, rather than physical appearance. If you're looking to elevate your confidence, or have been struggling with it lately, this is the episode for you. Or if you've been has personal experiences and encourages listeners to focus on their inner beauty and confidence. I'll say it once and I'll say it again: Comparison is the thief of joy. The negative impact of social comparison makes the importance of self-acceptance all the more vital. Let this episode...
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Quality Over Quantity
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Let's talk about the concept of quality over quantity in relationships. I share some personal stories and experiences in today's episode to emphasize the importance of genuine connections and the impact they have on our happiness and well-being. I want you to take away many ideas from this episode, but one here's one of the most important ones: Prioritize quality relationships and being true to yourself, even if it means standing up against the norm. Takeaways: Quality relationships are more important than quantity of relationships Genuine connections bring happiness and...
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Sitting in Silence with Your Truth
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Sometimes the best thing you can say or do is nothing at all. In this episode, we dive into this concept and discuss the power of sitting in silence with your truth. Learn through this episode that the truth always comes out, and that sometimes it's best to not feel the need to explain yourself or convince others of your perspective. I believe in karma and the importance of knowing and approving of yourself first, and prioritizing the way you view yourself over how others view you. In this episode we talk about the damage of over-explaining and trying to change people who are not receptive...
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Setting Boundaries and Showing up for Yourself
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
In today's episode, we discuss the importance of setting boundaries in relationships and in life. I share some of my personal experiences of pouring energy into one-sided friendships and the importance of finding reciprocal connections. Listen to this episode if you need a reminder on the importance of being true to oneself and not seeking validation from others. We also talk about the significance of self-care and taking time for yourself. The episode concludes with a reminder to choose carefully the people we give our time, love, and energy to - a very important lesson I've learned in...
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Pouring Love Back Into Yourself
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
In today's episode, we explore the concept of unconditional love and its connection to sustainability and self-love. We discuss the importance of setting boundaries and not depleting one's own love and energy by constantly giving to others. Refilling your own cup and prioritizing self-care helps prevent burnout. I also touch on the significance of choosing quality over quantity in friendships and relationships, and the illusion of social hierarchies and societal expectations, as well. Ultimately, I believe that unconditional love is possible when one takes the time to love and care for...
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Feel the Fear and Do it Anyways
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
In this episode, we discuss one of my favorite mantras/ways of life: the importance of feeling the fear and doing it anyways. I spontaneously applied to give a TEDx talk at age eleven about self-love and inner beauty... and got in! In that quote When I say I live by this quote, I LIVE by this quote. I can't overemphasize how powerful this mindset is - specifically, how the I share some of my personal experiences with anxiety and social anxiety in middle school. As always, I emphasize the power of self-love and being true to yourself :) Listen to this episode if you want to feel encouraged to...
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Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
Radiant Resilience with Rachel Hurt
Today’s episode is an extra special one. Today, we are discussing the importance of self-love, resilience, and personal growth. Like in a previous episode, we dive into the need to slow down, smell the roses, and prioritize human connection. I share many quotes that have inspired me to focus on what truly matters in life and to learn and relearn important lessons. In today’s episode, we talk about how to to accept and love yourself as you are, pursue your passions, and how to not let fear or the opinions of others hold you back. Another highlight of this episode is our discussion on the...
info_outlineWelcome back to the Radiant Resilience podcast! Today's episode features a special guest: Gay Gaddis. Gay is the ultimate force of empowerment. As a trailblazer who leads with grit in her heart, she focuses on living in the moment and seizing the joy within every one of these moments. Life is notoriously known for throwing inevitable challenges at us, so it's important to find the positivity within it all. Learn all about how to find the courage and grit to tackle life's challenegs head on and become a trailblazer like Gay. Think of this episode as a trailblazer's guide to fostering courage, grit, and remebering to dream the big dreams within the often mundane components of life...so that you can keep living vibrantly, and, as I like to say, radiantly.
"Don't let reality overshadow your ability to dream because dreams will sometimes then shape the reality that you live in afterwards".
This is one of my favorite pieces of advice revealed throughout this episode from Gay. Taking the time to let yourself dream (even in the midst life's business) and to find that childlike wonder within each of us is what truly keeps us vibrant and alive. Life is all about dreaming the big dreams, having the courage to stick with them, and the grit to make them happen.
Some of what we touch on in this episode:
- The art of being a leader and getting people to join you
- Navigating through hardships including loss and change
- Finding the courage within you to trailblaze
- Dreaming the big dreams + taking time to find the childlike wonder that keeps us vibrant and alive as we grow older
- Gay's childhood and how her upbringing shaped her
- Playing to your strengths in business and in life
- The importance to knowing yourself
- Having hope no matter what
- How cowgirls from the past inspired her + whose stories of resilience appear throughout her book
- Personality tests and how she uses them in business
- The psychology of being a leader
- Fostering grit and why grit is so important to success
- Her life balancing art and business
- The inspiration behind her book, Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business & Life
- How Gay found success
- Finding the good in life and shaping your perspective
- Drawing inspiration from the countryside
- Texas sunsets influencing her art
- Facing life's challenges and hardships
- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" - Charles Dickens; focusing on the good first over the bad, even if there's a mix of both, like there often is
- Realizing that everyone is carrying something, which sometimes may seem small to you but is big to them
- Feeling the fear but taking action anyway
Gay is a distinguished entrepreneur, author, artist and trailblazer. A little background on Gay: She is the founder of T3, an innovative digital and marketing agency that grew into the largest woman-owned independent advertising agency in the U.S, under her exceptional leadership for over 30 years. She has a speaking career on women's leadership, has a book called Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business & Life, and is well-versed in the world of business, with knowledge ranging from company culture and entrepreneurship to board work and leadership training. She has been a leader from a young age, with a contagious passion that inspires others to join alongside her in her endeavors. She is a contributor to Forbes and recently founded and launched Women Who Mean Business, a women’s development program that she co-teaches at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Additionally, she is the current President and Chair of the Board of Directors of Texas Exes, the official alumni association of the University of Texas.
Gay has received numerous awards including the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Texas, 2021 Hall of Fame Award by the McCombs School of Business, the Liz Carpenter Lifetime Achievement Award, Fast Company’s Top 25 Women Business Builders, Inc. Magazine’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs of the Year and C200’s Luminary Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
As an artist, Gay’s bold and vibrant paintings have been shown in several prestigious galleries around the country including New York City and Santa Fe, and Texas Monthly magazine naming Gay as one of “10 Artists to Collect Now.” Gay and her husband own and operate the historic Double Heart Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, home to Gay’s private art studio and gallery, Fossil Ridge.
As you can see, Gay is the ultimate trailblazer as well as a huge source of inspiration to me among many others. Hope you enjoy this episode - it's a gem.
References:
- Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business & Life
- E. E. Cummings' poems
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Alice and Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
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