126: Clarify Your Purpose
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Release Date: 03/07/2019
It's Not Your Fault
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Humans can adapt, but so can systems. What happens when we spend the majority of our time caught focusing on what we have to do…and we don’t focus on what is problematic about the way we do things? In this week’s episode, we challenge the notion you always hold the answer and instead remind listeners that it’s not your fault. Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Resources and Links and
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Vision Alignment: Tapped For A New Opportunity
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Human beings are interconnected, and we really can accomplish more together. But when it comes to visioning, how do we know what’s ours versus someone else? How can we connect what someone else sees as possible to what we really want? That’s what we get into in today’s Design Yourself episode on Vision Alignment: Tapped for a New Opportunity. Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared The...
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How to Make Time
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Productivity is a dead-end pursuit. Our to-dos will always fill whatever space we give it. How can we let go of the habits driving us to do more, better, faster? How can we make time for what matters most? In this episode of Design Yourself we explore: Our relationship with time; Examples of how time influenced the daily routines of artists Sylvia Plath and Erik Satie; Sharon's musings on how urgency and scarcity impact our relationship to how much time we have and how much time we need; Reflection questions to create awareness and alignment on how we each move with and in time. ...
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Stories Move Us
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Our stories shape us. They form the fabric of not just where we are coming from, but also what we believe is possible. Stories forecast our future. How do we find the pulse of our narrative? How do we decide what’s working and what is getting in the way? How do we understand what’s my story versus what’s our collective story? Let’s explore in this episode of Design Yourself as we discuss how stories move us. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the...
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Imaginary Lives
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
What do you want to be when you grow up? Are you already living that life? Are you curious about the road not taken? In this episode of Design Yourself, we cast aside the artificial constraints of what is true right now and play with what we might create with imaginary lives. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared In this episode we... Learn a Julia Cameron prompt from the book The Artist's...
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Life Keeps Happening
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Turns out, there are a lot of things we can’t control. That’s part of what makes life so precious: It’s unexpected. Sometimes miraculously joy-filled. Othertimes cripplingly painful. How do we recognize when we are swept up in the swirl of life? How do we find our footing in the middle of a tsunami? That’s what we discuss in this Design Yourself episode, Life Keeps Happening. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast...
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Vision Journey
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Do you dream of a change in your life? Maybe it’s about getting to the next level of your career. Or maybe there is a long held creative desire, like being a part of an award-winning show or publishing a best selling book? Today we talk about how to move toward your big dreams in a sustainable and powerful way in this episode of Design Yourself on the Vision Journey. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & ...
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Intuition Exercises
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
There are so many questions to process in our lives - and even more answers to sift through. Our intuition is our quick-thinking guide. But many of us don’t listen. What gets in the way of tapping into our instinctive internal whispers? How can we tune into our ability to understand something right away? That is what we cover in this Design Yourself episode on exercising your intuition. Join in to discuss: Common Intuition Blockers The 4 A's. Ambitious, Achiever, Accomplished, Accomodating. These traits aren't blockers unto themselves. When overused, however, they get in the way...
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Lead with Love
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Words matter, but the emotions behind the words matter more. That energetic exchange that sits beneath the surface makes a huge impact in our ability to connect and collaborate with others. So how do we do this? And what’s one emotion that makes all the difference? That’s what we discuss in this Design Yourself episode on leading with love. Join in to discuss: How emotions are a silent (usually) player in every interaction you have. 4 Actions to Lead with Love Radical Self Awareness – Start by noticing what emotion shows up when you lead. Are you calm or anxious? Delighted or...
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Self Empathy
Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
You have been told, how important it is to listen and care for others. And it is. But it requires us to do the same for ourselves. How can we give, when our own buckets aren’t full? What does it look like for us to practice this tender concern for ourselves? That’s what we discuss in this Design Yourself episode on Self Empathy. Join in to discuss: Why self empathy is so wildly important Why empathy must start as a self practice Applying the Empathy Rules for others to ourselves Embrace Not Knowing Embrace Radical Difference Embrace Commitment Embrace Community ...
info_outlineThe idea of doing something on purpose carries with it a feeling of positive authority. I've chosen it. I've selected this option. It's mine. But how do you actually figure out what your purpose is? That answer is often elusive. In this week's episode, Sharon offers perspective and a framework to help you navigate your own path forward. On purpose. Learn how to figure out what matters most to you and a simple way to make thoughtful decisions to align with your values. This is a great episode for anyone trying to figure out how to move through the world with a feeling of, "yes, I chose this."
"Here's my perspective. Your reason for existing will likely shapeshift over time. That's okay."
Ideas Shared
5 Steps to Clarify Your Purpose
- Check In With Your Current Awareness
- Notice What Others Want Your Purpose to Be
- Observe How Your Actions Indicate What's Important (or not)
- Let Go of Unnecessary
- Move with Your Purpose