290: Give Up Control to Gain Power
How to Advocate with Heather Hansen
In today’s episode, I will share the enlightening difference between control and power and how you can harness power to enhance your energy and influence. You’ll learn how power can invigorate your energy, and the exponential impact you can have when you choose power over control. In this episode, I referenced Join The Self Advocacy School: Stay Connected with Heather: Schedule a call with Heather: Follow Heather on Instagram: Website:
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289: How to Be Yourself with Tara Stiles
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Tara Stiles is the co-founder of Strala Yoga, a best-selling author, and a well-being expert. Tara revolutionized yoga for millions, transforming a practice so often seen as dogmatic and guru-based into an everyday movement that supports ease and well-being. Strala Yoga is practiced in more than 100 countries, thousands of Guides lead Strala classes around the globe, and Tara shares yoga with thousands of people on the Strala Yoga app. She has been profiled by The New York Times, Times of India, and The Times (UK), and featured in most major national and international magazines. In this...
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288: How to Say “No”
How to Advocate with Heather Hansen
Do you know the difference between saying “no” and setting a boundary? Saying no is often much harder but also much more powerful. Setting boundaries delays the inevitable, while saying “no” opens the door to many more “yeses.” In this valuable episode, Heather shares the difference between saying “no” and setting boundaries. Take a listen and start saying “no” with delight today! : Check out Heather’s necklace at graycglass here: Join The Self Advocacy School: Stay Connected with Heather: Schedule a call with Heather: Follow Heather on...
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287: How to Be Seen with Amy Kemp
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Amy Kemp is the CEO of Amy Kemp, Inc. She uses over 20 years of experience growing her own successful business in sales to guide her work and to connect with leaders and businesses within her growing company. She helps leaders and business professionals understand how deeply habits of thinking affect every part of their work and lives. In this conversation, Amy shares what the Giving Tree can teach us about ourselves (it’s not what you think!), how money is a mirror, how your self-worth impacts your income, and what it’s like to live “on the edge of completely bananas!” I loved this...
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286: How to Ask a Question with Shanin Specter
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Do you know how to ask a question that actually gets you the answer you need? If anyone does, it’s Shanin Specter. Shanin is a preeminent American trial lawyer. He is a founding partner of Kline & Specter, one of the leading catastrophic injury firms in the United States. He has obtained more than 200 jury verdicts and settlements over $1 million and more than 50 case resolutions greater than $10 million. In this conversation, Shanin shares the secrets to asking productive and helpful questions. While he’s a brilliant legal mind, you can apply this conversation to any time you want to...
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285: How To Master Difficult Conversations
How to Advocate with Heather Hansen
In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to master difficult conversations. Do you struggle with giving or getting feedback, negotiating, asking for what you want, saying no, or setting boundaries? You’re not alone. And now that many of us have returned to the office and we’re bumping into more people every day, we’re having more of these conversations. So it’s time to master them. In this episode, Heather shares how to change the story we tell ourselves about these conversations so that we can master them and start to get what we want out of them. If you want to...
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284: Advocating for a Modern Body, Modern Life with Courtney Gray
How to Advocate with Heather Hansen
What does advocating have to do with health, wellness and achieving a body you feel comfortable in and about? A LOT! In today’s episode I chat with one of my soul sisters, Courtney Gray. We talk about advocating for ourselves, our health and our bodies. We talk about advocating TO ourselves about our bodies. And we talk about pinning and winning…. Courtney’s book choice was Her theme song is Learn more about Courtney: Website: Podcast: Join The Self Advocacy School: Stay Connected with Heather: Schedule a call with Heather: Follow Heather on...
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283: Advocating for Your Financial Freedom with Anne Lester
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What story do you tell yourself about money? If you’re like me, you tell yourself that you’re “bad at it”, that it’s confusing, and that you’re doing it wrong. But it’s time to tell a different story. In this conversation, Anne Lester tells us about how to have Your Best Financial Life. And she wrote the book on it. Anne spent 20 years as the Head of Retirement Solutions at JP Morgan. She co-founded The Aspen Leadership Forum on Retirement Savings. And now she’s sharing with us how we can think of money differently. If you’re ready to think about money differently, this...
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282: How to Trust Your Breath with Stacy Fritz
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“Take a deep breath.” I feel like I’ve heard this advice for as long as I can remember. I am a crier and always have been. Often when someone can see I’m about to cry, this is their advice. It’s not the greatest advice. Taking a deep breath may actually make you MORE anxious and upset. But don’t worry, Stacy Fritz will explain which breath will help you. Stacy is one of my very good friends and she’s the founder and inventor of vidaBALL–a tool that will help you to use your breath and trust it. And in the process you’ll trust yourself. In this wide...
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281: Choose a New Identity-Danielle Sunberg
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You need to hear this episode. Danielle and I are both “recovering trial attorneys”, but we arrived at different times and ways. Have you ever felt like you were doing the wrong thing, but didn’t know how to make a change? When your work/family/role is your identity, changing it can be a huge challenge. And no matter who you are or where you are in that process, this conversation will help. You’ll learn the power of feeling your feelings and seeing different perspectives on every situation. And, as always, we’ll dive into the power of beliefs and how they guide everything we...
info_outlineIn this episode of The Elegant Warrior podcast, we're diving into the importance of standing up for yourself and unlocking your fullest potential. I've learned from my experience as a trial attorney that standing up for yourself goes beyond just avoiding being taken advantage of - it's about asking for what you want in a way that gets results.
I share a story from my early career where I stood up for someone in a tense mediation situation. This experience taught me the power of taking up space in a room and advocating for my own wants and needs.
Standing up for ourselves doesn't mean we are disconnected from others, in fact, it allows us to share our boundaries, our dreams, and our potential. It helps us to navigate challenging conversations more effectively and move forward in our journeys, towards the path of fulfilling our dreams and accessing our limitless potential.
Key Takeaways:
· Discover the profound impact that standing up for oneself has on personal and career trajectory.
· Gain insightful methods on eloquently expressing your needs and desires for more productive interactions.
· Understand the potential drawbacks of avoiding difficult discussions and how they can impede progress.
· Delve deep into the transformative power of self-assertion in reaching peak performance.
· Learn the secrets of successful negotiation for better outcomes in challenging conversations.
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