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The Power of the Wilderness for Zooming Out AND Zooming In with Sarah Kettles

Life in the And

Release Date: 09/15/2020

Goodbye Life in the AND, Hello Shift Starters

Life in the And

Goodbye Life in the AND, Hello Shift Starters

Encore: Bex Taylor Klaus (Episode 29)

Life in the And

Encoore: Sean Smith (Episode 24)

Life in the And

In this episode, Sean and I discuss what it would take to create AND in a world of “us” versus “them,” of “we” and “the others.” We explore what could happen to a country if its citizens lived a life in the AND as well as discuss how our sense of belonging informs our decisions and beliefs.

Episode 25: Be a Disaster AND a Master with Mahrukh Imtiaz

Life in the And

If you are the product of the five people you spend the most time with, then I am a product of Mahrukh Imtiaz. Mahrukh is part of my chosen family and, together with two others, we formed a group called Wednesday Wonders. By day, Mahrukh is the Project Manager for EY’s US Talent Specialist Team and a cricketer for the Canadian Women’s Cricket Team. But by night, she is a prolific content creator on TikTok. Mahrukh is dedicated to creating inspirational content that helps other people be the best version of themselves and the champions they want to be. Mahrukh joins me today to...

Encore: Niiamah Ashong (Episode 12)

Life in the And

Niiamah joins me today to discuss the Ands we need to create a world of true inclusion. He shares his vision of an inclusive world and explains how he was inspired to make this vision a reality.

Encore: Shelley Paxton (Episode 8)

Life in the And

Shelley joins me today to share all of the “Ands” in her life and career. She discusses her ballsy move to liberate a billion souls by creating a title wave of change in people’s lives and organizations.

030 | Life in the AND is RebrANDing and ExpANDing

Life in the And

In this episode, I reflect on the journey this podcast has taken me on, and the clarity it has given me to move forward as I think about what 2021 holds. I explore what rebranding and expanding means for me, explain what it means to be committed and unattached.

029 | I am an ANDpersand with Bex Taylor-Klaus

Life in the And

In this episode, Bex and I explore what it means to be non-binary and what it looks like in Hollywood. We illustrate Bex’s experience with gender & identity as a child and how they discovered the non-binary identity. We elaborate on the non-binary identity’s characteristic as a spectrum and explain why it’s not about being “in the middle.” We emphasize the importance of letting people know that they are not alone and underscore the power of standing in your truth and speaking it.

028 | We need our heads AND our hearts David Taylor-Klaus

Life in the And

Today, David Taylor-Klaus and I explore what it means to live and lead with the head and the heart. We discuss how money can distract us from the things that are important to us and how we can reconnect with our hearts by going deep with our values. David shares the story of how he discovered his life’s work and what it means to be a heart-centered leader. We also discuss what “bully values” are and emphasize the power of language to reflect and create how we think of the world.

027 | Lessons from being complex AND raising complex humans with Elaine Taylor-Klaus

Life in the And

In this episode, Elaine and I discuss what it’s like to live a life with undiagnosed ADHD and reveal the three powerful words that could change your life. We explain how coaching can be an effective tool in managing ADHD despite its difference from therapy and why Elaine teaches parents coaching tools to help raise complex children.

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Sarah Kettles is a high-level UX Research Leader and entrepreneur. She is currently the Senior Director of Research at The Zebra, was previously at AirBnb, and was a founding member of Facebook’s Research Operations. In addition to her career bio, she’s an avid triathlete, backpacker, and founder of OutPass Trekking, a company that provides transformational wilderness experiences for growth-seekers. Sarah is a person who fills gaps with spectacular grace and, through OutPass Trekking, guides people through receiving insights through nature.

Sarah joins me today to discuss nature’s power in enhancing our ability to zoom out, understand the whole world and our place in it, and zoom in, introspect, and push back our fears. She shares some of her most profound experiences exploring the wilderness and explains why the outdoors is one of the best places to cultivate trust in ourselves. She also describes how nature can be leveraged in a coaching experience and highlights how fear can sometimes point us to the things we need to do.

“The wilderness is a special place that we’re all born out of. Being in nature offers an opportunity to expand and focus your awareness.” - Sarah Kettles

This week on Life in the AND:

How Sarah discovered that she could turn her love of the wilderness, the outdoors, and backpacking into a business
What makes nature so powerful
The ability to connect with yourself and with nature
Cultivating self-trust through our connection with the wilderness
The epic experience that led Sarah to her passion for backpacking
What makes being out in the wilderness a transformative experience
Expanding awareness and narrowing your focus through experiencing nature
One of Sarah’s most memorable moments on a hiking trail
The FITFO Philosophy and how fear can sometimes mean go
Redirecting your focus and working through mental blocks when you feel like you’re ‘so done’

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