On Purpose with Isha Cogborn
Overcome Perfectionism & Find Your Voice Welcome back to Part Two of a Six-Part series called The Platform Series. Now more than ever, people are looking for authenticity. They want to know that they don’t have to live a carefully curated, Instagram-filtered life to still be successful. You don't have to be perfect to make an impact! If you're ready to tap into the unique contribution that you have to bring the world with your knowledge, expertise and experiences, apply for Platform for Purpose Incubator at
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Stop Playing Small & Embrace Your Expertise Welcome to Part One of a Six-Part series called The Platform Series. It's easy to take for granted how much you know and not think it’s a big deal. But when we don’t appropriately value our knowledge and what it means to our audience, it can lead to challenges. You are LITERALLY the answer to somebody's prayers, but they don't know you exist. Let's change that. To apply for Platform for Purpose Incubator, visit
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Do you feel like there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing right now? Are you feeling stuck because you don’t know where to start? In this episode with Certified Life Coach Pamela D. Smith, we talk about how you can change your life without quitting your job, hitting the lottery or some unique twist of fate. Pamela D. Smith is a certified life coach and author of several books including her newest publication, and my A champion of personal growth, Pam helps women reach their full potential and become whole in every area of life. As a divorced mother of two working in the...
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How have your life experiences shaped your behavior professionally? As a leader, have you ever been criticized for being too harsh? Are you always trying to prove that you’re worthy? In this episode, we chat with Veronica C. Armstrong is the founder of Leadership Life Support and a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who helps women shake off the traumatic experiences of the past while helping to propel them into the light of their future business opportunities. Growing up, Veronica experienced living in three group homes, two foster homes and a juvenile detention center before being declared...
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Ita Udo-Ema is a video producer, a strategic storyteller, and the founder of the studio, View From Above Entertainment. In this episode, Ita talks about how to move beyond getting caught up in new platforms and vanity metrics and how to use video as a vehicle to achieving your business objectives. In the episode I talk to Ita about: How he ditched engineering school at Purdue for a creative degree Understanding the metrics that matter most to your business Upcoming trends in video and how it can make your projects even more amazing Developing the G.A.M.E plan. Ita is also one of the...
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Do you feel like you’re not pretty or polished enough to build a platform? Working in media, Sarah R. Adams has had a front-row seat to the insecurities we often have to work through when our work puts us on stages, in front of the camera or behind the microphone. Sarah is an award-winning multimedia producer, freelance reporter, writer and educator with over 20 years of professional experience in broadcasting and higher education. As part of our Platform for Purpose incubator faculty, Sarah teaches the two-day On-Air Boot Camp experience, providing subject-matter experts, coaches and...
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La’Vista Jones is the Founder and CEO of 31 Marketplace, where she helps entrepreneurs bring order to the chaos of business and life by blending systematization and self care. In this episode, La’Vista discusses when the notion of self care became real for her as a person on the fast track in her corporate career and the day she, in her own words, “lost her mind” and how 31 Marketplace was born out of that experience. La’Vista speaks about how to build your business in a way that is nurturing to you as the founder and getting you to see that your vision is NOT a solo gig. She will...
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Dr. Erika Brown of Dr. Erika By Design walked away from Corporate America a year ago to launch her business and reclaim control of her mental health. She soon discovered that the rules for success she was used to following in the workplace didn’t always apply to entrepreneurship.
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Have you stopped dreaming and started settling when it comes to your life or business? If life is hard anyway, why not push to do things to create the life of your dreams?
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Episode 011 – Joy Bretz of nJoyBnFIT & Leave with Ease Do you feel like you’re chained to your desk watching life pass you by? Trying to figure out how you can manage financially if you do what you love? Are you suffering the health, mental and emotional effects of work-related stress and burnout? In this episode, Joy Bretz tells us about Leave with Ease - a program she created to help you develop your exit strategy to pursue a career and life that brings greater health and happiness. You can connect with Joy at Our Guest Joy Bretz is passionate about helping stressed-out...
info_outlineDo you feel like there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing right now? Are you feeling stuck because you don’t know where to start? In this episode with Certified Life Coach Pamela D. Smith, we talk about how you can change your life without quitting your job, hitting the lottery or some unique twist of fate.
Pamela D. Smith is a certified life coach and author of several books including her newest publication, Harvesting Your Pearls. and my On Purpose anthology series.
A champion of personal growth, Pam helps women reach their full potential and become whole in every area of life. As a divorced mother of two working in the airline industry, Pam was frustrated and ready to quit her job when she discovered the power of changing her environment without changing her environment. That led to several promotions, including one that unlocked her purpose, and later getting her life coaching certification and launching a business while still working full-time.
In this episode I talk to Pam about:
- Why people limit themselves when they know there are goals they want to achieve
- How she started her business while working full-time
- Tools to help you on your personal development journey
Connect with Pamela D. Smith:
Website - https://www.pamhasfavor.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pamhasfavor
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pamhasfavor/
Pam Book: https://www.pamhasfavor.com/product-page/harvesting-your-pearls
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