091: The Surprising Ways You're Already Doing Your Work | Katie MacDonald
Release Date: 10/30/2024
104: How Creating Transforms the Creator | Nana Brew-Hammond
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Creating isn’t just about what you make…it’s about who you become. We’re back with the brilliant Nana Brew-Hammond for her second visit to Reframe to Create, and this time, it’s a full-circle moment. In Episode 21, Nana shared And in this episode, we see how that commitment has blossomed. Nana walks us through the very different experiences she had while writing her two latest books: ✨ Blue– a children’s picture book that dives into the rich history of a single color ✨ My Parents’ Marriage – an adult novel that explores the complex dynamics of family, love,...
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103: Build Your Personal Brand by Becoming Visible and Referable
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You’ve probably heard a lot of people telling you that you need a personal brand but very few are showing you “how” you can build or strengthen one. It’s all well and good to say you need a thing but how do you do it? 🫤 That’s the question I’m answering for you in this episode. It’s simple. You want to become two things. Visible and referable. As we dive into the how of this, I want you to think through these questions: What do I uniquely create that adds extreme value to the people I serve? Am I creating this thing or...
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102: This is Why Personal Branding is Non-Negotiable
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The time has come, the Walrus said… I kid 🤣 No seriously. The time has come to settle this matter of personal branding. Oh, I see you over there trying to hem and haw on this matter. Even if you’ve taken a step in the direction of building your personal brand, you’re doing it gingerly and are not fully convinced. Well, in this episode, I hope to put a stop to all of that! It’s time you learn exactly why personal branding is non-negotiable. Not for those folks out there. But for YOU. By the end, you’ll learn the two important things that having a...
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101: Bring Compelling Clarity to Your Stories with the ABT Framework | Park Howell
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Can you communicate with compelling clarity every time you speak or share a story? Or do you feel your words sometimes fall flat, and crickets are all you’re getting back from your audience? If you fall somewhere in between these two places, then you’re not alone. We all want to communicate better- whether it’s at work or in our personal lives. We want our messages to be powerful and impactful, and come through with clarity. But sometimes, that’s a little tricky to achieve. So what can we do? That’s where my...
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100: Embrace the Turtle: Why Slowing Down Wins the Race
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Does it feel like everyone around you is moving fast and breaking things? We live in a hustle culture where many have the “if it’s bigger, faster, and flashier, then it’s always better” mentality. Only in recent years have I begun to see a broader cultural shift toward slower and more intentional living. I can personally attest that it’s the “winning” way. During these first 100 episodes of the podcast, I’ve learned to embrace the way of the turtle. I’ve learned to resist the urge to compare and instead delight fully in my own...
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099: Stepping Into Your Zone of Genius | Rochelle Moulton
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Are you clocking what time it is? If you’ve been paying any kind of attention you know that jobs and organizations are no longer loyal to the employee--if they ever were. With mass layoffs and sudden unexplained firings, the mood is definitely “you are on your own!” So what can you do about this? Definitely, not curl up in a ball and cry. Now is the time to invest in yourself so you are ready for any and all market shifts and changes. But how can you do this? My guest Rochelle Moulton shares her journey of doing just this over decades...
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098: Supercharge Your Creativity With the WonderRigor™ Paradigm | Natalie Nixon
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What if the Creativity Whisperer could cup her hand to your ear and whisper just what you need to supercharge your creativity? Would you be all ears? I hope so because that’s who I have joining Reframe to Create for this episode. Natalie Nixon is a Creativity strategist who helps members of the C-suite and other professionals to expand their creative competence for the advancement of innovation and work in their industries. I came across her great insights while reading her book “The Creativity Leap”. What stood out to me was her WonderRigor™ paradigm...
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097: Are You the Gift or the Gift-Giver? | Travis Lee Howard
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Are you the gift or the gift-giver? This question made me stop and hit play on my guest’s LinkedIn video post. What I heard next has shifted everything for me and I know it will for you too. Before you hit play on this episode I want you to know why this episode is so important. If you’ve been listening to Reframe to Create for any amount of time you know I always encourage you to create with your gifts as the key to reframing your entire relationship to work. But if you’ve felt something is a little off for you it might be because of what Travis...
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096: What You Create Is Not Your Life
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What’s your most important thing for this year? How do you decide on your priority? Do you take a shot in the dark or ask someone you think is wiser? Answering this question is not only important for January but to shape and color the entire mood and vibe of your year. If you don’t get a clear view on your priority it’s likely the year will slip right through your fingers in lots of activities that you won't ultimately find meaningful. In the episode, I talk about how I use a Priority Investment Circle to get my year right. You may be surprised...
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095: Don't End With Nothing to Show for It
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Are you ready for your job to end? As the year ends, this is the perfect time to think about endings. I know it may not be the thing on your mind as you stuff yourself with food and gather with family and friends. But despite the festivities, it’s still important to remember that all jobs come to an end. This isn’t meant to scare you or depress you. Instead, I want to arm you with the 3 things you should never leave your job without. Because it’s best to be ready for your job’s end so you can soar rather than sink as it...
info_outlineYour work is not your job or career. Your work is what you create.
You get this.
But what if you're still searching for the thing that’s yours which you create?
Or if you’ve stumbled upon it, what if that thing isn’t like everyone else’s?
While everyone else is creating tangible things that people can taste and touch, yours can’t be.
What then?
I want you to know you’re not alone in this.
Creating isn’t always tangible.
Some people do create tangible things.
But many more create intangible experiences.
And that’s great news.
It means the world of creating is much bigger and wider than you might have thought.
My guest on today’s episode can tell you all about this because Katie MacDonald has done something truly remarkable.
She’s taken what she’s heard here on Reframe to Create and done the deep work of integrating it into her understanding of herself and her work. She’s let it give her a reframe and the result has been a powerful discovery of what she uniquely brings to the table.
And her unique contribution might be like yours--something intangible.
Learning this has changed not just how she shows up on her job but how she shows up in all of her life.
We also talk about how your unique work doesn’t require that you go on a long journey to find it because you’re already doing it in some way today.
Listen in because you might discover that you’ve already been doing the thing you’ve been searching to find.
About my guest:
Katie MacDonald is a public health professional, passionate about improving lives through increased access to quality health products and services. She has worked in health markets around the world to introduce new health commodities, promote policy change and build public private partnerships. Katie discovered her love for public health as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali and since then has lived and worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh. Katie enjoys making connections with people around the world and in her own neighborhood of Columbia Heights in Washington, DC through scuba diving, cooking, reading and running.
Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-macdonald-mph/
Reference Episodes
Reframe to Create Episode 57 - Build and Diversify Your Work Portfolio
Reframe to Create Episode 56 - Liberate Your Work | Sawida Kamara
Reframe to Create Episode 86 - Don’t Let Your Job Get in the Way of Your Work
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/