SOS081: How To Come Undone To Uncover Your Most Authentic Self With Erika Gerdes
Release Date: 09/07/2020
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info_outlineErika Gerdes is an authenticity development, and executive coach, speaker, and writer.
In this episode, she shares the powerful life-changing journey of leaving a prestigious and successful 10 + year career at Google to create her most authentic life and how you can too.
Topics Discussed:
- What it means to be authentic
- The signals that show you’re not being authentic
- Adapting vs being inauthentic - how to separate one from the other
- What to remember when listening to others feedback
- How to find the answers you seek within yourself
- The steps you need to take to make any real change in your life
- The 3 steps to becoming more authentic and making life transformation
- How to let go of your past identities
- Identity testing - how to do it and why you need to
- The one action you need to take right now to uncover your truth
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