69. Turning Disappointments into Business Success with Dr. Benjamin Ritter
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Release Date: 05/22/2023
78. Embracing Grief's Lessons, with guest Annabelle Chamberlain
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Annabelle Chamberlain and I had a profound conversation about transforming the way we handle grief. Both of us are from the Life Coach School and we talked about personal experiences and professional insights into managing grief beyond the conventional understanding. Annabelle shared her journey through the grief of losing her father and how it propelled her into specializing in grief coaching, focusing on helping others regain control over their emotions, reconnect with themselves, and enhance their productivity and passion amidst pain. We talked about the societal attitudes towards grief,...
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77. Navigating Bold Moves: From Midlife Crisis to Midlife Click with Kristen Rocco, Bold and Noteworthy Marketing
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Welcome back to "The Leaders Table." I’m your host, Diana Murphy, and today’s episode is truly special. Joining me is the incredible Kristen Rocco, who specializes in bold and noteworthy branding, —a theme that resonates deeply with my own journey into more vulnerable, authentic business practices. Kristen and I first crossed paths at a networking dinner, and it was instantly clear that we shared similar values and experiences. Today, we dive into the concept of the "Midlife Click" versus the midlife crisis. This idea, brought to the table by Kristen, explores how significant life...
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76. The Minimalist Entrepreneur with Anita Henderson
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You do not want to miss the insights and light bulb shares that happened in this conversation with author Anita Henderson. Becoming the Minimalist Entrepreneur: Lessons from My Journey to Work Less, Earn More and Play More is a memoir packed with encouraging insights and great nuggets learned along the way. Dig into this podcast and expect to be encouraged and inspired by new ways of thinking about becoming a minimalist IN your business. As an experienced entrepreneur, Anita shares with us how to focus on what is truly important. This conversation was a powerful reminder of...
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75. Self Love IS Rocket Fuel for Leaders
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In today’s episode, I will let you in on some of the paths to embracing personal growth and business transformation. On my journey of becoming single after 40 years of marriage, I learned the importance of self-love, identity shifts, and creating a supportive social life. Initially uncomfortable, I challenged societal norms and expectations, emphasizing the need to honor my emotions and create a healthy relationship with myself. This practice of honoring my real felt experience applies to how ALL OF US experience life and growth. As a business owner,...
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74. Nurturing romance IS a healthy leadership strategy-- Bonnie Daneker: Stoplights are for Kissing
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Welcome to our first REAL episode of the Leader's Table. Bonnie and I have a lively conversation with all the why's & how's of creating great connection with simple loving gestures. And why this can be so important for healthy leadership. Learn how investing in loving gestures and creating small moments of connection with a loved one ARE the key to: Supporting your well-being as a leader. Helping with the guilt of those long work days and business trips. Building a routine that supports you and helps you to process work related stress. In this interview with Bonnie Daneker, author of...
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73: Welcome to the Leader's Table Podcast
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This podcast introduces a fresh way of doing business for me. I’m bringing to the table conversations to inspire, clarify and embolden you to do what YOU know you’re called to do in the world. Yes, your business is a calling no matter what your actual business is. And Leadership is brave…….welcome to the party! In this podcast: I will cover that one of my sources of shame growing up is actually around one of my biggest gifts and strengths-conversation. What to do if some parts of your business don't fit anymore. A conversation about why I'm bringing this new format to you...
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72. How Soulful Entrepreneurs Can Run a Profitable Business With Bridgette Boucha
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The No Regrets-Just Joy theme continues..... What a thrill to bring Bridgette back on the podcast. Our first conversation was amazing, episode link below. Just wait until you hear about her new book and get the inside track to a healthier and more powerful mindset around Money. Her book launch day is TODAY, September 12th, let's celebrate with her and dig into our powerful conversation around money. What we covered, you do NOT want to miss the talking points we covered: Your Money Story – the root of our relationship with money and how it shows up in business The...
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71. How I’m Honoring What I’m Compelled To Create — Getting Coached Live by Caryn Gillen
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Creating No Regrets Just Joy with insightful coaching. One of my favorite coaches, Caryn Gillen, invited me to be coached on her podcast. Yup, live coaching, no prepared script and it was a great session for me on a day I really needed it. I’m sharing this with you today because I am still benefiting myself from listening to it. Let me know if you do as well. To benefit from this episode: Listen in to see in real time what a powerful coaching conversation is. Listen in as Caryn asks questions and answer them for yourself. See spaces where you’re getting insight and a new way to...
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70. Processing Emotion and Cultivating Awareness in Real-Time
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No Regrets-Just Joy Series I struggle with what I am sharing with you today. I did not have a natural way of processing emotion. I have been great my entire life at stuffing it. In today’s episode I share the HOW of processing emotion and the WHY it is important. There is joy and insight on the other side, I promise. Our natural reaction is to avoid emotion, especially the really uncomfortable ones. Listen in on this episode on how powerful and insightful it can be to learn to stay with and process emotion instead. From compartmentalisation to an embodied experience...
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69. How Overidentifying as a Business Owner Got in My Way of Living a Great Life
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Diana is back on the mic solo style! This is a powerful episode where she shares how Overidentifying as a Business Owner is what got in my way of living a great life! Turns out that living a full life creates a full business. Take Aways: How a Revenue Goal can get in the way of your great work Focus on the Impact you're making vs the gap in reaching your goals Making Relationships a Priority vs IF I have extra time Travel doesn't take AWAY from your business it's a HUGE value add Turns out you can run a business and thrive AND have a great full life Questions to ask yourself: Are...
info_outlinePrepared to be encouraged by this authentic conversation between 2 coaches who have seen it all: pivots, disappointments and also aligned results. Ben and I get into the nitty gritty of the way to create a resilient mindset as you grow your business and make important decisions on what your committed to going forward.
About Ben:
Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, is a leadership and career coach, Talent Development Executive, values geek, international speaker, online course instructor, and podcaster (The Executive, and The Live for Yourself Revolution), who’s passionate about guiding leaders to be the leader of their own career and create a career they love.
With over 11 years of experience working with clients from companies such as Amazon, Coursera, Doordash, Google, Fiserv, Northwestern, Pinterest, and Yelp, Ben understands how to navigate any career path you decide you want to travel.
From empowering professionals to get unstuck, to guiding senior leadership on how to stand out from the competition, develop executive presence, and feel confident in being a leader, Ben is an expert in his field and will guide you toward truly living for yourself at work and in life.
Ben received his Doctorate in Organizational Leadership with a focus on value congruence and job satisfaction and earned an MBA in entrepreneurial management, and an MPH in health policy administration.
Find Dr. Benjamin Ritter on Linked In and on his website: https://www.liveforyourselfconsulting.com/about
Ben’s guide: https://www.subscribepage.com/careeryoulove
Topics we discussed:
When is it time to close something down that you have created – a business, community, a niche? How do you do this? Ben’s story can give you some powerful insights on how to do this when it is time.
How to recognize when it is time to make a pivot.
What can ‘closing’ something down give you more as you move forward? What is possible?
Business ownership and how we can be overly attached to the business. Is it getting in our way of creating what we really want in our lives?
Looking at a healthy relationship with your business, making the right decisions.
Remembering what we are capable of from ALL of our life experiences.
How fully committing to an endeavor no matter the results creates success. It changes everything.
If something isn’t working, getting curious vs deciding ‘it is not working’. Get curious and dig into the issues at hand. One tweak can make a huge difference.
How to stop taking disappointing results and dig in with curiosity to solve for the issues at hand.
Ask better questions as you’re evaluating the health of your business.
Be the leader you are craving in your own business or career.