(Sway Them in Color Podcast) Why Symphony is a Better Term Than Diversity for Creating a Better World
Release Date: 07/03/2020
You're More Powerful Than You Think
Tell it Proud
Today’s Tell it Proud podcast episode is focused on the ethical principles of power, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is a book review of You’re More Powerful Than You Think by Eric Liu. This book serves as both an inspiration and a practical guide for citizens seeking to create change. This book’s message is ultimately one of hope combined with agency - the...
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the power of being time travelers
Tell it Proud
Today’s Tell it Proud podcast episode is focused on the cultural principles of power, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is titled “The power of being time travelers” and is a personal reflection on the power of mindfulness to stop ruminating about the past and worrying about the future and a number of practices you can try today to ground yourself during times of...
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The Beautiful and Hard Grief of Endings
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principle of adaptability, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. The essay read on today’s episode is titled “the beautiful and hard grief of endings” which talks about how I accepted various hard endings at a low point in my life 10 years ago, and ends with a poem on the beauty we can find when we are grieving a loss. If you'd...
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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Your Intuition
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principle of influence, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. The essay read in this episode is titled “why you shouldn’t ignore your intuition” and starts with a personal story of how ignoring my intuition got me into some troubling situations at work and in romantic relationships, the research behind why intuition is real and the...
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How I Thrived When Everything Collapsed
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principle of adaptability, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is titled “how I thrived when everything collapsed” and talks about how I almost lost everything I had built in my business and career during Covid, and how I rebuilt better, in addition to exploring eight key components of adaptability to remain...
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A Cultural Practice for Conflict and Forgiveness
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principles of love, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. The essay read in this episode is titled “a cultural practice for conflict and forgiveness” and is an exploration of a Native Hawaiian practice of conflict resolution deeply rooted in the Hawaiian concept of "pono," which refers to righteousness, balance, and harmony by living...
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Self-love Comes From Unexpected Places
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Today’s episode is a replay from my storytelling event I produce and host titled Change My Mind: a live storytelling experience. We get everyday people to tell true non-fiction stories in front of a live audience in NYC about an event that changed their minds for the better. It's another form of ethical and cultural wisdom from their lived experiences that creates meaningful connection, conversation, and education around issues we typically don't talk about. Today’s storyteller is Esther Ofelia Acosta. She’s a Fun- loving cubanita who runs her family's cuban restaurant by day and does...
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We need Black humor
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principles of cultural intelligence, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is a book review of , a hilarious book of essays and memoir like reflections from Black creators, makers, movers, shakers, authors, and entertainers on their use of humor as a tool of love, loss, honoring their ancestry, building resilience, and moving...
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It's not too late to achieve your dream
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Today’s episode is a replay from my storytelling event I produce and host titled Change My Mind: a live storytelling experience. We get everyday people to tell true non-fiction stories in front of a live audience in NYC about an event that changed their minds for the better. It's another form of ethical and cultural wisdom from their lived experiences that creates meaningful connection, conversation, and education around issues we typically don't talk about. This story shared today was created and performed by comedian, actor, and writer Jevon M. Johnson from Brooklyn, NY. You can catch him...
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why good people are happier people
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principles of hope, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is titled “why good people are happier people” and dives into a recent study that found people rated by others as more moral tend to be happier and find more meaning in life. The study also describes how morality supports happiness through stronger relationships and a...
info_outlineIn this episode of Sway Them in Color I speak with Oshoke Pamela Abalu, an architect and futurist, who was the Chief Architect for MetLife’s $1 billion inclusive workplace redesign. She pioneers human-centered design solutions that infuse consciousness, energy flow, and inclusivity into global workplace transformations. She is a gifted design thinker and diversity advocate who has moved the needle, shattered glass ceilings, and enabled a broader conversation on diversity for organizations. Faculty member at The Inner MBA and a Crain’s 40 Under 40 honoree, Oshoke and her work have been featured in TIME, Smart Planet, Real Simple Magazine, Domino Magazine, Interior Design Magazine, ABC, NBC, Fast Company, TED and more. In this conversation we discuss:
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how our families of origin impact our life paths
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how to change the narrative on your abilities when changing careers
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3 principles for being more inclusive and purpose driven in your work
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why we need new terms for diversity and belonging and how the term symphony showcases inclusion as the greatest innovation.