Design Yourself: Coaching and Creativity for How We Live, Work and Lead
Welcome to the podcast where we talk about how to raise our collective consciousness about what's possible and bring more ease and delight to the way we live, work and lead. I'm Sharon Lipovsky, host of Design Yourself and founder of Point Road Studios where I guide my clients to get clear on the direction they are headed, create the roadmap for how to get there and then take steps to realize their vision every day. In this podcast, I share the tools and resources that create breakthroughs in my work as an executive coach and team accelerator and in my own life as a creative living with her family on a dirt road in the Catskill Mountains in NY. The way we work and live has fundamentally changed and there is no going back to what was. This is both incredibly scary and exhilarating.The times we live in challenge us to lead towards a brighter future. What matters most right now? How do we set boundaries that serve us and our teams? What skills are necessary in today's workplace? Join us every Wednesday to explore big questions and share tools, mindsets and resources that will guide us as we reimagine what's possible. For show notes visit www.pointroadstudios.com/podcast
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What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong
05/08/2024
What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong
Things don’t always go according to plan. And sometimes it’s almost comical just how far off the rail our plans go. What can we learn from these experiences? How can we get back to our goals in a productive way that honors the realities of what we are experiencing? That’s what we discuss in today’s episode on What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong. Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared What to Do When Everything Goes Wrong Connect to the Story of Growth - not Victimhood Remind Yourself of the Wins Leave space for Going Sideways Remember that Fast is Not the Goal Cultivate the Emotion, Regardless of Outcome Links Shared
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Be Your Own Inner Compass
05/01/2024
Be Your Own Inner Compass
We are all on a path, and obstacles showing up is inevitable. How we respond is not. How do you determine how to move around barriers? Where do you look for guidance? What if you had the confidence to trust your inner wisdom? In today's Design Yourself episode, we explore together how to be your inner compass. In this episode, we discuss: The components of our inner compass (vision, values, guiding principles, guard rails) How to define these components Key strategies for operating with our compass Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared The components of our inner compass Vision, values, guiding principles, guard rails How to define these parts Vision - Where are you headed? For the sake of what? Values - What matters to you? Can you distill it into four words? Guiding Principles - What are the operating principles that allow you to move with and towards your vision in alignment with your values? (e.g., We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. Leadership is a mindset, not a role. It is a priority to be as healthy on the inside as we appear on the outside, i.e., no beautiful, rotten apples.) Guard Rails - What creative constraints serve your roadmap? Key strategies for operating with our compass Notice without judgment when you are looking outside or within for answers. Challenge old narratives that are comfortable but don’t work for you. Consult your inner compass and see what resource or combo of resources will guide you.
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Yes Habits
04/24/2024
Yes Habits
Someone asks you if you'd like to join a particular gathering or experience. Quick - how do you respond? Do you think it through? Do you respond in the moment? We all have patterns around how we process decisions and that’s what we get into in today’s episode on Yes Habits. In this episode, we explore: Two types of yeses Methodical Yes Spontaneous Yes How our Yes Habits align with different visioning types Linear Visioning Magical Visioning Reflection questions to get you thinking about your Yes Habits Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared TWO TYPES OF YES Methodical Yes – Taking the time to think through the hows and ifs of a commitment before saying yes. Spontaneous Yes – Allowing yourself to respond in the moment with a yes, often based on a feeling of values and vision alignment – even if you aren’t sure how it all connects for you. VISION ALIGNMENT Linear Visioning – A process of laying out a clear pathway of steps for how to bring a vision to life. Magical Visioning – An intuitive process for moving towards a vision based on what you sense is needed now. REFLECTION QUESTIONS: COZYING UP TO YOUR YES HABITS What do you notice about your yes habits? Are you more of a methodical or a spontaneous Yeser? Do your circumstances tend to influence how you say yes? (Personal versus professional? The risk assessment? The person posing the opportunity?) Is there a safe, low-risk place where you could stretch yourself to try it a different way? Anything else that you want to remember about yes habits?
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Future You
04/17/2024
Future You
Who you are today is the guide to who you will be tomorrow. What wishes do you have for your future self? What wisdom do you want to be sure to carry with you? In the episode of Design Yourself, we explore questions to inspire Future You. Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared Reflection Questions What is something you can do right now as a gift to Future You? What does Future You want you to know right now? If you were to sum Future You up in 3 words, what would they be? What advice do you want to give Future You? What has shifted for Future You? How did they make that happen? Resources and Links
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It's Not Your Fault
04/10/2024
It's Not Your Fault
Humans can adapt, but so can systems. What happens when we spend the majority of our time caught focusing on what we have to do…and we don’t focus on what is problematic about the way we do things? In this week’s episode, we challenge the notion you always hold the answer and instead remind listeners that it’s not your fault. Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Resources and Links and
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Vision Alignment: Tapped For A New Opportunity
04/03/2024
Vision Alignment: Tapped For A New Opportunity
Human beings are interconnected, and we really can accomplish more together. But when it comes to visioning, how do we know what’s ours versus someone else? How can we connect what someone else sees as possible to what we really want? That’s what we get into in today’s Design Yourself episode on Vision Alignment: Tapped for a New Opportunity. Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared The “light” and “shadow” of someone sharing what they see as possible for you. The importance of assessing the relationship you have with the person offering you a new opportunity. 3 steps to evaluate the new opportunity: Listen to understand. Return to center. What do I want? Build the path forward. Build trust and mutual support in the relationship. Stay clear on your “what,” i.e. what is the next step that you want in your career? Then get clear on “how” to evaluate the role and your ability to learn and grow in alignment with your career objectives and business need.
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How to Make Time
03/27/2024
How to Make Time
Productivity is a dead-end pursuit. Our to-dos will always fill whatever space we give it. How can we let go of the habits driving us to do more, better, faster? How can we make time for what matters most? In this episode of Design Yourself we explore: Our relationship with time; Examples of how time influenced the daily routines of artists Sylvia Plath and Erik Satie; Sharon's musings on how urgency and scarcity impact our relationship to how much time we have and how much time we need; Reflection questions to create awareness and alignment on how we each move with and in time. “Productivity is a trap. Becoming more efficient just makes you more rushed, and trying to clear the decks simply makes them fill up again faster. Nobody in the history of humanity has ever achieved “work-life balance,” whatever that might be, and you certainly won’t get there by copying the “six things successful people do before 7:00 a.m.” The day will never arrive when you finally have everything under control—when the flood of emails has been contained; when your to-do lists have stopped getting longer; when you’re meeting all your obligations at work and in your home life; when nobody’s angry with you for missing a deadline or dropping the ball; and when the fully optimized person you’ve become can turn, at long last, to the things life is really supposed to be about. Let’s start by admitting defeat: none of this is ever going to happen. But you know what? That’s excellent news.” -Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks Stay Connected To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared Reflection Prompts What is your flavor of distraction? What if it’s not time that’s hold you back? What else could it be? What are you wishing for? How might you make that happen in the next month? What else might work to try? What if you let time be? Links and Resources And a
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Stories Move Us
03/20/2024
Stories Move Us
Our stories shape us. They form the fabric of not just where we are coming from, but also what we believe is possible. Stories forecast our future. How do we find the pulse of our narrative? How do we decide what’s working and what is getting in the way? How do we understand what’s my story versus what’s our collective story? Let’s explore in this episode of Design Yourself as we discuss how stories move us. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared 7 Prompts to Reimagine Your Story Movement What do you notice about your current movements? Look at how you move - in your schedule, through a room, in your home, at the grocery store. What do you notice without judgement? What distinctions do you have about your movements? Your pace? Your intensity? How would you describe the characteristics of your movements? What does your movement suggest about about the stories you are telling? Are you winning? Rushed? Transforming? Out of balance? What kind of story movement do you want right now? Are you dancing? Floating? Resting? Driving? Cycling? What kinds of tools support your story movement? If you are dancing…do you need tap shoes? Jazz shoes? Are you in a vehicle? What kind? A single speed bike or a bike kitted for the next world tour? What commitment can you make today to your own story movement? How will you know you are honoring that commitment? Resources and Links Never underestimate the power of music! .
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Imaginary Lives
03/13/2024
Imaginary Lives
What do you want to be when you grow up? Are you already living that life? Are you curious about the road not taken? In this episode of Design Yourself, we cast aside the artificial constraints of what is true right now and play with what we might create with imaginary lives. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared In this episode we... Learn a Julia Cameron prompt from the book The Artist's Way inviting us to imagine five alternative lives to the one we are currently living; Hear about how to take simple steps to actually do what you feel called to do right now, instead of waiting to create perfect conditions to do the thing the way you might imagine it happening. Learn about what five things Sharon's imagining doing herself and which imaginary life she's been stuck on for over a decade. Links and Resources
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Life Keeps Happening
03/06/2024
Life Keeps Happening
Turns out, there are a lot of things we can’t control. That’s part of what makes life so precious: It’s unexpected. Sometimes miraculously joy-filled. Othertimes cripplingly painful. How do we recognize when we are swept up in the swirl of life? How do we find our footing in the middle of a tsunami? That’s what we discuss in this Design Yourself episode, Life Keeps Happening. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Ideas Shared Honor that life happening is what’s normal. Celebrate some of the ways I saw this show up tied to a joyous moment in my own life last week. Highlight THE question I return to, when life shows up: What is needed now? Links and Resources
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Vision Journey
02/28/2024
Vision Journey
Do you dream of a change in your life? Maybe it’s about getting to the next level of your career. Or maybe there is a long held creative desire, like being a part of an award-winning show or publishing a best selling book? Today we talk about how to move toward your big dreams in a sustainable and powerful way in this episode of Design Yourself on the Vision Journey. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on & Join to discuss: “The path you take to get there is indicative of how you will feel when you get there.” – Sharon Lipovsky Sample Client Strategies to Build the Bridge to Your Vision More White Space (eliminate distractions, set boundaries with people around your time and service; set boundaries for yourself around time to do nothing and see what emerges) Build a Creative Practice (e.g. paint, write, draw circles, garden, journal reflections) Put Yourself First (say where you want to eat; decide how you want to spend your time; practice seeing what you want in small, daily ways so that you can build the muscle to see into bigger manifestations for yourself) Follow Your Energy (this will both help build strength and resilience and will allow you to practice discernment – an important skill in leading with vision. Some days Bridgerton reading is energized…other times it’s a distraction…learn how to tell the difference!) Ways to Lead with Vision Right Now Do the dishes – and nothing else. Walk to walk – and nothing else. Identify eliminating distractions Write a short daily “notice without judgement” reflection on how your practices are going Consider a creative practice like the one described in . Draw circles Have an accountability date with your partner (or other/s) Celebrate every win. Build momentum behind your subtle changes – start to build the new wish path.
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Intuition Exercises
02/21/2024
Intuition Exercises
There are so many questions to process in our lives - and even more answers to sift through. Our intuition is our quick-thinking guide. But many of us don’t listen. What gets in the way of tapping into our instinctive internal whispers? How can we tune into our ability to understand something right away? That is what we cover in this Design Yourself episode on exercising your intuition. Join in to discuss: Common Intuition Blockers The 4 A's. Ambitious, Achiever, Accomplished, Accomodating. These traits aren't blockers unto themselves. When overused, however, they get in the way of accessing our intuition. Thinking Too Big. Stop focusing exclusively on what's out of your control; start adapting your moves into what you can do right now. Chasing External Validation. Stop prioritizing what other people want you to be; start getting clear on what matters most to you. Numbing Yourself with Busyness. Get comfortable with stillness, rest and quiet. Being too scared or exhausted to listen to yourself. Listen to your own internal whispers. This could be a gut feeling, heart feeling, bone feeling, body feeling. Rarely does it come from intellect. Exercises to Build Your Intuition Muscle Exercise 1: Notice, without judgement. Exercise 2: Get comfortable with discomfort. Exercise 3: Find ways to get still internally (this can include movement!) - meditation, writing, hiking, doing the dishes, peloton Exercise 4: Listen to yourself. When you have a question - ask yourself first. When you reach for research, ask yourself first. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Lead with Love
02/14/2024
Lead with Love
Words matter, but the emotions behind the words matter more. That energetic exchange that sits beneath the surface makes a huge impact in our ability to connect and collaborate with others. So how do we do this? And what’s one emotion that makes all the difference? That’s what we discuss in this Design Yourself episode on leading with love. Join in to discuss: How emotions are a silent (usually) player in every interaction you have. 4 Actions to Lead with Love Radical Self Awareness – Start by noticing what emotion shows up when you lead. Are you calm or anxious? Delighted or frustrated? Angry or sad? Simply notice without judgement what emotion/s show up when you lead. Set an Intention – Whether love is already present or not when you lead, set an intention to lead with love. Simply invite in the potential to bring love into the mix. Embody Love – Love is not just something we say or do. Love can show up in the way we are. We can embody that feeling of love in how we stand, walk, and gesture. Practice physically holding love. Grow Love - It's amazing how much we can grow or intensify the feeling of love, simply by paying attention to it. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Self Empathy
02/07/2024
Self Empathy
You have been told, how important it is to listen and care for others. And it is. But it requires us to do the same for ourselves. How can we give, when our own buckets aren’t full? What does it look like for us to practice this tender concern for ourselves? That’s what we discuss in this Design Yourself episode on Self Empathy. Join in to discuss: Why self empathy is so wildly important Why empathy must start as a self practice Applying the Empathy Rules for others to ourselves Embrace Not Knowing Embrace Radical Difference Embrace Commitment Embrace Community A sweet story about 1st graders putting these lessons into action Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Baby Steps to Giant Leaps
01/31/2024
Baby Steps to Giant Leaps
The wildest, dreamiest things start from the smallest of steps. How can we be more mindful of how what we do today connects to where we dream of going? What practices support us on that path? That’s what we get into in today’s episode on Baby Steps to Giant Leaps. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Adaptive Leadership
01/25/2024
Adaptive Leadership
We live and work in a complex world. The markets, environments, and circumstances in which we operate are changing rapidly. How can we evolve our leadership to find new, compelling, and sustainable solutions? How can we spark transformation from the inside out? That’s what we discuss in this episode of Design Yourself on adaptive leadership. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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The Art of Incompetence
01/17/2024
The Art of Incompetence
I'm going to let you in on a little secret today. Those spaces where you feel most clumsy and lacking in ability offer incredible growth opportunities. But not if you sit around judging yourself or worrying about what other people think. In this episode of Design Yourself learn how to cultivate the mindsets that will accelerate your learning as we discuss The Art of Incompetence. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Discerning What's Right For Me
01/11/2024
Discerning What's Right For Me
Happy New Year! Tis the season full of calendar-driven inspiration about how to make this year the best one ever. Words of the year, themes of the season, goals, resolutions and intentions abound. How can you avoid getting caught up in trends and move to the beat that works best for you? That’s what we get into today's Design Yourself episode on Discerning What’s Right For Me. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Celebrating 200 Episodes of Design Yourself
01/03/2024
Celebrating 200 Episodes of Design Yourself
Celebrating milestones is a foundational leadership practice that supports us as we build positive momentum toward our goals, strategies, and - ultimately - our vision, mission, and purpose. In today's episode, Point Road founder Sharon models this practice as she pauses to celebrate and reflect on 200 episodes of Design Yourself. Learn about what the show has meant to her, what she's most grateful for and what struggles she's faced along the way. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Encore: Wintering
12/27/2023
Encore: Wintering
Wintering is a season in the cold. It is both literal and figurative. It acknowledges those times where we move through a fallow period – cut off from the world. What is the power of wintering? How can we learn to call in the dark and the cold? In today’s encore episode on wintering we discuss what wintering is, borrowing from the brilliance of writer Katherine May; we speak to the power of wintering, specifically the power of the dark, the cold, letting go and resting; and we close with reflection questions to spark your own best thinking on how to integrate this practice. “So that is my wish for you – that you may be unburdened by the cold and dark of wintering. And more than that. That you can embrace it. Call in the dark and the cold – don’t run from it. It is through learning how to sit in this discomfort that we build our resilience for when the unexpected winters arrive.” Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Thank You and A Wish
12/20/2023
Thank You and A Wish
An ending is an invitation to pause and reflect. It is a chance to disrupt the routines you are in and take stock of what you have learned through whatever experience you have just gone through. In this episode of Design Yourself, we share a favorite closing ceremony well-suited to the end of the calendar year: Thank You and A Wish. Links and Resources: To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Sharon's Year-End Letter
12/13/2023
Sharon's Year-End Letter
It’s that time of year where we are invited to stop, look back and reflect. Last week I taught you how to compose a letter for yourself. And this week I am sharing my own. Join me as I share my year end letter to myself. xo, Sharon Links and Resources: To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Year-End Letter to Yourself
12/06/2023
Year-End Letter to Yourself
We are officially in the final moments of 2023, and it is a natural moment to take stock of lessons learned and goals for the year ahead. Join us in this episode as we consider what we are celebrating and what we are calling in as we learn the art and ritual of how to write a year-end letter to yourself. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Dreaming Big Without Burnout
11/29/2023
Dreaming Big Without Burnout
The experience we have on the journey to get to our destination is indicative of how we will feel once we arrive. Chasing our vision can be exhilarating, and it can also be exhausting. How do we build momentum and follow our dreams in a sustainable way? That’s what we explore in Dreaming Big Without Burnout. Links and Resources To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Relationships and Framing Conversations
11/22/2023
Relationships and Framing Conversations
Tis the season for gathering with the important people in our lives. Let us take a moment and remember how to have purposeful, heart-centered conversations. What am I really trying to accomplish here? Are we on the same page? Am I leading with love and empathy or am I igniting the fuse? Learn three points for how to frame important conversations as we explore these questions and more in this episode of Design Yourself. Links and Resources: To book your 1:1 Vision Reading: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Clearing Your Leadership Stuff
11/15/2023
Clearing Your Leadership Stuff
Leadership begins on the inside and takes place out in the world. It makes sense then that we want to pay attention to and care for what we carry with us on the inside. But how can we tell what is taking up space in our leadership closets? How do we edit and curate this inner space? In today’s Design Yourself podcast, we explore the intangible leadership stuff we carry and reflect on how to release the unnecessary weight. Links and Resources: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Clutter Clearing
11/09/2023
Clutter Clearing
Results follow attention. So knowing what matters (and what doesn't) is a key part of bringing ease and order to your life and work. But letting go isn't always intuitive. How do I know what to get rid of and when? How can I overcome old habits and worries about letting go of stuff? Guided by Shira Gill's framework and the evergreen wisdom of Marie Kondo, we dive deep into the what's and how's of Clutter Clearing - both in your home and in your leadership. Links and Resources: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Am I Behind?
11/01/2023
Am I Behind?
It's easy to feel like you are being left behind. Like everyone else is doing more, faster, better. Is no one on the same path as me, you might wonder? It's understandble that we feel anxious about what we are doing. And a sense of urgency that we ought to be doing more. Let's explore how to reframe our mindset, focus and actions as we tap into the question: Am I behind? Links and Resources: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Think Small
10/25/2023
Think Small
The day-to-day minutiae isn't where most of us turn for inspiration. This small stuff tends to be pretty monotonous. In this episode of Design Yourself, we challenge these assumptions and turn our excitement up for the granular and the mundane. Let's explore together how we can crack our ennui and find comfort and a sense of direction by thinking small. In Thinking Small we explore 1) clues that thinking small is good leadership "move;" 2) the practice of paying attention (without judgement); 3) a Louise Glück poem to inspire us all to look closer. Links and Resources: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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Making A Plan
10/18/2023
Making A Plan
A plan is like a treasure map. A visual representation of how you can get from where you are today to where you dream about being in the future. But can we create a realistic path? How can we plan in the wild and unpredictable times we lead in? And is it even worth it? Let's discuss together in this Design Yourself episode all about making a plan. In Making A Plan we explore: 1) The importance of an adaptive mindset; 2) The top 2 markers of an effective plan (believability and sparking action); 3) Discerning when it's time to adapt from the plan 4) Building momentum toward your end goal - even as things shape shift along the way. Links and Resources: For show notes visit: To connect on Linked In: To connect on Instagram: Rate, Review & Subscribe to the podcast on &
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