The Opposite of Small Talk
Do you have a feeling that there is something more for you in life? Are you ready to make a change, but unsure where to start? The Opposite of Small Talk provides a space for meaningful conversations that lead to personal transformation. If you’re ready to connect with new ideas and interesting people, join us on this journey of self-discovery. We discuss a wide variety of topics with experts and thought leaders to help you reflect on what matters to you. Each episode gives you a reason to connect with the people in your life and have your own opposite of small talk conversations. Through the power of reflection and connection, the path to your own transformation will come into focus. Meet your Co-Hosts Danielle McCombs and Kristy Olinger: www.theoppositeofsmalltalk.com/about
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191. Unscripted Pivots with Danielle Sprouls, Esq.
06/04/2025
191. Unscripted Pivots with Danielle Sprouls, Esq.
Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads, personally or professionally, wanting to make a long held dream or goal a reality? Today’s guest, Danielle Sprouls shares her transformative journey from commercial real estate to coaching and how it’s possible for anyone to make the powerful decision to “pivot,” face their fears, and grow both personally and professionally. In this insightful discussion, she touches on points in her book, “WTF: Women That Flourish: Transform Life’s ‘What the F#$k’ Moments Into Your Greatest Wins;” explores the importance of intuition, visualization, and taking bold steps; and offers practical tips on turning challenges into opportunities. Guest’s Website: Book Affiliate Link: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Have you had a light bulb or “what the f#$k” moment? How did you react and how would you react now? What advice or encouragement would you give to a loved one if they came to you expressing they wanted to make a bold or drastic change personally or professionally? What is one practical piece of advice you took from today’s conversation? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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190. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: JL Heather
05/28/2025
190. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: JL Heather
In the latest installment of Coaches Corner, guest coach JL Heather, who holds over two decades of experience as an organizational transformation coach sits down with Danielle for a discussion on the topic of innovation and creativity. Guest’s Website: : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.
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189. Using Language and Mindset with Rebecca Bonnington
05/21/2025
189. Using Language and Mindset with Rebecca Bonnington
Today's guest is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) expert. If you are stateside, NLP may not be a term you’re very familiar with, but after today’s episode you may just find an appreciation for this fascinating area of study and how language and mindset can transform personal and professional experiences. Rebecca Bonnington sits down for a really enlightening conversation in which she demonstrates, using Kristy as her subject, practical NLP techniques, including how to change emotional states by manipulating sensory representations and understanding the power of self-talk; discusses how the body and mind are interconnected; and offers tools that can empower anyone to tap into their internal resources to create a desired change in their life. Guest’s Website: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Were you familiar with NLP prior to this episode? What one technique from this episode would you be interested to try in practice in your own life? What is one area of your life or desired goal do you think NLP might help you to reach? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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188. Managing Up with Melody Wilding
05/07/2025
188. Managing Up with Melody Wilding
In popular culture, there was a time where views of workplace relationships, between employees and managers, were seen through the lens of the likes of Emily and her over the top demanding boss, Miranda Priestly, in the 2006 movie, the Devil Wears Prada. Fast forward to 2025, workplace culture has evolved and terms like, managing up, the focus of today’s conversation, have become normalized and encouraged. Today’s guest is Melody Wilding, therapist, professor, executive coach and author of, Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge, released in March. In her conversation with Kristy, Melody shares insights from her book on navigating workplace relationships through strategic conversations, they discuss key workplace communication strategies, and practical techniques. Guest’s Website: Guest’s book via our affiliate link: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Have you had a managing up situation in your workplace? How did you handle it and would you handle it differently following this episode? Did you identify as one of the four C’s discussed in the conversation? What is one of the techniques that most resonated with you? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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187. Learning Self-Compassion with Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
04/23/2025
187. Learning Self-Compassion with Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
Have you ever dealt with a negative voice inside your head that is constantly discouraging you, second guessing you, or telling you that you aren’t good enough? Even if you don’t self-identify as a perfectionist, this episode explores those tendencies we all have to chase perfection in our everyday life. Our guest, Tara Cousineau, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist; meditation teacher; life learner on resilience, self-compassion and healing; author of “The Perfectionist’s Dilemma: Learn the Art of Self-Compassion and Become a Happy Achiever,” and yes, a recovering perfectionist. During our discussion, Dr. Cousineau shares strategies and helpful techniques for managing inner critics and provides insights into recognizing and reframing perfectionistic tendencies to create more joy and balance in life. Guest’s Website: Guest’s book via our affiliate link: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Did you identify with some of the perfectionist tendencies in this episode? Do you find that you show much more compassion for others than you do for yourself? If so, why? What was one technique shared by Dr. Cousineau, in this episode, which you’d be interested to try? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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186. #Kristy The Um Episode
04/16/2025
186. #Kristy The Um Episode
When you use too many fillers it makes your message unclear and causes people to think you don’t have confidence in what you are saying. In this episode we are FINALLY talking filler words; why you use them, how to identify your unique fillers, and what to do about it. Get the free worksheet that goes along with this episode: 🌱 Tap here to work with Kristy: Follow on Instagram for more communication tips:
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185. New Ways to Network with Rosalind Chow, Ph.D.
04/09/2025
185. New Ways to Network with Rosalind Chow, Ph.D.
Many professionals have likely encountered mentorship at one time or another, but may be less familiar with a different type of networking known as sponsorship and its many unique benefits. Today’s guest shares her deep insight into the key differences between mentorship and sponsorship, how sponsorship can open doors to stronger inclusivity in the workplace, and how you can take on this important role of sponsorship in your own workplace. Our guest, Rosalind Chow, Ph.D. is a professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory, researcher, and author of the new book , “The Doors You Can Open: A New Way to Network, Build Trust, and Use Your Influence to Create a More Inclusive Workplace,” available now. Guest’s Website: Guest’s New Book (affiliate link): TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Have you ever been mentored by or mentored someone else professionally? How about sponsored? Do you find networking challenging? Why or why not? Following the episode are you more likely to consider being a sponsor for someone else? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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184. How to be a Grownup with Raffi Grinberg
04/02/2025
184. How to be a Grownup with Raffi Grinberg
As we officially welcome spring, many rites of passage including graduation season are almost upon us. If you are a member of the Class of 2025 or know someone who is graduating or has recently graduated, this episode includes an insightful discussion on real life skills that aren’t always taught in the classroom, but can prove extremely beneficial. Our guest, Raffi Grinberg is an educator, business leader, and author of the new book (released March 25th!), “How to Be a Grown Up: The 14 Essential Skills You Didn’t Know You Needed (Until Just Now).”
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183. Reach for Wild Courage with Jenny Wood
03/25/2025
183. Reach for Wild Courage with Jenny Wood
Have you ever winced at the thought that someone else might label you as weird, selfish, or wreckless? Today’s guest Jenny Wood, a former Google Executive, career coach, and author of the new book (released today!), “Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It,” wants you to be courageous and run towards these labels rather than away from them. We discuss details of her new book including the 9 traits, three mentioned above, which can act as a deterrent to going after what we want as well as some useful tips on how we can flip the script and make them a positive instead of a negative. Guest’s Website: Purchase Jenny’s new book via our affiliate link: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Have you ever felt weird? Did it stop you from taking action? Which of the words discussed most resonates with making you feel uncomfortable? Following the episode do you look at that particular connotation differently? What is something you really want, but haven’t had the wild courage to go after yet? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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182. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Suzanne Campi with Danielle McCombs
03/19/2025
182. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Suzanne Campi with Danielle McCombs
In the latest installment of Coaches Corner, guest coach Suzanne Campi, a life transition coach and community builder, sits down with Danielle for a discussion on the topic of Retirement. Guest’s Website: : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.
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181. Menopause with Susan A. Miele, PhD
03/12/2025
181. Menopause with Susan A. Miele, PhD
If you are a woman or have a woman you love or care for in your life, then this episode is for you. Whether that person has or will someday experience the three stages of menopause while navigating personal and professional life, today’s guest assures that they are not alone. Dr. Susan Miele, who holds a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems and is a transformational leader and workplace well-being advocate dedicated to redefining the narrative around menopause, shares her personal story as well as incredibly insightful and thought provoking information on this important topic that often goes undiscussed at home and in the workplace. Guest’s Website: Guest Mentions/Resources: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Were you aware there were 34 potential symptoms in perimenopause? Following this episode what are some takeaways you now know about the topic of menopause that you didn’t know before? Are you more likely now to discuss menopause more openly personally or professionally? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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180. The Pink Tax with Janine Rogan
03/05/2025
180. The Pink Tax with Janine Rogan
The next time you’re shopping the aisles of your local pharmacy or supermarket you might just notice the price difference between products marketed towards women vs. men, if so, you are seeing the “pink tax” in action. Today’s guest, Janine Rogan, a keynote and TEDx speaker, author, entrepreneur, and founder of The Wealth Building Academy Inc. is on a mission to close the wage gap. In our conversation with Janine, we discuss the “Pink Tax” as well as the overall wage gap in society today; some ways to start the important step of wealth building; and how employers and administrators can work towards closing this gap. Guest’s Website: Guest Mentions: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Had you heard of the “pink tax” and its concept prior to this episode? Did this episode upset you, motivate you, or a bit of both? What are some ways you or a loved one have in the past experienced the “pink tax” effect? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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179. The Evolving Landscape of DEI with Elena Joy Thurston
02/26/2025
179. The Evolving Landscape of DEI with Elena Joy Thurston
In 2025, the landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work is rapidly evolving and facing well documented challenges, but these challenges also offer new opportunities and growth. Today’s guest, Elena Joy Thurston, an HR consultant, discusses the evolution and challenges facing DEI; shares her personal journey of deconstructing internalized biases and how that informs her approach; and she closes out this insightful conversation by highlighting the important work that needs to be done moving forward. Throughout the conversation, Elena emphasizes the need to move away from an "us vs. them" mentality and instead focus on universal themes that bring people together. Guest’s Website: Guest Mentions: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. What was your definition or understanding of DEI prior to this episode? Has it changed? Have you felt burnout personally or professionally? Prior to this episode were you aware of the nuances of the Gen Z professional? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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178. Rethinking Professional Development with Gemma Toner
02/12/2025
178. Rethinking Professional Development with Gemma Toner
A chance invitation to present at a Women in Leadership Conference on the topic of “Career’ Pivots” led today’s guest to found a network dedicated to empowering tomorrow’s leaders to take control of their own professional growth and success. Gemma Toner, a media and telecommunications leader and the founder and CEO of Tone Network speaks to us on the topic of Rethinking Professional Development and how employees and employers can benefit from a focus on professional development. Guest’s Website: Guest Mentions: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Has your employer offered you professional development opportunities? Does the type of professional development described in this episode sound like something you would participate in? What are some specific skills you’d be interested in strengthening in your own professional development? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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177. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Shabnam Golmohammadi with Danielle McCombs
02/05/2025
177. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Shabnam Golmohammadi with Danielle McCombs
In the latest installment of Coaches Corner, guest coach Shabnam Golmohammadi, a Silicon Valley career and leadership coach, workshop facilitator, and speaker, sits down with Danielle for a discussion on the topic of how women view the workplace. Guest’s Website: : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.
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176. Bold Risks with Anne Marie Anderson
01/29/2025
176. Bold Risks with Anne Marie Anderson
As human beings most of us tend to be adverse to risk – as a matter of self preservation. However, today’s guest argues that having the audacity or trying something new, to take bold risks, when it comes to goals, can be more than worth the risk. Anne Marie Anderson, three-time Emmy Award winning broadcaster, keynote speaker and author of the new book, Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win, sits down with us for a conversation, which includes the four common barriers that keep people from taking a risk, how it’s important to have people who encourage you to act boldly in your network, and the importance of having a support mindset. Guest’s Website & Book: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Who’s in your front row? Whose front row are you in? Have you faced any of the four barriers (fear, time, money, and your inner critic), to taking a risk, in your life? How would you have defined the word audacity prior to this episode? Has your definition of the word changed, why or why not? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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175. #Kristy 3 Easy Frameworks for Work Conversations
01/23/2025
175. #Kristy 3 Easy Frameworks for Work Conversations
The majority of speaking that you do at work is not in scripted presentations, it’s in conversation-style speaking during meetings. Even when you are giving a presentation, it’s not an uninterrupted monologue, it's a conversation. This means you need to be good at extemporaneous speaking. That's where frameworks can help. A framework is an outline of process for what to say that you can apply in multiple situation. In this episode, Kristy covers her top 3 frameworks to make work conversations easier. ************* Kristy helps mid-level corporate professionals to improve communication skills to make work easier, more effective and more fun. Follow Kristy on Instagram
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174. Competing With Yourself with Jake Thompson
01/15/2025
174. Competing With Yourself with Jake Thompson
It’s officially mid-January, resolution making is behind us and so is National Quitters Day (January 10th), the day most resolutions are abandoned. Today’s guest poses an important question, “what are you doing differently in 2025 to make it a better year?” In this episode, Jake Thompson, an entrepreneur, author, performance coach and motivational speaker, discusses with us the topic of Competing With Yourself and shares with us why it’s important to make goals or resolutions – at any point in the year; offers advice on how to commit to them and get off autopilot; and how making small, intentional, and sustainable changes tracked over a longer period of time can have a big impact. Guest’s Website: Guest Recommendations: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Are you a believer in New Year’s Resolutions? Why or why not? Following the episode are there areas in your personal or professional life that you want to make changes or set new goals? Are there small changes that you can make right now to reach a larger goal? What are some examples of those changes? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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173. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Molly Kittle with Danielle McCombs
01/08/2025
173. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Molly Kittle with Danielle McCombs
In the latest installment of Coaches Corner, guest coach Molly Kittle, a Coach, consultant, and performing artist with a background in experimental theater, business strategy and behavioral psychology, sits down with Danielle for a discussion on the topic of Conscious Creative Leadership. Guest’s Website and Linkedin: Guest Mentions: : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.
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172. Anniversary Show; talking big, adult friendship, authenticity, and connection
01/01/2025
172. Anniversary Show; talking big, adult friendship, authenticity, and connection
In this very special 5-year anniversary show, Danielle and Kristy welocome past podcast guests to the stage to pair off for four mini opposite of small talk conversations: What makes a conversation the opposite of small talk? (Kristy & Danielle) Why is it so difficult to make friends as an adult? (Julie & Linda) What does it mean to be your "authentic self"? (Nicole & Kristy) How can you connect when you disagree with someone? (Alain & Danielle) This episode was recorded live on October 19th, 2024 at The Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Mass. Featured Speakers [including links to their original episode] | | | |
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171. Futures Building with Ilana Lipsett
12/18/2024
171. Futures Building with Ilana Lipsett
The anticipation of turning the page of the calendar to a new year can also open our minds up to what our future, in this case 2025, can hold. Today’s guest, a professional futurist, encourages us to imagine our futures and not just for ourselves, but also for our communities. Ilana Lipsett, is a participatory futures design strategist, who has professionally worked with cities, real estate developers, international aid organizations, and creative communities around the globe in community engagement and development. Our conversation with Ilana included how to make imaging the future feel less abstract and more tangible, strategies we can incorporate in future building, and how looking towards possible futures can help with the stress and anxiety felt in the present. For additional resources for this episode, please visit: 1 - (lots of great techniques for futures thinking at a personal as well as collective level) 2 - 3 - Basics of and futures thinking Guest’s Website: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Were you aware of a futurist and what that entails prior to this episode? Have you struggled in the past to envision a 5-year or 10-year future plan for yourself? Following this episode do you think you’re more open to imaging potential futures? If so, what are some of the possibilities you come up with? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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170. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Todd Karges with Danielle McCombs
12/11/2024
170. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Todd Karges with Danielle McCombs
In the latest installment of Coaches Corner, guest coach Todd Karges, a Certified Executive and Leadership Development Coach and host of the LinkedIn Live Broadcast "Coaching Conversation,” sits down with Danielle for a discussion on the topic of soft skills – what they are, why they’re important, and how best to utilize them. Guest’s Website: : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.
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169. Strategizing Success with Alison Fragale, PhD
12/04/2024
169. Strategizing Success with Alison Fragale, PhD
At this time of year when we are celebrating the holidays with much socializing and networking, this week’s guests would likely suggest that, amongst the merriment, we should also be prioritizing self promotion and peer promotion. Alison Fragale, PhD, scholar, author, research psychologist, and award winning professor sits down to discuss how you can demonstrate warmth and competence to become a likeable badass and get the success you deserve. Alison shares her own journey from management consultant to professor in Organizational Psychology, focusing on helping women navigate career challenges; shares how through her professional experience and research for her book, “Likeable Badass,” she’s found that status is an important component of personal and professional success; and how through strategic and authentic behavior success is within our reach. Guest’s Website: Book: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. What are your thoughts in regards to self promotion in a networking setting? What about the promotion of others? What strategies might you practice in order to succeed personally or professionally? Is there someone in your life who you think is a model of “status” and strategizing their own success? How do they carry themselves in a social setting? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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168. #Kristy The Power of Thank You at Work
11/27/2024
168. #Kristy The Power of Thank You at Work
This is the very true story of the most thankful boss I ever worked for and how it made all the difference to one member of our team. Thank you for listening. Work with Kristy: If you're ready to improve workplace communication skills for you or your team, .
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167. Manifesting an Abundant Life with Cathy Heller
11/20/2024
167. Manifesting an Abundant Life with Cathy Heller
Do you ever feel like you're a spectator in your own life – watching things happen rather than getting in the driver’s seat and making them happen? If so, today’s guest is encouraging you to become the latter. Cathy Heller, renowned teacher, podcaster, and author discusses with us how her belief in how each of us has the power to manifest our best life, magical examples she’s experienced first hand, and excerpts from her latest book, “Abundant Ever After: Tools for Creating a Life of Prosperity and Ease,” available now for pre-order and released on December 3, 2024. Guest’s Website: Book: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Have you practiced manifestation in the past? Or do you find yourself skeptical, but curious? Are you someone who relates more to the magic involved in good happening or the practicality of how it works? Are there things or events in your life that you believe you manifested into existence in the past? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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166. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Kerry Dobson with Danielle McCombs
11/13/2024
166. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Kerry Dobson with Danielle McCombs
In the second installment of, The Opposite of Small Talk’s Coaches Corner, a new monthly mini segment, which explores topics through a coach’s lens, centers around the topic of group coaching. This week’s guest coach, Kerry Dobson, a respected group coaching expert sits down with Danielle for the discussion. Guest’s Website: : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.
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165. The Single Life Experience with Bella DePaulo, PhD
11/06/2024
165. The Single Life Experience with Bella DePaulo, PhD
Contrary to the opening of the 1968 song by Harry Nilson, one is NOT the loneliest number, especially for those who are thriving in single life, like today’s guest, Bella DePaulo, PhD, social scientist, psychologist, researcher, and author of “Single at Heart.” She suggests that for her and many others, single is arguably the most authentic and fulfilling way to live. We speak to Dr. DePaulo about her own experiences, thoughts and take-aways from her book, as well as the affirming encouragement she offers to those who are happily single. Guest’s Website: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. Are you or someone you know single at heart? Have you ever done activities such as a concert or dinner solo? What was your experience? If not, would you be more apt to try it now? What are some misconceptions you or someone close to you has had about single life? Have your perspective or views on being single changed following this episode? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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164. #Kristy On motivating others, accountability, and speaking concisely
11/02/2024
164. #Kristy On motivating others, accountability, and speaking concisely
In this #askmeanything episode, Kristy answers YOUR questions received in Instagram DMs and from participants of her team training program . Today's episode covers: How to motivate others How to handle a co-worker who is too assertive when you are not assertive Improving accountability Speaking to deliver an idea fully, without overwhelming the other person with too much information For more workplace communication tips, follow Kristy on Instagram
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163. Why Work Matters with Moe Carrick
10/23/2024
163. Why Work Matters with Moe Carrick
Do you find that the work you do gives you a sense of purpose or that your contributions as an employee are important to a cause bigger than yourself? This week’s guest, Moe Carrick, author, podcast host, and CEO of the workplace culture consultancy, Momentum, Inc. views work as a human need. Moe brings her wealth of knowledge, and decades of experience in the study of workplace culture to our spirited discussion on the topic of Why Work Matters. Guest’s Website: TALK BIG QUESTIONS Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life. What are your conditions to thrive in a workplace? Are they being met at your current job, why or why not? Have you had to have a courageous conversation at work about your needs or the needs of a colleague as an employee or employer? If so, how did your employer react? Do you believe in the work that you do? Or do you see work as a means to an end? : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. : You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at and find her work journal at .
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162. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Julie Hess with Danielle McCombs
10/16/2024
162. #Danielle - Coaches Corner: Julie Hess with Danielle McCombs
In this episode of The Opposite of Small Talk, Danielle introduces Coaches Corner's, a new monthly segment, which explores topics through a coaches lense. The inaugural guest is Julie Hess, author, executive coach, coaching supervisor and educator. : If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. Guest’s Website:
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