Pursue What Matters

Episode 234: Book Review - On Managing Yourself

So much about life is learning to manage yourself well. It's been the focus of our series on cultivating curiosity. And today, I have an excellent book to share with you on this topic. Join me as I review, On Managing Yourself by Clayton M. Christensen.

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Determine how you may want to measure your life

• Be cautious about telling others what to think

• Identify how to manage yourself well

Episode 233: Learning to Trust Yourself

Learning to trust yourself is an important goal in life. But how does that happen? As you quiet yourself and tune into intuition, trust builds. Intuition is an important way of knowing, not the only one. But when we disregard intuition, we often undermine ourselves. 

 

Getting quiet and curious is the key to cultivating intuition. 

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Learn what gets in the way of trusting yourself

• Quiet yourself in order to hear how intuition speaks to you

• Identify the value of intuition for decision-making 

Episode 232: Accepting and Appreciating Help

As a leader, you may be more accustomed to giving help, but the ability to accept help is just as essential to a life well-lived.  

 

It is an act of humility and vulnerability to accept help, and will connect you to others. If you want to be more competent and experience more joy in daily life, you should ask for help.

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn how accepting & appreciating help will bring more joy to your leadership

• Accepting help as a way of overcoming perfectionistic strivings 

• Recognize the value of give and take in relationships 

Episode 231: Develop Strengths to Thrive

We live in a society obsessed with overcoming our weaknesses. While there may be some value in looking at your challenges, research shows that your time and energy will be much better spent focused on developing your strengths. 

In other words, don't spend much time trying to overcome your weaknesses—this will be a less effective use of your time! 

This podcast will help you:

• Identify your strengths

• Learn why team members should play to their strengths

• When adding to your team, avoid replication of strengths that already exist on the team

Episode 230: Book Review - The Mountain is You

We all undermine ourselves at times, whether we recognize that fact or not. Self-sabotage is one of the sneakiest ways we get in our own way, yet if we lack awareness, knowing how to help ourselves can be challenging. This week, I will review Brianna Wiest's book, The Mountain is You.

 

This podcast will help you:

• Identify self-sabotage in yourself and others

• Learn how you might be engaging in self-sabotage 

• Understand your triggers as your guide to freedom

Episode 229: Nurturing Relationships Matters

Is it possible to be critical of yourself yet compassionate toward others? 

 

This is a challenging issue for many of us, especially women who spend so much of their lives giving to others yet being quite self-critical. This week on the podcast, I want to look at how self-compassion creates the best foundation for strong relationships and compassion within your community.  

 

Join me today as I discuss how to nurture your relationships for a better life.

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn about women, compassion & the double bind

• Understand the power of authenticity & wholehearted living

• Choose connection over comparison & competition

Episode 228: Understanding Purpose Clarifies Life

I've got a question for you: Where are you headed in life? Do you know? Do you care? Purpose can be a big, gauzy topic, but today I want to help you get practical about purpose and see how understanding purpose clarifies life. It makes all the difference in thriving vs just surviving. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Clarify your purpose

• Identify daily priorities that keep you aligned with purpose  

• Ask key questions to gain clarity about life direction 

Episode 227: Own Your Story

Owning your story is about taking complete responsibility for every aspect of your life. This sounds straight-forward, but believe me, it can be harder to do in actual practice. As humans, we are master storytellers. We love devising elaborate stories about how we've been wronged and why we can't take responsibility for our lives. And some of these stories may even be true. 

 

But here's the thing: You must still take complete responsibility for every aspect of your life. Join me as we explore what it means to own your story.   

 

This podcast will help you:

• Discover why owning your story is essential for growth

• Understand the difference between your story & reality

• Learn the skill "the story I'm telling myself" 

Episode 226: Book Review - My Friend Fear

As children, we were all afraid of something, the dark monsters under the bed, the principal. As adults, the subject of our fears may shift, but we still have fears. This week I will review Meera Lee Patel's book, My Friend Fear. It's time to get more acquainted with your friend, fear. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Understand the role fear has in your life 

• Learn to befriend your fear

• Discover why fear is essential to growth

Episode 225: Thrive by Facing Fears

We grow in the process of facing our fears. There is no other way. It's like exercising a muscle. The muscle becomes stronger through the breakdown of the muscle tissue. It isn't a pleasant process, yet it is the process of growth and development. Join me on the podcast to learn more about the process of growth. 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn the FOUNDATION acronym for self-leadership

• Discover why presence of fear is not what matters, but your response to fear means everything

• Achieve success by facing fears